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USC basketball is releasing more information about what kept starting center Joshua Morgan sidelined for a small period of time. Morgan’s recent absence was due to a virus he’s been battling, per the Orange County Register. The virus caused a drastic change in Morgan’s body. The big man lost 15 pounds due to the illness […]

UCLA basketball has a tradition under Mick Cronin. The Hungry Dog Award goes to the best defender on the team, and the player that shows the most hustle on both ends of the floor. Bruins sophomore Adem Bona has been vocal about his desire for the award. Bona is the starting center for UCLA basketball, […]

Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson is being honest about his team’s need for quality play from star point guard Xavier Johnson. Johnson has battled injuries this season for Indiana and the team has struggled of late, losing three of their last four games. “He’s had a few good days of practice, and I’m just going […]

UCLA basketball forward Adem Bona is getting excited about the showdown ahead for the school against rival USC. Bona and the Bruins take on USC on Saturday night at 8:00 Eastern. “It’s a historical rivalry. Everybody that has come into UCLA knows about the rivalry,” Bona said, per the school’s social media. “And I know […]

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, known as the CIAA, announced a slew of upcoming events for early 2024. This year marks the CIAA’s 50th Anniversary as a NCAA Division II conference. To celebrate the nation’s oldest historically Black athletic conference, the CIAA announced that the Food Lion 2024 CIAA Men’s and Women’s Championship Basketball Tournament […]

The college basketball season is more than halfway complete and a little over a month from now, conference tournaments will be beginning. Bracketologists are constructing NCAA Tournament brackets that are similar to the ones we will see in March and murmurs are beginning to grow about which teams are built to win in March Madness. […]

The college basketball season is more than halfway complete and a little over a month from now, conference tournaments will be beginning. Bracketologists are constructing NCAA Tournament brackets that are similar to the ones we will see in March and murmurs are beginning to grow about which teams are built to win in March Madness. […]

In a night dedicated to the memory of the iconic Pat Summitt, the Duke women’s basketball team’s  performance would have made the legendary coach proud. The unranked Blue Devils put on a defensive show, dismantling No. 23 Florida State with an emphatic 42-point upset. The scoreline read a resounding 88-46 by the final buzzer, a […]

Iowa women’s basketball phenomenon Caitlin Clark recently made headlines not just for her game, but also in the world of sports memorabilia. Her 2022 Bowman University Superfractor 1/1 Rookie Auto card, professionally graded PSA 10, fetched a whopping $78,000 at the PWCC Marketplace’s January Premier Auction. This sale not only sets a new benchmark for […]

Alijah Martin was integral to FAU basketball’s Cinderella run at last season’s March Madness. This season, Martin is playing a bigger role in the rotation. He started 17 of 20 games so far, which almost matches his total from last season. He averages 13.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists. The junior started all 33 […]

The No. 1 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks rallied from behind to defeat No. 9 LSU in a thrilling game that had the basketball world riveted, with NBA superstar Kevin Durant among those urging fans to witness the spectacle. With over 13,000 turning out to see the matchup in Baton Rouge, the stage for what was […]

In the aftermath of No. 9 LSU women’s basketball team’s narrow 76-70 loss to undefeated No. 1 South Carolina on Thursday, head coach Kim Mulkey maintained a message of optimism about the season. The Tigers, now standing at an impressive 18-3 record with only two losses in SEC play, displayed impressive fortitude against the nation’s […]

In a high-energy matchup between SEC giants LSU women’s basketball and South Carolina, the exit of Angel Reese in the final minutes marked a turning point in the game, as pointed out by fellow teammate Flau’jae Johnson. The No. 1 Gamecocks were trailing for the majority of the game until Reese, the 2023 Final Four […]

South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley dropped high praise for LSU’s Angel Reese following the Gamecocks’ dramatic comeback win on Thursday, where South Carolina overturned a deficit to win 76-70 against No. 9 LSU. The game, which saw South Carolina trailing for most of the time, turned on its head following Reese’s exit. […]

In a thrilling game that had all the earmarks of a classic, the No. 9 LSU women’s basketball team fell to the undefeated No.1 South Carolina Gamecocks in a tightly contested match. Despite leading for most of the game and putting on an impressive display of talent and teamwork, LSU’s efforts were hampered by the […]

A day after a pair of top 10 teams were upset by unranked opponents, deja vu struck as Oregon State basketball snapped a five-game losing streak with an 83-80 win over No. 9 ranked Arizona. The game came down to the wire as Oregon State’s Jordan Pope buried a fadeaway 3-pointer as time expired to […]

Top-ranked South Carolina women’s basketball closed the game on an 11-3 run to pull out a 76-70 win over no. 9 LSU women’s basketball and remain undefeated on the season. With ESPN College Gameday in attendance, the LSU crowd relentlessly booed the South Carolina women’s basketball coach. But Staley had a fantastic comeback, per The […]

The third annual Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic is returning in February and features thrilling men’s college basketball matchups between Grambling and Jackson State University, as well as a rematch between Hampton University and Howard University. The event was created by Michael B. Jordan with the aim of elevating the profile of HBCU basketball. “I just […]

Is it the year of the center in college basketball? According to the recent Wooden Award watch lists, that answer is a resounding ‘Yes.’ Purdue basketball star Zach Edey is the runaway favorite so far this season with Duke’s Kyle Filipowski and Kansas basketball star Hunter Dickinson, the ex-Michigan Wolverine, also challenging for the top […]

When a season is essentially over by the midway point, fans need a reason to get emotionally invested while players look for motivation beyond a postseason berth. For the woefully-disappointing USC and UCLA basketball teams, bragging rights is everything.https://twitter.com/UCLAMBB/status/1750627892437110873 And when the official NCAA Tournament brackets are unveiled in March, it might be the only […]

