NCAA Basketball Articles - Page 190

Back during the early 2000s, the Michigan State Spartans had a young player by the name of Jason Richardson. As a freshman during the 1999-2000 season, Richardson played a key role for the Spartans off the bench as the team went on to win the NCAA championship. A year later, Richardson elevated his game as […]

The Indiana Hoosiers got a major recruiting victory Sunday, when one of the top prospects in the country verbally committed to the school’s men’s basketball program. College basketball recruiting writer Joe Tipton reports on X that 2024 five-star Liam McNeeley has committed to Indiana over Kansas. McNeeley is a 6-foot-7 small forward who had a […]

The USC Trojans basketball team have garnered a lot of national attention recently due to their high profile recruits, specifically one Bronny James. James suffered a health scare during the offseason, casting potential doubt on his status for USC this upcoming season. By all accounts though, James should able to play this season alongside five-star […]

The Southwestern Athletic Conference and the Pac-12 are partnering this basketball season to put on a series of games called the Pac-12/SWAC Legacy series, per a press release by the SWAC. The partnership was created with the aim of spotlighting education, basketball, and basketball scheduling promoting social justice, and denouncing racism. The schedule of games […]

Last year in the women’s college basketball NCAA Tournament, sisters Haley and Hanna Cavinder took the sport by storm and led Miami women’s basketball to the Elite Eight as a nine seed. The run included an incredible upset win against Indiana, but it ultimately fell short against LSU, who went on to win the national […]

Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark is one of the best, if not the biggest women’s hoops star in the college scene today. One can even argue she is quickly becoming the face of women’s basketball. With that said, it isn’t really a surprise why several brands want to reach an NIL deal with her. Her […]

Los Angeles forward Robert Covington was in midseason form in the team’s latest preseason matchup against the Utah Jazz. Covington finished the night with 11 points on 4-7 shooting with 1 three-pointer and two free throws. He also showed a defensive intensity, finishing the game with four blocks in his 22 minutes of play in […]

A big decision was reached in the college basketball world as Kansas basketball will not face any postseason bans for past violations, according to a tweet from Jeff Goodman. Bill Self and the entire Jayhawks program are likely thrilled by the news and that there are also no added punishments to Self or assistant Kurtis […]

Paige Bueckers was the No. 1 recruit in 2020, and in her freshman year with the UConn women’s basketball program in 2020-2021, she lived up to the hype and won the National Player of the Year award. Since then, Bueckers has dealt with injuries, missing a chunk of the 2021-2022 season, and missing all of […]

Bill Self and the Kansas basketball team avoided major consequences with the recent ruling in the program’s NCAA infractions scandal. The Jayhawks were accused of infractions surrounding an Addidas representative’s involvement with a former recruit. The recruit was allegedly paid to commit to the university. Now, Kansas will continue as normal following a ruling that […]

The Memphis basketball program has faced plenty of adversity in recent times. The Tigers have not gone far in the college basketball postseason for quite a while. More importantly, Memphis secured one of the nation’s top recruits, but unfortunately, the program could just as easily lose him. Class of 2023 recruit Mikey Williams has been […]

The Pac-12 is in its final season of play before the teams disperse to other conferences, which means several Pac-12 rivalries will not play annually like they have for decades. This includes the rivalry between UCLA basketball and Arizona basketball, who will no longer be in the same conference after the 2023-2024 season. This will […]

Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks have dominated college basketball and March Madness for much of recent history. The Kansas basketball program won the 2022 NCAA Division 1 Championship. In 2023, they earned the number 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Their success has not come without controversy, however. The Jayhawks have battled an investigation […]

Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark continues to make her mark across the women’s basketball and college sports world. The fourth-year Hawkeyes point guard just signed a deal with State Farm, becoming the first college athlete to partner with the insurance company. Even with Clark still in college and the WNBA Finals ongoing, Clark remains […]

On Nov. 4, Paul Quinn College will host the inaugural Thrivent HBCU Classic. The doubleheader will feature a game between the Texas Legends and Austin Spurs. The Classic will represent the first time an HBCU campus hosts a G League game. The Thriven Classic will begin with a women’s basketball match between Paul Quinn and […]

Voorhees University officially announced today their decision to join the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. The news comes nearly immediately after Wilberforce University announced that they would be a member of the GCAC on Oct. 9, just two days prior. Voorhees University (SC) Making Move to Gulf Coast Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2024 📷GCACSports pic.twitter.com/cWqMXY2YAw […]

Brockton, Mass. native AJ Dybantsa, announced that he is reclassifying from the class of 2026 to 2025, and he instantly becomes the No. 1 recruit in the 2025 class for basketball. AJ Dybantsa explained the decision to reclassify so early, and said it has to do with his recruitment. “Just so that my recruitment can […]

NBA superstar Ja Morant is making headlines for gifting his unreleased Nike Ja 1s to multiple schools, including Mississippi Valley State University. Morant’s younger sister, Teniya, is a freshman on the Devilettes women’s basketball team. Morant is also providing shoes for three other schools: Radford University, Murray State University, and the University of Memphis. The […]

USC basketball freshman Bronny James looks to be on the comeback trail following his health scare in July. James suffered cardiac arrest at a practice during the summer; however, he was thankfully treated immediately and returned to stable condition, and now it seems that his prospects of playing at USC this season are as strong […]

