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Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. has been one of the breakout stars of the NCAA Tournament. The First-Team All-American for the Gators didn’t start his college career at Florida, though. In fact, his road to Gainesville has been anything but the traditional one. It could have been simple. He was certainly good enough to get offered […]

In what was supposed to be a very competitive night in Tampa Bay at the women’s Final Four, two blowouts set up a blockbuster title fight on Sunday afternoon. Just hours after South Carolina laid it on Texas, UConn women’s basketball absolutely crushed UCLA 85-51 in one of the most impressive performances by any team […]

Sarah Strong had a standout performance in the UConn Huskies’ blowout victory over the UCLA Bruins in the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament on Friday night. It stood out to the points she replicated a feat Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart accomplished. In 34 minutes of action, Strong finished with 22 points, […]

Two players will make their way to the West Coast as they join Mick Cronin and the UCLA Bruins. Xavier Booker and Jamar Brown announced their transfers to the Bruins on Friday, per On3 insider Joe Tipton. Booker comes from the Michigan State Spartans while Brown departs from Missouri-Kansas City. Booker leaves Michigan State after […]

The Final Four in San Antonio features four of college basketball’s best going head-to-head for the national title. After Auburn and Florida go at it in the first national semifinal at the Alamodome, top seeds Duke and Houston will clash in a battle between two of the best programs in college hoops. Unlike the first […]

The remarkable season that Vic Schaefer and the Texas Longhorns had came to an end after losing 74-57 to the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament. The Longhorns appeared in the Final Four for the first time since 2003. This matchup against the Gamecocks was an opportunity for […]

For the second straight year, Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks will be in the championship game of the NCAA Final Four. Staley and the Gamecocks accomplished the feat on Friday after beating the Texas Longhorns 74-57 in the national semifinals. It continues the Gamecocks’ quest to repeat as back-to-back champions, having won the […]

As Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has reentered the news as the NBA Playoffs near, his sister Teniya Morant has made a huge move in the service of her own basketball career. Teniya Morant has elected to enter the transfer portal, leaving her HBCU Mississippi Valley State University. Morant posted a letter about her departure […]

Some college basketball fans were stunned when former Texas A&M basketball coach Buzz Williams decided to leave to become the new head coach at Maryland. Now, the Aggies have found their replacement. Former Samford head coach Bucky McMillan has agreed to a new five-year deal to be the new head coach at Texas A&M, according […]

Providence basketball head coach Kim English picked up a significant win in the transfer portal, adding a talented guard from Vanderbilt. The Friars are coming off a very trying second season that saw the team finish 12-20 overall. English knows he has to have a better season in 2025-26 and is already making some progress […]

After Alabama basketball was steamrolled by Duke in the Elite Eight, their sophomore forward Mouhamed Dioubate announced he wouldn’t be returning.  Dioubate entered the transfer portal on Friday, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. “I would like to thank Coach Oats and the rest of the coaching staff, all the supporting staff, and the […]

A new version of the HBCU All-Star Game is taking place on April 6, bringing some much-deserved national exposure to some of the best HBCU women’s basketball players. Twenty-four of the HBCU’s standout student-athletes will take the court for the first-of-its-kind women’s college basketball contest. The talented hopefuls participating will come from the Mid-Eastern Athletic […]

One of the chalkiest NCAA Tournaments in college basketball history has left us without much drama in the first two weekends. However, it also sets up a Final Four with four of the sport’s heavyweights doing battle in San Antonio. In the first game, the SEC regular season champion and the SEC Tournament Champion will […]

Although it ended in severe scrutiny and utter disappointment, St. John’s 2024-25 college basketball campaign marked the resurgence of Rick Pitino. The legendary head coach accomplished a great deal with the Red Storm this year. He elevated the program to heights that fans forgot were possible, guiding the team to a 31-5 record and Big […]

The Duke Blue Devils are set to take on the Houston Cougars on Saturday in a prime-time Final Four matchup with Cooper Flagg leading the way. However, there are some concerns with Maliq Brown, who is dealing with a shoulder injury ahead of the big game. On Friday, the basketball program received a crucial update […]

USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins was named The Associated Press Women’s Basketball Player of the Year on Thursday, becoming the first player in Trojans’ history to receive the award. Watkins, a sophomore, accepted the honor via Zoom from Los Angeles. “I’m just so honored to be recognized in this fashion,” she said, as reported […]

Following an early exit from the NCAA Tournament, Clemson basketball is reloading ahead of next season. The Tigers added two forwards via the transfer portal on Friday, RJ Godfrey, formerly of Georgia basketball, and Carter Welling, formerly of Utah Valley basketball. Pete Nakos of On3 reported the news of each signing on Friday morning. Godfrey, […]

One of the most disappointing teams relative to preseason expectations in college hoops was North Carolina basketball this season, and the Tar Heels are determined to ensure that doesn’t happen again. Hubert Davis and company are hard at work in the transfer portal, and they made a big-time pickup on Friday. Former Arizona big man […]

Two years to the day after LSU women’s basketball won its first-ever NCAA Women’s Tournament championship, former Tigers star Angel Reese reminisced on one of her biggest accomplishments to date. “Damn I won a natty 2 years ago today & it changed my life forever,” Reese posted on X. Reese was a prominent member of […]

As Paige Bueckers prepares for her final games with UConn the senior guard is approaching the 2024 NCAA Final Four with a new mindset shaped by past experience and personal growth. “I think last year I got so caught up in the pressures and the stakes of it all,” Bueckers said this week, as reported […]

