Ty Rogers News

When Ty Rogers drilled that three-pointer at the overtime buzzer in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 21, he did more than give the Western Kentucky University basketball team a scintillating ...

Ken McDonald was sure he wanted to build a house when he returned to the city of Bowling Green as the new coach at Western Kentucky.

“We trust that this award will become something that students in Lyon County aspire to achieve, not just for the modest financial boost, but also to walk in the steps of Ty and emulate his character, academic strength and discipline”

' Ty Rogers' game changing shot in the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament may also change the lives of some Lyon County students. via WPSD-TV Paducah

And so goes the transition David Harten Issue date: 4/15/08 Section: Sports It's too bad we couldn't avoid this, but everyone saw it coming. via College Heights Herald

Drake coach Keno Davis has agreed in principle to take the Providence job. Davis will be introduced at a news conference at 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday afternoon, according to sources close to the situation. via Fox Sports

By about 11 p.m. Monday evening, it will be over - and by about 11 p.m. on Tuesday only the most ardent college hoops fans may remember the whole thing. via Tribune/Sunday Ledger Tribune

The Final Four quartet of top seeds is the most noteworthy betrayal of the parity myth in big-time college basketball, though not the only one. via Grand Rapids Press

“I don't want people to think we're out there floating our names when we're not. We've never done that. It's all other people's speculation, and we can't control that.”

Drake's Keno Davis hasn't figured out what he's going to do for an encore. "Even before this year, I had heard a lot of people say, 'Don't win too much in your first year, it's the worst thing you can do,' " ... via Rivals

Texas assistant Ken McDonald will be named the head coach at Western Kentucky at a news conference Sunday. via ESPN

Those of us who are Final Four junkies, no doubt, have seen "One Shining Moment." It's the video montage CBS puts together to end their coverage of the NCAA Tournament. via WKYT-TV Lexington

SLIDESHOW Ty Rogers's shot to beat Drake was cause for celebration on the Western Kentucky bench, as well in the halls of his high school in little Eddyville, Ky. via The Washington Post

Like you, Joe Cocksfan, Western Kentucky AD Wood Selig is waiting to hear from his basketball coach, Darrin Horn. via The Post and Courier

Word out of Kentucky tonight is that Western Kentucky coach Darrin Horn is either in town, or on the way to town, to talk about the South Carolina basketball opening. via The Post and Courier

Surprising to some in and around the program, South Carolina's basketball coaching search is moving forward without Jeff Capel. via Post and Courier

“None of us have watched any games at all”

By RICK BROWN * Register Staff Writer * March 28, 2008 Drake's loss to Western Kentucky in the first round of last week's NCAA basketball tournament was so painful that Jonathan Cox still can't watch games on ... via Http

EAST REGIONAL At Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina vs. Washington State : Something has to give. via The Plain Dealer

“But most of the younger people still ask me is it a Division II, so they don't know much about it. They will now.”

When Tyrone Brazelton went home to Chicago in the spring of 2006 to tell family and friends that two years of hard work at junior college had landed him a basketball scholarship at Western Kentucky, the ... via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“It just makes you want to work harder to prove yourself.”

There were nights during Courtney Lee's freshman year at Western Kentucky when he wondered if he had made a mistake. via WLEX-TV Lexington

Western Kentucky's Courtney Lee could hardly miss from the field in the first half, scoring 19 points.

Lee didn't miss at the free-throw line in the final 33 seconds, making six straight and helping the Hilltoppers defeat San Diego 72-63 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

Western will oppose top-seeded UCLA in the West Region semifinals Thursday in Phoenix.

The Hilltoppers built a 15-point lead early in the second half, but the Toreros came all the way back to take a 55-54 lead on a three-pointer by Brandon Johnson with 61/2 minutes left. Read more

“I really don't think it will truly sink in until the season is over”

- By the time Ty Rogers turned on his cellphone Friday, he had 172 new text messages. They were still pouring in when he returned to the St. Pete Times Forum for practice Saturday.

'I don't know how many it ended up being,' he said.

He also doesn't yet know what this all means. Rogers hit the shot of his life Friday, a 25-foot three-pointer as overtime expired to give 12th-seeded Western Kentucky a 101-99 victory over No.5 Drake in the first round of the NCAA Tournament . One of the biggest moments in team history likely will be revisited each March. Read more