Hansbrough to Have Jersey Retired: North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough will become the eighth Tar Heel to have his jersey retired. He was named national player of the year by Sporting News last week. The 6-9 junior led the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring, averaging 23.1 points per game. He […]

Jackson Injures Ankle Again: Cleveland State guard Cedric Jackson injured his ankle during the second half of his team’s 70-55 defeat to Butler in the Horizon League Tournament championship game. Jackson had already sustained the same injury to his left ankle in January. He was the Vikings’ second-leading scorer and […]

Nolan Richardson Will Not Coach Arkansas State: Former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson said he’s no longer an option to become the new head coach at Arkansas State. Richardson was fired by the Razorbacks in 2002 but was talking to Arkansas State, which had an opening after Dickey Nutt resigned as […]

Thomas Resigns With 40 Wins in Five Years: Derek Thomas resigned as Western Illinois coach last week after five seasons and only 40 wins with the school. The Leathernecks went 12-18 this season and 40-104 overall in Thomas’ tenure. [3/17/08]

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 […]

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 North Carolina played yet another physical, energy-filled battle with No. 3 Clemson and beat the Tigers 86-81 to sweep the season series and win the ACC championship. Sophomore guard Wayne Ellington was 10-of-13 from the field for 24 points to lead the Tar […]

NCAA Tournament Is Ready to Roll: The selection committee has delivered the brackets, and March Madness is ready to roll. North Carolina is the overall No. 1 seed in the tournament, and Memphis, UCLA and Kansas join the Tar Heels as No. 1 seeds. Happy bubble teams include Saint Joseph’s, […]

The Daily Grind: Selection Sunday is here, and five automatic bids remain in the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC and Southland tournaments. Kansas and Texas are jockeying for seeding in the Big 12 championship, while Georgia and Illinois hope to shock everyone with SEC and Big Ten titles, respectively, […]

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Championship: No. 2 Temple won a spot in the NCAA Tournament by beating No. 5 Saint Joseph’s 69-64 in the Atlantic 10 championship game. Junior guard Dionte Christmas sparked a 16-2 run to open the second half and give the Owls a 41-34 lead. The Hawks […]

Big East Conference Tournament Championship: No. 7 Pittsburgh picked up its fourth win in four days to claim the Big East championship against No. 1 Georgetown 74-65. Senior guard Ronald Ramon led the Panthers with 17 points, including five key free throws in the closing minutes to turn back a […]