NCAA Basketball Articles - Page 139

After months of listening to college football coaches whine about the transfer portal, it’s now the college basketball coaches’ turn. And the latest powerful voice to express his discontent with student-athletes having a choice of where they go to school is none other than defending national champion, UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley. “I don’t […]

The madness continues. The fat has been trimmed, as only the most elite teams have advanced to the Sweet 16 in March Madness. The NCAA Tournament has already been jam-packed with action through the first two rounds, but intensity is only going to pick up from here on out. You won’t want to miss the […]

The 2024 NCAA Tournament has narrowed down to the Sweet 16 and the games kick off on Thursday. In the Sweet 16, there is just one double-digit seed, the NC State Wolfpack, who defeated Texas Tech and Oakland to earn their trip to the second weekend. There are plenty of notable matchups to watch, with […]

Despite being in its final moments, the Pac-12 Conference has emerged as a formidable force in this year’s NCAA women’s tournament, sending five teams into the Sweet 16, solidifying the conference’s status among the elite in college basketball. UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close declared the Pac-12 “the best in the country” after the Bruins’ […]

The Duke basketball team looked dangerous during the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament last week. The Blue Devils cruised past 13 seed Vermont and 12 seed James Madison, but the road is going to get much tougher in the Sweet 16 as they will be playing one seed Houston on Friday. No matter what […]

The Michigan basketball team recently parted ways with Juwan Howard after a historically bad season, and they have since hired Dusty May from FAU to be their new head coach. The Wolverines finished 8-24 this season and they ended up in last place in the Big Ten. It was certainly time for Michigan to move […]

In the disturbing, sordid details of the sexual misconduct and abuse case building against rapper and prolific hip hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs, a recent arrest has shed light on Diddy’s alleged drug supplier — a 25 year old former Syracuse basketball player named Brendan Paul. According to the New York Post, Paul was arrested […]

Michigan basketball and Louisville basketball met up in the 2013 national title game and the Cardinals won a thriller. The two programs were in great spots back then, but that isn’t the case right now. Instead of competing for a national title, the Wolverines and Cardinals were competing for a head coach during the NCAA […]

The Long Beach State men’s basketball team was one of the biggest surprises in March Madness. Head coach Dan Monson was fired prior to the Big West tournament before he proceeded to lead the team to a Big West tournament victory and an automatic bid into the Field of 68. Monson had a lot to […]

In a move that could potentially reshape women’s basketball, Ice Cube’s BIG3 league officially extended a $5 million contract offer to Caitlin Clark, confirmed Wednesday by Ice Cube himself. The offer, which stands as a historic moment for the sport, would make Clark the highest-paid women’s basketball player for playing in just 10 games if […]

The Louisville basketball team recently parted ways with head coach Kenny Payne after yet another disastrous season. The Cardinals finished the regular season with an 8-24 record and they finished last in the ACC with a 3-17 mark there. Payne finished his Louisville career with a 12-52 record. The Cardinals are now in need of […]

Gonzaga basketball has made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2024 March Madness tournament, and while they are focused on doing whatever they can to win the tournament, they are also looking towards the future in some regards as well. That has led them to trying to secure some more talent for their team […]

The Iowa women’s basketball team is looking to make another run to the Final Four this season, and so far so good for the Hawkeyes in the NCAA Tournament. Iowa opened up their NCAA Tournament run on Saturday with a 91-65 win over 16 seed Holy Cross, and then they took down eight seed West […]

Gonzaga basketball head coach Mark Few has a tough nut to crack. Advancing to the Sweet 16, the fifth-seeded Bulldogs will be taking on Zach Edey and the number-one Purdue basketball this coming Friday. Purdue’s 7-foot-4 center has been dominating in the March Madness tournament lately, and Few himself had words of praise for the […]

While everyone talked about UConn’s superiority, Purdue’s past fraudulence, Kansas’ problems and Houston’s smothering defense, Duke basketball slid under the radar. The same thing has somehow happened during the 2024 NCAA Tournament despite the Blue Devils earning decisive victories in both of their matchups. Make no mistake, though, they are dangerous heading into the Sweet […]

The leading scorer of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in the 2023-24 college basketball season has announced his intention to try his luck in the 2024 NBA Draft, while still keeping his eligibility to continue his career in the collegiate ranks. Enter Kansas basketball, which may or may not be interested in luring high-scoring guard […]

The Utah women’s basketball team travelled to Idaho this past weekend for the NCAA Tournament, but basketball ended up being the last thing on their minds after leaving on Monday. The Utes won their opening round game against 12 seed South Dakota State, 68-54, but they were eliminated by four seed Gonzaga on Monday, 77-66. […]

The UConn basketball team surprised a lot of people in the NCAA Tournament last season as they ended up dominating their way to a national title. The Huskies were a four seed in March Madness last year. No one will be surprised if UConn wins it all this season, however. They have been one of […]

A lot was put into question after the Kentucky basketball program faltered yet again in the NCAA Tournament. March Madness has not been kind to the Wildcats as of late and their most recent loss to Greg Kampe’s Oakland did not help them at all. With Rob Dillingham and Reed Sheppard heading to the NBA […]

The Clemson women’s basketball team announced Tuesday that Shawn Poppie has been appointed the new head coach for the team on a six-year contract valued at $3.375 million, lasting through the 2029-30 season. The hiring, sanctioned by the Board of Trustees’ compensation committee, signals a new era for the Tigers, as they look to revitalize […]

