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College Fast Break - NCAA Basketball - College Basketball

June 29th, 2008

We’ll See How Long This Lasts

Bob McKillop was given a contract extension through the 2015-16 season at Davidson.
Many of you will remember Davidson as the little engine that could in last season’s NCAA tournament. The tiny Charlotte, North Carolina school had a run that caused basketball brackets to be torn and shredded at jobs all over the nation.
The Wildcats came […]

By Kevin Hunter -- 0 comments

June 21st, 2008

College Recruiting Gone Mad!

What were most of you doing when you were in the eighth grade?
For some of us (especially me), it was an awkward time of trying to fit in with the cool kids or any kids for that matter who share some of your interests and awkwardness among other things. Dating was starting to become a […]

By Kevin Hunter -- 5 comments

March 15th, 2008

Severe weather gives new meaning to March Madness

The SEC tournament in Atlanta was thrown into chaos on Friday night when a severe storm rolled through downtown Atlanta and damaged the Georgia Dome. The storm caused two big holes in the Georgia Dome roof and ripped off some of arena siding. No injuries were reported at the Georgia Dome.
The last game of […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

February 29th, 2008

Injury bug hits Kentucky

The Kentucky Wildcats, who are only one game behind Tennessee in the race for the SEC Eastern Division title, suffered a major injury blow on Friday when stud freshman Patrick Patterson was diagnosed with stress fracture in his left ankle. Patterson will miss the rest of the season.
Patterson, the leading freshman scorer in the SEC, […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

February 28th, 2008

Games to watch this week - February 28th

The clock is ticking…
March Madness is fast approaching.
Every conference game matters. One big win could secure your team a birth in the NCAA tournament. One huge loss could dash your team’s hopes to play in the post-season.
Here are some of the biggest games to watch this week:

Tonight: #15 Michigan State at #9 Wisconsin - the […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

February 14th, 2008

Games to watch this week - February 14th

As we get closer and closer to March madness, the conference battles are heating up. Here are some prime college basketball contests to watch this weekend:
Saturday February 16:
#7 Stanford at Arizona - the Wildcats are on a roll at home right now, as they have defeated Washington State, Washington and USC in their last […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

February 8th, 2008

Injury update - February 8th

With teams in the middle of their conference schedules, they need all the healthy players they can get. A few injuries here and there could cost a team some important conference victories (see North Carolina).
Here are the latest victims of the injury bug:
Florida State guard Isaiah Swann tore his left ACL in the Seminole’s […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

December 7th, 2007

UPDATED: Arizona head coach Lute Olsen to miss rest of season

Arizona head coach Lute Olsen, who had requested a temporary leave of absence from the Wildcats to deal with some family matters, has announced that he will miss the rest of the season.
Olsen also announced that he fully intends to return to coach the Wildcats next season. Interim coach Kevin O’Neill will continue to coach […]

By Rich Carlson -- 1 comment