http://www.mail.com/organizations/267458-atlantic-10-conference-basketball.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/267458-atlantic-10-conference-basketball.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2028700-ap-source-rutgers-eddie-jordan-reach-agreement.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers is turning to one of its greatest players to lead the basketball program past an embarrassing coaching scandal and into its future with the Big Ten Conference. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Los Angeles Lakers assistant Eddie Jordan has reached a tentative agreement to take over as coach of ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:43:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2028700-ap-source-rutgers-eddie-jordan-reach-agreement.html 2013-04-19T00:43:39Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2018526-ap-source-jordan-nears-deal-to-coach-rutgers.html A person familiar with the situation tells the Associated Press that Eddie Jordan is nearing an agreement with Rutgers to replace Mike Rice as coach. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Jordan and Rutgers interim athletic director Carl Kirschner are meeting again Sunday to finalize the language in the contract before an announcement can be ... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:07:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2018526-ap-source-jordan-nears-deal-to-coach-rutgers.html 2013-04-14T14:07:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2016788-saint-louis-removes-interim-crews-title.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Just days removed from the start of fall practice in 2011-12, Rick Majerus needed an assistant coach — fast. Jim Crews had 24 hours to decide. "He said, 'I think we're going to win a lot of games, we're going to eat well and we're going to laugh a lot,'" Crews remembered. "A great trifecta." Saint Louis hired Crews on Friday, stripping hi... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:13:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2016788-saint-louis-removes-interim-crews-title.html 2013-04-12T22:13:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1999916-rutgers-sets-to-repair-image-ads-job-limbo.html PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — It seemed a perfect fit when Tim Pernetti was hired as athletic director at Rutgers in April 2009. A New Jersey native who played tight end for the Scarlet Knights, the 42-year-old Pernetti had witnessed the athletic department's push toward respectability with a close eye and was viewed as the right man to push it even further. ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:11:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1999916-rutgers-sets-to-repair-image-ads-job-limbo.html 2013-04-05T13:11:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1996252-minnesota-hires-fius-richard-pitino.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Richard Pitino was regarded as one of the nation's up-and-coming young coaches at Florida International and comes with a last name that draws immediate respect in all corners of college basketball. That combination was too good for Minnesota to pass up. Pitino has agreed to take over for the fired Tubby Smith, the university announced o... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:36:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1996252-minnesota-hires-fius-richard-pitino.html 2013-04-03T23:36:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1992422-this-years-ncaa-tournament-unpredictable.html Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shop for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, we take stock of the appallingly low number of perfect Final Four picks, look back at how other underdogs have done in the national semifinals, and get John Beilein's thoughts on postgame transportation. But first, a statistical basis for decla... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:09:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1992422-this-years-ncaa-tournament-unpredictable.html 2013-04-02T08:09:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1991284-texas-tech-hires-tubby-smith-basketball-coach.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Tubby Smith is headed to Texas Tech to try to turn around another wayward program. Smith was hired Monday, the school announced late Monday night. Associate athletic director Blayne Beal tweeted that a 2 p.m. press conference was scheduled Tuesday to meet the latest man who is coming from a bigger program to try to revive the basketb... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:57:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1991284-texas-tech-hires-tubby-smith-basketball-coach.html 2013-04-02T04:57:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988978-wichita-upsets-osu-70-66-final-trip.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cleanthony Early kept stealing glances down at the hat in his hands while he waited for his turn to climb the stepladder. The Wichita State forward seemed stunned at the words on the side of his brand-new ballcap: "Final Four Atlanta." "It's crazy. I still can't believe we're here," Early said. "You try to expect it, but you expect a lo... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 04:03:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988978-wichita-upsets-osu-70-66-final-trip.html 2013-03-31T04:03:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986350-bracketracket-quiz-thought-peeps.html Welcome to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. For our first Sweet 16 edition, we've got a geography quiz by Shockers and Explorers, a coach in rarified air, a former Ohio attorney general rooting for Michigan State and Jim Larranaga's thought for the day. All that and some Bracket Bits that include all of Dunk City's postseas... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:59:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986350-bracketracket-quiz-thought-peeps.html 2013-03-29T18:59:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986282-wichita-moves-to-final-8.