The Villanova Wildcats are national champions after Kris Jenkins (6'6''-F-93) swished a 3-pointer at the buzzer to beat North Carolina 77-74 in one of the great NCAA title games of all time. North Carolina's Marcus Paige (6'1''-PG-93) had just tied it for the Tar Heels when he adjusted in the air and rattled home a game-tying 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds left to make it 74-all. For Villanova, it is its first national title since 1985, when the Wildcats shocked Georgetown. At the half it was North Carolina 39, Villanova 34. The crowd at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas was announced at 74,340 - the second largest in NCAA tournament final history. Carolina coach Roy Williams was looking for his third national championship with the Tar Heels and the school's sixth overall, but just couldn't make it happen. In the semifinals, Villanova shocked the hoops world with a 95-51 dissecting of Oklahoma. The Wildcats set a record for margin of victory in a Final Four game. They held Oklahoma's Buddy Hield (6'4''-G-93) to just nine points. The Carolina-Syracuse semifinal game was never really in doubt as the Tar Heels won 83-66. The victory for the Tar Heels was their third this season over the Orange. Phil Booth (6'3''-G-95) led Villanova with 20 points. Jenkins finished with 14. Paige had 21 for the Heels (33-7) who came one shot short of giving coach Roy Williams his third national title. Courtesy of: fox61.com
Tyler Miller Promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Central Arkansas - 13 hours ago
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University of Central Arkansas Head Coach Russ Pennell , announced that Tyler Miller has been promoted to assistant coach after spending previous two seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations and spent the 2014-15 season as a graduate assistant. 'Tyler has done a phenomenal job in his time here at Central Arkansas and has earned this opportunity,' said Pennell. 'He has a very keen basketball mind and has a very bright future in our profession. He has built great relationships in th... [read more]
University of Central Arkansas Head Coach Russ Pennell , announced that Tyler Miller has been promoted to assistant coach after spending previous two seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations and spent the 2014-15 season as a graduate assistant. 'Tyler has done a phenomenal job in his time here at Central Arkansas and has earned this opportunity,' said Pennell. 'He has a very keen basketball mind and has a very bright future in our profession. He has built great relationships in the community and most importantly with our players. I trust him implicitly. He will do great in his new role.' 'It's an honor and a privilege to be named an assistant coach at University Central Arkansas,' said Tyler Miller . 'Being a part of Central Arkansas Basketball over the last three years, I have seen the improvement and progress first hand. A native of Chandler, Arizona, Miller outstanding high school player at Chandler -Basha HS, where he was a four (4) time All Arizona Republic HM player, before going onto RMAC - Colorado Western State University as freshman in 2009-10. He finished his basketball career at University of Montana Western in Dillon, Montana, under Montana Hall of Fame coach Steve Keller. Miller, three-year starter, helped his team to 67 wins, one conference championship, and two National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Tournaments. Including Sweet Sixteen and Elite 8 appearances in 2012 and 2013. In addition, Miller made the Frontier Conference Academic All-Conference Team three (3) times and made National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I Men's basketball student-athletes Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes Award two (2) times. Acknowledged in 2012-13 'NAIA Champions with Character Award' for the University Montana Western Program at NAIA Division 1 National Tourney in Kansas City. Miller graduated with honors in 2014 Magna Cum Laude graduate from University Montana Western. He earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration - Minor in Computer Information Technologies. Miller recently earned his master's degree at University Central Arkansas in April 2017, with Masters in IT Instructional Technologies. Courtesy of: hoopdirt.com
Steve Shields Joins Southern Miss Men's Basketball Staff - 13 hours ago
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Southern Miss men's basketball head coach Doc Sadler has announced the addition of Steve Shields to his staff as an assistant coach. Shields will replace Dr. Chris Croft who will become an assistant Professor in Sport Management in the College of Business on campus. 'We're excited to add someone with the experience that Steve has,' Sadler said. 'I've known Steve for more than 25 years and he will bring a lot to our table.' Shields boasts nearly 30 years of collegiate coaching on his resum... [read more]
