The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to allow men’s and women’s college basketball teams to begin playing games on Nov. 25 in what officials are calling a “grand compromise.†The ruling allows schools to begin holding practices on Oct. 14, but teams can’t hold exhibitions or scrimmages before Nov. […]
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Officials Guarantee NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2021
While the college football season is in jeopardy, NCAA officials guaranteed there will be an NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2021. March Madness was canceled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was one of the first major sporting events to fall victim to the disease. Dan Gavitt, NCAA […]
Basketball Hall of Fame 2020 Class Inductions Postponed Until 2021
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, will postpone the class of 2020’s induction until the first quarter of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 class features nine inductees, including Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Eddie Sutton, Rudy Tomjanovich, Kim Mulkey, Tamika Catchings, Barbara […]
Eddie Sutton, Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, Passes Away at 84
Eddie Sutton, the former college basketball coach at Oklahoma State and Kentucky, passed away at 84. Sutton earned a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2020, and will eventually be posthumously inducted into Springfield alongside Kobe Bryant. Sutton (806-326) won more than […]
Ex-Knicks Star, Georgetown Coach Patrick Ewing Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Patrick Ewing, current head coach at Georgetown and former 11-time All-Star with the New York Knicks, tested positive for coronavirus. Ewing is in isolation at a local hospital while he recovers from coronavirus. Georgetown confirmed that Ewing is the only member of the Georgetown men’s basketball team (including players, coaches, […]
UNC’s Cole Anthony Declares for NBA Draft, NY Knicks Bound?
Cole Anthony, North Carolina’s super freshman, declared himself eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft. Cole, the son of Greg Anthony (New York Knicks point guard), grew up in New York City and has no qualms about getting drafted by his hometown Knicks. Anthony averaged 18.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.0 […]
Going Pro: Duke Big Man Vernon Carey Declares for NBA Draft
Vernon Carey led Duke in scoring as a freshman and now the 6-foot-10 center is officially a “one-and-done” player after declaring himself eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft. Carey averaged 17.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks this season at Duke. He also shot 57.7% from the floor. Carey earned […]
Sabrina Ionescu and Obi Toppin Named Wooden Award Winners
The John R. Wooden Award recognizes the top player in college basketball. Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon) and Obi Toppin (Dayton) both won the 2020 Wooden Award as the premier women’s and men’s college basketball players. Ionescu won the Wooden Award in consecutive years. She joined an elite group of five other […]
Baylor Coach Kim Mulkey Named to Basketball Hall of Fame
Kim Mulkey, a standout college basketball player with Louisiana Tech in the 1980s and current coach of the Baylor Lady Bears, earned a nod into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Mulkey won three NCAA women’s basketball championships as the head coach of Baylor. She also earned a championship as a […]
Tyus Edney Buzzer Beater Propels UCLA to 1995 March Madness Title
It’s been 25 years since UCLA point guard, Tyus Edney, went coast-to-coast with 4.8 seconds remaining to defeat Missouri 75-74 on a buzzer-beater shot in the second round of the 1995 March Madness tournament. That sensational, last-second victory propelled #1 UCLA into the Sweet 16 as the Bruins ran the […]
Going Pro: Player of Year Obi Toppin (Dayton) Declares for NBA Draft
The AP Player of the Year, Obi Toppin from the Dayton Flyers, declared himself eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft. Toppin led the Flyers to a 29-2 record and a projected #1 seed in March Madness. Toppin used social media to share his intentions. “I hope everyone is safe and […]
Anthony Edwards Going Pro, Georgia Star to Be No. 1 Pick?
Anthony Edwards, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Georgia, will forgo his NCAA eligibility and declare himself available for the 2020 NBA Draft. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the NBA hasn’t made a final decision on its annual draft, which is typically held in June. Whenever the draft happens, […]
Basketball Movies: ‘Blue Chips’ with Nick Nolte, Shaq, and Penny
Looking to get your hoops fix without March Madness? Check out “Blue Chips”, a 1994 basketball movie directed by William Friedkin, which features Nick Nolte as head coach Pete Bell from fictional Western University. Bell saw his program fall behind other schools because they were getting killed in the recruiting […]
Rick Pitino Returns to College Hoops, New Coach of Iona
Rick Pitino will become the new head coach of Iona next season. Pitino, who currently coaches Panathinaikos in Greece, returns to the collegiate ranks for the first time since Louisville fired him in 2017 after 16 seasons due to an FBI investigation regarding a recruiting scandal. Pitino is the only […]
NCAA Cancels 2020 March Madness and Frozen Four Due to Coronavirus
The NCAA announced it’s cancelling the March Madness men’s and women’s basketball tournaments due to the growing concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The NCAA also cancelled all remaining winter and spring championships in all sports, at all levels (Divisions I, II, and III) The announcement came several hours after […]
ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Big East Cancel Conference Tournaments Due to Coronavirus
On Thursday, five of the Power 5 college basketball conferences opted to cancel their respective conference tournaments in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC suspended all play effective immediately and canceled their conference tournaments. The Big East started a game […]
March Madness, Other NCAA Championships to be Held Without Fans Due to Coronavirus
The NCAA announced Wednesday that its championship events, including the men’s and women’s March Madness basketball tournaments, would be held without most fans in attendance going forward due to the coronavirus pandemic. The move came shortly after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine declared that NCAA tournament games in Dayton and Cleveland […]
Patriot League: Colgate and BU Battle for Trip to March Madness
The top two teams in the Patriot League, the Colgate Raiders (25-8) and the Boston University Terriers (20-13), will meet in the conference tournament championship game to determine which team secures the Patriot League’s automatic bid to March Madness. Colgate finished the regular season in first place with a 14-4 […]
Creighton Loses Marcus Zegarowski (Knee) for Big East Tourney
Marcus Zegarowski, the second-leading scorer for the #7 Creighton Bluejays (24-7), will miss the Big East tournament after getting his right knee scoped after a meniscus injury. The point guard’s status for March Madness is unknown. Zegarowski suffered a right knee injury at the end of the Seton Hall game. […]
Saint Mary’s Upsets No. 14 BYU on Jordan Ford Buzzer Beater, Meets Gonzaga in WCC Finals
The Saint Mary’s Gaels (26-7) are on the bubble, but one win away from punching their ticket to the 2020 March Madness tournament. Thanks to a game-winning buzzer-beater by Jordan Ford, Saint Mary’s upset #14 BYU 51-50 in the West Coast Conference (WCC) semifinals to secure themselves a spot in […]