Transfer portal means March Madness at multiple schools for some
Wisconsin guard Nick Boyd’s NCAA Tournament experiences have run the gamut at his previous schools. Boyd reached the Final Four with Florida Atlantic in 2023, endured an overtime loss in the round of 64 with the Owls a year later and then lost in the First Four with San Diego...
3-point attempts keep ticking up heading into March Madness
No team has made more 3-pointers, nor launched more, than Alabama in the past four seasons. And nothing will shake coach Nate Oats from believing they’re at the core of building a winner in modern basketball. Teams might struggle to match the Crimson Tide’s sheer volume heading into March Madness,...
Busting the Bracket: NCAA basketball analyst Mike DeCourcy helps you win your office pool
Sporting News columnist Mike DeCourcy joins me once a week to talk about the Steelers and the NFL on our “Friday Football” livestream. But during college basketball season, DeCourcy also does a lot of work for the Big Ten Network and Fox. He joins me annually on the “Breakfast With...
Howard gets its 1st March Madness win, holding off UMBC in First Four
DAYTON, Ohio — Bryce Harris had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and he sank a turnaround jumper with 13 seconds remaining that sent Howard to its first NCAA Tournament victory in program history, 86-83 over UMBC in the First Four on Tuesday night. Ose Okojie scored a career-high 23 points...
March of the freshmen: NCAA Tournament loaded with top NBA prospects
It was early in the final week before March Madness when BYU’s AJ Dybantsa opened his Big 12 Tournament run by scoring 40 points, breaking a freshman single-game record held by NBA great Kevin Durant. “I’m just trying to win games,” Dybantsa said afterward. By Selection Sunday, Darius Acuff Jr....
Alabama’s Aden Holloway, the Tide’s No. 2 scorer, arrested on a felony drug charge
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama guard Aden Holloway was arrested on a felony drug charge Monday, just days before the start of the NCAA Tournament, authorities said. Holloway, 21, was arrested after agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force searched a residence near Alabama’s campus and “recovered more than a...
League tournaments can be a grind. That could impact which teams advance in March Madness
Purdue had just battled through the Big Ten Tournament, beating three straight NCAA Tournament teams — the last a No. 1 seed in Michigan — to claim a grinding championship in Chicago. “Obviously playing four games in four days is something we haven’t done before,” longtime coach Matt Painter said....
Minus any Pittsburgh teams, college basketball fans can still find local connections to NCAA Tournament
The 2026 NCAA Tournament field might be bereft of Pittsburgh teams, but the same couldn’t be said of connections to the city. Players and coaches with local roots, plus transfers from Pittsburgh-area teams, can be found all across the 68-team bracket, with First Four showdowns getting underway Tuesday and Wednesday....
Kennesaw State, Texas, NC State and Queens all notching firsts in the NCAA Tournament West Regon
Amir Abdur-Rahim will always hold a special place in Kennesaw State’s basketball history. Not only was he the first coach to lead the Owls to the NCAA Tournament, Abdur-Rahim set an example by the way he lived his life and coached his players. So when Kennesaw State reached the tournament...
Unbeaten UConn joined by UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds for women’s NCAA Tournament
UConn was awarded the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday and enters March Madnes s needing six more victories to complete the seventh undefeated season in school history. The Huskies (34-0) are looking for their 13th national title and becoming the first team to repeat...
Tim Benz: VCU hoping to benefit from Pittsburgh pixie dust after A-10 Tournament winVideo
The coach from Philadelphia, whose team wears black and gold, beat the Flyers (with a guy named L’Etang) at PPG Paints Arena to win a basketball championship. A lot of that fails to compute, right? But there was no such confusion as to how coach Phil Martelli Jr. and his...
Duke, Arizona, Mich, Florida get top seeding for March Madness, Miami (Ohio) squeaks in as 11 seedVideo
Duke received the top overall seed for March Madness on Sunday, followed by Arizona, Michigan and Florida, each of whom would love a repeat of last season when all four No. 1s made it all the way to the Final Four. The top line was the most predictable thing to...
VCU silences Dayton supporters, wins Atlantic 10 tourney at PPG Paints Arena
As the confetti began to fly Sunday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena following No. 2 seed VCU’s triumphant 70-62 victory against No. 4 Dayton in the Atlantic 10 men’s basketball tournament championship game, a familiar figure silently thumped his chest. Phil Martelli Sr. is Saint Joseph’s former longtime coach with...
