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Brian Dutcher and San Diego State University completed an upset for the ages on Friday night, knocking off top seed Alabama to advance to the school’s first ever berth in the Elite Eight. Dutcher spoke about the incredible victory afterwards. “I’m using Muhammad Ali quotes because we’re in Louisville, and we talked about confidence and […]

As Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant continues to recover from his ankle injury, it is clear he is using his time wisely: by watching Texas basketball of course! Durant has been supportive of his former collegiate team throughout the NCAA Tournament, often tweeting about the Texas Longhorns and their games as they stay alive in […]

Texas basketball is currently in the midst of a battle with Xavier in the March Madness Sweet 16, but they will need to get by without one of their best players. Dylan Disu, who has been balling ever since the Big 12 Tournament, is on the bench in a walking boot after feeling discomfort prior […]

When March Madness rolls around, the teams that are seeded No. 1 in each region are usually considered the top teams in the country. They’re generally considered the teams to have the best odds at winning the national championship but that’s why the games aren’t played on paper. In six of the last seven NCAA […]

Following a 31-6 finish to the regular season, expectations were sky-high for Brandon Miller and Alabama basketball heading into the NCAA Tournament. After getting off to a hot start against both Texas A&M CC and Maryland, expectations were high in the Sweet 16. Instead, Miller delivered one of his worst outings of the year, and […]

The Brandon Miller shooter jokes are in full throttle after Alabama basketball lost to San Diego State in a massive March Madness upset on Friday. Alabama, the no. 1 overall seed of the tournament, surprised all of college basketball as they bowed down to San Diego State 71-64 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA […]

Heading into March Madness, the No. 1 overall seed Alabama was considered one of the favorites to win the national championship. With projected NBA lottery pick Brandon Miller and a few other possible first round draft picks, they had a talented lineup capable of of beating anyone in the country. That is until they met […]

Several college hoops fans expected Brandon Miller and Alabama basketball to go the distance and even win the NCAA Tournament title. And so when San Diego State basketball upset the no. 1 overall seed in true March Madness fashion, it sent the whole sports world into frenzy. Of course the whole Twitterverse was flooded with […]

Drew Timme played a dominant game on Thursday against the UCLA Bruins as they booked their ticket to the Elite 8. However, the Gonzaga basketball star doesn’t expect things to get easier this March Madness, especially with UConn waiting for them. The Bulldogs and the Huskies will play each other on Saturday for a spot […]

The Gonzaga Bulldogs have moved on to the Elite Eight, surviving a Sweet 16 matchup with UCLA as Julian Strather’s three-point shot with 7.2 seconds was the difference in a 79-76 victory by the Bulldogs. While big man Drew Timme did not hit the game-winning shot, he did score a game-high 36 points and he […]

The UCLA Bruins suffered another devastating loss Thursday at the hands of the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the NCAA Tournament. Coach Mick Cronin spoke on what Jaime Jaquez has meant to the UCLA program and community during his time in Westwood. Mick Cronin on Jaime Jaquez and what he’s meant to UCLA and the entire basketball […]

Coming into the Pac-12 Tournament, the UCLA Bruins looked like one of the favorites to win the national championship in March Madness. Instead they got hit with a double-whammy to two key starters. UCLA saw injuries to the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in Adem Bona and the Defensive Player of the Year in Jaylen […]

After four impressive seasons with the Colorado State Rams, senior guard Isaiah Stevens has decided to enter the 2023 NBA Draft but will maintain his eligibility to return to Colorado State for one more season. Stevens would make the announcement on his Twitter page, thanking Colorado State’s fans for their support during his collegiate career. […]

The Florida Atlantic Owls (34-3) face the Kansas State Wildcats (26-9) in the Elite Eight! Action tips off at 6:05 p.m. ET. Below we continue our March Madness odds series with an FAU-Kansas State prediction, pick, and how to watch. Florida Atlantic took down No. 8 Memphis, No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson, and No. 4 Tennessee […]

The 2023 NCAA Tournament is coming down to the wire, which means every remaining game could be an instant classic. The No. 3 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs are preparing to face the No. 4 seed UConn Huskies in the Elite 8 on Saturday, so it is time for some Gonzaga basketball bold predictions. The Bulldogs finished […]

Elite Eight action has finally arrived! A pair of teams with national championship aspirations will go head-to-head on the college hardwood with a chance at a Final Four bid as the UConn Huskies battle it out with the Gonzaga Bulldogs in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is time to take a look at our March Madness […]

The UCLA Bruins’ season came to an end at the hands of Gonzaga on Thursday, as the Bulldogs clinched a 79-76 win to punch their ticket to the Elite Eight. UCLA built a 13-point lead at halftime of the contest, but Gonzaga did not throw in the towel. The Bulldogs clawed their way back into […]

The 2023 NCAA Tournament is in full swing, with only March’s the best of the best remaining in contention for the title. The No. 3 seed Kansas State Wildcats will face the No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic Owls in the Elite Eight on Saturday, which means it is time for some Kansas State basketball bold […]

March Madness has been fun to watch in all regards and let’s not forget that the NIT is dwindling down to the finish line. However, one storyline emerged in the women’s NIT. Following Bowling Green’s victory over Memphis, Tigers senior Jamirah Shutes punched Bowling Green’s Elissa Brett in the handshake line. BGSU women’s basketball moving […]

The Connecticut Huskies are off to the Elite Eight of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. They left no doubt in their Sweet 16 matchup against No. 8 Arkansas, crushing the Razorbacks 88-65 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Huskies have been one of the most impressive teams in the tournament, winning each game by at […]

