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Providence College Announces Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule

Providence Athletics — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:43:07 UT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence College Head Coach Keno Davis announced the 2010-11 men's basketball team's non-league schedule on Thursday, July 29. The home non-league schedule is highlighted by home games versus SEC foe Alabama on December 11 and Rhode Island on December 4.

Tags: Alabama Crimson Tide, BIG EAST Conference, Keno Davis, men's college basketball, Providence Friars, Rhode Island Rams, SEC

St. Mary's Gaels Summer Report

the West Coast Conference — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:08:55 UT

SAN BRUNO, Calif. - After guiding Saint Mary's to arguably the best season in school history, Head Coach Randy Bennett looks to duplicate the success from last season as the Gaels return three starters from last year's Sweet Sixteen team and welcome in several key newcomers. The WCCTV Summer Reports travel to the Pacific Northwest, stopping first at Portland next week, before wrapping up at Gonzaga.

Tags: Gonzaga Bulldogs, Portland Pilots, Randy Bennett, St. Mary's Gaels, WCC

Big Ten Announces Distinguished Scholar Award Recipients

the Big Ten — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:46:09 UT

PARK RIDGE, Ill. – Following the conclusion of the 2009-10 academic year, the Big Ten Conference announced that 484 student-athletes have been selected as recipients of the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award.

Tags: Big Ten, NCAA

Statement of the President on the Passing of John Wooden

the White House — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:51:18 UT

Tags: Bacardi U.S.A., Columbia Lions, NCAA Basketball, UCLA Bruins

Legend John Wooden Passes

Raymond Rolak — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:26:21 UT

John Wooden, who coached UCLA's men's basketball team to an unmatched 10 NCAA championships between 1964-1975 and is acknowledged to be the greatest college basketball coach ever, died Friday night at 99.

Tags: Catwalk for a Cure, Columbia Lions

Peterson Dismissed from Friar Men's Basketball Team

Providence Athletics — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:43:19 UT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It was announced on Tuesday, May 18 that Providence College forward Jamine Peterson (Brooklyn, N.Y.) has been dismissed from the men’s basketball team for a violation of team rules. Peterson, who completed his sophomore season with the Friars, averaged 19.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game in 2009-10.

Tags: Dan Gilbert, men's college basketball, Providence Friars

Lavin Signs First Recruit in L.A. Player of the Year Dwayne Polee Jr.

Sat, 08 May 2010 23:10:19 UT

QUEENS, N.Y. – St. John’s head men’s basketball coach Steve Lavin announced the signing of Los Angeles, Calif., forward Dwayne Polee Jr. to a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to join the Red Storm program for the 2010-11 season. Polee Jr., a 6-7, 190-pound high-flying athlete from two-time defending California state champion Westchester.

Darian Thibodeaux Joins Houston Men’s Basketball Team

Houston Athletics — Thu, 06 May 2010 03:38:28 UT

HOUSTON – University of Houston head coach James Dickey and his staff announced the signing of Darian Thibodeaux to a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday. With only one month on the recruiting trail, Thibodeaux became the third signee of Dickey and his staff, which joined the Cougar program in early April.

Tags: Houston Cougars, James Dickey, men's college basketball, Sancho Lyttle

Wyandotte’s Trinity Hall Signs NLI with ‘Roos

UMKC Athletics — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:06:12 UT

Kansas City, Mo. -- Head Coach Matt Brown announced today that Trinity Hall has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his education and playing career with the UMKC men’s basketball program next season. The 6-7, 205-lb. forward joins the ‘Roos after averaging 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two blocks as a senior at Wyandotte High School.

Tags: Imani Stafford, men's college basketball, Missouri - Kansas City Kangaroos, Morgan Tuck

Benson to Withdraw Name from NBA Draft

Oakland Athletics — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:43:33 UT

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland University’s Keith Benson will withdraw his name from the 2010 NBA draft, announced by the junior from Farmington Hills on Friday. A routine, end-of the-season physical, revealed that he needs surgery to strengthen a ligament in his thumb.

