Southern Miss men's basketball facing allegations of major violations, including academic fraud Southern Mississippi officials and former coaches had a 12-hour hearing before the NCAA Committee On Infractions last week to answer a host of allegations of wrongdoing within the men’s basketball program, multiple sources told Yahoo Sports. The hearing, which took place Jan. 21, centered on seven allegations of major violations by the Golden Eagles during the tenure of head coach Donnie Tyndall. A decision on additional sanctions levied against Southern Miss could be reached by April 1, according to sources. The school already has self-imposed postseason bans for last season and this season in an attempt to mitigate further penalties. Among the allegations against the program are academic fraud and arranging impermissible financial aid for ineligible players. Tyndall, who left Southern Miss in 2014 to become the head coach at Tennessee but lasted only one year before the nature of these allegations became public, has been charged with lack of coach control and academic fraud. Former assistant Adam Howard also is facing major allegations. - See more at:http://sports.yahoo.com/news/source...including-academic-fraud-030658706-ncaab.html
Marshall assistant coach Chris Duhon reinstated after DUI-related suspension Marshall on Tuesday reinstated assistant coach Chris Duhon from a two-month suspension following his drunken driving arrest near Huntington, West Virginia, in November. Duhon will be back on the bench for the Thundering Herd's next game, Thursday against UTEP. - See more at: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...reinstates-chris-duhon-dui-related-suspension
Spartans stunned by No. 15 Middle Tennessee St. Middle Tennessee State became the eighth No. 15 seed to upset a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, topping Michigan State 90-81 in the first round on Friday. Read more http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400871286
Charlotte dismisses coach Mark Price in third season Charlotte has fired former NBA standout Mark Price after two-plus seasons, the school announced Thursday. Price had a 30-42 mark since taking over the 49ers program, including a 16-20 record in Conference USA play. Charlotte is 3-6 this season and on a four-game losing streak. The 53-year-old told ESPN that he was shocked by the school's decision. read more http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21768006/charlotte-49ers-fire-mark-price-coach
King scores 22 points as No. 24 Middle Tennessee beats UAB Middle Tennessee looked very comfortable in its first game as a ranked team. Nick King scored 22 points, Giddy Potts had 17 and the 24th-ranked Blue Raiders cruised to a 79-54 victory over UAB on Saturday night. read .more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400992684
Middle Tennessee clinches second straight C-USA title If earning a national ranking for the first time in school history put extra pressure on Middle Tennessee, it doesn't show. The No. 24 Blue Raiders posted their second straight double-digit win since cracking the Top 25 last week with an 82-64 victory over archrival Western Kentucky on Thursday night. read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400992688
Marshall sweeps series with No. 24 Middle Tennessee Apparently, Marshall knows something no one else in Conference USA knows. The Thundering Herd were the only league team to beat No. 24 Middle Tennessee and they did it twice, including Saturday night's 76-67 win. read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400992696
Elmore's 27 lead 13th-seeded Marshall over Wichita St 81-75 The Marshall Thundering Herd celebrated like never before. For the first time in six tries during 62 years, the Thundering Herd won an NCAA Tournament game. Jon Elmore scored 27 points and Jarrod West hit a huge 3-pointer with three minutes left to help No. 13 seed Marshall topple fourth-seeded Wichita State 81-75 in the East Region. read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401025822
Stith leads Old Dominion's rally, upset of No. 25 Syracuse B.J. Stith felt it necessary to apologize to his Old Dominion teammates at halftime Saturday after going scoreless and committing five turnovers against Syracuse. "I made up my mind I couldn't let my guys down," Stith said. "I took full responsibility. No points, five turnovers. I said, `Look, I apologize for how I played in the first half. I'm going to step it up in the second half. Let's do it.' That's exactly what we did and didn't look back." No apologies were needed after the game. Stith scored all of his 18 points in the second half on 4-of-7 shooting from the field and 10-of-11 at the foul line, and Old Dominion rallied to stun No. 25 Syracuse 68-62. read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082788
Banton helps Western Kentucky beat No. 15 Wisconsin 83-76 Western Kentucky rode a big performance from a freshman guard to another win over an AP Top 25 opponent. Dalano Banton nearly had a triple-double and the Hilltoppers caught fire in the second half to beat No. 15 Wisconsin 83-76 on Saturday. Read more http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082610
North Texas Comes Up Big With 78-69 Upset Over Purdue North Texas's Javion Hamlet reacts to fans during the first half of a first-round game against Purdue in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Friday, March 19, 2021, in Indianapolis To be, or not to be? For an underdog named Javion Hamlet and his group of scrapping North Texas teammates, that was an easy question. Hamlet scored 24 points and Thomas Bell had 16, along with some game-changing defense in overtime, to lift the 13th-seeded Mean Green to a 78-69 win over No. 4 Purdue on Friday in the NCAA Tournament. Read more https://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/north-texas-comes-big-78-69-upset-over-purdue
Louisiana Tech Uses Big 2nd-Half Run To Beat Ole Miss In NIT Louisiana Tech guard Amorie Archibald (3) looks to pass as Mississippi guard Jarkel Joiner (24) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the NIT, Friday, March 19, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. Freshman Kenneth Lofton Jr. scored a season-high 22 points with seven rebounds and Louisiana Tech beat short-handed Mississippi 70-61 on Friday night in the first round of the NIT Tournament. Read more https://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/louisiana-tech-uses-big-2nd-half-run-beat-ole-miss-nit
No Division I league will undergo a bigger transformation than C-USA, which will lose nine schools -- UAB (American), Florida Atlantic (American), Charlotte (American), Marshall (Sun Belt), North Texas (American), Old Dominion (Sun Belt), Rice (American), Southern Miss (Sun Belt) and UTSA (American) -- from its current roster by 2023-24. The conference announced in November that it would counter by adding Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston in time for the 2023-24 season. In February, the three Sun Belt-bound schools -- Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss -- announced their intention to leave C-USA following the 2021-22 season. That move was made official in March. Future look: FIU, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, UTEP, Western Kentucky
