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The Alabama Crimson Tide lit up the nets in their Sweet 16 matchup against the BYU Cougars in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Alabama scored 113 points against the Cougars defense, getting whatever shot they desired as they were efficient throughout the night. They shot 53% from the field, including 49% from beyond the arc. With […]

Duke inflicted severe damage on its opponents through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, and it was not even at full strength. The Blue Devils are now set to welcome back one of their best defenders for Thursday’s Sweet Sixteen battle with Arizona. Junior forward Maliq Brown, who has dealt with a shoulder […]

North Carolina basketball got bounced before the second round of March Madness. Far different compared to the last two NCAA Tournament results under Hubert Davis. The Tar Heels head coach led a national final and regional semifinal charge in his last two tourney appearances. Ole Miss immediately ended UNC’s season. Even Davis got 100% real […]

Florida State women’s basketball star guard Ta’Niya Latson, the nation’s leading scorer in Division I women’s basketball this season, has entered the NCAA transfer portal while leaving open the possibility of returning to the Seminoles, her representatives at Klutch Sports Group told Andrea Adelson of ESPN on Thursday. Latson averaged 25.2 points per game in her […]

The Florida Gators suffered what might be a significant loss with star big man Alex Condon getting hurt in the NCAA Tournament. Condon suffered an ankle injury early into the first half of the Gators’ matchup against the Maryland Terrapins in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night. He limped his way to the team’s bench, […]

While the NCAA Tournament is still underway, the college basketball transfer portal has already opened, with several big names becoming available. Following Iowa’s firing of head coach Fran McCaffery, the Hawkeyes had multiple players hit the transfer portal. Owen Freeman committed to Creighton this week, and he was one of the top names available. Brock […]

Indiana basketball is turning the page to the Darian DeVries era. DeVries is taking “one of the top jobs in America” after leaving West Virginia in the middle of March. DeVries’ hire comes in solid timing for the Hoosiers. The College Basketball transfer portal window has opened. DeVries needs to tap into the veteran pool […]

We are down to just 16 teams left dancing in March Madness, and the SEC represents nearly half of those teams. The SEC ended up setting a record as they got 14 teams into the NCAA Tournament, and half of those teams found a way to advance to the second weekend. Auburn, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, […]

Duke basketball brings two “unicorn” talents ahead of its Sweet 16 matchup in March Madness. Cooper Flagg and incoming Blue Devils talent Cam Boozer earned that title from a five-time NBA All-Star who knows all about starring on this stage. NBA champion forward and former UCLA Bruins star Kevin Love is a fan of both […]

The college basketball season isn’t over yet, but the transfer portal is already open. This happens in college football as well, and it tends to create some issues with both players and coaches. That is also the case with basketball, but that’s just the way that it works right now. One team that has hit […]

Over the last year, Nike has been hard at work bringing back some of their most classic basketball models from the last three decades. Few athletes have had a successful signature line like that of Phoenix Suns’ star Kevin Durant over at Nike, recently unveiling his latest Nike KD 18. This next release throws it […]

The Houson women’s basketball team may not have made it to this year’s women’s March Madness tournament, but it’s still making big moves this month. The program has hired former Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell as the squad’s next leader and eighth coach in its history. Mitchell beat out multiple other finalists for the opportunity to […]

The Sweet 16 gets underway on Thursday night, and there are a lot of good matchups lined up for the next two days. One of the most intriguing matchups of the round will go down on Friday night as Ole Miss will go up against the Michigan State basketball team in Atlanta. The Rebels are […]

The college basketball transfer portal has only been open for a few days, but there are already a lot of intriguing names that have been entered. Perhaps the most intriguing so far is Donovan Dent. Dent is transferring from New Mexico after winning Mountain West Player of the Year. Dent reportedly had some initial interest […]

Elite 2025 five-star power forward Koa Peat made his college decision on Thursday, and he is going to play for the Arizona basketball team. Peat is one of the top players in the 2025 class, and he chose the Wildcats over Arizona State, Baylor, Houston and Texas. “BREAKING: Top-10 senior Koa Peat has committed to […]

A lot of college basketball fans were disappointed with the little amount of upsets during the first weekend of March Madness, but that has set up some great matchups for the Sweet 16. There were still some underdogs that found a way to get wins last weekend, but only one double-digit seed made it to […]

UCF guard Mikey Williams entered his name into the transfer portal earlier this week, and the Memphis basketball team is reportedly a team to watch. Williams has a complicated past; he was once enrolled at Memphis, but he never actually played for the basketball team. Williams was facing numerous felony charges related to a shooting, […]

Only a handful of people can call themselves NBA players each year. In fact, BETMGM even published a statistic that says the odds of a college basketball player making the NBA is only 1.2%. For high school players, the probability decreases to .03%. Prior to the start of the 2024-2025 season, only 552 players were […]

Colorado State head coach Ali Farokhmanesh responded to a post on Twitter that will fire up fans of the program. The Northern Iowa legend created one of the greatest moments in NCAA Tournament history with his game-sealing three against No. 1 overall seed Kansas in 2010. Now, more than a decade later, Farokhmanesh has been […]

