The ETSU men’s basketball team opens the season Nov. 6 with a trip to Atlanta to take on Georgia State
Recruiting never stops, East Tennessee State men’s basketball coach Steve Forbes says, especially when the summer is about to begin and he still has a scholarship to offer.
Donte DiVincenzo came off the bench to score 31 points Monday and lift Villanova to another blowout tournament victory, this time 79-62 over Michigan for its second title in three seasons.
In front of 13,007 spectators, the largest crowd ever to see a women’s basketball game at Indiana, the Hoosiers held off Virginia Tech 65-57 to capture the championship of the Women’s NIT on Saturday at Assembly Hall.
Arike Ogunbowale’s jumper from the corner with a second left gave the Irish a 91-89 overtime victory Friday night, one that dealt the Huskies a second straight stunning end to an undefeated season in the Final Four
Virginia Tech advanced to the semifinals of the Women’s NIT with a 74-67 victory over Alabama on Sunday at Cassell Coliseum.
Sixth-seeded Oregon State defeated third-seeded Tennessee 66-59 in the second round Sunday at Thompson-Boling Arena, where the Lady Vols had been 57-0 in NCAA tournament games.
Freshman Rennia Davis scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in her NCAA debut, and No. 3 seed Tennessee set postseason offensive records in a 100-60 first-round victory over No. 14 Liberty on Friday at Thompson-Boling Arena.
East Tennessee State will take on James Madison in the Women’s NIT, the postseason basketball tournament announced Monday night.
Virginia-Wise will have its third women’s basketball head coach in as many seasons after the school didn’t renew the interim contract of Elise Clyburn.
“Not bad for a team picked 13th,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said after the Vols beat Georgia 66-61 to win a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season title.
Britney Ezell’s Bucs earned a 54-52 win over the UNC Greensboro in the Southern Conference tournament semifinals on Friday afternoon at the Asheville Civic Center.
Chris Clarke tipped in a missed shot with four seconds remaining Monday night, and the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team stunned No. 5 Duke 64-63.
Tennessee closed out the regular season Sunday with a 65-46 victory over South Carolina, which again was without star center A’ja Wilson.
Admiral Schofield scored 23 points and the Tennessee men’s basketball team got off to a fast start before holding on late for a key road victory on Saturday.
