DALLAS — Transfer guard Nic Moore had 13 points and eight rebounds in his SMU debut, and the Mustangs beat TCU 69-61 in the season opener for both teams Friday night. Moore played one season for Illinois State before transferring last year when his coach, Tim Jankovich, came with 73-year-old Larry Brown as an assistant…
DALLAS — The retooled Oklahoma Sooners passed the first test on Friday in their attempt to return to the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore guard Buddy Hield scored 18 points and sophomore forward Ryan Spangler added 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds as the Sooners pulled away in the final six minutes to defeat Alabama 82-73…
DALLAS – While Alabama and Oklahoma tipped off the 2013-14 college basketball season as the first game in the Buckets and Boots Showcase on Friday, before the first horn sounded, the two teams met at mid-court to make a joint donation of $20,000 to the United Way of Norman, Okla., an effort to provide continued…
DALLAS – While the Final Four returns to North Texas in April for the first time since 1986, the season tips on opening day, this Friday, Nov. 8, at American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas with the Buckets and Boots Showcase, a college basketball tripleheader anchored with Big 12 Conference teams. Oklahoma battles Alabama in…
LAS VEGAS – Three Top-25 teams in the pre-season Associated Press Poll will be in action at inaugural MGM Grand Showcase on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. In the new poll released Thursday, the nationally televised doubleheader will feature No. 17 Marquette vs. No. 23 New Mexico followed by No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. Colorado. The Buffaloes, picked…
LEXINGTON, KY – Sixteen NCAA Division I basketball programs will descend upon Southwest Florida this Thanksgiving as the inaugural Gulf Coast Showcase is staged at the Germain Arena in Estero, Fla. The men’s eight-team tournament, designed to showcase the top mid-major programs from across the country, will be held Nov. 25-27; it will be immediately followed…
LEXINGTON, KY – Seven teams will compete over two weeks in November in the round-robin Roundball Showcase, announced Saturday by bd Global. Western Kentucky, Marshall and East Tennessee State lead the field as “host programs” for the event with Stephen F. Austin, Samford, UNC Wilmington and Campbellsville (Ky.) rounding out the field. All 13 games of…
HOUSTON – The college basketball madness of March will come early when Toyota Center plays host to the Lone Star Showcase this December. The premium doubleheader on Dec. 21, 2013 features Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma in a nationally televised Big 12-SEC Challenge game and Houston vs. Rice in a crosstown showdown. The event is managed…
DALLAS – While “the Road to the Final Four” will end at AT&T Stadium next April, the road also “begins” in Dallas at the Tip-Off Showcase on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 at American Airlines Center. The opening day of college basketball season will feature a tripleheader with Oklahoma vs. Alabama, SMU vs. TCU and Baylor vs.…
LAS VEGAS – Four Top 25 college basketball programs will be on display at MGM Grand in Las Vegas Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 in an inaugural nationally televised doubleheader. The MGM Grand Showcase will feature Marquette vs. New Mexico and Oklahoma State vs. Colorado at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with the games benefitting Coaches vs.…