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With the college basketball regular season nearing its conclusion, it is time to start considering which players are deserving of the biggest awards in the game. Last week we broke down the players to watch for the Wooden Award, given annually to the best player in college basketball. Now, it is time to examine the […]

The Nebraska women’s basketball team’ dramatic 82-79 upset win over Caitlin Clark and the Iowa women’s basketball team captured the attention of a record number of viewers on FOX Sports. The game, which was held on Super Bowl Sunday, drew an average of 1.8 million viewers, making it one of the most-watched regular-season college women’s […]

Betting on college sports is not uncommon. But doing the same while being employed as head coach of a college basketball team is certainly not going to sit well with the authorities. Such is the case with an unnamed former Sewanee women’s basketball head coach, who has been found out to have laid nearly $100,000 […]

Phoenix Mercury star and one of the most celebrated athletes of Baylor women’s basketball, Brittney Griner, is set to return to her alma mater for the retirement of her No. 42 jersey. The retirement ceremony will take place before the Bears’ game against Texas Tech on Sunday, marking Griner’s first visit to a Baylor game […]

Texas Tech basketball coach Grant McCasland is giving a shout out to one of his school’s most famous alumni. McCasland gave a thumbs up to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes following the Red Raiders’ win over Kansas on Monday. Mahomes played his college football at Tech. “What a great weekend. Saturday, we win at […]

The Texas Tech basketball team smacked Kansas around on Monday night in Lubbock. The Red Raiders got a massive 79-50 upset victory over a top-5 team in the country as Grant McCasland’s team continues to build an impressive resume. After the game, McCasland was sure to credit the fans for an electric atmosphere (h/t Justin […]

Iowa women’s basketball standout guard Caitlin Clark reflected on the pressures of nearing a historic milestone amidst the sting of a tough upset loss on Sunday to Nebraska. With the NCAA scoring record within reach, Clark needed just 39 points to surpass Kelsey Plum’s NCAA women’s college basketball scoring record of 3,527. Despite a strong […]

West Virginia basketball coach Josh Eilert is being honest about what doomed his team Monday night in a 81-65 loss to TCU. The Mountaineers committed a season-high 19 turnovers in the road game. “We didn’t have it tonight in any way, shape or form,” Eilert said, per the school. “When the pressure gets turned up […]

Monday hasn’t been a great day for Bill Self and Kansas basketball. The Jayhawks started a new week on the road in Lubbock for a matchup versus the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and it turned out to be a complete disaster for Kansas. Self seemed so frustrated over how the game was turning out that […]

The Duke basketball team isn’t quite a vintage Coach K unit nowadays but they have proven their mettle with big wins throughout the season. On Monday they knocked off the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Cameron Indoor Stadium in a win that Coach Jon Scheyer’s bunch will savor for quite some time. Recently Duke big […]

The latest AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll highlights the unpredictability and competitiveness of the season, with movements in the polls and standout performances from players that have caught the attention of fans and analysts alike. This week was no different after Nebraska upset Caitlin Clark and the Iowa women’s basketball team. The new poll provides […]

Monday marks Week 15 of the college basketball season, and it brings the newest edition of the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. With just three weeks remaining until the first conference tournaments begin, and have a strong sense of which teams are legitimate contenders and which squads coasted through their easy non-conference slate. No […]

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Louisville women’s basketball team faced a narrow defeat against Syracuse on Sunday, losing 73-72, with the game’s ending sparking controversy. Louisville’s coach, Jeff Walz, was vocal in his criticism of the referees over a key decision in the final seconds. With just 2.3 seconds remaining on the clock, Syracuse’s Dyaisha Fair was fouled by Louisville’s […]

In the aftermath of No. 11 Huskies 83-65 defeat to No. 1 South Carolin on Sunday, UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma made it clear his focus lies squarely on his team’s development rather than the looming NCAA tournament. This refocusing comes amid a challenging season for UConn, plagued by a series of injuries that […]

The Big 12 Conference is set for a huge showdown on Monday as Kansas and Texas Tech face off in Lubbock. This is a battle of two top-25 teams, but the Kansas basketball team got unfortunate news regarding leading scorer Kevin McCullar Jr. He will be out for the second straight game, per Jeff Goodman. […]

The climb to being the number-one ranked team in the nation for the Iowa women’s basketball squad came to a halt. Caitlin Clark was firing from all cylinders and dropping all sorts of insane dimes just for the Hawkeyes to stay in striking distance. All of that did not matter as Nebraska with Jaz Shelley, […]

At the end of the third quarter of the Iowa women’s basketball game against Nebraska, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that Caitlin Clark would surpass Kelsey Plum’s record for the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history, needing only eight points. However, Clark was held scoreless, and Nebraska came back to defeat Iowa in the […]

Welcome to a very special Super Bowl Sunday edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints. I know folks have pigskin on the brain today and that’s for very good reason, but don’t sleep on the fact that in just one month’s time we’ll be kicking off Championship Week, watching bubbles being burst and while other teams […]

The Kansas State women’s basketball team edged out Oklahoma State with a narrow one-point victory on Saturday, thanks to a standout performance from Brylee Glenn, who scored a season-high 23 points. This near career-best effort from Glenn, significantly above her average of 5.7 points per game, was crucial for the Wildcats, especially given the absence […]

The train seems to be coming off the track for USC basketball this season. The Trojans got thrashed 99-68 to Stanford on Saturday night, in another disappointing loss. The Trojans are now 9-15 on the season, and in the cellar of the Pac-12 Conference. USC basketball freshman phenom Bronny James saw some action in the […]

