Tennessee Vols name UCF's White as new AD
The Tennessee Volunteers have officially named UCF's Danny White as their new athletic director.
The Tennessee Volunteers have officially named UCF's Danny White as their new athletic director.
Megan Walker scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 6 UConn to a 66-53 win over UCF and the outright regular-season championship in the American Athletic Conference.
Megan Walker scored 19 points and Crystal Dangerfield sparked a big first-half rally, leading No. 4 Connecticut to a 59-52 win over Central Florida on Thursday night.
Michaela Onyenwere scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and No. 11 UCLA closed the game with a 15-3 run to rally for a 61-56 win over UCF at the Cavalier Classic on Saturday.
Courtney Ekmark scored 15 of her game-high 20 points in the second half, and fifth-seeded Arizona State beat 12th-seeded UCF 60-45 on Friday night in a Portland Region first-round game.
The selection committee has unveiled the eight teams on the bubble for the women's NCAA tournament. Only four will make it into the field.
The NCAA released its final eight teams on the bubble. Charlie Creme says Indiana, UCF, Tennessee and Auburn should be the last four in the field.
No. 2 UConn was forced to play the American Athletic Conference Tournament without injured All-American Katie Lou Samuelson and may have become a more complete team as a result.
Naphessa Collier had 18 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals to help No. 4 UConn rout UCF 78-41 on Sunday.
Napheesa Collier led a balanced attack with 23 points, and No. 3 UConn routed UCF 93-57 on Sunday to move into sole possession of first place in the American Athletic Conference.
Houston and Air Force remain atop the Big 12 expansion standings for another week, but BYU is making its way up.
The NFL and collegiate teams in the Sunshine State have had vastly different levels of success the last few years, as Stats & Info points out.
University at Albany women's basketball coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson is leaving the school to coach Central Florida.
UCF fires women's basketball coach Joi Williams after Knights finished 7-23 this season.
UCF and Cincinnati were the only schools to receive A's in a Tucker Center study as the number of women coaching hires rose slightly for the third consecutive year.
After her aunt died in a domestic violence incident, UCF sophomore Aliyah Gregory was inspired to help others affected by similar tragedies. This month's fundraiser benefited a local shelter.
The commissioner of the renamed American Athletic Conference says a decision on where to hold its basketball tournaments could come in the next two weeks.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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South Florida | 10-0 | - | 13-1 |
UCF | 10-1 | 0.5 | 12-2 |
Houston | 10-4 | 2 | 13-5 |
Tulane | 11-6 | 2.5 | 15-7 |
Temple | 9-5 | 3 | 9-8 |
East Carolina | 5-8 | 6.5 | 7-11 |
Tulsa | 4-11 | 8.5 | 5-11 |
Cincinnati | 3-12 | 9.5 | 4-15 |
Memphis | 2-8 | 8 | 4-11 |
Wichita State | 1-8 | 8.5 | 4-10 |
SMU | 0-2 | 6 | 0-6 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
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Laila Jewett | SG | Committed | 91 |