NCAA Basketball Articles - Page 27

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 […]

For much of the conference season, Texas Tech basketball looked like a dark horse national championship contender. The Red Raiders are well-coached with Grant McCasland leading the way and have one of the best star duos in the nation in JT Toppin and Christian Anderson. During a trip to Tempe to take on Arizona State, […]

NC State basketball walked off the floor in Charlottesville on Tuesday night with more questions than answers after a 90–61 loss to No. 11 Virginia—and its head coach did not hide from that reality. Will Wade sounded disappointed and genuinely puzzled as he tried to explain another lopsided performance. Virginia controlled the game from the […]

The No. 1 Duke Blue Devils were all business Tuesday night against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Purcell Pavilion in South Bend. Cameron Boozer and company had their way against the hapless Notre Dame basketball, which suffered a home loss so severe that it had not been seen in nearly 130 years. “No. […]

Marquette basketball (10-18, 5-12) is going to miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2020-21 campaign and is in danger of losing 20 games for the first time in 11 years, but there is a shining light in this bleak season. And its name is Nigel James Jr. The star freshman led […]

The No. 1 Duke Blue Devils were absolutely ruthless Tuesday night against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Jon Scheyer’s squad dominated from start to finish, as Duke basketball handed the Fighting Irish a 100-56 beatdown, sending a clear message to Notre Dame that they’re not on the same level. Cameron Boozer led the way for […]

Elijah Gertrude only had two points in Tuesday’s 90-61 victory versus NC State, but he sure made them count. The redshirt sophomore guard checked in for the last couple minutes of this ACC matchup, and he injected the home crowd in John Paul Jones Arena with a powerful shot of adrenaline. Gertrude used his ball-handling […]

It won’t show up at the very top of the rankings at the moment, but Miami (OH) basketball is having one of the best seasons of anyone in the country. The RedHawks are the last remaining undefeated team in the nation and are surging toward the NCAA Tournament, dominating the MAC night in and night […]

After a crushing loss in the national championship game, Houston basketball came into the 2025-26 season as one of the favorites to get back to the Final Four and secure Kelvin Sampson’s first championship. In addition to returning starters Milos Uzan, Emanuel Sharp and Joseph Tugler, the Cougars added a pair of five-star recruits to […]

The No. 12 Duke Blue Devils have taken the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to the woodshed on Tuesday night, as Cameron Boozer and company are crushing the host team at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana. The powerful Duke basketball was up by 22 points at the half, thanks in large part to Boozer, who […]

BYU star forward AJ Dybantsa continues to set college basketball records with a historic month of February. While the Cougars have only gone 3-3 thus far in the month, Dybantsa’s 29-point outburst against Iowa State has him on pace to post numbers not seen in over three decades. Through his first six games in February, […]

There has been a lot of drama surrounding the Kansas basketball program. That drama revolves around the potential No.1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, Darryn Peterson. He has had trouble staying on the court due to what he claims are cramps, among other injuries. The other aspect is that he keeps getting questions about […]

The Kentucky Wildcats suffered a tough 75-74 loss to the Auburn Tigers on Saturday, marking the program’s 10th loss of the season. Mark Pope was critical of the officials in that contest, blasting them for allegedly “cheating” his team. In those comments from the 53-year-old head coach, Pope claimed that he would not be fined […]

Earlier this season, the St. John’s Red Storm snapped UConn’s 18-game win streak with an 81-72 win. Both teams will square off again on Wednesday in a game that for all intents and purposes, will decide the top seed in the Big East. And St. John’s is expected to have guard Ian Jackson return from […]

No.14 Kansas basketball has quite the player and personality in Darryn Peterson. He is averaging 19.5 points per game and shooting 47.2% from the field. However, he has received criticism for a perceived lack of passion for the game. He has sat out 11 games and, at times, has taken himself out of games. On […]

Kansas is coming off a big win over Houston on Monday night. It was a match-up between two amazing coaches. Bill Self was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. Now, Houston coach Kelvin Sampson is a nominee for the Hall of Fame. After the game between the two, the Kansas coach gave […]

The Duke basketball team picked up one of their best wins of the year, after defeating Michigan on Saturday. Duke head coach Jon Scheyer is getting some love from college basketball analyst Andy Katz, following that victory. “With two weeks left to go in the men’s basketball regular season, the Naismith National Coach of the […]

The Houston basketball team dropped another game on Monday, to the Kansas Jayhawks. Houston freshman guard Kingston Flemings had a great game despite the end result. He finished the contest with 16 points, to continue a special season. “In what seems to be a lost night, Kingston Flemings has passed Rob Williams for the most […]

