NCAA Basketball Articles - Page 29

After enduring a rough stretch to conclude the regular season, it appears that Illinois basketball is back to playing its game. Head coach Brad Underwood, and the Illini gave a quality showing against a hungry Xavier team on Friday, putting the wraps on a historic NCAA Tournament feat for the Big Ten. Underwood fielded questions […]

The SMU Mustangs have a new athletic director. SMU is hiring Damon Evans away from Maryland, per the school’s social media. Evans previously had the same job with Maryland. “SMU has tremendous momentum in all aspects of its athletics program, but I believe we can push to even greater heights,” Evans said after taking the […]

In his 24th season as a college basketball coach, Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd knows what to expect in the NCAA Tournament. The fourth-year head coach believes he has seen the tournament from all angles, giving him the perspective he needs to guide Arizona to a title run, beginning with its first-round win over Akron. Despite some […]

Maryland basketball coach Kevin Willard had an interesting response when asked by the press if he was leaving the school. The news media asked Willard about that after his team had a blowout win in the NCAA tournament over Grand Canyon. Willard is insisting that there’s no smoke about any rumor. “There’s no situation. The […]

For about 30 minutes of action on Friday night, it appeared as if the Michigan State Spartans, the 2-seed in the South Region, weren’t prepared for the challenge that the Bryant Bulldogs were ready to provide in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Sparty led by just 5 points at halftime and only managed […]

For Dan Hurley, advancing in the NCAA Tournament is nothing new. As the two-time defending national champions, the UConn head basketball coach admitted as much following his team’s first-round win over Oklahoma. With the win, Hurley and the Huskies extended their March Madness win streak to 13 games, going without a loss since 2022. Hurley […]

In a marvelous opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the Big Ten, Michigan State basketball survived a tough game against Bryant on Friday, and moves on to play under-seeded New Mexico in the Round of 32. Tom Izzo discussed the Spartans’ upcoming matchup against the Lobos, and head coach Richard Pitino, via NCAA March […]

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope has his first March Madness win with the Wildcats. Kentucky advanced after defeating Troy on Friday, 76-57. Pope made a joke after picking up the victory. “It means that Mitch (Barnhart) isn’t going to fire me until Sunday or whenever play again,” Pope said postgame, per 247 Sports. Pope is […]

For years and years, the Big Ten has been known as one of the conferences that consistently comes up short in the NCAA Tournament.  However, that has not been the case this year. The conference absolutely steamrolled through the Round of 64 on Thursday and Friday, finishing with a perfect 8-0 record. Now, with eight […]

For a majority of Friday night’s first round game, UConn seemed poised to advance in the NCAA Tournament. Dan Hurley and the No. 8-seeded Huskies got the job done in the end, holding off a pesky comeback attempt from No. 9 seed Oklahoma to get a hard-fought 67-59 win. While this UConn team hasn’t quite […]

The 10-seed New Mexico Lobos stunned the 7-seed Marquette Golden Eagles on Friday, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Richard Pitino knows why they were able to pull off the upset. New Mexico did a solid job at limiting Marquette’s offense throughout the game on Friday. They held them to […]

One of the best games of day two of March Madness was one of the closest matchups on paper. No. 7 seed Marquette and No. 10 seed New Mexico went back and forth almost all day in Cleveland, with the Lobos eventually pulling away in the final minutes to get the 75-66 win. Despite trailing […]

Chris Beard shut down the critics who had doubts about the Ole Miss Rebels’ chances of making a run in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, especially after beating the North Carolina Tar Heels. One of those critics happened to be basketball analyst Tim Doyle. When Selection Sunday commenced, Doyle did not have confidence in the Rebels’ […]

After coming into the NCAA Tournament with the cloud of Cooper Flagg’s injury hanging over its head, Duke basketball had absolutely no trouble in the first round. Flagg was back on the floor, looking healthy, and the top-seeded Blue Devils absolutely rolled through the No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary’s 93-49. The victory sets up […]

The Florida Gators dominated the Norfolk State Spartans 95-69 in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. However, head coach Todd Golden pointed out some errors they made in the second half. Florida fired on all cylinders in the first half, scoring 53 points as they led by 21 at halftime. In the second […]

Bruce Pearl has intrigue about the Auburn Tigers’ upcoming matchup against the Creighton Blue Jays in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Blue Jays are coming off a solid 89-75 victory over the Louisville Cardinals on Thursday. They frustrated their opponents, holding them to 43% shooting from the field and 28% from […]

The first round of the NCAA Tournament is almost in the books, and teams have been making March Madness history all over the country. One of the coolest stories of them all may be what Rick Pitino and his son, Richard, have done at their respective programs. The elder Pitino, “The Godfather” as some call […]

A reunion will be in the works when TCU Horned Frogs star Hailey Van Lith faces her former team, the Louisville Cardinals, in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament. Van Lith spent most of her collegiate career with the Cardinals from 2020 to 2023. In 101 appearances, she averaged 15.4 points, 4.4 […]

North Carolina basketball was at the center of plenty of controversy on Selection Sunday after it was surprisingly included in the NCAA Tournament. Even though the Tar Heels proved a lot of those doubters wrong with a dominant 93-65 win over San Diego State in the First Four, Ole Miss ended North Carolina’s season with […]

