NCAA Basketball Articles - Page 12

In front of a sold-out crowd at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday, No. 3 South Carolina once again got the better of No. 6 LSU, winning 79–72. With the victory, the Gamecocks have now beaten the Tigers 18 straight times. LSU has not beaten South Carolina since 2012, and head coach Kim Mulkey […]

Kiyan Anthony has been one of the collegiate players that many people have kept up with this season, and of course, it’s because he’s Carmelo Anthony’s son. At the same time, Kiyan has skills, and he’s shown them this season with Syracuse. He was recently benched against Virginia, which was his first of the season, […]

Alex Karaban achieved an impressive career feat following the No. 6 UConn Huskies’ 79-75 win over the Georgetown Hoyas on Saturday evening. Karaban is going through the fourth season of his collegiate career with the Huskies. After redshirting as a freshman, Karaban has since embraced full-time responsibilities as one of the program’s best stars. These […]

Ohio State basketball (16-8) has upcoming opportunities to earn an invitation to The Big Dance, starting with Saturday’s neutral-site showdown with Virginia, but the program just revealed some unpleasant news that could burst its NCAA Tournament bubble. Second-leading scorer John Mobley Jr. suffered a hand injury in Wednesday’s 89-82 win versus USC and is out […]

Oklahoma improved to 13-12 with a dominant win over Georgia, but that was not the main headline from the Lloyd Noble Center that shocked the college basketball world on Saturday afternoon. Instead, a popcorn machine at the concession stands stole the spotlight after it caught on fire, temporarily delaying the game. Officials were notified of […]

The No. 17 St. John’s Red Storm and Providence Friars got into a brawl early in the second half of Saturday’s contest. Five players in total were ejected, with three of them being on the Red Storm. Despite the chaos, Rick Pitino is seemingly happy with his team pulling out with a 79-69 win over […]

Duke star forward Cameron Boozer continues to dominate college basketball in his first season in Durham. The 18-year-old’s latest accomplishment broke a record previously owned by Tim Duncan in the Devils’ 67-54 win over Clemson. Boozer finished the game with 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists, leading the team in each category. His performance marked […]

The game between the No. 17 St. John’s Red Storm and the Providence Friars took a turn early in the second half when a brawl ensued after a hard foul. Multiple players from both teams got involved by either fighting or trying to break up the chaos. St. John’s was on a fast break with […]

Winston-Salem State basketball coach Corey Thompson has been let go by the institution only a couple of hours before tip-off. As Winston-Salem State University prepares to play Shaw University in a CIAA matchup at 4 PM EST, HBCU Gameday reports that Thompson is departing the institution. “Multiple sources have indicated to HBCU Gameday Thompson is […]

Baltimore is turning up the volume as hip-hop heavyweight 2 Chainz and Grammy Award-winning R&B songstress Mýaheadline the all-star entertainment lineup for the 2026 Food Lion Men’s and Women’s CIAA Basketball Tournament. The powerhouse performers are set to bring star energy and chart-topping hits to the annual celebration, adding even more excitement to one of […]

North Carolina A&T pulled off a miraculous comeback that ended in a game-winning and-one, which clinched a victory in the NBA HBCU Classic. North Carolina A&T and Hampton, who both compete in the Coastal Athletic Association, were invited to compete in the latest edition of the NBA HBCU Classic. The date and time of the […]

UConn’s three-peat bid fell short early in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, but Dan Hurley has his team right back in position to restart the train in 2026. However, despite what their record indicates, the Huskies’ season has been full of ups and downs, leaving them in a rocky position with the Big East Tournament on […]

The Iowa State basketball team has done so well since T.J. Otzelberger arrived in Ames. Otzelberger has taken Iowa State to the NCAA tournament in each of his seasons as head coach. His best campaign came when he went to the Sweet 16 in 2023-24, with 29 total victories. One of the reasons why the […]

The UCLA basketball team hopes to pick up a huge Big Ten win on Saturday over Michigan. UCLA is going into the game with some tough injury news about their star guard, Skyy Clark. Clark is questionable for the game, per CBS Sports. The UCLA star averages 13.5 points per game this season. He has […]

Throughout his 33 years as a Division I head coach, winning a national championship remains the only accomplishment Kelvin Sampson has not achieved. The 70-year-old believes he has his best chance to get over the hill in 2026, but Houston needs to win the Big 12 Tournament before he can even begin thinking about the […]

The Southwestern Athletic Conference has issued a fine to two HBCUs following a brawl after a women’s basketball game. The conference announced the sanctions in a statement on Friday afternoon. The statement read, in part: The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced suspensions and institutional fines stemming from an altercation that transpired between the Mississippi Valley […]

The No. 23 Miami (OH) Redhawks made program history after earning a solid blowout win over the Ohio Bobcats on Friday night. The Redhawks are a program who hasn’t seen the NCAA Tournament since 2007. Their best campaigns happened when they reached the Sweet 16 in 1958, 1969, 1978, and 1999. Every year since then […]

Greg Gard made impressive head coaching career history after leading the Wisconsin Badgers to the 92-71 upset win over the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans on Friday night. Gard is halfway through the 11th season of his head coaching career with the Badgers. He has been successful at getting the Badgers to the NCAA Tournament, […]

Two years after its National Championship runner-up season, Purdue is still seeking its first men’s basketball NCAA Tournament title. The experienced Boilermakers were considered preseason frontrunners with Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn returning, but their volatile season is destined to end in disappointment. While neither Smith nor Kaufman-Renn was considered an elite NBA prospect, their […]

