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Purdue's Zach Edey is the overwhelming choice for 2nd straight AP Player of the Year award
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The child who wanted Zach Edey's autograph during his Purdue recruiting trip apparently saw something others missed. Big Maple was destined to be a basketball star. While many college coaches passed on the unpolished Canadian prospect as...
Tennessee Volunteers square off against the Creighton Bluejays in Sweet 16
Creighton Bluejays (25-9, 14-7 Big East) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (26-8, 14-5 SEC) Detroit; Friday, 10:09 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Volunteers -2.5; over/under is 143.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 Tennessee and No. 11 Creighton square off in the NCAA...
Creighton outlasts Oregon 86-73 in double OT thriller to earn spot in Sweet 16 of March Madness
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Before the second overtime began, Greg McDermott looked over at Dana Altman and the two coaches and close friends shared a smile. This was madness. “We were both in disbelief about what was transpiring in front of our eyes,” McDermott said. ...
Creighton and Oregon play in second round of NCAA Tournament
Oregon Ducks (24-11, 15-8 Pac-12) vs. Creighton Bluejays (24-9, 14-7 Big East) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 9:40 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bluejays -5; over/under is 146 BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 Creighton squares off against Oregon in the second round of...
Creighton and Oregon square off in second round of NCAA Tournament
Oregon Ducks (24-11, 15-8 Pac-12) vs. Creighton Bluejays (24-9, 14-7 Big East) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 9:40 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 Creighton faces Oregon in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bluejays are 14-7 against Big East opponents and...
March Madness: Creighton outmuscles Akron for 77-60 win in NCAA Tournament opener
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Creighton leaned on experience from past trips through March to make sure this one didn't start with a stumble. Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 23 points and Trey Alexander had 19 as the Bluejays, who came within seconds of making the Final Four a year ago, opened the...
Creighton and Akron square off in first round of NCAA Tournament
Akron Zips (24-10, 16-5 MAC) vs. Creighton Bluejays (23-9, 14-7 Big East) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 1:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bluejays -12.5; over/under is 141 BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 Creighton plays Akron in the opening round of the NCAA...
Providence boosts NCAA Tournament bid with 78-73 win over No. 8 Creighton in Big East quarterfinal
NEW YORK (AP) — Devin Carter and his Providence teammates are doing all they can at Madison Square Garden to remove any doubt about their NCAA Tournament prospects. The newly minted Big East player of the year had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Providence secured a huge victory for...
UConn's Tristen Newton, Cam Spencer and Dan Hurley sweep AP's top individual awards in Big East
Tristen Newton, Cam Spencer and Dan Hurley gave Connecticut a sweep of The Associated Press' top men's basketball honors in the Big East. Newton is the conference's player of the year, Spencer is newcomer of the year and Hurley is coach of the year in balloting released Tuesday by 11...
Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner wins 3rd straight Big East Defensive Player of the Year award
NEW YORK (AP) — Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner was chosen Big East Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season on Monday. The 7-foot-1 senior joined former Georgetown big men Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning as the only players to win the award three times....
