Drake, a No. 11 seed relying heavily on D-II transfers, had a 15-point lead whittled to one with 4:28 left but held off Missouri to advance in the NCAA tournament.… Continue Reading »
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Fordham fires head coach Urgo after 3 seasons
Fordham has fired men’s basketball coach Keith Urgo after three seasons, the school announced Thursday.… Continue Reading »
Norfolk St. ‘angry’ over massive underdog status
Norfolk State coach Robert Jones, whose Spartans are 27.5-point underdogs to No. 1 seed Florida on ESPN Bet, is “a little angry” over how heavily the Gators are favored for Friday’s first-round matchup in the NCAA tournament.… Continue Reading »
McNeese holds off Clemson in first tourney upset
McNeese coach Will Wade and his boom box-toting manager are moving on in March Madness after the 12th-seeded Cowboys held off No. 5 seed Clemson on Thursday in the first bracket buster of the NCAA tournament.… Continue Reading »
Follow live: No. 12 McNeese rolling vs. No. 5 Clemson
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Pels assistant Geriot named head coach at Iona
Pelicans assistant Dan Geriot was named coach at Iona on Thursday, three days after Tobin Anderson was fired following two years in the job as the replacement for Rick Pitino.… Continue Reading »
Campbell hires Florida’s Andrzejek as coach
Florida assistant coach John Andrzejek is taking over as the head coach at Campbell.… Continue Reading »
Pitino reveling in moment knowing end is near
Rick Pitino struck a reflective tone as he prepares his second-seeded St. John’s team to face No. 15-seeded Omaha in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Thursday.… Continue Reading »
Norfolk St. ‘angry’ over 28.5-pt. underdog status
Norfolk State coach Robert Jones, whose Spartans are 28.5-point underdogs to No. 1 seed Florida, is “a little angry” over how heavily the Gators are favored over his club for Friday’s first-round matchup in the NCAA tournament.… Continue Reading »
Sources: Wade to leave McNeese for NC State job
Will Wade, who has led McNeese to back-to-back Southland regular season and tourney titles, has agreed to be NC State’s next basketball coach, sources told ESPN.… Continue Reading »