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Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark was honored in a touching ceremony at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Wednesday to celebrate not just the team’s journey to their second consecutive national runner-up finish in the NCAA tournament but also the retirement of Clark’s jersey, No. 22. Clark’s response to the recognition was as humble as it was gracious. […]

Houston basketball star Jamal Shead is making the jump to the next level after a gut-wrenching injury in the Sweet 16. The standout guard announced Thursday that he will declare for the 2024 NBA Draft. Via KPRC 2: ”I feel like it’s my time to move on. It’s time to go and chase my dreams,” […]

UConn basketball just won their second straight national title earlier this week by taking down Zach Edey and Purdue basketball. Edey had a big game as he finished with 37 points, but the Boilermakers still lost by 15 points, 75-60. It looks like an impressive performance from Edey, but Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green […]

One of the most beloved characters and stories of the 2023-24 college basketball season was the breakout of Indiana State center Robbie Avila. The Sycamores were unfortunately snubbed from the NCAA Tournament despite their best season since Larry Bird was donning their uniform. Avila was one of the primary catalysts behind their 32-7 season, which […]

John Calipari recently made the shocking move to leave Kentucky basketball to be the new head coach of the Arkansas basketball team. Calipari and the Wildcats lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against 14 seed Oakland just a few weeks ago, and some Kentucky fans wanted him gone. The school wanted him […]

Since John Calipari stunned the college basketball world earlier this week, deciding to bolt from the University of Kentucky after fifteen seasons to become the head coach for the University of Arkansas basketball program, details have begun to trickle out about the increasingly volatile relationship between Calipari and his former employer. And even though Kentucky […]

Duke basketball didn’t quite finish the 2023-24 season how it hoped. After defeating top-seeded Houston in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, the Blue Devils faced off with upstart North Carolina State with a berth to the national semifinals on the line. Duke, obviously, came up short against their in-state rivals, failing to advance […]

Iowa basketball has found a legend in Caitlin Clark. Coach Lisa Bluder and the rest of the organization may have fall short of an NCAA Tournament national title but they clearly took care of the star out of Des Moines. There are a lot of factors that led to her stardom but Los Angeles Lakers […]

Purdue is looking to dominate the Big Ten Conference and make deep runs in the NCAA Tournament for the foreseeable future. They have one of the top-ranked recruiting classes for 2024 and just gave everyone on their squad a taste of playing in the national championship game against UConn. Coach Matt Painter already has to […]

Kevin Ollie made his mark during the University of Connecticut’s rise to one of college basketball’s premier programs. The now Brooklyn Nets interim head coach won a national championship as the Huskies’ head coach in 2014. While Ollie’s UConn tenure ended on a sour note, with an NCAA violations investigation leading to his firing in […]

The Iowa women’s basketball program has had stellar conference and March Madness runs under the leadership of Caitlin Clark, and now, the team is paying her the ultimate jersey tribute ahead of her departure for the WNBA. Iowa announced they will raise Clark’s jersey in the rafters and officially retire No. 22, per ClutchPoints. She […]

The news of John Calipari leaving the Kentucky Wildcats after several years of coaching the SEC powerhouse for a head-coaching gig for Arkansas basketball shook the ground of college hoops when it broke out just a day before the 2024 NCAA Tournament championship game between the UConn Huskies and the Purdue Boilermakers. Not a few […]

Savannah State University graduate student Amari Heard has declared for the 2024 WNBA Draft. Heard joins Jackson State’s Angel Jackson and Virginia Union’s Ny Langley as the only three HBCU students to declare for the draft this season.  Heard is a standout for the Tigers. The forward from West Point, Mississippi was named the 2020 […]

The Kansas basketball program is coming off a disappointing 2023-24 season. The Jayhawks finished the year at 23-11 and came up short in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Moreover, a former player has made a decisive college basketball transfer portal decision. Arterio Morris is moving on after ending a battle with rape charges. […]

Exciting times are on the way for Rutgers Scarlet Knights basketball. Yes, you read that right. Although Rutgers finished this latest season 15-17, they will be heard from next year. Two of the top three prospects in this year’s high school recruiting class are making their way to New Jersey. They would be Airious Bailey […]

Legendary Stanford women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer announced her retirement, and in addressing the decision, she made it clear that it had nothing to do with the school’s move to the ACC, despite many fans speculating that it did. She even said that it was a motivator because she believes the league will be great. […]

Dan Hurley and the UConn basketball team have been as dominant as they come the past two seasons, and they just won their second straight national title. However, Hurley’s name is now being talked about for the head coaching vacancy at Kentucky. John Calipari just left in a shocking move, and he is now the […]

Five-star forward Jayden Quaintance has requested a release from his letter of intent to Kentucky basketball and plans to reopen his recruitment after John Calipari’s departure to be the head coach at Arkansas, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN. Jayden Quaintance was the No. 14 recruit in the ESPN top 100 for the 2024 class, […]

John Calipari had a successful 15-year run with the Kentucky basketball program, running what was basically a factory for NBA talent, but early exits in the NCAA Tournament over the last few years made the relationship with the fanbase wear thin, as expectations were not met. Calipari decided it was time to move on, and […]

The Kentucky basketball head coaching search is ramping up as John Calipari was officially named the new head coach at Arkansas. On Wednesday, a report came out that Kentucky was meeting with Baylor head coach Scott Drew, who has been one of the favorites for the job. However, Drew has certainly raised some eyebrows with […]

