Posts Tagged ‘NCAA basketball’
NCAA moving men’s 3-point line to international distance
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The 3-point line is moving back in men’s college basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel announced Wednesday that the arc will be moved to 22 feet,…
Read MoreMarquette, Wojciechowski agree to new 5-year contract
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette has announced a new five-year contract for coach Steve Wojciechowski that runs through the 2023-24 season. Wojciechowski led the Golden Eagles to a pair of NCAA…
Read MoreFancy footwork: Big man Ethan Happ paces No. 25 Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Every so often, Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ makes a move around the bucket that reminds some college basketball experts of an NBA Hall of Fame forward. It’s…
Read MoreNo. 4 Virginia, No. 25 Wisconsin top Battle 4 Atlantis field
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett knows his fourth-ranked Cavaliers have plenty of veteran talent back from a team that won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and…
Read MoreOff bench, La Crosse's Kobe King scores eight in Badgers win over Coppin State
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — D’Mtrik Trice scored 21 points and Brevin Pritzl added 16 and Wisconsin upended Coppin State for an 85-63 win Tuesday night to open the season. Ethan…
Read MoreA guide to the 2018-19 college basketball season
The 2017-18 college basketball season had everything a fan could want. Standout performances, a No. 1 seed finally falling in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and Villanova cutting…
Read MoreBadgers' Happ among those on preseason all-America team
Carsen Edwards went through the NBA draft combine and multiple workouts before deciding to return for his junior season at Purdue. The Boilermakers are sure happy he did after losing…
Read MoreNigel Hayes says Badgers discussed boycotting game to protest NCAA compensation
Nigel Hayes said recently that his 2016 Wisconsin men’s basketball team had considered boycotting an NCAA game, USA Today reported. The boycott was to be in protest of the NCAA…
Read MoreCommission to unveil ideas to fix college basketball’s woes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — College basketball played an entire season amid a federal corruption investigation that magnified long-simmering troubles within the sport, from shady agent dealings to concerns over athletes…
Read MoreFederal probe, Villanova’s follow-up top 2018-19 story lines
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A year ago at this time, Villanova faced the question of whether it could keep rolling after two seasons of key player losses from its 2016…
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