MILWAUKEE — Illinois will be looking to regain its offensive form when the sixth-seeded Fighting Illini face No. 11 Xavier in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament South Region on Friday.Illinois… MORE
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Duke star Cooper Flagg cleared to play vs. Mount St. Mary’s
Star freshman Cooper Flagg will play on Friday afternoon when top-ranked Duke begins play in the NCAA Tournament against Mount St. Mary’s in an East Region game in Raleigh, N.C.The forward’s availabi… MORE
Will Wade transparent with players, confirms NC State talks
Head coach Will Wade wanted players and administration at McNeese to know his status entering the NCAA Tournament and shared those details openly ahead of the first round opener Thursday against fifth… MORE
Rick Pitino, St. John’s zoom in on opener, 15 seed Omaha
St. John’s is the sixth different program Rick Pitino has guided to an NCAA Tournament — so the Basketball Hall of Famer knows better than to get caught looking ahead.”I’m just gonna focus on Omaha,… MORE
Arkansas F Adou Thiero remains out for NCAA tourney opener
Arkansas starting forward and leading scorer Adou Thiero will not play in the team’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Kansas on Thursday, coach John Calipari announced.Thiero has been out sin… MORE
Late run allows OK State to top Wichita State to open NIT
Bryce Thompson had 23 points, including 19 in the first half, to lead five Oklahoma State players who scored in double figures on Tuesday as the fourth-seeded Cowboys rallied in the second half for an… MORE
Alabama State stuns Saint Francis for last-second First Four victory
DAYTON, Ohio — Amarr Knox grabbed a loose ball on a length-of-the-court heave and put in the game-winning layup with one second remaining to lift Alabama State to a thrilling 70-68 win over Saint Fra… MORE
No. 13 Yale craves another upset when it faces No. 4 Texas A&M
DENVER — Yale pulled off a big upset as a No. 13 seed in last year’s NCAA Tournament, and it has a chance to make it two in a row from the same position.Yale (22-7) beat Auburn in the first round of… MORE
Jacksonville State routs host Georgia Tech in NIT opener
Jaron Pierre Jr. led the way with 30 points as Jacksonville State went into Atlanta and dominated No. 4 seed Georgia Tech 81-64 on Tuesday in the opening round of the NIT.Marcellus Brigham Jr. chippe… MORE
Indiana hires West Virginia’s Darian DeVries as coach
Indiana named Darian DeVries its next head basketball coach on Tuesday, selecting the highly-regarded coach of West Virginia as it tries to restore the program into a national contender.DeVries, 49,… MORE
