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Hello friends, and welcome to our latest Bracketology update here at ClutchPoints! Seven teams have already punched their tickets to the 2025 NCAA Tournament, and on Tuesday night, four more teams will ensure that they’re officially part of the Madness that infects every one of us each year around this time. In today’s edition, we’re […]

UConn star Paige Bueckers said she’s focusing on enjoying her final college postseason run after leading the Huskies to their fifth straight Big East Tournament title Monday night. The No. 3-ranked Huskies defeated No. 22 Creighton 70-50 at Mohegan Sun Arena behind 24 points from Bueckers and 13 from Azzi Fudd. “There’s an emphasis on […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s. Here we go again. It’s Gonzaga versus Saint Mary’s in the WCC Tournament final. These two rivals once again meet for a tournament championship, as their dominance of the West Coast Conference […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UCF-Utah prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UCF-Utah. As UCF and Utah prepare to meet in the Big 12 Tournament, it is a fact that one of these programs has decided to make a coaching change for next season. The next question […]

While Duke basketball is the nation’s top-ranked team and has the sport’s best player in Cooper Flagg, it likely won’t get the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. However, it could happen if the Blue Devils (28-3, 19-1 ACC) roll through the ACC Tournament and get outside help. Although Auburn has lost two […]

It’s time to continue our ACC Tournament odds series with a Syracuse-Florida State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Syracuse-Florida State. Conference basketball tournaments get rolling with the ACC Tournament first round on Tuesday. This is the last of three opening-round games in Charlotte. Florida State is facing the end of the line […]

It’s time to continue our Big 12 Tournament odds series with an Arizona State-Kansas State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona State-Kansas State. The Arizona State Sun Devils won’t make the NCAA Tournament. Coach Bobby Hurley simply could not get his players on the same page this season. BJ Freeman got kicked […]

It’s time to continue our ACC Tournament odds series with a Cal-Virginia Tech prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Cal-Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech basketball is stuck, as are so many other programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference near the end of this college basketball season. Unless one of the league’s mid-tier teams wins […]

Texas women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer acknowledged the challenges of facing South Carolina in the SEC Tournament title game, pointing to the environment in Greenville, South Carolina, as a contributing factor following the Longhorns’ 64-45 loss on Sunday. “Again, when you’re playing South Carolina on their home floor in front of their fans, it’s a […]

It’s time to continue our Big 12 Tournament odds series with a Colorado-TCU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Colorado-TCU. The Big 12 Tournament first round continues with this day session game between Colorado and TCU. The Colorado Buffaloes reached the NCAA Tournament last season. They beat Florida in the first round. Keep […]

South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley expressed pride in her team after the Gamecocks defeated Texas 64-45 on Sunday to capture another SEC Tournament title, their ninth in the last 11 years. Fifth-ranked South Carolina never trailed, using a dominant 19-2 run in the second-quarter to take control and secure their third straight conference […]

It’s time to continue our ACC Tournament odds series with a Pitt-Notre Dame prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pitt-Notre Dame. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are winding down their season. This could be their last game if they lose. Notre Dame has struggled in an Atlantic Coast Conference which, collectively, has had […]

It’s time to continue our Big 12 Tournament odds series with a Cincinnati-Oklahoma State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Cincinnati-Oklahoma State. It is that time of year. Championship Week is here. It’s a week of bracket drama before the big bracket is revealed on Selection Sunday. Teams with no or little chance […]

Louisville basketball went 8-24 last year and won only three games in the ACC. This year, Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey is the ACC Coach of the Year. Kelsey, in his first year at Louisville, beat out Duke head coach Jon Scheyer for the award. Louisville went 25-6 overall and 18-2 in an albeit horrific […]

Ordinarily, Cooper Flagg being named the ACC Freshman of the Week would be big news in and of itself, especially this week, when he earned that distinction for a record-extending 12th time this year. But the Duke Blue Devils phenom and likely top overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft isn’t exactly ordinary. Adding to […]

Auburn Tigers men’s basketball forward Johni Broome won the SEC men’s basketball Player of the Year award, while his coach, Bruce Pearl, earned Coach of the Year honors, the conference announced on Monday. Broome also earned a spot on the all-conference first team. His teammate, Chad Baker-Mazara, was named third-team all-SEC, and Auburn’s Denver Jones […]

The Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball team has lost just once since December, won the ACC regular season and is a virtual lock for a 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Their double-digit win over the arch-rival North Carolina Tar Heels to close the regular season on Saturday was the icing on the cake, and […]

The Houston basketball team is gearing up for a postseason run, but they did just learn that they will be losing associate head coach Quannas White after the conclusion of this season. White will remain with the Cougars during their postseason run, but he will be taking the Louisiana head coaching job after the season […]

The Iowa State basketball team is one of the best squads in the Big 12, but they are limping into the postseason a bit as they have lost three of their last five games. A big issue for the Cyclones as of late has been injury trouble. Iowa State has been down some key players […]

Creighton basketball is gearing up for tournament play and the Big East postseason awards are starting to roll in. While there were a number of awards up for grabs in the conference this season, one of them was never in doubt. Creighton star Ryan Kalkbrenner won the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in […]

