NCAA Basketball Articles - Page 34

Hannah Hidalgo channeled her clutch gene with a game-winning shot in the No. 24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s matchup against the No. 11 USC Trojans on Friday night. Going into the contest, Notre Dame had a solid start to the 2025-26 season. They had a 3-1 record after four games, getting wins over Fairleigh Dickinson, […]

Coen Carr wowed the home crowd with a vicious dunk highlight during the No. 17 Michigan State Spartans’ matchup against the Detroit Mercy Titans on Friday night. Going into the game, the Spartans were off to a great start for the 2025-26 season. They had a 4-0 record, getting wins over Colgate, Arkansas, San Jose […]

Memphis fans are experiencing heartbreak after their team suffered a devastating 69-68 loss to Wake Forest on Friday night. The Tigers let a winnable game slip away in the Baha Mar Championship consolation round when Myles Colvin drained a three-pointer at the buzzer. Coming off a tough stretch that included falling to No. 1 Purdue […]

The Creighton Bluejays have started off the 2025-26 season at 3-1 amid adding key transfers, and they are currently in first place in the BIG EAST through early non-conference schedule. But the Bluejays suffered a major blow as they head into their huge matchup against Baylor early next week. Forward Jackson McAndrew has been ruled […]

The UConn women’s basketball team has been as good as expected, if not better, so far this NCAA season. The No. 1-ranked Huskies are sitting undefeated in 2025-26, walking away with decisive wins over No. 20 Louisville, Florida State, Loyola Chicago, and Ohio State with large score margins. However, they’re in for their biggest test […]

Another month goes by, and there is another betting scandal being reported on. Sports betting has become such a massive part of everyday life that college and professional athletes are starting to take part in it illegally. ESPN reported that Temple Basketball is involved in the latest betting scandal. The article states that the NCAA […]

The 2025 Houston basketball team has a chance to win the national title once again, with the Cougars loaded after falling just short in last year’s title game. They are also doing exceptionally well on the recruiting front, whether through the transfer portal or high school recruiting. They recently got a commitment from a four-star […]

The Kansas Jayhawks are off to a rough start to begin the 2025-26 campaign. Head coach Bill Self and his team started the year ranked No. 19 in the nation. They might enter the third week of the season unranked after losing to both North Carolina and Duke. I know those are powerful squads; however, […]

Each November, as Thanksgiving approaches and the fall sports calendar fills with early-season tournaments, women’s college basketball enters one of its most compelling stretches of the year: Feast Week. What began as a collection of multi-team events scattered across late November has grown into a nationally televised showcase of the sport’s depth, competitiveness, and commercial […]

The Temple Owls are now 3-1 on the year after a win over Hofstra. Last season, Adam Fisher led the Owls to their 2,000th win in school history. Now, Fisher is getting a contract extension from the school. According to Jon Rothstein of CBSSports, Fisher is getting a two-year contract extension from Temple. This adds […]

The Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team is embracing an underdog mindset ahead of its biggest test of the early 2025-2026 season. As the No. 15 ranked Red Raiders prepare to take on the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers in Friday’s Baha Mar Championship Final, head coach Grant McCasland offered an honest take on what it […]

PJ Haggerty replicated a Jimmer Fredette performance after he went off in the Kansas State Wildcats’ matchup against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Wednesday night. Going into the contest, Kansas State boasted a hot 4-0 start to the season. They earned wins over UNC Greensboro, Bellarmine, California, and Tulsa via blowouts and nailbiters. Haggerty played […]

College basketball season is back, and the madness isn’t waiting until March to get going. On Thursday night, USC basketball found itself in a triple-overtime battle with Troy at home, staring down one of the biggest upsets of the young season so far. USC trailed by as many as eight points in triple-overtime, but it […]

Penny Hardaway didn’t hold back on the Memphis Tigers’ struggles following their 80-71 loss to the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers on Thursday night. Going into the matchup, Memphis had a 1-2 record. They beat San Francisco in the opener but lost their next two contests against Ole Miss and UNLV, disappointing results to the high […]

The TCU Horned Frogs and head coach Mark Campbell have built a reputation over the past couple of seasons of being able to land major players out of the transfer portal. This season, TCU brought in arguably their biggest transfer of the past few years in Olivia Miles, a potential lottery pick in the 2026 […]

The Purdue Boilermakers are the top-ranked college basketball team in the AP-poll, and they continued their strong start following their 80-71 win against the Memphis Tigers in the opening game of the Baha Mar Hoops tournament. With the win, Purdue improved to 5-0 on the season, but head coach Matt Painter gave a ton of […]

The Indiana Hoosiers kept on rolling on Thursday night, improving to 5-0 following their 73-53 win against Lindenwood. Indiana is not yet ranked in the AP poll’s top-25 as they enter the first season of Darian DeVries as head coach. Amid Darian’s hiring, his son Tucker DeVries committed to Indiana out of the transfer portal […]

No. 18 Oklahoma State suffered its first loss of the season Wednesday night, falling 74–67 to St. John’s after struggling to match the Red Storm’s offensive efficiency and pace. The Cowgirls entered the game 5–0 and averaging more than 100 points per game, but were limited to 16 3-point attempts and four makes — far […]

The Kentucky Wildcats, one of the top teams in the AP poll coming into the 2025-26 season, have gotten off to a slow start to the year at 3-2. While that’s not a terrible record, especially with the season in its infancy, it’s underachieving for a team that was thought to be better. The underwhelming […]

Conference realignment has been a hot topic in college sports over the past few years. One of the biggest shakeups came last year when the Pac-12 dissolved with teams splitting off and joining the Big Ten and the Big 12. The Pac-12 will make a comeback for the 2026-27 season, but in the meantime, St. […]

