Former University of Hartford men’s basketball coach Paul Brazeau is leaving the American Athletic Conference to become Senior Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball Operations with the Atlantic Coast Conference. ACC Commissioner John Swofford made the announcement Monday through a press release. “Paul has served the sport of basketball for over 30 years as a coach […]
Pairings set for Atlantic Coast Conference tourney
March 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Here’s the news from Tobacco Road, regarding the ACC Tournament. 61st Annual ACC Tournament March 12-16, 2014 Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum Wednesday, March 12 (First Round) #12 Wake Forest vs. #13 Notre Dame ESPN2/ACCN 1:00 #10 Miami vs. #15 Virginia Tech ESPN2/ACCN 3:30 #11 Georgia Tech vs. #14 Boston College ESPN2/ACCN 7:00 Thursday, March 13 […]
UConn to play Memphis in AAC quarterfinals
March 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The field for the first American Athletic Conference men’s basketball championship has been set and UConn came away with the No. 4 seed after losing at Louisville Saturday. Kevin Ollie’s Huskies will have a tough task in the quarterfinal round, despite being the higher seeded team. UConn (24-7) will meet the home town favorite Memphis […]
Napier, Wiggins among Wooden Award finalists
March 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Creighton’s Doug McDermott is the heavy favorite to win Player of the Year honors in college basketball this season, but Connecticut’s Shabazz Napier and Andrew Wiggins of Kansas were among the finalists named to the John R. Wooden Award Ballot on Saturday. Wiggins is one of four freshmen on the ballot. Syracuse’s Tyler Ennis, Duke’s […]
KU recruit Alexander named Naismith High School Player of Year
March 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
For the second consecutive season, a future Kansas Jayhawk has been named the Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year. The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Friday that power forward Cliff Alexander has won the award that Andrew Wiggins won last season. Here’s the press release from the KU athletic department: LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas men’s […]
UConn women dominate AAC awards
March 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The UConn women’s basketball team has put together another perfect regular season, so it should come as no surprise that Huskies dominated the awards passed out Thursday by the American Athletic Conference. Here’s the UConn press release detailing the all-conference awards. STORRS, Conn. – The UConn women’s basketball team placed seven players on American Athletic Conference […]
UConn’s Ollie wants to raise another banner – this year
March 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
CBK Story By Ken Davis, The Sports Xchange Publish Date: March 5, 2014 10:46:56 PM Napier leads No. 19 Connecticut to win over Rutgers STORRS, Conn. — After guard Shabazz Napier had his final glorious moment in a Connecticut home uniform, and after the No. 19 Huskies won for the seventh time in eight games, UConn coach […]
FoxSports.com college basketball power rankings – March 5
March 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Syracuse and Michigan State, two teams with Final Four aspirations, continue to drop in the Power Rankings. Creighton and Saint Louis, two terrific stories for college hoops, both are suddenly suffering through two-game losing streaks. And the battle for the top four seeds in the NCAA Tournament is down to five talented teams. But the […]
Springsteen, E Street Band ready to bust your bracket at Final Four
March 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band rocked Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium back in 2009, performing a halftime show that included “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out,” “Born to Run,” and “Glory Days” in Tampa, Fla. Three years later, Major League Baseball honored Springsteen by using “Land of Hope and Dreams” as the theme song […]
Marcus Smart knows how to stir things up
March 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Oklahoma State Marcus Smart is controversial. I think it is safe to say that at this point. He is back from his suspension, trying to get the Cowboys in the NCAA tournament field. After lifting OSU to a big win over Kansas Saturday night, Smart found himself surrounded by controversy once again. Read about it […]