TCU women’s basketball coach Mark Campbell opened up about the challenges his team has faced this season, including forfeiting games and holding open tryouts, due to an unprecedented injury crisis. The Horned Frogs, who had an impressive 14-0 start during Campbell’s first season, found themselves in a dire situation after key players Sedona Prince, Madison […]

The Indiana basketball program is preparing for an intense clash with the 10th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini. However, the Hoosiers could be without a key contributor for the matchup. Mike Woodson gave a murky injury update on sophomore center Kel’el Ware. Kel’el Ware’s injury could hurt the Hoosiers ahead of their Big 10 matchup Mike Woodson […]

Prime Video is set to release “The Money Game,” a documentary series highlighting the shifts in college athletics due to changes in NIL rights. The series is a deep dive into the 2023-24 season of LSU Athletics, including star athletes Angel Reese and Olivia Dunne, and is produced by Campfire Studios, Axios Entertainment, and Shaquille […]

The UCLA and USC basketball rivalry game has so much more stakes than school pride this year. Both programs have an eight-win record and have yet to come close to guaranteeing a spot for March Madness. Mick Cronin knows there will be one player among the Trojans that he has to watch out for, Boogie […]

In a defining moment during the 2023 Final Four, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark’s dismissive gesture towards South Carolina guard Raven Johnson left a mark. Clark waved off Johnson as she lingered unguarded beyond the 3-point line, a move that not only went viral but also seemed to redefine the future trajectory of the South Carolina women’s basketball […]

Bill Self has been the Kansas basketball coach for 21 seasons, and in that time, the Jayhawks have only finished one season with 10 or more losses. Self has won 81 percent of his games as the Jayhawks head coach — the best win percentage in Kansas history — and his 556 wins are second-most […]

Ahead of the highly-anticipated matchup between the No. 9 LSU women’s basketball and the top-ranked, undefeated South Carolina, LSU coach Kim Mulkey has a clear message for Tigers fans: keep the celebration in the stands. During her weekly radio show on Tuesday night, Mulkey stressed the significance of the game but cautioned against overzealous reactions, […]

The No. 10 Texas women’s basketball team faced a disappointing loss against unranked Oklahoma on Wednesday, ending the game with a 91-87 loss. Texas coach Vic Schaefer didn’t mince words about his the Longhorns’ performance following the game. “We didn’t play very hard tonight,” Schafer said, as reported by Mike Rosner of the Associated Press. […]

The South Carolina men’s basketball team pulled off a massive upset win against Kentucky on Tuesday night. John Calipari was not happy after the Wildcats loss, and the Gamecocks fans stormed the court in easily the biggest win of the season. However, South Carolina has now been fined $100,000 by the SEC for storming the […]

The Illinois basketball team was upset on Wednesday night against Northwestern. The game was a big deal with Terrence Shannon Jr. playing in his second game since returning from his suspension. He had 12 points on 3-8 from the field. After the game, Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood got honest about Shannon’s return and whether […]

Terrence Shannon Jr. was suspended from the Illinois basketball team earlier this season because of a sexual assault case that he is facing, but his next appearance in court has been pushed back and won’t take place until after the season. Because of that, he returned to action over the weekend when the Fighting Illini […]

The Auburn basketball team hit the road on Wednesday for a rivalry contest against Alabama basketball. It was expected to be a good game as the 8th ranked, 16-2 Tigers were 2.5-point underdogs in the game against the 13-5, unranked Crimson Tide. It was a huge game for both teams, and it got off to […]

UConn women’s basketball player Paige Bueckers overcame an early injury scare to lead her team to an 85-59 victory over Marquette on Tuesday. The game saw Bueckers, the 2021 AP national player of the year, initially down in pain just three minutes into the game, clutching her surgically repaired left knee. Despite the tense start, […]

This past Saturday, on January 20th, Howard University hosted the Norfolk State Spartans in an exhilarating Men’s and Women’s Doubleheader at Burr Gymnasium. The Lady Spartans put up a valiant fight, but the Bison emerged victorious with a final score of 73-60. In the Men’s game, it was the Spartans who claimed the win, triumphing […]

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma shared his concerns about the alarming rate of injuries in women’s sports, after UConn’s Caroline Ducharme announced on Tuesday that she would miss the remainder of the season due to ongoing head and neck issues. Injuries came into sharp focus for the Huskeis, already decimated by injuries, nearly missed […]

The Michigan basketball program seems to be at a low point right now. This is the fifth season for head coach Juwan Howard, and it’s a big one as the Wolverines failed to make the NCAA Tournament last year. It looks like Michigan will once again miss out the tournament as they are currently 7-12 […]

Terrence Shannon Jr. was a key piece to the Illinois basketball team, but he was recently suspended due to a sexual assault incident. Shannon Jr. has been out for the Fighting Illini because of it, but now, it looks like he’s going to make a permanent return to the basketball court much sooner than people […]

The Kentucky basketball team lost just its fourth game of the season on Tuesday night. This loss came on the road against South Carolina, a team that is now 16-3 and could sneak into the NCAA Tournament. However, John Calipari was clearly frustrated with his team’s performance after the 79-62 win. The Kentucky basketball coach […]

In another blow to the UConn women’s basketball team, guard Caroline Ducharme announced that she will miss the remainder of the season to prioritize her recovery from sustained head and neck injuries. The decision was made public by the school on Tuesday. Ducharme, a 6-foot-2 junior, had started the season’s first four games, averaging modest […]