By KEN DAVIS Kansas coach Bill Self called Monday “a slow day” for the Jayhawks . After returning from the Midwest Region championship game Sunday in Chicago and holding a victory celebration in Allen Fieldhouse, the coaches and players took care of logistics, such as hotel rooms, tickets and some interviews on Monday. It was […]
A fond farewell to Coach Roy Williams
April 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
By KEN DAVIS The text message on my phone Thursday morning took my breath away. “North Carolina’s Roy Williams retiring after 33 seasons in coaching,” It seemed to be a cruel April Fool’s joke at first. That’s how surprising it was. Quickly, the posts followed up on Twitter and Instagram. There was a statement on […]
Three No. 1 seeds advance to NCAA Sweet 16
March 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Sweet 16 for the 2015 NCAA tournament is set. No. 1 seeds Kentucky, Wisconsin and Duke have moved on to the second week. Five teams – Notre Dame, North Carolina, Duke, Louisville and North Carolina State – are from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Here are the matchups: […]
Final FoxSports.com power rankings before Selection Sunday
March 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
2014-15 College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 18 The clock is ticking as we continue the countdown to Selection Sunday. This is, without a doubt, the most intense week of the season. Some things are already in place, but so much is unknown. As the NCAA men’s basketball committee gathered in Indianapolis Wednesday to go through its […]
FoxSports.com hoops Power Rankings reflect February Madness
February 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
2014-15 College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 16 February is already a short month, but college basketball seems more than eager to turn the page to March. And you know what that means. Madness. Crazy things are happening. Utah lost at Oregon. Kansas lost at Kansas State (Google: Storm the court). North Carolina State won at North […]
Public memorial for Dean Smith set for Sunday
February 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Plans to celebrate the life of Hall of Fame basketball coach Dean Smith have been announced. A public memorial will be held Sunday in the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. Coach Smith’s family has suggested several options for memorial contributions. All the details are below, from a press release from the National […]
Jim Calhoun issues statement praising Smith
February 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
UConn has just released a statement from Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun regarding the passing of former North Carolina coach Dean Smith: Coach Calhoun: “Like the rest of the college basketball world, I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dean Smith, who was not only one of one of the greatest […]
A birthday call from Coach Dean Smith (A Personal Tribute)
February 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The telephone rang in my home office. It was late morning on June 9, 1988. I remember the date because it was my birthday. For the record, my 30th birthday. One of those milestones you dread but now wish you could get back. Again, it’s 1988. No cell phone. This was the ring of the […]