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Five teams from the Big 12 are in the AP top 25. But that pales in comparison to the whopping nine projected bids to the NCAA tournament they currently have, far and away the most of any conference. Featuring the number one team in the country right now, Houston, riding a nine-game winning streak, and […]

In the aftermath of the highly charged SEC Tournament championship game, sports commentator Shannon Sharpe has voiced his disapproval of LSU women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey’s remarks regarding the altercation involving players from LSU and South Carolina during the SEC title game on Sunday. The fight, which has garnered significant media attention, might lead […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s getting light out later, the weather is warming up, and the NCAA tournament is just around the corner. Which means it’s now time for conference tournament week! And for the PAC-12, it’s time for one last hurrah for this iteration of the conference. Although the football […]

Championship week in college basketball is an incredibly exciting appetizer to the full NCAA tournament, which starts on March 21. The SEC is one of the most enticing conference tournaments, with five teams in and around the top 15 and two or three others flitting around the NCAA tournament bubble. The SEC Tournament will be […]

The University of Kentucky announced the dismissal of women’s basketball head coach Kyra Elzy Monday, following a series of challenging seasons for the Wildcats. Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart expressed gratitude for Elzy’s contributions both on and off the court, extending well wishes to her and her family for the future. The decision comes in the […]

The Kentucky Wildcats are getting hot at the right time. After a mid-season skid that saw the Wildcats lose four out of six games — including three straight at home — John Calipari’s squad has overpowered opponents in recent weeks. Over their last 10 contests, Kentucky is sixth in the country in offensive efficiency, scoring […]

Following the LSU-South Carolina fight during the SEC Championship game, Flau’jae Johnson’s brother Trayron Milton has been charged with assault. LSU and South Carolina players got into a scuffle in the fourth quarter of the SEC Championship. pic.twitter.com/rXw1tb1jWM — ESPN (@espn) March 10, 2024 Milton, who leaped over the barrier wall and scorer’s table to […]

March Madness is here, and the NCAA tournament is just around the corner. That means it’s conference tournament season. The Big Ten has several solid teams, not to mention a whole host of bubble teams that can solidify or lose their spot in the NCAA tournament, depending on their performance this week. The Big Ten, […]

The Utah State women’s basketball team lost to the Boise State Broncos in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament on Sunday to the tune of an 85-49 score. It did not just signal the end of the Aggies’ 2023-24 season but also the conclusion of the head coaching career with the program […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks are once again the SEC women’s basketball tournament champions after taking down Angel Reese and LSU basketball in the finals on Sunday, 79-72. The game was memorable for a number of reasons, including the wild brawl that erupted with a little over two minutes remaining in regulation. After the game, Reese […]

There’s an argument to be made that UConn basketball has been the most consistent program in men’s college basketball since day one this season. Though we’re still a few weeks away from seeing if the Huskies can claim another national title, UConn closed out the regular season with a bang in a record-setting 74-60 win […]

Indiana basketball senior guard Trey Galloway is not yet ready to bid Bloomington goodbye. During Hoosiers’ Senior Day last Monday, Galloway announced that he will be returning to play for his fifth season in college basketball. “These last four years have been the best time of my life. I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” Galloway […]

Welcome to an exciting, We’re Less Than One Week Away From Selection Sunday edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! I’m keeping it brief here in the introduction here today, because we’ve got a whole lot to cover and the last thing you need is me yapping your ear off — or eyes, I suppose, since you’re […]

The USC Trojans have been one of the top teams in the country this season and that’s largely due to the play of freshman sensation JuJu Watkins. Watkins is arguably the top player in the country and recently won the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Award. USC defeated crosstown rival UCLA to advance to the […]

It was a heated SEC championship game on Sunday as the South Carolina women’s basketball team took home the crown following a 79-72 win over LSU women’s basketball. Toward the end of the outing, tempers flared as a near-brawl resulted in multiple ejections. For LSU head coach Kim Mulkey, the late-game scuffle could have been […]

The Georgetown women’s basketball program came out with an upset 55-46 win over Creighton to advance to the Big East Championship game for the first time in program history, and after the game Kelsey Ransom spoke about the team’s ability to stay the course after losing their head coach Tasha Butts to cancer in October. […]

A highly anticipated SEC Tournament championship game between South Carolina and LSU ended in a fight that could see players suspended  for the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Following the game, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley and starting center Kamilla Cardoso, as well as LSU guard Flau’jae Johnson were apologetic about the entire […]

Angel Reese and LSU women’s basketball fell short of their goal to win the 2024 SEC tournament title, as they suffered a 79-72 defeat at the hands of the South Carolina Gamecocks on Sunday. But even though LSU lost, it did not show in the confidence Reese still carried after the contest. She even sent […]

South Carolina led by Coach Dawn Staley are the queens of the SEC. The Gamecocks pulled off a massive win over LSU to notch the SEC championship. MiLaysia Fulwiley went blow for blow against the Tigers who had heavy hitters in Angel Reese, Aneesah Morrow, Hailey Van Lith, and Flau’jae Johnson. But, this did not […]

Things got heated on Sunday as the LSU women’s basketball team got into an altercation with South Carolina. It led to some ejections, however, many were confused by the random fan who jumped onto the court during the action. Now, we finally know who that person is. Reports indicate that the person was Flau’jae Johnson’s […]