The 2025 Oklahoma basketball season has been inconsistent to start for the Sooners. The Sooners have lost two games to opponents that have NCAA Tournament potential: Gonzaga and Nebraska. The good news for the Sooners is that transfer guard Jadon Jones is expected to make his season debut against Oral Roberts after he missed their […]

The Baylor Bears’ athletic program was hit by another big blow on Thursday afternoon. After leaving his post as the chair of the College Football Playoff committee, athletic director Mack Rhoades will now leave his role as the head of Baylor’s athletic department. College football insider Pete Thamel broke the news of Rhoades’ impending departure […]

The 2025 Syracuse basketball team has gotten off to a strong start, sitting at 4-0. One of the biggest reasons for their strong start has been the emergence of Carmelo Anthony’s son, Kiyan Anthony, who was brought in as a freshman and is following in his dad’s footsteps after Carmelo first came into national prominence […]

Brad Underwood made a clear statement involving the Final Four after the No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini’s 90-86 loss to the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday night. Going into the matchup, Illinois was off to a great start with a 4-0 record. They had wins over Jackson State, Florida Gulf Coast, ranked Texas […]

The Auburn Tigers responded to their narrow loss against the Houston Cougars in emphatic fashion, demolishing the Jackson State Tigers 112-66 at Neville Arena on Wednesday night. The Tigers put together a complete performance even without their leading scorer Keyshawn Hall, who sat out due to an ankle and foot injury suffered in the previous […]

Jaden Bradley received praise from head coach Tommy Lloyd for his performances in the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats’ 71-67 win over the No. 3 UConn Huskies on Wednesday night. In 35 minutes of action, Bradley delivered a strong display for the Wildcats. He finished with a stat line of 21 points, three rebounds, two assists, […]

Alabama found the jolt it needed Wednesday night in Chicago, and it came from a player who had not taken the floor in any of the Crimson Tide’s first three regular-season games. Sophomore forward Keitenn Bristow made his debut in a 90-86 win over Illinois and delivered an impact that both head coaches said changed […]

Arizona basketball head coach Tommy Lloyd coached in Gampel Pavilion for the first time in his career, and he’s been doing this for almost 30 years. It only made sense that Lloyd walked away with the win, and that’s what he did, defeating UConn 71-67. In the process, he made college history, according to ESPN’s […]

UConn Huskies coach Dan Hurley did not hold back after No. 3 UConn fell 71 to 67 to No. 4 Arizona in a game that tested the Huskies physically and mentally. “We got punked,” Hurley said. “It’s going to be a bad film session coming out of here. There’s a street fight going on in […]

UConn head coach Dan Hurley has never been one to hide his emotions, but Wednesday night’s 71-67 loss to No. 4 Arizona brought out one of his most dramatic postgame moments yet. The No. 3 Huskies battled without several key contributors, and the frustration of such a narrow defeat boiled over almost immediately after the […]

The Alabama Basketball program made a major early-season statement on Wednesday night, defeating No. 8 ranked Illinois by a score of 90-86 in a thrilling ranked college basketball showdown at the United Center in Chicago. The win not only lifted the No. 11 ranked Crimson Tide’s national profile but also prompted head coach Nate Oats […]

2025-26 is going to be a but of a transition period for Auburn basketball. Months after the Tigers lost a large part of a Final Four team, including star big man Johni Broome, head coach Bruce Pearl also stepped down and appointed his son, Stephen Pearl, as the team’s new head coach. Pearl had already […]

The No. 4 Arizona basketball continues its fiery start to the 2025-26 season, as the Wildcats remain undefeated after taking down the No. 3 UConn Huskies at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs on Wednesday night. It was another huge statement victory for Tommy Lloyd’s squad that improved to 5-0 overall. Three of their five victims so […]

The No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini face their toughest test yet on Wednesday night against No. 11 Alabama at the United Center in Chicago. The 4-0 start has been impressive, but a major question looms over the matchup. Star center Tomislav Ivisic remains sidelined with a right knee bone bruise suffered in practice. Ivisic’s status […]

No. 6 Michigan women’s basketball posted one of the most dominant offensive performances in program history Tuesday night, defeating Binghamton 120–50 and setting a new school record for points scored against an NCAA Division I opponent. The 120-point total also marked the most ever scored against the Bearcats, surpassing Notre Dame’s 103 in 2018, per […]

The Duke Blue Devils basketball team displayed resilience and star power in Tuesday’s Champions Classic win over the Kansas Jayhawks at Madison Square Garden. Freshman standout Cameron Boozer made headlines after being on the wrong end of a viral poster dunk but ultimately had the last laugh in a 78-66 victory that reinforced the Blue […]

Things haven’t quite gone according to plan so far this season for Kansas basketball, but there’s still plenty of time to get things back on the right track. On Tuesday night, however, things weren’t pretty at the end of the second half in a 78-66 loss to No. 5 Duke. Of course, there will be […]

The Michigan State Spartans basketball team continues to ride early-season momentum behind the exceptional play of redshirt sophomore point guard Jeremy Fears Jr., whose latest performance cemented his name into NCAA history. The Spartans improved to 4-0 after Tuesday night’s 83-66 win over the Kentucky Wildcats at Madison Square Garden, a statement victory that also […]

During the last few years, Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams, Jay Wright, Jim Boeheim, Tony Bennett, Bruce Pearl, Jim Larranaga and Mike Brey have all left the sidelines. While no one can get inside the mind of any of these respected ex-college basketball head coaches, many fans believe the current state of the NCAA has contributed […]