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The Indiana Hoosiers basketball program has already booted head coach Archie Miller after the team garnered a 12-15 record in the 2020-21 season, per Stadium‘s Jeff Goodman. The move came with a $10 million buyout as Indiana looks to bounce back and head to a different direction next season. Indiana makes the move with Archie […]

Illinois Fighting Illini main man Ayo Dosunmu paid a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant after his team emerged victorious in the Big Ten Tournament. The 21-year-old guard celebrated by mimicking the legend’s iconic pose back when the Los Angeles Lakers won their second straight title in 2001, via Bleacher Report. Illinois star @AyoDos_11 channeled […]

March Madness is right around the corner and the nation’s top collegiate squads are raring to make a run for the national title once again. Amid a number of capable teams, the Gonzaga Bulldogs are being tagged as the clear favorites to win the NCAA tournament as they currently own the shortest odds of +200, […]

When a team wins a championship, it is usually the players who take center stage in postgame celebrations. But on Sunday, as the St. Bonaventure Bonnies whooped it up following a 74-65 win over the VCU Rams to win the Atlantic 10 championship, it was what happened to a St. Bonaventure videographer that made the […]

It’s a March Madness “Battle of the Blue Bloods” for two programs that had no expectation of playing in the First Four when the season began. Michigan State and UCLA are two of the most successful programs of all time. Tom Izzo and Mick Cronin will have to fight tooth and nail to prove that […]

It turns out, to move forward, Michigan needed to look to the past. In only his second year coaching the squad, Juwan Howard returned the Wolverines to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, marking the first time the program achieved the ranking since Howard’s playing days with the university in 1993. Hopefully, this […]

Prior to 2021, only four teams have entered the men’s March Madness tournament undefeated. Larry Bird’s Indiana State team strutted into March without a loss, while the Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV did too in 1991. Just this past decade, Wichita State and Kentucky have accomplished the feat. Now, the 2020-21 Gonzaga Bulldogs joined the list […]

There will be no dancing for either the Duke Blue Devils or Kentucky Wildcats this March, as the selection committee left the two programs out of the NCAA Tournament field. While it had been assumed for most of the year that the Wildcats would fail to qualify for an at-large bid given their paltry 9-16 […]

Alabama and LSU were looking to bolster their resumes for the NCAA Tournament, and neither team disappointed on Sunday in an epic championship game in the SEC Tournament. In a back-and-forth matchup, Alabama was able to squeak out a narrow victory over LSU to win the SEC title ahead of the NCAA Tournament: WOW. LSU […]

March Madness is quickly approaching, as the tournament is set to start Thursday, March 18th. It’s what has been a thrilling weekend of conference championships, the big tournament will be finalized soon. Basketball fans won’t want to miss the selection process, as the seeding could potentially predict the outcome for some of the schools involved. […]

Bill Walton is a national treasure and must be protected at all costs. The Hall of Fame basketball player has been an announcer for Pac-12 basketball on ESPN for quite some time now. However, it’s not his clarity or fantastic description of the game that captures our interests, rather, it’s his hilarious antics. You never […]

Even after the unfortunate COVID-19 situation that caused Duke to forfeit their spot in the ACC Tournament, the hopes of the Blue Devils playing in the NCAA March Madness Tournament are still alive, per ESPN’s Rece Davis. Earlier this week, Duke found out that one of their players had tested positive for COVID-19. As a […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit against the Tennessee Volunteers to secure a place in the SEC Conference Championship Game. Alabama entered the conference playoff as the perennial favorite to win the SEC championship. The Volunteers gave the Crimson Tide all they could handle. They held the lead until a late-game […]

The NCAA men’s basketball conference tournaments were in full swing this weekend, with the Big Ten Tournament producing an impressive upset. In the semifinals, the Ohio State Buckeyes knocked off the Michigan Wolverines by the smallest of margins 68-67. ⭕️🙌❗️⭕️ No. 9 Ohio State knocks off No. 4 Michigan to advance to the Big Ten […]

The Oregon State Beavers are setting their sights on making a surprise appearance in March Madness after reaching the Finals stage of the Pac-12 tournament. Their underdog story will be completed once they overcome the third-seeded team in the Colorado Buffaloes on March 13. Beavers head coach Wayne Tinkle and his men already overachieved when […]

The Big Ten tournament semifinals are set to take place on Saturday, with the Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes squaring off. Ahead of Saturday’s highly anticipated showdown, Michigan is currently labeled as favorites over Ohio State to advance in the Big Ten tournament. As of this moment, Michigan is 6.5-point favorites over Ohio State […]

If you haven’t heard of Cade Cunningham then you haven’t kept up with college basketball over this past year. Don’t worry college basketball got hit hard by COVID, and thus the ratings have been way down. Don’t tell that to Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham. Just a few months ahead of the NBA Draft, he is expected […]

Legendary film director and New York Knicks superfan Spike Lee is incredibly disappointed with Madison Square Garden officials. Lee slammed MSG after security throughout the building failed to recognize Knicks legend and Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing ahead of the Hoyas’ upset of the Villanova Wildcats in the Big East Tournament on Thursday. Spike said […]

Michigan head coach Juwan Howard had words for Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon after Howard was ejected from Friday’s Big Ten Tournament showdown between the Wolverines and Terrapins. Howard initially began his press conference by apologizing to his players for losing control during a bit of a scuffle with Turgeon late in the second half. […]

The Kansas Jayhawks are out of the Big 12 Tournament due to a positive COVID-19 test. Matt Norlander of CBS Sports reported Kansas, following a win over the Oklahoma Sooners on Thursday, had a player test positive for the virus. Norlander also reportedly said that the player participated in the win over the Sooners. BREAKING—Kansas […]

