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John Brannen (basketball)
John Brannen (born January 18, 1974) is an American basketball coach currently serving as a program analyst and senior special assistant for the University of Dayton Dayton Flyers men's basketball, Flyers. He was most recently the men's basketball coach of the University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball, Bearcats. Brannen previously spent four seasons as the head coach for the Northern Kentucky University Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball, Norse. Before that he spent nine seasons as an assistant coach to Anthony Grant (basketball), Anthony Grant at both VCU Rams men's basketball, VCU and Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball, Alabama. For the Tide's two games in the 2015 National Invitation Tournament, Brannen served as interim head coach. Coaching career Brannen held assistant coaching positions at College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball, Charleston, Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball, Eastern Kentucky and St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria, Kentucky
Alexandria is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, in the United States. Along with Newport, it is one of the dual seats of the county. The population was 10,341 at the 2020 census. History It is believed that the area that is now Alexandria was first settled by Frank Spilman and his family . The Spilman family was from King George County, Virginia, and they may have named their settlement after Alexandria, Virginia. The family had begun developing and selling lots in the settlement by 1819, the year the first post office was established. On February 22, 1834, Alexandria was formally established by an act of the state assembly.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Alexandria, Kentucky". Accessed 15 July 2013. When the Kentucky General Assembly formed Kenton County from part of Campbell County in 1840, they moved Campbell's county seat from Newport to Alexandria, which was closer to the center of the redrawn county. The citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Athletic Conference
The American Athletic Conference (The American or AAC) is an American collegiate athletic conference, featuring 11 member universities and five affiliate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, with its football teams competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Member universities represent a range of private and public universities of various enrollment sizes located primarily in urban metropolitan areas in the Northeastern, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States. The American's legal predecessor, the original Big East Conference, was considered one of the six collegiate power conferences of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era in college football, and The American inherited that status in the BCS's final season. With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014, The American became a "Group of Five" conference, which shares one automatic spot in the New Year's Six bowl games.The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was scheduled to end in Atlanta on April 6, 2020, but was ultimately canceled. All other postseason tournaments were canceled as well. Practices officially began in late September. On March 12, 2020, the NCAA announced that all remaining winter and spring championships for both men's and women's sports were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first cancellation in the history of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The NCAA did not name an official national champion after the tournament was canceled. Kansas finished first in both major polls but has yet to claim a national championship for the season. Rule changes On June 5, 2019, the NCAA announced that its Playing Rules Oversight Panel had approved a suite of rules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevon Scott
Trevon Scott (born November 25, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats. High school career Scott played basketball for McIntosh County Academy in Darien, Georgia. His mother did not allow him to play sports unless he received at least a C grade on his progress report. As a senior, he averaged 21.6 points, 14.1 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 3.5 blocks per game, earning Georgia Region 2A Player of the Year honors for his second straight season. Scott left as his school's all-time leading scorer, with 1,824 career points. A three-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Cincinnati over offers from Alabama, Clemson and Georgia, among others. College career Scott redshirted his first year with Cincinnati. He was a reserve in his first two seasons, averaging 3.1 points and 3.6 rebounds as a sophomore while shooting 55.4 percent. Scott moved into a starting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarron Cumberland
Jarron Cumberland (born September 22, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats. High school career Cumberland attended Wilmington High School in Wilmington, Ohio. He committed to playing college basketball for Cincinnati over offers from Michigan, Florida State, Xavier and others. College career As a freshman, Cumberland came off the bench, averaging 19.1 minutes, 8.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game, earning a place on the American Athletic Conference (AAC) all-freshman team and he shared Sixth Man of the Year honors with Ben Emelogu of SMU. As a sophomore, Cumberland moved into the starting lineup, averaging 11.5 points, 4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game as the Bearcats went 31–5, earning a 2 seed in the 2018 NCAA tournament. The team’s Final Four hopes were cut short with a second-round loss to Nevada. After losing stars Gary Clark, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach John Groce, the Illini played their home games at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Michigan. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Alabama. Previous season The Illini finished the 2013–14 season 20–15, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They received a bid to the NIT where they advanced to the second round before losing to Clemson. Offseason Departures 2015 recruiting class Leron Black joined the Fighting Illini as the first recruit from the Memphis, Tennessee area sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Miami Hurricanes Men's Basketball Team
The 2014–15 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by fourth year head coach Jim Larrañaga, played their home games at the BankUnited Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team had wins at Duke, Syracuse and Florida, all on the road. They finished the season 25–13, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated North Carolina Central, Alabama, Richmond and Temple to advance to the NIT championship game where they lost to Stanford. Previous season The Hurricanes finished the season 17–16, 7–11 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC tournament where they lost to NC State. Departures Incoming transfers 2014 recrui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2015 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee from March 11–15, 2015. The tournament consisted of five rounds and included all 14 SEC teams. Seeds 5 through 10 will receive a first-round bye, and the top four seeds will receive a "double bye" through the first round and second round. All games of the tournament were televised by the networks of ESPN, with the first three rounds on the SEC Network The SEC Network is an American multinational sports network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which operates the network, through its 80% controlling ownership interest) and Hearst Communications (which holds .... Seeds Schedule Bracket Game statistics First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship game See also * 2015 SEC women's basketball tournament Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Of Charleston Cougars Men's Basketball
The Charleston Cougars men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Colonial Athletic Association. Home games are played at TD Arena, located on College of Charleston's campus in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. While a member of the NAIA, they were National Champions in 1983. History The College of Charleston has sponsored a men's basketball team since 1898. They have been NCAA Division I since 1991 in the Trans-Atlantic Athletic Conference (now ASUN Conference), the Southern Conference and presently the Colonial Athletic Association. In 2012, ESPN ranked Charleston as the 73rd best college basketball program in the previous 50 years, which was the highest ranking of all Division I teams in the state of South Carolina. John Kresse era (1979–2001) Under head coach John Kresse, the team had its greatest success. In 1983, the Cougars won the NAIA Championship. In the 1991–92 season, the Cougars made the jump to Division I an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 National Invitation Tournament
The 2015 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2015 NCAA tournament. The annual tournament is being played on campus sites for the first three rounds, with the Final Four and Championship game being held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The tournament began on Tuesday, March 17 and ended on Thursday, April 2. On February 6, the NCAA announced the 2015 NIT will use a 30-second shot clock (same as its WNIT counterpart) and a 4-foot (1.22 m) restricted-area arc as experimental rules for the 2015 tournament. On March 4, the NCAA announced teams that are marked as the first four teams left out of the 2015 NCAA tournament field will be the top-seeded teams in the 2015 NIT. Participants Automatic qualifiers The following teams earned automatic berths into the 2015 NIT field by virtue of having won their respective conference's regular season championship but failing to win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Grant (basketball)
Anthony Duvale Grant (born April 15, 1966) is an American basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Dayton. Prior to that, he was the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2006 to 2009, and at the University of Alabama from 2009 to 2015. Prior to becoming the VCU head coach, he was an assistant coach at the University of Florida from 1996 to 2006. Biography Early life After graduating from Miami Senior High School, Grant became an All-City first-team selection and Player-of-the-Year. He played at the University of Dayton from 1983 to 1987 while residing at 3 Evanston (The Gateway) and guiding them to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before bowing out to eventual national champion Georgetown. As a sophomore, Grant averaged 10.7 points a game and 6.5 rebounds a game and the Flyers again made it to the NCAA Tournament. As a junior, the 6'5" Grant moved from power forward to small forward and averaged 7.1 points a game and 4.8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
