Indoor practice facility a priority for Houston … Baseball series canceled, team to play Elon instead … ECU guard Noah Farrakhan enters transfer portal … ECU VB Hosts North Carolina A&T In Spring Finale … Pirates Begin Outdoor T&F Season At South Carolina …Tigers survive Boise State to reach NIT semifinals … Memphis’ Madlock named head coach at SC State … NC State basketball’s season ends with loss to Colorado State in NIT quarterfinal… UH knows advancement can’t be spelled without D … Men’s Sweet 16 teams might be stuck in Indy with idle time, but they don’t want to leave.

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST
Indoor practice facility a priority for Houston Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Spring Practice Q&A No. 2 – Inside Linebackers
• ECU VB Hosts North Carolina A&T In Spring Finale
• Pirates Begin Outdoor T&F Season At South Carolina
• Pirates Open AAC SB Slate At Wichita State

The East Carolinian

• Pirate football begins season preparations, spring workouts proceed
• The East Carolinian chooses Connor Norby for Male Athlete of Month
• Softball set to play in series against Wichita State
• Baseball series canceled, team to play Elon instead

WNCT 9

• ECU baseball coach talks schedule change due to COVID-19, weekend series with Elon
• Spring football practice Q&A No. 2: ECU inside linebackers

Former coach Houston set for L-R HOF induction on April 10 morganton.com

247 Sports

• PHOTOS : ECU conducts Thursday practice
• ECU guard Noah Farrakhan enters transfer portal

BATTLE FOR N.C.: Another ACC team enters Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

Memphis Moves to NIT Semifinals with 59-56 Win over Boise State American Athletic Conference

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Tigers survive Boise State to reach NIT semifinals
• Jeffries on Boise win, momentum for next season
• Hardaway talks Boise State win, Tony Madlock
• Memphis’ Madlock named head coach at SC State

Boise State basketball: Memphis makes you miss KTVB

Houston Chronicle

• UH guard DeJon Jarreau on mend from injury: Hip ‘feels fine’
• Solomon: UH knows advancement can’t be spelled without D

“Some People Didn’t See This as a Championship Program” Texas Monthly

The Associated Press

• Quinones’ putback helps Memphis beat Boise St. 59-56 in NIT
• South Carolina St hires Memphis assistant Madlock as coach
• Transfers boost Sampson’s Cougars, others into NCAA Sweet 16

Why FSU great Ernie Sims chose USF over the Seminoles Tampa Bay Times

NOLA.com

• Tulane spring game set April 3 at Yulman Stadium
• Slumping Wave looking for turnaround behind ace Braden Olthoff

Wichita Eagle

• Wichita State point guard Craig Porter enters name into NCAA transfer portal
• Bad habits end Wichita State’s season in NCAA Tournament loss to Drake

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State basketball’s season ends with loss to Colorado State in NIT quarterfinal
• Luke Maye on UNC, playing in Italy and the shot that changed his life forever
• NC will host the 2021 NCAA soccer tournaments due to COVID-19. Here’s when and where.
• Why NC State women’s basketball can’t start slow against Indiana in the NCAA Sweet 16

Winston Salem Journal

• Jalen Cone aims to find an NBA path away from Virginia Tech
• Women’s flag football is becoming an official sport at junior colleges with NFL grant
• A little coaching consistency going a long way for the App State defense this spring
• WATCH NOW: Ethan Joyce’s Appalachian State spring football mailbag
• Stevens leads Colorado State past N.C. State in NIT
• Justin Herron, former Wake Forest football player, helps stop attack on woman in Arizona
• Will smaller schools have trouble affording their star players?

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• ACC Deep Thoughts: Are the Hokies missing out on valuable promotion time for their football program by not having a spring game?
• ODU Notebook: Monarchs plan to raise profile of tight ends
• U.Va.’s Morsell opts to transfer

Columbia The State

• Playing for No. 1: Chevez Goodwin’s jersey selection goes beyond just a number
• ‘Greatest coach in history of conference’: Pat Kelsey leaves Winthrop for new SC job
• Other Gamecocks QBs ‘got to make it a competition’ with Luke Doty, Beamer says
• South Carolina sets ticket plan, attendance limit for Garnet & Black spring game

Washington Post

• Men’s Sweet 16 teams might be stuck in Indy with idle time, but they don’t want to leave.
• Complete men’s bracket
• Oregon State Coach Wayne Tinkle has a pretty good starting five at his house
• Grand Canyon player dies in car crash days after starting in NCAA tournament
• Max Abmas and Oral Roberts, overlooked until March Madness, have long been on Arkansas’ radar
• Maryland’s Brenda Frese has been coaching with a heavy heart as her dad battles cancer
• Complete women’s bracket

The Associated Press

• Lesser-known stars about to make their mark on the Sweet 16
• Analysis: More madness likely in NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16
• Syracuse’s glue — forward-turned-center Marek Dolezaj
• Double-double: Champagnie twins enter NBA draft process
• Ledoux leads Louisiana Tech past WKU to reach NIT semis