Houston advanced to its fifth consecutive AAC tournament title game with a 69-48 win over Cincinnati in Saturday’s semifinals, but the team lost star Marcus Sasser to injury while Kelvin Sampson coached with a heavy heart.… Continue Reading »
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Bracketology: With just 5 games left to be played, our bracket takes shape
Five conferences still have their finals, yet our bracket picture becomes clear as we arrive at Selection Sunday.… Continue Reading »
Sources: Brown out at Wichita St. after 3 years
Wichita State is set to fire coach Isaac Brown after going 48-34 over three seasons, sources told ESPN.… Continue Reading »
SDSU tops Utah State for 7th Mountain West title
No. 20 San Diego State recorded a 62-57 victory over Utah State in the Mountain West Tournament championship game to claim its seventh tournament title.… Continue Reading »
Marquette routs Xavier to win 1st Big East title
Marquette captured the program’s first Big East championship after dominating Xavier 65-51 in the tournament final on Saturday night.… Continue Reading »
Arkansas AD apologizes for staffer-reporter tiff
Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek apologized on Saturday after a Kentucky student journalist said his cellphone was grabbed and thrown to the ground by a Razorbacks staffer after the team’s loss on Friday night.… Continue Reading »
Howard earns first NCAA tourney berth since ’92
Howard defeated Norfolk State 65-64 on Saturday to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament and earn the school’s first NCAA tournament berth since 1992.… Continue Reading »
Stansbury resigns as WKU coach after 7 seasons
Rick Stansbury has resigned after seven seasons as Western Kentucky’s head coach, citing a need to focus on his health and family.… Continue Reading »
Sasser injured for No. 1 Houston in AAC tourney
Houston guard and American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Marcus Sasser will be re-evaluated after leaving the first half of the Cougars’ AAC tournament semifinal game on Saturday with an apparent groin injury.… Continue Reading »
Bracketology: Penn State, Mississippi State and Rutgers should be happy come Sunday
Nevada, North Carolina and Michigan won’t be taking part in the Big Dance this year. Others are in peril, too.… Continue Reading »