http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/ Latest College Basketball news from ESPN.com en-us Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:23:53 PST http://backend.userland.com/rss webmaster@espn.go.com http://a.espncdn.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif http://espn.go.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2012 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 As the seconds ticked away, a much-criticized freshman whose confidence never wavered lifted up a shot that will forever live in Duke lore. The result -- an 85-84 win over bitter rival UNC after a furious rally -- is now what defines Austin Rivers.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:35:58 PST http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7557367/duke-austin-rivers-lives-moment-north-carolina-tar-heels-college-basketball http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7557367/duke-austin-rivers-lives-moment-north-carolina-tar-heels-college-basketball Top high school basketball players will head to Chicago for the prestigious McDonald's All-American Game.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:10:35 PST http://espn.go.com/high-school/boys-basketball/story/_/id/7558497/2012-mcdonald-all-american-game-boys-rosters-announced http://espn.go.com/high-school/boys-basketball/story/_/id/7558497/2012-mcdonald-all-american-game-boys-rosters-announced North Carolina junior Dexter Strickland has had surgery to repair a knee injury that will sideline him the rest of the season.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:47:12 PST http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7560132/north-carolina-dexter-strickland-undergoes-knee-surgery http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7560132/north-carolina-dexter-strickland-undergoes-knee-surgery Georgetown assistant men's basketball coach Kenya Hunter has been released from the hospital after becoming ill following a practice.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:38:07 PST http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7559650/georgetown-hoyas-assistant-kenya-hunter-hospital-passing-out http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7559650/georgetown-hoyas-assistant-kenya-hunter-hospital-passing-out The University of Connecticut has proposed reducing the number of games it will play next season if the NCAA grants a waiver to allow the Huskies to play in the 2013 men's basketball tournament.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:45:50 PST http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7554978/connecticut-huskies-propose-self-imposed-penalties-academic-progress-report http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7554978/connecticut-huskies-propose-self-imposed-penalties-academic-progress-report At long last, Memphis is part of the Big East.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:28:17 PST http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554557/memphis-tigers-accept-invitation-join-big-east http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554557/memphis-tigers-accept-invitation-join-big-east Two men suing Syracuse University and head basketball coach Jim Boeheim for defamation connected to the sexual abuse investigation of fired assistant Bernie Fine are only out to generate salacious headlines with tawdry court filings, lawyers for the unive]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:01:44 PST http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7555603/syracuse-lawyers-say-men-suing-jim-boeheim-defamation-only-seek-headlines http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7555603/syracuse-lawyers-say-men-suing-jim-boeheim-defamation-only-seek-headlines Conference USA's board of directors will meet later this week to discuss the possibility of a full-scale merger with the Mountain West Conference, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:44:09 PST http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554045/conference-usa-board-discuss-possibility-merging-mountain-west-source-says http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554045/conference-usa-board-discuss-possibility-merging-mountain-west-source-says Air Force has fired Jeff Reynolds as men's basketball coach after five seasons.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:27:20 PST http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7555067/air-force-falcons-fire-coach-jeff-reynolds-five-seasons http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7555067/air-force-falcons-fire-coach-jeff-reynolds-five-seasons Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun plans on getting through this latest health crisis with his back and returning to coaching, whenever he is physically able.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:05:25 PST http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7552039/jim-calhoun-vows-return-battling-back-injury http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7552039/jim-calhoun-vows-return-battling-back-injury Junior guard Malik Stith has withdrawn from the St. John's basketball team, citing personal reasons.]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:10:50 PST http://espn.go.com/new-york/ncb/story/_/id/7555954/junior-malik-stith-leaves-st-john-red-storm-citing-personal-reasons http://espn.go.com/new-york/ncb/story/_/id/7555954/junior-malik-stith-leaves-st-john-red-storm-citing-personal-reasons Kentucky kept an iron grip Monday on the top spot in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll, receiving all 31 votes for the third straight week.]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:21:28 PST http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7546884/kentucky-wildcats-maintain-firm-hold-no-1-ranking-espn-usa-today-coaches-poll http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7546884/kentucky-wildcats-maintain-firm-hold-no-1-ranking-espn-usa-today-coaches-poll Robert Kelley, the University of North Dakota president says the school will resume using its Fighting Sioux nickname despite threats from the NCAA.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:41:09 PST http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554517/north-dakota-resume-use-fighting-sioux-nickname http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554517/north-dakota-resume-use-fighting-sioux-nickname Bobby Cremins knew he had nothing left to give his College of Charleston players when he walked away from the game last month.]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:20:35 PST http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7547859/college-charleston-cougars-bobby-cremins-leave-due-exhaustion http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7547859/college-charleston-cougars-bobby-cremins-leave-due-exhaustion Alabama junior forward Tony Mitchell has been suspended indefinitely from the team, the school announced Monday.]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:18:53 PST http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7547827/alabama-crimson-tide-suspend-forward-tony-mitchell-indefinitely http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7547827/alabama-crimson-tide-suspend-forward-tony-mitchell-indefinitely The Pac-12 board of directors unanimously decided to extend the contract of commissioner Larry Scott through 2016, the conference said Monday morning. ]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:47:47 PST http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7546522/pac-12-extends-commissioner-larry-scott-contract-2016 http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7546522/pac-12-extends-commissioner-larry-scott-contract-2016