Richard Pitino is the new head basketball coach at Xavier, joining his legendary father in the Big East coaching ranks.He heads to Xavier from New Mexico, where he led the Lobos to the past two NCA… MORE
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North Texas holds off Oklahoma St., moves to NIT semifinals
Atin Wright scored 15 points Tuesday night and visiting North Texas survived a frightening final minute to hold off Oklahoma State for a 61-59 win in the NIT quarterfinals in Stillwater.In beating… MORE
Reports: Richard Pitino to coach Xavier, join Rick in Big East
Xavier is turning to Richard Pitino as its next head basketball coach, several outlets reported Tuesday night.Pitino, who spent the past four seasons at New Mexico, replaces Sean Miller, who left f… MORE
NCAA Tournament ratings hit records despite lack of upsets
The lack of upsets during the first week of the NCAA Tournament led to discourse about whether NIL and the transfer portal are hurting the sport in the long run.None of that stopped the tournament… MORE
North Carolina G Elliot Cadeau hits transfer portal
North Carolina point guard Elliot Cadeau, a former five-star high school recruit, is entering the transfer portal, according to several reports Tuesday.Cadeau averaged 9.4 points, 6.2 assists and 2… MORE
New Mexico star PG Donovan Dent entering transfer portal
New Mexico standout point guard Donovan Dent is entering the transfer portal Tuesday after leading the Lobos to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, according to multiple reports.Dent averaged… MORE
South Florida names Bryan Hodgson as head coach
South Florida hired Arkansas State coach Bryan Hodgson to lead the Bulls’ program.Hodgson, 37, was 45-28 in two seasons at Arkansas State. The Red Wolves finished 25-11 this season, winning the Sun… MORE
Drake standout Bennett Stirtz following coach to Iowa
Drake’s leading scorer, Bennett Stirtz, is transferring to Iowa.With the move, Stirtz follows head coach Ben McCollum, who accepted the top job with the Hawkeyes on Monday.Stirtz was named Playe… MORE
After NCAA Tournament appearance, Saint Francis (Pa.) moving to DIII
Saint Francis (Pa.) announced it is moving from NCAA Division I to Division III, just a week after the school’s heartbreaking loss in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament.The move, directed by the… MORE
Josh Pastner takes over as basketball coach at UNLV
UNLV hired Josh Pastner as its basketball coach on Tuesday.Pastner, 47, has a 276-187 record over 14 seasons at Memphis (2009-16) and Georgia Tech (2016-23).Contract terms were not announced.… MORE
