Big South Conference Tournament Championship: No. 2 Winthrop continued its mastery of the Big South with a 66-48 win at UNC-Asheville, delivering the Eagles their eighth conference championship and NCAA Tournament bid in 10 years. In the first season after coach Gregg Marshall left the school for Wichita State, new […]
Month: March 2008
West Coast Conference: West Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
West Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 4 Santa Clara needed all of junior center John Bryant’s 25 points to outlast No. 5 San Francisco 51-50. Bryant also had 17 rebounds for the Broncos, who held the Dons to 31.3 percent shooting from the field in erasing a seven-point halftime deficit […]
Summit League: Summit League Tournament Quarterfinals
Summit League Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Oral Roberts manhandled No. 8 Centenary 84-56 to move into the Summit League semifinals. Senior swingman Moses Ehambe dominated the Gentlemen with 27 points, including eight three-pointers. Oral Roberts dominated on the glass, collecting 36 rebounds to the Gentlemen’s 21. No. 2 IUPUI took […]
Ohio Valley: Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship: A year after a heart-breaking loss in the same game, No. 1 Austin Peay took home the Ohio Valley Conference title with an 82-64 win over No. 6 Tennessee State. For the second year in a row, the Governors (24-10) won the regular season title, […]
MAAC: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 4 Loyola held off No. 5 Fairfield 64-59 to move into the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals. Senior guard Gerald Brown led Loyola with 18 points. The Greyhounds will take on No. 1 Siena in search of a season sweep of the […]
Missouri Valley: Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Semifinals
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Semifinals: Major conference bubble teams have to be happy about the results of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament so far. No. 1 Drake handled No. 4 Creighton 75-67 to prevent the Blue Jays from moving in on an at-large bid. Missouri Valley Player of the Year […]
Southern Conference: Southern Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Southern Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Davidson completed its first step toward the NCAA Tournament by beating No. 8 Wofford 82-49. The Wildcats got 20 points from sophomore sharpshooter Stephen Curry and extended their winning streak to 20 games. No. 5 UNC-Greensboro will be up next for Davidson after the […]
Missouri State: Missouri State Fires Hinson
Missouri State Fires Hinson: Missouri State will buy out the contract of Barry Hinson for $150,000 and dismiss the Bears’ coach after nine seasons. The Bears finished the season with a 16-16 record after losing to Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Friday. Missouri State […]
Sacramento State: Sacramento State Dismisses Jenkins
Sacramento State Dismisses Jenkins: Sacramento State has fired coach Jerome Jenkins after the Hornets finished a 4-24 season that did not include a spot in the Big Sky Conference Tournament for the second consecutive season. Jenkins finished with an 80-147 record in eight seasons as Sacramento State’s coach. The Hornets […]
Miami, Ohio: Coles Will Take Time Off to Recover
Coles Will Take Time Off to Recover: Miami, Ohio, coach Charlie Coles will miss the rest of the season while recovering from an illness he came down with last week. The 66-year-old coach missed the RedHawks’ past two games. Miami plays Bowling Green in the regular-season finale before moving into […]