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The UConn women’s basketball team picked up a 91-57 win over the South Dakota State Jackrabbits to advance to the Sweet 16, and the contest marked Paige Bueckers’ last game at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs. UConn head coach Geno Auriemma was visibly emotional as Bueckers left the press conference after the game. UConn head coach […]

Basketball players become megastars during March Madness. Every year, unheralded players burst onto the scene with Cinderella runs, and they boost their NBA Draft stock in the process. However, playing in the spotlight of the NCAA Tournament can have the opposite effect, too. If a player struggles under the bright lights, some scouts might assume […]

In the final home game of her college basketball career, Paige Bueckers had arguably the best game of her life. Tying a career-high 34 points, Bueckers led UConn to a second-round win over South Dakota State to advance to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen. After the game, Bueckers addressed the crowd in Harry A. Gampel […]

West Virginia basketball’s search for a new head coach continues. The Mountaineers are missing out on Utah State coach Jerrod Calhoun as he is signing a deal to stay with the Aggies, per CBS Sports. Calhoun just won 26 games this season at Utah State. He led the Aggies to the NCAA tournament, where the […]

It was a painful time for the USC women’s basketball team as JuJu Watkins was injured early into Monday’s game against Mississippi State. While the team won the game 96-59 in the second round of the NCAA tournament, the Trojans star in Watkins will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL as […]

USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb addressed her players with an emotional and inspiring locker room speech following a dominant 96-59 second-round win over Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament, a win that was overshadowed by a serious injury to star guard JuJu Watkins. Watkins, an Associated Press All-American and leading scorer for the top-seeded […]

Louisville basketball is reaching out to a coveted transfer player. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year Amarri Monroe has been contacted by the Cardinals, per On3. There are a host of other schools interested in Monroe, including Seton Hall, Memphis and Texas A&M. Monroe was a monster for Quinnipiac basketball this past season. […]

After one season with UCF, Mikey Williams will seek a new team in the college basketball transfer portal. Two years after being one of the top recruits of the class of 2023, the former high school basketball star enters the portal for the second time in his career. Two weeks after UCF’s season ended in […]

Maryland women’s basketball survived a historic game from Alabama’s Sarah Ashlee Barker to win a 111-108 double-overtime thriller in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Monday night. Barker scored a program-record 45 points on 17-of-25 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three-point range. She added eight rebounds, three assists and three steals while playing nearly the […]

On Monday night, the powerhouse USC women’s basketball suffered a huge blow when their best player, JuJu Watkins, went down with what looked like a serious knee injury. And after taking care of business in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against the number nine Mississippi State Bulldogs, 96-59, the Trojans’ worst fears were […]

Texas basketball sent an eight-word message to its newest head coach, Sean Miller. The Longhorns moved quickly after firing Rodney Terry to hire the head coach who eliminated them in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. Miller, who’s had success at major programs before, will now look to lead Texas basketball to its first […]

UConn women’s basketball guard Paige Bueckers had a stunning first-half performance on Monday night against South Dakota State. The Huskies were rolling into the NCAA Tournament as one of the favorites and now find themselves in the second weekend for the 31st straight year. Despite this unprecedented success, UConn has not won it all since […]

JuJu Watkins went down in agony on Monday during the women’s March Madness tournament. The USC star left with a horrific knee injury that left the Galen Center crowd gasped. Even Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky watched the gruesome scene unfold between USC and Mississippi State. Reese immediately reacted in three words on her […]

LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey and company advanced to the Sweet 16 after defeating Florida State 101-71. Another satisfying victory for LSU after they defeated San Diego State by 55 points in the first round. Both games were played before their home crowd in Baton Rouge. Despite back-to-back lopsided wins, Mulkey is not yet […]

UNLV basketball endured a zany Monday involving finding the replacement for Kevin Kruger. Bryan Hodgson looked like the next Rebels head coach, but instead pivoted to South Florida. UNLV, though, finds a former Atlantic Coast Conference coach in the end. The Rebels are bringing Josh Pastner back to coaching, per ESPN college basketball insider Pete […]

The No. 1 seed USC women’s basketball is playing against the No. 9 seed Mississippi State Bulldogs in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament Monday night. However, it seems that USC star sophomore JuJu Watkins will not be able to finish the contest after suffering an apparent lower-body injury in the first half […]

Maryland women’s basketball outlasted Alabama 111-108 in double overtime on Monday, advancing to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in the second-highest scoring game in women’s March Madness history. The fourth-seeded Terrapins (25-7) erased a 17-point deficit late in the third quarter and outscored Alabama in both overtime periods to clinch a spot in the regional […]

South Florida basketball and Arkansas State got involved in wild head coaching news Monday. With UNLV also in the center as the Rebels look for their own new head coach during March Madness. Bryan Hodgson appeared to be heading to UNLV Monday morning. The Rebels looked set on landing a past Nate Oats assistant from […]

San Diego basketball is losing another one of its key players in the 2024-25 season via the transfer portal. Just days after senior guard Nick Boyd declared his plans to enter the transfer portal, freshman big man Magoon Gwath followed suit, with Mark Zeigler of The San Diego Union-Tribune reporting that the seven-foot defensive stalwart […]

No. 1-seed Texas women’s basketball advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament Monday night with a 65-48 win over No. 8 Illinois, and head coach Vic Schaefer made clear afterward that he believes this Longhorns team is special. “I’m excited to take this group to Birmingham,” Schaefer said, per reporter Chip […]

