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Alabama basketball scrapped its way back to the Sweet 16 by knocking off St. Mary’s 80-66 Sunday. The Crimson Tide needed to hit a wild stat in their March Madness win, though, to scale the Gaels. Nate Oats himself acknowledged this rare accolade. Alabama struggled early getting baskets against one of the nation’s best defenses. […]

Freshman center Derik Queen delivered a buzzer-beating game-winner on Sunday night versus the 12-seed Colorado State Rams to push No. 4 seed Maryland basketball to the Sweet 16 round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Rams took the lead late in the regulation when Jalen Lake drained a go-ahead 3-point shot that forced the Terrapins […]

The Duke basketball program picked up a dominant 89-66 win over Baylor in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and although Cooper Flagg is the main star for the Blue Devils, Kenny Smith identified why playing for the program is a luxury for the young player. “I’ve been saying this all tournament, Cooper Flagg […]

The Duke Blue Devils are playing the way a No. 1 seed is supposed to execute. Duke rolled to an 89-66 victory over 9th-seeded Baylor in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and moved on to the Sweet 16 with its second consecutive blowout victory. It was another solid day for freshman superstar Cooper […]

Alabama basketball found itself in a slugfest with St. Mary’s for its Sunday March Madness contest. A trip to the Sweet 16 hung in the balance. But Crimson Tide star Grant Nelson hit a major milestone against the Gaels during their 80-66 romp. The long-armed forward and graduate transfer hit a new accolade at 8:05 […]

Kentucky women’s basketball fell just short in a second-round NCAA Tournament thriller Sunday, losing 80-79 in overtime to Kansas State at Rupp Arena despite a late surge and multiple chances to win the game. After Kansas State’s Temira Poindexter buried her eighth three-pointer of the night with 56 seconds left in overtime, Kentucky missed four […]

The 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament is off to a thrilling and record-setting start, especially for the TCU women’s basketball team. While there’s still no clear frontrunner out of the remaining contenders, the Horned Frogs are two rounds closer to the title and have shaken off their initial nerves following their dominant 73-51 win over Fairleigh […]

Duke basketball watched history unfold via Tyrese Proctor in its 89-66 rout of Baylor Sunday. Proctor delivered 25 points including hitting a killer crossover to seal the win. But he also hit a mark his head coach Jon Scheyer knows too well. The 20-year-old Duke star Proctor delivered his second straight game of hitting more […]

After two years in South Bend, D’Ante ‘Tae’ Davis is ready for the next chapter. The Indianapolis native will leave Notre Dame after a couple of seasons on the roster and become the latest addition to the college basketball transfer portal. Davis’ transfer from Notre Dame was initially reported by ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. He will […]

Florida basketball legend Al Horford was fired up after the Gators electric 77-75 win over UConn. This anticipated second-round clash in the NCAA Tournament more than lived up to the hype, with the two-time defending champs looking way better than a No. 8 seed. For most of this contest, the first-seeded Gators were out of […]

Duke was offensively relentless in Sunday’s blowout win against the Baylor Bears in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Devils couldn’t miss from the field. They shot 64% overall, including 55% from beyond the arc, while converting 83% of their attempts from the free-throw line. They also held the Bears to 37% […]

Duke basketball star Tyrese Proctor left Baylor in an “unconscious” state. And helped seal the Blue Devils’ Sweet 16 bid in March Madness. Proctor executed this wicked crossover with under 4:50 left in the second half. He finished by nailing his three-pointer, and putting the nail into the coffin on Baylor’s season. TYRESE PROCTOR IS […]

With a win over Kentucky in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, Kansas State is advancing to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in program history. The win was as close as a game could be, with the Wildcats needing a defensive stop in overtime to advance. Kentucky had one last chance to steal the […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish cruised to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament following their 76-55 blowout over Michigan in the round of 32. The Fighting Irish had several starters in the game late despite the score, and Notre Dame head coach Niele Ivey explained postgame that she did so for the seniors, as […]

Xavier basketball rose as the newest high-profile college basketball opening during March Madness. Musketeers head coach Sean Miller is off to Austin and will take over for the Texas Longhorns, replacing the fired Rodney Terry Sunday. Miller clearly won over Texas after guiding the comeback win during their First Four matchup, winning 86-80. That Xavier […]

No. 2 seed Duke women’s basketball overcame the absence of Atlantic Coast Conference rookie of the year Toby Fournier to defeat 10th-seeded Oregon 59-53 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. The Blue Devils (28-7) were without their leading scorer and rebounder after Fournier was ruled out shortly before tipoff. Duke women’s […]

Texas basketball made a quick fire and quick hire on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The team officially parted ways with head coach Rodney Terry, before reportedly quickly moving on to hire Sean Miller from Xavier. Terry’s firing was a move that got blasted by college basketball analyst Jay Bilas. “So, what does Texas do […]

With a 69-point win over Arkansas State in the opening round, the UConn women’s basketball team advances to the NCAA Tournament Round of 32. After making the Final Four in 2024, Geno Auriemma, Paige Bueckers and the Huskies look to bring the school its first national championship since 2016. For most schools, nine years is […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament with their 76-55 win over Michigan. Despite suffering an ankle injury against Stephen F. Austin, Olivia Miles suited up for Notre Dame to help them advance. Following the win, Miles spoke about why she decided to play through the […]

UConn’s loss to Florida in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament ended its hopes for a three-peat. It also might have ended the college basketball career of Alex Karaban. Karaban, who will ponder entering the 2025 NBA Draft after three years at Storrs, was visibly emotional after the game. The forward said he did […]

