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Throughout his 33 years as a Division I head coach, winning a national championship remains the only accomplishment Kelvin Sampson has not achieved. The 70-year-old believes he has his best chance to get over the hill in 2026, but Houston needs to win the Big 12 Tournament before he can even begin thinking about the […]

The Southwestern Athletic Conference has issued a fine to two HBCUs following a brawl after a women’s basketball game. The conference announced the sanctions in a statement on Friday afternoon. The statement read, in part: The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced suspensions and institutional fines stemming from an altercation that transpired between the Mississippi Valley […]

The No. 23 Miami (OH) Redhawks made program history after earning a solid blowout win over the Ohio Bobcats on Friday night. The Redhawks are a program who hasn’t seen the NCAA Tournament since 2007. Their best campaigns happened when they reached the Sweet 16 in 1958, 1969, 1978, and 1999. Every year since then […]

Greg Gard made impressive head coaching career history after leading the Wisconsin Badgers to the 92-71 upset win over the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans on Friday night. Gard is halfway through the 11th season of his head coaching career with the Badgers. He has been successful at getting the Badgers to the NCAA Tournament, […]

Two years after its National Championship runner-up season, Purdue is still seeking its first men’s basketball NCAA Tournament title. The experienced Boilermakers were considered preseason frontrunners with Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn returning, but their volatile season is destined to end in disappointment. While neither Smith nor Kaufman-Renn was considered an elite NBA prospect, their […]

The No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks are set to take on the No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday. After playing without Darryn Peterson in the 82-78 win over the No. 1 Arizona Wildcats, it sounds like the Jayhawks will have their star guard back in the starting lineup against the Cyclones. Reports indicate that Peterson, […]

With the UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma continually leading the program into further success, especially this season at 26-0, there’s no denying the amount of professional talent he’s coached in his tenure. As the UConn women’s basketball team continues to be dominant, Auriemma would be asked about naming an all-time Huskies lineup. Auriemma […]

The last time Bill Self had the eventual No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, Kansas clinched the Big 12 regular season title and a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament with Andrew Wiggins leading the way in 2013-2014. Over a decade later, the Jayhawks seek better results in a similar position with […]

Texas women’s basketball took a tough loss against Vanderbilt, and head coach Vic Schaefer was not happy with how the team played. During the game, he made the decision to sit Rori Harmon for the final 15 minutes and played Bryanna Preston instead. After the game, a reporter simply asked why he benched Harmon. Schaefer […]

No. 8 Illinois men’s basketball is coming off a tough 92-90 OT loss to Wisconsin. On Sunday, they have a critical matchup against Indiana, but will Kylan Boswell be available? On Friday, head coach Brad Underwood said Boswell’s potential return will be a game-day decision, per Pete Thamel of ESPN. Also, he will be unrestricted […]

Despite losing three of its last four games to begin February, Nebraska is still on track for its best year in program history during the 2025-2026 college basketball season. Fred Hoiberg’s run has been one of the best in the sport of the last decade, but the Cornhuskers are trending in the wrong direction as […]

The No. 4 Texas women’s basketball team had its five-game winning streak snapped on Thursday in an 86-70 loss to the No. 5 Vanderbilt Commodores. Longhorns head coach Vic Schaefer was not happy not just with the loss but with the effort his team showed in the blowout defeat at the hands of Mikayla Blakes […]

Olivia Miles achieved impressive history at the DI level following her dominant performance in the No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs‘ 83-67 win over the No. 12 Baylor Bears on Thursday night. Miles is halfway through the fifth and final year of her collegiate career with the Horned Frogs. He spent four years with the Notre […]

The No. 5 Vanderbilt women’s basketball squad scored a huge win Thursday night, as the Commodores dominated the No. 4 Texas Longhorns at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville. Behind the electric performance of NCAA scoring leader Mikayla Blakes, the Commodores took down the Longhorns to the tune of an 86-70 score. Blakes torched the Longhorns all […]

Bryce Hopkins took shots at a Providence player following their comments about him ahead of the No. 17 St. John’s Red Storm’s matchup against the Friars. Hopkins is going through the fifth and final season of his collegiate career with the Red Storm. He had previous stints with the Kentucky Wildcats and Providence, spending one […]

North Carolina basketball received difficult news Thursday when the program announced Caleb Wilson will be out indefinitely with a fractured left hand. The freshman standout suffered the injury during the Tar Heels’ 75-66 loss Tuesday to the Miami Hurricanes, casting uncertainty over his availability for the final stretch of the season. Wilson, the Tar Heels’ […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels might have some bad luck coming their way following star freshman Caleb Wilson’s injury. Wilson suffered a hand injury during the first half of the Tar Heels’ upset loss to the Miami Hurricanes on the road on Feb. 10. The team determined two days later that the star freshman will […]

For the first time in over a decade, Vanderbilt has a chance to win the SEC Tournament and prove itself as a major player in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Led by second-year head coach Mark Byington and star guard Tyler Tanner, the Commodores find themselves in an excellent position to make a deep postseason run […]

As it has not been rare to see Darryn Peterson’s absence from Kansas basketball games, there’s no denying the frustrating freshman season he’s had due to the myriad of injuries. While the Kansas basketball superstar, Peterson, has missed games, head coach Bill Self went to bat for his player. Peterson has played in 13 games […]

Following their 85-82 win over No. 5-ranked Illinois, the Michigan State Basketball Spartans rank tenth in the nation and third overall in the Big Ten Conference. Three of their four losses on the season come against top-15 opponents with an upcoming tilt at Wisconsin next on their schedule. It will be the Spartans’ fifth road […]