Duke edges Virginia for 2nd straight ACC Tournament title under Jon Scheyer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Isaiah Evans scored 20 points, Cameron Boozer made two free throws with 3.9 seconds to seal the game and No. 1 Duke defeated No. 10 Virginia, 74-70, on Saturday night for its second straight ACC Tournament championship under coach Jon Scheyer and its third title in the...
Brayden Burries scores 21 as Arizona holds off Houston in Big 12 final rematch
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Arizona guard Jaden Bradley had just emerged from the locker room, his left wrist tightly taped after a collision left him holding it in pain. Koa Peat was mired in foul trouble, and Houston was making a big run in the Big 12 Tournament title game...
Zuby Ejiofor leads St. John’s to rout of UConn for 2nd straight Big East tourney title
NEW YORK — Zuby Ejiofor had seven blocks, nine rebounds and three steals to anchor a tenacious defensive performance that carried No. 13 St. John’s to its second straight Big East Tournament championship Saturday night with a 72-52 blowout of sixth-ranked UConn at Madison Square Garden. Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins...
A-10 Tournament notebook: Duquesne’s Dru Joyce III hopes team gets NIT call
Duquesne is among a handful of teams the Atlantic 10 is pushing for inclusion into the National Invitation Tournament’s 32-team field, which will be revealed Sunday night. Coach Dru Joyce III welcomes the opportunity. “I haven’t talked to the players, but I spoke to each of our coaches, individually, and...
VCU earns convincing win over Saint Joseph’s, returns to A-10 championship game
VCU is back in the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship game for a fourth straight time, and the Rams got there with an impressive showing in the semifinals. One day after holding on in the final minute to beat Duquesne in the quarterfinals, Terrence Hill Jr. scored 18 points on 8-of-10...
Michigan hits 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to sink Wisconsin in Big Ten semifinals
CHICAGO — Yaxel Lendeborg made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining, and No. 3 Michigan beat Nick Boyd and No. 23 Wisconsin, 68-65, on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship. Aday Mara scored 16 points and Elliot Cadeau had 15 as top-seeded Michigan (31-2) avenged its...
Last-second tip-in lifts Dayton over top-seeded Saint Louis, into Atlantic 10 title game
It happened so quickly, in the midst of so much chaos, that the biggest play of Amael L’Etang’s basketball career already resides inside his mind as more of a blur than clear-cut memory. L’Etang’s putback with 0.6 seconds to go lifted No. 4 Dayton over top-seeded Saint Louis, 70-69, in...
Seton Hill women’s basketball advances in playoffs with double-OT win
The Seton Hill women’s basketball team moved on in the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Griffins advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional with an 88-85 victory in double overtime over Fayetteville State on Friday night at IUP’s Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. Hallie Cowan had...
No. 3 St. Joseph’s takes down Davidson, advances to A-10 semifinals
St. Joseph’s ensured the top four seeds will play in the Atlantic 10 men’s basketball semifinals with a 70-58 victory over No. 6 Davidson in a quarterfinal matchup Friday night at PPG Paints Arena. The No. 3-seeded Hawks (22-10) will play No. 2 VCU (25-7) at 3:30 p.m. Friday. No....
Tim Benz: Duquesne just missed the mesh point in Atlantic 10 tournament loss to VCU
Duquesne head coach Dru Joyce III talked about it after his team’s final road game of the year, a 64-52 loss at Rhode Island. The Dukes’ defense held URI to just 9 of 25 shooting from the floor (1 of 11 from the 3-point arc) and 19 points in the...
Saint Louis’ Josh Schertz signs extension, believes Billikens have solid NCAA Tournament resume
Josh Schertz knows all too well about being on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble. Schertz, in his second season at Saint Louis, previously guided Indiana State to a 28-6 record heading into Selection Sunday in 2024, but the Sycamores had failed to win the Missouri Valley Conference...
No. 4 Dayton thwarts St. Bonaventure’s upset bid, reaches A-10 semifinals
Fourth-seeded Dayton held off a charge from No. 13 St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament Friday afternoon, securing a 68-63 victory at PPG Paints Arena. St. Bonaventure (17-17), which upset No. 12 La Salle and No. 5 George Mason in the first two rounds, had no...
