Top-seeded Grambling improved to 20-14 on Saturday night and secured a berth in the NCAA Tournament by winning its first Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament title with a 75-66 victory over Texas Southern in Birmingham, Alabama.… Continue Reading »
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Diebler gets 5-year deal as Ohio St. hoops coach
Ohio State has promoted interim head coach Jake Diebler to the full-time role after the sides agreed to a five-year deal.… Continue Reading »
Men’s Bracketology: Dreams made, hearts broken on a chaotic Saturday
In the most frenzied Selection Saturday in the 30-year history of Bracketology, St. John’s, Virginia and Seton Hall all fell out of the bracket.… Continue Reading »
Caught in a Cyclone: ISU hammers No. 1 Houston
No. 7 Iowa State blitzed No. 1 Houston to begin the second half on Saturday night, allowing the Cyclones to roll to a convincing 69-41 victory in the Big 12 title game, the program’s sixth championship in six appearances in the league’s finale.… Continue Reading »
Sources: Ohio State expected to promote Diebler
Ohio State is expected to promote interim head coach Jake Diebler to the program’s full-time role, sources told ESPN on Saturday night, after he took over for Chris Holtmann in mid-February following the Buckeyes’ 4-10 start to Big Ten play.… Continue Reading »
Men’s Champ Week: Conference tournament schedules, brackets, auto bids
We’re tracking all 32 men’s college basketball conference tournaments and every automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament, right here.… Continue Reading »
NC State clinches NCAAT berth with upset of UNC
North Carolina State upset North Carolina 84-76 for its first ACC tournament title since 1987, earning an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.… Continue Reading »
Fisher remembers Chaney after Temple tops FAU
After an improbable win over Florida Atlantic in the AAC tournament semifinals on Saturday and on the cusp of a conference title, Temple coach Adam Fisher said he was thinking about John Chaney, the Owls coaching legend who died three years ago.… Continue Reading »
Pitino: UNM’s NCAA return caps ‘amazing journey’
On Saturday, New Mexico earned its first NCAA berth since 2014 after a 68-61 win over SDSU in the title game of the Mountain West tournament. It’s a “very rewarding” achievement amid the league’s tough national-level gauntlet, says coach Richard Pitino.… Continue Reading »
Men’s Bracketology: Time to focus, the field of 68 is becoming crystal clear
Heading into Saturday, there was still plenty to play for.… Continue Reading »