Though Tennessee basketball lost in the Elite Eight to Houston, they gained a new volunteer, who is now a former Maryland top guard and fellow Tennessian Ja’Kobi Gillespie, via the transfer portal.   According to Joe Tipton of On3Sports, the junior guard, born in Greeneville, officially committed to Tennessee on Friday. He entered the transfer portal […]

While Duke basketball freshman Cooper Flagg has had a historic season, he only continues to add to it. Most recently, he won the AP National Player of the Year, per release. The freshman forward averaged 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game. Not to mention, Flagg took home the ACC Player of the […]

Both Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl and St John’s head coach Rick Pitino won the 2024-25 co-Coach of the Year. This marks the first tie for the award in men’s college basketball history. Although there was a tie, both programs were unbelievable. For instance, Pitino’s St John’s squad won the Big East tournament, and regular […]

In a Final Four made up solely of No. 1 seeds, the Florida Basketball team isn’t shying away from the notion that the Gators might be the best squad in all of the NCAA. “I think our guys understand and know that when we’re at our best, we are one of, if not, the best […]

It’s time to continue our Women’s College Basketball Final Four odds series with a UConn-UCLA prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UConn-UCLA. The UConn Huskies might be a No. 2 seed in the 2025 Women’s NCAA Tournament, but they are clear-cut betting-market favorites over No. 1 seed UCLA in Friday night’s second national […]

It’s time to continue our Women’s College Basketball Final Four odds series with a Texas-South Carolina prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Texas-South Carolina. The South Carolina Gamecocks have made it back to the Final Four, trying to defend their national championship. They aren’t as talented or as overwhelmingly powerful as they were […]

Wisconsin basketball head coach Greg Gard scored a massive win in the transfer portal, adding a talented shooter from Virginia. The Badgers are coming off an encouraging season, which saw it end in a second-round thriller to BYU. Gard, who went back-to-back Sweet 16s in his first two years in Madison, has not been to […]

Earlier this season, HBCU star Christian Ings had a viral moment in Norfolk State’s win over Morgan State when he threw down a smooth windmill dunik that captivated the basketball world. Now, he can officially say that he is a slam dunk champion. TIME TO GO HOME 😭 @CollegeSLAM #GoldStandard🔰 pic.twitter.com/a2ZoxtCthl — Norfolk State Men’s […]

Phi Slama Jama, the Houston basketball teams of the early ’80s, were some of the most memorable college basketball teams of all time. Those Houston teams made the Final Four in back-to-back-to-back seasons. The Cougars also had back-to-back Final Four appearances in the late ’60s, and they made the semifinal a few years ago in […]

Following the departure of Larry Vickers to Auburn, Norfolk State has moved quickly to name the next leader of their women’s basketball program. It appears as if they’ve found the next leader of the women’s basketball program per a report by Liv Antilla, also known as LivForHoops, on her X account: Coppin State women’s basketball […]

San Antonio will host the 2025 Final Four and NCAA National Championship game. All four No. 1 seeds are alive for the second time ever and first since 2008. Any one of these elite programs can win it all. SEC powerhouses, Florida and Auburn, start us off, and then Houston and Duke go at it […]

Alabama A&M has made another splash hire, this time landing former Grambling State coach Donte Jackson as their next men’s head basketball coach. The news was first reported by HBCU Sports on Thursday morning with the institution hosting a press conference for their 11th head basketball coach on Thursday afternoon. Jackson is one of the […]

LSU women’s basketball entered the first week of April wondering the fate of Flau’Jae Johnson. The star guard left many believing she’s WNBA Draft bound soon. Johnson has made her mind up. She’s avoiding placing her name into the draft waters, according to Sabreena Merchant of The Athletic. “College basketball is keeping another one of […]

After a stellar first year, Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is being compared to some of the greatest players in program history. As Duke enters the Final Four as favorites against Houston on Saturday, Flagg is searching for more than a national championship—he is searching for a place in history. To become one of the greatest […]

An incredible weekend of college basketball is almost upon us as both the men’s and women’s Final Fours will be taking place. The UConn women’s basketball team is one of four teams left standing in Tampa, Florida, and Paige Bueckers is hoping to capture her first national championship. The Huskies are just two wins away […]

Maryland basketball will soon turn the page to Buzz Williams as head coach. But Terrapins star Derik Queen delivered a succinct yet strong four-word message for Kevin Willard. The newest Villanova head coach delivered a 15-second video announcing his excitement for joining the Wildcats. Go ‘Cats! ✌️ pic.twitter.com/p5bPyNvnXA — Kevin Willard (@KevinWillard) April 3, 2025 […]

Dusty May just wrapped up his first season as the head coach of the Michigan basketball program, and it was a successful one. The Wolverines finished tied for second place in the Big Ten, and they ended up winning the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. One year in, and May is already raising a banner […]

The 2025 NBA Draft isn’t too far away, and the player that everyone is eager to see get drafted is Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg. Flagg is one of the best prospects of all time, and assuming he declares for the draft, he is more than likely going to be the first player selected. A […]

Following its first-round exit in the NCAA Tournament, Louisville basketball has turned its attention to the transfer portal. The Cardinals added Isaac McKeely, formerly of Virginia basketball. The news broke on Thursday afternoon and On3 was among the first to report it. McKneely is a four-star transfer, the No. 10 player and the No. 2 […]