NCAA Mens Basketball News

Cal will officially introduce the former Stanford coach at a news conference on campus Saturday, the school said.

Courtney Lee scored 22 points as Western Kentucky beat Denver 78-64 Saturday night in the Sun Belt Conference.
The Hilltoppers (18-5, 10-1 Sun Belt) opened the second-half with a 15-point run, holding the Pioneers (9-12, 5-5) scoreless for the first 5:32 of the half.
Western Kentucky led by as many as 29 points before reserves finished up […]

Kyle Lewis had a career-high 22 points and Rob Lewis added 16 as Denver defeated Florida International 64-50 Thursday night.
Lewis also had seven rebounds, two assists, one block and a steal for the Pioneers (9-11, 5-4 Sun Belt Conference).
Florida International (6-14, 3-7 SBC) was led by Chris Fuller’s 15 points and eight rebounds.
The Pioneers went […]

Demetric Bennett scored a game-high 24 points to lead South Alabama to a 71-33 victory over Denver on Sunday.
Daon Merritt added 12 and Domonic Tilford scored 10 for South Alabama (17-3, 9-0 Sun Belt Conference).
Nate Rohner had 10 for Denver (8-11, 4-4). He was the team’s only player in double figures.
South Alabama had a 41-14 […]

USC basketball coach Tim Floyd told star freshman O.J. Mayo to accept the free Lakers tickets that have landed him in hot water, according to a report Thursday in the Los Angeles Times.

Carlos Monroe scored 24 points and Paul Graham made two free throws with 5 seconds left in overtime to give Florida Atlantic a 70-68 victory over Denver on Thursday night.
Graham had 10 points for the Owls (7-13, 3-6 Sun Belt Conference), who won for the third time in four games.
Adam Tanner had 21 points for […]

How wild is the Western Conference? The Blazers and Hornets are serious contenders — as are many others, says Randy Hill.

Freshman Kyle Lewis scored 19 points, and Denver defeated Arkansas State 59-52 Thursday night.
Nate Rohnert scored 13 points for Denver (8-9, 4-2 Sun Belt), and Adam Tanner added 12.
Denver played without scoring and rebounding leader David Kummer, who suffered a fractured right fibula Sunday and is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Arkansas State […]

Adam Tanner scored 14 points and Nate Rohnert added 13, leading the Denver Pioneers to a 54-40 win over Arkansas-Little Rock on Sunday.
However, the win may have proved costly. Senior forward David Kummer left the game midway through the second half with what Denver coach Joe Scott said was a broken right leg.
Denver (7-9, 3-2 […]

Bo McCalebb scored 26 points and Kyndall Dykes added 18 as New Orleans snapped a two-game losing skid with a 65-49 win over visiting Denver on Wednesday.
McCalebb and Dykes combined to go 19-of-32 from the floor as the Privateers (12-4, 2-2 Sun Belt Conference) improved to 10-0 at home against Denver (6-9, 2-2).
New Orleans shot […]