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The 2013 Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City is sold out, the conference announced Friday. The annual tournament has now sold out in presale for the eighth consecutive season, according to a press release, and tickets are now only available for purchase from other fans through direct sale or ticket…
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UCLA compliance reportedly looking into Shabazz Muhammad’s Gucci backpack
Jan 25, 2013, 8:35 PM EDT
The UCLA compliance department is taking a look at the Gucci-brand backpack that freshman Shabazz Muhammad wore during postgame interviews, following the Bruins’ win over No. 6 Arizona on Thursday. ESPNLosAngeles.com was the first to report about the inquiry, stemming from a column written by Yahoo!’s Pat Forde that highlighted the fact that Muhammad was…
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UCLA forward Travis Wear will not play Saturday vs. Arizona State due to concussion
Jan 25, 2013, 6:51 PM EDT
UCLA junior Travis Wear will not suit up for the Bruins Saturday when they take on Arizona State as he overcomes symptoms from a concussion he suffered Thursday in a win over Arizona. Wear had six points in 11 minutes against Arizona, but did not play in the second half. His absence could certainly hurt…
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Coveted forward Julius Randle visiting NC State this weekend
Jan 25, 2013, 5:27 PM EDT
Texas native Julius Randle remains one of the top unsigned prospects from the Class of 2013 and, according to Evan Daniels of Scout.com, he will be on an official visit to North Carolina State this weekend. Randle has remained open in his recruitment and lists the Wolfpack, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky, Florida, and Oklahoma as his…
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Late Night Snacks: Top 25 upsets rule the night in college basketball
Jan 24, 2013, 1:17 AM EDT
Game of the Day: La Salle 54, No. 9 Butler 53 La Salle’s Ramon Galloway, who had been struggling much of the night, drove down the left side of the lane and hit a layup with 2.7 seconds remaining to give the Explorers the lead. The Bulldogs had one more shot to win it with…
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Despite Trevor Mbakwe’s effort, No. 12 Minnesota falls in upset loss to Northwestern
Jan 24, 2013, 12:09 AM EDT
Wednesday night is the night of the court stormers, but the fans at Northwestern, even after watching their team beat No. 12 Minnesota, 55-48, remained in the stands to take in the victory. Court storm or not, it marks another solid Big Ten win over a ranked opponent and a disappointing in-conference loss for the…
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Drake holds off second-half run to upset Doug McDermott, No. 17 Creighton
Jan 23, 2013, 10:26 PM EDT
In line with Wednesday’s theme of Top 25 upsets, unranked Drake used 20 points from guard Richard Carter to beat No. 17 Creighton, 74-69, at Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Trailing by five with 0:33 remaining, Creighton senior Grant Gibbs drove to the basket and absorbed a foul, finishing the layup and hitting the…
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Reggie Johnson returns in No. 25 Miami’s 27-point trouncing of No. 1 Duke
Jan 23, 2013, 9:08 PM EDT
Miami center Reggie Johnson entered Wednesday’s game against No. 1 Duke at the 14:17 mark of the first half to a crowd chanting his name. His unexpected return to the Hurricanes’ lineup after missing eight games with a broken thumb might not bring instant production from the 6-10, 292-pound senior, but if Wednesday’s energy and…
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Scott Martin reportedly might never play for Notre Dame again due to injury
Jan 23, 2013, 7:18 PM EDT
Notre Dame senior Scott Martin will be sidelined for two to three weeks as he takes time to rest an aching knee, the Chicago Tribune is reporting. There is the possibility, though, that the nagging injury will keep him off the court for the remainder of the year, effectively ending his college career. Martin, 24,…
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North Carolina has suspended guard Leslie McDonald for three games for an undisclosed reason, the school announced in a statement Wednesday. According to UNC coach Roy Williams, McDonald ”did not do what we expect of our student-athletes,” in dealing with his responsibilities as a student-athlete. The announcement comes hours before the Tar Heels were set to…
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Pregame Shootaround 1.23.13: Miami tries to knock off No. 1 Duke at home
Jan 23, 2013, 5:03 PM EDT
Game of the Day: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 25 Miami (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN) Both teams will be without a key piece on Wednesday, Ryan Kelly for Duke and Reggie Johnson for Miami. Without Kelly in the lineup the past two games, Duke has gone 1-1, including a loss to NC State. The major…
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Now a captain, Keith Appling leads No. 13 Michigan State over Wisconsin on the road
Jan 23, 2013, 8:44 AM EDT
Despite shooting 38 percent from the floor Michigan State ground out a win Tuesday night on the road against Wisconsin, 49-47, at Kohl Center in Madison, Wisc. Keith Appling, named a team captain this week, led the way offensively for the Spartans with 19 points on 7-of-17 shooting. He also added six rebounds. In the…
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Game of the Day: Wake Forest 86, No. 18 NC State 84 There haven’t been many things to get truly excited about at Wake Forest in the two-plus seasons coach Jeff Bzdelik has been at the school, but Tuesday’s win over a ranked team gave Demon Deacon fans a reason to storm the floor. Devin…
