By ADAM ZAGORIA For the second straight season, Steve Pikiell and Rutgers have beaten the No. 1 team in college basketball. Rutgers got a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final seconds from Cam Spencer and road it to a 65-64 victory at previously unbeaten Purdue. Paul Mulchay had a brilliant game with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in what was Pikiell’s 300th career … [Read more...] about Rutgers stuns No. 1 Purdue, leaving New Mexico as the last remaining unbeaten in college basketball
And then there were 2: Only a pair of unbeatens remain in college basketball
And then there were two. With No. 2 UConn losing its first game of the season on Saturday, 83-73 at No. 22 Xavier, only two unbeatens remain in college basketball. No. 1 Purdue (13-0, 2-0 Big Ten) will host Rutgers on Monday, while No. 22 New Mexico fended off Wyoming, 76-75, on Saturday afternoon. The Lobos are now 14-0, 2-0 Mountain West after Jamal Mashburn, Jr. … [Read more...] about And then there were 2: Only a pair of unbeatens remain in college basketball
Blake Wesley to Notre Dame
By ADAM ZAGORIA Blake Wesley, the 6-foot-4 guard from Riley (IN) and Indy Heat Gym Rats AAU, committed and signed with Notre Dame on Friday. Wesley also considered Creighton, Kansas State, Maryland, Purdue, and Xavier. A consensus four-star recruit, Wesley is ranked 96th nationally by Rivals and 113th by 247Sports. An honorable mention all-state selection as a junior … [Read more...] about Blake Wesley to Notre Dame
Yale grad transfer Paul Atkinson Jr. commits to Notre Dame
By ADAM ZAGORIA Yale graduate transfer Paul Atkinson Jr. has committed to Notre Dame, he told ZAGSBLOG Sunday. Atkinson also considered N.C. State, Miami, Iowa and Texas. “I felt I would fit in great and have a great opportunity to help Notre Dame make a run,” he said. The 6-foot-10 West Palm Beach, Fla., native averaged 17.6 points and 7.3 rebounds last season … [Read more...] about Yale grad transfer Paul Atkinson Jr. commits to Notre Dame
Khalif Battle to Butler
By SEAN BOCK Khalif Battle, the 6-foot-5, 180-pound shooting guard from Trenton Catholic (N.J.), has committed to Butler, his father, Gary, announced on Twitter. “Butler is absolutely the perfect fit for Khalif,” Gary told ZAGSBLOG. “The coaching, the opportunity as a student-athlete and the chance to win and play immediately through hard work all made it attractive. Not to … [Read more...] about Khalif Battle to Butler