Rodney Terry directed Texas to the NCAA Tournament in each of his three years as head coach, but that reportedly wasn’t enough to save his job.Texas (19-16) squandered a 10-point second-half lead a… MORE
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SMU shuts down Northern Iowa for opening NIT win
B.J. Edwards recorded 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Southern Methodist held Northern Iowa without a field goal for the final four minutes en route to a 73-63 opening-round NIT win on We… MORE
Xavier charges past Texas for First Four victory
DAYTON, Ohio — Marcus Foster sank four clutch 3-pointers scored a team-high 22 points to help Xavier rally past Texas 86-80 on Wednesday in the NCAA Tournament’s final First Four game.Xavier (22-1… MORE
Mount St. Mary’s holds off American, earns matchup with Duke
DAYTON, Ohio — Dola Adebayo and Jedy Cordilia each scored 22 points to help Mount St. Mary’s hold off American 83-72 on Wednesday night in a First Four victory.Dallas Hobbs added 17 for the Mounta… MORE
Navy’s Ed DeChellis retires after 29 seasons as a head coach
Navy coach Ed DeChellis announced his retirement on Wednesday after coaching 426 games over 14 seasons at the Academy.DeChellis, 66, surpassed Ben Carnevale (417) for most games coached at the scho… MORE
Arkansas F Adou Thiero remains out for NCAA tourney opener
Arkansas starting forward and leading scorer Adou Thiero will not play in the team’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Kansas on Thursday, coach John Calipari announced.Thiero has been out s… MORE
Will Wade transparent with players, confirms NC State talks
Head coach Will Wade wanted players and administration at McNeese to know his status entering the NCAA Tournament and shared those details openly ahead of the first round opener Thursday against fifth… MORE
Vanderbilt takes aim at stingy Saint Mary’s defense
East Region opponents Saint Mary’s and Vanderbilt meet in the first round Friday in Cleveland, bringing squads of considerably different makeup but with a similar goal: reaching the second weekend of… MORE
North Carolina battles Ole Miss after rout in First Four
MILWAUKEE — The question of which team sixth-seeded Ole Miss would face in the first round of the NCAA Tournament South Region on Friday was emphatically answered by North Carolina.The 11th-seeded… MORE
Kentucky vies to clear upset-prone tag; underdog asks ‘Why not Troy?’
MILWAUKEE — First-year Kentucky coach Mark Pope is extremely familiar with the Wildcats’ NCAA Tournament legacy, but he’s also well aware of the recent history of opening-weekend upsets.The No. 3-… MORE
