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FORT WORTH – No. 8 seed Wichita State never trailed en route to a 71-61 first round win over No. 9 Temple Monday afternoon in the opening game of the American Athletic Conference Championship. Wichita State (17-13) advances to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship where the top seed South Florida Bulls await Tuesday at ...

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A standout Senior Day performance landed Wichita State guard Craig Porter Jr. on yet another American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll. It’s the fourth time in six weeks that Porter has made the list and the fifth time overall this year. The 6-2 senior out of Terre Haute, Ind. scored a career-high 25 points to go with five blocks ...

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Fan Voting for Markquis Nowell (Starts Friday) MANHATTAN, Kan. – Senior Markquis Nowell was announced as a finalist for the 2023 Bob Cousy Point Guard Award by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday (March 6). The award, which annually honors the top point guard in Division I men’s basketball, is named after former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob ...

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IRVING, Texas – Highlighted by Big 12 Player of the Year Jalen Wilson, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Dajuan Harris Jr., and the Big 12 Most Improved Player KJ Adams Jr., Kansas was well represented on the men’s basketball 2022-23 All-Big 12 Team selected by the conference coaches, the league announced Sunday. With the ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Head coach Jerome Tang was named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Coach of the Year, while senior Keyontae Johnson was selected unanimously as the league’s Newcomer of the Year as well as All-Big 12 First Team, along with senior Markquis Nowell, as the conference office announced its annual men’s basketball awards on Sunday afternoon (March 6). Tang becomes the ...

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WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State forwards Jane Asinde and Trajata Colbert were named to the All-Conference Third Team, it was announced by the American Athletic Conference Sunday afternoon. Asinde leads Wichita State in scoring (13.4) and rebounding (10.4), and ranks second in steals (54) and blocks (22). Her 10.4 rebounds per game ranks 18th nationally. She is ...

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Final Stats  |  Postgame Quotes  |  Photo Gallery MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia used a big second-half performance to end No. 11/11 Kansas State’s 4-game winning streak on Saturday afternoon, as the Mountaineers earned the 600th win at the WVU Coliseum with an 89-81 victory over the Wildcats before a sold-out crowd of 14,000 on Senior Day. K-State (23-8, 11-7 Big ...

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Box Score | Postgame Notes AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sir'Jabari Rice scored 23 points and a smothering defensive effort carried No. 9 Texas to a 75-59 win over No. 3 Kansas on Saturday that earned the Longhorns a second-place finish in the Big 12. Kansas, which had already secured the league championship earlier in the week, had its seven-game winning ...

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FINAL: (1) Hillsboro 46, (2) Bennington 30 The Bennington Lady Bulldogs' season came to a close on Saturday night, falling at the hands of the top-seed in the 2A Hillsboro Sub-State, the host Hillsboro Trojans. Zaylee Werth scored 22 points to lead all scorers, and push the Trojans to the 2A State Tournament in Manhattan. No Bennington player ...

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FINAL: (2) BENNINGTON 52, (4) SACRED HEART 50 On Saturday night in Hillsboro, the stands were packed, and split right down the middle with fans from Salina and Bennington. The #2 seed Bennington, fresh off its convincing win over Ell-Saline, and the #4 seed Sacred Heart, off wins over the two-time defending state champions Hillsboro, and top-seed ...

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LOS ANGELES – Kansas redshirt-junior Jalen Wilson has been named to the 2022-23 Wooden Award National Ballot, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced on ESPN College GameDay on Saturday. Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the 2022-23 season, the Wooden Award National Ballot comprises of 15 student-athletes who are ...