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In what’s become a running tradition for LSU Tigers athletes on senior night, players often change the spelling of their name on the back of their jersey to celebrate Louisiana Cajun culture. LSU football player Joe Burrow had his last name spelled, ‘Burreaux.’ LSU women’s basketball player Aneesah Morrow had hers’ spelled, ‘Morreaux.’ Flau’jae Johnson […]

No. 21 Miami (OH) basketball is having a season of historic proportions. They are off to a 28-0 start and are on the cusp of potentially securing a No.1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Their success has rewarded them with $242 million in funding for a new basketball stadium, per Front Office Sports.  Not only […]

The 2025-2026 college basketball season has been a roller coaster of emotions for Indiana, which began the year as a top-25 program, only to find its March Madness hopes clinging by a thread by the end. The Hoosiers’ NCAA Tournament odds have gradually declined in Big Ten play, leaving them in a precarious position entering […]

The LSU Tigers cruised to an 89-73 win against Tennessee on Thursday, improving to 25-4, and 11-4 in SEC play. But the talk of the game afterwards was LSU head coach Kim Mulkey putting senior walk-on Izzy Bessleman into the game with 45 seconds remaining. It was senior night, so the game was always going […]

With the biggest event of the college basketball season looming just around the corner, UCLA remains among the top March Madness bubble teams. The Bruins’ 19-9 record has them in seventh place in the Big Ten and projected to make the 68-team NCAA Tournament bracket with one week remaining in the regular season. UCLA entered […]

Over two weeks after getting ruled ineligible by an Alabama judge, controversial center Charles Bediako is still pushing for a return to college basketball. Bediako, who has since returned to Canada to play in his country’s FIBA qualifier game, made his urgent plea to return to the Tide for its massive upcoming game against No. […]

No. 3 South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball captured its fifth consecutive SEC regular-season championship outright on Thursday with a 112-71 victory against the Missouri Tigers women’s basketball at Colonial Life Arena. South Carolina improved to 28-2 overall and 14-1 in conference play, extending a five-year SEC stretch in which they are 76-3 against league opponents. […]

No. 5 Vanderbilt Commodores women’s basketball rolled to an 85-60 win over No. 24 Alabama Crimson Tide women’s basketball on Thursday, and once again, Mikayla Blakes stole the show with a historic performance. The 5’8″ guard scored 35 points on 11-of-21 shooting, including 6-of-13 from three-point range, her fifth consecutive game with at least 30 […]

Purdue Boilermakers men’s basketball senior guard Braden Smith became just the fifth player in NCAA Division I history to record 1,000 career assists on Thursday night, reaching the milestone during No. 8 Purdue’s 76-74 loss to No. 13 Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball at Mackey Arena. Smith entered the matchup with 994 assists and needed […]

The No. 13 Michigan State Spartans came out on top of a huge Big Ten showdown Thursday night against the No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers, and they did in enemy territory, scoring a huge Quadrant 1 76-74 victory at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. Michigan State basketball is now on a three-game winning streak following […]

Houston basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson has drawn heat in the last week. The panic meter is high for the Cougars and Sampson after three straight losses. But his son stepped in with a powerful message amid the losses. Kellen Sampson believes that if there’s anyone equipped to navigate UH out of this funk, it’s […]

The No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers are in the middle of taking on the No. 13 Michigan Spartans on Thursday, in what has been a competitive first half. However, guard Braden Smith stole the spotlight early in the contest, as he made college basketball history. Smith, who is a senior guard, became just the fifth player […]

The No. 10 Illinois Fighting Illini have a big game this Friday against the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines, which is already a huge story of its own. But there’s more to it that makes this showdown even more compelling, with a former Illinois basketball star returning to State Farm Center in Champaign. Michigan sophomore forward […]

The Georgetown Hoyas were dealt a major blow this week when it was announced that junior guard KJ Lewis would miss the remainder of the season due to an ankle injury, as per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. KJ Lewis initially sustained the ankle injury during Georgetown’s loss to Marquette earlier this week. He exited […]

Villanova head basketball coach Kevin Willard has already set a program record with his win over Butler on Wednesday night. With the win over Butler, Villanova improved to 22-6 in the 2025-2026 college basketball season. The milestone victory gave Willard the most wins by a first-year head coach in program history. Congrats, Coach Willard! 👏✌️ […]

The Oregon State Basketball team is moving on from head coach Wayne Tinkle after 12 seasons, according to Jeff Goodman. “Oregon State has decided to part ways with Wayne Tinkle, athletic director Scott Barnes told TheFieldOf68. Barnes said that Tinkle has been given the opportunity to finish the season if he so chooses. Tinkle is […]

When the No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball team beat Wisconsin 80-60 on Sunday, the blowout wasn’t the only thing the team had to celebrate. The win secured the Big Ten championship for the Bruins with a game still left to play, making history as the program’s first outright conference title. UCLA previously claimed the Pac-12 […]

Illinois is having a stellar season, and part of that has been the play of Keaton Wagler. Wagler was not projected to be a superstar at the college level. Now, his rise to stardom is drawing comparisons to some stars of the past, per Adam Rittenberg of ESPN. “He’s one of the greatest stories in […]

Things are looking really good for No.21 Miami (OH) basketball. They are in the midst of one of their best seasons in program history, remaining unbeaten. On Tuesday, Miami (OH) notched its 28th win of the season, 74-64 over Eastern Michigan. As a result, the Redhawks are in a prime position to secure a No.1 […]

No.10 Illinois basketball is coming off a hard 95-94 OT loss to UCLA. A game in which freshman guard Keaton Wagler had to be taken out due to a shoulder injury. Recently, head coach Brad Underwood came to Wagler’s defense amid critics who question his skill based on physical attributes, per Adam Rittenburg of ESPN. […]