Play is physical during the Duke basketball game Sunday against Baylor. Duke star Cooper Flagg took a tough shot to the eye in their NCAA Tournament game, per CBS Sports. Cooper Flagg appeared to take a shot to the eye pic.twitter.com/sBW4wDc5mB — CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 23, 2025 Flagg has Duke as the only ACC […]

Despite a matchup against the top seed Florida, UConn basketball scrapped and clawed for 40 minutes on Sunday in an NCAA Tournament epic. However, some late heroics from Walter Clayton Jr. sent Florida to the Sweet 16 in a hard-fought 77-75 win. Despite the loss, Dan Hurley’s club fought very hard and put on a […]

The UConn Huskies saw their dreams of a three-peat crushed on Sunday following their heartbreaking 77-75 loss to the Florida Gators in the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. It was an up and down season for UConn following their second straight national title and the departure of several key players to the NBA. […]

The Florida Gators have been one of the best teams in the country during the 2024-25 NCAA regular season, but they were tested in a big way against UConn in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Florida didn’t manage to put away UConn until late in the second half, and following the 77-75 win, […]

The Florida basketball program has a new hero. Guard Walter Clayton Jr. made a clutch shot in the final minutes against UConn on Sunday, to help send his team to the Sweet 16. After trailing a good portion of the game, the Gators bounced back to defeat the Huskies 77-75. Clayton’s shot was a hard-earned […]

The UConn basketball team suffered a 77-75 loss to Florida in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and after the hard-fought loss, head coach Dan Hurley opened up on the emotions he felt after the bid for a three-peat fell short. “Yeah, I mean they showed their quality,” Dan Hurley said on CBS. “I […]

Top-seeded Texas women’s basketball overcame an early scare to defeat 16th-seeded William & Mary 105-61 on Saturday night in the opening round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. Despite the lopsided final score, Longhorns coach Vic Schaefer offered a candid assessment of his team’s performance. “We looked like we hadn’t played in two weeks,” Schaefer […]

Before he even stepped foot on campus at Duke University, Cooper Flagg was already being hailed as a generational prospect. The combination of size, skill, approach, athleticism, and appreciation for both the history and nuances of the game of basketball resulted in lofty comparisons that have ranged from Kevin Garnett to Anthony Davis to Shawn Marion […]

Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg is leading his team in the NCAA tournament. The Blue Devils are in the Round of 32, with a game Sunday against Baylor. The star has several NBA executives looking at him as Flagg is considered a possible top NBA draft pick. Those NBA execs are liking what they are […]

The second round of the NCAA Tournament continues to deliver, as top seed Florida and two-time defending national champion UConn went back and forth in a classic March Madness battle on Sunday. The Huskies took the SEC champs all the way into the final minutes, but a masterful closing stretch helped the Gators come out […]

2024-25 was an interesting season in Austin for Texas basketball, but one thing was clear the entire time: Rodney Terry was not meeting expectations. Even though the Longhorns did just enough to reach the NCAA Tournament, an immediate exit spelled danger for head coach Rodney Terry. In a move that had been expected ever since […]

Flau’Jae Johnson returned from injury with a 22-point game to help No. 3 seed LSU women’s basketball cruise to a 103-48 win over No. 14 seed San Diego State in the first round of the NCAA women’s tournament on Saturday night in Baton Rouge. Johnson, who missed the SEC tournament with a right shin injury, […]

The No. 5-seeded Oregon Ducks are set to take on No. 4 Arizona for a berth to the 2025 March Madness Sweet 16. With a dominant win over Liberty University, the Ducks are looking to return to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2021. Notoriously the biggest benefactor of Nike gear and equipment, […]

Despite falling 82-69 to No. 4 seed Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Norfolk State women’s basketball coach Larry Vickers left no doubt about how he views the Spartans program’s standing after Saturday’s performance. The 13th-seeded Spartans jumped out to an early 7-0 lead and held a 32-30 advantage at halftime. They […]

Hours after leading Norfolk State to a near upset over Maryland, Spartan head coach Larry Vickers is leaving his alma mater for a huge opportunity as the next head coach of Auburn. His hire to the program comes after he led his Lady Spartans to an upset over Auburn in December, which was the team’s […]

One of the biggest upset scares on day three of the NCAA Tournament came late on Saturday night when No. 8 seed Gonzaga pushed top-seed Houston to the final buzzer. The Bulldogs didn’t have quite enough to pull off the stunner, as Khalif Battle’s 3-pointer in the final seconds was blocked and the Cougars escaped […]

Lindsay Gottlieb, USC women’s basketball head coach, gave a candid assessment of why her team was ‘rusty’ in their NCAA Tournament opener after the Trojans routed UNC Greensboro 71-25 in the first round on Saturday at Galen Center. “Our players had a good energy about them beforehand,” Gottlieb said, per Los Angeles Times reporter Ryan […]

Iowa basketball fired longtime head coach Fran McCaffery after a disappointing 2024-25 season, and now the Hawkeyes have found the new man who is going to be leading their program. Former Drake head coach Ben McCollum is finalizing a deal to become the next head coach at Iowa, according to David Eickholt and Sean Bock […]

The primary concern for Auburn basketball on Saturday night was taking care of a talented Creighton squad that gave it a real run for its money. The top-seeded Tigers escaped despite trailing by two at halftime, knocking off the ninth-seeded Bluejays 82-70 to advance to the Sweet 16. During the second half, a second concern […]