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The Arizona Wildcats fell short in their bid for a Big 12 Tournament championship, losing 72-64 to Houston on Saturday night. While the loss stings, head coach Tommy Lloyd knows his team must quickly shift its focus to the NCAA Tournament. “Obviously, they’ve had a great season and they’ve had a couple of great seasons,” […]

Maryland basketball head coach Kevin Willard was surprisingly optimistic after his team’s buzzer-beater loss to Michigan in the Big Ten tournament semifinals. The No. 11 Terrapins fought valiantly in the 81-80 game but fell short of advancing to their first conference tournament title game. Now, this team awaits where it will land in the NCAA […]

The St. John’s Red Storm have seen a remarkable turnaround since hiring Rick Pitino as the program’s head coach. The Red Storm won the regular season Big East title, their first outright since 1985. And with their 82-66 win over Creighton in the Big East Tournament championship game, it was St. John’s first tournament title […]

St. John’s basketball sits alone at the top of the Big East after knocking off Creighton Saturday. But the Red Storm and head coach Rick Pitino didn’t just end a long conference title drought. St. John’s watched RJ Luis shatter a record once held by Red Storm legend Chris Mullin. Luis dropped 27 points on […]

Michigan basketball head coach Dusty May revealed one of the keys to the Wolverines’ huge turnaround this season. No. 22 Michigan had an electric 81-80 Big Ten Tournament semifinal win over No. 11 Maryland. Junior guard Tre Donaldson’s buzzer beater clinched a spot in the conference championship game as the Wolverines continued their stellar season. […]

UNLV basketball created the newest head coaching opening Saturday afternoon. Kevin Kruger is out despite leading a 76-55 mark with the Rebels. His departure opens up one of the more attractive west regional jobs, and will likely attract multiple candidates. UNLV athletic director Erick Harper confirmed the leadership change on X. Kruger joins a growing […]

In her first three seasons playing for the Harvard women’s basketball team, program great Harmoni Turner lost to Princeton twice and Columbia once in the Ivy League Tournament. But in her final year with the Crimson, the conference’s top player and her teammates beat them both to clinch an automatic bid in the 2025 NCAA […]

The Florida Gators were the first team to punch their ticket to the championship game of the SEC Tournament on Saturday. They will face Tennessee after the Volunteers eliminated No. 1 Auburn in the second SEC semifinal game. Florida had no issue with Alabama, rolling past the No. 2 seed in the SEC, 104-82. Following […]

It has been nearly 20 years since Billy Donovan led the last Florida basketball team to a national title victory. The Gators won back-to-back national championships under the watch of Donovan in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 campaigns. After the No. 2 seed Gators crushed the No. 3 seed Alabama Crimson Tide, 104-82, in the second […]

The No. 3 seed Alabama Crimson Tide’s dream of winning the 2025 SEC Tournament ended on Saturday, as Nate Oats and his team got eliminated from the tourney by the No. 2 Florida Gators via a 104-82 loss. Alabama basketball trailed the Gators by only two points after 20 minutes of action, but the Crimson […]

Arkansas has been one of the bigger mysteries of the 2024-25 men’s college basketball season, possessing the talent to surprise people in the 2025 NCAA Tournament while also lacking the consistency to earn serious title consideration. Well, this enigma just got even more interesting. Former two-time ACC Coach of the Year and current ESPN analyst […]

The Tennessee Volunteers are on their way to the SEC Tournament championship game after a massive, 70-65 upset win over Auburn who was the No. 1 ranked team in the country. With the win, Tennessee made their own case for a No. 1 seeding in the NCAA Tournament. Following the win, Tennessee head coach Rick […]

Iowa basketball is opening its head coaching position for the first time since 2010. Fran McCaffrey is out after delivering a 17-16 campaign. But Iowa must replace the winningest basketball coach ever on campus as it attracts multiple candidates. McCaffrey was three victories away from hitting 300 career wins at Iowa City. He also took […]

Despite a poor end to the regular season, the Michigan Wolverines are fully embracing the spirit of March. With Selection Sunday on the horizon, the Big 10 Tournament finals are set after Tre Donaldson sent Michigan into the championship game with a buzzer-beating game-winner to top Maryland. With five seconds left, Michigan’s outlook appeared bleak […]

Duke basketball fans, the NCAA and the executives at Warner Bros. Discovery can all rejoice. Cooper Flagg should be available to participate in the March Madness festivities, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The Blue Devils sensation and consensus top pick in June’s NBA Draft sprained his ankle after securing a rebound in the quarterfinals of the […]

Despite closing the season on an absolute tear, Michigan State basketball fell short in its quest to sweep the regular season and conference tournament titles in the Big Ten. After taking home the top spot during the regular season, Tom Izzo’s squad lost its semifinal on Saturday against No. 5-seed Wisconsin by a score of […]

Villanova basketball is pressing reset on the hardwood. Kyle Neptune is out following three seasons, but no March Madness appearances. The ‘Nova opening looks bound to attract multiple candidates. Neptune faced the daunting task of replacing school legend Jay Wright — the same Wright who spearheaded two national championship runs in Philadelphia. The 40-year-old Neptune […]

A season that looked easy for months for Auburn basketball has suddenly turned sour over the last two weeks. After losing its final two regular season games against Texas A&M and Alabama, the top-seeded Tigers were toppled by No. 4-seed Tennessee 70-65 in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament on Saturday. After entering the month […]