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Malcolm Armstead and his Wichita State teammates told each other they could be a Final Four team last summer. Now the Shockers are one win away from a place the program hasn't been since 1965. They rolled past La Salle 72-58 in the West Regional semifinals on Thursday night. Next up is No. 2 seed Ohio State in Saturday's regional final.... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:04:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986282-wichita-moves-to-final-8.html 2013-03-29T08:04:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986102-shockers-roll-to-72-58-ncaa-win-la-salle.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Too big, too physical, too quick. Wichita State proved too much of everything for La Salle in a 72-58 victory on Thursday night that put the Shockers into the final eight of the NCAA tournament for the first time in 32 years. They overwhelmed the Explorers with a 14-2 run to open the game that had La Salle playing catch-up the rest of t... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:00:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986102-shockers-roll-to-72-58-ncaa-win-la-salle.html 2013-03-29T06:00:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1984014-bracketracket-floor-big-shocker-noid.html Welcome to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. Today's menu includes a time-lapse of the Final Floor being built, one great Big Shocker, some hatin' on Ohio State's Aaron Craft, a familiar name atop a bracket challenge and intense loyalty by Domino's CEO with a side of Noid to go with it. And for dessert, w... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:57:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1984014-bracketracket-floor-big-shocker-noid.html 2013-03-28T08:57:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1983642-shaka-smart-to-sign-extension-to-remain-vcu.html Shaka Smart and VCU have agreed in principle to a deal to keep the basketball coach at the school. The details are still being finalized, but the majority of changes involve "program enhancements for the student-athletes and coaches," athletic director Ed McLaughlin said. It also extends a contract already scheduled to run through 2020. ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:31:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1983642-shaka-smart-to-sign-extension-to-remain-vcu.html 2013-03-28T02:31:46Z 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/1978264-south-alabama-hires-butlers-matthew-graves.html MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — South Alabama has hired Butler associate head coach Matthew Graves as its head basketball coach, hoping to duplicate some of the NCAA tournament success that program has enjoyed in recent years. Graves doesn't think the winning will take long for the Sun Belt Conference program, and said that was his message in a brief locker room ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:05:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1978264-south-alabama-hires-butlers-matthew-graves.html 2013-03-25T22:05:11Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1977472-bracketracket-crafts-shot-sadler-dunk-city.html Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shop for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, we see what happens when Ohio State hits a buzzer beater, ride shotgun with NASCAR driver Elliott Sadler and see why the cool kids are referring to Fort Myers, Fla., as "Dunk City." But first, let's acquaint ourselves with the Sweet 16, shall we? ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:53:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1977472-bracketracket-crafts-shot-sadler-dunk-city.html 2013-03-25T08:53:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977398-kansas-survives-la-salle-surprises-kansas-city.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bill Self didn't have much to say to his team at halftime, not with Kansas playing as poorly as it had all season and North Carolina just 20 minutes away from an NCAA tournament win. So he walked into the locker room and told his players to talk among themselves. Senior guard Elijah Johnson remembers asking, "What are we going to d... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:53:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977398-kansas-survives-la-salle-surprises-kansas-city.html 2013-03-25T08:53:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977468-hoosiers-buckeyes-survive-to-reach-ncaa-sweet-16.html DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Khalif Wyatt patted his chest twice, acknowledging that his incredible game wasn't going to be quite enough. Across the court, the Hoosiers' heartbeats could finally slow down. No. 1 Indiana had barely escaped the big upset. The Hoosiers finally figured out a way to stop Wyatt — bump him, shadow him, deny him the ball — and used a clos... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:52:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977468-hoosiers-buckeyes-survive-to-reach-ncaa-sweet-16.html 2013-03-25T08:52:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977410-florida-gulf-coast-stars-week-1-ncaa-tourney.html The basketball blue bloods from Louisville, Kansas and Indiana made it through. So did the iron men from La Salle. Then there's Florida Gulf Coast, a school hardly anyone had heard of just a few days ago. Improbably, they're still playing, too — a tongue-wagging, heel-clicking, arm-flapping collection of no-names who turned the opening week of the NCAA to... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:52:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977410-florida-gulf-coast-stars-week-1-ncaa-tourney.html 2013-03-25T08:52:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977182-garlands-late-shot-leads-la-salle-to-round-16.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — If anyone says La Salle is making its first trip to the round of 16 in a very, very long time, don't believe it. The last time the upstart Explorers got this far, the NCAA tournament didn't even have a round of 16. But now it does and the little school from Philadelphia is there. Tyrone Garland banked home a scooping layup with 2 s... