NCAA Basketball Articles - Page 26

The never quiet and always bombastic Stephen A. Smith is hoping for a JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers showdown in the NCAA women’s tournament. Watkins is looking at National Player of the Year honors and leading the No. 1 seeded USC Trojans against UNC Greensboro in the first round on Saturday. Bueckers is also gunning […]

Although Alabama basketball was concerned about Grant Nelson before Friday’s game, they are now concerned about Jarin Stevenson. The latter took a hard fall and was favoring his left wrist, according to Charlie Potter of On3 Sports on X (formerly Twitter). He also described that Stevenson immediately went to the locker room. Stevenson later returned […]

Texas A&M basketball star Pharrel Payne gave an eye-opening statement on how the SEC compares to the Big Ten Conference. The junior forward was absolutely phenomenal on Thursday against Yale in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, scoring 25 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. While the Aggies were projected to struggle against a frisky […]

Twelve years into his tenure, Northwestern is looking to extend head basketball coach Chris Collins. Already the most successful coach in program history, the 50-year-old is expected to sign a lucrative extension in the coming weeks. The two sides are already in “deep discussions” for an extension that would include a substantial pay raise, additional […]

As Clemson basketball endured an upset with McNeese State, it caught the basketball world on fire. One of the quickest to respond was Stephen A Smith. The latter spoke on First Take Friday morning about his honest thoughts regarding the Tigers program. “The bottom line is, Clemson was historically bad,” Smith said. “You walked away […]

Alabama A&M head coach Dawn Thornton has emerged as a star in HBCU athletics. She led the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to immense heights during her tenure with the program, including a huge upset over Arkansas in the 2023-2024 season. She then was hired to lead Alabama A&M’s Lady Bulldogs, making an immediate […]

One of the most lopsided matchups came between Georgia basketball and Gonzaga on Thursday. The 89-68 victory by Gonzaga wasn’t appealing to Georgia head coach Mike White. Following the game, he made sure to give his props to his opponent. “Gonzaga’s really good,” White said via CBS Sports on X (formerly Twitter). “Perhaps under-seeded.” Gonzaga […]

In its first-round win over UNC Wilmington, Texas Tech set a new NCAA men’s basketball tournament record, even if it did not go as smoothly as planned. Though the Red Raiders ended up winning by 10, the game was much closer throughout than the final score suggests. To get the victory, Texas Tech needed to […]

Tennessee basketball walked away with a 77-62 victory against Wofford in their NCAA tournament opener. It took a complete team effort to get the win, but it was Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler who stood out the most for the Volunteers, and they both accomplished something that hadn’t been done since 2008, according to OptaSTATS. […]

McNeese looks to continue their Cinderella run as they face Purdue. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a McNeese-Purdue prediction and pick. McNeese is 28-6 on the year, which gave McNeese the top seed in the Southland Conference. They would win the Southland tournament, and earn a 12-seed in the NCAA […]

Walking into Thursday’s game, McNeese State basketball team manager Amir Khan did his best Shedeur Sanders impression. The iced-out chains and watches might’ve led to an upset win against Clemson. Either way, it an abysmal showing from the Tigers, especially in the first half, where they only scored 13 points. After that, Clemson kept the […]

Even the best of us can make an impromptu mistake, as was the case for Jim Jackson. During the first round of March Madness, Jackson said during the Wofford and Tennessee matchup something interesting. He referenced the Terriers as the Terrapins two times during the game. The Terrapins are referring to Maryland, who will play […]

As the Kansas basketball program lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks, 79-72, on Thursday night in the first round of the March Madness tournament, it broke a long-withstanding streak. While the Kansas basketball team set ugly records during the Big 12 tourney, this new mark is specifically for the national bracket and is eye-opening. Losing to […]

A spot in the Sweet 16 is on the line as Creighton faces Auburn. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Creighton-Auburn prediction and pick. Creighton is 25-10 on the year and went 15-5 in conference play, which earned Creighton the two seed in the Big East Tournament. They would have […]

With one of the biggest blowouts in the NCAA tournament, Gonzaga basketball defeated Georgia, 89-68 on Thursday. Despite the victory though, head coach Mark Few was the least bit surprised. However, he wasn’t impressed in the slightest. Following the game, he explained via CBS Sports on X (formerly Twitter) what the standard is for Gonzaga […]

Mick Cronin does not think highly of the NCAA Tournament selection committee. Following UCLA’s first-round win over Utah State, the Bruins head coach bashed the committee’s seeding process. Cronin said he told his team that believing in their odds of winning is their best chance in the tournament in his post-game presser. The UCLA basketball […]

The Michigan basketball program escaped the first round of the NCAA Tournament after a nail-biting victory over UC San Diego. It was one of the best games during the first day of March Madness. UC San Diego’s Tyler McGhie missed a last-second three-pointer that would have forced overtime. In the victory, Michigan accomplished a feat […]

Drake basketball head coach Ben McCollum confidently praised his team in the postgame of the 67-57 win over Missouri. The Bulldogs continued their stellar play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to pull what did not look like an upset against the sixth-seeded Tigers. This was the program’s first victory in The Big […]

St. John’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino got honest on the upcoming second-round matchup against John Calipari and Arkansas. The Red Storm were in vintage form on Thursday against Omaha, getting off to their usual slow start in the first half and looking like the best team in the country in the second half. In […]

New Indiana head coach Darian DeVries turned Drake into a powerhouse, leading the team to a 150-55 record from 2018-24 and three NCAA Tournament appearances. Ben McCollum arrived following a sensational 15-year run with Division II’s Northwest Missouri State and picked up where DeVries left off, guiding the Bulldogs to a program-record 30 wins this […]

