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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. […]

UConn women’s basketball has seen better days, with their aura of invincibility and top-10 national ranking no longer intact. The Huskies struggled against strong non-conference competition this year, which does not bode well for the 2024 NCAA Tournament. But a healthy Paige Bueckers can be a game-changer in March, and for the 2024-25 season. The […]

College basketball coach Lefty Driesell has passed away at the age of 92 years old Saturday morning according to his family as he was a hall of fame and legendary figure in the sports world. He coached a bevy of teams, four of them in the Maryland basketball team, Georgia State, James Madison, and Davidson […]

One of the major questions facing the UConn Huskies this season was whether or not star point guard Paige Bueckers would enter the WNBA Draft or opt to return for a fifth season of college eligibility. That question was answered on senior night at UConn as Bueckers announced to the home crowd that she would […]

On Thursday evening, Iowa women’s college basketball star Caitlin Clark became the all-time leading scorer in women’s college basketball victory in what ultimately became a blowout win over the Big Ten rival Michigan Wolverines in front of a packed house at home. Clark went on to score a whopping 49 points in the game, continuing […]

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 […]

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 […]

With the Ohio State Buckeyes men’s basketball team amid a second consecutive down year, the school decided to take drastic action — firing head coach Chris Holtmann. Holtmann’s first season with the Buckeyes came in 2017-18 and he led the Buckeyes to the NCAA Tournament in each of his first five years (OSU would’ve been […]

USC basketball has endured its share of ups and downs in 2023-24. Bronny James has commanded plenty of attention, but he’s also been inconsistent. However, the Trojans defeated Utah by a final score of 68-64 on Thursday. So how did Bronny James look in the victory? Bronny played fairly well in his 20 minutes of […]

Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark took to social media to share a modest message of gratitude following a record-breaking performance that etched her name in NCAA history. In a game against Michigan that saw her surpass Kelsey Plum’s scoring record, Clark’s appreciation for those who supported her was as clear as the three-pointers she […]

The UCLA basketball team has looked much better on the court recently, and they just got better with an off the court move as well. The Bruins landed a commitment from Christian Horry on Friday. Horry is the son of Robert Horry, who played in the NBA for 15 years. Horry played for the Houston […]

LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese offered up some massive praise to Iowa women’s basketball standout Caitlin Clark for setting a new milestone in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history. Clark etched her name in the record books by scoring 3,528 points, surpassing the previous scoring record held by Kelsey Plum, during Iowa’s game against […]

The UCLA basketball team picked up a big win on Thursday night at home against Colorado. It was fairly close the entire game, but the Bruins did let up a couple big leads. They led by 13 at one point in the second half, and they also led by seven with two minutes to play […]

The USC basketball team picked up a much needed victory on Thursday night as they took down Utah basketball at home. The Trojans came into the game with a 9-15 overall record and a 3-10 mark in Pac-12 conference play. They had lost eight of their last nine games as well. USC desperately needed a […]

Right now, the most talked-about name in college basketball would be none other than Caitlin Clark. The Iowa basketball star just broke the NCAA women’s all-time scoring record and finished with a career-high 49 points all in one night. Her record-breaking shot, in particular, came in the form of a 30-footer from the logo, which […]