University of Dallas basketball team finally heads to London after fundraising push
The team flies out on Thursday, but getting to this point has been a whirlwind.
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The team flies out on Thursday, but getting to this point has been a whirlwind.
CBS News Texas spoke with UTD head basketball coach Matt Grahn, who said the London trip was two years in the making, with help from family and friends.
The University of Dallas men's basketball team raised more than $60,000 for the trip that is no longer happening.
The UConn star is now joining what many are calling one of the best revamped rosters of the upcoming 2026 season.
Lauren Betts had 16 points and made a huge block late, and UCLA withstood a late charge by Texas on Friday night for a 51-44 win to reach the women's NCAA Tournament national championship game for the first time.
TCU was trying to reach its first Final Four and has now been eliminated in the Elite Eight in consecutive seasons.
Madison Booker had 19 points and seven rebounds, fifth-year senior guard Rori Harmon has 13 assists and Texas is going to the women's Final Four for the second year in a row.
After being down by as many as 19 on Sunday, Braylon Mullins retrieved a loose ball near midcourt in the waning seconds against Duke and hit a three-pointer from 35 feet away to take the lead.
Michigan is a contender now, taking on Texas in the only women's NCAA Tournament regional final matching the top two seeds.
The Horned Frogs earned a second straight regional final berth and now turn toward a rematch with top‑seeded South Carolina, with a Final Four spot on the line Monday.
The teams traded baskets and chances most of the night.
Olivia Miles had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds while adding some big assists late as third-seeded TCU finally overcame Washington for a 62-59 overtime victory.
Madison Booker scored a career-high 40 points in a dazzling display of shot making, and No. 1 Texas rolled past No. 8 Oregon 100-58 Sunday in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament.
Matas Vokietaitis had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 11 seed Texas knocked off sixth-seeded BYU 79-71 on Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, overcoming 35 points from Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa.
Rashaun Agee had 22 points and nine rebounds, and No. 10 seed Texas A&M beat seventh-seeded Saint Mary's 63-50 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
David Punch's pregame confidence proved prophetic as his late assist to Xavier Edmonds lifted No. 9 seed TCU past Ohio State, 66–64, after the Buckeyes mounted a furious second‑half rally.
The top 16 seeds in the 68-team women's NCAA field will host first- and second-round games, with the regional rounds being played at two neutral sites for the fourth straight year.
Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, with Arizona, Michigan, and Florida also landing on the No. 1 line.
Olivia Miles, the league player of the year, scored 17 points for No. 1 seed TCU (29-5), even though she played most of the way in foul trouble.
The Frogs had never won a Big 12 title or been to the NCAA Sweet 16 until last year.
Olivia Miles scored 15 of her 26 points in the final 5:21 and finished with her fifth triple-double this season.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
Airion Simmons is charged with wire fraud and bribery.
Fernandez spent 25 years leading the Bulls and made 10 NCAA Tournament appearances.
Baylor coach Scott Drew had plenty of players for the first practice of the summer. None of them are from last season.
