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About Ron Clements
Ron is a Wisconsin native, former Marine, Summa Cum Laude graduate of East Carolina University and a working sports journalist since 1999. He has covered the NFL since 2009, including Super Bowl XLV and three years as a St. Louis Rams beat reporter. He currently works for Perform Media, the parent company of Sporting News.
NCAA Basketball Archive
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Belmont coach Rick Byrd has seen plenty of changes in college basketball
Posted on June 12, 2015 | No CommentsCollege basketball has changed quite a bit over the last 40 years. Rick Byrd has seen the evidence. Byrd, who has been the head coach at Belmont University since 1986, […] -
Arch Madness will continue: Missouri Valley Conference tournament to remain in St. Louis
Posted on July 9, 2014 | No CommentsThe word “historic” threw many college basketball fans into a certain fervor on Tuesday when the Missouri Valley Conference said it had an historic announcement to make Wednesday regarding the […] -
The Madness spreads as NCAA tournament upsets continue to grow
Posted on March 24, 2014 | No CommentsCinderella was alive and well in the opening rounds of the 2014 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. No. 11 seeds Dayton and Tennessee both won. No. 12 seeds North Dakota State, […] -
Fans from Kansas and Kentucky swarm to St. Louis for NCAA tournament
Posted on March 22, 2014 | No CommentsOne of the biggest draws for St. Louis as a host city for the NCAA tournament is its centralized location. When the NCAA tournament selection committee picked the field for […] -
Saint Louis homecoming bittersweet, yet amazing for Yale’s Duren
Posted on January 5, 2014 | No CommentsNot many people outside of New Haven, Conn. gave the Yale Bulldogs much of a chance of knocking off Saint Louis University on Saturday. The basketball game went as expected, […] -
This just in: Wichita State is really, really good
Posted on March 2, 2012 | No CommentsIt was March 5, 2011 and the second-seeded Wichita State Shockers were upset by Indiana State in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference basketball tournament. The Sycamores went on […] -
Was this Chris Lowery’s final season at SIU?
Posted on March 2, 2012 | No CommentsFollowing Southern Illinois’ 66-51 loss to Indiana State Thursday night in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament, speculation about Chris Lowery’s future as SIU’s head […] -
The Valley deserves multiple bids to the Big Dance
Posted on March 2, 2012 | No CommentsThe Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament started Thursday night with Indiana State and Southern Illinois playing in the opening game at Scottrade Center. This is the fifth straight year […]
![Belmont coach Rick Byrd has seen plenty of changes in college basketball College basketball has changed quite a bit over the last 40 years. Rick Byrd has seen the evidence. Byrd, who has been the head coach at Belmont University since 1986, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/RickByrd-Belmont-115x115.jpg)
![Arch Madness will continue: Missouri Valley Conference tournament to remain in St. Louis The word “historic” threw many college basketball fans into a certain fervor on Tuesday when the Missouri Valley Conference said it had an historic announcement to make Wednesday regarding the […]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ValleyLogo.png)
![The Madness spreads as NCAA tournament upsets continue to grow Cinderella was alive and well in the opening rounds of the 2014 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. No. 11 seeds Dayton and Tennessee both won. No. 12 seeds North Dakota State, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/UKWSU.jpg)
![Fans from Kansas and Kentucky swarm to St. Louis for NCAA tournament One of the biggest draws for St. Louis as a host city for the NCAA tournament is its centralized location. When the NCAA tournament selection committee picked the field for […]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/TourneyFloor.jpg)
![Saint Louis homecoming bittersweet, yet amazing for Yale’s Duren Not many people outside of New Haven, Conn. gave the Yale Bulldogs much of a chance of knocking off Saint Louis University on Saturday. The basketball game went as expected, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/yale-bulldogs-logo.jpg)
![Was this Chris Lowery’s final season at SIU? Following Southern Illinois’ 66-51 loss to Indiana State Thursday night in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament, speculation about Chris Lowery’s future as SIU’s head […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ChrisLowery.jpg)