Jace Richardson scored 24 points and Michigan State surged past Mississippi in the second half for a 73-70 victory on Friday night in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
Eric Henderson, who led South Dakota State to two NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons, has been hired as Drake’s head coach, the school announced Friday.
The Mavs won their first Summit League regular-season and tournament championships and lost to St. John’s 83-53 as a No. 15 seed to end a 22-13 season.
Coaches still playing in the NCAA Tournament are having to split their time between preparing their teams for the Sweet 16 and talking to potential transfers who have entered the portal.
Kevin Willard has been linked to the Villanova job and also publicly expressed concerns with the direction of the Terrapins program, calling for “fundamental changes.”
Greg Glaus, executive deputy athletics director, will oversee the administrative responsibilities of the program and offensive coordinator Mark Carney will be in charge of on-field activities.
The first overtime game of the NCAA Tournament came thanks to a furious comeback by the Red Raiders from 16 points down midway through the second half.
Skinn, a player on the George Mason team that reached the 2006 Final Four, coached the Patriots to a share of the conference’s regular-season title and an NIT victory this season.
Danielson, who will turn 74 in September, played 11 seasons in the NFL before joining ESPN in 1990. He called games for ESPN and ABC for 16 seasons before joining CBS in 2006.