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March 23, 2015
NCAA Tournament whistle automatically stops clock
Clock operators occasionally make mistakes, but a new system being used during the NCAA Tournament is attempting to curb that problem. Tournament officials are experimenting with a new whistle that automatically stops the clock, eliminating the n...
March 17, 2015
Naismith Coach of the Year finalists named
The four finalists for the 2015 Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year award were revealed today. [caption id="attachment_11342" align="alignright" width="175"] Kentucky coach John Calipari | Photo: Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons[/caption] ...
March 4, 2015
Girls hoops team banned for uniforms wins appeal
A California high school girls basketball team that was booted from the postseason for wearing illegal uniforms will be reinstated. Narbonne High School won its appeal and will play on Saturday for the section championship. However, the team will...
March 3, 2015
Seth Davis offers ideas for college basketball makeover
College basketball has been in an offensive rut for years, sending some into a panic as they frantically search for ideas on how to increase scoring. [caption id="attachment_11233" align="alignright" width="200"] College basketball is having the ...
March 2, 2015
Illegal uniforms get basketball team booted from Calif. playoffs
A southern California girls high school basketball team has been removed from the playoffs after wearing uniforms that were not in compliance with the rules. During Saturday's game, Narbonne (Harbor City) wore jerseys with pink around its numbers,...
February 24, 2015
Basketball teams punished for purposely trying to lose game
A pair of Tennessee high school girls basketball teams were removed from the postseason this week for intentionally trying to lose a district game to set up a more favorable matchup in regionals. [caption id="attachment_11055" align="alignright" ...
February 13, 2015
120-game win streak ends for high school basketball team
The Fairfield High School (Montana) girls basketball team lost for the first time in nearly five years on Thursday, ending its state record 120-game winning streak. The team lost to rival Choteau High School, 50-38. It was the squad's first loss s...
February 12, 2015
Disqualifications on the rise in Louisiana high school hoops
Disqualifications of Louisiana high school basketball coaches and players are up 35 percent since 2012-13, but opinions vary on what's causing it. [caption id="attachment_10838" align="alignleft" width="263"] Disqualifications in Louisiana high sc...
January 27, 2015
NCAA pilot program assists families with travel expenses
The NCAA will help cover expenses for players’ families to travel to the Men’s and Women’s Final Fours this spring, under a new pilot program announced Tuesday. A waiver granted today by the NCAA also allows the College Football Playoff to a...
January 20, 2015
Perfecting MEAC Tournament All About Details
Planning for the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference basketball tournament is a job that never ends. Organizers spend 52 weeks a year perfecting every last detail, and when one tournament is finished, another is waiting. Conference Commissioner Dennis...
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