Category: NCAA News Wire
DAYTON, Ohio — University of Albany coach Will Brown called senior point guard D.J. Evans “fearless” after Tuesday night’s first-round NCAA Tournament victory over Mount St. Mary’s after the Great Danes held off a Mountaineers comeback. Now their courage gets further tested on Thursday when Albany faces top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Florida (32-2) in Orlando, […]
Tic Price, who replaced the fired Pat Knight at Lamar on an interim basis last month, was named head coach on Tuesday. Knight, the son of Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight, was let go in his third year at the school. The Cardinals struggled to a 7-54 record the past two seasons after Knight […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Senior guard DJ Evans scored 22 points, sophomore guard Peter Hooley added 20 points, and Albany held off Mount St. Mary’s 71-64 in a first-round NCAA Tournament game between two No. 16 seeds on Tuesday at the University of Dayton Arena. Albany (19-14) advances to face No. 1 overall seed Florida (32-2) […]
The Auburn Tigers hired Bruce Pearl, who made six NCAA Tournaments at Tennessee before being fired for recruiting violations, as their next basketball coach on Tuesday. “I’m humbled and blessed to be back in the game that I love,” Pearl said. “I don’t know how long it will take, but it’s time to rebuild the […]
Virginia Commonwealth shooting guard Melvin Johnson is listed as doubtful with a sprained knee for the fifth-seeded Rams’ NCAA Tournament South Regional opener against No. 12 seed Stephen F. Austin on Thursday in San Diego. The sophomore was injured in an Atlantic 10 tournament semifinal game against George Washington last weekend. Without him, VCU lost […]
The Auburn Tigers hired Bruce Pearl, who made six NCAA Tournaments at Tennessee before being fired for recruiting violations, as their next basketball coach on Tuesday. “I’m humbled and blessed to be back in the game that I love,” Pearl said. “I don’t know how long it will take, but it’s time to rebuild the […]
Washington State fired head coach Ken Bone after five years, including a 10-21 record this season, the school announced Tuesday. “Ken and I met earlier today,” Washington State athletic director Bill Moos said in a statement. “At that meeting I informed him I would be making a change in the direction of the program. “I […]
Boston College fired coach Steve Donahue after four years and an 8-24 record this season, the school announced Tuesday. Donahue made no NCAA Tournament appearances with the Eagles, going 33-63 the past three seasons. He was 54-76 at Boston College, including going 4-14 in ACC play this season. Donahue, 51, was hired in 2010 after […]
Four Missouri athletes — freshman basketball guards Wes Clark and Shane Rector and football defensive backs Aarion Penton and Shaun Rupert — were arrested Saturday night on suspicion of possession of 35 grams or less of marijuana. They were arrested during a traffic stop in Columbia, Mo. All four players were suspended, the school announced […]
Virginia Tech fired coach James Johnson on Monday. The Hokies finished the season 9-22 overall and 2-16 in the ACC under Johnson, who spent just two seasons as coach. Virginia Tech finished last in conference play for the third straight season. The Hokies’ season ended with a loss to Miami in the first round of […]
