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One of the biggest stories in college sports is what is happening with the Alabama basketball program. The Crimson Tide is the latest basketball team to try to get away with a gray area within the college sports eligibility rules. Former Crimson Tide player Charles Bediako was granted a temporary restraining order to return to […]

This week served as a stress test for women’s college basketball’s elite. Conference play had reached a point where travel wear-and-tear began to matter and every possession carried postseason implications. This was not a week to rely on projected future greatness or lean on early resumes. It was a week that rewarded execution, punished complacency, […]

The South Carolina women’s basketball team went into its matchup against No. 5 Vanderbilt with a chip on its shoulder after a heartbreaking defeat. But on Sunday, the No. 2 Gamecocks were the ones playing heartbreaker as they brought the Commodores’ undefeated season to an halt with a 103-74 statement victory. The win ended Vanderbilt’s […]

The latest AP Top 25 in college basketball is out, and the St. John’s basketball team is back in the rankings. The Red Storm stormed back into the rankings after they had a huge come-from-behind win against Xavier. The game was a massive milestone because Rick Pitino reached 900 wins, and it was a big […]

Illinois basketball has been great as of late. After a three-point loss to Nebraska, the Illini have won nine in a row. That includes Illinois upsetting Purdue on Saturday, winning 88-82. Now, the program got more good news, jumping into the AP Top 10 after the win over Purdue. Illinois is now ranked ninth in […]

The top-five teams in the latest Associated Press poll features some of the most recognizable brands in the sport today. Arizona, UConn, Michigan, Duke and … wait a minute, what are they doing here? The Nebraska basketball Cornhuskers? At 20-0? Chaos is reigning supreme in college hoops, and it is not even March yet. Although […]

Illinois’ win over Purdue did more than just extend its win streak to nine while beating the No. 4 team in college basketball. Following their 88-82 victory, the Illini’s offense now has the highest rating in the country, according to KenPom. Illinois has consistently been one of the most efficient offenses in the country, but […]

The Gonzaga basketball team has been missing big man Graham Ike, who is dealing with an injury. Gonzaga head coach Mark Few indicated that Ike might be able to return to the lineup for the team’s next game against St. Mary’s. “We just need to take some days off. I mean, Jalen’s beat up through […]

The Texas Tech basketball team continued a strong season on Saturday, with a Big 12 conference win over Houston. Following the game, Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland revealed a former Red Raiders player texted him before the game. McCasland said that text helped inspire his team to victory. “It’s funny, Chance McMillian texted me […]

Illinois took an upset victory over Purdue on Saturday, winning 88-82. In the game, Keaton Wagler had a historical performance for Illinois. Meanwhile, David Mirkovic was also a major player in the contest, even though there were questions about his availability before the game. After the game, Mirkovic explained how determined he was to play […]

As Alabama basketball’s Charles Bediako made his on-court return that has been talked about tremendously in the sports world, it came in a 79-73 loss as the No. 17 Crimson Tide hosted unranked Tennessee. Though Bediako’s return to the Alabama basketball team remains controversial, due to his having some NBA time in the G League, […]

Michigan State basketball has been playing well this season, and they got a big win against Indiana, defeating them 81-60. Head coach Tom Izzo has liked the play from his team, and he may not know the exact motivation for it, but he recently took a wild guess. “It’s fun when guys take challenges, and […]

It has been an up-and-down campaign for Tennessee Basketball. After Florida dominated Tennessee, they defeated Texas A&M. The Vols would then lose to Kentucky, but on Saturday, they upset Alabama. The leader of the team was freshman Nate Ament, and after the game, head coach Rick Barnes strongly defended his budding star. “I know that […]

The Michigan State basketball team had a special day in its win over Maryland Saturday. Michigan State star Jeremy Fears Jr. made Big Ten history, when he finished the game with both 17 points and 17 assists. “He’s the first player in Big Ten history with at least 17 points and 17 assists in a […]

As the No. 16 Florida basketball team was coming off a win over LSU, the program’s five-game winning streak would be snapped as they lost to the unranked Auburn Tigers on Saturday, 76-67. With the Florida basketball team on the wrong end of the upset against Auburn, head coach Todd Golden spoke about the pedestrian […]

Texas Tech hosted sixth-ranked Houston, taking the upset in the process. JT Toppin had a monster performance in the game, dropping 31 points and adding 12 boards in the win. The dominating performance put Toppin in Kevin Durant territory as well. This was the third time this season that Toppin had at least 30 points […]

The no. 22 North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the no.14 Virginia Cavaliers 85-80 on Saturday, and head coach Hubert Davis was blunt when speaking about how his group was able to rally back after a poor start to the contest. “I don’t think the energy was gone in the first half. I think Virginia’s physicality […]

The Arizona basketball team is undefeated on the season and looking like a well-oiled machine. Arizona is getting a massive challenge though on Monday, as the Wildcats tangle with BYU. The game will have major implications in the race for the Big 12 conference regular season title. Ahead of the Arizona-BYU game on Monday, Wildcats […]

As No. 6 Houston basketball fell to JT Toppin and the No. 12 Texas Tech Raiders on Saturday, 90-86, it garnered the reaction of Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson. Despite Houston basketball freshman Kingston Flemings scoring 42 points, it still resulted in a loss to the Red Raiders, and Sampson isn’t making any excuses for […]

UConn basketball just moved to 19-1 on the season, and 9-0 in Big East play. It took overtime for UConn to knock off Villanova. Legendary head coach Jim Calhoun was in attendance for the game, and after the game, current head coach Dan Hurley revealed the topic of their conversation. “I think Coach rattled off […]