North Carolina basketball is running it back running it back. Although this season was a mammoth disappointment (they became the first ever preseason #1 to miss the tournament entirely since it expanded to 64 teams in 1985), star point guard RJ Davis announced on Friday that he will return to UNC for a senior season, […]

Like Frank Costanza, Charles Barkley has a lot of problems with people—the women of San Antonio, the Phoenix Suns nacho vendors, Shaq—and they’re gonna hear about it. And now, he has politicians in his crosshairs, lambasting NCAA president Charlie Baker’s “consumer protection plan” to put regulations on the NIL marketplace. “Did he say we’re going […]

Kansas State basketball guard Markquis Nowell had a message following a 98-93 overtime win over the Michigan State Spartans, ESPN staff writer Jeff Borzello wrote in a Thursday article. “Dang, I’ve got to watch what I say,” Nowell said. Markquis Nowell looked over at the crowd and yelled “watch this” before appearing to fake an argument with […]

Markquis Nowell, welcome to your time in the national spotlight. The Kansas State basketball star put on a March Madness performance for the ages with a 20-point, 19-assist effort in a win over Michigan State in the Sweet 16. That single-game assist total is the most ever in NCAA tournament history. Nowell punctuated his historic […]

Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Volunteers couldn’t find a way to get past the Sweet 16 yet again, being upset by Florida Atlantic University on Thursday night. Tennessee Basketball hasn’t been to an Elite 8 since 2010, and not once been past the final 16 since Barnes took over in 2015. It’s been a long […]

Is there a civil war within Tuscaloosa? Both Alabama football coach Nick Saban and basketball coach Nate Oats are adamant that’s not the case. Saban’s recent comments have sparked speculation that he took a shot at Oats and his handling of legal troubles implicating basketball star Brandon Miller. In Saban’s decision to suspend cornerback Tony […]

The Tennessee men’s basketball program’s season ended with a bitter March Madness defeat once again, this time at the hands of the upstart Florida Atlantic Owls. After the game, Volunteers star and senior guard Josiah-Jordan James didn’t sugarcoat the loss. James summed it up painfully well by bluntly admitting that Florida Atlantic “wanted it more”, […]

Tennessee head basketball coach Rick Barnes gave credit where credit was due to FAU basketball after they pulled off an upset loss in the Sweet 16, 247Sports writer Ben McKee wrote in a Friday article. “Congratulations to Florida Atlantic,” Rick Barnes said. “Good basketball team, played well. I thought they made shots at the right time. I […]

Julian Strawther hit the game winning shot to send the Gonzaga Bulldogs to the Elite 8 on Thursday night, and the Las Vegas native was fired up about it after the game. “This is my city,” he screamed to the crowd in the postgame celebration, according to ESPN. The junior guard hit a deep 3-pointer […]

FAU basketball freshman guard Nicholas Boyd said the Owls were right where they should be after upsetting the Tennessee Volunteers in March Madness, ESPN staff writer Jeff Borzello wrote in a Friday article. “We’re where we’re supposed to be,” Boyd said. “We’re going to keep moving, keep working. Can’t count us out no more. We’re here to […]

After the UCLA men’s basketball program’s season-ending March Madness loss to the Gonzaga Bulldogs, no one should have expected Bruins head coach Mick Cronin to be in a good mood. Cronin, whose team lost on a last-second three by Gonzaga basketball’s Julian Strawther, was in a rotten mood in his postgame press conference, lashing out […]

Gonzaga basketball star Drew Timme is an extremely grateful man Thursday night. Not only did the college basketball great nearly see his hopes for a National Championship evaporate, but he was also one 3-pointer away from being a scapegoat for the rest of time. Fans were treated to another instant NCAA Tournament classic between Gonzaga […]

It’s not often that a college basketball player gets trolled on social media for a 36-point double-double in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. Unless of course, you’re Gonzaga’s Drew Timme. In the midst of maybe the best game of his four-year college career against UCLA, the Gonzaga senior heard it from all angles […]

Drew Timme and the Gonzaga Bulldogs are still dancing in the 2023 NCAA tournament, and junior forward Julian Strawther made sure of that with a booming 3-pointer to give Mark Few’s team the 79-76 win over the UCLA Bruins in the Sweet 16 round Thursday night — and the ticket to the Elite Eight portion […]

Drew Timme is having a huge night in the Sweet 16 round against the UCLA Bruins. The Gonzaga Bulldogs star even made NCAA tournament history when he scored his 20th point in the contest, per ESPN Stats & Info. “Drew Timme has scored 20 points in an NCAA tournament game for the 10th time in […]

As CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein says, there is a dark side of March that people often forget about in the midst of all the madness. Michigan State basketball and head coach Tom Izzo found themselves as victims of a brutal heartbreaker in the NCAA Tournament, courtesy of Kansas State, and that fickle […]

If you didn’t know who Markquis Nowell was before Thursday night, you certainly should now. Kansas State’s point guard put on a show at Madison Square Garden in the Wildcats’ overtime win over Michigan State in the Sweet 16, scoring 20 points and dishing an NCAA tournament game record 19 assists. There were several memorable […]

Every NCAA Tournament seems to have a breakout star who puts NBA scouts on notice and captures the hearts of millions of fans around the country. After a historic and gutsy performance that led Kansas State basketball to an overtime victory over Michigan State, point guard Markquis Nowell has announced himself as the latest March […]

Markquis Nowell was not about to let a twisted ankle slow him down in Kansas State’s Sweet 16 matchup with Michigan State. The 5-foot-8 point guard shook off the injury, scored 20 points and added an NCAA Tournament record 19 assists in leading the Wildcats to a dramatic 98-93 overtime victory. Nowell twisted his ankle […]