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March Madness took on a new meaning as things got heated in the handshake line between Louisville and Texas players after the Cardinals’ 73-51 second-round win over the Longhorns Monday night. I don't know what was said here. But here is Hailey Van Lith going through the handshake line with Texas. Sonya Morris was first […]

Detroit Mercy star Antoine Davis was so close to breaking the hallowed record of basketball great Pete Maravich for most career points in the NCAA. Davis ended up falling short by only three points to tie Maravich’s record of 3,667 points and four to break it. When it was all said and done, Davis finished […]

A new dawn is upon the Georgetown Hoyas basketball program with the arrival of a new head coach in Ed Cooley. Georgetown basketball also appears to be getting a new talent on the court, with TCU Horned Frogs big man Eddie Lampkin reportedly transferring to Georgetown, per Aidan Alperstein of The Daily Wildcat. “TCU transfer […]

The first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament were filled with upsets. College basketball fans love the tournament, in large part because of the monumental upsets that take place nearly every year. The 2023 tournament has been something special in that regard. The biggest upset of the first two rounds was provided by little-known and […]

HBCU teams are often underdogs in the NCAA Tournament. However, that doesn’t mean they’re lacking in talent. In fact, HBCU teams are responsible for some of the biggest upsets in NCAA history. Furthermore, we’ve witnessed some of the greatest college basketball players suit up for HBCU basketball teams. For this piece, let’s rank the greatest […]

March Madness is a thrilling time for most of the country, but it can be absolutely brutal for several mid-major conferences, who typically send just one team to the NCAA Tournament. This is a challenge many HBCU basketball programs who reside in these one-bid leagues regularly face. SWAC (Southwestern Athletic Conference) Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland […]

Rick Pitino has accepted the head coaching job with the St. John’s basketball program, but he immediately took to Twitter to bid farewell and thank everyone from his time with the Iona basketball program. He started with a heartfelt message to the school president and athletic director. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart […]

Iona University’s Rick Pitino is a Gael no longer; after meeting with St. John’s basketball officials on Sunday, he is in agreement on a six-year contract to become the Red Storm’s next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Pete Thamel. Pitino is meeting with Iona basketball players to inform them of his intention […]

UCLA basketball freshman guard Amari Bailey has been a key part of the team’s run in the NCAA Tournament so far, and he spoke on the possibility of going to the NBA Draft after this season. Really just focusing day by day,” Bailey said via Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times. “You know, I’ll […]

Finding a new head coach is an especially arduous task in college because they will be the new face of the program unlike just a star player who could be gone in just a year or two. Providence basketball has the misfortune of being thrust into this dilemma now that longtime head coach Ed Cooley […]

The weekend is over with 68 teams starting, and now only 16 standing. Top-seeded teams like Houston and Alabama still stand, while Cinderellas Princeton and FAU look to march toward the Final Four. It is time to continue our March Madness odds series with Sweet 16 predictions and picks.  Here are the current March Madness odds, courtesy of FanDuel 7 […]

The first weekend of the 2023 NCAA Tournament is officially in the books, and what a first weekend it was. Upsets are what make March Madness special, and this first weekend delivered in a big way. Not only did we see a 15-seed make the Sweet 16 for the third straight year in Princeton, but […]

Sam Cassell is once again on the short list to become a head coach, this time for Temple basketball. But the longtime assistant might not be able to pry himself away from the Philadelphia 76ers’ bench while they are contending for an NBA Championship. Cassell has been one of the league’s most respected assistants for […]

The college basketball season is over for almost all of the teams across the country. With that, the coaching carousel is spinning, and St. John’s and Georgetown are two of the bigger openings this time. However, South Florida is another intriguing one, and the Bulls are reportedly set to bring in former Notre Dame head […]

The first two rounds of March Madness are officially in the books, and we’re down to just 16 teams remaining. This first weekend provided plenty of thrills, including some upsets no one saw coming. If we’re lucky, the rest of the tournament will provide more of the same. The chase for the national championship is […]

The Florida Atlantic Owls are flying to their first-ever appearance in the Sweet 16 following a thrilling 78-70 win over the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Sunday night. It was a second-round matchup an extremely few people could honestly say they saw coming. Neither head coaches of these teams also expected the manner with which the game […]

The Gonzaga Bulldogs are back in the Sweet 16 after they defeated the TCU Horned Frogs in a nail-biting 84-81 final to conclude the first weekend of March Madness. Once again, Mark Few’s team is in the Sweet 16, and Gonzaga star Drew Timme is a big reason why. After the victory against TCU, Drew […]

Mike Anderson was fired as the head coach of the St. John’s Basketball program on Mar. 10, and he is planning to file an arbitration lawsuit against the school after he was terminated “for cause,” according to ESPN’s Myron Medcalf. Anderson believes that he has been wrongfully terminated, and per his contract, he would have […]

The Kansas State Wildcats are moving on in the NCAA Tournament after Sunday’s 75-69 win against Kentucky. Head Coach Jerome Tang gave a special shoutout to Patrick Mahomes following the victory. .@KStateMBB head coach Jerome Tang calls this play the "Mahomes"@CoachJTang 🤝 @PatrickMahomes pic.twitter.com/pvM4rfSmcJ — CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 19, 2023 “We actually call it […]

The first weekend of March Madness has come to an end, and we saw some memorable moments as well as a couple of unreal meltdowns. Nonetheless, the coaching search is ongoing for a number of programs, and the Georgetown Hoyas were one of the biggest. Patrick Ewing was fired after another disappointing season, and several […]