St. Joe’s basketball has entered the national conversation as head coach Steve Donahue publicly challenged the perceived gap between the Atlantic 10 and Big East basketball. With Selection Sunday approaching and the NCAA Tournament field beginning to take shape, his comments sparked a broader debate about conference value and postseason access. Donahue made the remarks […]

Arkansas basketball continues to surge in the SEC, and John Calipari’s recent National Player of the Year remarks have intensified the spotlight on Darius Acuff Jr. After defeating Texas A&M 99–84 at Bud Walton Arena to secure their sixth win in seven games, Calipari made it clear he believes the Razorbacks’ true freshman guard—who leads […]

Some will look at the box score of Wednesday’s 100-75 Alabama basketball win and think it was a satisfying win. And for most, that may be true. But just note for Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats. After the 25-point victory, Oats heaped praise on his team’s first-half performance before immediately expressing his displeasure with […]

Penn State guard Kiyomi McMiller continues to turn heads in the NCAA after having another explosive evening on Wednesday. McMiller went off for a career-high 40 points to power the Lady Lions over USC, 85-82, at Rec Hall. She shot 15-of-25 from the field, including 7-of-10 from three-point distance, and added four rebounds, six assists, […]

Mark Byington provided an intriguing update on Frankie Collins following the No. 25 Vanderbilt Commodores’ matchup against the Georgia Bulldogs on Wednesday night. Byington is going through his second season as the Commodores’ head coach. Leading them to the NCAA Tournament last season, he looks to get the program back to the Big Dance and […]

Connecticut’s lopsided win over St. John’s, 72-40, was extra emotional for many, as it was Alex Karaban’s final game at PeoplesBank Arena. They may not have said it publicly, but the No. 5 Huskies likely used it as an added motivation to beat the No. 14 Red Storm, on top of wanting to avenge their […]

Florida survived a huge scare from Texas on Wednesday, holding on for the win, 84-71, at Moody Center. Even coach Todd Golden, who recently said they are getting more comfortable, felt a sense of relief as they won their eighth straight game. The defending champions had to rally in the second half against the unranked […]

The No. 6 UConn Huskies pulled off an incredible defensive feat during their matchup against the No. 15 St. John’s Red Storm on Wednesday night. It was an important duel between Dan Hurley’s Huskies and Rick Pitino’s Red Storm. Both squads manned the top two spots in the Big East standings, emphasizing a serious race […]

Sean Miller went off on his team’s defensive performance following the Texas Longhorns’ loss to the Florida Gators on Wednesday night. Miller is going through his first season as the Longhorns’ head coach, previously having stints at Xavier and Arizona. He looks to bring the program back to relevancy, getting them through the ups and […]

It was not much of a battle from the get-go, and Connecticut stormed to an easy victory over St. John’s, 72-40, at PeoplesBank Arena, notching its fourth win in five games. The No. 6 Huskies came out firing on all cylinders, outscoring the No. 15 Red Storm, 41-26, in the first half. It was all […]

St. John’s basketball and Rick Pitino witnessed history on Wednesday against UConn, but not the good kind. The Red Storm’s 13-game winning streak snapped in embarrassing fashion with a 72-40 defeat. It’s officially the most lopsided loss in the St. John’s-UConn series. And Pitino took his frustration out on the postgame press conference as detailed […]

The 2025 Kentucky basketball team has been more inconsistent than expected. Still, they are 18-10 and are in line to make the NCAA Tournament. They are coming off a win against South Carolina, where they pulled away late. In the win, Denzel Aberdeen was a difference-maker and has proven he can be a huge piece […]

Missouri head basketball coach Dennis Gates is proud of how his team handled Tennessee’s physicality to pull off another upset victory at home. The Tigers have been a fringe NCAA Tournament team throughout conference play, but they have ramped up their intensity late in February to secure a pair of big wins over Vanderbilt and […]

Iowa State took a 75-59 victory over Utah on Tuesday night. This was after an upset loss at the hands of BYU in the prior game, and their second loss in a four-game span. Before the game with Utah, head coach TJ Otzelberger decided to make some changes to his lineup, starting Dominykas Pleta over […]

Coming off a disappointing loss to Missouri, Tennessee head basketball coach Rick Barnes knows he can get more out of star forward Nate Ament, which is what he expects moving forward. Ament ended the game with 17 points and seven rebounds on 5-for-14 shooting, which Barnes deemed was not enough. The longtime head coach said […]

BYU took a loss on Tuesday night, but while the team took the loss, AJ Dybantsa once again was stellar. The BYU freshman leads the nation in points per game this year, scoring 25.1 points per game, and has been on a hot streak as of late. Now, Bill Simmons of The Ringer is talking […]

Michigan hit the court on Tuesday to face Minnesota. Michigan was coming off its second loss of the year, falling to Duke. They rebounded with a 77-67 victory over Minnesota. With the victory, Michigan has secured a share of the Big Ten regular-season crown, according to a post from the conference on X, formerly Twitter. […]

Arizona basketball has now won three in a row, after the Wildcats took out another quality Big 12 opponent.  On Tuesday night, Arizona knocked off Baylor, 87-80, on the back of a stellar performance from Brayden Burries. After the game, Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd had nothing but praise for his freshman guard, per Javier […]

BYU took a loss on Tuesday night to UCF at home. Despite another stellar performance from AJ Dybantsa, UCF led from wire to wire, taking the 97-84 victory in the game. After the loss, BYU head coach Kevin Young did not hold back when speaking of his team’s performance, per Owen Chapman of The Daily […]