Tag: NCAA basketball

Former Oklahoma 2-sport star Ryan Minor passes at 49

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title image via Oklahoma Athletics Courtesy of Sooner Sports — The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department is deeply saddened by the loss of former two-sport standout Ryan Minor, who passed away Friday from cancer. He was 49. Minor, an All-American in basketball and a pitcher and first baseman who helped the OU baseball team to the 1994 national title, was drafted professionally in both sports. He arrived at OU in the fall of 1992 as a member of Billy Tubbs’ men’s basketball team and Larry Cochell’s baseball squad. He played…

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Kentucky Men’s Hoops releases SEC and full schedule

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Though the pads are just starting to pop with football season in its beginning stages, news for the upcoming hoops season is emerging with each passing day. One of the blue bloods of collegiate roundball, the University of Kentucky released its conference schedule Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats leap into SEC play with a matchup against Florida in Gainesville on January 6 and concludes with a face off against Tennessee in Knoxville March 9. Courtesy of Kentucky Basketball: The final major pieces to the 2023-24 Kentucky men’s basketball regular-season schedule have…

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Jackson State’s Tomekia Reed selected to NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Jackson State Head Women’s Basketball Coach Tomekia Reed has been selected as a member of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee, as announced by the NCAA. The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee is responsible for ensuring that appropriate oversight of NCAA Division I women’s basketball is maintained, for enhancing the development and public perception of the sport and for making recommendations related to regular season and postseason competition such as rule changes and administration of the championship tournament. The committee…

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New Mexico State suspends basketball season indefinitely in lieu of fresh set of allegations

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Courtesy of Myron Medcalf, ESPN New Mexico State men’s basketball has canceled Saturday’s game at Cal Baptist and suspended its season indefinitely following “new allegations” within the program, according to a statement from the school. The new allegations have prompted an investigation by the school and led to the coaching staff being put on paid administrative leave, the statement said. The Aggies have been embroiled in controversy since November, when forward Mike Peake shot and killed a New Mexico student in self-defense in Albuquerque after he’d been lured to the campus. Per the school’s statement,…

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Texas coach Chris Beard arrested on assault charges

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Early Monday morning, Texas men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard was arrested and charged with assault on a family member. Police responded to a “disturbance-urgent” call at a 2:07 a.m Monday morning. According to the Travis County Sherriff’s Office website, Beard was booked at 4:18 am. A spokesperson for the Austin police told the Austin American-Statesman that Beard strangled someone at a home in Tarrytown, an Austin neighborhood. Beard is 29-13 in his two campaigns in Austin, including 7-1 this season. A statement from a University of Texas spokesperson says…

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Penny Hardaway found not to have violated NCAA rules

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Via Mark Schlabach and Jeff Borxello of ESPN An Independent Accountability Resolution Process hearing panel concluded that Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway didn’t violate NCAA rules when he provided benefits to three prospective student-athletes because of his long-standing philanthropy in Memphis, according to a decision released on Tuesday. The IARP panel ruled that Memphis failed to monitor the education and activities of an athletics booster, provided impermissible extra benefits, conducted impermissible recruiting activities with prospective student-athletes and failed to cooperate with the investigative process by delaying the production of requested documents.…

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University of Memphis Basketball facing fines and probation over James Wiseman recruiting

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The NCAA placed the University of Memphis men’s basketball program for three years and levied a $5,000 fine for Level II and III recruiting violations. The ruling came about following allegations that back in 2017 then-East High School head coach Penny Hardaway paid James Wiseman and his family when he was still in high school. The NCAA considered him a booster because he had donated to his alma mater. Hardaway did not become Memphis coach until tne following year, 2018. Wiseman ended up attending the University of Memphis , where…

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March 31, 2022 NCAA StatCap: Xavier is 2022 NIT Champs

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Top Performers Performers pt rb ast Jack NungeXavier vs. Texas A&M 15 11 4   2 stl  Quenton JacksonTexas A&M vs. Xavier 23 6 0   12-14 ft Colby JonesXavier vs. Texas A&M 21 4 3   3 stl  Dwon OdomXavier vs. Texas A&M 18 3 2 Henry ColemanTexas A&M vs. Xavier 7 9 0 Hassan DiarraTexas A&M vs. Xavier 12 2 3 Tyrece RadfordTexas A&M vs. Xavier 15 7 1 Manny ObasekiTexas A&M vs. Xavier 6 0 0 Zach FreemantleXavier vs. Texas A&M 6 8 3 Nate JohnsonXavier vs. Texas A&M 7…

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March 28, 2022 NCAA Basketball StatCap

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Who Got It Done pt rb ast Orlando RobinsonFresno St. vs. Southern Utah 20 7 3   3 stl  Javon FranklinSouth Ala. vs. Coastal Caro. 17 12 4   2 stl , 2 blk Rudi WilliamsCoastal Caro. @ South Ala. 17 3 2   3 stl  Alex AndersonSouth Ala. vs. Coastal Caro. 10 6 2   3 stl  Essam MostafaCoastal Caro. @ South Ala. 12 7 4 Jordan CampbellFresno St. vs. Southern Utah 11 5 3 Isaiah HillFresno St. vs. Southern Utah 8 1 7 Destin WhitakerFresno St. vs. Southern Utah 9 2 1…

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March 26, 2022 NCAA Basketball Recap

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Who Got It Done 022 Top Performers pt rb ast Tyler RobertsonPortland @ Southern Utah 27 10 3   2 stl  AJ GriffinDuke vs. Arkansas 18 3 0 Jaylin WilliamsArkansas vs. Duke 19 10 3   2 stl  Mark WilliamsDuke vs. Arkansas 12 12 0   3 blk Paolo BancheroDuke vs. Arkansas 16 7 3 John KnightSouthern Utah vs. Portland 20 3 5 Jermaine SamuelsVillanova vs. Houston 16 10 0 Stanley UmudeArkansas vs. Duke 14 1 2   2 blk Chris AustinPortland @ Southern Utah 21 1 0 Wendell MooreDuke vs. Arkansas 14 2…

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