The UCLA women’s basketball team celebrated the return of Lauren Betts against Arizona, with a 66-58 win on Friday. Betts, sidelined for four games due to an undisclosed medical reason, contributed six points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots in 27 minutes of play. Betts’ presence was a welcome boost for the Bruins, who had […]

Adidas has launched new sneakers inspired by HBCUs to celebrate Black History Month, per a report by Sports Illustrated’s Kicks Fan Nation. In partnership with NBA stars Trae Young, James Harden, Damian Lillard, Anthony Edwards, and Donovan Mitchell, the renowned shoe company has introduced player-specific colorways exclusively for Adidas’s partner schools. This collaboration includes Alabama […]

UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin is being honest about the play of his star forward Adem Bona. While Cronin believes his big man is one of the best in college basketball, Cronin does see a weakness in Bona. “Fouls too much,” Cronin said, per On3. “Everybody’s strength is their weakness – always. His aggression is […]

Indiana basketball head coach Mike Woodson recently spoke on Hoosiers sophomores CJ Gunn and Kaleb Banks, amid struggles with the team’s lineup. The Hoosiers entered the season with high expectations, but that came with an eventual development of younger players. That hasn’t happened, besides Malik Reneau taking a step forward for Indiana. Woodson needs to […]

USC basketball coach Andy Enfield knows his team must perform much better to win games this season. But Enfield isn’t panicking, despite the Trojans’ recent struggles. USC basketball has lost 7 of their last eight games. “This is college sports,” Enfield said, per Sports Illustrated. “You don’t win every game. You gotta fight through the […]

South Carolina’s women’s basketball team announced the indefinite suspension of freshman forward Sahnya Jah on Thursday for conduct detrimental to the team. The decision, disclosed shortly before the No. 1 Gamecocks secured a sound 83-45 win over Missouri, has left many speculating about the specifics of Jah’s situation after coach Dawn Staley declined to go […]

Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark is on the cusp of a historic achievement, only 39-points away from breaking the NCAA women’s basketball scoring record — a title currently held by Kelsey Plum with 3,527 points. The record, which has shifted only twice in the past 23 years, from Missouri State’s Jackie Stiles to Washington […]

The UAB basketball program picked up a huge win over the No. 20 ranked FAU Owls, 76-73, who made a miraculous run to the Final Four last season as is the AAC favorites to win it all. It was all led by Blazers star Yaxel Leneborg who not only scored a team-high 17 points, but […]

The Florida Atlantic basketball team hit the road for a tricky matchup against UAB on Thursday night. The Owls came into the game favored by 5.5, but the Blazers had other plans. Florida Atlantic started off the game strong as they led by seven at halftime, but UAB stormed back in the second half, and […]

Caitlin Clark and the Iowa women’s basketball celebrated an impressive performance by sophomore forward Hannah Stuelke, whose record-setting 47 points led the Hawkeyes to a 111-93 victory over Penn State on Thursday. Clark, the Hawkeyes’ star player, who herself is on the brink of breaking the NCAA women’s basketball scoring record, praised Stuelke’s performance, which […]

Caitlin Clark edged closer to the NCAA women’s basketball scoring record during the Iowa women’s basketball team’s 111-93 victory over Penn State, although for the first time in nearly a year, she wasn’t the game’s top scorer. Clark contributed 27 points and a season-high of 15 assists in the No. 2 Hawkeyes’ win. Clark’s pursuit […]

The Oklahoma women’s basketball team notched its seventh consecutive win on Tuesday with a 72-55 victory of TCU. Skylar Vann, who tallied 17 points for the Sooners was particularly instrumental in the win, delivering seven consecutive points in the third quarter that secured OU’s lead. TCU coach Mark Campbell dropped praise for Vann’s multifaceted talent. […]

The BYU women’s basketball team celebrated National Girls and Women Sports Day on Wednesday with an upset victory over No. 18 Baylor, clinching a 78-66 win. The victory marked a pivotal moment for the Cougars, who have faced challenges since joining the Big 12 but showcased their potential in arguably their best performance so far […]

The Duke basketball team got back on track with an easy win over Notre Dame basketball on Wednesday night. The Fighting Irish hit the road for the contest against the Blue Devils, and the game was never close. Duke jumped out to a big lead right out of the gates, and they never looked back, […]

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma reached a historic 1,200th career victory, as the Huskies overpowered Seton Hall on Wednesday with a decisive 67-34 win, with Aaliyah Edwards leading the charge with 18 points and 15 rebounds. The win places Auriemma among the elite ranks of Division I basketball coaches, sharing space with legends like […]

It’s been a tough season for the Michigan Wolverines this year and there’s even been rumors of head coach Juwan Howard possibly stepping down. The team has stumbled to an 8-15 record overall and 3-9 in Big 10 Conference play. Barring a miraculous run through the Big 10 Tournament, their NCAA Tournament hopes are pretty […]

As Caitlin Clark of the Iowa women’s basketball continues her march toward breaking the women’s college scoring record, she’s garnered attention not just from fans and analysts but from Jaeson Maravich, the son of basketball legend Pete Maravich. With Clark on the brink of becoming the NCAA’s all-time Division I scoring leader, Jaeson shared his […]

NBA Champion and coaching veteran Avery Johnson was fired up for Southern University’s win over Jackson State University. Southern was able to cool off a red-hot Jackson State team led by former NBA All-Star and NBA champion Mo Williams 72-63. Happy Tuesday! Southern University’s win at Jackson State on national TV has me smiling. I’m […]