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Iowa’s heartbreaking loss to Iowa State dropped its record to 10-2 to begin the 2025-2026 college basketball season, with its only losses against a pair of top-10 programs. Head coach Ben McCollum acknowledges the progress his team has made, but he does not feel any better about the result. In his first year with the […]

Iowa State remained undefeated with a win over rival Iowa, but it did not come as expected. The Cyclones needed to mount a comeback to avoid the upset, which head coach T.J. Otzelberger was proud of his team for. Otzelberger believes the turning point of Iowa State’s 66-62 victory came at halftime, when he challenged […]

UCLA Bruins head coach Mick Cronin got brutally honest about why players choose specific schools to represent throughout their collegiate careers. Cronin is going through the 23rd season of his head coaching career, his seventh with the Bruins. He has helped the program be consistent with NCAA Tournament contention, reaching the Final Four in 2021 […]

Urban Edge Network is broadcasting another college basketball game in conjunction with the Texas Legends. Tulsa and New Mexico are set to square off on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 3 PM EST. The game will be airing on Urban Edge Network, an emerging digital platform largely dedicated to amplifying HBCU and multicultural content, and offers […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish suffered a major blow recently with the ankle injury to junior guard Markus Burton. Burton has been the team’s leading scorer to start the 2025-26 season, and he will be out for an indefinite amount of time. But to help offset the loss of Burton, Notre Dame dipped into the […]

Earlier in 2025, LSU women’s basketball star Flau’jae Johnson had a major life decision to make. When the Tigers’ 2024-25 season came to an end in the Elite Eight, Johnson was left with two potential paths forward — one that led to a professional career in the WNBA, and the other that led to a […]

Audi Crooks has been leading the way and snatching headlines for Iowa State so far this season, and that hasn’t changed after the Cyclones’ latest major win. The nation’s 10th-ranked team took down its cross-state rival and formerly undefeated No. 11 Iowa on Wednesday, 74-69, and Crooks thinks it’s what the team needed to look […]

Kentucky walked off the Rupp Arena floor with a 103–67 win over NC Central and a head coach who looked anything but satisfied. The 36-point margin snapped a two-game skid, but Mark Pope made it clear afterward that the victory did little to ease his growing frustration with a team he says is nowhere close […]

Purdue didn’t need a speech full of fire at halftime. It just required Matt Painter’s reminder to defend. And the sixth-ranked Boilermakers responded with one of their most dominant second-half stretches of the season. All part of blowing past Minnesota 85-57. While they were clinging to a 35-32 lead after allowing the Gophers to close […]

Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith added another milestone to his storied college basketball career on Wednesday night, recording his 20th career double-double as No. 6 Purdue dismantled Minnesota Golden Gophers 85-57. Smith posted 15 points, 12 assists, and six rebounds in the win. The performance came just days after Purdue suffered a stunning 23-point loss […]

Baylor women’s basketball guard Jana Van Gytenbeek recorded the program’s first triple-double since 2022 in a 90-36 win over Alabama State on Tuesday, placing her alongside Brittney Griner on one of the shortest statistical lists in program history. Van Gytenbeek secured her 10th rebound with 1:28 remaining, completing a 10-point, 13-assist and 10-rebound performance that […]

After a down year in 2024-25 following back-to-back national championships, Dan Hurley has UConn basketball right back at the top of college basketball. The Huskies came into Tuesday night’s Jimmy V Classic against Florida ranked No. 5 in the country at 8-1. UConn backed up its ranking, collecting a hard-fought 77-73 win over No. 18 […]

BYU Cougars freshman phenom AJ Dybantsa delivered the kind of performance that reminds everyone why he entered college basketball as one of the most hyped prospects in years. The No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2025 powered No. 10 BYU to a stunning 67-64 comeback win over the Clemson Tigers at Madison Square Garden. After […]

Brad Underwood has tuned Illinois basketball into an NCAA Tournament fixture, and a destination for NBA Draft prospects. He guided the program to its first Elite Eight appearance in almost 20 years back in 2024. Now, the veteran head coach must figure out how to push the team to the next level. Keaton Wagler is […]

The Michigan Wolverines basketball program made one of its loudest cases yet for the top spot in the country Tuesday, and second year head coach Dusty May knows it. After a dominant 89 -61 win vs. the Villanova Wildcats, the push by the Wolverines basketball coach for the No. 1 slot in the polls has […]

Villanova basketball ran into a buzzsaw Wednesday night, as the Wildcats got absolutely dominated on both ends of the floor in a 89-61 loss to the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan broke away early, as it built a 30-point lead by halftime. The second half was mostly about […]

BYU scored its fifth straight win in dramatic fashion after beating Clemson, 67-64, on Tuesday in the Jimmy V Classic via a walk-off three-pointer from Robert Wright III. Wright whipped Madison Square Garden into a frenzy after draining the game-winner off the inbounds pass from Mihailo Boskovic. The Cougars completed the come-from-behind win, climbing back […]

There are reasons why No. 10 BYU basketball star freshman AJ Dybantsa is expected to be among those selected early in the 2026 NBA Draft. He showed everyone why again on Tuesday night, as he led the Cougars to a thrilling 67-64 neutral-site victory during a Jimmy V Classic presented by Modelo game at Madison […]

Lamar Wilkerson had himself an evening after leading Indiana to an easy win over Penn State, 113-72, on Tuesday at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers bounced back from back-to-back losses and improved to 8-2. Wilkerson exploded for a career-high 44 points on 16-of-22 shooting, including 10-of-15 from beyond the arc. He also had four rebounds, four […]

