Eric Olen is leaving UC San Diego and will become the head basketball coach at New Mexico, multiple outlets reported Sunday.ESPN reported Olen agreed to a five-year contract to replace Richard Pitino… MORE
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Utah takes on Butler in College Basketball Crown
Utah faces Butler in the opening round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown amid major changes to the basketball program.Earlier in March, Utah athletic director Mark Harlan hired Dallas Maveric… MORE
Houston clamps down on Tennessee, clinching return to Final Four
INDIANAPOLIS — LJ Cryer delivered 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists as No. 1 seed Houston dominated early and pulled away late for a 69-50 victory over No. 2 Tennessee in the Midwest Region… MORE
Tennessee’s defense smothers Kentucky, books trip to Elite Eight
INDIANAPOLIS — Zakai Zeigler and Tennessee booked a spot in the Elite Eight with a 78-65 win over Kentucky, avenging a pair of regular-season losses to advance to a regional final for the second cons… MORE
UCLA lands New Mexico PG Donovan Dent out of transfer portal
Point guard Donovan Dent, the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year who led New Mexico to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, is transferring to UCLA.Multiple media outlets reported the ne… MORE
Top seed Houston sinks Purdue with last-second layup
INDIANAPOLIS — At a quarter ’til 1 a.m. local time, Houston guard Milos Uzan dropped in a game-winning layup and the Cougars grabbed the final Elite Eight spot in a 62-60 thriller over Purdue in the… MORE
Auburn in third Elite Eight after taking down Michigan
ATLANTA — Johni Broome recorded a game-high 22 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 1 seed Auburn to a 78-65 win over No. 5 seed Michigan in Friday’s NCAA Tournament South Region semifinal.Denver Jone… MORE
Duke defense vs. Alabama offense for spot in Final Four
NEWARK, N.J. — Either Duke reaches its first Final Four of the post-Mike Krzyzewski era, or Alabama makes its second Final Four in a row.Either Cooper Flagg achieves something Zion Williamson and Ja… MORE
Michigan State knocks off Ole Miss to reach its 15th Elite Eight
ATLANTA — Freshman Jase Richardson scored a team-high 20 points to lead No. 2 Michigan State to a 73-70 win over No. 6 Ole Miss in the NCAA Tournament South Region semifinals on Friday.Coen Carr add… MORE
Florida strives to continue ‘surreal’ run in Elite Eight vs. Texas Tech
SAN FRANCISCO — Grant McCasland was not even 30 minutes removed from receiving his first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight when the inevitable question came.What’s it going to take Satu… MORE
