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UConn Huskies’ \ resilience was tested on Wednesday night, and when the moment demanded composure, freshman Braylon Mullins delivered in a way that left his head coach openly impressed. The No. 4 Huskies (15-1, 5-0 Big East) erased a double-digit second-half deficit and survived an overtime thriller, knocking off the Providence Friars 103-98 on the road […]

Kentucky basketball’s SEC season has opened in about the worst way imaginable, and head coach Mark Pope isn’t sugarcoating where things stand. After a 73-68 home loss to Missouri Tigers on Wednesday night, the Wildcats fell to 0-2 in conference play, a startling mark for a program accustomed to fast starts. Following the loss, Pope […]

Kentucky suffered its second loss in conference play after collapsing against Missouri, 73-68, at Rupp Arena on Wednesday. It was a tight contest throughout, but the Tigers went on a 15-2 run in the last part of the second half to pull the rug from under the Wildcats and improve to 12-3. It was also […]

One of the best point guards in college basketball this season has been Purdue senior Braden Smith, who recently reached a major milestone in conference history. Smith recently became the Big Ten’s all-time leader in assists, and he was honored prior to the team’s game against Washington on Wednesday. Braden Smith made history in becoming […]

UConn women’s basketball star Sarah Strong has earned yet another accolade to add to her career achievements. The young phenom was named USA Basketball’s 2025 3×3 Female Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, thanks to her standout performances with Team USA at the 2025 FIBA 3×3 World Cup last summer. Despite still being a teenager, […]

The first week of January is always a reckoning point in women’s college basketball. Nonconference resumes collide with the realities of league play, reputations are stress-tested, and assumptions built in November either harden into truth or dissolve under pressure. In the first week of the new year, women’s college basketball finds itself in one of […]

Texas Basketball is coming off an 85-71 loss to Tennessee. Earlier this season, head coach Sean Miller ripped his team’s performance after a win over Maryland Eastern Shore. After the loss to Tennessee, Miller did not mince words about his team, invoking the names of Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge in the process. “I’ll just […]

On Tuesday, Georgetown lost to DePaul 56-50. It was the Hoyas’ fourth consecutive loss to the Blue Demons. One of those losses was in the Big East Tournament last March, 71-67. The end result was that the Georgetown offense didn’t produce, which is putting it mildly. In the second half alone, Georgetown shot only 1-for-23 […]

Cincinnati basketball is coming off a two-point loss to West Virginia on Tuesday night. It has been a difficult year for the Bearcats, who are just 8-7. The trouble started before the first game of the year, as Cincinnati lost top transfer Jalen Haynes to an injury. As the team continues to struggle, head coach […]

Texas A&M visited Auburn on Tuesday night in their respective second conference games of the year. The Aggies took the 90-88 victory, but it was not without controversy, as a game-winning buzzer-beater by Auburn was overturned.  Immediately after the game, Texas A&M head coach Bucky McMillan spoke with ESPN, but the irate fans for Auburn […]

On Monday, No. 12 Michigan State came out ready to play and destroyed USC 80-51. However, the game was disrupted when head coach Tom Izzo had former player Paul Davis ejected from the stands for calling out the referees. Later, Izzo said he was “ticked off” by Davis’ actions toward the referees, particularly toward referee […]

Last Saturday, No.19 Iowa men’s basketball pulled off a lopsided 74-61 win over UCLA. Three days later, they failed to capitalize and lost 70-67 to Big Ten rival Minnesota. Afterward, head coach Ben McCollum didn’t beat around the bush when describing Iowa’s performance, per Ethan Petrik of The Courier. “We just didn’t show up,” McCollum […]

Tennessee basketball has been a solid team throughout the years, and though you can give credit to the players, the coaching is what brings everything together. Head coach Rick Barnes has been around the game for a long time, and he has the proof after this latest accomplishment. Barnes recently passed Bob Knight on the […]

Auburn is coming off a heartbreaking loss to Texas A&M. Auburn led much of the game until Texas A&M took the lead with just 8:42 left in the game. Still, the Tigers made a comeback and hit a buzzer-beater to win the game, or so they thought. Texas A&M survived as the buzzer-beater was overturned. […]

The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines escaped escaped State College with their undefeated record intact, but head coach Dusty May made it clear afterward that the narrow 74-72 win over Penn State Nittany Lions was far from a performance he was proud of. Speaking candidly in his postgame press conference, May credited the Nittany Lions for […]

There is no denying the abundant ability that Kansas basketball star Darryn Peterson possesses. He is currently considered the favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft and is one of the most polished freshmen to ever grace Lawrence. There is one problem, however. He rarely gets through an entire […]

Florida won its 14th straight game at Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Tuesday after rallying past Georgia, 92-77. The Gators upped the ante in the second half, outscoring the Bulldogs, 51-37, to improve to 10-5. They had a slow start in the contest, prompting coach Todd Golden to issue a challenge to his players at […]

Duke had an early scare against Louisville on Tuesday but managed to stay composed and rallied to claim its third straight win, 84-73, at KFC Yum! Center. The Blue Devils stormed back from a nine-point deficit at the break, going on a searing 16-6 run in the early goings of the second half to take […]

For a few moments, the Auburn Tigers and nearly everyone inside the Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama, thought that the home team won on a miraculous buzzer-beater from way downtown against the visiting Texas A&M Aggies. But Auburn forward KeShawn Murphy’s desperate 3-point attempt was later overturned, as it was deemed that regulation time expired […]

