Tag: College Basketball
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Air Force men’s basketball struggles in second half, drops first conference game to San Diego State
It was a tale of two halves as Air Force fell to San Diego State on the road to open conference play and the Mountain West men’s basketball season. After taking a three-point lead at the half, the Aztecs (6-3) extended their lead to as many as 26 points in the second half to take…
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Colorado basketball game vs. Portland State to be played without fans due to ‘safety’ concerns
The CU Events Center will be closed to the public for Colorado’s men’s basketball game against Portland State on Wednesday night. Due to “high winds, power outages around Boulder, and potentially hazardous road conditions,” the game set to tip off at 7 p.m. will be played without fans in attendance. “Colorado Athletics apologizes for the…
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Navy beats Air Force men’s basketball in first matchup between service academies in 20 years
Navy topped Air Force in a basketball matchup 20 years in the making. In the first service academy matchup between the two schools since 2005, a second-half push by the Midshipmen gave Navy a 61-56 rivalry win in Annapolis on Sunday. It was Air Force’s first academy game since a 76-58 win over Army in…
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CU Buffs coach Tad Boyle not looking for moral victory after close loss to CSU Rams
FORT COLLINS — For weeks, Tad Boyle has felt like the boy who cried wolf. Even though Colorado was off to its best start (8-0) since the 1949-50 season, Boyle knew there was plenty of room for improvement, particularly defensively. The Buffaloes coach also knew Saturday’s game against rival Colorado State would be arguably the…
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Hot-shooting Colorado State holds on for thrilling win over rival Colorado
FORT COLLINS — Score one for the Colorado State math department and professor Ali Farokhmanesh. Just about every statistic suggested Colorado should have won Saturday afternoon. The previously unbeaten Buffaloes (8-1) were the more physical team, dominating in the paint. They were deep, scoring nearly triple the bench points as the Rams. They were more…
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Senior Jevin Muniz is the conductor of Colorado State’s high-powered offense
FORT COLLINS — Try and keep up with Ali Farokhmanesh’s offense if you can. After grabbing a pair of important nonconference wins over Wichita State and South Florida last week at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas, Colorado State sits at 6-2 ahead of Saturday’s matchup (3 p.m. via CBS Sports Network) against in-state…
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Lucas Hobin, Air Force freshmen making early impact with guidance from upperclassmen
Air Force graduate Ethan Taylor was influential in Lucas Hobin’s decision to play for the Falcon’s basketball team. Taylor’s hometown of Houston neighbors Hobin’s hometown of Katy, Texas, which instantly connected the two players when Hobin, a freshman, visited his senior year of high school. “He told me that it’s going to be hard, but…
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Bangot Dak’s breakout season arriving at perfect time for unbeaten CU Buffs
BOULDER — A summer on the sidelines hasn’t had a negative effect on Bangot Dak’s junior season. When the Colorado men’s basketball team got a few extra weeks of practice ahead of a trip to Australia, during which they played three high-level games, Dak was forced to watch with a heavily wrapped knee as he…
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Denver men’s basketball stuns Colorado State as Pioneers upset Rams 83-81 in Fort Collins
FORT COLLINS — The Tim Bergstraser era already has a signature win. Just five games into his tenure as the Denver men’s basketball coach, Bergstraser has already made a statement as his Pioneers team came into Moby Arena and stunned a previously unbeaten Colorado State team for an 83-81 win on Friday night. For Bergstraser,…
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5-star Riverdale Ridge standout Brihanna Crittendon announces commitment to Texas
Another girls basketball star from the state of Colorado is leaving home. Riverdale Ridge senior Brihanna Crittendon, a 5-star recruit in the class of 2026, announced Wednesday that she has committed to Texas over JR Payne’s CU Buffaloes, Tennessee and others. “I think the main thing was finding a community,” Crittendon said while making the…