The No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks are set to take on the No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday. After playing without Darryn Peterson in the 82-78 win over the No. 1 Arizona Wildcats, it sounds like the Jayhawks will have their star guard back in the starting lineup against the Cyclones. Reports indicate that Peterson, […]

With the UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma continually leading the program into further success, especially this season at 26-0, there’s no denying the amount of professional talent he’s coached in his tenure. As the UConn women’s basketball team continues to be dominant, Auriemma would be asked about naming an all-time Huskies lineup. Auriemma […]

The last time Bill Self had the eventual No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, Kansas clinched the Big 12 regular season title and a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament with Andrew Wiggins leading the way in 2013-2014. Over a decade later, the Jayhawks seek better results in a similar position with […]

Texas women’s basketball took a tough loss against Vanderbilt, and head coach Vic Schaefer was not happy with how the team played. During the game, he made the decision to sit Rori Harmon for the final 15 minutes and played Bryanna Preston instead. After the game, a reporter simply asked why he benched Harmon. Schaefer […]

No. 8 Illinois men’s basketball is coming off a tough 92-90 OT loss to Wisconsin. On Sunday, they have a critical matchup against Indiana, but will Kylan Boswell be available? On Friday, head coach Brad Underwood said Boswell’s potential return will be a game-day decision, per Pete Thamel of ESPN. Also, he will be unrestricted […]

Despite losing three of its last four games to begin February, Nebraska is still on track for its best year in program history during the 2025-2026 college basketball season. Fred Hoiberg’s run has been one of the best in the sport of the last decade, but the Cornhuskers are trending in the wrong direction as […]

The No. 4 Texas women’s basketball team had its five-game winning streak snapped on Thursday in an 86-70 loss to the No. 5 Vanderbilt Commodores. Longhorns head coach Vic Schaefer was not happy not just with the loss but with the effort his team showed in the blowout defeat at the hands of Mikayla Blakes […]

Olivia Miles achieved impressive history at the DI level following her dominant performance in the No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs‘ 83-67 win over the No. 12 Baylor Bears on Thursday night. Miles is halfway through the fifth and final year of her collegiate career with the Horned Frogs. He spent four years with the Notre […]

The No. 5 Vanderbilt women’s basketball squad scored a huge win Thursday night, as the Commodores dominated the No. 4 Texas Longhorns at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville. Behind the electric performance of NCAA scoring leader Mikayla Blakes, the Commodores took down the Longhorns to the tune of an 86-70 score. Blakes torched the Longhorns all […]

Bryce Hopkins took shots at a Providence player following their comments about him ahead of the No. 17 St. John’s Red Storm’s matchup against the Friars. Hopkins is going through the fifth and final season of his collegiate career with the Red Storm. He had previous stints with the Kentucky Wildcats and Providence, spending one […]

North Carolina basketball received difficult news Thursday when the program announced Caleb Wilson will be out indefinitely with a fractured left hand. The freshman standout suffered the injury during the Tar Heels’ 75-66 loss Tuesday to the Miami Hurricanes, casting uncertainty over his availability for the final stretch of the season. Wilson, the Tar Heels’ […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels might have some bad luck coming their way following star freshman Caleb Wilson’s injury. Wilson suffered a hand injury during the first half of the Tar Heels’ upset loss to the Miami Hurricanes on the road on Feb. 10. The team determined two days later that the star freshman will […]

For the first time in over a decade, Vanderbilt has a chance to win the SEC Tournament and prove itself as a major player in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Led by second-year head coach Mark Byington and star guard Tyler Tanner, the Commodores find themselves in an excellent position to make a deep postseason run […]

As it has not been rare to see Darryn Peterson’s absence from Kansas basketball games, there’s no denying the frustrating freshman season he’s had due to the myriad of injuries. While the Kansas basketball superstar, Peterson, has missed games, head coach Bill Self went to bat for his player. Peterson has played in 13 games […]

Following their 85-82 win over No. 5-ranked Illinois, the Michigan State Basketball Spartans rank tenth in the nation and third overall in the Big Ten Conference. Three of their four losses on the season come against top-15 opponents with an upcoming tilt at Wisconsin next on their schedule. It will be the Spartans’ fifth road […]

One game aside, Michigan has been nearly flawless in the 2025-2026 college basketball season, putting them in position to enter the annual Big Ten Tournament as the No. 1 seed. Dusty May’s lightning-quick program rehabilitation has seemingly already reached its peak, but the Wolverines’ job is not done yet. Considering its body of work, Michigan […]

North Carolina star forward Caleb Wilson will be out for an unspecified amount of time with a hand injury. The freshman phenom has no specific timetable for his return, with just seven games remaining in the regular season. Wilson has been diagnosed with a hand fracture, ESPN’s Jeff Borzello reported on Thursday. He sprained his […]

Michigan basketball has now won nine straight games. On Wednesday night, Michigan took an 87-75 victory over Northwestern on the road, although head coach Dusty May said it felt like a home game. Regardless of the atmosphere, it was a struggle for much of the game for Michigan. Michigan trailed by 16 points in the […]

UCLA head coach Mick Cronin knows how much recruiting has changed in college basketball in the last five years. To adjust to his new job description, Cronin hired Nemanja Jovanovic as the Bruins’ Director of International Recruiting in 2023 and has given him a unique task for his 2026-2027 team. With the NBA All-Star game […]

Boban Marjanovic never played college basketball, but that has not stopped him from becoming a fan. The former NBA center was the most notable and visible member of the crowd as he spent his Wednesday night watching the top-ranked UConn women’s basketball team host Creighton in Storrs. Marjanovic no longer has any ties to the […]