Houston has a plan to pit its top-ranked defense against Cooper Flagg and Duke.
Category: NCAA
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Chattanooga claims 1st NIT crown after OT thriller
Chattanooga became the first team from the Southern Conference to win the NIT championship after beating UC Irvine 85-84.
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Creighton scores in portal, adds Freeman, Graves
Former Iowa forward Owen Freeman, the 2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and ex-Charlotte top scorer Nik Graves have signed with Creighton.
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Flagg 4th freshman named AP Player of the Year
Duke star Cooper Flagg becomes just the fourth freshman to win AP men’s college basketball Player of the Year award.
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Northwestern extends coach Collins through ’30
Northwestern and men’s basketball coach Chris Collins have agreed to a two-year contract extension through 2030, the school announced on Friday.
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Pearl, Pitino share AP coach award in first-ever tie
The successes this season by Bruce Pearl at Auburn and Rick Pitino at St. John’s led to the first tie in the 58-year history of The Associated Press men’s college basketball Coach of the Year award.
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CMU fires hoops coach Barbee after 4 seasons
Central Michigan fired basketball coach Tony Barbee, who had a 49-75 record in four seasons, including 0-2 in MAC tournament games.
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Brooklyn to Indiana: Kansas signee and projected No. 1 pick in ’26 Darryn Peterson’s 48-hour run
After shining in the McDonald’s All American Game, Kansas commit Darryn Peterson powered Prolific Prep to a Chipotle Nationals win.
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Hodge at WVU’s helm after North Texas’ NIT run
Ross Hodge was introduced as West Virginia’s new men’s basketball coach Thursday after North Texas was eliminated in the semifinals of the NIT.
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Willard downplays flak: ‘Time everyone moved on’
New Villanova coach Kevin Willard said he was aware of the criticism he received since leaving Maryland but said, “I just think it’s time that everyone moved on.”