CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — James Harden scored 31 points, Dwight Howard had a double-double in his return to the court and the Houston Rockets defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 100-89 Monday night for their fourth straight win. Harden had 14 points in the pivotal third quarter and finished 11-of-19 from the field.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Luke Kennard, the 27th annual winner of Ohio’s AP Mr. Basketball award, has announced he’ll play college ball at Duke. The 6-foot-6 junior averaged 41 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2 steals per game in the regular season for Franklin High School.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Megan Rogowski scored 22 points and Megan Podkowa added 18 to help DePaul upset Duke 74-65 on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Brittany Hrynko added 14 for the seventh-seeded Blue Demons.
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. has been chosen to host the men’s and women’s FIBA Americas under-18 championships this summer at USA Basketball’s training center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The top four teams in each tournament will qualify for the 2015 FIBA under-19 world championships. Three-time Olympic gold medalist Dawn Staley, now the coach of South Carolina, will lead the women.