Indiana basketball star Trayce Jackson-Davis focused on the bigger picture after seeing his accomplished college career officially come to a close in an NCAA Tournament loss to Miami on Sunday. The 23-year-old is the all-time program leader in rebounds and blocks and ranks third in points. His lasting impact on Hoosiers community will not be […]

Prior to Sunday, it had been a while since the last time the UConn Huskies managed to book a spot in the Sweet 16 round. With a win over the weekend against the Saint Mary’s Gaels, 70-55, in the second round, Dan Hurley and the Huskies have successfully ended that drought. At the same time, […]

It’s been a difficult two seasons for John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats, who couldn’t make it out of the first weekend of the NCAA tournament for the second straight year after losing to No. 3 Kansas State on Sunday. It’s been four years since Kentucky Basketball has played in a Sweet 16, and Calipari […]

Jim Larranaga is weaving his magic again in March. The legendary head coach of the Miami Hurricanes has just steered the program to another Sweet Sixteen appearance after beating the Indiana Hoosiers Sunday night, 85-69. Never before had Miami made that deep of a run in the NCAA tournament in consecutive seasons, but it’s now […]

The UConn Huskies are headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014 when they won the National Championship, and Adama Sanogo has been historically dominant in the first two games of the NCAA Tournament. Adama Sanogo is the first player to average 25 points, 10 rebounds and 70% shooting through his first […]

As the underdog up against a powerhouse in the Big East, Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans somehow managed to book their spot in the Sweet 16 round, thanks in large part to the performance of star Tyson Walker against the Marquette Golden Eagles. But Izzo still wants more from Walker and it’s got […]

Tom Izzo and Michigan State have done it again. Michigan State’s upset over Marquette not only sent the Spartans to the Sweet 16, as the victory helped Izzo make even more NCAA Tournament history. Michigan State, who was ranked No. 7 in the East Region, took down No. 2 Marquette 69-60 in the second round […]

Twitter erupted over a potential goaltending call during a matchup between Michigan State basketball and the Marquette Golden Eagles in March Madness on Sunday. SWATTED ❌ @MSU_Basketball pic.twitter.com/oeoxlveAwl — CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 19, 2023 A driving layup by Marquette guard Tyler Kolek was contested and deflected by Michigan State center Mady Sissoko. The […]

Kansas State basketball advanced to the sweet 16 with a win over Kentucky basketball in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, and arguably the best story in basketball will continue with Keyontae Johnson, who is a big part of the success of the Kansas State basketball program. On Dec. 12, 2020, Keyontae Johnson, a junior in […]

Kentucky basketball superstar Oscar Tshiebwe is potentially the most dominant player in college basketball. The 2022 National Player of the Year and two-time All-American, Tshiebwe is a historically great rebounder, the rare player who can fundamentally transform a game through his hard work cleaning the glass. In Kentucky’s 75-69 loss to Kansas State in the […]

The Kentucky Wildcats’ NCAA tournament run came to a close on Sunday, as the Kansas State Wildcats clinched a 75-69 win in the second round to advance to the Sweet 16. Kentucky had its fair share of struggles on the offensive end against Kansas State, from shooting 41.3 percent from the field to committing 16 […]

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be the second since March Madness’s expansion in 1985 to be without Kentucky, Duke, or North Carolina in the Sweet 16 after the Wildcats lost to Kansas State on Sunday, ESPN Stats and Info wrote in a Sunday tweet. The feat also happened in 2021. Kansas State earned a 75-69 victory […]

Heading into his first season as the coach of Kansas State basketball, Jerome Tang faced significant challenges. For starters, the team wasn’t particularly good, coming off three consecutive losing seasons. Making matters worse, the team was barely even a team—nearly the entire roster either graduated or transferred, leaving behind just two holdovers when Tang took […]

The Kentucky Wildcats basketball program suffered a loss in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to the Kansas State Wildcats basketball program, and Kentucky fans continue to voice their frustration for head coach John Calipari after the loss. Media members have talked about the performance of the Kentucky basketball program in recent years as […]

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant couldn’t be prouder of Texas basketball after the team moved on to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with a crucial win over Penn State in the Round of 32. The no. 2 Longhorns didn’t fall victim to the string of March Madness upsets that have happened so far, […]

Iowa Hawkeyes star guard Caitlin Clark does more than light up the scoreboard. During Sunday’s 74-66 victory over the Georgia Lady Bulldogs in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, Clark got everyone’s attention as she broke the Big Ten single-season record for assists (h/t Hawkeyes insider David Eickholt) with 291 dimes this season. Clark dished out […]

It was one year ago that Sean Miller was named the head coach of Xavier basketball. Miller was let go at Arizona after the program was forced to vacated regular season and postseason wins due to NCAA violations. Miller actually began his head coaching career at Xavier back in 2004. In his first season in […]

With the first weekend of March Madness nearly over, only two out of the four No. 1 seeded teams remain. The first No. 1 seed to fall was Purdue in a shocking and historical upset by No. 16 Farleigh Dickinson in the first round. The second No. 1 seed to fall was Kansas in the […]

Texas has advanced to the second weekend of March Madness, and head coach Rodney Terry gives all of the credit to his players. After beating Penn State 71-66 to earn a spot in the Sweet 16, Terry explained what the win meant for the entire Texas basketball program. “Just a lot of emotion for this […]