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St. John’s basketball took a massive beatdown versus UConn back on Feb. 25. That 72-40 Huskies win had most of the college basketball world believing Dan Hurley and the Huskies were the Big East favorite before March Madness. But the Red Storm obliterated that narrative Saturday, pounding UConn 72-52 in the tournament finals. St. John’s […]

The Utah State Aggies basketball program took home the Mountain West Conference Championship on Saturday after defeating the San Diego State Aztecs 73-62. It’s the first conference title win for the program since 2020, and it also guaranteed their spot in the March Madness Tournament. Utah State ends the season with an impressive 28-6 record. […]

Duke basketball fueled further No. 1 overall seed chatter by rolling past Clemson. The Blue Devils avoided a near pre-March Madness scare, though. Florida State frightened Duke Thursday with FSU missing the final three-pointer in that 80-79 Devils win. Head coach Jon Scheyer called out the Atlantic Coast Conference scheduling format afterward. Scheyer, however, might […]

UCLA basketball dealt with Tyler Bilodeau as a pivotal injury ahead of Saturday. But another star went down in scary fashion against Purdue. Donovan Dent hit a painful snag and exited early before taking the 73-66 loss. Dent suffered a lower leg ailment, with a school spokesperson revealing he’s completely out of the game during […]

The No. 4 Vanderbilt Commodores pulled off a big 91-74 win over No. 1 Florida Gators on Saturday to advance to the championship round of the SEC Tournament. It was such an impressive performance that even Dick Vitale couldn’t help but congratulate head coach Mark Byington. Vitale, who is 86 years old, admitted he wasn’t […]

Following a 7-26 campaign, Bethune-Cookman has announced the firing of women’s basketball coach Janell Crayton Del Rosario. The athletic department announced her dismissal on Saturday morning. “We are grateful to Coach Crayton Del Rosario for five years of leadership, dedication, and service to our women’s basketball student-athletes and university,” Vice President of Athletics Reggie Theus […]

St. John’s basketball will hit a feat not seen since the late 1990s on Sunday. The Red Storm will appear in consecutive March Madness tournaments, a first since 1997 to 2000. Connecticut represents the last hurdle for the Big East Tournament. Head coach Rick Pitino cemented history too. He’s the first Red Storm coach since […]

Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg has been one of the biggest stories of the 2025-2026 college basketball season, and he took it a step further with a last-second game-winner against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinal. After the biggest moment of his career, Lendeborg shed light on what it meant for him at this point […]

He might not be the most dominant scorer in college basketball, but Yaxel Lendeborg always shows up when Michigan needs him most. Despite his second consecutive down game, Lendeborg made the play of the day to send the Wolverines to the Big Ten Tournament Final with a last-second three-pointer to beat Wisconsin. After scoring just […]

UCLA basketball did not have its leading scorer for the entire second half of Friday’s face-off with Michigan State, but in keeping with one of the main themes of March Madness, the Bruins found a way to overcome daunting circumstances and clinched a spot in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Will resilience be […]

The No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners suffered an 82-79 loss to the No. 9 Arkansas Razorbacks in the SEC Tournament on Friday. While the program remains in the bubble for the NCAA Tournament, it appears the Sooners have made a final decision about Porter Moser’s future with the team. Reports indicate that Oklahoma plans to bring […]

A three-point loss to Arkansas in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinal ended Oklahoma’s scorching win streak at six games, but Porter Moser still believes his team is worthy of a March Madness bid. Moser led Oklahoma to a 2025 NCAA Tournament bid, his first since accepting the job with the Sooners in 2021. Despite his team’s […]

No. 1-ranked Duke Blue Devils advanced to the championship game of the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament after defeating the Clemson Tigers 73-61 in the semifinal on Friday. ACC Player of the Year Cameron Boozer led the Duke with a double-double of 24 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists. He shot 3-of-4 from three-point […]

The Kansas basketball team lost in the Big 12 conference tournament on Friday night to Houston. Kansas freshman star Darryn Peterson opened up after the game about some of his frustrations. Peterson has heard criticism from some fans for missing time this season with injuries. “I had like a full-body (cramp), super serious,” Peterson said, […]

The UConn men’s basketball team got a big win in the Big East tournament on Friday, against Georgetown. Huskies head coach Dan Hurley loved what he saw from his freshman, Braylon Mullins. Mullins had a history-making performance for a UConn freshman, with 21 points in the game. “He’s a two-way player, he’s on the backboard…I […]

Though the UConn basketball team lost to Marquette in the regular season finale, the program has bounced back in the Big East tournament, beating the likes of Xavier and Georgetown to reach the finals. With UConn basketball once again taking on St. John’s and head coach Rick Pitino, Dan Hurley would speak afterwards about being […]

The Arizona basketball team is in the Big 12 tournament championship game after defeating Iowa State on Friday. The Big 12 had decided to change the court before the league’s semi-final games. After using a LED glass floor for the tournament’s first few days, the Big 12 changed back to hardwood. Arizona head coach Tommy […]

The 2025-2026 college basketball season has been a tale of two halves for Virginia Tech, leaving the Hokies without much ground to stand on as March Madness approaches. Virginia Tech got off to a 12-2 start in its first 14 games, culminating with a triple-overtime win over rival Virginia to begin conference play. The Hokies […]

The Arizona basketball team advanced to the Big 12 tournament championship game, after defeating Iowa State on Friday. Arizona got a buzzer-beater to win the game, 82-80. Jaden Bradley made the shot for Arizona, and praised Iowa State’s defense. “It was a crazy shot, it was great defense,” Bradley said postgame, per PHNX Wildcats. "It […]