The Xavier basketball team has a new head coach this season in Richard Pitino. Richard is the son of Rick Pitino, who is the head coach at St. John’s. On Saturday, Rick Pitino got his 900th college win as a head coach after defeating his son’s Xavier team. Following the game, Xavier coach Richard Pitino […]

Though Kansas basketball star Darryn Peterson didn’t play against Kansas State on Saturday, the No. 19 Jayhawks came out with an 86-62 win on Saturday, but all eyes are set on the next matchup against BYU standout AJ Dybantsa. While the Kansas basketball freshman guard is dealing with an ankle injury, head coach Bill Self […]

Even with a loss to Tennessee on Saturday, Alabama center Charles Bediako believes the Tide are National Championship favorites with him on their roster. Bediako sent shockwaves through the country when he returned to Alabama midway through the 2025-2026 college basketball season despite spending the last two years in the NBA G League. Regardless of […]

Despite an absurd 42-point night from star freshman Kingston Flemings, Houston suffered its second loss of the 2025-2026 college basketball season to Texas Tech on Saturday. According to head coach Kelvin Sampson, the Cougars’ poor rebounding effort led to their downfall. The game was not a typical Houston basketball outing, with the Cougars allowing a […]

The Big Ten is an absolute gauntlet in college basketball this season, and that was on full display on Saturday as two of the best teams in the league had to go at it in West Lafayette. In the end, it was No. 11 Illinois that pulled the upset and came out on top 88-82 […]

The Arkansas basketball team picked up a SEC conference win over LSU on Saturday. Darius Acuff Jr. led the Razorbacks once again, scoring a career-high 31 points. Arkansas improved to 15-5 on the season, following the victory. Arkansas head coach John Calipari was pleased with Acuff’s performance, but challenged him to push even harder in […]

As the unranked Auburn basketball team has upset certain programs this season already, add another one to the list after their 76-67 win over the No. 16 Florida Gators. With the Auburn basketball team led by head coach Steven Pearl, son of Bruce Pearl, he would speak about how the road win over Florida is […]

The college basketball season is heating up as conference play rages on, and Saturday was a historic day across the country, especially for a freshman class that is heralded as one of the best in recent memory at this level. On a day full of upsets, BYU avoided that with a comfortable 91-78 win over […]

The BYU basketball team has a star in true freshman forward AJ Dybantsa. Dybantsa put together one of the best performances of his college career on Saturday, scoring 43 points for the Cougars. BYU defeated the Utah basketball team, 91-78. Following the game, BYU head coach Kevin Young made a bold declaration about his freshman. […]

BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa manifested a historic performance on Saturday in the Cougars’ 91-78 victory over rival Utah at the Marriott Center in Provo. The 6-foot-9 forward scored 43 points, grabbed six rebounds, and added three assists, setting a new BYU record for points scored by a freshman and surpassing Danny Ainge’s 48-year-old mark of […]

The Duke basketball team got another big win by defeating Wake Forest in ACC play on Saturday. The Blue Devils won the game, 90-69. Duke freshman Cameron Boozer scored 32 points to lift his club. Boozer took a moment after the game to tip his cap to the team’s other bigs. “We might have the […]

The Illinois basketball team picked up a big win over Purdue on Saturday. Illinois guard Keaton Wagler poured in a whopping 46 points for the club, to get the Big Ten conference victory. Following the game, Wagler got his flowers from multiple news reporters who were left astonished at Wagler’s dominance. “Goodness. This is a […]

The Illinois Fighting Illini delivered one of its most stunning road wins in recent memory on Saturday, knocking off No. 4 the Purdue Boilermakers 88-82 inside Mackey Arena behind a historic scoring explosion from freshman guard Keaton Wagler. Wagler poured in 46 points, the most ever scored by an opponent in Mackey Arena, leading the […]

BYU basketball witnessed history out of AJ Dybantsa on Saturday night. The freshman dropped an astonishing 43 points on Utah — getting fans believing he locked up the top pick of the 2026 NBA Draft. Dybantsa joined Houston freshman Kingston Flemings as Big 12 freshmen who scored 40+ in their games, a first in conference […]

The Villanova Wildcats pushed the UConn Huskies to the brink on Saturday afternoon but came away empty-handed, falling 75–67 in overtime at a sold-out PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. Villanova led for nearly 30 minutes of game time and held advantages late in regulation and early in overtime, but offensive woes in the extra period and […]

Alabama basketball faced eligibility concerns involving Charles Bediako. Now the Crimson Tide and head coach Nate Oats welcomed back the star amid the controversial case involving him and the NCAA. He hadn’t played in a college basketball game since the 2023 season. Bediako ended that drought right here versus Tennessee. Charles Bediako checks in for […]

AJ Dybantsa made incredible program history with his explosive scoring performance in the No. 13 BYU Cougars’ matchup against the Utah Utes on Saturday night. Dybantsa is midway through his freshman campaign with the Cougars. He stands as one of the top prospects in the 2025 class, having solid projections as a high lottery pick […]

Houston fell short in its Saturday afternoon top-15 matchup with Texas Tech, but a new college basketball star was born in freshman guard Kingston Flemings. The San Antonio, Texas, native put together one of the best individual performances of the season in the loss, dropping 42 points, six assists, two rebounds and two steals. Flemings […]

Coming into their game against Purdue on Saturday, the Illinois Fighting Illini were going to be short-handed because of the absence of Kylan Boswell due to a hand injury. But in his absence, freshman guard Keaton Wagler stepped up in a huge way, making NCAA history in the process as Illinois upset Purdue, 88-82. Keaton […]