NEW YORK — Villanova’s Eric Dixon is the nation’s top scorer and the Big East’s top 3-point shooter.Despite Dixon’s individual success, the sixth-seeded Wildcats are barely on the NCAA Tournament bu… MORE
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Texas faces uphill climb in SEC first-round game vs. Vanderbilt
No. 13 Texas will be playing for its NCAA Tournament life when it squares off against No. 12 Vanderbilt on Wednesday afternoon in a first-round game in the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashvi… MORE
Tae Davis’ free throw lifts Notre Dame past Pitt in ACC tourney opener
Tae Davis made a free throw with 0.5 seconds remaining and Notre Dame pulled out a 55-54 victory against Pittsburgh in the first game of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Tuesday at Charlotte,… MORE
No. 19 Saint Mary’s looks to take down Gonzaga in WCC title game
Saint Mary’s is locked into a berth in the NCAA Tournament but the No. 19 Gaels badly want to add the West Coast Conference tournament championship to their regular-season title.Not to forget that to… MORE
Mississippi State confident entering tourney date with LSU
Mississippi State dropped out of the Top 25 poll this week after an 11-week stay.But the No. 10 seed Bulldogs (20-11) have a couple of things going for them as they face No. 15 seed LSU (14-17) in th… MORE
Arkansas seeks redemption vs. South Carolina in SEC tourney
Playing the 16th seed in a 16-team tournament — as ninth-seeded Arkansas will do Wednesday against South Carolina in the opening game of the Southeastern Conference tourney in Nashville — seems like… MORE
UCF, Utah collide in Big 12 tourney not long after first meeting
UCF and Utah are approximately 2,300 miles apart, about as far apart as any two schools in the Big 12 Conference. They’ve only played once in basketball this season, on the UCF campus in Orlando, Fla.… MORE
Butler, Providence enter Big East tourney on downturns
NEW YORK — Providence and Butler ended disappointing regular seasons with the dubious claim of being among the Big East’s coldest teams.Two teams on lengthy losing streaks will open the Big East tou… MORE
DePaul, Georgetown look to extend much-improved seasons
NEW YORK — Georgetown showed major improvement in coach Ed Cooley’s second season as Micah Peavy earned a spot on the All-Big East first team and injured center Thomas Sorber made the third team and… MORE
Louisiana tabs Quannas White as new coach
Well-respected Houston associate head coach Quannas White was named head coach at Louisiana on Monday.White, 44, has been preparing to be a head man for the past eight seasons under Houston’s Kelvin… MORE
