College Basketball

© Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
March 17, 2019 - 8:59 pm

Zion Sets Doubts Aside, Gets Ready For NCAA’s Biggest Party

Williamson and the Blue Devils got the overall top seed in the tournament, while Gonzaga and two more Atlantic Coast Conference teams — North Carolina and Virginia — also received No. 1 seeds. Three teams in one conference on the top line matches a record, and offers the selection committee’s guess...
Read More
Buffalo's Jeremy Harris, center, drives to the basket against Bowling Green's Demajeo Wiggins, left, and Daeqwon Plowden during the first half of an NCAA college basketball championship game of the Mid-American Conference men's tournament, Saturday, March
(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
March 17, 2019 - 10:50 am

Raging Bulls: Buffalo Wins Fourth MAC Title In 5 Years

Not a coaching change. Not new players. Not any MAC team has been able to slow this historic run.
Read More
Kansas forward Dedric Lawson (1) blocks a shot by Iowa State forward Michael Jacobson (12) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the final of the Big 12 men's tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, March 16, 2019
(AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
March 17, 2019 - 10:21 am

Iowa State Romps Past KU 78-66 To Win Big 12 Tourney Title

Three players from three very different backgrounds now have something in common: a title.
Read More
Murray State players celebrate their automatic bid to the NCAA tournament following a win over Belmont in an NCAA college basketball game for the Ohio Valley Conference men's tournament championship in Evansville, Ind., Saturday, March 9, 2019
(Sam Owens/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)
March 13, 2019 - 5:20 pm

Column: Little Guys Deserve A Big Seat At The NCAA Table

"If everything was fair, we should be in," Hunter said. "But the NCAA is set up for the Power Five schools."
Read More
Kansas coach Bill Self talks to his players on the bench
(AP Photo/Brad Tollefson)
March 07, 2019 - 8:52 pm

Senior Night Can Mean Also Honoring NBA-Bound Underclassmen

"I've seen where other schools, when guys are projected to leave, they make them part of their night, which is fine but...there are certain traditions that I think are worth keeping."
Read More
DO NOT USE
(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
February 26, 2019 - 2:07 pm

Iowa Play-By-Play Man Suspended For "King Kong" Comment

Iowa play-by-play announcer Gary Dolphin was suspended Friday for the rest of the season for referring to Maryland's Bruno Fernando as "King Kong" during a game.
Read More
Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski directs the team against North Carolina State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019
(AP Photo/Chris Seward)
February 18, 2019 - 12:53 pm

Duke Reclaims No. 1 In AP Top 25; Tennessee Falls To Fifth

Nevada, Michigan, UNC, Houston and Michigan State rounded out the top 10.
Read More
AP Photo/Keith Srakocic
December 29, 2018 - 7:26 pm

Frosh McGowens Leads Pitt In Win Over Colgate

Five Pittsburgh players cracked double figures as the Panthers got into double digits in the win column with a 68-54 victory over Colgate on Saturday afternoon.
Read More
UMBC players celebrate a teammate's basket during the second half against Virginia
(AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
December 26, 2018 - 12:53 pm

UMBC's Win Over Virginia Was Biggest Surprise Of 2018

History was made in Charlotte, North Carolina, that March night.
Read More
© Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports
December 24, 2018 - 10:06 pm

Duke Rises To No. 1 In AP Poll Again, Kansas Drops To 5th

Duke moved to No. 1 after blowing out Kentucky in its season opener, only to lose the top spot two weeks later with a loss to Gonzaga in Maui.
Read More

Pages