Month: March 2008

East Region: Play-in Game

NCAA Tournament – Opening Round: No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s hit 26-of-32 free throws to overcome a poor shooting night and beat No. 16 Coppin State 69-60 and move into the first round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 1 North Carolina. The Mountaineers will play the Tar Heels Friday […]

North Carolina State: Hickson Enters NBA Draft

Hickson Enters NBA Draft: While more heralded freshmen like Michael Beasley, Kevin Love and O.J. Mayo continue playing basketball in the NCAA Tournament, North Carolina State’s J.J. Hickson will prepare to take his game to the NBA. The freshman forward announced he will enter the NBA Draft but won’t hire […]

TCU: Horned Frogs Cut Ties With Dougherty

Horned Frogs Cut Ties With Dougherty: TCU has fired coach Neil Dougherty after six mostly unsuccessful seasons. Dougherty had a 75-108 record as the Horned Frogs’ coach. His best season was a 21-14 run to the NIT in 2004-05. Dougherty came to TCU after working as an assistant coach at […]

Coppin State Ready For NCAA Opener

Eagles land in Dayton and still soaring with confidence by Michael T. Lyle, Jr. DAYTON, Ohio – Hours before they’ll take on Mount Saint Mary’s in the opening-round of the NCAA Tournament, Coppin State arrived in Dayton late Monday afternoon before taking to the University of Dayton Arena court for […]

Loyola Marymount: Loyola Marymount Coach Leaves

Loyola Marymount Coach Leaves: Rodney Tention resigned as Loyola Marymount basketball coach last week after going 5-26 this season and 30-61 overall in three years with the Lions. Tention’s first season as the Lions’ coach was his best as they finished second in the WCC and reached the conference tournament […]