Southern Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 Davidson ended No. 7 Elon’s run in the Southern Conference Tournament with a 65-49 win to claim the conference championship and a third consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore guard Stephen Curry led the Wildcats with 23 points. Elon crept back into the […]
Month: March 2008
Sun Belt: Sun Belt Conference Tournament Semifinals
Sun Belt Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 4 Middle Tennessee State pulled off an 82-71 upset of No. 1 South Alabama that might deliver two bids to the Sun Belt Conference. South Alabama has a solid at-large profile that might steal an NCAA Tournament bid from one of the fringe bubble […]
CAA: Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Championship
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Championship: George Mason is headed back to the NCAA Tournament, as the Patriots took home the CAA championship with a 68-59 victory over William & Mary. The Patriots, who entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed, did it with defense again as the Tribe never […]
Summit League: Summit League Tournament Semifinals
Summit League Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Oral Roberts needed a big second half to overcome a seven-point halftime deficit against No. 5 IPFW and win 58-42. Senior center Shawn King delivered a double-double for the Golden Eagles with 10 points and 11 rebounds, and junior guard Robert Jarvis led the […]
MAAC: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championship
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 Siena returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002 after beating No. 2 Rider 74-53. Senior guard Tay Fisher led the Saints with 21 points. The Broncs stayed close in the first half, but Siena used a 21-11 run […]
Penn State: Penn State Forward Done for Year
Penn State Forward Done for Year: Penn State’s Jemelle Cornley will be out three-to-four months after having arthroscopic surgery performed on his left knee. The original injury occurred in preseason, but Cornely managed to appear in 25 games, averaging 12 points and six rebounds per contest. [3/10/08]
Indiana: Indiana Guard Misses Finale
Indiana Guard Misses Finale: Jamarcus Ellis, a guard at Indiana, missed the Hoosiers’ season finale against Penn State because of a disciplinary issue and did not travel with the team to Happy Valley. Ellis has been averaging seven points a game. [3/10/08]
Virginia: Virginia Retires Singletary’s Jersey
Virginia Retires Singletary’s Jersey: Sean Singletary, a senior guard at Virginia who became only the fifth Cavalier to score 2,000 points, had his number retired before Virginia’s win against Maryland Sunday night. Singletary’s No. 44 joins the numbers of Curtis Staples, Ralph Sampson, Bryant Stith, Barry Parkhill, Jeff Lamp, Wally […]
West Coast Conference: West Coast Conference Tournament Championship
West Coast Conference Tournament Championship: Bubble teams nationwide watched another at-large bid slip away as No. 3 San Diego captured the West Coast Conference’s championship and automatic bid with a 69-62 win against No. 1 Gonzaga. The Bulldogs and St. Mary’s will likely join the Toreros in the NCAA Tournament. […]
CAA Semifinal Notes
CAA Semifinals by Phil Kasiecki RICHMOND, Va. – The CAA championship game is set, and it features one team no one would have predicted. William & Mary won their third straight game in the final seconds, knocking off top seed VCU to advance to the title game for the first […]