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NC State basketball answered its critics Tuesday night with a defining road statement, using resilience and execution to reshape the narrative surrounding its season. The Wolfpack defeated the SMU Mustangs 84–83 at Moody Coliseum, improving to 17–6 overall and 8–2 in conference play. The victory extended NC State’s winning streak to five games and strengthened […]

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame recently announced the midseason candidates for the Bob Cousy Award, and Connecticut guard Silas Demary Jr. was a glaring omission. At least for Huskies coach Dan Hurley. Hurley felt that Demary deserves to be on the list, as he has played impressively in his first year at UConn. The […]

Tennessee basketball continues to build momentum as the program leans into a new offensive centerpiece. Volunteer fans witnessed a defining moment that reflected growth, trust, and rare approval from the sideline. Tennessee took down Ole Miss 84–66 at Thompson-Boling Arena, extending its winning streak to four games and improving to 16–6 while reinforcing its place […]

After a slow start to its first season with Will Wade as head coach, NC State basketball is starting to find its stride as the calendar flips to February. On Tuesday night, the Wolfpack got another very impressive road win to add to their resume, beating SMU 84-83 in Dallas to improve to 17-6 on […]

St. John’s basketball continues to gain national momentum as anticipation builds for a pivotal Big East showdown on Friday night. Once again, the Red Storm step into the spotlight with a defining test awaiting them at Madison Square Garden. The Red Storm enter Friday night riding an eight-game winning streak after a 68–56 road win […]

St. John’s basketball continued its surge Tuesday night as the Red Storm’s Big East momentum held firm on the road. Facing a challenging environment, the team delivered the type of response head coach Rick Pitino has come to expect. The Red Storm took down the DePaul Blue Demons 68–56 on the road at Wintrust Arena, […]

Duke remained unblemished in the ACC after beating Boston College, 67-49, at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday. The fourth-ranked Blue Devils notched their 10th straight win overall and improved to 21-1. Duke was hardly challenged in the contest, taking control early and maintaining its foot on the gas. Boston College fell to 9-13, including 2-7 […]

Green Bay basketball fans do not need to take a glance at the KenPom ratings to know that their team is mountains away from relevance. A home loss to Cleveland State should illustrate that point quite clearly. The Phoenix can obviously change their season’s trajectory with a triumphant showing in the Horizon League Tournament this […]

The Miami (OH) RedHawks basketball team continues to command national attention as the program pushes deeper into a historic season. Pressure mounted Tuesday night with Miami’s undefeated streak on the line, but the RedHawks delivered once again in a defining road test. Miami remained perfect after a 73–71 victory over the Buffalo Bulls at Alumni […]

Cameron Boozer of No. 4 Duke basketball is expected to go high in the 2026 NBA Draft. Speaking of which, the Blue Devils star freshman got to some serious heights during Tuesday night’s game against the visiting Boston College Eagles at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham when he put a defender on a huge poster. […]

The Michigan State Basketball Spartans currently sit in fourth place among the Big Ten, ranking No. 10 overall in the latest AP polls. They slipped following their most recent loss to rival Michigan, but this Michigan State team has been an elite group among top-ranked teams all season, putting forth consistent winning streaks and finishing […]

A great Kansas Jayhawks team is always a contender in the NCAA Tournament. This season, the Jayhawks have overcome obstacles. February is here, and Bill Self’s squad is playing like it is one of the better teams in the country at the right time. However, it did not start out this way. Kansas began the […]

The Duke basketball team hopes to win the ACC again this season, and head to March Madness as a no. 1 seed. Duke has plenty of talent, including twin freshmen Cameron and Cayden Boozer. While the Blue Devils have been tripped up this year, the squad is looking strong with a 20-1 overall record. Duke […]

The 2026 NBA Draft is still four months away, but there already appears to be a consensus No. 1 prospect. Kansas basketball star Darryn Peterson will be the first name called in June, if injuries do not prevent him from getting there. Peterson entered the 2025-2026 college basketball season as one of the three best […]

Following Morehouse College’s 77-69 victory over Tuskegee University, Tuskegee University head coach Benjy Taylor was handcuffed by police. The incident, per reporting by HBCU Gameday and captured on video, shows Taylor attempting to ensure security protocol was being properly enforced. Per HBCU Gameday’s reporting, Morehouse College football players entered the handshake line between Tuskegee and […]

John Calipari has brought success to every college program he has been part of. He brought UMass to a Final Four, Memphis to the national championship game, and won it all with Kentucky. Now, he is looking to bring that success to Arkansas. In his first year, Arkansas made a run to the Sweet 16. […]

The Syracuse basketball team is going through a tough season. Syracuse dropped a game to North Carolina on Monday, which was its fifth loss in the last six games. Former Syracuse player Carmelo Anthony was deeply frustrated with his former team’s struggles. “SMFH,” Anthony wrote under an in-game highlight on the team’s official Instagram account, […]

Kansas Basketball just took a 64-61 victory on the road against Texas Tech. Darryn Peterson came up clutch in the game with some huge baskets at the end of the contest. While he sank some clutch baskets, he also achieved another feat for the first time this year, finishing the game. “This is the first […]

Kansas basketball continues to shape the Big 12 race through poise, execution, and trust in youth. Bill Self’s postgame comments following the Kansas vs. Texas Tech thriller Monday night underscored Darryn Peterson’s clutch play and how it elevated the Jayhawks during a critical road test. Self watched his No. 11 Jayhawks erase a late deficit […]

