[ad_1] Alexa Philippou, ESPNMar 19, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer STANFORD, Calif. — The Maples Pavilion crowd was … Read more
[ad_1] Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports Bubble teams picked up some huge wins on Friday. Mississippi State downed Tennessee in the SEC Tournament to move out of the “Last 4 In” section of the bracket for now. I have taken the Bulldogs off the bubble. Staying in the SEC Tournament, Texas A&M beat Kentucky 97-87 to … Read more
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — For UCLA to go on an improbable run in the Pac-12 tournament, coach Mick Cronin said, the Bruins would need their best players to carry them. That’s hard when your top defender and the player you run your offense through barely plays. Mired in foul trouble for practically the entire game Thursday … Read more
[ad_1] Mar 13, 2024, 07:45 AM ET The Pac-12 as we know it will come to an end — in men’s basketball, at least — this week in Las Vegas with its conference tournament. Ironically, the conference tournament, or lack thereof, was one of the things that once differentiated the Pac-12 from the majority of … Read more
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — For half a season, he was disparaged as not being a true point guard. Find somebody else to run UCLA’s offense, the criticism went. Get busy in the transfer portal. Dylan Andrews offered his rebuttal with feathery jumpers and precise passes, even if it wasn’t enough to satisfy some observers. Left off … Read more
[ad_1] Andy Enfield wasn’t greatly moved by a great win. The USC coach shrugged off the Trojans’ first victory over a top-five team since 2008. “We’ve won a lot of games against good teams over the years,” Enfield told reporters after the Trojans shocked then-No. 5 Arizona at Galen Center on Saturday. The win ended … Read more
[ad_1] Pinpointing his team’s primary defensive weakness, Mick Cronin ticked off half his playing rotation. “Sebastian, Jan, Berke, Brandon and Will, they get beat every time somebody dribbles the ball,” the UCLA coach said after a recent loss to Arizona, referring to Sebastian Mack, Jan Vide, Berke Buyuktuncel and Will McClendon. “Most teams, they have … Read more
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — The Trojans weren’t the only ones leaving MGM Grand Garden Arena as major winners Sunday night. Amid the celebration of USC’s first Pac-12 tournament title since 2014, a fan shouted at USC forward Rayah Marshall that the Trojans, 8.5-point underdogs to top-seeded Stanford, had just won him $10,000. Marshall shouted back: “Fight … Read more
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — McKenzie Forbes threw the ball with two hands backward over her head. Tears marked Rayah Marshall’s cheeks as she threw a T-shirt into the crowd. JuJu Watkins shared a bear hug with Tommy Trojan. These are the final queens of the Pac-12. USC won its first Pac-12 championship since 2014, knocking off … Read more
[ad_1] The Pac-12 as we know it is disappearing, but while the future is unknown, one last tournament is taking place with the conference’s classic programs. After several days of action-packed basketball, Stanford and USC will be competing for the 2024 Pac-12 tournament championship trophy on Sunday. USC earned its ticket after a double overtime … Read more