Indiana women’s basketball star Mackenzie Holmes announced on Wednesday that she is declaring for the 2024 WNBA Draft. Holmes, who is the leading scorer in Indiana women’s basketball history, is set to undergo knee surgery and will not be available until the 2025 season, per Seth Tow of The Daily Hoosier. Holmes made the announcement […]

Isaiah Collier came into his college basketball career with the USC basketball team as the number one player in the 2023 class. Collier was part of a star-studded recruiting class for the Trojans that included Bronny James, but the season didn’t go the way the team was expecting. USC didn’t make the tournament, Collier missed […]

John Calipari recently made a shocking career move as he left Kentucky basketball to be the head coach of the Arkansas basketball team. Calipari and the Wildcats have not had a lot of March success in recent years, and a lot of Kentucky fans wanted the program to move on. They decided to keep Calipari […]

The Kentucky basketball program is in search of a new head coach. John Calipari officially left the program and took the job with the Arkansas Razorbacks in a stunning turn of events after the college basketball season ended. A list of candidates circulated immediately with this news breaking, and now Kentucky is bringing in Baylor […]

West Virginia basketball is attempting to turn the page and create a new era in the program’s history with the hiring of Darian DeVries, who fills the position Bob Huggins held for 16 years before resigning following his arrest for a suspected DUI. When asked about WVU’s hiring of DeVries, Huggins gave an unusual response. […]

Former NBA player Rasheed Wallace was on the show “Gil’s Arena” with another retired league star Gilbert Arenas where the discussion was on Purdue basketball’s Zach Edey and how they see his game translating to the Association. Edey and the Boilermakers recently just lost to UConn in the national championship game as the Canadian-born player’s […]

Former North Carolina basketball guard Raymond Felton reacted to fresh allegations made against Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams by disgraced Tar Heel Rashad McCants. In 2014, Rashad McCants made allegations of academic fraud against UNC, where he played on the championship-winning basketball team in 2004–05. McCants has once again accused his former coach, Roy […]

Dan Hurley made history by becoming the eighth coach in college basketball history to guide a team to consecutive national championships. This milestone was achieved as UConn basketball secured a 75-60 victory over Zach Edey and the Purdue basketball team on Monday. Even in defeat, two-time national college Player of the Year Zach Edey had […]

A new era for Stanford women’s basketball is set to take place following the retirement of longtime head coach Tara VanDerveer. On Tuesday, Stanford announced that their head coach of 38 seasons has decided to call it a career, per ESPN’s Alexa Philippou. As of now, Stanford is in talks with longtime assistant coach Kate […]

The Kentucky basketball program is going through a major transition in leadership after the departure of its longtime head coach. John Calipari is departing for the Arkansas basketball team, and his wife Ellen released a heartfelt message on social media airing her goodbyes. Ellen Calipari posted an elaborate video on Instagram to all who were […]

Earlier this week, the Kentucky basketball program received some earth-shattering news when it was revealed that head coach John Calipari, who has found immense success with the program during his tenure, would be departing the organization, reportedly to sign a contract to become the next head coach of Arkansas basketball, as reported by CBS Sports. […]

The college basketball world is still awaiting news on where LeBron James’ son Bronny might end up, and a new potential destination has emerged according to a prominent sportsbook. The school rumored to be the favorite for James’ famous son plays in the Atlantic 10 Conference, but is not considered to be a household name […]

With the 2024 NCAA Tournament national championship game now in everyone’s rearview mirror, there is more attention being paid to the job opening in Lexington, particularly the Kentucky basketball head coaching gig. The departure of John Calipari as mentor of the Wildcats has shaken the ground of college basketball. The big question is obvious: who […]

Earlier this week, the college basketball world received some shocking news when it was reported that Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari, who led the team to the 2012 NCAA tournament championship and has coached several future NBA stars during his tenure, would be leaving the program to sign a contract to coach their SEC […]

Recently, the college basketball world received a jolt to the senses when it was announced that Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari would be departing the program in order to (presumably) take his talents to the open Arkansas Razorbacks job, although that last part has not been officially confirmed yet. On Tuesday, Calipari himself took […]

The Illinois basketball program is coming off a stellar 2023-24 season run. The Fighting Illini earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced as far as the Elite 8. Illinois is restructuring its roster, and the team has a chance to land Champaign native and Arizona basketball guard Kylan Boswell after his […]

It’s hard to rank college basketball teams that are eras apart, as the game undergoes drastic changes from decade to decade—if not sooner—and no two college basketball seasons are the same. However, a good way of tracking where different teams rank is separating ones that enjoyed extended success in a sport emphasizing the one-and-done. College […]

Three-time NBA Champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and former Coach of the Year Byron Scott is ready to get back into coaching at all levels, including at an HBCU. Scott participated in an exclusive interview with TMZ Sports, during which he expressed his burning desire to rejoin the coaching realm. “Scott revealed he’s open […]

The twin March Madness NCAA basketball championship games concluded over the weekend and Monday night, bringing with them plenty of star power, tight moments and compelling basketball. In the women’s March Madness finale on Sunday, Caitlin Clark and Iowa women’s basketball started off hot only to lose to South Carolina basketball. In the Monday night […]