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Y’all want to talk more transfers? I thought so. CBSSports.com’s Jeff Goodman is reporting that Texas A&M forward Daniel Alexander is leaving the Aggies’ program, transferring out. This comes on the heels of another transfer today, John Johnson from Pitt. A 6-8 redshirt sophomore, Alexander appeared in 28 games last season, starting four, with averages…
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With a matter of minutes left until the first Monday night slate of the college basketball season, here’s a list of game that you might be interested in before midnight hits and the world completely turns its collective attention to the 24-hours of Marathon Madness. A few games will be of interest for certain players,…
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Stop me if you’ve heard this before: A Pittsburgh player leaves the team less than a semester into the season. This time it’s John Johnson, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Johnson, a 6-1 guard from Philadelphia, didn’t play a minute in the Panthers’ 80-48 victory over Mt. St. Mary’s in their season opener on Friday…
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The Missouri Valley is the nation’s preeminent mid-major conference regardless of whether or not the league is having a good season or a down year. The league is loaded with programs that have a long history of success, gobs of tradition and hoards of fans that would make some of the smaller programs in the…
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Staying awake for 24 hours is a daunting task. If you’ve ever attended college, then it’s likely you have at least one experience puling an all-nighter. Whether it’s memorizing all the bones that make up the human skull, a term paper on the Federalist papers, or watching Houston Baptist play Hawaii at 4:00 a.m., the human brain does not operate…
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First and foremost, Tuesday’s schedule (all times ET): 12:00 AM: West Virginia at No. 19 Gonzaga (ESPN) 2:00 AM: Davidson at New Mexico (ESPN) 4:00 AM: Houston Baptist at Hawaii (ESPN) 6:00 AM: Stony Brook at Rider (ESPN) 8:00 AM: Northern Illinois at Valparaiso (ESPN) 10:00 AM: Harvard at Massachusetts (ESPN) 12:00 PM: Temple at…
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The NCAA tournament returns to Madison Square Garden in 2014
Nov 12, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT
Earlier today, Raphielle Johnson brought you the news that the First Four would remain in Dayton for the 2014 and 2015 NCAA tournaments. The NCAA has since sent out the full release for the sites of the 2014 and 2015 NCAA tournaments, the most notable of which is Madison Square Garden. The Garden played host…
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NEW YORK – Maryland lost to Kentucky 72-69 on Friday night in the inaugural Barclays Center Classic in a game that will surely leave a bitter taste in the Terrapin’s mouth. After digging themselves a 15 point hole with a combination of poor shot selection and abysmal defense, Mark Turgeon’s club completely changed the game…
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Ryan Harrow may not travel with Kentucky to the Champions Classic
Nov 12, 2012, 11:42 AM EDT
Ryan Harrow is sick. He’s been battling the flu. That’s why he managed just ten minutes on Friday night at the Barclays Center. Kentucky head coach John Calipari went as far as to say that Harrow should not have played on Friday. And if he doesn’t get better quickly, he won’t be playing tomorrow night…
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NCAA First Four will remain in Dayton through 2015 NCAA tournament
Nov 12, 2012, 11:19 AM EDT
Last month Dayton, Ohio and the University of Dayton embarked on a campaign to keep the First Four in town as opposed to the NCAA shopping the beginning of the NCAA tournament around to the highest bidder. And while the school and city hoped for a long-term commitment from the NCAA, Monday’s news is a…
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1. Roosevelt Jones, Butler’s playmaker?: The Bulldogs notched a win in their opener on Friday, beating Elon 74-59. Rotnei Clarke and Kellen Dunham were as good as advertised, finishing with a combined 39 points while knocking down eight of their 18 threes. The concern for this group heading into the season, however, was at the…
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College Hoops Week in Review: Team of the Week – UConn Huskies
Nov 12, 2012, 9:30 AM EDT
Team of the Week: UConn Huskies UConn wasn’t supposed to be relevant this season. Not with their postseason hopes taken away. Not with two players entering the NBA Draft and two others transferring out of the program. Not with Jim Calhoun retiring. This was supposed to be the year where UConn scrapped and clawed and…
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College Hoops Week in Review: Player of the Week – Ahmad Starks
Nov 12, 2012, 8:29 AM EDT
Player of the Week: Ahmad Starks, Oregon State The Beavers got off to a terrific start in the post-Jared Cunningham era, knocking off Niagara and New Mexico State the season’s opening weekend. There was no bigger star for the Beavers than junior point guard Ahmad Starks. After hitting six threes in the opener, Starks exploded…
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While Sunday’s college basketball schedule wasn’t loaded with games there was one match-up of ranked teams and eight other contests involving Top 25 squads. So for those who may have spent the day hemming and hawing over their fantasy football team(s), here are some of the important happenings on the first Sunday of the college…
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Larry Brown wins his SMU debut 73-58 over Loyola Marymount
Nov 11, 2012, 11:24 PM EDT
The last college game Larry Brown coached before Sunday ended with someone handing him a trophy, as the Kansas Jayhawks beat Oklahoma 83-79 to win the national title in 1988. Twenty-four years later he’s been given the keys to an SMU program that’s looking to reverse its fortunes, and he’s off to a 1-0 start…
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Wisconsin picked up a fifth verbal commitment in its 2013 class on Sunday night, as 6-7 forward Nigel Hayes (Toledo, OH/Whitmer HS) has decided to play for Bo Ryan. The news was first reported by Reggie Rankin of ESPN.com, and Hayes picked the Badgers over Ohio State and Stanford. Hayes joins a class headlined by…
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Georgetown forward Otto Porter leaves game after getting hit in the face
Nov 11, 2012, 8:46 PM EDT
Georgetown fans may be a bit nervous right now, as sophomore forward Otto Porter left the game in the first half after getting hit in the face by an errant elbow. Porter would return for a short stint in the first half, only to leave the game and not return to the bench for the…
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Finally a basketball game played on an aircraft carrier this weekend went the full 40 minutes, with No. 20 San Diego State and No. 9 Syracuse taking on each other (along with the sun and wind) in the Battle on the Midway. The Orange were the ones who did the better job of adjusting to…
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UNLV freshmen Daquan Cook and Demetris Morant will be redshirted
Nov 11, 2012, 5:41 PM EDT
With the amount of talent at Dave Rice’s disposal this season, there were questions as to who would either lose minutes or have to redshirt with an eye towards the future at UNLV. Those decisions have been made apparently, as the Las Vegas Sun reported on Saturday that freshmen Daquan Cook and Demetris Morant will…
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Two Akron players suspended three games apiece due to clerical error
Nov 11, 2012, 4:40 PM EDT
There’s no ignoring the fact that folks have become more and more frustrated with the way in which the NCAA handles the enforcement of its rules, but a decision handed down on Friday may have taken the cake. While most were focused on the NCAA’s decision to declare UCLA freshman Shabazz Muhammad ineligible, Akron learned…