Winthrop McGriff, former women’s basketball head coach at Cheyney University, the first and oldest HBCU in the nation, passed away earlier today. McGriff spent two years as the head coach for Cheyney’s women’s basketball program. He succeeded former coach Vivian Stringer who is the current head coach of the women’s basketball team at Rutgers. Stringer […]

Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard has been absent from the team recovering from a heart surgery. It was discovered during a medical checkup that Howard needed medical attention. Specifically, he needed an operation to resect an aortic aneurysm and repair an aortic valve. Howard’s leadership has helped the Wolverines achieve several winning seasons in the […]

Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark is repping the khakis. The Hawkeyes star continues to reap the benefits of NIL in college sports as she becomes the first college athlete to sign a deal with State Farm. Clark reacted to the news on Twitter, saying, “Honored to be the first college athlete joining team State Farm! […]

Caitlin Clark’s incredible NCAA run last spring certainly got the attention of several big-name athletes. Clark said the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes and Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James reached out to her, per The Athletic’s Scott Dochterman. Caitlin Clark talks about celebrities who reached out to her during and after the NCAA tournament run. […]

In a groundbreaking move that has sent shockwaves through sports and education, NBA superstar LeBron James and top sportswear brand Nike entered into a six-year partnership with Florida A&M University in 2021. The partnership made FAMU the first school to have this partnership with James’s apparel line with Nike and was the first big move […]

Bryce James, the youngest son of NBA star LeBron James, took an unofficial visit to Ohio State per a report by Daniel Chavkin of Sports Illustrated. James posted pictures of himself in an Ohio State uniform on Instagram with his mother Savannah James. He also attended the Ohio State vs. Maryland game.   View this […]

Last season, the Purdue basketball team had an incredible regular season that saw them win the Big Ten championship, and they followed it up by winning the Big Ten Tournament to earn a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. That is when things took a turn for the worst. Purdue became just the second #1 […]

LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese told reporters at media day that she holds no will toward Iowa’s Caitlin Clark. The response might surprise many who watched LSU beat Iowa in the 2023 national championship game. Angel Reese taunted Caitlin Clark when the LSU women’s basketball team had secured the title, causing a stir on […]

LSU basketball star Angel Reese was candid about the growing support that she’s seeing for Women’s basketball. In a feature written by ESPN.com writer Michael Voepel, Reese spoke about her desire to win over new fans for the sport. “Women are changing the game,” she said. “I mean, 9.9 million people watched the [national championship] […]

Angel Reese definitely wants to play in the WNBA but, according to quotes obtained by ESPN, when is the biggest question. “Reese said she isn’t thinking much now about whether she will enter the 2024 or 2025 WNBA draft,” ESPN.com writer Michael Voepel wrote in his feature on Reese, “She said she will talk with […]

Stephen A. Smith thinks Iowa basketball superstar Caitlin Clark is the best shooter in the women’s game today. In fact, Smith compared Clark to Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry in Thursday’s “First Take” episode (via The Spun’s Hunter Hodies). “To me, it’s Caitlin Clark. That’s just how I feel about it. Don’t get […]

The NCAA is cracking down on transfer portal rules for student-athletes. On Wednesday morning, the NCAA Division I Council voted on legislation to shorten the transfer portal window. The new rule, which will likely be installed by the end of the fall sports season, will decrease the window to 45 total days. The number of […]

The North Carolina basketball program is looking to rebound this season and get back to the NCAA Tournament without Caleb Love, and Armando Bacot had an honest conversation about what the departure means for both parties. “I definitely think it was for the best for him,” Armando Bacot said, via John Fanta of Fox Sports. […]

Shaqir O’Neal, son of NBA Hall of Fame legend Shaquille O’Neal, was promised a more impactful role at the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Media Day on Oct. 4. The redshirt sophomore is looking to improve upon his first year of collegiate play last season. Texas Southern head coach Johnny Jones was effusive in his support […]

2024 No. 1 basketball recruit Cooper Flagg has canceled his visit to Kansas, according to Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog. Cooper Flagg, who reclassified to the 2024 class late this summer, previously had scheduled visits to basketball powers UConn, Kansas and Duke. He took his visit to UConn to see Dan Hurley and the defending national […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes seem to have gotten the interest of Bryce James, son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar and future Hall of Famer LeBron James. Bryce is said to be scheduled to take an unofficial visit with Ohio State basketball the next weekend, according to Joe Tipton of On3 Sports. This means that Ohio […]

NBA referee Tony Brothers has been hired by the Mideastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) to become Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials, per a press release by the conference. Brother’s tenure has already started. “Tony Brothers’ credentials with regards to basketball officiating are second to none,” MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills said in the statement. “Our league, and […]

Kansas basketball dismissed transfer Arterio Morris on Friday after the 20-year-old was arrested on rape charges, Bill Self announced. “When we learned of allegations regarding Arterio Morris, he was suspended from the Kansas men’s basketball program,” Self said in an official statement. “We are now aware he has been arrested and charged, and he was […]

The Kansas basketball program is coming off of a loss in the second round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament after winning it all the previous season. Head Coach Bill Self has been busy on the recruiting trail, tracking down a key four-star prospect with two SEC and one Big 12 program as potential destination schools. […]

North Carolina basketball star Armando Bacot recently sat down with Jeff Goodman for an appearance on The Field of 68 and discussed why he believes the Tar Heels will bounce back this season, and he said better leadership from himself along with the leadership of Notre Dame transfer Cormac Ryan will help the team get […]