Brice Johnson has had a terrific senior season at North Carolina and added another two impressive performances this week. The Orangeburg, South Carolina native has been named NetScouts Basketball’s National Player of the Week for games from January 18th to January 24th. The 6-foot-9 forward opened the week with 27 points and 11 rebounds in […]
Russell Named NetScouts Basketball Player of the Day + Thursday Notes
D’Angelo Russell led Ohio State to an overtime win over VCU as the Buckeyes advanced into the Round of 32. The 6-foot-5 guard has been named NetScouts Basketball’s NCAA Tournament Player of the Day for games on March 19th. Ohio State trailed by double-figures in the first half, but cut the deficit to one by […]
NCAA Returns to Portland on 50-Year Anniversary of Final Four
Portland, OR – 50 years ago Portland hosted the 1965 Final Four featuring Princeton and Bill Bradley, John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins as well as Michigan and Wichita State. The NCAA tournament returned to Portland today with four second-round games. The first session featured No. 1 seeded Arizona. The Wildcats dismantled Texas Southern 93-72 behind strong […]
Utah Tops Oregon State in Defensive Battle
Corvallis, OR – Two of the best defensive teams in the country got together tonight in Corvallis before 6.124 loud Beaver fans as Oregon State faced the No. 9 -ranked Utah Utes. The Beavers took a very surprising 14-0 home record into the contest, with their coach Wayne Tinkle in the mix for national coach […]
Pac-12 Basketball: UCLA Upsets Utah
Los Angeles, CA – In Pac-12 college basketball action, UCLA (12-9, 4-4) avenged an embarrassing loss earlier this season to Utah (16-4, 6-2) by attacking the rim and protecting the ball en route to a 69-59 victory. UCLA made 18 free throws (vs. Utah’s 6 made FTs), many resulting from aggressive drives, and committed only […]
