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It’s a familiar sight for Michigan State basketball fans, but the Spartans have lost to the Duke Blue Devils. After the result Tuesday night, 74-65, Michigan State have fallen 4-15 against Duke. More specifically, since head coach Tom Izzo has been the Spartans head coach, he’s 3-14 when facing the Blue Devils. Izzo spoke after […]

Duke’s basketball program beat Michigan State Tuesday night on the back of freshman guard Caleb Foster who scored a team-high 18 points off the bench. Head coach Jon Scheyer opened up about the performance of Foster and how he “won” the contest for the Blue Devils according to Sports Illustrated. “What Caleb did tonight, he […]

The Kentucky Wildcats suffered their first loss of the season Tuesday night, as Kentucky basketball simply got outclassed by Hunter Dickinson and the Kansas Jayhawks in a Champions Classic game at United Center, 89-84. Kentucky head coach John Calipari was left to rue the late-game stumbles of his squad but still expressed his admiration for […]

The Kansas basketball team came into this season with national championship aspirations, and they look the part so far. The Jayhawks are currently 3-0 and ranked #1 in the country, and they had their first big test of the season on Tuesday night. Kentucky basketball and Kansas once again participated in the Champions Classic, and […]

The Kansas basketball team came into the season ranked #1 in the country, and they have lived up to the hype so far. The Jayhawks are always one of the top teams in college basketball, and it’s looking like that isn’t going to change this season. Kansas had their first big test of the season […]

Howard University player Seth Towns has been cleared by the NCAA to have his 8th season of eligibility, per a report by Jeff Goodman of The Messenger. Howard’s Seth Towns has been cleared by the NCAA, Coach Kenny Blakeney told @TheMessenger. — Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) November 14, 2023 Seth Towns began his career in 2016 […]

The Michigan State basketball team came into this season with sky-high expectations, but they have gotten off to a shaky start in the first week of the season. The Spartans brought back a lot of talent from last year’s Sweet 16 team, but they have not met expectations so far. Michigan State was ranked #4 […]

No. 9 Duke basketball edged No. 18 Michigan State basketball 74-65 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night, bouncing back from a tough home loss Friday against Arizona to pick up a quality win. Freshman guard Caleb Foster led Duke basketball off the bench, scoring 16 of 18 his points in the second half, and […]

Josh Smith, a 13-year NBA veteran, asserted his belief in HBCU hoops at the NBA Player Association’s HBCU Top 50 Camp over the summer. Smith gave a quick interview to Mason Smith, a writer for the Pocono Record and graduate of Alabama State University. Although the interview took place months ago, the contents of Smith’s […]

It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago when we were all watching UConn win the national championship last April, but the new college basketball season is somehow already here. It was the Huskies that were victorious last season, but this season, the favorite to win it all at the end of the year […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes take on the Creighton Bluejays. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Iowa Creighton prediction and pick. Find how to watch Iowa Creighton. The Iowa Hawkeyes and Creighton Bluejays are both 2-0 on the season. Both teams have played and won two cupcake games against dramatically inferior opponents. This game […]

As the 2023-2024 college basketball season heats up, three notable players are emerging as early favorites for the prestigious John R. Wooden Award. Caitlin Clark from Iowa, Paige Bueckers of UConn, and Angel Reese from LSU have topped the preseason list of candidates for the honor, as reported by Alexa Philippou of ESPN. The award […]

The Kansas Jayhawks take on the Kentucky Wildcats. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Kansas Kentucky prediction and pick. Find how to watch Kansas Kentucky. This is the nightcap of the Champions Classic in Chicago. The game is listed on your TV guide as a 9:30 p.m. Eastern time start, but as […]

For the UConn women’s basketball team, the extraordinary has become the ordinary. The Huskies, under the guidance of coach Geno Auriemma, have cemented their legacy with a record-breaking 566th consecutive week in the AP’s Top 25 women’s basketball poll. This remarkable feat surpasses the previous record held by Tennessee. Since the streak’s inception in the […]

The Marquette Golden Eagles take on the Illinois Fighting Illini. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Marquette Illinois prediction and pick. Find how to watch Marquette Illinois. This is one of the better early-season matchups in college basketball, pitting two teams in the top 25. Marquette, though, is ranked in the top […]

The Duke Blue Devils take on the Michigan State Spartans. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Duke Michigan State prediction and pick. Find how to watch Duke Michigan State. The Duke Blue Devils and Michigan State Spartans are two traditional basketball powers, two schools which annually expect to be very good if […]

LSU’s true freshman guard Mikaylah Williams reached a new career milestone, scoring an impressive 42 points in the Tigers’ 109-79 win over Kent State on Tuesday. The standout performance by Williams, who completed her All-American prep career at Bossier City Parkway just a year ago, was a highlight of Tuesday’s game at the Pete Maravich […]

Following a challenging 92-81 loss to NC State on Nov. 12, UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers opened up about the Huskies’ performance and her leadership role in a post-game media session. The No. 2-ranked UConn Huskies, still reeling from a stunning defeat, saw Bueckers, in her second game back from a year-long hiatus due […]

University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari is getting another slam dunk on the recruiting trail. Kentucky landed another five star recruit Tuesday after power forward Jayden Quaintance verbally committed to the Wildcats, per ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. CAL’S LATEST BLUE CHIP PROSPECT Quaintance is giving the Wildcats the fourth ESPN 100 prospect in their […]

In the world of women’s college basketball, few freshmen have made an immediate impact like USC’s JuJu Watkins. Her latest performance, a stunning 35-point game against Le Moyne on Nov. 13, not only solidified her as a rising star but also left her reflecting on an already impressive start to her collegiate career. Watkins, who […]

USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins has already started to cement her legacy as one of the more exciting players in the sport. Even as a freshman, she’s been on a ridiculous pace in terms of the country and her school as through three games, she’s joined the company of school great Lisa Leslie according […]

The LSU women’s basketball squad is not off to a great start to the 2023-24 season. While they have won both of their last two games, the Tigers have already suffered a loss when they got stunned by the No. 20 Colorado Buffaloes on Nov. 6 to the tune of a 92-78 score. Unsurprisingly, LSU […]

No. 21 Villanova Wildcats just suffered their first loss of the 2023-24 college basketball season, and it’s a painful one. Following easy back-to-back wins over American University and Le Moyne, the expectation was that Villanova basketball would take care of business Monday night versus Penn Quakers, but the total opposite happened, with the Wildcats absorbing […]

The Michigan basketball team came into Madison Square Garden Monday on a two-game winning streak, going up against the coach that beat them in the 2013 NCAA Basketball Tournament final, Rick Pitino. The 71-year-old Pitino signed a six-year deal to coach the Red Storm back in March of this year, and has since focused on […]

The first couple games of the college basketball season for many high-level teams are often against lower-level, smaller school programs. Things start to heat up quickly, though, and that’ll be evident this week. Duke and Michigan State – two of the most storied teams in college basketball history and two of the best teams this […]

Kahleah Copper, the renowned WNBA star with the Chicago Sky, is returning to her roots. Rutgers University, where Copper’s basketball journey began, is welcoming her back, not as a student-athlete but as an assistant coach of the women’s basketball team. Copper, who made her mark at Rutgers from 2012 to 2016 under coach C. Vivian […]

In a stunning shake-up of college basketball’s elite, the University of Colorado women’s basketball team has surged to No. 5 in the recent AP rankings released on Monday, reaching their highest position since 1995. This milestone achievement comes after a momentous victory over the previously No. 1-ranked LSU on Nov. 6. The Buffaloes’ ascent is […]

The Wildcats are back on top. Tommy Lloyd’s Arizona basketball squad jumped to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 Monday. Arizona defeated then-No. 2 Duke, which is now No. 9, Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. POLL ALERT: Arizona vaults to No. 3 in men's AP Top 25 basketball poll behind […]

With the opening week of the college basketball season officially in the books, it is time to turn the page to an epic Monday evening showdown as the Villanova Wildcats take on the Pennsylvania Quakers. Let’s check out our college basketball odds series where our Villanova-Penn basketball prediction and pick will be revealed. Entering this […]

In a heartwarming ceremony that felt more like a family reunion than a formal event, the South Carolina women’s basketball program celebrated a historic moment: the retirement of Tiffany Mitchell’s No. 25 jersey. The event, held before South Carolina’s game against Maryland on Nov. 12, was particuarly special as Mitchell holds a unique place in […]

In a display of nonchalant brilliance, Caitlin Clark shattered Iowa women’s basketball’s all-time career scoring record, amassing 2,813 career points and eclipsing Megan Gustafson’s record of 2,804 points. Clark’s historic achievement came during the Hawkeyes’ commanding 94-53 triumph over Northern Iowa on Nov. 12, where she also notched her 12th career triple-double. Clark, the reigning […]

The Indiana basketball program is 2-0 on the season, but the two wins came in closer-than-expected fashion against Florida Golf Coast and Army, and head coach Mike Woodson had some comments for freshman Mackenzie Mgbako and others on the roster. “He’s got to play harder and do the things we want downn on both ends […]

The N0. 4 South Carolina women’s basketball team, under the guidance of head coach Dawn Staley, has embarked on a surprising journey of early-season triumphs that once seemed “unimaginable,” echoing the sentiments of Maryland coach Brenda Frese after her team’s staggering 114-76 defeat at the hands of the Gamecocks. “I actually think they’re better than […]

Welcome to Bracketology at ClutchPoints, the one-stop shop for you sickos out there who are consumed by all things March Madness! As we head into the second week of the 2023-24 college basketball season, we’ve already seen a handful of noteworthy results. Arizona went into Cameron Indoor Stadium and got the better of a Duke […]

The college basketball season has arrived, and what better way to kick off the action than a battle between the two best teams in college basketball history? In only their third game of the season, fans will get to watch Kansas take on Kentucky. Kansas is the number one team in the nation right now, […]

In a significant move for college women’s basketball, Haley Cavinder, previously of Miami Hurricanes, has announced her transfer to Texas Christian University. This announcement comes as a surprise following her earlier declaration of retiring from basketball. Cavinder, who alongside her twin sister Hanna, propelled Miami to the Elite Eight in last year’s NCAA Tournament, has […]

The Indiana Hoosiers are undefeated through two games in the 2023-24 college basketball season, but head coach Mike Woodson is far from satisfied with the performance of his team. After Indiana basketball squeaked past the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on Nov. 7, 69-63, the Hoosiers got another scare on Sunday, as they scored a 72-64 […]

In a monumental game, the NC State women’s basketball team etched their name in history with a stunning 92-81 victory over UConn, breaking a 25-year winless streak against the storied program. Saniya Rivers, a sophomore transfer from South Carolina, led the charge with an emotional and dominant performance, amassing a career-high 33 points and 10 […]

In an unexpected turn of events, North Carolina State’s Saniya Rivers led her team to a stunning victory over the No. 2 Huskies, leaving UConn Hall of Famer Geno Auriemma commending her as “the most dominant player on the floor today.” Rivers, in an impressive display of skill, notched a career-high 33 points along with […]