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It will be a clash of the Cougars in the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday as BYU and Houston face off in the quarterfinals at T-Mobile Center. It will be an acid test for AJ Dybantsa and the rest of BYU, as they will play their third game in as many days, plus No.5 Houston […]

Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway delivered a blunt evaluation of the Tigers’ 2025-26 season after Tulane knocked Memphis out in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Wednesday night. The former NBA star openly called the year what he believed it was following the Tigers’ final game. The program entered the season […]

Dust off your iPhone 5 and crank up Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” because it feels like 2012 all over again. Lehigh captured the title in the Patriot League Tournament on Wednesday after beating Boston University, 74-60, at Stabler Arena. Lehigh, which had a miraculous win in the quarterfinals, claimed its seventh championship and […]

Cincinnati basketball head coach Wes Miller made a passionate public case for his team’s NCAA Tournament inclusion following the Bearcats’ heartbreaking Big 12 Tournament defeat on Wednesday night. The Bearcats fell 66–65 in overtime to UCF in Kansas City, a loss that likely ended the team’s postseason hopes after they surrendered an eight-point lead in […]

2025-26 has been an up-and-down season for Indiana basketball, as Darian DeVries and the Hoosiers haven’t been able to find much consistency in his first season in Bloomington. That has resulted in Indiana landing squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble, with plenty to play for in the Big Ten Tournament. Indiana’s stay in Indianapolis was […]

The Indiana Hoosiers’ March Madness fate is now at the mercy of the selection committee. But considering their resume, the Hoosiers may have to plan for a different tournament after suffering an embarrassing loss to the Northwestern Wildcats in the second round of the 2026 Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday. The No. 10-seeded Indiana lost […]

Texas basketball has been a bit inconsistent in its first season under Sean Miller, but the Longhorns have still done enough to put themselves in NCAA Tournament conversation. Texas entered the NCAA Tournament solidly in the field just above the bubble in most projections, including ClutchPoints’ latest Bracketology, needing just one win to essentially secure […]

Earlier this week, Bobby Hurley was fired at the end of the season as head coach at Arizona State. That reality came sooner after Arizona State was bounced from the Big 12 tournament. On Tuesday, Hurley published an open letter on X, formerly Twitter. In it, Hurley thanked the University and his players and celebrated […]

On Tuesday, the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament was highlighted in part by the exploits of BYU Cougars freshman AJ Dybantsa. He scored a tournament record 40 points, the most for a freshman since Kevin Durant when he was at Texas.  As a result, he garnered considerable attention. On Wednesday, Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick […]

Lamar Odom reportedly has his eyes on a potential coaching job as he is allegedly taking interviews from college basketball programs. The two-time NBA champion, reportedly has been “traveling recently and sat down with several college basketball programs to discuss potential coaching opportunities,” according to a report per TMZ. The former Los Angeles Lakers star […]

Villanova basketball delivered a huge splash ahead of the Big East Tournament. The Wildcats and head coach Kevin Willard won over a talented four-star on the College Basketball Recruiting trail Wednesday. ‘Nova even wins over a past St. John’s commit too. Shooting guard Adam Oumiddoch told Joe Tipton of On3/Rivals that he’s heading to the […]

With his first postseason win under his belt, Steven Pearl is ready for the next step in the SEC Tournament. Auburn’s first-round win over Mississippi State allows it to set its sights on Tennessee, which Pearl has already done. Auburn and Tennessee met once in the regular season, with the Volunteers edging out a 77-69 […]

Cincinnati’s 2025-2026 college basketball season likely just ended at the hands of UCF in the most ironic way imaginable. The Bearcats were a fringe March Madness team entering the Big 12 Tournament, making their second-round loss a potential season-ending blow. Cincinnati did not just lose; it fumbled an eight-point lead with two minutes remaining. They […]

SMU basketball entered the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament ready to make its March Madness case. The Mustangs rolled in round one inside the Spectrum Center over Syracuse. Except Andy Enfield took a fierce shot at the refs following their second-round game against Louisville on Wednesday. His Mustangs fell in close fashion, 62-58, against the Cardinals. […]

With the NCAA Tournament just around the corner, Louisville continues to play without star point guard Mikel Brown Jr. Head coach Pat Kelsey teased that the freshman is inching closer to a return, even if he does not see the court during the ACC Tournament. Following the Cardinals’ second-round win over SMU, Kelsey confirmed he […]

No. 13-seed USC Trojans likely reached the end of the road of their 2025-26 college basketball campaign on Wednesday, and they did so in a painful manner. The Trojans are going home after suffering an 83-79 loss to the No. 12-seed Washington Huskies in the second round of the 2026 Big Ten Tournament. Despite holding […]

The No. 5-seed Iowa State Cyclones showed no mercy to the No. 12-seed Arizona State Sun Devils in the second round of the 2026 edition of the Big 12 Tournament. On Wednesday, Iowa basketball had a walk in the park against the Sun Devils, with the Cyclones coming away with a 91-42 victory at the […]

North Carolina has endured the highs and lows of the 2025-2026 college basketball season, but is at a tricky position in that ride as March Madness approaches. While the Tar Heels will always carry the prestige of being one of the most successful teams in NCAA Tournament history, they find themselves with a severely limited […]

The No. 12 Arizona State Sun Devils took a hard 91-42 loss to the No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones on Wednesday, effectively eliminating the program from the Big 12 Tournament. Shortly after the 49-point loss, it was announced that Bobby Hurley was fired as head coach. Hurley is officially out as head coach at Arizona […]

