Oliver Purnell was the head coach at Dayton from 1994-2003. During that time, he brought Smart in as director of basketball ...

Marquette basketball has quickly found itself back on the winning path with a huge victory over Wisconsin on Saturday night.

It took four tries but the Oregon High School graduate has his first win over the Badgers. His team frustrated the Badgers in ...

Head coach Shaka Smart worked for Oliver Purnell at Dayton as director of basketball operations for two seasons (2001-03).

Winning shootouts might be the Badgers' best hope against good teams unless it figures out a way to stop dribble penetration ...

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball and the Dayton Flyers both make the Top 25 ahead of their matchup Friday night at Heritage Bank Center.

Nobody has ever won anything that really matters in December of a college basketball season. It's still early. We have a long ...

Wisconsin basketball continued its recent descent with an 88-74 loss to rival No. 5 Marquette on Saturday. The loss drops the ...

Marquette men's basketball coach Shaka Smart always talks about what he's learned from mentors. George Raveling is a famous basketball name that Smart mentions frequently. Billy Donovan is another.

Marquette basketball earned a 88-74 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday, extending its undefeated streak to seven games at home.Head coach Shaka Smart has brought the Golden Eagles back to form ...

MILWAUKEE — The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team could not stop ... It’s Oregon High School grad Shaka Smart’s first win against Wisconsin since becoming Marquette’s coach ...