Tempers flared during Friday’s Big Ten Tournament showdown between the Michigan Wolverines and Maryland Terrapins. Both head coaches came together at midcourt during a timeout. Maryland head coach Turgeon appeared to point at Wolverines head coach Juwan Howard, which really set Howard off. Howard nearly went at Turgeon as his assistants restrained him and players […]

Virginia is now officially out of the ACC Tournament, and it’s not because of their opponent in the semifinals, Georgia Tech. The ACC announced Friday morning that the game has been canceled following a positive COVID-19 test for Virginia. As a result, the Cavaliers are eliminated from of the ACC Tournament. They follow in the […]

For 15 of his 17 year-NBA career, former New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing played at the Madison Square Garden, where he helped turn the Knicks into a perennial playoff contender. Even now, as the head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, it seems as if his success at the Garden has continued. Using a second-half […]

The Virginia Cavaliers defeated the Syracuse Orange in spectacular fashion during Thursday’s ACC Tournament quarterfinal. Virginia and Syracuse were knotted at 69-apiece in the final seconds when freshman Cavaliers guard Reece Beekman drilled a game-winning three-pointer at the horn. 🚨 VIRGINIA WINS IT AT THE BUZZER 🚨 pic.twitter.com/pwj6BeTSEi — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 11, 2021 The […]

The Duke Blue Devils season is over, as one of its players tested positive for COVID-19. The Blue Devils, who were the 10th seed in the conference, will no longer be able to compete in the ACC tournament, as they upset Louisville just yesterday 70-56, via Jeff Goodman of Stadium: Duke has a positive COVID […]

John Calipari understands Kentucky is going to need a miracle to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament this season. With Kentucky scheduled to play Mississippi State in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday, Calipari is prepared to do whatever it takes to win: “There will be no pitchers left,” Calipari said […]

Mike Krzyzewski has seen some of his postgame press conferences become headlines for negative reasons this season with Duke. But following Wednesday’s victory over Louisville, Krzyzewski was involved in an emotional postgame press conference with a media member, via Josh Graham of WSJS Sports Hub. It seems like Coach K pressers only draw attention when […]

With selection Sunday coming next Sunday, teams across college basketball are doing everything they can to punch their ticket to the dance. Following a victory on Sunday over Drake, the Loyola Ramblers have clinched a spot in the NCAA tournament, meaning that there could be a Sister Jean sighting. CHAMPS 🏆 Ramblers defeat Drake to […]

The March Madness tournament hasn’t begun yet, but that doesn’t mean there is a shortage of insane moments happening in college basketball. During a hard-fought matchup between the Memphis Tigers and the Houston Cougars, Houston nailed a near half-court buzzer-beater to cap off a crazy game. THIS IS MAAAAAAAAAAARRRRCH!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/M1fJ9bnYf4 — CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March […]

The Duke Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tar Heels will face off tonight in what should be another entertaining battle in Chapel Hill. The last time these two teams met, the Tar Heels eked out a win in Durham. Which team will head into the 2021 ACC tournament off a nice victory? Let’s check […]

Late Thursday night, Creighton Bluejays basketball coach Greg McDermott was suspended for making “plantation” comments to his players. As of now, there is no end date in sight for how long the suspension will last. For now, Creighton will likely be playing in the NCAA Tournament without their head coach. McDermott didn’t fight the suspension […]

Creighton head coach Greg McDermott has made headlines of late. Unfortunately, it was all for the wrong reasons, with the 56-year-old coach making use of inappropriate comments during his post-game speech. McDermott received a ton of backlash for his actions, and as such, the coach has decided to come out to issue an apology for […]

The Butler Bulldogs didn’t wait until March to score a massive upset, beating the eighth-ranked Villanova Wildcats, 73-61, on Sunday in a regular-season rematch between two Big East teams. Chuck Harris led a balanced effort by the Bulldogs with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting while adding five rebounds, and three assists. Jair Bolden, meanwhile, finished […]

The No. 2 Baylor Bears suffered their first loss of the season against the 17th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday, falling 71-58 on the road. In response to his team’s first defeat of the college basketball season, Scott Drew said that COVID-19 protocols led to Baylor’s demise on Saturday. “We were the No. 1-shooting team in the […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels were blown out by the Marquette Golden Eagles on Wednesday, leading to a memorable postgame spat by Roy Williams. Following his team’s lopsided loss, Williams name-dropped the Los Angeles Lakers while answering a question about the game: Roy Williams with an absolute classic tonight: pic.twitter.com/sxwy1sgH8M — Mark Armstrong (@MarkPArmstrong) February […]

Michigan and Ohio State took part in a showdown of two of the top teams in college basketball on Sunday and they didn’t disappoint. With Michigan emerging victorious over Ohio State, fans were treated to a rare clash of possible No. 1 seeds ahead of the March tournament. 8 different Michigan players scored — 5 in […]

The Duke Blue Devils aren’t having the season they envisioned having. One of their marquee players is choosing to sit out the rest of the season. According to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman, projected NBA lottery pick, Jalen Johnson, is opting out the rest of his freshman season at Duke. Source: There have been off-court issues between […]

The Michigan Wolverines have been one of the best teams in college basketball this season, but they’ve had a lengthy layoff recently. Despite not playing in a game for 23 days due to COVID-19, Michigan was able to complete a massive comeback to defeat the Wisconsin Badgers on Sunday. After a 23 day layoff, Michigan […]

Mostly disgraced college basketball legend Rick Pitino is currently coaching the Iona Gaels. Apparently, when he’s not busy with that, FedEx being in competent is at the top of his list of things to do. Like so many college basketball programs this season, Iona has faced numerous postponed games in Pitino’s return to the sport, […]