Kansas basketball delivered another defining moment Monday night behind a clutch performance from Darryn Peterson, a result that shifted the Big 12 standings and added a new chapter between Kansas and Texas A&M. The Jayhawks’ comeback further solidified national belief in a freshman rapidly emerging as the face of the program. Peterson authored the decisive […]

The stretch of the season leading into early February often functions as a truth serum for women’s college basketball. Nonconference resumes have faded into the background, conference play has tightened the margins, and teams are now judged less on reputation and more on execution. Injuries, fatigue, and pressure begin to separate contenders from pretenders, and […]

Rick Pitino turned St. John’s around quickly. They won the Big East regular season and tournament for the first time since 1985-86, while making the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2018-19. Pitino recently took his 900th win on the court and is now looking to win his first national championship since 2012-13. Despite […]

It’s officially February! The final full month of the college basketball regular season is in full swing, which means we’re getting closer and closer to Selection Sunday and filling out a bracket. The field is starting to level out a bit after some red-hot starts to the year for some surprising teams, and some of […]

The Great Lake State rivalry was already intense, but following Friday night’s physical battle in East Lansing, tensions should be quite high when Michigan State and Michigan collide in Ann Arbor on March 8. Wolverines head coach Dusty May called out the Spartans for what he perceived to be “dangerous” plays and also accused playmaker […]

St. John’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino has done a ton of winning in his legendary career, securing two national championships (one vacated) and accumulating 900-plus wins (778 officially recognized by NCAA) during his near-40 season run on the college scene. He has nothing left to prove, having led three different programs to the Final […]

This past weekend was a big one for the Illinois Fighting Illini as they notched a huge win on their resume, knocking off Nebraska, 78-69. Coming into the matchup, Nebraska was ranked No. 5 in the country, while Illinois was at No. 9. Following the win, Illinois and Nebraska swapped ranking spots with the Cornhuskers […]

The 2025 Illinois basketball season has been great, with the Fighting Illini at 19-3. They recently avenged one of their losses after beating Nebraska, 78-69, and one massive reason has been the performance of freshman Keaton Wagler. He has been on fire over the Fighting Illini’s last three games, and he has been doing something […]

After sliding in the power rankings, Purdue basketball struck back with purpose. Braden Smith led the charge as the Boilermakers, now 18–4, snapped a three-game skid with a 93-63 blowout of Maryland basketball, which fell to 8–13, in a Big Ten clash that felt personal and powerful. From the opening tip, the Terrapins never found […]

George Costanza perfected the art of showmanship by going out on a high note. Kansas basketball star Darryn Peterson has inadvertently done the same thing throughout his freshman season. The potential No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft amazes fans and bewilders opponents when on the court, but his nights are frequently cut short […]

Michigan basketball and Michigan State always have a battle for the ages when they step on the court together, and the latest matchup fell nothing short of that. Michigan walked away with the 83-71 win, but the physicality was on full display throughout the game. It may have been too much physicality to the point […]

Michigan Wolverines head coach Dusty May had a chance to catch up with Juwan Howard during the Detroit Pistons’ historic win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday evening. May is halfway through the second season of his stint with the Wolverines, embracing the job after a historic six-year tenure with the Florida Atlantic Owls. He […]

No. 1 UConn women’s basketball completed its final nonconference test of the regular season with a 96-66 rout of No. 15 Tennessee at PeoplesBank Arena, but in head coach Geno Auriemma’s view, the scoreline was secondary — the real takeaway was how his team handled being tested. The undefeated Huskies encountered fierce resistance but took […]

There were two things that paved the way Brad Underwood and the No. 9 Illinois Fighting Illini to take down the No. 5 Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sunday evening. Underwood is halfway through the ninth season of his stint with the Fighting Illini. He has been successful throughout his tenure, keeping the program in serious status […]

One year after reaching the pinnacle of college basketball, Florida is struggling to remain in that same conversation down the stretch of Todd Golden’s fourth season. Despite being led by veterans Thomas Haugh, Alex Condon and Xaivian Lee, the Gators have not looked cohesive and are not in good shape as the March Madness season […]

Illinois basketball has had a solid season, as it just won its 19th game. Illinois just jumped into the AP Top ten and will be moving higher after a 78-79 victory over Nebraska. After the game, Brad Underwood praised Keaton Wagler, noting his stats could be even better. “His [shooting] percentage would be really good […]

Nebraska basketball walked into Sunday aiming to shed the collapse against Michigan. Illinois toppled the Cornhuskers, though, 78-69 against the No. 5 ranked team in the land. Head coach Fred Hoiberg got to thinking about one thing that bothered him about the defeat. “I thought their length in the paint bothered us,” Hoiberg pointed out […]

Iowa State is coming off their 2oth win of the season. They took a 95-61 victory over Kansas State. After starting 16-0, Iowa State suffered back-to-back losses, but has rebounded to win four in a row. After the game, head coach TJ Otzelberger praised the growth of his team. “I know that you get to […]

Kansas State basketball is enduring a rough start to 2026 including facing No. 1 Arizona. Yet that 25-point loss was nothing compared to Sunday’s rigid outing versus Iowa State. Still, head coach Jerome Tang showed no concern, nor disappointment. Why? Especially considering how one-sided the 95-61 contest became against the No. 8 Cyclones? Tang shared […]

The LSU women’s basketball team has picked up a lot of big wins under head coach Kim Mulkey. That continued on Sunday, as the Tigers defeated Alabama 103-63. Following the game, Coach Mulkey applauded her star point guard Jada Richard. Richard finished the LSU-Alabama game with 16 points, four rebounds and four assists. “She’s our […]