National Championship: No. 1 Florida capped an amazing two-year run by winning the team’s second consecutive national title, beating No. 1 Ohio State 84-75. The Gators become the first team to repeat since Duke did it in 1991 and 1992. More remarkably, in an age when talented players leave for […]

Ruland to Leave Iona: Iona has decided to part ways with coach Jeff Ruland and will buy out the final two years of his contract. In nine years at Iona, the former NBA All-Star led the Gaels to three MAAC titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2000, 2001 and 2006. […]

Bulldogs Give Coach Raise and Extension Through 2011: Georgia has given coach Dennis Felton a two-year contract extension and a small raise. Felton’s new deal will extend his contract through 2011 and pay him $760,000 annually. The Bulldogs, 58-62 through four years under Felton, finished 19-14 overall and 8-8 in […]

Bennett Inks Seven-Year Extension: Washington State has given first-year coach Tony Bennett a seven-year contract extension through 2014. Bennett, who succeeded his father, Dick, as the coach after last season, led the Cougars to a school record-tying 26-win season and a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The 37-year-old […]

  Quinnipiac Gets Experienced Coach from UConn: Connecticut assistant coach Tom Moore has been named Quinnipiac coach. Moore, part of coach Jim Calhoun’s staff and Connecticut’ s two national title runs, joined the Huskies in 1994 and was promoted to associate coach before the start of last season. Although Connecticut […]

   Sycamores Get New Coach from Conference Rival: Indiana State named longtime Creighton assistant coach Kevin McKenna as their new head coach. McKenna was an assistant with the Blue Jays from 1994 to 2001 and then again from 2005 to 2007. He replaces Royce Waltman, fired after 10 seasons with […]

Durant Wins AP Player of the Year: Texas’ Kevin Durant was chosen as the Associated Press’ college basketball player of the year, the first freshman and first Longhorn to receive the honor. The 6-9 Durant was fourth in scoring (25.8 points per game) and rebounding ( 11.1 per game) this […]

Gillispie Gets New Contract at Texas A&M: Billy Gillispie was given a new contract by Texas A&M — but he has not signed it. The contract, which was approved by Texas A&M’s Board of Regents, gave Gillispie a $500,000 raise to $1.75 million a year. That sum is less than […]

Tony Bennett Named Coach of the Year: Washington State’s Tony Bennett was named Coach of the Year by the AP after a 26-8 season, good for second in the Pac-10. Bennett, 37, replaced his father, Dick, at Washington State this season. The Cougars were predicted to finish ninth in the […]

National Semifinals: For the second consecutive season, No. 1 Florida dominated No. 2 UCLA in a Final Four game. Seeking to avenge last season’s loss in the championship game, the Bruins failed to muster a balanced offense, leading to the Gators’ 76-66 victory. With the win, Florida moves into the […]