College Basketball - Page 143

November 7, 2023

No. 20 Colorado stuns No. 1 LSU as Tigers' national title defense starts off rocky

No. 20 Colorado shocked the defending national champion LSU Tigers on Monday night in the first game of the women's college basketball regular season.

November 4, 2023

Sixth year of eligibility for 27-year-old Memphis basketball player denied

The NCAA denied an eligibility waiver for DeAndre Williams to play a sixth season of college basketball with the Memphis Tigers. Williams turned 27 in October.

November 2, 2023

Trump pays tribute to 'great man' Bob Knight: 'Tough as nails, but a big heart'

Former President Trump paid tribute to Bob Knight, who died on Wednesday. The legendary college basketball head coach supported Trump during his presidential campaign in 2016.

November 2, 2023

Walter Davis, former Suns star and college basketball great, dead at 69

Walter Davis, who starred for the North Carolina Tar Heels and during his stint with the Phoenix Suns, died this week during a visit to Charlotte, North Carolina.

November 1, 2023

Legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight dead at 83

Legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight, a three-time national champion who won 902 games during his illustrious career, died Wednesday at the age of 83.

October 30, 2023

Kansas State basketball indefinitely suspends Nae'Qwan Tomlin after arrest for fight in sports bar

Kansas State Wildcats head basketball coach Jerome Tang announced that forward Nae'Qwan Tomlin has been indefinitely suspended after his arrest for alleged fighting at a sports bar.

October 24, 2023

Che Flores becomes NBA's first openly nonbinary, trans referee

Che Flores becomes the NBA’s first openly nonbinary, transgender referee this season, after opening up to fellow officials at the NBA referees’ annual preseason meetings last month.

October 23, 2023

Tasha Butts, Georgetown women's basketball coach, dead at 41 after breast cancer battle

Georgetown women's basketball head coach Tasha Butts has died at the age of 41 after complications from breast cancer she had been fighting since 2021.

October 20, 2023

Ex-Alabama star Brandon Miller named as co-defendant in wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jamea Harris' mother

Former Alabama basketball player and Charlotte Hornets rookie Brandon Miller has been named as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of Jamea Harris.

October 17, 2023

Dick Vitale speaks for first time in 7 months following vocal cord cancer, announces broadcasting return

One of Dick Vitale's doctors said he sees "no evidence" of Vitale's vocal cord cancer "whatsoever," and the broadcaster announced his tentative return date to the mic.