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Mulkey, LSU women rally in Final Four, reach 1st title game
DALLAS (AP) — Kim Mulkey is back in another national championship game, this time taking the flagship university from her home state there for the first time. It took LSU only two seasons to get there with the feisty and flamboyantly dressed coach, and a big comeback in the...
Michigan center Hunter Dickinson enters the transfer portal
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan center Hunter Dickinson has entered the transfer portal. “Today is bittersweet," Wolverines coach Juwan Howard said Friday. "While Hunter Dickinson’s departure is unfortunate, there are so many reasons to be thankful for and celebrate. This...
Looking for a Final Four edge? Think offensive efficiency
HOUSTON (AP) — Adam Seiko and his San Diego State teammates are ready from the moment the ball is tipped to stalk ballhandlers, make aggressive switches and close out hard on any shooter. They're true believers in the oft-repeated notion that defense wins championships. ...
San Diego State's Final Four run a boon for its conference
HOUSTON (AP) — The joy around the Mountain West Conference is palpable, stretching from the league office to each of its member schools. After numerous near-misses, San Diego State gave the conference its first Final Four team by beating Creighton in the NCAA Tournament last...
Texas Tech hires coach Grant McCasland after NIT title
Grant McCasland was hired as Texas Tech’s new coach Friday, getting a six-year contract with the Red Raiders a day after North Texas won the NIT title to wrap up that school’s first 30-win season. North Texas was 135-65 in six seasons under McCasland, who has a master’s degree...
Final Four: FAU, San Diego St ready for mid-major semifinal
HOUSTON (AP) — March Madness is at its best when the underdogs stir things up. Loyola Chicago and Sister Jean. Butler's consecutive title-game runs with a near-miss against Duke. Saint Peter's ride a year ago. Cinderellas are alluring, even if they shred brackets. ...
Marquette's Shaka Smart voted men's AP coach of the year
Shaka Smart has packed an entire career's worth of experiences into 14 years as a college head coach. He led VCU to an improbable Final Four as a 30-something wunderkind in 2011, guided mighty Texas to a Big 12 Tournament title during six otherwise tepid years in Austin, and now has turned...
Purdue's Zach Edey named AP men's player of the year
Zach Edey spent the days following Purdue's historic NCAA Tournament loss lying low, his phone turned off, along with the rest of the outside world. The disappointing finish did little to diminish the season the Boilermakers big man had. Dominating at both ends of the...
A look at each Final Four team, through advanced stats
After a 2022 Final Four that included Kansas, North Carolina, Duke and Villanova, this year's version has a couple surprises from Conference USA and the Mountain West — and not a single team seeded higher than fourth. That said, is there really that big a difference between the...
North Texas secures 1st NIT championship in C-USA showdown
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kai Huntsberry scored 14 of his 21 points in the first half, Tylor Perry scored 14 of his 20 after halftime and North Texas beat fellow Conference USA foe UAB 68-61 on Thursday night to claim the program's first NIT championship. It was the fourth NIT championship...
