Tag: NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship
Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger retires after 35-year career
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger announced his retirement on Thursday, culminating a 35-year career that included taking five different schools to the...
Loyola’s Williamson bridges past, present in ’63 team film
CHICAGO — From a makeshift recording booth in a closet in his room, surrounded by hanging shirts and Nike boxes stacked high on a...
Abmas, Obanor push upstart Oral Roberts into Sweet 16
INDIANAPOLIS — Max Abmas and Kevin Obanor have pushed each other to greatness.
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Jacksonville hires Florida assistant Mincy as head coach
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville University hired Florida assistant Jordan Mincy as its head coach Thursday, landing an up-and-comer to lead a basketball program that...
Transfers boost Sampson’s Cougars, others into NCAA Sweet 16
INDIANAPOLIS — Kelvin Sampson never set out to take a once-proud Houston program back to national prominence by leaning on transfers.
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Georgia Tech’s Parham to return, Devoe considers NBA options
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech senior guard Bubba Parham will take advantage of the extra year of eligibility provided by the NCAA due to the...
Lesser-known stars about to make their mark on the Sweet 16
INDIANAPOLIS — The Sweet 16 stars you know.
Kispert, Mobley, Zegarowski,...
Michigan, Villanova push past key injuries in Sweet 16 run
INDIANAPOLIS — Villanova spent all season operating with the security of having senior point guard Collin Gillespie leading the attack. Michigan knew it could...
UNC freshman big man Day’Ron Sharpe declares for NBA draft
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina freshman big man Day’Ron Sharpe is entering the NBA draft.
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Twilight of the zone? ‘Cuse sticks with it, others move on
INDIANAPOLIS — It had been nearly a decade since West Virginia coach Bob Huggins had to draw up a game plan to beat the...
