WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is proclaiming the Connecticut Huskies as the best college basketball team in the land.
Obama honored the University of Connecticut men's basketball team Monday for winning the 2011 NCAA national championship title. Connecticut defeated Butler University to capture the national title last month.... more »
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The CSU-Pueblo men's basketball team did something Tuesday night no team in RMAC history has done - claimed road playoff wins in back-to-back seasons against the same team. The ThunderWolves upset the 23rd-ranked Mesa State Mavericks on their home court, 73-65, earning a trip to the... more »
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Djibril Thiam scored 13 points, and Wyoming pulled away from Air Force late to end its eight-game losing streak with a 58-49 men's basketball victory Tuesday night. Ryan Dermody and Desmar Jackson each had 12 points for the Cowboys (10-19, 3-12 Mountain West Conference). Tom Fow... more »
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Andy Ogide scored 14 and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Colorado State over slumping Utah 65-50 Wednesday night. Travis Busch and Dorian Green each had 13 points for the Rams (13-9, 4-4 Mountain West). Busch, a senior transfer, tied his career high, set last season... more »
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Alec Burks scored 21 points, hitting 3-of-4 free throws down the stretch, and Colorado beat Nebraska 72-60 Wednesday night to keep the Cornhuskers winless in Big 12 play. Christian Standhardinger had 14 points off the bench to lead Nebraska (12-8, 0-5). None of the Cornhuskers' starters... more »
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Phillip McDonald scored 25 points to lead New Mexico to a 73-50 victory over the Air Force men's basketball team on Wednesday night. The Lobos (17-3, 3-2 Mountain West) beat the Falcons for the fifth consecutive time and picked up their third straight victory.... more »
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Tre'von Willis scored 21 points as UNLV continued its dominance of Colorado State with an 80-72 victory Wednesday night. Chace Stanback matched his career best with 19 points, scoring 15 in the second half for UNLV (15-4, 3-2 Mountain West). Justin Hawkins had 10 points,... more »
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - James Anderson scored 26 points, Marshall Moses had 20 points and 18 rebounds and Oklahoma State snapped a two-game losing streak by beating Colorado 90-78 on Wednesday night. Anderson, the Big 12 Conference's leading scorer, fueled a 10-2 run early in the second half that gave... more »
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Jack Emery scored 21 points to lead No. 18 BYU men's basketball team to a 67-49 win over Air Force on Wednesday night, for the Cougars' 12th straight win. BYU (17-1, 1-0 Mountain West Conference) improved to 51-12 all-time against the Falcons (8-8, 0-3).... more »
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Travis Franklin had 22 points and 10 rebounds leading Colorado State to a 77-62 victory over Colorado Thursday night. Franklin was two points short of his career high. Dorian Green added 21 points for Colorado State (6-3). Andy Ogide had 13 points and the Rams... more »