Tag: College Basketball
The ESPN staff released their March Madness bracket, predictions, and expert picks for the 2023 NCAA Tournament, and now multiple top-seeded teams lost prior to the Sweet 16. However, staff writer Jeff Borzello still has the National Championship matchup being between No. 1 Alabama and No. 1 Houston at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. BetOnline […]
Providence is hiring ex-George Mason coach Kim English as head coach, according to sources. This news comes days after Ed Cooley’s departure for Georgetown. English is expected to sign a six-year contract. Cooley led the Friars to seven NCAA Tournament appearances. While with George Mason, the former NBA player coached the Patriots to a 34-29 […]
Arizona guard Kerr Kriisa has decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal, the Estonia native told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony on Wednesday. Through 35 appearances of the 2022-23 season, Kriisa averaged career highs of 9.9 points, 5.1 assists, and 31.1 minutes per game, along with 2.4 rebounds. Plus, the 6-foot-3 guard shot a career-best 37.2% from […]
Dylan Bazzell and Drew Fehr, two high school basketball players for Prairie Central High School in Fairbury, Illinois, passed away over the weekend after a tragic sledding accident during spring break at Copper Mountain Ski Resort in Frisco, Colorado. According to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred at 8:35 p.m. ET on Sunday, […]
Joe Lunardi of ESPN released his March Madness bracket, predictions, and expert picks for the 2023 NCAA Tournament, and the analyst correctly predicted the No. 1 Alabama-No. 5 San Diego State matchup for the Sweet 16. However, neither No. 2 Marquette nor No. 5 Duke advanced. The college basketball analyst still has No.1 Houston winning […]
Jay Bilas released his March Madness bracket, predictions, and expert picks for the 2023 NCAA Tournament, and a few of his selected teams lost prior to the Sweet 16. The college basketball analyst has No. 4 UConn advancing to the Final Four and winning the National Championship over No. 5 Duke at NRG Stadium in […]
Georgetown basketball has hired Providence coach Ed Cooley as the Hoyas’ next head coach, according to sources. Cooley is set to become the program’s 18th head coach in its 113-year, 111-season history. Cooley’s overall record as a head coach is 334-222 (.601). Under former head coach Patrick Ewing, the Hoyas went 75-109 (.408) overall and […]
Although Tyson Walker led No. 7 Michigan State to a 69-60 upset win over No. 2 Marquette to advance his team to the Sweet 16 on Sunday, the senior guard discovered his car had been towed on campus in East Lansing. “How I get back to campus and they towed my car,” posted Walker, who […]
Watch No. 3 Gonzaga forward Drew Timme drop an f-bomb live during a postgame interview following Sunday night’s 84-81 second-round win over No. 6 TCU in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Late in the second half, the Horned Frogs pulled with two points at Ball Arena. However, Timme knocked down a rare 3-pointer, helping the Bulldogs […]
Adama Sanogo of No. 4 UConn is the first men’s college basketball player since Blake Griffin in 2009 to average at least 25 points and 10 rebounds through his first two games of a single NCAA Tournament. Through 34 starts during the regular season, the junior forward is averaging career highs of 17.5 points, 1.2 […]