BYU basketball head coach Kevin Young got honest about coaching in the NCAA Tournament after his team’s 80-71 takedown of VCU. It was a feel-good performance for the Cougars, with program legend Jimmer Fredette in attendance. While much of the public was picking the Rams to pull the upset, Kevin Young’s team never really looked in […]

The Kansas Jayhawks were ousted in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, losing to the Arkansas Razorbacks, 79-72. It is yet another setback for the Kansas basketball program, following a difficult and disappointing regular season. The Jayhawks were outplayed and trailed for the majority of the game. Afterward, Kansas basketball coach Bill […]

Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Niele Ivey is leaning on the team’s end-of-the-regular season losses and struggles as a teaching tool as the No. 3 seed Fighting Irish prepare to begin the NCAA Tournament on Friday against 14th-seeded Stephen F. Austin. The Irish (26-5) lost three of their final five games to close the regular […]

Arkansas basketball is tying to recreate its past dominance under John Calipari. The first-time Razorbacks head coach, though, endured multiple up-and-downs in season one at Fayetteville. Including entering March Madness as a bubble team. “Coach Cal” and the Razorbacks snuck inside the tournament with a 20-13 mark. Calipari later delivered a wise message to Arkansas […]

Duke basketball got a confident NCAA Tournament take from sports pundit Skip Bayless. The Blue Devils head into The Big Dance as one of the favorites, as head coach Jon Scheyer has his best team in Durham so far. But there has been drama circling this group recently over the health status of superstar forward […]

KJ Adams wound up playing his final game for Kansas basketball on Thursday night, and it ended in devastating fashion. The 6-foot-7 forward suffered a non-contact injury in an NCAA Tournament Round of 64 matchup versus Arkansas and immediately grabbed his Achilles area. He was helped off the floor and exited to the locker room, […]

VCU basketball is now watching the future of Ryan Odom unfold. The Rams fell to BYU 80-71 Thursday to open March Madness. Now many across the college basketball universe, including VCU, are wondering what becomes of the head coach. Odom has risen as a popular name across the coaching landscape. The 50-year-old addressed his pending […]

As TCU women’s basketball prepares for its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 15 years, senior guard Hailey Van Lith made clear she never doubted the Horned Frogs’ potential this March Madness. “I always knew what was coming for this team,” Van Lith said, as reported by Stephen Hawkins of the Associated Press. “You just look […]

The biggest upset of the NCAA Tournament so far was a sound one, as No. 12 seed McNeese State basketball dominated for nearly 40 minutes to beat No. 5 seed Clemson 69-67 in a game that was not as close as the final score indicates. Will Wade’s squad absolutely dominated Clemson in the first half, […]

McNeese State basketball head coach Will Wade went extremely viral for his reaction to the Cowboys’ stunning 69-67 upset of fifth-seeded Clemson. The scoreline does not reflect how competitive this game was. The twelfth-seeded Cowboys dominated from the jump, making the Tigers look like they didn’t belong on the same floor. Clemson scored a dismal […]

Former Notre Dame women’s basketball star Arike Ogunbowale of the WNBA’s Dallas Wings made it clear where her support lies this March, posting a photo of her NCAA Tournament bracket on social media with the Fighting Irish advancing all the way to the championship. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Thursday, Ogunbowale captioned a […]

McNeese State basketball captured the hearts of March Madness fans by stunning Clemson 69-67. The nation then watched a jovial Will Wade celebrate with the Cowboys, all while he’s reportedly leaving for North Carolina State. But Wade name-dropped Villanova in a humorous way postgame. The Big East power is searching for its own new head […]

The NCAA Tournament took a little while into Thursday to get the fireworks going, but Will Wade always brings the explosiveness. Wade’s McNeese State squad played a flawless game while No. 5 seed Clemson basketball put out one of its worst outings of the year in at the 69-67 upset for the Cowboys. The final […]

Nostalgia was a dish that BYU basketball hoped to have against VCU, and luckily they got it. Former Cougars standout guard Jimmer Fredette was spotted supporting his alma mater on Thursday. While BYU basketball came away with the victory, Fredette has been a regular supporter of the program. Still, they haven’t had much of a […]

Clemson basketball made history, but not in a good way. The No. 5 seeded Tigers underperformed in the first half against the No. 15 seed McNeese State in the first round of the NCAA tournament, eventually losing. The Tigers finished the season with a 27-6 overall record and went 18-2 in ACC play. Besides those […]

The first game of the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament wasn’t kind to Louisville basketball. After the Cardinals were seeded well below what many experts thought that they should be, Creighton swiftly knocked them out with an 89-75 win in Lexington. Pat Kelsey and the Cardinals were unable to overcome the hot shooting […]

When Louisville basketball and Creighton squared off in the first round, it was bound to be a close game. However, Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey made a move that cost his team the game. He picked up a technical foul that swung the momentum of the game in the Blue Jays favor. As a result, […]

McNeese State basketball is the first mid-major to shake up the 2025 March Madness games. The Cowboys turned to a relentless transition attack then fiery defense to hold off Clemson 69-67. McNeese State first entered the contest as a massive 7.5-point underdog. Meanwhile, Clemson got predicted to face Houston in a dream Sweet 16 battle. […]

One of the popular upset picks coming into the 2025 NCAA Tournament was No. 13 seed High Point to knock off No. 4 seed Purdue basketball. The high-scoring Panthers can rack it up with just about anyone, but they couldn’t quite keep pace with a sound Purdue squad in a 75-63 Boilermakers win. Despite a […]