March is here, and the madness is right around the corner. Arguably the best sports month of the year is upon us, the NCAA Tournament is just a couple of weeks away as the first games get started on March 18th. The NCAA Tournament is a tough one to beat as it is definitely one […]

UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close believes both the Bruins and the Trojans deserve top seeds in the NCAA Tournament after No. 4 UCLA defeated No. 2 USC women’s basketball 72-67 in the Big Ten Tournament championship game Sunday in Minneapolis. The Bruins overcame a 13-point deficit and held USC to just four field goals […]

It’s time to continue our WCC Tournament odds series with a San Francisco-Gonzaga prediction and pick. Find out how to watch San Francisco-Gonzaga. Just before this WCC Tournament began, on the final weekend of the conference regular season, Gonzaga traveled to San Francisco with plenty on the line. Gonzaga was playing to avoid having to […]

Hello friends, and welcome to a Holy Hell, Selection Sunday is less than one week away edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! So the title of today’s Bracketology update is ‘A Championship Week Challenge’ and in this case, the word ‘challenge’ has three different meanings. First, I’d like to remind you that you can see how my […]

TCU women’s basketball guard Hailey Van Lith called winning the Big 12 Championship “a blessing” after helping the Horned Frogs defeat Baylor 64-59 on Sunday to secure the program’s first conference tournament title since 2005 and first-ever in the Big 12. Van Lith, named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, scored 20 points and hit a […]

UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley swiftly answered whether he regrets turning down the Lakers’ job offer last offseason. The Huskies have not had an ideal regular season based on their expectations heading into the year. However, this group is hitting a hot streak ahead of the Big East Tournament, as it still looks to […]

It’s time to continue our WCC Tournament odds series with a Pepperdine Saint Mary’s prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pepperdine Saint Mary’s. What an amazing story we have in Las Vegas. An underdog is at the blackjack table, hitting on 17 and winning. The Pepperdine Waves are truly riding that wave into […]

Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies are getting ready to take part in the Big East Tournament. However, the head coach had stunning comments regarding his team’s status in the transfer portal. The Huskies ended their regular season on Saturday, blowing out the Seton Hall Pirates 81-50. They finished the regular season 22-9, including a […]

Duke women’s basketball capped a statement weekend with a 76-62 win over No. 7 NC State on Sunday, securing the program’s first ACC Tournament championship since 2013 and the first under head coach Kara Lawson. The third-seeded Blue Devils (26-7) avenged all four of their regular-season conference losses during the tournament, defeating Louisville, Notre Dame […]

The No. 8 Michigan State basketball program came away with a dominant 79-62 win over No. 17 Michigan on Senior Day, but at the end of the game, the two teams got into an altercation at half court, and Tom Izzo chalked it down as a typical rivalry moment. “If everybody’s out there hugging and […]

Nebraska basketball coach Fred Hoiberg is making a promise to fans. Hoiberg pledged to work as hard as possible to return the Cornhuskers next season to the Big Ten Conference tournament, as well as the NCAA tournament. “We’re going to be back next year and hopefully do a better job,” Hoiberg said Sunday, per On3. […]

Dusty May’s No. 17 Michigan basketball team lost on the road to No. 8 Michigan State on the road on Sunday, and in the final seconds, there was an altercation between the two teams, with the Spartans seemingly taking issue with the Wolverines players standing on the logo at half court. May seemed confused as […]

Sometimes, winning a championship is just about getting hot at the right time. Michigan State basketball is doing just that and is playing some of its best basketball of the season during the end of the regular season heading into the Big Ten Tournament. The Spartans continued that on Sunday with a very convincing 79-62 […]

After nearly a decade of NBA assistant coaching experience, Sacramento Kings assistant Luke Loucks will be returning to his alma mater and taking over as the head coach of Florida State basketball. Loucks, 34 years old, will be succeeding Leonard Hamilton, who was his coach when he played for the Seminoles. “I don’t know how […]

NC State women’s basketball star Aziaha James was taken to the locker room late in the second quarter of the game against Duke in the ACC tournament championship game, but eventually returned in the second half. NC State's leading scorer Aziaha James was taken back to the locker room after a right leg injury in […]

When in-state conference rivals take the floor against one another, there is also the potential for things to get heated. When that game turns into something of a blowout, and the trailing team is expected to step aside and let their opponents get an opportunity to shine one last time on their home floor… that’s […]

South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley said her team is playing its best basketball of the season ahead of Sunday’s SEC Tournament title game against No. 1 Texas. The fifth-ranked Gamecocks (29-3) are seeking their third straight conference tournament championship and fifth in six seasons. “I think we’re playing our best basketball, individually and […]

USC women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb praised the competitive drive of her top players like JuJu Watkins and Kiki Iriafen ahead of Sunday’s Big Ten championship game against rival UCLA, emphasizing the qualities that have carried the Trojans through their conference tournament run. “I think our players are insanely competitive and they do have […]

2024-25 hasn’t been the season that Hubert Davis envisioned in Chapel Hill as North Carolina basketball has failed to meet expectations. The Tar Heels have just one quad 1 win and have let a number of opportunities slip through their fingers. North Carolina still has hopes of getting into the NCAA Tournament thanks to a […]