Tyree Boykin

March Madness begins now for one-bid leagues

March 1, 2023 Shawn Krest & Ryan Henkel

For most of the conferences in college basketball, early March is not a time for bubble speculation and bracketology. While power conference teams like UNC, Michigan and Clemson have seen their odds of getting an […]

College Basketball Roundup: White boosts UNCW to OT win

February 17, 2023 The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Trazarien White had 26 points and UNC Wilmington beat Drexel 72-71 in overtime on Thursday night. White had 12 rebounds for the Seahawks (21-7, 11-4 Colonial Athletic Association). Nick Farrar scored 19 points, […]

College Basketball Roundup: Pember leads UNC Asheville past Longwood

January 12, 2023 The Associated Press

ASHEVILLE — Drew Pember’s 19 points helped UNC Asheville defeat Longwood 54-46 on Thursday night. Pember had 14 rebounds for the Bulldogs (12-6, 4-1 Big South Conference). Tajion Jones scored 10 points and added eight […]

College Basketball Roundup: NC State holds off Virginia Tech’s late rally

January 7, 2023 The Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Terquavion Smith scored 22 points, Jarkel Joiner added 21 and NC State held back Virginia Tech’s late rally for a 73-69 victory on Saturday night. NC State (13-4, 3-3 ACC) has won […]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 3 Kansas holds off NC State

November 24, 2022 The Associated Press

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Bill Self couldn’t wait to get started Wednesday at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Neither could hot-shooting Kansas rookie Gradey Dick. Dick scored a season-high 25 points to help the third-ranked Jayhawks […]

College Basketball Roundup: Wake Forest suffers 1st loss, falls in OT to LMU

November 21, 2022 The Associated Press

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Freshman Chance Stephens hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining in overtime and Loyola Marymount rallied to beat Wake Forest 77-75 in the Jamaica Classic on Sunday. Stephens came off […]

College Basketball Roundup: App State stuns winless Louisville

November 16, 2022 The Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Donovan Gregory scored 16 points, freshman Justin Abson made a hook shot in the lane with 35.5 seconds left and Appalachian State beat Louisville 61-60 on Tuesday night for the Cardinals third […]

College Basketball Preview: App State returns 1 starter from 19-win team

November 2, 2022 Jesse Deal

Fourth-year coach Dustin Kerns and the Mountaineers are coming off a second-place finish in the Sun Belt. Kerns, with a 54-42 record, has posted three winning campaigns following the program’s eight consecutive losing seasons. Top […]