The 3-seed Iowa State Cyclones witnessed a historic performance from key big man Joshua Jefferson during their first-round matchup against 14-seed Lipscomb in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. In 32 minutes of action, Jefferson put up a stat line of 10 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, three steals, and two blocks. He shot 3-of-6 from the […]

One of the best mid-major schools in all of women’s college basketball has been Grand Canyon over the last few seasons, which naturally means the head coach will get a lot of attention from bigger jobs. Molly Miller has done an excellent job with the Antelopes and turned them into a WAC powerhouse in 2024-25, […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UCLA-Tennessee prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UCLA-Tennessee. The UCLA Bruins have a chance to do something special. They are a No. 7 seed, which is not special at all for a program with UCLA’s history and overall stature. Now, however, the […]

A poor display in the first half cost Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels a chance to make a deep run in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels played their first-round matchup against the Ole Miss Rebels. This matchup came into fruition after the former beat San Diego State in the First […]

There was some debate as to if Duke basketball should play Cooper Flagg in the opening round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament, following his ankle sprain in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals, but head coach Jon Scheyer ultimately allowed the consensus All-American to make his March Madness debut versus No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary’s. Flagg […]

The ACC is having a nightmare NCAA Tournament so far. Despite having numerous quality programs, the only one standing is Cooper Flagg’s Duke. Clemson, Louisville, and even North Carolina basketball have all been knocked out in the first round of March Madness. That’s set an ugly Round of 32 record not seen since 1975. Via […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-Wisconsin prediction and pick. Find out how to watch BYU-Wisconsin. The BYU Cougars are on a roll. They were one of the hottest teams in college basketball from mid-February through the first weekend of March. They made a dramatic surge up the board in […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Drake-Texas Tech prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Drake-Texas Tech. The Texas Tech Red Raiders are trying to build upon their regular season. Coach Grant McCasland has done some really good work in Lubbock, getting Tech into second place in the rugged, […]

The return of Cooper Flagg to the Duke basketball lineup couldn’t have gone better for the superstar freshman player. A little more than a week after rolling his ankle and spraining it, Flagg played more than 22 minutes without incident. The Blue Devils rolled to a 93-49 triumph over Mount St. Mary’s. Flagg scored 14 […]

Despite the metrics saying otherwise, Memphis basketball enjoyed one of its most impressive seasons in years. The Tigers beat Missouri, UConn, Michigan State, Clemson and Ole Miss, all of whom are NCAA Tournament teams, and proceeded to breeze through the American Athletic Conference. What appeared to be an auspicious postseason quickly turned into an all […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Michigan-Texas A&M prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Michigan-Texas A&M. The Michigan Wolverines have been doing this all season, and by “this,” we are referring to several things all at once. Michigan looks like a great team for a 10-minute stretch in […]

The Duke Blue Devils steamrolled the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers 93-49 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. It was the first game back for superstar Cooper Flagg after he sustained an injury in the ACC Conference Tournament. Shortly after the victory, the 18-year-old phenom finally opened up about his ankle injury. It didn’t […]

Kansas State women’s basketball was one of the hottest teams in the country through the first two and a half months of the season, but they wobbled after star center Ayoka Lee suffered injuries. The senior missed a month with a fractured foot and then missed another month after undergoing a procedure on her other […]

Memphis basketball head coach Penny Hardaway shot down critics after his program suffered another early NCAA Tournament exit. The fifth-seeded Tigers did not have injured star guard Tyrese Hunter, and they certainly missed him on Friday. After being up at half 36-31 against twelfth-seeded Colorado State, the Tigers could not keep pace with an explosive […]

The Mississippi State Bulldogs lost in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament 75-72 to the Baylor Bears. It was a fun contest as the Bulldogs overcame an 11-point deficit with just over eight minutes remaining in the game. It came down to the wire, but the Bears walked away victorious. Shortly after the match […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arkansas-St John’s prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arkansas-St John’s. The St John’s Red Storm are developing a pattern. They dominate in second halves, but they also struggle in the first 10 to 15 minutes of a game. St John’s has been […]

Kentucky guard Georgia Amoore’s 34 points against Liberty in the first round of the NCAA tournament equaled the most points scored by a Wildcat in a tournament game. It’s another milestone for Amoore, who, in February against Oklahoma, became the only player in SEC history to have at least 29 points, 7 assists, and 5 […]

It was not looking well for a while, but Saint Mary’s will ultimately advance to the Round of 32 with a late comeback win over Vanderbilt. The No. 7-seeded Gaels used a final defensive stop to prevent the first overtime game of the NCAA Tournament and end the Commodores’ upset bid. Trailing by 12 at […]

The 2025 NCAA Tournament is set to be an exciting conclusion to a storied season of UConn women’s college basketball. The theme of the 2024-25 campaign was parity, and that has continued into the postseason. Each program will have to navigate through a sea of competitors worthy of holding the title of national champion. The […]

Duke basketball got a huge 93-49 win against Mount St. Mary’s in their NCAA tournament, and they set a record with the blowout. The win made it their seventh NCAA tournament win by 40+ points, which is the most by any school. Tyrese Proctor led the way for the Blue Devils with 19 points, shooting […]