Tag: American Athletic Conference men’s basketball
Memphis wins NIT title with 77-64 win over Mississippi State
FRISCO, Texas — Boogie Ellis scored 23 points and Memphis never trailed after a fast start to beat Mississippi State 77-64 in the NIT...
Houston, Oregon State bring defensive focus to Midwest final
INDIANAPOLIS — The formula has been simple all year for Houston under Kelvin Sampson: play with toughness, get after teams defensively and go to...
Nolley 27 points, Memphis 14 3s over Colorado St in NIT semi
FRISCO, Texas — Landers Nolley II scored a career-high 27 points with seven of Memphis' season-high 14 made 3-pointers, and the Tigers advanced to...
Mississippi State in NIT final after 84-62 win over La Tech
FRISCO, Texas — Iverson Molinar scored 25 points and D.J. Stewart Jr. had 23, with the guards combining for nine 3-pointers, as Mississippi State...
South Carolina St hires Memphis assistant Madlock as coach
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — South Carolina State has hired former Memphis assistant Tony Madlock to be its men's basketball head coach.
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Quinones’ putback helps Memphis beat Boise St. 59-56 in NIT
DENTON, Texas — Lester Quinones made a putback with 32.5 seconds remaining to give Memphis the lead en route to a 59-56 win over...
Transfers boost Sampson’s Cougars, others into NCAA Sweet 16
INDIANAPOLIS — Kelvin Sampson never set out to take a once-proud Houston program back to national prominence by leaning on transfers.
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Lesser-known stars about to make their mark on the Sweet 16
INDIANAPOLIS — The Sweet 16 stars you know.
Kispert, Mobley, Zegarowski,...
Quinones scores 15 in 2nd half, Memphis tops Dayton in NIT
DENTON, Texas — Landers Nolley II had 21 points, six rebounds and five assists, Lester Quinones added 15 points, all in the second half,...
Wichita State follows tumult with familiar place in NCAA
INDIANAPOLIS — For a team that’s been a NCAA Tournament regular much of the past decade, Wichita State is still a bit taken aback...