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:16:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977182-garlands-late-shot-leads-la-salle-to-round-16.html 2013-03-25T04:16:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977124-official-george-mason-to-join-atlantic-10-july.html WASHINGTON (AP) — First VCU, now George Mason. The two mid-majors that made stunning runs to the Final Four from the Colonial Athletic Association will reunite in the Atlantic 10. George Mason is joining the A-10 as of July 1, an official with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Sunday night. The official spoke on condition of anonymit... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:30:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977124-official-george-mason-to-join-atlantic-10-july.html 2013-03-25T02:30:39Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1976860-indiana-holds-temple-58-52-to-reach-sweet-16.html DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Indiana's season, the one that's supposed to finish with confetti falling and nets coming down, was minutes from ending in shock and disappointment. The Hoosiers were on the brink. As the clock ticked down, coach Tom Crean wouldn't allow himself to thing about defeat, so his mind wandered elsewhere. "That's when you just pray," he said... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:29:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1976860-indiana-holds-temple-58-52-to-reach-sweet-16.html 2013-03-24T23:29:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1975956-blue-marquette-butler-door-74-72.html LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Back and forth went Marquette and Butler, trading makes and misses in an intense rematch that made a case for being the best game so far of this NCAA tournament. In the end, Vander Blue and the Golden Eagles pulled out another nail-biter as the Bulldogs couldn't muster any more of their March magic. Blue scored 19 second-half points ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:54:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1975956-blue-marquette-butler-door-74-72.html 2013-03-24T04:54:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1975508-temples-wyatt-thumb-ok-ready-indiana.html DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Temple star guard Khalif Wyatt says his injured left thumb should not be a problem when the Owls play top-seeded Indiana in the NCAA tournament. The Atlantic 10's player of the year got hurt in the second half of Friday's win over North Carolina State. He came out briefly to get his thumb taped and scored 31 points as the Owls advanced... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:42:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1975508-temples-wyatt-thumb-ok-ready-indiana.html 2013-03-23T18:42:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974112-no-13-seed-la-salle-beats-no-4-k-state-63-61.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — John Giannini kept calling timeouts as La Salle's big lead kept slipping away, an 18-point halftime advantage wiped out by fourth-ranked Kansas State's frantic comeback. The coach's message every time was simple: Keep playing defense. The Explorers finally answered his challenge. Jerrell Wright made three foul shots in the final 30... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:56:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974112-no-13-seed-la-salle-beats-no-4-k-state-63-61.html 2013-03-22T22:56:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1973842-injured-wyatt-leads-temple-nc-76-72.html DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Khalif Wyatt grabbed his left thumb — the one alarmingly wrapped in black support tape — pulled it toward his stomach and grimaced. His non-shooting hand dangled uselessly as he set up behind the free-throw line. He carefully placed it on the bottom of the ball, cautiously dribbled a couple times, then put both hands on it and let it fly. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:23:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1973842-injured-wyatt-leads-temple-nc-76-72.html 2013-03-22T22:23:46Z 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/1971824-no-5-seed-vcu-races-akron-88-42-rout.html AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — VCU was at its best, pressing, running — and winning with ease. The fifth-seeded Rams set an NCAA tournament record that stood for about an hour Thursday night, throttling 12th-seeded Akron 88-42 for the most lopsided victory by a team seeded third or lower in the NCAA tournament. By the end of the night, No.... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:16:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1971824-no-5-seed-vcu-races-akron-88-42-rout.html 2013-03-22T05:16:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1970980-evans-leads-saint-louis-mexico-st-64-44.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Saint Louis is carrying on the memory of Rick Majerus the best way it knows how: by advancing in the NCAA tournament. Dwayne Evans had 24 points and six rebounds, Cody Ellis scored 12 points and the fourth-seeded Billikens overwhelmed New Mexico State 64-44 in the second round Thursday behind a dominating defense. "It was like Rick... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:19:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1970980-evans-leads-saint-louis-mexico-st-64-44.html 2013-03-21T23:19:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1970794-smiths-double-double-leads-butler-to-68-56-win.html LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The cast of characters has changed. Butler's character has not. Rotnei Clarke scored 11 of his 17 points in the last 8:44, Andrew Smith had a double-double with a career-high 16 rebounds and 14 points and Butler withstood a late rally from upset-minded Bucknell for a 68-56 victory in the NCAA tournament on Thursday. Roosevelt Jones a... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:24:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1970794-smiths-double-double-leads-butler-to-68-56-win.html 2013-03-21T22:24:59Z