Tag: NCAA Basketball

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Grant Sherfield scored 22 points and Oklahoma went on a 12-0 run early in the second half on their way to a 79-65 win over No. 12 Kansas State on Tuesday…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 15 points to help Wichita State defeat Mississippi Valley State 71-48 on Tuesday night. Pierre shot 5 for 12, including 5 for 10 from beyond the arc…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The NCAA’s Independent Accountability Resolution Process put Memphis on three years of probation with a public reprimand on Tuesday, but declined to punish Tigers coach Penny Hardaway or hand down an…

ARLINGTON, Texas — The three-letter monster that the NCAA and its fleet of lawyers predicted would be the demise of college athletics has changed amateur sports, not ended it. NIL (name imagine likeness) celebrated its…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA basketball tournaments are scheduled to go on as planned amid a rise in postponements and cancellations. NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt told NCAA.com the NCAA Tournament was…

Gonzaga, UCLA and Kansas held the top three spots in The Associated Press’ first Top 25 rankings of the regular season while Michigan climbed two spots to No. 4. The Bulldogs received 55 first-place votes…

Arizona had stuck by men’s basketball coach Sean Miller through an NCAA infractions investigation that stretched nearly four years. When the school didn’t extend his contract beyond next season, it became clear a decision would…

Who’s up and who’s down as the 2021 men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament enters the round of 16: ——— UP: The Pac-12. When Bill Walton projected five teams from the “conference of champions” to make the…

The NCAA basketball tournament starts Thursday in Indianapolis with No. 11 seed Drake (25-4) vs. No. 11 seed Wichita State (16-5). Showtime is 4:27 p.m. Channel: TBS. BOTTOM LINE: Drake and Wichita State are set…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Beard played college basketball in Texas, worked for a spell at his alma mater, then spent most of his coaching career at small schools across the state before taking…