By ADAM ZAGORIA Zach Edey and Purdue are poised to return to the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press Top 25 Poll on Monday following losses by No. 1 Houston and No. 2 Kansas. Houston (18-2) was upset at home by Temple on Sunday, 56-55, for just their second loss of the season. Damian Dunn scored 16 in the win for the Owls and Zach Hicks 12. The final defensive stand … [Read more...] about Red-hot Purdue poised to return to No. 1 in AP Poll
Rutgers stuns No. 1 Purdue, leaving New Mexico as the last remaining unbeaten in college basketball
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