Tagged - Basketball

Coach Martin’s grit fueled SC’s Final Four run

The 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four features No. 1 North Carolina versus No. 3 Oregon and No. 1 Gonzaga versus No. 7 South Carolina. Only 0.01 percent of brackets submitted on ESPN featured all four of these teams in their Final Four. Read More

Superior shooting propels URBB to Sweet 16

URBB advanced to the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 for the ninth time in program history, and the first since the 2010-11 season, with wins over Albertus Magnus College and Union College. Read More

URWB wins in opening round before narrow exit against Geneseo

The Yellowjackets lost 78–72 to host team SUNY Geneseo in the second round after a first-round win over Keene State College. Read More

How playoff road will be determined for UR basketball

UR Men's and Women's Basketball are awaiting NCAA Tournament selections and seedings. Read More

The stats behind Women’s Basketball’s season strengths

The team has achieved its offensive prowess primarily through lights-out shooting and limiting turnovers. Read More

A rounded look at Irving’s flat-earth comments

Kyrie Irving, the All-Star point guard of the Cleveland Cavaliers, made headlines this past week for reasons completely unrelated to his on-court prowess. Read More

Looking at URBB through an advanced stats lens

On its way to a 19–1 start, UR Men’s Basketball has picked things up, playing at a pace of 70.8 possessions per 40 minutes. Read More

DiBartolomeo inducted into Wendy’s College Classic HOF

DiBartolomeo is currently playing professionally for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Read More

Wright, Villanova’s champion coach, was UR-bred

Villanova basketball was crowned as national champion for the first time since 1985. The sharply-dressed man behind the madness, head coach Jay Wright, took his first ever NCAA national championship. Read More

Borst-Smith honored for Assist of the Year

“Growing up, it was always a dream for my friends and me to one day be on ESPN playing alongside Kobe or dunking on Shaq." Read More