Texas women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer was emotional following the Longhorns’ 65-48 NCAA Tournament win over Illinois on Monday night, calling the March Madness victory “bittersweet” as guard Shay Holle played her final game in Austin. “A little bit sweet today, Shay, it’s her last game in Austin. Been here five years,” Schaefer said in […]

Colorado State basketball lost in heartbreaking fashion to Maryland on Sunday. The Rams now lose head coach Niko Medved nearly 24 hours after their March Madness exit. Medved is returning to his alma mater Minnesota, with Jeff Borzello and Pete Thamel of ESPN reporting the move Monday morning. The departure comes following Derik Queen hitting […]

March Madness is the best time for NBA hopefuls to boost their draft stock. Every year, fans see star players cement their cases as future draftees, while other unheralded players come out of nowhere to shoot up draft boards. While there haven’t been as many Cinderella runs or NCAA Tournament darlings this year as there […]

The Northwestern Wildcats women’s basketball team will see the end of an era when head coach Joe McKeown retires after the 2025-26 season. McKeown made his decision known in a press release on Monday, saying the 18th season of his career with the program will be his last. It will also mark his 40th overall […]

JuJu Watkins as a USC football recruiting sales pitch? Watkins’ celebrity amid her basketball dominance could sway the next major commitment for Lincoln Riley and the Trojans. The Trojans are continuing to court four-star running back Deshonne Redeaux out of Oaks Christian High in Westlake Village. The 2026 talent placed USC on his short list […]

Jeff Teague gave a harsh critique of Arkansas basketball head coach John Calipari in a statement that was meant as a compliment. The Razorbacks’ head coach is receiving some newfound appreciation from doubters after leading the program back to the Sweet 16. In the clash of the Hall of Famers, 10-seeded Arkansas notched an impressive […]

Baylor basketball is losing a starting guard to the transfer portal a day after its blowout loss to Duke. The Bears looked like they belonged early in their second-round clash with the first-seeded Blue Devils, but eventually, Cooper Flagg and company overwhelmed Scott Drew’s team on defense en route to an 89-66 victory. Now, Baylor […]

The Colorado State Rams received tough news when head coach Niko Medved revealed he will leave to join the Minnesota Golden Gophers for the same position. The news arrived after the Rams’ heartbreaking loss to the 4-seed Maryland Terrapins in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. It ended a potential Cinderella run for the […]

The transfer portal is open in college basketball and the coaching carousel is on fire, with players and coaches all over the nation switching places and looking for new homes. Indiana basketball is one school that has lost a lot of key players from last season after the departure of head coach Mike Woodson. On […]

McNeese State basketball might be on the verge of a shocking hire. The Cowboys are acting quickly after head coach Will Wade departed for the NC State job. The program is coming off a historic season that saw it win its first NCAA Tournament game ever. After back-to-back appearances in The Big Dance, the athletic […]

Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies found themselves in controversy following their season-ending loss to the Florida Gators in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. After the game, Hurley made comments to the Baylor coaching staff, preparing for their game against Duke. Charlotte Sports Live reporter Joey Ellis recorded the now-viral video with […]

While NC State women’s basketball marches on through the NCAA Tournament, the men’s basketball program is looking forward to next season with Will Wade at the helm. The Wolfpack hired Wade to be the new head coach in Raleigh after an excellent two-year run at McNeese State, capped off with a run to the second […]

It’s been 12 years since the UNLV Rebels, who were once arguably the most powerful college basketball program on the West Coast, have even made an NCAA Tournament appearance. In that time four coaches have come and gone, and now the Rebels, who could potentially soon be making a move to the new-look Pac-12, are […]

The Kansas State Wildcats are in the NCAA women’s basketball Sweet 16 for the first time since 2002 and they have senior Temira Poindexter to thank. Not only was Poindexter the game’s leading scorer (24 points) in Kansas State’s Second Round win over Kentucky on Sunday, but she made some history along the way. Her […]

Ahead of a Sweet Sixteen matchup on March 28, Tennessee basketball hasn’t let up on the recruiting or transfer portal trail for next season. One of the nation’s best guards in Jalen Jackson has reportedly been in contact with Tennessee thus far in his search for a 2025-26 landing spot, per Sam Kayser on X, […]

Sports analyst Stephen A. Smith criticized Rick Pitino for benching RJ Luis Jr. in St. John’s season-ending loss to Arkansas in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Luis Jr. had a tough shooting night in Saturday’s loss. He had nine points and seven rebounds but shot 3-of-17 from the field, hurting the Red […]

Old habits never die for Arkansas basketball head coach John Calipari. After Arkansas basketball’s upset over St John’s on Saturday, Calipari was invited onto the Dan Patrick Show. They went over a variety of topics, including the transfer portal and signing recruits. Calipari has been known as an expert recruiter and one of the best […]

Throughout the college basketball season, UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley has been the spotlight of many antics. Unfortunately for him, Jay Bilas is not a fan. However, many of the antics began at the beginning of the season. For starters, Hurley went NSFW during the Maui Invitational at the officials. He was seen getting down […]

The transfer portal is officially open and some of the country’s stars that people don’t know about yet are looking for bigger schools to show off their talents. Ahead of the Sweet 16, recruiting will take the headlines in the next few days as one of the most chaotic periods in college basketball gets going. […]