East Region – First Round: After one half, No. 13 Winthrop appeared poised to pull a first-round upset in the second consecutive year after the Eagles, as a No. 11 seed, beat Notre Dame last season. The Eagles battled No. 4 Washington State to a 29-29 tie in the first […]

Midwest Region – First Round: No. 1 Kansas had no troubles handling No. 16 Portland State in an 85-61 first-round victory. The Jayhawks were led by junior guard Brandon Rush, who had 18 points and hit four three-pointers. Kansas was hot from the perimeter, hitting 12-of-25 three-pointers. The Vikings struggled […]

Holt Resigns at Arkansas-Pine Bluff: After finishing his sixth season with the Golden Lions, Arkansas-Pine Bluff coach Van Holt resigned. The Golden Lions finished 13-18 this season and 8-10 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. In six seasons, Holt finished with a 50-124 record. Thirty-five of those wins came in SWAC […]

Brady Lands With Arkansas State: Arkansas State has hired former LSU coach John Brady to be the Indians’ next coach. Former Arkansas State coach Dickey Nutt resigned after 13 seasons with the Indians and a 189-187 record. Brady comes to the Indians after coaching at LSU for 11 seasons, including […]

Vandals Dump Pfeifer After Two Seasons: Idaho has fired coach George Pfeifer after the Vandals finished 8-21 this season. In two seasons, Pfeifer led the Vandals to a 12-48 record. The school is terminating his contract a year before it expires, so they’ll pay him $170,000 to buy out the […]

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 […]

Weems Injures Knee in Practice: Arkansas senior swingman Sonny Weems hurt his knee in practice yesterday, but coach John Pelphrey does not expect him to miss the No. 9 Razorbacks’ first-round game against No. 8 Indiana. Weems is one of the key offensive players for Arkansas, averaging 14.3 points per […]

Donovan Shuts Gators Out of Practice Facility: Feeling like his team has become complacent, Florida coach Billy Donovan has locked his team out of the O’Connell Center and banned them from wearing Florida gear until they demonstrate they are ready to represent the Gators. Donovan said some of the players […]

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 […]

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 […]