Tag: College Basketball
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Where Tad Boyle’s CU Buffs rank among biggest Big 12 winners and losers in transfer portal
Roster building will continue into the summer across college basketball, but the bulk of the work has been done. Aside from the very few deciding whether or not to stay in the NBA Draft or return to college, the big names in the transfer portal have all found new homes. After a really successful season,…
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Expanded NCAA Tournament is latest example of change in college sports no one asked for | Tyler’s take
The greatest sporting event has lost a piece of its soul. Even as sports on every level — from high school to college to professional and all across the globe — have become increasingly corporatized in the 21st century, we still had the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. It didn’t matter if you were a college…
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Star Colorado freshman Isaiah Johnson reportedly entering transfer portal
Tad Boyle is once again experiencing the harsh side of the transfer portal era. After a promising freshman season, Colorado’s leading scorer, Isaiah Johnson is leaving Boulder and entering the transfer portal, per multiple reports. The announcement comes as the Buffaloes are getting ready to play in the College Basketball Crown next week in Las…
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Colorado connections are all over NCAA Tournament bracket | College Basketball Insider
For the first time this decade, the state of Colorado has no direct involvement in the men’s NCAA Tournament. Whether it’s been multiple appearances by Colorado and Colorado State or Denver’s two years hosting March Madness, the Centennial State has been spoiled with plenty of reason to get excited for the Big Dance in the…
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Utah State represents Mountain West in NCAA Tournament: How realignment impacts league’s future
The Mountain West will say goodbye to its sole NCAA Tournament team following March Madness. Utah State is the only Mountain West entry to the NCAA Tournament this year after winning the conference tournament. Five teams (Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico, UNLV and Wyoming) were chosen for the NIT. The last time the conference had…
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Air Force hires Penn State assistant Joe Crispin as new men’s basketball coach
Air Force has hired Joe Crispin as its next men’s basketball coach, according to an announcement from athletic director Nathan Pine. The move comes after a 3-29 season in which former head coach Joe Scott was suspended indefinitely and then mutually parted ways with the academy. “We are thrilled to welcome Joe, Erin and their…
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Lewis-Palmer’s Cam Lowe adds RMAC academic award to growing resume | Colorado Sunshine
Where good news shines Cam Lowe is flourishing in the RMAC. A graduate of Lewis-Palmer High in Colorado Springs, Lowe on Monday was named RMAC Academic Player of the Year for his outstanding season at Black Hills State in Spearfish, S.D. The redshirt sophomore carries a 3.93 GPA. Lowe, who initially committed to play basketball…
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Colorado State survives against Fresno State, advances to Mountain West tournament quarterfinals
Colorado State’s title defense at the Mountain West tournament rolls on to the quarterfinals. The No. 7 seed Rams held on for a 67-63 win over No. 10 seed Fresno State on Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas to advance to play No. 2 seed San Diego State on Thursday…
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CU Buffs seek familiar Tad Boyle tournament success in Big 12
BOULDER — Tad Boyle tells his team not to pack light for a reason. In the Colorado coach’s 16 years in charge, his Buffaloes have a habit of extended trips at conference tournaments. In 15 conference tournaments, Boyle’s Buffs have lost on the first day only one time. That was in 2020 when the Buffs…
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Colorado freshman Isaiah Johnson named Big 12 player and newcomer of the week
Isaiah Johnson’s stellar freshman season earned recognition. After breaking Colorado’s freshman scoring record, a mark previously held by longtime NBA player Alec Burks, Johnson was named Big 12 Co-Player and Co-Newcomer of the week, sharing both awards with Baylor’s Tounde Yessoufou. The standout newcomer also was named Big 12 honorable mention, the only member of…