The Michigan basketball officially introduced Dusty May as their new head coach on Tuesday with an introductory press conference. The Wolverines recently moved on from Juwan Howard after five seasons. Howard had a lot of success early on with Michigan as they won the Big Ten in 2021, and they also went to the Elite […]

The Langston Lions mens’ basketball team are hoping to cap off a magical season with a win in their first NAIA Championship game against Freed-Hardeman. The Lions have been an impressive story all season. Including NAIA tournament wins, they are 35-1 on the season. Their lone loss came against Southwestern Assemblies of God University, 72-58. […]

The first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament are complete, and the contenders are beginning to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. While the number of upsets in the early rounds was underwhelming, it set up some titanic tussles in the Sweet 16. Purdue-Gonzaga, Houston-Duke, and North Carolina-Alabama are among the fascinating contests […]

The Michigan basketball team recently parted ways with Juwan Howard after he spent five seasons with the Wolverines. Howard had a lot of success during his early years, but this past season was one of the worst in the history of the Michigan program. Now, the Wolverines have moved on to Dusty May, and he […]

Caitlin Clark, the dynamic guard for the Iowa Hawkeyes, has once again etched her name in the annals of NCAA women’s basketball history by breaking another viewership record. The first-round game against Holy Cross in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, aired on ABC, captured an average of 3.23 million viewers, setting a new precedent for […]

Few names have dominated the headlines this season more prominently than Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark. The Naismith Awards announced their Women’s College Player of the Year award finalists on Tuesday, which includes Clark, USC’s JuJu Watkins, along with Stanford’s Cameron Brink and UConn’s Paige Bueckers vying for the accolade. Clark, in her senior […]

The University of Kentucky women’s basketball team made a significant move Tuesday by appointing Kenny Brooks, the former Virginia Tech women’s basketball coach, to lead their program on a five-year contract. Brooks, known for his remarkable turnaround of the Hokies, which culminated in their first ACC tournament title and a Final Four appearance last season, […]

Former NBA player Rajon Rondo was on the show “All the Smoke” with Rachel Nichols and DeMarcus Cousins and gave his thoughts on the Kentucky basketball team and head coach John Calipari. As the Wildcats dropped their first round game in the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed to the No. 14 seed in […]

The Oklahoma State basketball program has been in the search for a new head coach since firing Mike Boynton after the season ended. Boynton had been with the Cowboys since 2017 but compiled a mediocre 119–109 record with just one trip to the NCAA Tournament. As such, candidates floated around as possible replacements for Boynton. […]

In an upsetting twist to what should have been a celebratory time, the Utah women’s basketball team faced racial hate crimes during their NCAA Tournament appearance. The incidents, occurring in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, have cast a shadow over the team’s tournament experience and drawn attention to the reality of racism in sports and society at […]

The Louisville basketball head coaching search is still going on weeks after Kenny Payne was fired. While it looked as if Florida Atlantic’s Dusty May was going to be the Cardinals’ new coach, he stunned everyone by choosing Michigan instead. Now, Louisville has to look elsewhere and plenty of other names have circulated, including Indiana […]

Caitlin Clark and the top-seeded Iowa women’s basketball team secured their spot in the Sweet 16 with a 64-54 win over eighth-seeded West Virginia in Monday’s Albany 2 Region second-round game held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. This marks the Hawkeyes’ third Sweet 16 appearance in four years. Entering her final home game of the collegiate career, […]

The Indiana basketball team missed out on the 2024 NCAA Tournament in a bit of a down year. Now, star center Kel’el Ware has decided to declare for the 2024 NBA Draft, per his Instagram page. “Thank you Indiana. It has been a pleasure to wear cream and crimson and have an opportunity to play […]

JuJu Watkins has been a gift that keeps on giving for the No. 1 USC women’s basketball squad. With Watkins playing at a high level again, the Trojans extended their stay in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, as they defeated the No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks in the second round on Monday via a lopsided score of […]

USC basketball coach Andy Enfield is finding himself as the target of another job opening. Enfield is being targeted to head to Dallas and lead the SMU basketball program, per ESPN. Enfield is one of several candidates of interest. Enfield has been at USC for more than a decade, joining the Trojans in 2013. He […]

The USC women’s basketball program picked up a 73-55 win over Kansas to advance to the Sweet 16 on Monday and after another incredible game by JuJu Watkins, head coach Lindsay Gottlieb had a firm statement on the freshman year that her superstar has had. “If there’s a better freshman season in history, I’d like […]

USC women’s basketball continues its March Madness run. On Monday, the Trojans booked themselves a Sweet 16 ticket by defeating Kansas, 73-55. USC was led by Juju Watkins and Mackenzie Forbes, who scored 28 and 20 points, respectively. THE TROJANS MOVE ON TO THE SWEET 16!@USCWBB keeps dancing after defeating Kansas, 73 -55!#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/Ne2qqPGN3T — […]

Caitlin Clark had an amazing last home game at Iowa. The Hawkeyes crowd who had Georg Kittle were loud and proud to see their Hawkeyes legend blaze up against West Virginia. The trio of JJ Quinerly, Kyah Watson, and Jordan Harrison all did their best to keep dancing in March Madness but the music had […]

The Kentucky basketball program is recovering from a shocking first-round March Madness defeat against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. Kentucky’s 80-76 loss started their offseason early. Head Coach John Calipari reflected on the season’s end and revealed his big College Basketball Transfer Portal plans. Despite the disappointing end to the season, Calipari and Kentucky received standout […]