Kansas gives Bill Self contract to keep him until retirement
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has agreed to a new contract that will keep him with the Jayhawks until he retiresAPRIL 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Chris Beard leaving Texas Tech for Texas to replace Smart
The University of Texas has hired Chris Beard away from Texas Tech to lead the Longhorns basketball programAPRIL 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texas Tech athletic director says men's basketball coach Chris Beard has informed him he is taking the Texas job
Texas Tech athletic director says men's basketball coach Chris Beard has informed him he is taking the Texas jobAPRIL 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton agrees to extension
Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton has agreed to a seven-year contract extension that will increase his compensation to $3 million annuallyMARCH 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texas slows Maryland, gets to Elite Eight with 64-61 win
Charli Collier scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 6 Texas shut down No. 2 Maryland’s high-powered offense for a 64-61 win that sent the Longhorns to the Elite Eight as...MARCH 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Shaka Smart leaves Texas to take over Marquette's program
Shaka Smart is leaving Texas to return to his home state to coach MarquetteMARCH 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oklahoma coach Kruger retires; led 2 teams to Final Four
Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger has announced his retirementMARCH 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jones and 3-pointers key No. 1 Stanford over Cowgirls 73-62
Haley Jones scored 17 points and Stanford unleashed another barrage of 3-pointers as the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament booked yet another trip to the Sweet 16 with a 73...MARCH 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oklahoma can't hang with Timme, Gonzaga; top seed advances
Undefeated Gonzaga continued to roll behind a career-high 30 points and 13 rebounds from Drew Timme as the top-seeded Bulldogs beat No. 8 seed Oklahoma 87-71 in the second round of...MARCH 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oregon State bounces Oklahoma State, Cunningham from NCAAs
Ethan Thompson scored 26 points and No. 12 seed Oregon State neutralized Oklahoma State and star freshman Cade Cunningham, rolling to an 80-70 upset in the second round of the NCAA...MARCH 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smith, Arkansas hold off Texas Tech 68-66 in NCAA 2nd round
Justin Smith had 20 points and played a key role in a final-play defensive stop, helping Arkansas beat Texas Tech 68-66 in the NCAA TournamentMARCH 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
No. 1 seed Baylor beats Wisconsin 76-63 to reach Sweet 16
Davion Mitchell scored 16 points and spearheaded a dominant defensive first half, helping top-seeded Baylor to a 76-63 win over Wisconsin in the second round of the NCAA TournamentMARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texas upset again as Smart fails to recapture March glory
Shaka Smart pulled off one of the most memorable Cinderella runs in NCAA Tournament history, taking VCU from the First Four to the Final Four in 2011MARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scott Drew and the Baylor Bears' climb to become a national power is far from over
It has been an arduous climb to the top for Baylor. But now, nearing the summit isn't enough. The Bears want it all.MARCH 21, 2021
Oklahoma slips past former Big 12 rival Missouri in NCAAs
Austin Reaves scored 23 points, Brady Manek added 19 and Oklahoma slipped by ninth-seeded Missouri to win 72-68 in the first round of the NCAA TournamentMARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas hoping to get Jalen Wilson back for NCAA Round 2
Kansas is hoping Jalen Wilson can shake off the quarantine rust as well as David McCormackMARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hey, Buddy: Coach's kid leads Boeheim, Syracuse vs. Huggins
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim's son is the team's top scorer as it heads into a Midwest Regional matchup against Bob Huggins and West Virginia with a Sweet 16 berth on the lineMARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
McCormack helps No. 3 seed KU survive E Washington, 93-84
David McCormack had 22 points and nine rebounds in his return from COVID-19 quarantine and helped No. 3 seed Kansas rally from a 10-point second-half hole and beat No. 14 seed East...MARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
McBride, West Virginia beat Morehead State 84-67 in NCAAs
Miles McBride scored 18 of his 30 points after halftime to help West Virginia pull away and beat Morehead State 84-67 in the first round of the NCAA TournamentMARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
No. 4 Oklahoma State survives No. 13 Liberty 69-60 in NCAA
Avery Anderson III scored 21 points, Cade Cunningham added 15 after a rough start and No. 4 seed Oklahoma State outlasted No. 13 Liberty 69-60 in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region...MARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Iowa St coach T.J. Otzelberger agrees to 5-year contract
Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard says new basketball coach TMARCH 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texas Tech uses 2nd-half surge to get past Utah State 65-53
Mac McClung scored 16 points in his first career NCAA Tournament game and Kyler Edwards added 12 to help sixth-seeded Texas Tech pull away from 11th-seeded Utah State 65-53MARCH 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Possible postseason ban didn't deter Cowboys' Cunningham
Cade Cunningham always figured he’d get a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament even after he enrolled at a school facing a postseason banMARCH 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smith's fast rise at Utah St much like Beard's trek at Tech
Utah State's Craig Smith has followed a similar to path to success as Texas Tech's Chris BeardMARCH 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iowa State AD expects quick search to find Prohm successor
Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard anticipates a quick search to find a new men’s basketball coach after the firing of Steve ProhmMARCH 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