Tags: 2010 NBA Draft, Keith Benson, men's college basketball, NBA, Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Houston Men’s Basketball Inks First Signee on Wednesday

Houston Athletics — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:05:08 UT

HOUSTON – Forward Jonathon Simmons became the newest member of the University of Houston men’s basketball team with his signing of a National Letter of Intent, head coach James Dickey announced Wednesday. Simmons, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound forward, will join the Cougars after playing at Midland Junior College for head coach Ross Hodge.

Tags: Houston Cougars, James Dickey, Jonathon Simmons, men's college basketball, Midland Junior College, Ross Hodge

Big 12 and Pac-10 Announce 2010 Hardwood Series Matchups

the Pac-10 — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:52:33 UT

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-- The Big 12 and Pac-10 Conferences have announced the dates and matchups for the 2010 Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series. The series will be in its fourth year after starting competition during the 2007-08 season. The majority of the games are scheduled for December 2-5, with three taking place outside the four-day series window.

Tags: 2010 Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series, Big 12 Conference, men's college basketball, Pac-10 Conference

Will Big East Survive Mega-Conference Expansion Plans?

Larry Nauss — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:19:36 UT

On Thursday, April 21, the Big East Conference announced that former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue would serve as an unpaid "strategic adviser" to the conference regarding the coming upheaval in major college athletic conference alignments.

Tags: Big East Conferece, Big Ten Conference, Renee Montgomery

Lavoy Allen Declares for 2010 NBA Draft

Temple Athletics — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:32:19 UT

PHILADELPHIA – Temple junior Lavoy Allen filed paperwork Friday to enter the 2010 NBA Draft. The 6-9 forward has not hired an agent, which allows him the option of retaining his eligibility. Underclassmen who have declared for the draft, but have not hired agents, have until May 8 to withdraw their names from consideration and retain their eligibility.

Tags: 2010 NBA Draft, Lavoy Allen, men's college basketball, Temple Owls

Oakland Inks Two in Late Signing Period

Oakland Athletics — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:32:23 UT

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Ryan Bass (5-11, 170) and Kyle Sikora (7-0, 220) have each signed National Letter of Intents to play for the Oakland University men’s basketball team in 2010-11, announced by head coach Greg Kampe. The Golden Grizzlies return eight letterwinners off last year’s record-setting squad.

Tags: Greg Kampe, Kyle Sikora, men's college basketball, Oakland Golden Grizzlies, Ryan Bass

OU’s Benson Declares for NBA Draft

Oakland Athletics — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:41:41 UT

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland University’s Keith Benson will explore his professional opportunities as he enters his name into the 2010 NBA Draft, announced by head coach Greg Kampe on Friday morning. Benson, a junior from Farmington Hills, Mich., becomes the first-ever OU player to enter the draft early.

Tags: 2010 NBA Draft, Greg Kampe, Keith Benson, NBA, Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Harris Named Men's Hoops Trigger Burke MVP

Massachusetts Athletics — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:17:29 UT

AMHERST, Mass. - Senior Ricky Harris was named the "Trigger" Burke Team Most Valuable Player at the 2009-10 UMass Court Club Men's Basketball Banquet on Thursday night at the Campus Center. Close to 200 were in attendance as Derek Kellogg and the Minutemen celebrated this past season which was capped off by the first Atlantic 10 Tournament victory since 2002.

Tags: Atlantic 10 Conference, Massachusetts Minutemen, men's college basketball, Ricky Harris

USA Storms Back From 15 Points Down To Claim 101-97 Comeback Win In 2010 Nike Hoop Summit

USA Basketball — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:38:10 UT

Trailing by 15 points with just nine seconds left in the third period, the 2010 USA Junior National Select Team rallied to outscore its opponent 42-23 over the game's final 10:09...

2010 Nike Hoop Summit - USA Jr. National 101 vs. World Select 97

Craig Clark — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:31:05 UT

Houston’s Coleman Finishes Season as National Scoring Champion

Houston Athletics — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:41:02 UT

HOUSTON – With the end of the 2009-10 men’s basketball season, University of Houston guard Aubrey Coleman finished as the national scoring champion with 25.6 points per game. The Houston native became the first player in school history to win the national scoring crown.

