NCAA Basketball Articles - Page 159

USC basketball’s season just got a little worse last Saturday when the Trojans suffered a heartbreaking 92-89 double-overtime loss at home to the Colorado Buffaloes. It was the third defeat in four games for USC, which also dropped to 10-16 overall and 4-11 against Pac-12 opponents. The Trojans had a chance to tie the game […]

The Indiana basketball team took a tough loss to Northwestern at home on Sunday, but the game was not the only topic, as Mike Woodson had to answer for the alternate uniforms that are unpopular with the fanbase. “I have no control over that,” Mike Woodson said, via Mike Schumann of The Daily Hoosier. “I’m […]

Normally, any game featuring either the Texas A&M Commerce or the Incarnate Word doesn’t command much attention. Not today and certainly not this Monday night, as the two teams had an epic brawl just after their meeting. The Texas A&M Commerce vs Incarnate Word fight video has gone viral, stealing attention in the sports world. […]

Mya Byrd displayed her extraordinary shooting abilities connecting on 4 three-pointers, and scoring 14 points and the Savannah State Lady Tigers edged out the Edward Waters Lady Tigers 59-66. Savannah State had 3 players score in double figures, Senior guard Nyla Allen scored 13 points, and Junior guard Jashiyah Jones added 10. Freshman forward Amani […]

Shemani Fuller once again shines vs the Morehouse College Tigers scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds leading the Clark Atlanta Panthers to victory 68-65 over Morehouse College. The Clark Atlanta Panthers defeated their rival Morehouse College Tigers to clinch a season sweep for the second time this year and the first time since 2013. […]

At the NBA’s All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis, the league hosted its third edition of the NBA HBCU Classic. This year, Winston-Salem State and Virginia Union, two teams in the CIAA, battled against each other in front of national audiences. Winston-Salem walked away with the 64-47 victory, but both teams had an unforgettable experience. “This was […]

Amari Heard records a season-high of 25 points, while Nyla Allen adds 16 points in a game where the Savannah State Lady Tigers seek revenge, triumphing over the 22nd-ranked Miles College Lady Bears 56-51 on National Girls & Women in Sports Day. In their recent meeting on December 4th in Fairfield, AL, Miles College secured […]

This past Saturday, Howard University faced off against North Carolina Central in a doubleheader at the Burr. The games, both Men’s and Women’s, were filled with high-octane action. The men’s game was a high-scoring showdown, while the women’s game went down to the wire, requiring an extra period to determine the winner. The Bison women […]

The latest AP Top 25 Women’s Basketball Poll has once again ignited a conversation around the rankings and takeaways in Week 18. This time, the focus is on the notable omissions and underestimations. Among the teams that find themselves on the fringes or undervalued, Fairfield, UNLV and Utah stand out as noteworthy teams that have […]

Monday marks Week 16 of the college basketball season, and it brings the newest edition of the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. With just two 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 […]

The Michigan State basketball program is trying to punch a ticket for March Madness in the next few weeks. Tom Izzo just got off a win over rivals Michigan and holds a record of 17 wins so far in the season. This is currently good for fifth in the Big Ten Conference behind Purdue, Illinois, […]

Freshman guard Jared McCain travelled across the country from California all the way to North Carolina in order to play for Duke this year, and at the perfect time of the Blue Devils season, McCain is beginning to peak. With a pair of outings last week that included a double-double versus Wake Forest and a […]

Ashley Scoggin, a former player for the Nebraska women’s basketball team, has filed a lawsuit against the university, alleging negligence by the school’s athletic department in handling an inappropriate sexual relationship with an assistant coach. The lawsuit, which implicates head coach Amy Williams, athletic director Trev Alberts, the university’s Board of Regents and former associate […]

The Arizona men’s basketball program is on a crash course for another Pac-12 Conference title and a good seed in the NCAA Tournament. On Monday, Arizona agreed to a huge contract extension with head coach Tommy Lloyd to keep him in town until 2029, per Jason Scheer. ‘The University of Arizona and men’s basketball head […]

In a another game that further cements their dominance, the South Carolina women’s basketball team, led by Dawn Staley, have inked their names into the SEC history books. The Gamecocks surpassed a record previously held by Tennessee and the legendary Pat Summitt, securing their 43rd consecutive SEC regular-season win with a huge rally past Georgia, […]

The Pac-12 Board of Directors on Monday announced that Teresa Gould will replace George Kliavkoff as commissioner, effective March 1, per Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic: “NEWS: The Pac-12 board of directors today announced that Teresa Gould has been appointed as the new commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference, George Kliavkoff, effective March 1.” With today’s […]

Penn State basketball coach Mike Rhoades has not necessarily had an easy going in his first season with the Nittany Lions. Coming off of what was arguably the program’s best season in two decades, former head coach Micah Shrewsberry departed State College to head to South Bend to take over as the head coach at Notre […]

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 Baylor women’s basketball team paid tribute to one of its most iconic athletes, Brittney Griner, by retiring her No. 42 jersey prior to the Bears’ game against Texas Tech on Sunday. The event marked Griner’s first return to a Baylor home game since her senior season over a decade ago. Griner’s legacy at Baylor […]

Former Kansas women’s basketball coach Marian Washington has been named a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, her second consecutive nomination. Washington is among 14 finalists, including Vince Carter, Michele Timms and Jerry West. The class of 2024 will be revealed on April 6 in Phoenix, coinciding with the NCAA men’s basketball […]

