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Auburn signs ex-College of Charleston guard Zep Jasper

Apr. 21, 2021 04:09 PM EDT
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Former College of Charleston guard Zep Jasper has transferred to Auburn. Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said Wednesday that...

Speedy Claxton promoted to head coach at alma mater Hofstra

Apr. 08, 2021 02:04 PM EDT
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Speedy Claxton is taking over as basketball coach at Hofstra, where he starred as a point guard in the late 1990s and has served as an...

Northeastern guard Tyson Walker transfers to Michigan State

Apr. 07, 2021 04:11 PM EDT
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has added high-scoring guard Tyson Walker, a transfer from Northeastern. Spartans coach Tom Izzo...

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2019, file photo, Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey directs his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Duke in Durham, N.C. Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey says he learned his philosophy of basketball while playing for the late Skip Prosser at Xavier in the 1990s. “He had a famous quote that he said all the time,” Kelsey recalled. “The older he got, the faster he wanted to play. I think that applies to me.” (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Winthrop's Kelsey leaving for College of Charleston job

Mar. 25, 2021 08:31 PM EDT

A section of seats at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum sit empty during a first round NCAA college basketball tournament game Friday, March 19, 2021, between Drexel and Illinois in Indianapolis. No bands. No cheer squad. No buildings filled with neutral fans suddenly throwing their support behind a plucky double-digit underdog hoping to pull off an upset. This is a decidedly different NCAA tournament experience for players and coaches when they get on the court. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Western Illinois at Illinois State 3/20/2021

Mar. 21, 2021 11:18 AM EDT

File-This March 10, 2020, file photo shows Hofstra head coach Joe Mihalich reacting during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Colonial Athletic Association conference tournament against Northeastern in Washington. Mihalich, who missed last season after taking a medical leave, will shift jobs and become a special adviser to the school’s athletic director. The school announced the move Friday, March 19, 2021. In August, Hofstra said the 64-year-old Mihalich would be out but didn’t specify the reason.(AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Hofstra men's hoop coach Mihalich takes new job at school

Mar. 19, 2021 03:54 PM EDT

Illinois center Kofi Cockburn dunks the ball during the first half of a first round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Drexel Friday, March 19, 2021, at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis .(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Top-seeded Illinois cruises past Drexel 78-49 to open NCAAs

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 19, 2021 03:26 PM EDT

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo yells to players during the second half of a First Four game against UCLA in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Friday, March 19, 2021, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. UCLA won 86-80. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
The Latest: 12th-seeded Oregon State upsets No. 5 Tennessee

By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2021 12:48 PM EDT

Boise State guard Derrick Alston Jr. shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against SMU in the first round of the NIT, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Charlotte Regional - First Round - Game 1 (win) at Charlotte Regional - First Round - Game 2 (win) 3/20/2021

Mar. 18, 2021 09:16 PM EDT

Hartford’s Austin Williams (20) and head coach John Gallagher embrace after beating UMass-Lowell in an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the America East conference tournament, Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Hartford, Conn. (Kassi Jackson/Hartford Courant via AP)
Droughts over: Drexel, Rutgers lead charge back to NCAAs

By Dan Gelston Mar. 16, 2021 03:35 PM EDT

Boston head coach Scott Spinelli, right, talks with Boston guard Jay Heath (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Boston College hires Charleston's Grant as basketball coach

By Jimmy Golen Mar. 15, 2021 03:40 PM EDT

Drexel forward T.J. Bickerstaff (23) shoots over Elon forward Simon Wright (33) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the Colonial Athletic Association men's tournament championship in Harrisonburg, Va., Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Lin)
Drexel's headed to NCAAs for the first time in 25 years

Mar. 09, 2021 09:36 PM EST

Drexel guard Camren Wynter (11) drives against Elon guard Ikenna Ndugba (11) during the first half of the Colonial Athletic Association Championship game at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Lin)
Colonial Athletic - Semifinal 2 (win) at Elon Phoenix 3/9/2021

Mar. 09, 2021 08:12 PM EST

Butler carries Drexel past Northeastern 74-67 in CAA tourney

Mar. 09, 2021 12:17 AM EST
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — James Butler had 12 points and 12 rebounds to lift Drexel to a 74-67 win over Northeastern in the Colonial Athletic Assocation...

Burford lifts Elon past Hofstra 76-58 in CAA tourney

Mar. 08, 2021 08:47 PM EST
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Darius Burford had 19 points to lead five Elon players in double figures as the eighth-seeded Phoenix upset fourth-seeded Hofstra 76...

Walton, Winter lead Drexel past Charleston in CAA quarters

Mar. 07, 2021 11:40 PM EST
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Zach Walton scored 17 points and Camryn Winter 16 and Drexel beat Charleston 80-75 on Sunday night to advance to the semifinals of the...

Walker's 19 leads Northeastern past William & Mary in CAA

Mar. 07, 2021 08:18 PM EST
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Tyson Walker scored 19 points and Chris Doherty grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and Northeastern beat William & Mary 63-47 in...

Elon upsets top-seeded James Madison in CAA tourney, 72-71

Mar. 07, 2021 06:01 PM EST
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Hunter McIntosh was fouled grabbing a defensive rebound and his two free throws were just enough for Elon to survive a 3-point shot at...

Ray scores 34 to lead Hofstra past Delaware 83-75 in CAA

Mar. 07, 2021 02:12 PM EST
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Jalen Ray had a career-high 34 points as Hofstra got past Delaware 83-75 in the Colonial Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Sunday. ...

Kochera carries William & Mary over UNC Wilmington in CAA

Mar. 06, 2021 11:14 PM EST
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Connor Kochera had 17 points as William & Mary topped UNC Wilmington 73-60 in the first round of the Colonial Conference...