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Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington brings Jaylen Carey with him from James Madison
Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington has landed a second portal transfer in as many days, this time forward Jaylen Carey following him from James Madison to his new job. Byington was hired by Vanderbilt after coaching James Madison to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He added guard...
Penny Hardaway's son Ashton transfers from Memphis to Saint Mary's
Ashton Hardaway is transferring to Saint Mary's after spending last season playing for his famous father at Memphis. The Gaels announced on Tuesday that Hardaway will join the program for next season. Vanderbilt added guard MJ Collins from Virginia Tech, and Middle...
Vanderbilt hires Mark Byington away from James Madison to replace Stackhouse
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt hired Mark Byington away from James Madison just three days after he led the Dukes to a first-round upset of Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament. School officials at Vanderbilt announced the hiring Monday. Byington will be officially introduced at a...
Jared McCain makes 8 3s, scores 30 points as Duke ends James Madison's March Madness run
NEW YORK (AP) — Sixteen seconds into the game, Jared McCain took a kick-out pass from Kyle Filipowski, swished a 3 from the wing and smiled toward the raucous section of James Madison fans as if to say, better get used to this. McCain scored 22 of his 30 points in the first half...
How James Madison methodically built an athletic powerhouse that is having a March Madness moment
NEW YORK (AP) — James Madison's moment in the college sports spotlight has been years in the making. The Dukes' NCAA Tournament victory over Wisconsin was not so much a singular event, but the continuation of a string of successes that dates back almost a decade. A school that 17...
James Madison pulls first 12-5 upset of March Madness by knocking off Wisconsin 72-61
NEW YORK (AP) — James Madison announced itself by beating a Big Ten team to start this season. When the Dukes did it again to start their NCAA Tournament, they made sure everybody knew: “It's not an upset,” Xavier Brown yelled, popping his jersey in the middle of the...
March Madness notebook: State of Alabama gets relocated to the Pacific Northwest
UAB coach Andy Kennedy had a suggestion for the NCAA Tournament selection committee — look at a map. Three teams from Alabama were sent more than 2,000 miles from home for the first weekend of March Madness. The Blazers, a No. 12 seed, were joined by No. 4 seeds Auburn and Alabama...
Watch out for these players from one-bid leagues who could shake up March Madness
James Madison’s Terrence Edwards says his team has been dealing with pressure ever since it stunned the college basketball world with a season-opening upset of then-No. 4 Michigan State. Edwards and the Dukes are hoping it enables them to make a similar impact on March Madness. ...