Queens basketball made the jump to the Division I level ahead of the 2022-23 campaign. Now, they have punched their ticket to the Big Dance by winning the ASUN conference tournament by defeating top-seeded Central Arkansas, 98-93, in overtime. After the game, head coach Grant Leonard took to X, formerly Twitter, to point out that […]

During the USC Trojans’ loss to Washington in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament last week, the main concern following the game was the injury status of star freshman Jazzy Davidson. Davidson seemingly suffered a shoulder injury, but eventually returned to the game after a brief exit. With USC looking to wipe away […]

The Duke Blue Devils are in the ACC Tournament, waiting for their turn to keep their strong season going. Duke will likely be one of the four No. 1 seeds in the Big Dance next weekend. They will play at 7:00 ET on Thursday. With the season coming to an end, the NBA Draft process […]

After two seasons at Michigan, Dusty May is having his first assistant coach poached. One of May’s top assistants, Justin Joyner, will leave Ann Arbor at the end of the 2025-2026 college basketball season to become the new head coach at Oregon State. The Beavers have been interested in Joyner for a while and are […]

It was another disappointing season for Syracuse Basketball, which has led to former program stars, such as Carmelo Anthony, ripping the team. They were eliminated in the first round of the ACC Tournament by SMU, 86-69. Now, Syracuse has decided to make a move at head coach, removing Jim Boeheim’s successor from the role, according […]

SMU opened the first round of the ACC Tournament on a strong note after disposing of Syracuse, 86-69, at Spectrum Center on Tuesday. After a tight contest at the break, the 11th-seeded Mustangs woke up in the second half, outscoring the 14th-seeded Orange, 47-31, en route to the double-digit victory. SMU employed a balanced attack, […]

Gonzaga will exit the WCC in the perfect way possible after winning the tournament title on Tuesday. The Bulldogs beat Santa Clara, 79-68, for their 23rd championship and an automatic ticket to the NCAA Tournament. It was a fitting end to Gonzaga’s dominance in the WCC, as the school is set to join the Pac-12 […]

The end of the regular season went about as bad as it could for BYU basketball, but the Cougars are hoping to turn the page and come into the postseason with a clean slate. On Tuesday, Kevin Young and company got that quest off on the right foot with a 105-91 win over Kansas State […]

Virginia Tech basketball came into the ACC Tournament needing a couple of wins to solidify its standing on the NCAA Tournament bubble. At the end of the regular season, the Hokies were right near the cut line for most bracketologists, needing to make up some ground in the conference tournament. ClutchPoints’ latest Bracketology on Monday […]

BYU basketball took down the Kansas State Wildcats 105–91 on Tuesday night as star freshman AJ Dybantsa led the way for the Cougars, delivering a historic performance in his Big 12 Tournament debut. He erupted for 40 points, setting a new Big 12 scoring record by a freshman in the tournament, surpassing the previous mark […]

Louisville basketball got off to a blazing start in 2025-26, in large part thanks to the excellence of star point guard Mikel Brown Jr. Brown is one of the top freshmen in a stacked class, and he has had a number of huge games this year to back up his status as a projected lottery […]

March Madness is upon us. Even though the NCAA Tournament has not yet begun, the conference tournaments are a major part of the drama. Very good teams get upset this week and ruin their opportunity to play in the Big Dance. Arizona State defeated Baylor 83-79 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. […]

It has been a great year for the Arizona basketball team. The Wildcats are one of the best teams in the country this season and are on pace to be one of the four one-seeds in the NCAA Tournament. However, off the court, they are recruiting extremely well, and a big example of that is […]

Despite tying Saint Mary’s for the West Coast Conference regular season title, Gonzaga enters the 2026 March Madness bracket in an awkward position. The Bulldogs still have time to regain momentum in the conference tournament, but they have not looked nearly as dominant as in years past. Gonzaga’s 16-2 WCC record was still dominant on […]

The 2026 March Madness dreams have come to an end for the Stanford Cardinal after a brutal loss to the Pittsburgh Panthers in the first round of the ACC Tournament. After losing for a majority of the game, Stanford was able to crawl back in the second half, and they almost won it. Stanford led […]

The BYU basketball team hopes to get a run going at the Big 12 conference tournament. BYU is close to the bubble of the NCAA tournament, as the Cougars have struggled in recent weeks. One BYU player, though, is getting flowers from the Big 12 commissioner, Brett Yormark. Yormark thinks BYU star freshman AJ Dybantsa […]

With many conference tournaments tipping-off this week in advance of Selection Sunday, the Utah Valley Wolverines come in as the No. 1 seed in the WAC (Western Athletic Conference) Tournament, but they are not going to be able to participate unless they pay a fine, as per Pete Thamel of ESPN. Utah Valley intends to […]

With the Minnesota Timberwolves currently third in the Western Conference with a third-straight WCF trip on their minds, franchise star Anthony Edwards is determined to bring his team to the NBA Finals. He’s been the league’s most electric player since his arrival, but his stardom truly grew while making waves as a Georgia Bulldog. Ahead […]

Florida basketball has won the SEC regular season title for the first time since 2014. Now, Florida is looking to repeat as National Champions, just as they did in 2006 and 2007. The team is in a solid position to make a run in March Madness Florida won the national title this year, but there […]

It’s that time of year when famed bracketologist Joe Lunardi makes his predictions for the NCAA Tournament field. Lunardi’s latest edition of the NCAA Tournament brackets were updated on Monday as most teams prepare for conference tournaments. But it wasn’t good news for the Indiana Hoosiers as far their NCAA Tournament hopes. In Joe Lunardi’s […]