College Basketball

Last Friday, West Virginia was on the wrong side of a bad, blowout loss to Pitt. On Wednesday against Iona, the Mountaineers needed to redeem themselves from the loss ahead of a challenging three-game stretch beginning a week from tonight. They would indeed be able to get that redemption and get right before their trip to the Bahamas, as they …

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma is now the winningest head coach in both men’s and women’s Division I basketball. (AP/Jessica Hill) Geno Auriemma now stands alone at the top. Auriemma picked up his 1,217th career win on Wednesday night as No. 2 UConn beat Fairleigh Dickinson 85-41 at Gampel Pavilion. That officially broke a tie with longtime Stanford coach Tara …

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Ante Brzovic had 22 points in Charleston’s 76-61 win over The Citadel on Wednesday night. Brzovic also added 14 rebounds and six assists for the Cougars (4-1). Lazar Djokovic scored 20 points and added five rebounds and three steals. AJ Smith had 15 points and shot 5 for 13 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and …

Nov. 19—By CODY LINN Associate Director for Strategic Communications NEW ORLEANS — Marshall University Men’s Basketball senior Nate Martin was named the Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, as announced by the league office Tuesday. The native of Houston, Texas, averaged 20.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game while shooting 77.8 percent from the field in wins over …

Iowa women’s basketball is off to a terrific start to its 2024-25 season. The Hawkeyes are now 4-0 with wins over Northern Illinois (91-73), Virginia Tech (71-52), Toledo (94-57) and Drake (86-73) entering Wednesday night’s contest versus Kansas. Iowa’s transfer portal addition of senior point guard Lucy Olsen has provided precisely what the Hawkeyes had hoped. Olsen is averaging a …

Nov 19, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators guard Alijah Martin (15) dribbles the ball up the court against the Florida A&M Rattlers at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Mandatory Credit: Morgan Tencza-Imagn Images Florida remains undefeated through five games to start the 2024-25 college basketball season, and the Gators keep moving up the ESPN Basketball Power …

Grading the Cats: K-State pulls out win vs Mississippi Valley State (Photo by K-State Athletics) Like the first game of the season, it took Kansas State a while to get going in this one against Mississippi Valley State, but they figured it out in the second half, despite a late push from the Delta Devils for a 74-56 win. Here …

The undefeated Penn State men’s basketball team is back home, facing off against the Horizon League’s Purdue Fort Wayne as part of the Sunshine Slam. The game tips at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Bryce Jordan Center. The first three home games of the 2024-25 season saw the Nittany Lions score more than 100 points twice and nearly a third …

Nov. 20—DALLAS, Texas — The East Central University men’s basketball team earned its first victory of the 2024-25 season on Saturday, defeating Mississippi College 72-58 in an exciting non-conference showdown that handed the Choctaws their first loss of the year. The two teams squared off at Richland College in a neutral-site matchup. Mississippi College, now 3-1, jumped out to an …

Maui Invitational HONOLULU — Three generations of TJ Rickard’s family lost their homes in the deadly Maui wildfire more than a year ago, and he and his extended family still have not rebuilt. That leaves Rickard, a high school basketball coach, conflicted about the return of the storied Maui Invitational college tournament. Like many, Rickard is excited to have top-drawer …

Long-time Tuscaloosa residents remember Martin Newton teaching passing drills and dribbling drills alongside his dad at youth camps that the Bama Bounders would show off at halftime of Alabama basketball games. Granted, teaching a young pupil how to spin the rock on their finger was a lost art. More than 40 years later, Newton can be found making mad dashes …

Thirteen of the 15 players on Maryland’s roster played in Tuesday night’s 108-37 thrashing of Canisius at Xfinity Center. The only two who didn’t? Fifth-year senior point guard Jahari Long, who is still recovering from a right knee injury suffered against Rutgers on Feb. 25, and fifth-year senior small forward Jordan Geronimo, who was a surprise scratch. Coach Kevin Willard …

