Tag: College basketball
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Now that, Virginia, is the way to close out a season. And quiet those critics, too. Led by DeAndre Hunter and his NBA-ready game, the Cavaliers turned themselves into national champions Monday…
LAWRENCE, Kan. Kansas junior forward Dedric Lawson has decided to enter his name in the 2019 NBA draft, he reported Monday on Twitter. First I would like to thank God for blessing me with…
MINNEAPOLIS Fans of uptempo offenses arent going to be thrilled with the NCAA championship game matching Virginia and Texas Tech. The finalists are defensive-minded teams that play many long possessions and dont score often…
MINNEAPOLIS Hes on a path toward Bob Knight-like success … without the volatility. Texas Tech mens basketball coach Chris Beard cherishes his days as a Red Raiders assistant under Knight, saying it was like…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Just about everything Zion Williamson did at Duke created a highlight or headline in a spectacle of a season. The soaring dunks. The open-court moves more nimble than his 6-foot-7, 285-pound frame…
NEW YORK (AP) Garrison Mathews is the kind of player only the most die-hard basketball fans would know, his prolific scoring seldom on any sports highlight clips. With the college basketball spotlight blasted on…
NEW YORK (AP) Napheesa Collier has had an incredible senior year so far, leading UConn back to the Final Four for a 12th consecutive year. The senior forward averaged 20.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and…
After the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, the Big 12 was staggering. Five of its six teams had fallen, three knocked from the bracket as the better-seeded team. Only Texas Tech remained, and the…
Survival of near-elimination experiences is a common thread running through this years Final Four field. Not just winning four games to reach college basketballs biggest stage, with the national semifinals set for Saturday in Minneapolis…
Strange but true: Its been nearly 20 years since the 2000 publication of Sole Influence by Dan Wetzel and Don Yeager, whose book uncovered the shameful dynamics infusing the relationship between athletic shoe companies and…
