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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 […]

The No. 3 UConn women’s basketball successfully booked their tickets to the next round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament after surviving the challenge of No. 6 Syracuse Orange to the tune of a 72-64 score. The Orange were led by no other than the high-scoring Dyaisha Fair, who was, without a doubt, the most dangerous […]

Arizona has been doing well in March Madness with the efforts of Caleb Love and Pelle Larsson shining in the big dance. Stars and legends out of the Wildcats system loved the beating Dayton suffered as they are now headed to the Sweet Sixteen. Before the second weekend, Mike Bibby got into the mood of […]

No. 1 Iowa women’s basketball earned a 64-54 victory in their NCAA Tournament win over West Virginia on Monday. Caitlin Clark, who has emerged as one of the best and most popular athletes in all of sports, stole the show with 32 points and eight rebounds. Clark surpassed Kelsey Plum for the most points in […]

The UConn women’s basketball program faced a fiery Syracuse Orange team in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies won 72-64 off a standout performance from star guard Paige Bueckers. Her March Madness contributions have drawn tremendous praise from Head Coach Geno Auriemma. Auriemma spoke to reporters after the Huskies’ nail-biting finish on […]

There’s an ongoing trend to hype up a top college team, regardless of the sport, and speculate that they could seamlessly transition to the professional level without any drop in performance. ESPN’s Mike Greenberg received heavy criticism during Monday’s Get Up episode after suggesting that the UConn basketball team could potentially make it to the […]

The first two rounds of March Madness have just finished and so far, no bracket remains standing. While it’s already difficult to keep a perfect bracket throughout the tournament, ESPN’s Jay Williams has an idea that would make things even more challenging: A 112-team March Madness format. On an episode of First Take, Williams let […]

The Delaware State Hornets are officially removing Jazone Turner’s interim tag, naming her as their head women’s basketball coach. They hope Turner will establish some stability within the program as the school turns to its third head coach in four years. Turner will fully replace former coach E.C. Hill. “To God be the glory,” Turner […]

The Notre Dame women’s basketball team secured a decisive victory over Ole Miss on Monday with a final score of 71-56 in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The win propelled the No. 2 seed Fighting Irish into the Sweet 16, where they will face No. 3 seed Oregon State in the Albany […]

As the NCAA tournament heats up, Iowa women’s basketball standout Caitlin Clark is laser-focused on ensuring her final home game Monday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena is one for the history books. The Hawkeyes, seeded first in the Albany 2 Region, are set to face the No. 8 seed West Virginia Mountaineers in what promises to be […]

Many storybook moments come to fruition during March Madness, but there are countless ones that do not get to be written or told in front of a national audience. They play out at practice and in film sessions, unbeknownst to the legions of fans who partake in the annual extravaganza known as the NCAA Tournament. […]

Well friends, four days of March Madness are in the book, and all that remains are sixteen teams. A very sweet, and surprisingly predictable sixteen if you ask me, but sixteen teams nonetheless. Today, I’ll be re-ranking the sixteen teams left in the field, and admittedly, this is an inexact science… sort of like the NET […]

The 2023-24 campaign was an ugly one for Vanderbilt basketball, as they went just 9-23 on the season to finish second to last in the SEC. As a result, head coach Jerry Stackhouse was fired after the season, meaning that the Commodores needed a new leader for their team. And it looks like they have […]

In a nail-biting showdown that will be remembered as one of the standout performances of this year’s NCAA Tournament, Stanford women’s basketball star Kiki Iriafen delivered a staggering All-American performance, propelling the No. 2 Cardinal over the seventh-seeded Iowa State Cyclones with an 87-81 victory in overtime. Iriafen’s remarkable display of athleticism, scoring a career-high […]

North Carolina A&T’s Maleia Bracone hit a clutch game-winning three-pointer to power the Lady Aggies over Old Dominion 48-45 to advance in the 2024 WNIT tournament. The game was hosted in North Carolina A&T’s Corbett Sports Center, affectionately known by A&T students and alumni as “Club Corbett”, with 3,224 fans in attendance for the team’s […]

The Washington State Cougars are now in the market for a new head coach. That’s after Kyle Smith decided to take his coaching talents from Washington basketball to the Stanford Cardinal, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Jeff Borzello. Kyle Smith leaves Washington State basketball after five seasons The news of Smith going to Stanford […]

“Obviously, the mistake was made. It sucks.” Those were the words of UConn Huskies men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley, who in the aftermath of his team’s eighth consecutive NCAA Tournament win by double-digits, took some time to once again discuss with reporters his disappointment with the fact that the Big East, a proud and historically […]

The Texas A&M Aggies nearly had it. They were so close to becoming the first team to knock out a No. 1 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, as Texas A&M basketball put the Houston Cougars to the test Sunday night, but things just did not go the Aggies’ way in overtime, resulting in a […]

The No. 1-seed Houston Cougars entered the 2024 NCAA Tournament with many believing the program could go deep in the Big Dance. Houston basketball’s run nearly came to a crushing end Sunday night when they had to sweat it out against the No. 9 Texas A&M Aggies in what ultimately resulted in a 100-95 overtime […]

The opening weekend of March Madness is in the books, and just as we did in the aftermath of the 1st Round of the NCAA Tournament, it’s time to take another look at the previous round’s winners and losers. Loser: Madness  More like March Midness, am I right? Sorry for kicking things off with a […]