Houston, TX – The UConn Huskies and San Diego State Aztecs advanced to the NCAA Tournament championship game on Monday evening with wins over Florida Atlantic and Miami. The crowd of 73.860 at NRG Stadium in Houston witnessed a classic first game between San Diego State and Florida Atlantic. Lamont Butler connected on a mid-range […]
UConn Handles Big East Rival St John’s
New York, NY – UConn (22-7, 11-7) took on St John’s (17-13, 7-12) today in what was a chippy game between conference foes in Madison Square Garden. The Huskies were led by sophomore guard Jordan Hawkins who finished with a team high 20 points, three assists and three steals, UConn avenged an earlier season loss […]
UConn Dismantles Oregon in Portland
Portland, OR – Oregon opened their play in the Phil Knight Invitational at the Moda Center in Portland with a 83-59 loss to undefeated and No. 20-ranked Connecticut. 6-5 Tristen Newton led the way for the Huskies scoring 23 points, 21 in the first half, as he connected on his first five three-pointers. Newton added […]
Oregon Women Run Away from Shorthanded UConn
Eugene, OR – The No. 10-rated UConn Huskies flew out west to face the Oregon Ducks in a matinee contest on Martin Luther King Jr. day. The Huskies have been playing short-handed with sophomore All-America Paige Bueckers out after suffering a tibial plateau fracture in a non-contact injury vs. Notre Dame last month. They are […]
Yurtseven, Nurse NetScouts Basketball International Players of Week
Omer Yurtseven of NC State is the NetScouts Basketball International Men’s Player of the Week for games through January 21st. The 7-footer from Turkey contributed heavily in both games last week in a win over Wake Forest (72-63) and in a loss to Miami (86-81). The sophomore big man started the week strong with 22 […]
PK80 Invitational Lives up To Hype
Portland, OR – After some lackluster games on Thanksgiving Day, the PK80 Phil Knight Invitational, celebrating Nike founder Phil Knight’s 80th birthday, lived up to its hype with some exciting contests, great individual performances and solid crowds on Friday. In the final game of the day at the Moda Center, Florida outlasted Gonzaga 111-105 in […]
Six Basketball Tournaments in Six Days
My annual east coast trip for the start of the college basketball season is over. I covered six tournaments in six nights traveling between New York City and Rhode Island and made it back home by Thanksgiving despite a major rain and wind storm. The first event on Thursday night was the 2K Sports Classic, […]
Six Basketball Tournaments in Six Days: Part One
My annual east coast trip for the start of the college basketball season is half over. I am covering six tournaments in six nights traveling between New York City and Rhode Island. The first event on Thursday night was the 2K Sports Classic, benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project, at Madison Square Garden. The semi-final round […]
Prep Tourney a Showcase for Future Stars
Mark your calendar for the weekend of Feb. 2-5 if prep school basketball is your passion. The 2012 National Prep School Invitational will take place that weekend at Rhode Island College. Thirty teams from all over the United States and one from the Canary Islands will battle for bragging rights and the attention of 100 […]
