By JOE CERAULO After leading the Bonnies to their most successful season since St. Bonaventure’s Final Four run in 1970, head coach Mark Schmidt is a hot name among big-time programs that currently have coaching vacancies. The most popular rumor over the past week has been that the University of Pittsburgh was a likely landing spot for Schmidt. Given where the program is … [Read more...] about Where Mark Schmidt falls into this year’s coaches’ carousel
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Navy defeats Pitt in Veterans Classic, 71-62
Courtesy of NavySports.com ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy men's basketball team (1-0) earned a 71-62 win over visiting Pitt (0-1) in the fourth annual Veterans Classic in Alumni Hall on Fridayevening. Senior guards Bryce Dulin and Shawn Anderson combined for 33 points and 17 rebounds to lead Navy to its first win over an ACC opponent since 1971. Dulin scored a team-high 18 … [Read more...] about Navy defeats Pitt in Veterans Classic, 71-62
Blue Devils and Cavaliers advance in ACC tournament
No. 14 Duke 79 Clemson 72 NEW YORK-- Jayson Tatum and Frank Jackson each scored 20 points as the Blue Devils (24-8) beat Clemson (17-15) in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. In a game where the ACC's leading scorer, Luke Kennard, was struggling to find any sort of rhythm, the two freshmen were a key reason why it was tied at halftime. Fighting to … [Read more...] about Blue Devils and Cavaliers advance in ACC tournament
NCAA Top 25 roundup: Wake rising, Gators eat and Bonzie’s double-double
Wake Forest 88 No. 8 Louisville 81 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- John Collins and his double-double (25 points, 11 rebounds) carried Wake Forest to an upset over conference foe, Louisville last night. Trying to reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010, Keyshawn Woods played an immense role as he contributed 20 points for the Demon Deacons. Leading the efforts for … [Read more...] about NCAA Top 25 roundup: Wake rising, Gators eat and Bonzie’s double-double
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Davidson Wildcats 2016-17
Compiled by PAUL GOTHAM Counting down to tipoff and previewing the incoming players of the Atlantic 10 with a look at the first-year players of the Davidson Wildcats. Davidson finished 20-13 (10-8 in A-10 play) last season and fell to Florida State in the first round of the NIT. Bob McKillop and his staff welcome Jon Axel Gudmundson to campus this fall. In … [Read more...] about Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Davidson Wildcats 2016-17