INDIANAPOLIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has released its 2021-22 Men’s All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership of 900-plus. The USBWA has selected All-District teams since the 1956-57 season, its founding year. For each of the nine geographic districts, ten players are selected as well as a player and coach of […]
NCAA Div. I Council approves Nov. 25 start date for basketball
September 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The NCAA on Wednesday approved a Nov. 25 start date for men’s and women’s basketball. All the details for practice dates and scheduling are in this release from the NCAA: “The Division I Council approved moving the first contest date in Division I men’s and women’s basketball to Nov. 25 for the 2020-21 season. No […]
NCAA focused on mid-September decision regarding basketball season
August 17, 2020 by Leave a Comment
NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt released the following statement Monday: “As we prepare for the 2020-21 college basketball season, we have exercised patience and discipline in monitoring the effects of COVID-19 and making decisions regarding the season. We have learned a great deal over the course of the summer, and with health […]
Boatright shoulders unexpected ending to UConn career
March 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
STORRS, Conn. – It wasn’t the type of ending Ryan Boatright had imagined when he decided to return for his senior season at UConn. Remember, Boatright said he had his bags packed for the NBA last April, only to reconsider, return to Storrs and chase his dream of back-to-back national championships. The thought of cutting […]
UConn running out of NCAA tournament options
March 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
STORRS, Conn. – During his four seasons at UConn, guard Ryan Boatright never has given up on any task. He is part dreamer and part competitor. But he also is a realist. Boatright faced the media after Thursday’s 54-53 loss to Memphis. Every answer to every question started with him shaking his head. In disbelief. […]
Your guide to today’s best college hoops games
February 28, 2015 by
It’s Feb. 28 but it feels a bit like March. Check out today’s prime time games in college basketball. It’s a big-time appetizer for the main course that is just ahead. Here’s a guide to today’s agenda. Call is must-see TV. Bring all your flatscreen sets into the same room or least use picture-in-picture. Pour […]
Opinion: K-State fans disappointed everyone in college hoops
February 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
“YOU LET THE WHOLE TEAM DOWN!” That has become one of my favorite chants from student sections at college basketball games. Not sure of the origin. But under the category of home court advantage, it is fresh and to the point. It has some bite without being obscene. It is versatile and appropriate after a missed […]