R.I.P Coach Jud Heathcote
Former Michigan State basketball coach Jud Heathcote, who coached the Spartans and Magic Johnson to the 1978-79 NCAA basketball championship, died August 28, 2017 at age 90. Heathcote became head...
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NCAA Basketball Tournament Field Set
The NCAA Basketball Tournament Field of 68 was set on March 12th, and despite the usual complaining in some quarters about seedings and teams that were left out, it will...
Kansas Falls to TCU in Big 12 Tournament
We don’t know how often the regular season champion fails to win their conference tournament in college basketball, but it seems pretty common, especially in deep conferences. What is still...
SMU Wins 12th Straight, Maintains Lead Over Cincinnati in American Conference
Southern Methodist University’s basketball team has been under the radar while putting together a fine season slowly climbing in the rankings. The 14th ranked Mustangs took on Tulsa on March...
Resurgent Virginia Beats North Carolina 53-43
After beating Notre Dame on January 24th, Virginia’s basketball team was 16-3 overall and 6-2 in the ACC. Then the Cavaliers went into a tailspin, losing six of eight including...
Villanova Upset by Butler Again; Duke, Creighton, and Louisville Also Lose
The Villanova Wildcats are probably hoping that they won’t have to face Butler in the Big East or NCAA Tournaments. That’s because the defending NCAA champs have suffered two of...
Gonzaga, Villanova, and Kansas All Win; Remain in Top 3 Spots in Poll
Gonzaga, Villanova, and Kansas came into the February 18th-19th weekend as the Numbers 1, 2 , and 3 in the AP College Basketball Poll, and all three won over the...
Bearcats, Badgers, and Cavaliers Upset in College Hoops
There were four games involving ranked teams in college basketball on February 12th, and three games ended in upsets. The exception was #10 UCLA; the Bruins beat Oregon State 78-60....
UCLA Rallies to Beat Oregon
There’s a pretty good race brewing in Pac-12 basketball. Three teams– #9 Arizona, #5 Oregon, and #10 UCLA– the AP Top 10. Arizona is in first place, as they often...
#3 Kansas’ Second Half Comeback Beats #2 Baylor
The #3 Kansas Jayhawks hosted #3 Baylor February 1st in a matchup of the two top teams in the Big 12, breaking up the midweek, mid winter doldrums in an...
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