Tags: Aubrey Coleman, Houston Cougars, men's college basketball

Bulldogs Title Run Falls One Possession Short

Butler Athletics — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:52:12 UT

For Butler, games and ultimately championships are won a single possession at a time. And it was by one possession that BU was edged by Duke, 61-59, in Monday’s national championship game. With the whole nation watching, the lighter shade of blue took home the title.

Johnson & Johnson Lead Dayton to 2010 NIT Title

Vito J. Leo — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:11:36 UT

The Dayton Flyers used the postseason to show why they were ranked in the Top 25 in pre-season polls, flying through their NIT bracket en route to Madison Square Garden...

North Carolina and Dayton Will Meet in NIT Title Game

Vito J. Leo — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:42:26 UT

The NIT semi-final between Rhode Island and North Carolina Tuesday night was so good, so exciting, so intense, so see-saw, that all it needed was overtime to be named an instant classic.

Steve Lavin Named St. John’s 19th Head Men’s Basketball Coach

St. John's Athletics — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:06:54 UT

QUEENS, N.Y. – Red Storm Director of Athletics Chris Monasch announced on Tuesday that Steve Lavin – whose seven-year coaching record at UCLA included six NCAA Tournament appearances, five trips to the NCAA Round of 16, and six seasons of 21 wins or more – will be the 19th head men’s basketball coach in St. John’s University’s 102-plus years of storied tradition on the hardwood.

Tags: Chris Monasch, St. John's Red Storm, Steve Lavin

Atlantic 10 Has Two Shots at Winning NIT This Week

Vito J. Leo — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:50:00 UT

While the sports world awaits the showdown in Indianapolis this coming weekend, three games in April that will eventually put an end to the madness of March, another not-quite-so-final foursome of talented college basketball teams will gather in New York City...

NCAA Men's Bracket Obliteration Makes Sweet 16 Interesting

Larry Nauss — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:25:00 UT

After a first weekend of major upsets galore, many NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket pickers have thrown their futile attempts in the wastebasket, myself included. No. 1 seed Kansas...gone...

URI Edges Nevada in NIT, Travels to Top-seed Virginia Tech

Vito J. Leo — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:52:59 UT

It's arguable as to whether UConn fans or the URI faithful were more upset when Gavin Edwards inexplicably missed that point-blank, put-back layup against Virginia Tech Monday night in an NIT second-round game.

Penders Resigns as Houston Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Houston Athletics — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:52:59 UT

HOUSTON – After leading the University of Houston men’s basketball team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in nearly two decades, head coach Tom Penders announced his resignation Monday afternoon during a press conference at the Athletics/Alumni Center.

Tags: Houston Cougars, men's college basketball, Tom Penders

Gaels Stun 'Nova, Vols Beat Ohio,Tennessee, St. Mary's in Sweet 16

Vito J. Leo — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:44:01 UT

Thanks to Mickey McConnell's Hail-St.-Mary three-pointer launched from downtown Providence Saturday, once again a low-seeded mid-major eliminated a Big East beast from the NCAA Tournament...

Hoyas Lose NCAA Tournament Opener, Villanova and Tennessee Eke Out Wins

Vito J. Leo — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:51:30 UT

The Hoyas are out and the Gaels are in! A sentence that can only be written during that bracket-driven few weeks when America sets aside its collective cool in favor of that welcome-back-spring ritual affectionately known as "March Madness."

Quinnipiac Men’s Basketball Falls To Top-Seeded Virginia Tech,

Quinnipiac Athletics — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:52:49 UT

Quinnipiac University junior Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) led the Bobcats with 22 points and seven rebounds but the Bobcats lost to top-seeded Virginia Tech, 81-61, in a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) First Round game at Virginia Tech’s Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.

Green Friendly Rhode Island Beats Northwestern In NIT Opener

Vito J. Leo — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:30:39 UT

If Rhode Island basketball fans needed a reason to celebrate Tuesday night, they had a couple of good ones: St. Patrick's Day and URI's 76-64 win over Northwestern in an NIT first-round game.

