Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
NEW YORK — Capping his first year as coach at Minnesota, Richard Pitino led the Golden Gophers to the NIT championship with a 65-63 win over Southern Methodist on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Minnesota (25-13) won NIT titles in 1993 and 1998, though the latter championship was vacated due to NCAA violations. The Golden […]
CINCINNATI — Senior guard Russ Smith’s jumper with 2.2 seconds remaining lifted No. 11 Louisville to a 58-57 victory over No. 7 Cincinnati before a sold-out crowd of 13,176 on Saturday at Fifth Third Arena. Forward Montrezl Harrell led the Cardinals with 21 points and freshman guard Terry Rozier added 11 points for Louisville (23-4, […]
The Bulls are making progress under new management, but still have a ways to go. Who could be on the move at this season’s trade deadline to help them get there?
With the 21st pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, the Oklahoma City Thunder selected Mitch McGary, a 6’10 big man from Michigan.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The son of Purdue basketball legend Glenn “Big Dog” Robinson came to Mackey Arena on Wednesday night and broke his father’s former team’s heart. Sophomore forward Glenn Robinson III’s layup at the overtime buzzer lifted the Big Ten Conference leading and 16th-ranked Wolverines to a 77-76 victory over the Boilermakers. Michigan, […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa–Frank Kaminsky poured in 21 points to lead four Wisconsin players in double figures during the Badgers’ 79-74 victory over Iowa on Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game was back-and-forth during the final five minutes. The Hawkeyes (19-7, in the 8-5 Big Ten) didn’t hit a field goal in the final minute, going […]
OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi senior guard Marshall Henderson couldn’t shoot the Rebels all the way to an upset over No. 2 Florida. Henderson scored all of his team-high 22 points in the first half, but ran out of gas in the second half Florida’s 75-71 win over the Rebels. Henderson went 0-of-6 from the floor […]
Even though their lead over Miami is smaller than it once was, Indiana is still poised to wrestle the East’s crown away from the HEAT.
Georgia basketball coach Mark Fox was given a two-year contract extension, and is now under contract through the 2017-18 season. Fox originally signed a six-year deal, and is 85-77 through the first five seasons. The Bulldogs were 20-14 in 2013-14, tying Kentucky for second place in the Southeastern Conference at 12-6. Georgia lost in the […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Entering this week, a lot of Virginia fans in the Central Virginia area saw a huge showdown looming against Syracuse on Saturday, a game that has the potential to be one of the biggest in Cavalier basketball history. Tony Bennett and his team saw a game against Miami on Wednesday night and […]