Houston basketball moved to the Big 12 for the 2023-24 season. In the first two seasons in the new conference, Houston won the regular-season title. On Monday night, Houston fell to Kansas, putting its chances of winning the conference for a third straight season in jeopardy. After the contest, Houston coach Kelvin Sampson spoke about […]

In sports, it helps to have a quick memory. It allows athletes to move on from a loss or not get too caught up in a win. For seasoned Houston coach Kelvin Sampson, he wants his players to practice the former. Houston failed to get the job done against Kansas on Monday at Allen Fieldhouse, […]

Kansas basketball added another chapter to Allen Fieldhouse lore on Big Monday as Bill Self’s numbers somehow became even harder to believe. In a primetime Kansas vs. Houston Big Monday showdown, the No. 14 Jayhawks handled the No. 5 Cougars 69–56 to keep a decades-long home standard intact. The result pushed Self’s home Big Monday […]

For the third straight time, Houston faced a ranked team, and the wear and tear of battling strong opponents showed, as the team lost to Kansas, 69-56, at Allen Fieldhouse on Monday. The No. 5 Cougars had a strong start against the No. 14 Jayhawks. But they tapered off in the second half, with Kansas […]

Bill Self kept his impressive streak alive on Monday after leading Kansas past Houston, 69-56, at Allen Fieldhouse. Self improved his record to 41-0 at home on Big Monday, underscoring the sheer dominance he has imposed at the famed venue since joining Kansas in 2003. The No. 14 Jayhawks improved to 21-7, bouncing back from […]

Houston put up a gallant fight but ultimately fell short against Kansas, 69-56, on Monday at Allen Fieldhouse. The No. 5 Cougars struggled from the field, shooting just 38% and making just five of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Houston looked gassed in different stretches in the second half, allowing the Jayhawks to […]

Darryn Peterson’s performance vs. the No. 5 ranked Houston Cougars gave fans a clear look at how the Kansas freshman guard fits in a high-stakes Big 12 win. The Jayhawks vs. Cougars matchup on Monday carried major stakes in the league race, and the final score showed how steady wing production can change a night. […]

When you’re going up against Kansas coach Bill Self on Big Monday, you might as well just throw in the towel. Kansas scored a big upset over Houston, 69-56, on Monday at Allen Fieldhouse, in a much-anticipated battle of two of the most talented programs in the country. After a tight affair in the first […]

Houston Cougars fans were down bad after seeing their squad lose in embarrassing fashion, falling 69-56 to the No. 14 Kansas Jayhawks. The No. 5 Cougars were coming off a home loss to the Arizona Wildcats on Feb. 21, seeing them jump over them in the latest AP Top 25 poll. They needed to bounce […]

Travis Steele is enjoying an incredible campaign with the Miami (OH) Redhawks this season. However, those highs came after his low points, which took place when his time with the Xavier Musketeers ended. Steele is going through the eighth season of his head coaching career, his fourth with the Redhawks. He previously coached at Xavier […]

With a record of 29-0, the UConn Huskies are the only undefeated team remaining in women’s college basketball. Since the start of the regular season, UConn has remained at the No. 1 spot in the rankings via the AP women’s basketball poll. With the release of the latest AP poll on Monday, UConn head coach […]

This year’s Kansas basketball team has a lot of talent, but has been mired in speculation about Darryn Peterson. He has so much talent, but has been in and out of the lineup for the Jayhawks this season. That has resulted in the Jayhawks having issues with chemistry and rhythm, and is partly why Cincinnati […]

Saturday was a landmark day in the college basketball season, as the selection committee revealed its first look at the current top 16 seeds in the NCAA Tournament picture. Unsurprisingly, Michigan came in as the No. 1 seed, but Duke took the second spot while Arizona filed in behind in third and Iowa State took […]

This year’s Kansas basketball team has a lot of talent, but it has been overshadowed by what is happening with Darryn Peterson. At first, it seemed like he was genuinely injured, but after sitting out more and more games and checking himself out of games, there have been more questions. Peterson is a lock to […]

The CIAA tournament is officially upon us, and it has the chance to be one of the best in recent memory. Winston-Salem State is in the midst of a historic run on the women’s basketball side, as they finished the regular season with a 23-3 overall record and a 14-2 record in conference. This is […]

Team USA basketball announced the coaching staff for their U18 national team on Monday, and one of the names was current Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats. Oats will serve under head coach Anthony Grant who is the current head coach at Dayton. They will also be joined by Matt Langel, the head coach […]

Perhaps the oddest moment of the HBCU basketball season occurred last Thursday. During Morehouse College’s decisive victory over Kentucky State on Thursday, a fan decided to run on the court and defend the fast break layup by Morehouse sophomore Eric Jones. The footage of the incident is available on the SIAC Network. View this post […]