Olson Had Disease But Will Return Next Season: Arizona coach Lute Olson will return from his leave of absence next season, but contradicted himself by saying he took the season off because of a medical condition, which he described as “not life-threatening, but serious enough to require time away from […]

Las Vegas to Host WCC Tournament: The 2009 West Coast Conference Tournament will be held in Las Vegas, the first time the tourney will be at a neutral site. It will be held at the 7,000-seat Orleans Arena. Previously, the WCC has rotated its site between the home courts of […]

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 […]

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 […]

Brockman Questionable for Pac-10 Tourney: Jon Brockman, a starting junior forward at Washington, has sprained his left ankle and is questionable for the Huskies’ opening Pac-10 Tournament game. Brockman had been averaging 17 points and 11 boards a game. [3/11/08]

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Siena overcame a late six-point hole to win 65-63 against No. 4 Loyola. Junior forward Josh Duell hit the game-winning layup with 20 seconds remaining, breaking a 63-63 tie with his only points of the game. Sophomore forward Alex Franklin led Siena […]

Northeast Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Robert Morris became the first top seed to suffer a major upset in conference tournament action — beating VCU by a few minutes before the Rams lost to William and Mary in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament. No. 4 Mount St. Mary’s hammered the […]

Patriot League Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 American is one win away from making its first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. Junior guard Garrison Carr led the Eagles with 23 points to help American beat No. 5 Army 72-60. The Eagles built a 17-point second-half lead then held off the […]

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. […]

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Semifinals: No. 5 William & Mary continued its great run in the tournament, as Laimis Kisielius hit a leaner from the right block with three seconds left to give the Tribe a 56-54 win over No. 1 VCU. Both teams traded runs in the second half, […]