Fairfield Overcomes 27-Point Deficit To Defeat George Mason In CIT First Round Game

Fairfield Athletics — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:32:10 UT

Mike Evanovich scored a career-high 32 points, setting a school record with nine three-point baskets to help the Fairfield University men’s basketball team erase a 27-point second-half deficit...

Bulls Bow Out Of NIT In Last Seconds vs. NC State

USF Athletics — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:24:03 UT

It came down right to the end, but ultimately the University of South Florida men's basketball team fell just short of advancing in the NIT as the Bulls fell to NC State, 58-57...

ACC Championship: Duke 65 vs. Georgia Tech 61

Keith Coward — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:10:00 UT

Tags: ACC Championship, Duke, Georgia Tech, NCAA Basketball

2010 National Invitation Tournament Field Announced

the NIT — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:50:00 UT

The 73rd edition of the National Invitation Tournament was released today and the 32 team field features 23 teams with 20 or more wins, eight automatic qualifiers...

Temple Defeats Richmond Wins Third Straight Atlantic 10 Title

Vito J. Leo — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 UT

After having cruised past their first two opponents in the Atlantic 10 Basketball Championship Tournament, Temple had to battle to the wire in the finals before edging Richmond, 56-52, Sunday to claim the Owls' third straight conference title.

Bearkats Axe Lumberjacks in Southland Men's Basketball Championship

Larry Nauss — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:00:00 UT

Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin State Universities are separated by less than 80 miles, the distance between Huntsville and Nacogdoches in East Texas. That proximity breeds contempt between the two schools, which consider each other arch rivals.

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament SF's - Duke 77 vs. Miami 74

Keith Coward — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:13:22 UT

Vermont Captures America East Men's Basketball Title

the America East Conference — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:03:23 UT

Marqus Blakely recorded a double-double of 24 points and 18 rebounds to lead University of Vermont to an 83-70 win over Boston University and its fourth America East Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday.

Tags: America East Conference, Boston Terriers, Marqus Blakely, men's college basketball, Vermont Catamounts

Temple Wins Despite a Rain Delay Advance to A10 Finals

Vito J. Leo — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:39:51 UT

The roof at Boardwalk Hall sprung a leak but there was nothing porous about the 17th-ranked Temple defense which stifled Rhode Island, 57-44, in an Atlantic 10 Conference tournament semifinal game Saturday.

MAC Men's Tournament - Day 1

Dave Wiley — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:46:30 UT

The Men’s MAC quarterfinals at Quicken Loans Arena started with a bang. #2 seed Central Michigan went down in flames to a seven spot. That seemed to set the tone for the day.

Tags: MAC conteference tournament

Top Seeds Advance in Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Action

Vito J. Leo — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:26:58 UT

There weren't any real upsets in the quarter-finals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City Friday, with only one lower seed winning a game, and that was fifth-seed Rhode Island knocking off fourth-seeded Saint Louis.

Houston Beats Southern Miss in C-USA Tournament, 74-66

Houston Athletics — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:36:06 UT

TULSA, Okla. – Senior guard Aubrey Coleman led all players with 27 points, and junior forward Maurice McNeil added a team-high seven rebounds to lead the University of Houston men’s basketball team to a 74-66 win against No. 6 seed Southern Miss during the semifinals of the Conference USA Championship.

Tags: Aubrey Coleman, Conference USA, Houston Cougars, Maurice McNeil, men's college basketball, Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles

Southland Conference Tournament SF's - Stephen F. Austin 60 vs. Texas A&M-CC 53

Nathan Simmons — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:15:00 UT

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament FR - Georgia Tech 62 vs. North Carolina 58

Keith Coward — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:25:00 UT

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament FR - Virginia 68 vs. Boston College 62

Keith Coward — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:47:06 UT

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament FR - Miami 83 vs. Wake Forest 62

Keith Coward — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:44:23 UT

Southland Conference Tournament QF's - Southeastern Louisiana 79 vs. Texas State 78 (O/T)

Nathan Simmons — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:50:00 UT

Southland Conference Tournament QF's - Sam Houston State 62 vs. Nicholls 57

Nathan Simmons — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:40:00 UT