Trey Townsend is the perfect player to alert his Arizona teammates about what can happen if they don’t fully prepare for first-round opponent Akron.Townsend was one of the stars of the 14th-seeded Oa… MORE
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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 sin… MORE
Northern Iowa seeks upset of SMU at NIT
The top-seeded SMU Mustangs welcome the Northern Iowa Panthers to Dallas on Wednesday night for opening-round action in the National Invitational Tournament.SMU (23-10) fell from the NCAA Tournament… MORE
Texas Tech looks to avoid early exit vs. UNC Wilmington
Texas Tech was sent packing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by eventual Final Four team North Carolina State last season.Red Raiders coach Grant McCasland is expecting a longer stay this ye… MORE
Cooper Flagg, Johni Broome lead AP All-America team
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg and Auburn senior Johni Broome were selected unanimously as first-team selections on the Associated Press All-America squad.The first team, announced Tuesday, also is made… MORE
Gonzaga rides strong finish into first-round clash vs. Georgia
Gonzaga wasn’t looking so powerful when it lost consecutive games to Oregon State and Santa Clara in mid-January.But a strong finish helped restore order and the eighth-seeded Zags (25-8) are in soli… MORE
Familiar foes face off in First Four as American tests Mount St. Mary’s
DAYTON, Ohio — Two very familiar head coaches will get their first taste of NCAA Tournament action against each other when No. 16 American battles No. 16 Mount Saint Mary’s on Wednesday night in a Fi… MORE
SEC superiority gets initial test as Texas faces Xavier in First Four
DAYTON, Ohio — The team with the shortest commute to the First Four will meet the team with the second-longest when No. 11 Xavier plays No. 11 Texas Wednesday for the right to advance to the first ro… MORE
Cal State Northridge visits Stanford in 1st NIT appearance
Cal State Northridge hopes to add to a historic men’s basketball season when it travels to Northern California to take on Stanford in the opening round of the NIT on Tuesday night.The Matadors (22-10… MORE
Georgia Tech not looking back as it opens NIT vs. Jacksonville State
Following a strong finish to the season, Georgia Tech finds itself in the postseason for the first time in four years.The Yellow Jackets earned a No. 4 seed in the National Invitation Tournament, whe… MORE