Dan Hurley has done an outstanding job as head coach of UConn basketball, and a large part of the program’s success under his watch is the culture he has ingrained in the team. That can be gleaned clearly from the praise Marquette Golden Eagles head coach Shaka Smart gave to the Huskies after his team […]

St. John’s men’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino is apparently fed up with his team. After a 68-62 home loss to Seton Hall on Sunday, which dropped the team to 14-12 on the season and put them third-from-last in the Big East, Pitino lit into his Red Storm players. “We are so unathletic that we […]

UCLA basketball saw its six-game win streak come to an end on Sunday at the hands of Utah basketball. Before the Utes hit a buzzer-beater for the win, the Bruins lost their leading scorer for the season, Sebastian Mack, after he was issued a flagrant 2 foul midway through the first half and was subsequently […]

The Ohio State basketball program fired Chris Holtmann last Wednesday due to the team having a stretch of disappointing seasons leading the way for interim head coach Jake Diebler taking the reins. However, his first game at the helm was against arguably the best team in the country in the Purdue Boilermakers Sunday, but it […]

So, over the weekend, the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee revealed the top sixteen teams in their current tournament field, and there weren’t all that many surprises. Kansas on the 2-line? A case could be made that Iowa State should be ahead of the Jayhawks. San Diego State on the 4-line? Hmm, maybe the committee is […]

It was absolute pandemonium in the Pac-12 Sunday night, as the Utah Utes scored a crazy 70-69 win at home over UCLA basketball, thanks to a buzzer-beating follow-up bucket by Branden Carlson. Immediately after Carlson’s heroic basket, social media got lit up with a ton of reactions to the Utes’ win — and to the […]

The No. 2-ranked Purdue basketball team picked up its third loss of the season on Sunday on the road against the Ohio State Buckeyes, and star Zach Edey spoke about what caused the loss. “We just need to take care of the ball,” Zach Edey said, via ESPN. “We outrebounded them. We got more possessions […]

With it being NBA All-Star Weekend and the NBA All-Star Game just hours away, I felt like it was time to dust off a column concept that I introduced for the first and only time back in 2011 when I had my own blog: The Hypothetical College Basketball All-Star Game! The concept is pretty simple, […]

The USC basketball team fell to 10-16 after a brutal 92-89 double-overtime loss to the Colorado Buffaloes. Unlike USC, the Buffaloes are fighting for an at-large berth into the 2024 NCAA Tournament, while Andy Enfield, Bronny James, and the Trojans only hope of making the postseason is making an improbable run in the final Pac-12 […]

The Winston-Salem State Rams and Virginia Union Panthers clashed for a CIAA showdown in the NBA HBCU Classic during All-Star Weekend. The Rams cruised to a smooth 64-47 victory over their conference opponent in a game that was televised nationally on TNT. The Winston-Salem State University Rams defeat the Virginia Union University Panthers in the […]

UConn basketball has a target on their backs after winning a national championship last season, beating the San Diego State Aztecs in the title game. And by no surprise, the Huskies are living up to expectations once again in 2023-24. Saturday’s massive 81-53 victory over No. 4 Marquette proved why UConn is the real deal, […]

The Auburn basketball team suffered a tough defeat on Saturday at home against Kentucky. College basketball is a funny game. Earlier this week, the Tigers scored 100 points and beat #11 South Carolina by 40 points. On Saturday, Auburn lost at home to #22 Kentucky by double digits and scored just 59 points. The Tigers […]

Earlier this week, the Auburn basketball team beat #11 South Carolina by 40 points at home. They had another big game at home on Saturday, but this time, the Tigers lost to #22 Kentucky by double digits. That’s college basketball. Auburn got off to an abysmal start in this one as they had just two […]

The Kentucky basketball program took it to Auburn on Saturday night, winning the game 70-59. It was an impressive game for the Wildcats, as Antonio Reeves led the way with 22 points, five rebounds, and one assist. Even so, John Calipari stole the spotlight during the postgame presser after sounding off on reporters. Calipari reportedly […]

The Kansas basketball team picked up a much-needed road win on Saturday against #25 Oklahoma basketball. The Jayhawks have not been playing well away from home as of late, and they went down big early against the Sooners. Kansas trailed by double digits in the first half, and it looked like their road woes were […]

The Duke Blue Devils managed to score a win in Tallahassee Saturday, thanks in large part to the hot-shooting of Jared McCain, who was seemingly unstoppable from behind the arc. McCain’s 3-point explosion garnered him big praise after the 76-67 win over the Florida State Seminoles and also led to Duke basketball head coach Jon […]

The Houston basketball team is currently ranked #3 in the country and they are on pace to be a one seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars are currently 22-3 overall and 9-3 in Big 12 conference play after a blowout win over Texas basketball on Saturday. Houston did not let the Longhorns hang around […]

In a historic moment, Iowa women’s basketball star guard Caitlin Clark officially became the all-time leading NCAA women’s basketball scorer, surpassing Kelsey Plum’s previous record of 3,527 points. Clark made history early in the first quarter of the Hawkeyes’ game against Michigan on Feb. 15, pulling up for a ridiculously deep triple to set the new scoring record. But […]

Stephen A. Smith, a proud HBCU alumnus, frequently uses his platform to champion his alma mater, Winston-Salem State University, and other HBCUs nationwide. He recently made a notable appearance with Grant Hill and Bryan Custer during the special TNT/NBA TV and ESPN broadcast of the NBA HBCU Classic at the NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis. […]