3 things from Purdue vs. Marquette: Boilers not in Mackey anymore Marquette guard Chase Ross (2) and Purdue guard Braden Smith (3) chase a loose ball during the first half of their game Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)(Photo by Joshua Facemyer) Sometimes, …

Ron Johnson-Imagn Images On Wednesday night, tune into SEC Network for the Illinois vs Alabama game. This men’s college basketball contest pits a 3-0 Illinois team against a 3-1 Alabama team in a game that’s being played at Legacy Arena in Birmingham. Alabama looks to rebound from a loss to Purdue while Illinois goes for its fourth win in a …

Nov 19, 2024; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans forward Coen Carr (55) leaps over Samford Bulldogs center Riley Allenspach (35) during the second half for a dunk at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Dale Young-Imagn Images Michigan State basketball overcame an early double-digit deficit to earn an 83-75 victory over Samford on Tuesday night. The Spartans …

Michigan State basketball welcomed in Samford for a matchup against the back to back SoCon champs. The Bulldogs gave the Spartans all they can handle, and then some. In the end, MSU was able to hold off Samford, defeating the Bulldogs 83-75, behind career high efforts from Jaden Akins (25 points), Jase Richardson (12 points) and an MSU high from …

It’s been more than three years since Purdue has lost a non-conference regular season game. 39 straight wins as it headed into Milwaukee to take on Shaka Smart’s Marquette Golden Eagles. During the stretch, Smart and his team lost twice to Purdue. Once in Mackey Arena, and once in Maui, so it’s probably a little extra sweet for Smart who …

MILWAUKEE — It was a streak that lasted nearly four years. On Tuesday night, Purdue basketball’s run of consecutive regular season non-conference victories finally ended. No. 14 Marquette’s defense locked down a Boilermaker offense that came into Fiserv Forum averaging 85.3 points per game. Led by senior guard Kam Jones’ all-around game and a stifling defense, the Golden Eagles defeated …

Nov. 20—The UTPB men’s basketball team survived an 81-78 victory against University of the Southwest Tuesday at Falcon Dome in nonconference action. The Falcons trailed 41-40 at halftime before coming away with a victory. A free throw by Jayvin Brown with 41 seconds left brought the visitors to a three-point deficit. Jalen Mcafee Marion missed a game-tying 3-pointer as time …

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball head coach Bill Self had already reached one milestone this season, before Tuesday’s game against UNCW. Back last week in Atlanta, during the Champions Classic against Michigan State, when the Jayhawks won Self became the all-time winningest head coach in program history. He passed Phog Allen, who had 590 wins. That victory gave Self 591 at KU. …

After a weekend of college football largely devoid of surprises, the latest College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings revealed Tuesday looked mostly the same as last week’s. In fact, the top five teams were exactly the same, headlined by undefeated Big Ten frontrunner Oregon leading the pack at No. 1. The Big Ten Conference once again boasts four schools in the …

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jaden Akins scored 25 points and Michigan State beat Samford 83-75 on Tuesday night, but Michigan State freshman Jase Richardson left the game late with a left ankle injury. Richardson, the son of former NBA player and Spartan Jason Richardson, scored 12 points before leaving the game in the final minute and was helped to …

This is a daily list of top performers from Springfield-area high school sports teams for Nov. 18-23, compiled from information provided to The State Journal-Register by coaches, athletic directors and team statisticians. To have your team’s athletes included, email results to [email protected]. Coaching news: Nokomis’ Steve Kimbro, IHSA’s fifth all-time winningest boys basketball coach, dies Tops in girls hoops: Springfield area’s …

(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) One of the most exciting names in college basketball is BYU freshman Egor Demin, who is off to an incredibly hot start this season. After one of the strongest debuts of any first-year player, the 18-year-old freshman from Russia looks like one of the most promising prospects in all of college basketball. He is averaging …

After a hot start with a new-look roster, nationally ranked Illinois basketball gets its first true test against No. 8 Alabama on Wednesday. SEC Network will televise the 8 p.m. game in Birmingham, Alabama. The No. 25 Illini (3-0) opened the season with three home wins behind a new-look lineup led by freshman guard Will Riley and big man Tomislav …