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Steph Curry not around, but Davidson’s back in NCAA tourney
Mar 6, 2012, 12:26 AM EDT
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Good thing Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors played at 4 ET on Monday. That meant Davidson’s most famous recent player could watch (and bite his fingernails) as the Wildcats clinched a return to the NCAA tournament in the Monday’s most dramatic game. A 93-91 double-overtime win against Western Carolina gave Davidson the Southern Conference tournament…
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St. Mary’s pulled off the double dethrone of Gonzaga this season. But it needed every bit of the regular-season to win the WCC title. Then it needed overtime time to claim the tournament crown. But it was enough. The Gaels’ 78-74 win against No. 24 Gonzaga will go down as one of the week’s thrilling…
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Oral Roberts became the latest top seed in a conference tournament to fall short of the title game. A day after Iona and Middle Tennessee State suffered stunning losses, the Golden Eagles lost 54-53 to Western Illinois in the Summit League semifinals Monday night. Perhaps most surprising is how Oral Roberts lost.Today’s shocker? Oral Roberts…
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After the Redhawks lost to Toledo in the first round of the MAC Tournament, head coach Charlie Coles announced that he will be retiring as the head coach of Miami (OH). Coles had been at Miami for 16 years, with 14 of them as the head coach as he took over for Herb Sendek, after…
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Jimmy Patsos has been a bartender, a high school assistant and a key recruiter and right-hand man to a national title team. He’s used trick defenses that backfired, coached from the stands and the MAAC coach of the year. And now? He’s an NCAA tournament coach. Good on ya, Jimmy. Patsos watched as his Loyola…
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College hoops powerhouses, beware: VCU’s back in the Big Dance. And there’s no debate about it this year. The Rams held off Drexel 59-56 in the CAA tournament final Monday night, clinching the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and avoiding any drama on Selection Sunday. Last year, the Rams were one of the last…
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Long Beach St.’s Anderson doubtful to play in Big West tourney
Mar 5, 2012, 8:02 PM EDT
Long Beach State’s in our latest NCAA tournament projections, but the 49ers’ hopes for a stress-free Selection Sunday took a hit on Monday. Guard Larry Anderson, the team’s second-leading scorer (14.0 ppg) is doubtful to play in the Big West tournament this week because of a knee sprain suffered during a 77-74 loss at Cal…
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Player of the Year: Anthony Davis, Kentucky Do I really need to elaborate? He’s a dominant defensive force all season long and is slowly but surely showing that he has a face up game and the ability to step out and be a threat on the perimeter. He’s the only player that can give Thomas…
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Syracuse knew problems existed with its internal drug policies. That’s why a Yahoo! Sports report detailing various issues didn’t surprise the school on Monday. In fact, Syracuse athletic director Daryl Gross says the school already reported the possible violations to the NCAA. “Years ago,” according to The Syracuse Post-Standard. “It’s our policy to self-report any…
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Player of the Year: Thomas Robinson, Kansas There really isn’t much of a debate here. T-Rob may end up being the National Player of the Year. At worst, he is a First Team All-American. That gets you Big 12 Player of the Year quite often. Coach of the Year: Frank Haith, Missouri There is, however,…
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Robert Burke has resigned as coach of Mount St. Mary’s. This comes almost a month after Burke requested to be placed on paid administrative leave. Burke then said the request was personal in nature and decline to comment. “Decisions like this are never easy and certainly more difficult while our season is in progress,” Director…
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Player of the Year: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State When I went to make this pick, I had it in my mind that I was going with Draymond Green as the Big Ten’s Player of the Year. I really did. But once I actually say down to try and argue why Sullinger didn’t deserve the award,…
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Report: Syracuse violated internal drug policy, gave players passes
Mar 5, 2012, 4:24 PM EDT
As Syracuse prepares for the Big East tournament after a superb regular season – 30-1 overall, a Big East title and a Top 5 ranking all season – coach Jim Boeheim must now deal with another off-court issue. A report by Yahoo! Sports claims the program failed to adhere to its internal drug policies and…
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Brown fired coach Jesse Agel, capping a four-year tenure in which they never won more than 11 games in a season. Agel, who replaced Craig Robinson in 2008 when Robinson left for Oregon State, was 8-23 this season and 39-79 overall. The school announced the move Monday. Associate head coach T.J. Sorrentine – a player…
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Winthrop fired coach Randy Peele Monday after five seasons with the school. Peele was 77-82 during his five seasons. Peele, who replaced Gregg Marshall after he left for Wichita State in 2007, won Big South tournament titles in 2008 and 2010. But back-to-back losing seasons – the Eagles were 12-20 this season — for the…
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Player of the Year: Jae Crowder, Marquette Crowder has been absolutely sensational this season. His numbers speak for themselves — 17.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.4 spg, 36.1% 3PT — but it was his versatility that was even more important. Crowder’s ability to bang with the best of the Big East’s big men in the paint…
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John Calipari is an easy coach to dislike. If the fact that he has slid by unscathed as the programs that he ran prior to Kentucky had Final Fours vacated isn’t enough, the fact that he is the face of Big Blue Nation and completely unapologetic for recruiting players with the main goal being to…
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Gonzaga has been the dominant force in the West Coast Conference for more than a decade. League titles, NCAA Tournament appearances, a trip to the Elite 8, all-americans and NBA Draft picks. However you want to quantify dominance, Gonzaga did it. But for the first time since 2000, the ‘Zags did not win a share…
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Tonight at 7 p.m. in Richmond, Drexel and VCU will be taking the floor for the right to earn the CAA’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. And while conference tournament title games are always terrific to watch, there is plenty of added intrigue involved here. For starters, both VCU and Drexel are playing their…
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Memphis is playing their best basketball of the season right now, and they just picked up some even better news: star freshman Adonis Thomas, who had been out for two months with an ankle injury, has been fully cleared by team doctors and will play Thursday in the Conference USA Tournament. Thomas, who had been…