It was fitting that the SEC tournament championship game came down to LSU and South Carolina. Both have been the top teams in the conference and there’s no love lost between them. Sure enough, the game was marred by a major altercation. Following the game, LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson, who was involved in the altercation, apologized […]

Kamilla Cardoso was ejected from South Carolina women’s basketball’s 79-72 win over LSU in the SEC championship game after shoving Flau’jae Johnson with just about two minutes left. In the aftermath of the wild development, the Brazilian center posted on X to address the situation, which will cause her to be suspended for the Gamecocks’ […]

The SEC championship game between the South Carolina and LSU women’s basketball teams got a lot of attention when the two squads had an altercation late in the fourth quarter. While most of the players on both teams were ejected from the game, Kamilla Cardoso is the one player who will not be eligible to […]

The matchup between the South Carolina and LSU women’s basketball teams for the SEC championship was always going to be a heated one, but it escalated beyond the point that anyone could have thought, as a number of players from both sides were ejected after an altercation between Kamilla Cardoso and Flau’jae Johnson. South Carolina […]

The Iowa women’s basketball team took down Nebraska by the score of 94-89 in the Big Ten championship game on Saturday, and Caitlin Clark took some time with the trophy to recreate an iconic Kobe Bryant photo in the locker room. Iconic. @CaitlinClark22 x #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/7fjKqh9wbO — Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) March 10, 2024 Caitlin […]

It was senior day at Purdue on Sunday afternoon, and among the six seniors on the Boilermakers roster who were honored before the game was three-year starter at center Zach Edey. Edey, a 7’4″ behemoth who is averaging 24 points and nearly 12 rebounds per game this season, will likely win his second consecutive Naismith […]

In an electrifying Big Ten Tournament final on Sunday, Caitlin Clark led a remarkable comeback, scoring 30 of her 34 points in the second half and overtime, to lead Iowa women’s basketball to a 94-89 victory over Nebraska. The win marked Iowa’s third consecutive Big Ten Tournament championship. The game was a rollercoaster, with Iowa […]

In a moment that will be replayed in highlight reels for years to come, South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso secured her team’s victory over Tennessee women’s basketball with a buzzer-beating three-pointer during the SEC tournament semifinals on Saturday. The shot, which marked Cardoso’s first three-pointer in her collegiate career, left many wondering how Tennessee’s defense left […]

Las Vegas Aces teammates and former college rivals A’ja Wilson and Candace Parker found themselves at the center of a friendly yet passionate exchange after South Carolina women’s basketball, Wilson’s alma mater, secured a heart-stopping win on Saturday over Tennessee, where Parker shined during her college years. The top-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks preserved their perfect […]

In 80 minutes of action this season versus the North Carolina Tar Heels, the Duke Blue Devils have led for all of sixteen seconds. That’s just .003% of the total 4,800 seconds played in those two games that Duke has held a lead over Carolina. Now North Carolina is a very good team. They’re the outright […]

When it comes to Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark, it seems that there is nothing she can not do on the court as the senior guard continues to break records. Besides achieving the mark for the most points scored in NCAA history, she has now the most points scored in the Big Ten tournament. […]

North Carolina basketball player RJ Davis is sharing his reaction to how events unfolded at the end of Saturday’s North Carolina-Duke basketball game. The Cameron Crazies threw plastic bottles at Tar Heels’ players following North Carolina’s win. “I definitely think it was uncalled for, but I mean, it’s a rivalry game so I kind of […]

In a dramatic turn of events, South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley made a last-minute call that would cement Kamilla Cardoso’s place in Gamecock lore. As the seconds ticked away against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament semifinals on Saturday, Staley knew that Te-Hina Paopao, their usual go-to for an outside shot, was well-covered. With […]

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is sharing updates about his team’s injured players. Kansas may be without a few of its stars for the Big 12 tournament, as Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. are both battling tough injuries. Dickinson suffered a shoulder ailment during the team’s loss to Houston on Saturday. “[Dickinson] dislocated his […]

LSU women’s basketball guard Last-Tear Poa was taken off on a stretcher after a head injury during the semifinal SEC Tournament game against Ole Miss, where the Tigers came out victorious 75-67. The injury happened when Poa was attempting to take a charge and collided with a Rebels player, leading to a fall that caused […]

John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats never had an answer for Dalton Knecht’s prolific scoring, but they had enough to stifle the rest of the Vols to secure a 85-81 upset over Tennessee on Saturday night. “Knecht went absolutely bonkers on us,” said the Wildcats coach after 13th-ranked Kentucky halted No. 4 Tennessee’s late-season momentum. […]

Welcome to Part 3 of Championship Week Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! To start off, I’d like to offer a sincere congratulations to the Morehead State Eagles, the Ohio Valley Conference champions and the first team to punch their ticket to the 2024 NCAA Tournament. As you’ll very soon see, the Eagles — who are making […]

Duke basketball center Kyle Filipowski is defending himself after an incident during a game with North Carolina. Filipowski said he didn’t intentionally trip a North Carolina player that fell to the floor, per ESPN. In the first half of a Duke-North Carolina game Saturday, Filipowski was on the floor during a play. He appeared to […]

The USC basketball team is finally starting to play the way that everyone expected them to. The Trojans ended the regular season with a bang on Saturday night as they hosted #5 Arizona basketball, and USC pulled off the upset to head into the Pac-12 Tournament with a ton of momentum. The Trojans have won […]