Atlanta Region – Regional Semifinals: No. 4 LSU held Duke below 28 percent shooting and had four players score in double figures, holding on late to defeat No. 1 Duke by a score of 62-54. The Blue Devils (30-3) become the first No. 1 seed to fall despite a valiant […]

Bearcats Catch Another Bad Break: With an already short bench, Cincinnati must face South Carolina in the NIT without two of its starters, Jihad Muhammad and James White, because the school declared them ineligible to play for the remainder of the post-season. Cincinnati officials did not explain the cause for […]

Bengals Tap Veteran JuCo Coach: Idaho State found its next coach among the ranks of the best junior college coaches. The Bengals hired Joe O’Brien to replace Doug Oliver, who announced in January that he would resign at the end of the season. O’Brien comes to his first Division I […]

Panthers Promote Jacobson: A day after former Northern Iowa coach Greg McDermott left Cedar Falls to become Iowa State’s head coach, Panther officials named assistant coach Ben Jacobson the team’s new head coach. Jacobson worked under McDermott for six seasons, including the past five at Northern Iowa. He will earn […]

Tiger Tests NBA Value…: Missouri junior guard Thomas Gardner will enter the NBA Draft this year, although he may not stay in it. Gardner will follow a growing trend among college basketball players who want to determine their stock before making a life-altering decision. The Big 12’s second-leading scorer will […]

…Jayhawk Will Not: Kansas freshman swingman Brandon Rush will stay in school for at least one more year to play college ball. Rush considered entering the NBA Draft directly out of high school last year, but he changed his mind late and ended up in Lawrence. Rush was the Big […]

Cyclones Choose McDermott: Iowa State robbed instate rival Northern Iowa to fill the coaching position in Ames by hiring Panther coach Greg McDermott. McDermott opted to jump from the Missouri Valley Conference to the Big 12, taking the position formerly held by Wayne Morgan. Iowa State fired Morgan after the […]

Tubbs Wastes No Time Hiring Successor: Lamar athletic director Billy Tubbs, one day removed from resigning as the Cardinals’ coach, promoted assistant coach Steve Roccaforte to the top men’s basketball position. Tubbs brought on Roccaforte three years ago after he had worked as an assistant at Memphis, Wyoming and Centenary. […]

NIT Redux: With the NCAA Tournament finally taking a day of rest for everyone to catch their breath, NIT action heated up again. The other tournament’s Elite Eight is taking form with six teams grabbing spots Monday night. No. 5 Old Dominion became the lowest seeded NIT team to advance […]

Tubbs Retires From Coaching for Good This Time: When Billy Tubbs announced he would retire in 2002 after coaching TCU for eight seasons, his alma mater called to tempt Tubbs with one final gig. Now, after coaching Lamar for three seasons, Tubbs is stepping down to focus on duties as […]