Jaden Bradley came through in the clutch with a game-winning shot in the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats’ clash with the No. 7 Iowa State Cyclones in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday night. Bradley is going through the fourth season of his collegiate career. He initially played at Alabama for his freshman […]

We are officially on our way to March Madness with the NCAA Tournament almost here, and that means conference championships are officially here. One of the biggest games of the conference championships so far was the game between the Tennessee basketball program and Vanderbilt in Nashville. It was a back-and-forth game, but the Commodores pulled […]

Not many expected Miami, Ohio, to become a focal talking point of the 2025-2026 college basketball season, but the Redhawks announced themselves as a March Madness contender early by maintaining a perfect regular-season record. However, their shocking early loss in the MAC Tournament suddenly leaves their Selection Sunday destiny up in the air. Miami was […]

Texas has been one of the most under-the-radar teams throughout the 2025-2026 college basketball season and on the March Madness bubble from the jump. The Longhorns needed a few wins in the SEC Tournament to solidify their postseason status, but an early loss to Ole Miss now leaves them in limbo. The 76-66 loss was […]

The Big 12 is arguably the most loaded conference in college basketball this season. One of the best teams in the conference is the Houston Cougars, thanks to its talent and great coach Kelvin Sampson. Their best player has been freshman point guard Kingston Flemings. He has been a superstar and came in clutch against […]

The Duke Blue Devils barely snuck past Florida State, 80-79, to advance to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, where they’ll face a familiar foe. Duke will square off against the Clemson Tigers in the semifinals, a game that has already made ACC Tournament history before it even tipped-off, as per ESPN. Clemson defeated North […]

Pittsburgh basketball lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to N.C. State a few days ago, which ended the Panthers’ season. The program went 13-20 overall and 5-13 in conference play, and there have been questions surrounding their future, more specifically, Jeff Capel’s future. After the game, athletic director Allen Greene notes that […]

The No. 9 Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team had a bit of a tough year, finishing the regular season with an 18-15 record. On Friday, the program decided to head in a new direction after announcing Wes Miller was fired as head coach. After five seasons as Cincinnati’s head coach, Miller will no longer hold that […]

BYU head coach Kevin Young has seen his team endure the highs and lows of the college basketball season, but believes it is peaking at the right time despite its loss to Houston in the Big 12 Tournament. Young especially admires how well the Cougars have rebuilt themselves since Richie Saunders’ devastating season-ending ACL injury. […]

The Big 12 Conference has decided to abandon its experimental LED glass court and return to a traditional hardwood floor for the remainder of its men’s basketball tournament at T-Mobile Center following multiple complaints from players and coaches about traction and safety. The high-tech court, developed by German manufacturer ASB GlassFloor, debuted earlier this month […]

The Michigan State Spartans have long been one of the most prominent college basketball programs in the nation. Tom Izzo goes into every season with the hope that he will be able to relive the glory that the team had in 2000 when the Spartans won the school’s second NCAA title. The first, of course, […]

Nothing will ruin UCLA head coach Mick Cronin’s night more than reminding him that he has to face Tom Izzo and Michigan State, as college basketball reporter Andy Katz learned the hard way. UCLA beat Rutgers 72-59 on Thursday to secure Cronin’s first-ever Big Ten Tournament win. The hot-headed coach rode the high of that […]

Championship week is in full swing! So far, with just a few days to go until Selection Sunday, the top teams have started off championship week strong. The bubble, on the other hand, has not, and that is reflected in this Bracketology. Virginia Tech, Stanford and Texas all dropped their first game of championship week, […]

North Carolina basketball has shown that they’re a second half team over the past few weeks, and they were able to do so again when they faced Clemson. Unfortunately, it didn’t result in a win, as they lost 8-79 in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal rematch. The Tar Heels trailed by eight points at halftime, and […]

Auburn basketball came into an important game against Tennessee in the SEC tournament quarterfinals, but they were not able to walk away with the win, even after having the lead after halftime. They gave up a 10-point lead in the final 10 minutes of the game, and head coach Steven Pearl can point out where […]

For Connecticut, it’s all for one, one for all. Even when it comes to paying a fine. Huskies coach Dan Hurley was ejected in the last second of their loss to Marquette, 68-62, on Saturday after a heated argument with referee John Gaffney. Hurley angrily protested the non-call on Silas Demary Jr.’s basket, which tied […]

BYU couldn’t sustain its strong start and lost steam in the end against Houston, absorbing the painful loss, 73-66, in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament at T-Mobile Center on Thursday. The 10th-seeded BYU led at halftime, 41-37, until the second-seeded Houston displayed the physicality that has worked for them all season. Houston held […]

Championship week represents the final chance for teams on the bubble to make an impression on the selection committee before Selection Sunday. Each year, some bubble teams fall by the wayside while others rise up with deep runs and big wins over top teams. This year, most of the bubble has floundered to start championship […]

The Kansas State Wildcats are moving forward with a new era for their men’s basketball program, finding their next head coach. Kansas State is moving on from a challenging 2025-26 campaign in which they fired head coach Jerome Tang midseason and had Matthew Driscoll take over as the interim coach. Following their season-ending loss in […]

Donovan Dent made his mark on Thursday as he led UCLA to a convincing win over Rutgers, 72-59, at United Center in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament. Dent had his imprint all over the game, finishing with a triple-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. He only had one minute […]