The Duke basketball team will be playing Arizona in Thursday’s Sweet Sixteen matchup. Former Blue Devils forward and Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum wasn’t shy about sporting his alumni colors ahead of Wednesday’s NBA regular season clash with the Phoenix Suns. Tatum, who’s averaging 27.1 points on 45.5 percent shooting this season as the Celtics […]

Villanova basketball remains with an empty seat inside the head coach’s office. The Wildcats have yet to find a replacement for Kyle Neptune, who Villanova fired on March 15. But a current March Madness coach could be on his way to ‘Nova, per one insider Wednesday night. Signs point to Kevin Willard of Maryland taking […]

The Cinderella will have to wait until next year, as most of the top seeds have rolled through the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and into the Sweet 16. All four top seeds are still battling for the title as well as three of the No. 2 seeds, and Auburn basketball is at the […]

Maryland basketball has NIL and the future of Kevin Willard at the forefront. Both front and center ahead of the Terrapins’ Sweet 16 game in March Madness. The Terps’ NIL situation came to light before facing Colorado State. Willard himself acknowledged Maryland’s NIL state is low. And those words came before Derik Queen hit the […]

Ahead of Texas Tech basketball’s Sweet Sixteen contest against Arkansas on Thursday, the Red Raiders have received positive injury news on senior guard Chance McMillian. Head coach Grant McCasland’s No. 3 scoring leader is looking more on track to play against the Razorbacks, per RedRaiderSports.com. McMillan has been sidelined since leaving his last appearance against […]

One of the potential darlings in this NCAA Tournament was Colorado State basketball, and the Rams certainly had the most tragic ending of any of the Cinderella candidates. Despite knocking off fifth-seed Memphis and leading for most of the second round against No. 4 seed Maryland, an incredible buzzer-beater by freshman Derik Queen sent the […]

Chicago Sky star and 2023 NCAA Women’s National Champion Angel Reese sent a special message to an HBCU star who she has a special tie to from her childhood. Southern University had an astounding run to the SWAC championship and a rather dominant showing in the First Four against UC San Diego that set them […]

The college basketball transfer portal is officially open for business, and there have already been a few big names who have entered their name in the portal. There hasn’t been any big commits yet, until Wednesday when the Creighton Bluejays landed Owen Freeman out of the transfer portal, as per Joe Tipton of On3 Sports. […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue-Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Purdue-Houston. The Houston Cougars are having to play a de facto road game in the Sweet 16. They are the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region, and being a No. 1 seed should generally […]

UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley broke his silence on the viral clip of him blaming the referees for the loss against Florida. The Huskies went out on their shield against the red-hot Gators squad in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. While Dan Hurley’s team mostly controlled this classic in the second half, […]

Big East Coaching Legend from Seton Hall PJ Carlesimo says the way referees officiate the games in the conference is different from the SEC because of how much physicality they allow before calling fouls. Carlesimo appeared as a special guest on an episode of The Ryen Russillo Podcast on Wednesday. He says that the refs […]

Duke basketball is set for a Sweet Sixteen clash with Arizona on Thursday. Head coach Jon Scheyer has revealed an update on junior forward Maliq Brown as the Blue Devils hope to continue their NCAA Tournament run. Brown has been one of the team’s strongest role players throughout the season, and it appears that he […]

The West Virginia Mountaineers will bring in a new era for the men’s basketball program after hiring Ross Hodge to be their next head coach. Hodge made the announcement official on Wednesday, leaving the North Texas Mean Green after eight seasons. He stated in his press release about how proud he was to take the […]

A lot of college basketball fans were disappointed with the little amount of upsets during the first weekend of March Madness, but that has set up some great matchups for the Sweet 16. There were still some underdogs that found a way to get wins last weekend, but only one double-digit seed made it to […]

Omaha basketball rose to national attention during its first March Madness run. Marquel Sutton spearheaded the Mavericks’ season by dropping 19.3 points per game each night. Now he’s entered the college basketball transfer portal — making him highly coveted this offseason. Sutton informed Jonathan Givony of ESPN his intentions to enter the portal Wednesday. The […]

Paige Bueckers is nearing the end of her collegiate career as one of the best players in the sport. UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma wants her to be proud of that. Bueckers is going through her last season of eligibility before taking her talents to the WNBA, having won multiple Player of the Year […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Michigan-Auburn prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Michigan-Auburn. The Michigan Wolverines have found a higher gear, and they have also shown us why coaching matters so much in college basketball. Dusty May has taken a program which was a total mess last […]

Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks provided a big injury update on KJ Adams. Adams tore his Achilles in the Jayhawks’ first-round matchup against the Arkansas Razorbacks on March 20 in the NCAA Tournament. With the team’s season officially over, Self announced on Wednesday that Adams had surgery to repair it. “KJ had successful surgery […]

With the new hire Will Wade, NC State will be looking to add more talent after guard Marcus Hill announced that he’ll be entering the transfer portal after one season with the team, according to Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman. “NC State guard Marcus Hill is entering the transfer portal, source told The Field of […]

The list of players who have played against the Duke Blue Devils as many times as Arizona Wildcats guard Caleb Love has is not a long one. Already, the graduate senior has gone head-to-head with the bluest of college basketball’s blue bloods nine times, and on Thursday, March 27th, Love will take the court for […]