Read more NCAA basketball stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/772/ncaa-basketball.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:27:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67399/ncaa-strips-memphis-hoops-of-best-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe NCAA today stripped the University of Memphis men’s basketball team of 38 victories and various hardware from the 2007-08 season, during which it reached the national championship game, for major violations centering on top recruit Derrick Rose, the Commercial Appeal reports. The infractions came during the coaching tenure of...http://www.newser.com/story/67399/ncaa-strips-memphis-hoops-of-best-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 18:35:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60465/shriveled-sports-scene-irks-some-ivy-alums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Ivy League has a reputation for excellence in all things, but the consignment of its sports programs—particularly the more visible ones like football and basketball—to college athletics’ second tier has alumni clamoring for change, the Wall Street Journal reports. Academic standards limit the pool of top student-athletes...http://www.newser.com/story/60465/shriveled-sports-scene-irks-some-ivy-alums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 10:25:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56270/eye-on-nfl-duke-hoops-player-may-head-to-mich.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA quest to play pro football might keep a Duke basketball player in school for another year, ESPN reports. Greg Paulus, who has used up his basketball eligibility at Duke, has been offered a tryout for the school’s football team—but at receiver, not quarterback, where he starred in high...http://www.newser.com/story/56270/eye-on-nfl-duke-hoops-player-may-head-to-mich.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Apr 2009 14:40:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55492/tar-heels-trample-spartans-to-take-title.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNow Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington, and Danny Green can head to the NBA feeling good about their decision to return to school. The upperclassmen led North Carolina to its fifth national championship with an 89-72 blowout of Michigan State tonight in Detroit, reports the AP. "We've been working...http://www.newser.com/story/55492/tar-heels-trample-spartans-to-take-title.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Apr 2009 23:07:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55243/ncaa-tourney-as-boring-as-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the '60s and '70s, the NCAA tournament was boring because UCLA seemingly always won. These days, "instead of UCLA winning it every year, there are now between five and nine UCLAs that can win it every year," Charles Pierce writes for Slate. "It's just as sterile and dynastic as...http://www.newser.com/story/55243/ncaa-tourney-as-boring-as-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Apr 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54713/tar-heels-top-sooners-to-make-final-four.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBlake Griffin might be the nation's best player. North Carolina brushed him aside with a total team effort. Ty Lawson scored 19 points and Danny Green added 18 to lead the top-seeded Tar Heels to a 72-60 win over Griffin and Oklahoma today in the South Regional final. North Carolina...http://www.newser.com/story/54713/tar-heels-top-sooners-to-make-final-four.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 29 Mar 2009 19:06:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54711/spartans-upend-no-1-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichigan State is marching on to Motown. The Spartans gave the Final Four a hometown feel, stopping overall No. 1 seed Louisville 64-52 today to win the Midwest Regional. Goran Suton had 19 points and 10 rebounds as the second-seeded Spartans (30-6) reached their fifth Final Four in 11 years—...http://www.newser.com/story/54711/spartans-upend-no-1-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 29 Mar 2009 16:14:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54595/kentucky-bounces-hoops-coach-gillispie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo seasons, including one without an NCAA tournament appearance, were enough for Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie, ESPN reports. The school will announce his departure this afternoon. Gillispie notched 40 wins in Lexington, but also racked up 27 losses, including 14 this season as the Wildcats, whose seven men’s championships...http://www.newser.com/story/54595/kentucky-bounces-hoops-coach-gillispie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Mar 2009 14:41:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54062/top-seed-louisville-holds-off-siena.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTerrence Williams had 24 points and 15 rebounds, rallying top-seeded Louisville in the final minutes for a 79-72 win over Siena in the second round of the NCAA tournament today. Siena (27-8) overcame a 12-point deficit in the second half and led by four before Williams took over, hitting 3s,...http://www.newser.com/story/54062/top-seed-louisville-holds-off-siena.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Mar 2009 19:24:26 CDT