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No. 5 Louisville struggles with fundamentals in upset loss to JayVaughn Pinkston, Villanova
Jan 22, 2013, 10:20 PM EDT
Five players scored in double figures for Villanova as the unranked Wildcats upset No. 5 Louisville, 73-64, at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Penn. JayVaughn Pinkston brought the interior presence that Villanova needed against the Louisville frontcourt, tallying 13 points and seven rebounds. He worked through foul trouble in the second half and managed to…
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Alex Oriakhi and Jabari Brown help No. 22 Missouri escape upset vs. South Carolina
Jan 22, 2013, 9:27 PM EDT
With coach Frank Haith’s name swirling in reports of alleged NCAA violations all week, Missouri escaped what would have been a bad loss at home against South Carolina Tuesday, pulling away in the final minute to win, 71-65. Up just one, 66-65, with 0:17 remaining, Earnest Ross drove the lane and kicked it out to…
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Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein did not travel with team, will not play Tuesday vs. Alabama
Jan 22, 2013, 6:30 PM EDT
Kentucky freshman Willie Cauley-Stein did not travel to Alabama and will not be available for the Wildcats matchup Tuesday with the Crimson Tide, coach John Calipari announced via Twitter. “I was very pleased that WCS was able to get in a good treadmill workout Monday. As a precaution, he stayed in Lex & will not…
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Former Providence forward James Still sentenced to 4 years in prison for assault
Jan 22, 2013, 5:21 PM EDT
Former Providence forward James Still has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with four to serve after being found guilty of assaulting a fellow student in 2010, leaving the victim with 16 facial fractures and a permanently altered appearance, the Providence Journal is reporting. Still, who played one season at Providence in 2009-10 and…
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No. 2 Indiana survives Northwestern, but bench play is still a concern
Jan 20, 2013, 3:27 PM EDT
When talk begins about how the Big Ten is the nation’s toughest conference, Northwestern doesn’t typically come up. Sunday afternoon, though, the Wildcats were very much so in the conversation, giving Indiana a road test before ultimately falling to the Hoosiers, 67-59, in Evanston, Ill. Indiana had little trouble with the Wildcats in the first…
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Quick Hits: Missouri, Ohio State, and more from Saturday’s action
Jan 20, 2013, 2:32 PM EDT
There was a lot of college basketball action on Saturday. Let’s take a look at some overlooked observations from the deep slate: Missouri misses Michael Dixon…badly Of the ten players who got minutes in Missouri’s big loss to Florida, nine of them did not see the floor in a Tigers uniform last season. That means…
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Four players scored in double figures, led by 18 points from center Mark Cisco, as Columbia beat Cornell to open its Ivy League schedule. Check out highlights from the NBC Sports Network below: Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John’s. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_
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Sherrod Wright scored 21 points and Jonathan Arledge added eight points and seven rebounds as George Mason held off Hofstra to improve to 11-7 overall and 4-2 in the CAA. Check out highlights below from the NBC Sports Network: Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John’s. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_
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Butler guard Rotnei Clarke reportedly aiming for return from injury Jan. 26 vs. Temple
Jan 20, 2013, 10:31 AM EDT
Butler guard Rotnei Clarke, who injured his neck when he crashed into the base support of the backboard Jan. 12 against Dayton, is looking to return to the Bulldog lineup Jan. 26 against Temple, Jeff Goodman of CBSSports.com is reporting. Clarke is Butler’s leading scorer, averaging 16.3 points per game. Without Clarke in the lineup,…
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Pregame Shootaround 1.20.13: Indiana, NC State only Top 25 teams in action Sunday
Jan 20, 2013, 9:38 AM EDT
Game of the Day: No. 2 Indiana vs. Northwestern (1:00 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network) Indiana suffered a tough conference loss to Wisconsin, when the Badgers came into Assembly Hall and held the Hoosiers to 37 percent shooting. Cody Zeller excelled with 23 points, but the rest of the team struggled to find its rhythm…
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Mark Lyons wins point guard showdown in Arizona victory over Arizona State
Jan 19, 2013, 8:15 PM EDT
Mark Lyons scored 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting to lead No. 7 Arizona past Arizona State, 71-54, at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday. Arizona-Arizona State was hyped for much of the week, due in large part to the backcourt matchup of Lyons and point guard Jahii Carson for Arizona State. It had…
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Lights go out in Oxford, but Ole Miss holds on for win over Arkansas
Jan 19, 2013, 5:08 PM EDT
Ole Miss junior guard Marshall Henderson can, at times, be said to “shoot the lights out”. But Saturday afternoon in Ole Miss’ 76-64 win over Arkansas, the lights went out with no help from Henderson. With 5:37 remaining in the first half, Tad Smith Coliseum went dark for close to 25 minutes as arena officials worked…