Kansas basketball is on another troubling trajectory after posting a 10-4 record through the first two months of the 2025-26 campaign. However, it is unfair to thoroughly evaluate the Jayhawks when they have been forced to play without their top guy for much of the season. Freshman phenom Darryn Peterson returned to action on Jan. […]

The 2025 Michigan State basketball season has started well, with the Spartans at 13-2. They are coming off another big win after dominating USC, but the victory was overshadowed by what happened in the stands. When the game was already out of hand and the Spartans were up big, it was stopped after former Michigan […]

Conference play is officially underway across college hoops, and with the Big Ten picture tightening, every result carries weight. Oregon basketball felt that pressure as the Ducks visited Rutgers, and Wei Lin delivered a personal “Linsanity” burst that lit up the night. He hit fearless shots, hit the biggest one, and refused to back down. […]

Michigan State basketball delivered a dominant win over USC Monday night, but the game took an unexpected turn late in the second half. A heated Tom Izzo outburst led to a former Spartan being removed from the stands, creating one of the night’s most talked-about moments. The Michigan State vs. USC matchup was firmly in […]

The 2025 NC State basketball season had high expectations after the hiring of Will Wade. The Wolfpack have shown potential but have been more inconsistent, sitting at 10-5, something Wade has ripped into his team about. It also did not help that Tre Holloman suffered an ankle injury against Virginia, leaving the Wolfpack looking for […]

The 2025 Florida basketball season had high expectations after the Gators won the national title the previous season. They brought back the majority of their frontcourt from last season, but they had to reload elsewhere. It has been a mixed bag, and they need to get things fixed. Head coach Todd Golden also identified the […]

The dominance LSU showed early in the NCAA season has seemed to fizzle out to start 2026. After losing its first game of the campaign on New Year’s Day at home to Kentucky, then-No. 5 LSU women’s basketball has been upset once again, this time falling to then-No. 12 Vanderbilt 65-61 on Sunday. The Tigers […]

Star junior Audi Crooks has been able to lead Iowa State to victory in every game of the 2025-26 NCAA season so far, but the Cyclones’ luck ran out on Sunday. Then-No. 22 Baylor’s Taliah Scott hit the game-winning shot over Crooks with 2.9 seconds remaining to lift the final score to 72-70, upsetting then-No. […]

The new year is here, and that means it’s time for conference play in college basketball! The Big Ten got off to a bit of a head start in December, but now everyone is fully into the league slate as the picture starts to get a bit clearer this season. The first Saturday of conference […]

The 2025 Louisville basketball team has shown significant potential this season. They sit with an 11-3 record and are ranked at No. 20, and are led by star freshman Mikel Brown Jr. in the backcourt. However, Brown has been dealing with a back injury over the last few games and will miss their massive home […]

Texas Tech is having a great season, sitting at 11-3 on the season. That includes a comeback victory for Texas Tech over Duke. They will next face Houston on Tuesday night, and Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson is preparing for a Darrion Williams clone with the Red Raiders. Sampson noted that Texas Tech has done […]

Nebraska basketball continues its momentous ascent during the 2025-26 season, vaulting into the Associated Press top-10 rankings for the first time in 60 years, per the ESPN Insights X account. Their hard-earned 58-56 victory versus Michigan State last Friday, widely dubbed the most important home game in Cornhuskers history, kept their undefeated campaign intact while […]

Iowa men’s basketball took a meaningful step forward on Saturday, and the head coach Ben McCollum made sure to acknowledge everyone who helped make it happen. The Hawkeyes’ 74-61 win over UCLA Bruins at Carver-Hawkeye Arena marked the most notable victory of McCollum’s young tenure, not just because of the opponent, but because of what […]

The Kansas Jayhawks had their four-game win streak snapped following their 81-75 loss to UCF on Saturday, a game that was also saw the return of star freshman Darryn Peterson from injury. For Kansas head coach Bill Self, the loss to UCF came down to one thing, the team’s poor defense, as per Shreyas Laddha […]

The Missouri Tigers came into their game against Florida on Saturday unranked, while the Gators came in at No. 22 in the country. But following Missouri’s upset win, 76-74, the Tigers made their case to enter the top 25 on Monday. Following the team’s win against Florida, Missouri head coach Dennis Gates explained why he […]

The Houston Cougars continued their solid start to the season following their 67-60 win against Cincinnati on Saturday. Houston improved to 13-1 on the season, and 1-0 in Big 12 Conference play. But following the game, Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson explained that he did something in the game that wasn’t very smart, as per […]

The Arizona Wildcats continued their strong start to the season following their 97-78 win against Utah on Saturday. The win also gave the No. 1 team in the country a 1-0 record to begin Big 12 Conference play. Alongside a few star freshmen, one of the more impressive players this season for Arizona has been […]

One of the sneaky-good teams during this college basketball season this year has been Arkansas, which continues to look like one of the best teams in college basketball this year. John Calipari and company proved that again on Saturday with a very impressive 86-75 win over Tennessee at home in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks controlled the […]

TCU women’s basketball coach Mark Campbell gave a blunt assessment after No. 8 TCU suffered its first loss of the season, an 87-77 overtime defeat to the Utah women’s basketball on Saturday night at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. “We had a chance to steal this game. We didn’t deserve this game,” Campbell […]

Heading into Saturday, Tennessee coach Rick Barnes was the active leader in NCAA Division I Basketball wins. After Arkansas defeated Tennessee 86-75, he is now tied with Arkansas head coach John Calipari. Coach Cal made sure to make a quip about vacated wins when discussing joining Barnes as the active win leader. “I’ve had a […]