http://www.mail.com/organizations/136638-west-coast-conference-basketball.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/136638-west-coast-conference-basketball.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1994348-jacksons-double-double-baylor-to-nit-final.html NEW YORK (AP) — Pierre Jackson has saved some of the best basketball of his career for the end of it. Jackson earned himself and Baylor another game, putting up his third straight double-double with 24 points and 10 assists to lift the Bears back into the National Invitation Tournament championship with a 76-70 win over BYU on Tuesday night. ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:18:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1994348-jacksons-double-double-baylor-to-nit-final.html 2013-04-03T04:18:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1979078-best-worst-ncaa-tournaments-1st-weekend.html Florida Gulf Coast was the breakout star of the weekend, alley-ooping its way on to the national stage to capture everyone's attention. You probably watched the Eagles crash the round of 16 like everyone else. Well, there were 63 other teams playing last weekend, too. La Salle broke through as well. Bluebloods such as Duke and Michigan State were big winn... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:44:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1979078-best-worst-ncaa-tournaments-1st-weekend.html 2013-03-26T00:44:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1976148-bracketracket-zags-ryans-wiki-geno-59.html Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shop for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, we say farewell to our first No. 1 seed and explain why Gonzaga's ouster was unusual compared to recent tournament history. We also check in with actor Josh Duhamel, browse Bo Ryan's Wikipedia page and get Coach K to compare Duke with the Yankees. ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:56:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1976148-bracketracket-zags-ryans-wiki-geno-59.html 2013-03-24T07:56:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1975990-wichita-sts-3-pointers-boot-no-1-gonzaga-76-70.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The No. 1 got taken down by a bunch of 3s. Gonzaga is out of the NCAA tournament thanks to Wichita State, a No. 9 seed that made five straight shots from behind the arc Saturday for a 76-70 victory that sent the West Region's top seed — and the nation's No. 1 team during the regular season — back home. "This is in... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:17:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1975990-wichita-sts-3-pointers-boot-no-1-gonzaga-76-70.html 2013-03-24T05:17:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1972220-upset-day-harvard-ousts-mexico.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some people may have heard of the school that's suddenly generating a bit of March Madness buzz. Harvard. Yep, Harvard —the school known for producing U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices and Nobel Prize winners earned its first NCAA tournament victory Thursday night with a 68-62 upset of No. 3 seed New Mexico. ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:47:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1972220-upset-day-harvard-ousts-mexico.html 2013-03-22T08:47:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1972192-memphis-survives-frantic-finish-beats-st-marys.html AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — When D.J. Stephens is dunking and blocking shots, Memphis looks like a team that could make an extended run in this NCAA tournament. Then, the Tigers start missing free throws and turning the ball over — and suddenly no lead seems safe. "It's the NCAA tournament. Things like that happen," coach Josh Pastner said. "We just missed... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:41:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1972192-memphis-survives-frantic-finish-beats-st-marys.html 2013-03-22T07:41:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1971412-gonzaga-pulls-64-58-win-southern.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It was every frontrunner's nightmare. Top-seeded Gonzaga ran into a No. 16 seed that wasn't playing like one, a crowd itching for an upset and the very real prospect of making history in a most embarrassing way. Somehow, the Zags maneuvered their way out of that mess Thursday with a 64-58 win over Southern University, but not before ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:26:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1971412-gonzaga-pulls-64-58-win-southern.html 2013-03-22T00:26:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1971182-memphis-avoids-late-collapse-tops-gaels-54-52.html AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Before he could celebrate his first NCAA tournament victory as a head coach, Josh Pastner had to sweat out a couple of frantic seconds. Memphis held on — though the Tigers learned quite a lesson about how quickly a game can slip away. Matthew Dellavedova's 3-pointer from the right wing sailed long as time expired, allowing the s... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:53:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1971182-memphis-avoids-late-collapse-tops-gaels-54-52.html 2013-03-21T22:53:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1968450-time-to-ncaa-tourney-up-grabs.html Brad Stevens is amused by all this talk of parity in the NCAA tournament. The coach who guided little Butler to the national championship game two years in a row wonders why everyone seems to be saying all at once: Hey, there's some pretty good teams beyond the glamour conferences. Stevens remembers his first basketball job, as Butler'... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:21:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1968450-time-to-ncaa-tourney-up-grabs.html 2013-03-21T00:21:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1968598-guide-to-ncaa-games.html The NCAA tournament will not have a repeat champion for the sixth straight season. Kentucky made sure of that by failing to make the field of 68. Beyond that, nothing's for certain in this year's version of March Madness after a season a parity that saw the top teams swap positions like it was a hoedown. The tournament got started Tuesday night with the p... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:57:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1968598-guide-to-ncaa-games.html 2013-03-20T21:57:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1968582-zags-head-tournament-with-top-seed.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Maybe it's the quirky name of the school, "Gonzaga." Or its pint-sized enrollment of 4,900. Or the fact that employees at one office in its hometown are so gaga over the 'Zags, they wore their hair long at work this week as a shout-out to the team's best player, flowing-tressed 7-footer Kelly Olynyk. Whatever the reason for all the f... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:51:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1968582-zags-head-tournament-with-top-seed.html 2013-03-20T21:51:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1966624-saint-marys-nc-at-move-ncaa.html DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Saint Mary's had a big concern coming into the NCAA tournament's First Four. Its career scoring leader suddenly couldn't hit a shot. Matthew Dellavedova hit his first two from behind the arc Tuesday night, and the tournament got its first big night by a dominant guard. The Australian star emerged from his slump and scored 22 points for... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:31:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1966624-saint-marys-nc-at-move-ncaa.html 2013-03-20T07:31:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1966374-saint-marys-beats-middle-tenn-67-54.html DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Matthew Dellavedova's first shot from behind the arc was right on target. So was the next one less than a minute later. Saint Mary's career scoring leader had finally found his touch at tournament time. Dellavedova emerged from a deep shooting slump by scoring 22 points on Tuesday night, and the Gaels got off to a good start in their s... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:40:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1966374-saint-marys-beats-middle-tenn-67-54.html 2013-03-20T04:40:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1962958-gonzaga-no-1-final-ap-poll.html Gonzaga's first stint on top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll lasted through the final Top 25 of the season. The Bulldogs (31-2), the fourth of the four top seeds in the NCAA tournament, were a runaway No. 1 for a third straight week on Monday, receiving 45 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. They become the first sc... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:36:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1962958-gonzaga-no-1-final-ap-poll.html 2013-03-19T00:36:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961906-bracket-lives-games.html Drop the pen. Everybody knows no ink makes contact with a bracket sheet until Monday night at the earliest. Until it's deadline time, pencils are preferred. It's tempting to make big decisions about your picks while you're still waiting for the fourth region to be unveiled. Don't. In the next 10, 12 hours you will hear so many nuggets of information and r... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:18:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961906-bracket-lives-games.html 2013-03-18T18:18:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961134-louisville-top-seed-ncaa-tournament.html Good luck filling out those brackets. The No. 1 seeds are set for the NCAA tournament, but very little has gone as expected in this college basketball season. No reason for things to change now. Louisville received the top overall seed Sunday after romping through the Big East tournament, while Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga claimed the other No. 1 spots. Ye... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:04:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961134-louisville-top-seed-ncaa-tournament.html 2013-03-18T10:04:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961676-small-schools-up-big-ncaa-tourney-field.html Boise State coach Leon Rice was hoping for the best and secretly dreading the worst when he gathered his team to watch the NCAA tournament selection show. The Broncos went 21-10 in the regular season, but lost in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament. For a team that doesn't play in one of the so-called power conferences, that usually... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:55:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961676-small-schools-up-big-ncaa-tourney-field.html 2013-03-18T02:55:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961686-coach-k-izzo-rare-march-meeting-midwest.html Mike Krzyzewski and Tom Izzo have been regulars in the NCAA tournament, both making multiple Final Four appearances and winning national titles in impressive streaks of appearances. They are only two victories each away from a rare March matchup in the Midwest Region. Duke (27-5) will play in its 18th consecutive NCAA tournament under Krzyzewski, as the N... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:01:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961686-coach-k-izzo-rare-march-meeting-midwest.html 2013-03-18T02:01:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961660-10-things-to-ncaa-tournament.html A look at the NCAA men's tournament, the 68-team free-for-all that begins Tuesday and ends three weeks from now at the Final Four in Atlanta: 1. WHO'S NUMBER 1? Well, we won't know who the NCAA champion is until the Final Four is over on April 8. But the four No. 1 seeds heading into the tournament: Louisville, Kansas, Indiana and Gon... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:33:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961660-10-things-to-ncaa-tournament.html 2013-03-18T01:33:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1947822-no-1-gonzaga-rolls-saint-marys-65-51-wcc.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gonzaga played well enough to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, all season and in the West Coast Conference title game. Whether the top-ranked Zags get that top spot won't be decided until the weekend, not that it matters all that much to them. "We've been playing great basketball all year," Gonzaga forward Elias Harris said after... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:20:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1947822-no-1-gonzaga-rolls-saint-marys-65-51-wcc.html 2013-03-12T07:20:39Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1946454-gonzaga-starts-2nd-week-no-1.html Gonzaga is no one-week wonder at No. 1. The Bulldogs beat Loyola Marymount 66-48 in its first — and so far only — game as the nation's top-ranked team. They will look to win the West Coast Conference title Monday night. Gonzaga received 54 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. Duke, which received the other 11 first-place votes, moved... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:16:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1946454-gonzaga-starts-2nd-week-no-1.html 2013-03-11T17:16:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1943992-no-1-gonzaga-beats-lmu-66-48-to-reach-wcc-final.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — For the first time in school history, Gonzaga stepped on the floor as the top-ranked team in the country. Thanks to a second-half surge Saturday night in the semifinals of the West Coast conference tournament, it'll step on the floor Monday night in the championship game of the event as the nation's No. 1 team for a second straight week. ... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 07:22:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1943992-no-1-gonzaga-beats-lmu-66-48-to-reach-wcc-final.html 2013-03-10T07:22:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1930512-gonzaga-no-1-ap-top-25-1st-time.html SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The to-do list for the Gonzaga basketball team got shorter Monday: For the first time, the Zags were ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll. Sweet, but it may get bumpier from there. Next: Avoiding the potholes that have stopped every other No. 1 this season, then finding a way to the Final Four. "It's an honor that people ... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:29:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1930512-gonzaga-no-1-ap-top-25-1st-time.html 2013-03-05T01:29:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1927788-no-2-gonzaga-beats-portland-81-52.html SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The raucous student section at No. 2 Gonzaga's arena had no doubt where the Zags should be ranked when The Associated Press' Top 25 comes out on Monday. "We're No. 1! We're No. 1!" the students shouted as the clock wound down in Gonzaga's 81-52 victory over Portland on Saturday. Coach Mark Few was a little more restrained, noting th... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 01:31:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1927788-no-2-gonzaga-beats-portland-81-52.html 2013-03-03T01:31:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1925898-san-diego-basketball-star-6-months-prison.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former University of San Diego basketball star Brandon Johnson was sentenced to six months in prison Friday for his role in a game-fixing scheme. San Diego's all-time scoring and assists leader admitted unsuccessfully soliciting an unidentified player during the 2010-11 season, when he was no longer at the school. He insisted he never man... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:26:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1925898-san-diego-basketball-star-6-months-prison.html 2013-03-02T00:26:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1924912-saint-marys-penalized-recruiting-violations.html MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — One of the most powerful mid-major programs in college basketball has been found guilty of breaking some big-time rules. The NCAA put Saint Mary's on four years of probation Friday for a "failure to monitor its men's basketball program," reducing scholarships and placing other penalties on the team after the governing body said the t... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:54:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1924912-saint-marys-penalized-recruiting-violations.html 2013-03-01T22:54:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1923944-no-2-gonzaga-survives-scare-byu-70-65.html PROVO, Utah (AP) — No. 2 Gonzaga knew Brigham Young wouldn't be a pushover this time. On Thursday night, the Cougars even threw a converted football player at Bulldogs star Kelly Olynyk. Olynyk withstood the hit and Gonzaga withstood a furious rally for a 70-65 victory before a raucous crowd of 19,731. Olynyk scored ... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:11:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1923944-no-2-gonzaga-survives-scare-byu-70-65.html 2013-03-01T08:11:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1919730-gonzagas-path-to-no-1-ranking-with-indiana-loss.html SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Second-ranked Gonzaga's game at BYU on Thursday suddenly has national significance. With No. 1 Indiana losing to Minnesota on Tuesday, the Zags might reach the top of the AP basketball poll Monday if they can beat BYU then defeat Portland on Saturday. "It's an unbelievable feeling to be part of such a team that has accomplished so mu... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:48:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1919730-gonzagas-path-to-no-1-ranking-with-indiana-loss.html 2013-02-27T19:48:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1914476-indiana-stays-no-1-ap-top-25-gonzaga-no-2.html SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga has been in 14 NCAA tournaments, five of which ended with an appearance in the Round of 16. But no Gonzaga team has ever before been ranked No. 2 in The Associated Press' Top 25, as the Zags were Monday. Indiana remained No. 1 for the fourth straight week. Meanwhile, the little school from Spokane with the funny name moved up... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:39:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1914476-indiana-stays-no-1-ap-top-25-gonzaga-no-2.html 2013-02-26T00:39:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1897214-no-5-gonzaga-holds-san-francisco-71-61.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mark Few felt uneasy until the final buzzer sounded. After three years of last-second shots and steals that always seemed to go San Francisco's way, the Gonzaga coach had seen too many leads at War Memorial Gymnasium evaporate. Almost happened again, too. Kelly Olynyk had 26 points and nine rebounds, and Elias Harr... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:13:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1897214-no-5-gonzaga-holds-san-francisco-71-61.html 2013-02-17T01:13:33Z