NCAA Basketball Articles

Dorm Report: Loyd’s new flock of Ducks

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Marcus Mariota dropped back and threw a 5-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter against Wyoming on Saturday. It was a rather innocuous play on the surface, especially for Oregon. It was just one of eight […]

Illinois G Abrams out for season

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Champaign, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Illinois senior guard Tracy Abrams will miss the 2014-15 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, the school announced on Thursday. Abrams suffered the injury during preseason skill workouts, and surgery date […]

Dorm Report: Jobs in jeopardy

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Job security is not a luxury afforded to many who enter the realm of college coaching. Aside from a handful of head coaches, such as Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, every year could very […]

Dorm Report: Are the Boise State Broncos busted?

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Since 2000, the Boise State Broncos can claim the nation’s top winning percentage (.856), and they entered the 2014 campaign with the third-best winning percentage (.721) all-time as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision. However, […]

A-10 tourney to Pittsburgh in ’17, DC in ’18

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Newport News, VA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Atlantic 10 announced Thursday that the men’s basketball tournament will be held in Pittsburgh in 2017 and Washington, D.C., in 2018. The tournament will continue to be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn […]

Texas A&M gives Kennedy 2-year extension

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College Station, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Texas A&M men’s basketball coach Billy Kennedy has received a two-year contract extension through 2018. The school announced the extension Wednesday, with Aggies athletic director Eric Hyman saying in a statement that the program has […]

Dorm Report: Strength of schedule

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The American Athletic Conference released its conference and non-conference schedules for the 2014-15 season last week. As might be expected for a league that featured some of the best squads in the nation last year, including […]

Former Villanova coach Kraft dies at 93

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Villanova, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Former Villanova basketball coach Jack Kraft died on Thursday in New Jersey, the school said in a release Friday. He was 93. Kraft coached Villanova from 1961-73 and he finished with 238 victories. He guided the […]

Dorm Report: Center of attention

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The position of center is one that is becoming less and less important in the college game. More frequently, big men with the ability to stretch the floor and play multiple positions are more coveted. However, […]

Dorm Report: Power in the paint

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Some of the most exciting freshmen entering the college ranks this coming season are frontcourt performers. Highlighted by Duke’s Jahlil Okafor, the 2014-15 class appears to have plenty of strength in the paint. With that said, […]