• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Larry Brown Sports

Larry Brown Sports

Brown Bag it, Baby

  • Home
  • Blog View
  • NFL
  • NCAAF
  • NBA
  • MLB
  • Media
  • Headlines
  • Podcast

College Basketball

Patrick Beilein

John Beilein’s son drawing coaching interest from multiple schools

Patrick Beilein, the son of Michigan head coach John Beilein, is a hot commodity in the coaching world. Patrick coaches Le Moyne College and has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Coach of the Year in consecutive years. According to CBS …

Chris Beard

Chris Beard made a late-night Whataburger run ahead of tourney

Chris Beard knows how to join the finer things in life. The Texas Tech coach is preparing for his team’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Stephen F. Austin in Dallas on Thursday. And he isn’t about to do so on an empty stomach. …

Frank Martin expresses his support for fired Tubby Smith

South Carolina head coach Frank Martin expressed his support for Tubby Smith after Smith was fired by Memphis on Wednesday. Martin called it a “sad day” in the business with Smith being fired after just two years on the job. What a sad …

Oshae Brissett

Syracuse’s Oshae Brissett remains in game despite hard fall

Syracuse forward Oshae Brissett took a nasty fall in Wednesday’s play-in game against Arizona State, but he remained in the game. Brissett was driving towards the basket and went up for a shot in the first half when he went airborne and was …

Tom Crean

Report: Tom Crean meets with Pitt

Tom Crean seems destined to be back in the game sooner rather than later. Jeff Borzello of ESPN reported on Wednesday that Crean met with the University of Pittsburgh this week to discuss their head coaching vacancy. The 51-year-old Crean, who has …

Thad Matta beard

Thad Matta explains why he will not take Georgia job

Thad Matta was perhaps the biggest name linked to the vacant Georgia men’s basketball job, but the former Ohio State coach is not going to be the next man leading the Bulldogs. On Wednesday, Matta told ESPN’s Jeff Goodman that he has …

Thad Matta beard

Thad Matta decides against taking Georgia job

Former Ohio State coach Thad Matta won’t be returning to coaching with the Georgia Bulldogs. Matta said Wednesday that he won’t be taking the vacant Georgia job, feeling that he isn’t quite ready to take on the responsibility less …

Chimezie Metu

USC’s Chimezie Metu defends decision to sit out NIT, takes shot at fans

USC was one of a handful of teams that you could make a case was snubbed from the NCAA Tournament, and their chances of winning the NIT have taken a significant hit with Chimezie Metu announcing he will not be taking part. In a series of tweets early …

Eight key questions entering the NCAA Tournament

The reveal of the March Madness brackets brings more questions than answers. A year like this one only makes it worse — there is no consensus heavy favorite this season, and the field feels wide open. Of course, there are other questions beyond …

Chimezie Metu

USC’s Chimezie Metu sits out NIT to protect his draft status

If the USC Trojans are going to make a run in the NIT, they will have to do so without star big man Chimezie Metu. USC announced on Tuesday that Metu is sitting out the NIT in order to protect his health ahead of the NBA Draft. Statement from USC …

Virginia Cavaliers

Virginia’s De’Andre Hunter out for tournament with broken wrist

The Virginia Cavaliers will be a man down in the NCAA Tournament. The school announced on Tuesday that ACC Sixth Man of the Year De’Andre Hunter will miss the NCAA Tournament due to a broken wrist. Hunter suffered the injury in the ACC …

Jashaun Agosto Ellen

LIU Brooklyn’s Jashaun Agosto once appeared on ‘Ellen’ as child prodigy

Long before he was appearing in the NCAA Tournament as a sophomore guard for LIU Brooklyn, Jashaun Agosto was a child prodigy who was a big hit online. In fact, Agosto appeared as a guest on “Ellen” in 2008, back when he was 11 years old. …

Tubby Smith meeting with Memphis pushed back a day

Tubby Smith has lived to see at least another day. Smith was set to meet with Memphis administrators on Tuesday but the meeting was pushed back a day, according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. Tubby Smith's meeting with Memphis administration has …

Tony Bennett

Eight biggest storylines entering the NCAA Tournament

What do you watch for in the NCAA Tournament? There is the obvious — filling out a bracket and seeing how it does. But there’s more to enjoy here, be it coaches, star players, potential upsets, or FBI investigations. Yes, March Madness …

Shane bracket final

Expert NCAA Tournament bracket picks: Shane’s March Madness selections

It’s funny to see the word “expert” next to my picks in this post. No one is a bracket expert. If anyone claims to be, March Madness will gladly give them a swift kick off of their pedestal the next chance it gets. We can all predict an upset or miss …

Ted Valentine Joel Berry

Referee Ted Valentine feels he is being unfairly punished for Joel Berry incident

Veteran referee Ted Valentine will not be working any games in this year’s NCAA Tournament, and he feels that it is an injustice. In an interview with ESPN’s Jeff Goodman that was published on Monday, Valentine declared that he was being …

Previous
Next

  • i want more great stories!

Sign up today for free and get the best sports content sent to your inbox.

You can unsubscribe anytime. For more details, review our Privacy Policy.

.
LBS iPhone App
Get the App

Follow Us

Get instantly notified of the most viral news stories via Google!

Sidebar

© 2026 · LB Sports Media Group Inc · Powered by Springwire.ai

  • X
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feed
  • About Larry Brown Sports
  • Contact
  • Editorial Process
  • Staff Writers
  • Privacy Policy
Dedicated to the memory of Nevil Vega