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Friday, September 20, 2024
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas — What a difference a week makes! Just seven days ago #1 ranked Houston guard Jamaal Shead sank a mid-range, bone-crushing jumper for at 67-65 win at Tigers sold out home court crowd. One week later the Tigers got their revenge with a 75-65 […]
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas—Amid a week of cheers and chants at Dickies Arena the crowd on hand was reduced to a hush when all-American guard Marcus Sasser crumbled awkwardly to the court. Sassers feet slipped from under him while dribbling past midcourt, Houston Coach Kelvin Sampson knew something was […]
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas —The chant “whoop that trick” coined after the classic movie shot in Memphis Hustle And Flow, rang throughout Dickies Arena Saturday evening as Memphis men’s basketball team locked down Tulane by 40 pts, 94-54. Penny Hardaway had been asking his team to lock in for the […]
Alabama Crimson Tide forward Brandon Miller (24) warms up before the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in College Station, Texas, Saturday. TUSCALOOSA, AL — Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller spoke Wednesday about being at the scene of a fatal shooting that killed a 23-year-old mother, saying he […]
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas ––Kevin Cross led Tulane to a 82-76 quarterfinal win over Wichita State on Friday night to advance to the American Conference Semifinals for the second straight year. Tulane improves to 20-10 on the year, making it the first time since the 2012-13 season when the […]
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas – Friday night at Dickies Arena was one for the record books as the No. 2-seeded Memphis men’s basketball team defeated No. 7 UCF, 81-76, in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference championship. The Tigers improve to 24-8 on the season and advance to […]
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas – Freshman guard Dan Skillings Jr. turned in a career-high 20 points off the bench to propel No. 4 seed Cincinnati to an 84-54 win over No. 5 seed Temple in American Athletic Championship Quarterfinals on Friday afternoon. Redshirt senior and AAC First-Teamer Landers Nolley II added 22 points, […]
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas –– For the first time since their Phi Slama Jama era the University of Houston is poised to have two back-to-back 30 win seasons. Two days after being named the league’s top player, Sasser scored 24 of his 30 points in the second half […]
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas – – – For the first time since 2007, the East Carolina women’s basketball team is going dancing. With a 46-44 victory over the Houston Cougars, the Pirates completed their run to the 2023 American Athletic Conference Championship. Synia Johnson was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. […]
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas — Wichita State used a big second half to put away Tulsa, 81-63, Thursday evening in American Athletic Conference Championship first round action at Dickies Arena.Craig Portr Jr. became the first Shocker ever to record a point-assist double-double in a conference tournament game, finishing with 10 […]