Southern Miss men's basketball head coach Doc Sadler has announced the addition of Steve Shields to his staff as an assistant coach. Shields will replace Dr. Chris Croft who will become an assistant Professor in Sport Management in the College of Business on campus. 'We're excited to add someone with the experience that Steve has,' Sadler said. 'I've known Steve for more than 25 years and he will bring a lot to our table.' Shields boasts nearly 30 years of collegiate coaching on his resume, including the distinction of being Little Rock's all-time winningest coach. He led the Trojans to the 2011 NCAA Tournament and helped the program win five Sun Belt Conference divisional titles during his 12 years as head coach. 'I'm excited to be here and be part of Doc's staff,' Shields said. 'I've known Doc a long time and I've always respected him very much. He's a heck of a coach and I can't wait to get started with this program.' Shields has since served as an assistant on the Missouri staff for the previous two seasons (2015-17). Highly experienced in the day-to-day operation of a Division I men's basketball program, Shields spent 15 seasons overall at UALR. He moved up to lead the program after three seasons (2000-03) as an assistant coach. Shields helped the Trojans snap a 21-year NCAA Tournament drought by guiding the squad to the 2011 Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship. A program architect much like Anderson, Shields oversaw a winning program on and off the court at UALR. The Trojans posted a 192-178 (.519) record, including just the second and third 20-win seasons of the Sun Belt era for UALR (1991-present). Shields also coached two Sun Belt Male Student-Athletes of the Year. Following a 4-24 season for UALR in 1999-2000, Shields entered the picture as an assistant coach on Porter Moser's staff. UALR put together three-straight 18-win seasons from 2000-01 to 2002-03. Shields took the reins of the program beginning with the 2003-04 season and promptly won Sun Belt Coach of the Year recognition, all while not returning a single starter from the previous season's squad. Shields won two-straight Sun Belt East Division titles to start his tenure at UALR (2003-04, 2004-05). UALR accomplished the feat again in the Sun Belt's West Division from 2007-08 to 2008-09. Shields' 2008-09 squad claimed 15 wins in conference action, the most by a UALR team since the school's 1987-88 team also won 15 in the Trans America Athletic Conference. Following UALR's Sun Belt Tournament championship run and ensuing NCAA Tournament berth in 2010-11, Shields helped bring a fifth conference divisional title back to Little Rock after his group posted a 12-4 mark in Sun Belt action during the 2011-12 campaign. Shields came to UALR after a successful run at McLennan Community College in Texas from 1996-2000, earning Texas Junior College Coach of the Year in 1998. Shields built up coaching experience in the junior college ranks throughout the 1990s, serving as an assistant coach at McLennan (1990-93), Pensacola (Fla.) Junior College (1993-94) and Kilgore (Texas) Junior College (1995-96). Shields is a graduate of Baylor University in 1988 with a bachelor's of science in education and again in 1992 with a master's in education. He has one son, Hayden, and one daughter, Halle. Shields and his wife, Kenda, were married in 2012. She is the mother of two children, Hayden Jennings Ford and Madison Leigh Ford. Courtesy of: southernmiss.com
2018 prospect DJ Stewart commits to Mississippi State - 14 hours ago
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DJ Stewart(5'9''-PG), a 2018 recruiting trail prospect, has committed to the Mississippi State Bulldogs, a source told FanRag Sports on Monday. Most recruiting service websites have DJ Stewart slotted as a 4-star recruit in the 2018 talent pool. This is big news for the Bulldogs, who have been hitting on all strides on the recruiting trail. Last week, FanRag Sports reported that top-20 2018 prospect, Reggie Perry, would be joining Mississippi State. DJ Stewart and Perry will join a Missis... [read more]
DJ Stewart (5'9''-PG), a 2018 recruiting trail prospect, has committed to the Mississippi State Bulldogs, a source told FanRag Sports on Monday. Most recruiting service websites have DJ Stewart slotted as a 4-star recruit in the 2018 talent pool. This is big news for the Bulldogs, who have been hitting on all strides on the recruiting trail. Last week, FanRag Sports reported that top-20 2018 prospect, Reggie Perry, would be joining Mississippi State. DJ Stewart and Perry will join a Mississippi State nucleus of Nik and Quinndary Weatherspoon, Lamar Peters, Tyson Carter, Eli Wright, Aric Holman, KeyShawn Feazell, Schnider Herard, and Abdul Ado during the 2018-19 season. Mississippi State will be entering year three under Ben Howland. The Bulldogs are coming off a solid, if unspectacular, 2016-17 college basketball season. By the time it was all said and done, the Bulldogs had an overall record of 16-16. Earlier in the offseason, FanRag Sports also reported that Mississippi State transfer Mario Kegler went on to join the Baylor Bears. During his lone season with Mississippi State, Kegler averaged 9.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest. He also shot 42 percent from the floor and a solid 35 percent from beyond the arc. Courtesy of: fanragsports.com
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