Florida coach Todd Golden had just been hired and was armed with a vision to sell. Bruce Pearl had an established program at Auburn and could offer transfers a chance to play with future draft picks J… MORE
Category Archives: College Basketball
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg named AP Player of Year
Cooper Flagg of Duke was named The Associated Press men’s college basketball Player of the Year on Friday, becoming just the fourth freshman to earn the recognition.Flagg garnered 41 votes and John… MORE
Northwestern coach Chris Collins signs multiyear extension
Northwestern basketball coach Chris Collins signed a multiyear extension to remain with the school.Athletic director Mark Jackson announced the agreement on Friday but didn’t reveal any terms. CBS… MORE
Boise State takes aim at Nebraska in Crown semifinals
Boise State and Nebraska square off on Saturday to advance to the championship game of the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament in Las Vegas.The Broncos (26-10) defeated Butler 100-93 on W… MORE
Rick Pitino, Bruce Pearl first co-winners of Coach of the Year award
Rick Pitino and Bruce Pearl were named co-winners of The Associated Press men’s college basketball Coach of the Year award on Friday.It was the first tie in voting in the 58 years that the award ha… MORE
Former Iowa G Josh Dix transfers to Creighton
Former Iowa guard Josh Dix announced his commitment to Creighton on Friday.The 6-foot-6 guard entered the transfer portal on March 19 following the dismissal of longtime Iowa head coach Fran McCaff… MORE
Eric Dixon helps Villanova edge USC
Eric Dixon scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half, including the go-ahead free throw with 18 seconds remaining, and Villanova outlasted Southern California 60-59 in the quarterfinal round of th… MORE
Chattanooga claims NIT title with OT win over UC Irvine
Garrison Keeslar made the go-ahead jumper with 11 seconds left in overtime as Chattanooga won its first NIT championship with an 85-84 victory over UC Irvine on Thursday in Indianapolis.Collin Mull… MORE
Darius Johnson’s 31 power UCF past Cincinnati in Las Vegas
Darius Johnson scored 31 points and dished seven assists and Tyler Hendricks added 14 points to lift UCF to an 88-80 victory against Cincinnati on Thursday in a College Basketball Crown quarterfinal i… MORE
Central Michigan dismisses coach Tony Barbee
Central Michigan fired coach Tony Barbee on Thursday after four seasons.The Chippewas went 14-17 this season and 49-75 in Barbee’s four seasons at the helm.Barbee, 53, had one winning season at… MORE