Tuesday night’s game between the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines and the Villanova Wildcats at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was practically over before the first half buzzer even sounded. By halftime, Michigan basketball was already enjoying a 30-point lead. The second half was a much more even battle, with Villanova even outscoring Dusty May’s […]

The transformation of the Virginia Cavaliers basketball team under head coach Ryan Odom has been dramatic. For years, Tony Bennett-led Virginia squads relied on a slow pace and a defense-driven identity. Now, as the 2025 college basketball season unfolds, a remarkable stat makes it clear that the program has moved on from its former coach […]

Come next year, things are expected to look different as it relates to March Madness. On Tuesday, NCAA President Charlie Baker unveiled his plans to expand the tournament, per Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports.  Among the plans are the following: – NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament expansion – deal with the pro leagues regarding […]

In one of the best games of the young college basketball season so far, BYU basketball came back from a 21-point halftime deficit to shock Clemson 67-64 at Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V Classic. BYU came back to take a five-point lead late before Clemson stormed back to tie the game at 64 […]

The 2025-26 college basketball season is entering the final stage of non-conference play. The holiday season is here, and the conference season is beginning. One of the best matchups of the entire season will take place on Tuesday night for the Jimmy V Classic. Clemson and BYU meet for the first game of the Classic, […]

Things aren’t going well for Notre Dame right now. The football program was snubbed from the College Football Playoff, causing all kinds of drama. Now, the basketball team is dealing with a huge setback. Guard Markus Burton is out due to a foot and ankle injury, per the South Bend Tribune. Burton is expected to […]

The NCAA college basketball schedule is starting to heat up, and the picture is becoming clearer on who the best teams in the nation are. There are still a handful of undefeated teams left, and last week’s AP Poll number one team, Purdue, lost their first game of the season, as did a number of […]

Another professional women’s basketball startup league is planning to make its debut in 2026, but this time, it’s one that will cater to players who are transitioning out of college. UpShot, which has been pitched as a developmental league, will start its inaugural season in May of next year. UpShot is more comparable to the […]

UConn legend Sue Bird returned to Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Sunday for the retirement of her No. 10 jersey, calling the honor an emotional milestone as the Huskies celebrated one of the most decorated players in program history. Before UConn’s 102–35 win over DePaul, Bird addressed the crowd, describing the moment as deeply meaningful. “This […]

Every women’s college basketball season begins with the same collection of unknowns. There are questions surrounding chemistry, player development, rotations, and how highly touted freshmen or impactful transfers will adapt to the national stage. But by early December, the fog usually begins to lift. Patterns emerge. Rotations stabilize. Elite teams reveal themselves through a combination […]

Purdue just took its first loss of the season. The Boilermakers were dominated by Iowa State on Saturday. Purdue has now dropped from the top spot in the AP Poll, being ranked sixth in the latest rankings. This drop places head coach Matt Painter’s team behind Iowa State, which tied the record for the largest […]

Southern University has extended its impressive win streak against Big 12 programs following its defeat of Houston on Sunday. The Lady Jaguars secured a 70-62 victory only four days after beating previously undefeated Arizona.  Southern, once again, took control of the game, winning three of four quarters and hopping out to a 38-29 lead at […]

With Kansas basketball star Darryn Peterson returning against Missouri in what ended up becoming an 8-60 win on Sunday night, he would only play 23 minutes, with many wondering if he was on a slight minutes restriction. While fans had been waiting for any update on the Kansas basketball star in Peterson, head coach Bill […]

Oklahoma State women’s basketball set multiple program records Saturday in a 133–46 win over Mississippi Valley State, improving to 10–1 and delivering the highest-scoring game in school history. The 87-point margin also marked the program’s largest ever. “Just a really complete win today,” coach Jacie Hoyt said, as reported by Kyle Alan of the Pokes […]

It was a historic win for the Iowa State basketball program as the team beat the No. 1-ranked Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday in blowout fashion, 81-58. With the sports world reacting to Iowa State basketball’s huge win over Purdue, it was record-making in a multitude of ways that will be exciting for any Cyclones fans […]

After the Arizona basketball program got a huge ranked win over the UConn Huskies on Nov. 19, the team got its fourth win against a ranked team on Saturday with its latest dominant showing against the Auburn Tigers, 97-68. With the Arizona basketball team continuing to win in stunners, there were many contributions to the […]

The Kansas basketball program has had a middling start to the 2025 college basketball season, currently sitting at 6-3 ahead of Sunday’s tilt against the Missouri Tigers. Kansas is currently ranked at number 21 in the country, with a relatively weak patch in the schedule coming up. For the past couple of weeks, the Jayhawks […]

The Auburn basketball program has gotten off to a tepid start to the 2025 season, currently sitting at 7-3 following a demolition at the hands of the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday. The Tigers are ranked at number 20 in the nation, and seem to be a far cry from their Final Four heights of a […]

With the No. 20 Auburn basketball program last losing to the Michigan Wolverines, the team would get its third defeat of the season at the hands of No. 2 Arizona, 97-68. As the Auburn basketball team is looking to not plummet after major leadership changes, like Bruce Pearl’s retirement, his son, Steven, would speak about […]

Illinois did not just beat Tennessee. The Illini embraced the city’s “Smashville” nickname and made it their own, punctuating a 75-62 win with a trophy celebration that turned downright rock-and-roll. when in smashville pic.twitter.com/SP1q0O3GPv — Illinois Men's Basketball (@IlliniMBB) December 7, 2025 After a physical, punishing matchup at Bridgestone Arena, players returned to the locker […]