For the fourth time in the last decade, UNLV is in need of another head basketball coach. After four years at the helm, the Rebels fired Kevin Kruger following their 70-58 loss to Utah State in the Mountain West Tournament. With two years remaining on his contract, UNLV fired Kruger on Saturday, per college basketball […]

Some of the best battles of this Big Ten basketball season have taken place in the conference tournament in Indianapolis, and that held true on Saturday. In the first semifinal, No. 5 seed Wisconsin basketball pulled a minor upset over top-seed Michigan State in a 77-74 classic. The Spartans had multiple chances to tie the […]

Following Iowa basketball’s elimination from the Big Ten tournament on Thursday, sophomore forward Owen Freeman has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal amid coach Fran McCaffrey’s departure. Freeman was one of the Hawkeyes’ biggest contributors to begin the season, posting 16.7 points on 63.8 percent shooting, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks before missing the final six […]

On Friday evening, Duke basketball advanced in the ACC tournament with a narrow win over their archrival North Carolina Tarheels. Playing without injured star Cooper Flagg, Duke raced out to a large lead in this one and had to hold on for dear life in the end, ultimately winning by three points. For a moment, […]

As one of the most experienced coaches in college basketball, Steve Alford is the latest to criticize the way NIL ruling has affected the sport. Following Nevada’s season-ending loss to Colorado State, Alford held nothing back in his frustrations with NIL and the college basketball transfer portal. Alford was most critical of how NIL money […]

On Friday, the Tennessee basketball program picked up a big 83-72 SEC tournament win against the Texas Longhorns to advance to the next stage of the bracket. The Longhorns put up a valiant effort in this one, but ultimately, Tennessee was able to make enough plays down the stretch to help head coach Rick Barnes […]

The SEC men’s basketball tournament is currently taking place in Nashville, Tennessee, with a lot on the line for both the winner and those teams who make it further than perhaps they were expected to. The SEC was far and away the best conference in the sport this year and is expected to have several […]

In dire need of a significant win in the Big 10 Tournament, the Michigan basketball team secured one on Friday night with a dominant 86-68 victory over Purdue. While the result boosted the Wolverines’ NCAA Tournament resume, center Vladislav “Vlad” Goldin felt it also put the team back on the right track. Michigan entered the […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UC Irvine UC San Diego prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UC Irvine UC San Diego. There are lots of big games on the day before Selection Sunday. This game is part of the college hoops feast on Saturday. UC San Diego […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Louisville-Duke prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Louisville-Duke. What a story we have in the ACC Tournament final. Duke is trying to win this tournament without Cooper Flagg, who got injured in the quarterfinal win over Georgia Tech on Thursday, did not […]

After Texas Tech basketball’s 86-80 loss to Arizona in the Big 12 tournament semifinal, the Red Raiders now await an at-large bid on Selection Sunday. The good news is, they could potentially have two of their best players available for the Big Dance. Head coach Grant McCasland addressed the media postgame in regards to Chance […]

Clemson basketball coach Brad Brownell was visibly frustrated on the bench during his team’s loss Friday night to Louisville. The Cardinals defeated Clemson 76-73 in the ACC tournament semi-finals. Clemson fans were upset about the officiating late in the game, especially when it seemed no-calls could have made a difference in the contest’s outcome. Fans […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Miami Ohio-Akron prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Miami Ohio-Akron. This is the final showdown for the Mid-American Conference basketball season on Saturday night. Akron won the regular-season MAC championship and is the No. 1 seed at this MAC Tournament. The Zips […]

Before the Creighton basketball team will face St. John’s in the Big East championship game, head coach Gregg McDermott called out critics of his program after beating the UConn Huskies on Friday night. Consequently, as the game between the Creighton basketball team and the Huskies got heated, McDermott fires back at doubters who said the […]

Hello friends, and welcome to a “The Bachelor Party moved from Miami to San Juan” edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! How I’m functioning well enough to put together this updated Bracketology projections is a mystery, but the “why” is much easier to explain: We’re just 30-ish hours out from the Selection Sunday bracket reveal […]

Villanova basketball is firing coach Kyle Neptune, per On3. Neptune disappointed in his tenure at the school, following in the footsteps of legendary coach Jay Wright. This season, the Wildcats posted 19 wins. The club got bounced by UConn in the Big East tournament. Villanova was unlikely to make the NCAA tournament. “A national search […]

North Carolina State basketball is looking for a new head coach, and a famous name is entering the mix. McNeese State basketball coach Will Wade met with the Wolfpack about the job, per college basketball reporter Jeff Goodman. Wade is one of the hottest names on the coaching market. He’s won nearly 50 games in […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Creighton-St John’s prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Creighton-St John’s. The Creighton Bluejays are trying to overcome the past and the present in this Big East Tournament final against St John’s. Creighton is back in the Big East final, but the Bluejays […]

Though UConn basketball is looking to have a great March, the team experienced a setback in the Big East conference tourney as they lost to Creighton on Friday, 71-62. While UConn basketball had an impressive win over Villanova, the team couldn’t get it done against the Bluejays as head coach Dan Hurley speaks about a […]

Head coach Rick Pitino has St. John’s basketball peaking at the right time, and it all starts with the leader. Zuby Ejiofor is one of the main reasons behind the success of the Red Storm. Not just throughout the regular season, in which the team went 27-4, but as St. John’s look to be the […]

UConn basketball’s 2025 Big East Tournament run ended at the hands of Creighton in the semifinals, but Hassan Diarra was not about to let the Huskies get disrespected on their way out. As the catalyst of the near-fight at the end of the game, Diarra has no regrets about confronting Jamiya Neal just before the […]