One game aside, Michigan has been nearly flawless in the 2025-2026 college basketball season, putting them in position to enter the annual Big Ten Tournament as the No. 1 seed. Dusty May’s lightning-quick program rehabilitation has seemingly already reached its peak, but the Wolverines’ job is not done yet. Considering its body of work, Michigan […]

North Carolina star forward Caleb Wilson will be out for an unspecified amount of time with a hand injury. The freshman phenom has no specific timetable for his return, with just seven games remaining in the regular season. Wilson has been diagnosed with a hand fracture, ESPN’s Jeff Borzello reported on Thursday. He sprained his […]

Michigan basketball has now won nine straight games. On Wednesday night, Michigan took an 87-75 victory over Northwestern on the road, although head coach Dusty May said it felt like a home game. Regardless of the atmosphere, it was a struggle for much of the game for Michigan. Michigan trailed by 16 points in the […]

UCLA head coach Mick Cronin knows how much recruiting has changed in college basketball in the last five years. To adjust to his new job description, Cronin hired Nemanja Jovanovic as the Bruins’ Director of International Recruiting in 2023 and has given him a unique task for his 2026-2027 team. With the NBA All-Star game […]

Boban Marjanovic never played college basketball, but that has not stopped him from becoming a fan. The former NBA center was the most notable and visible member of the crowd as he spent his Wednesday night watching the top-ranked UConn women’s basketball team host Creighton in Storrs. Marjanovic no longer has any ties to the […]

BYU was in dire need of a win after dropping four straight and five of six. They found that win on the road, defeating BYU 99-94. Multiple players had big games for the Cougars, including AJ Dybantsa, who dropped a highlight play and scored 36 points. After the game, Dybantsa took to social media, and […]

Winston-Salem State University alumnus Stephen A. Smith is proud of the historic season that the Lady Rams have been on. The ESPN star is not afraid to show his HBCU pride, and on Thursday morning, he made a post on his X account spotlighting the historic season that the women’s basketball team for Winston-Salem State […]

Nate Oats and Chris Beard are pitted against each other as SEC rivals, but the mutual respect between them could not be any greater. The Alabama basketball coach gave a perfect example of that after their head-to-head meeting on Wednesday night, praising his Ole Miss counterpart for his “classy” pre-game move regarding former Tide center […]

Colorado basketball was hoping for a rebound year after a down 2024-25 season. The reason for hope was the run Colorado made in the 2025 Big 12 Tournament, winning two games as the 16-seed before falling to Houston. Colorado has fallen short of those expectations. They are currently 12th in the conference and just 14-11 […]

Clemson has been one of the top teams in the ACC this year. They opened up conference play with six straight wins before a loss. After the loss to NC State, head coach Brad Brownell was honest in his assesment of his squad. After four more wins with two on the west coast, Clemson fell […]

It has been a difficult season for Kansas State basketball. They have lost ten of their last 11 to fall to 1-10 in Big 12 play. On Feb. 1, Kansas State lost to Iowa State by 34-points, but head coach Jerome Tang said he was not disappointed. Now, Tang is changing his tune. On Wednesday […]

Kansas is coming off the biggest win of its season thus far, as it upset undefeated Arizona on Monday night. Star freshman Darryn Peterson missed the game after being a late scratch due to illness. This has led Peterson to be ripped by some people in the media. Now, head coach Bill Self is giving […]

Nebraska Athletics confirmed Wednesday it is investigating multiple incidents involving fan misconduct during No. 7 Nebraska’s 80-77 overtime loss to No. 13 Purdue at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday night. “Nebraska Athletics is aware of fan behavior incidents at last night’s men’s basketball game against Purdue, including multiple instances of objects being thrown toward the […]

Michigan basketball is in the midst of a defining 2025–26 campaign, and Wednesday night offered another emphatic reminder why. Behind a dominant second-half surge, No. 2 Michigan improved to 23–1 with an 87–75 road victory over Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Following the victory, head coach Dusty May acknowledged the contribution of the traveling Wolverine fans, […]

Kansas basketball remains in the national spotlight after ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg delivered a pointed critique of freshman guard Darryn Peterson. The Jayhawks secured a marquee upset over No. 1 Arizona on Monday night, but Peterson’s absence due to illness quickly became part of the postgame conversation. Peterson, the projected No. 1 pick in the […]

UConn basketball secured another important Big East victory Wednesday night, defeating Butler 80–70 at Hinkle Fieldhouse to improve to 23–2 on the season. While the Huskies strengthened their position among national contenders, head coach Dan Hurley generated headlines for an unexpected postgame moment. Hurley, known for his colorful sideline demeanor, approached the media table following […]

The UConn Huskies entered Wednesday’s game against the Butler Bulldogs ranked sixth in the country, boasting a 22-2 record. But they are also looking to avoid their second straight loss after losing to St. John’s last week. At halftime on Wednesday, the Huskies were in a dog fight on the road. UConn led 41-38 at […]

John Calipari is still getting his feet wet in year two at Arkansas, but he still has the Razorbacks in a strong position in the SEC race with about three weeks left to go in the regular season. Arkansas is coming off of a dominant 91-62 road win against LSU that got it to 18-6 […]

The Arizona basketball season has been nothing short of spectacular. They went 23-0 before losing to Kansas in their first loss of the year, 82-78. The Wildcats traveled to Lawrence, Kansas, in a massive game, and despite Kansas missing Darryn Peterson, the Jayhawks pulled off the upset thanks to their defense, coaching, and the crowd […]