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UCLA has been one of the legendary programs in college basketball and the team was at its best in the late 1960s and early 1970s when Hall of Fame centers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton led the Bruins to multiple national championships under head coach John Wooden. Walton passed away last year after a lengthy […]

Zoe Brooks and the No. 13 NC State Wolfpack stunned the college basketball world by beating the No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 104-95 in a double-overtime thriller. Brooks was particularly dominant throughout the course of the game. In 47 minutes of action, she finished with a double-double of 33 points and 10 rebounds. She […]

The Cinderella season continued for St. John’s basketball on Sunday with a very convincing 89-75 win over UConn at Madison Square Garden. This victory completed the Red Storm’s season sweep of the two-time defending national champions after they also won on the road earlier this month. St. John’s didn’t seem like it would have its […]

The Indiana basketball and Purdue rivalry has hit hard times. Matt Painter has no coaching concerns at the latter school. IU, however, is changing coaches soon with Mike Woodson out after this season. The Hoosiers and Woodson pulled a massive stunner in Bloomington on Sunday, though, beating Painter’s Boilermakers 73-58. Woodson even got showered with […]

The in-state rivalry between Indiana and Purdue basketball is always a heated battle, and Sunday was no different. After Purdue played a great first half to take a 12-point lead into the locker room, the Hoosiers responded with one of their best halves of the season to run away with a 73-58 victory over the […]

The St John’s Red Storm smoked the UConn Huskies 89-75 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. This comes just weeks after the Red Storm beat the Huskies 68-62 in Storrs to launch into the top ten. With the Big East Tournament around the corner, Dan Hurley and UConn have work to do for a chance […]

Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson is nearing the end of his time in Bloomington. Before he leaves town, he’s paying homage to the school’s legendary coach Bob Knight. Woodson sat in the infamous chair Knight once threw during a 1985 game against Purdue. Knight was ejected from that game in the first half, after arguing […]

The Indiana basketball program picked up a big 73-58 win over No. 13 Purdue at home on Sunday, and after the game, head coach Mike Woodson was mobbed by his players. The head coach spoke on how he reacted to that reception from his players. “It means a lot,” Mike Woodson said, via Zach Osterman […]

New Minnesota Timberwolves owner Alex Rodriguez is riding high after winning his arbitration battle against Glen Taylor and the old ownership group, allowing the MLB legend to go through with his group’s purchaser of the team. On Sunday, Rodriguez kept the good times rolling with a memorable moment during the Army-Bucknell basketball game. At halftime […]

UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley is opening up about his team’s struggles this season. The Huskies are losing games a lot more regularly than the last few seasons, when they won national championships. On Sunday, UConn basketball lost to St. John’s 89-75. St. John’s swept UConn this year for the first time since the 1999-2000 […]

For what seems like the entire season, college basketball fans have been waiting for UConn to start clicking. The back-to-back national champions have struggled all season long after losing much of their roster from the last two years, and those hard times continued on Sunday with a blowout 89-75 loss to No. 10 St. John’s […]

The UConn men’s basketball team has regressed this season after winning back-to-back national championships, and the struggles of Alex Karaban this season have been magnified. The Huskies suffered an 89-75 loss to No. 10 St. John’s on Sunday, and head coach Dan Hurley spoke on Karaban’s struggles this season, referencing the pressure he has on […]

The schedule in SEC basketball this season is a grind week in and week out, and Texas A&M basketball is going through a low point over the last week. On Saturday, The No. 7-ranked Aggies lost to No. 6 Tennessee 77-69 in front of their home fans in College Station. Texas A&M will certainly be […]

The SEC has been the best conference in college basketball all season long, and it has been a pleasure to watch some of the best teams in the nation battle each other week after week. On Saturday, another heavyweight matchup delivered the goods as No. 6 Tennessee went on the road and knocked off No. […]

Entering Saturday, Wisconsin basketball was one of the hottest teams in the nation. For most of the day in Madison, the Badgers looked the part as they picked apart Oregon in front of their home fans. Unfortunately for head coach Greg Gard and company, they could only put together that dominant performance for 35 minutes […]

University of Arizona athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois is apologizing to BYU basketball for words said in a Saturday game. BYU defeated Arizona basketball 96-95, in an absolute battle. Arizona fans had some salty things to say to the BYU players. Arizona basketball fans apparently used profanity and the word Mormons while screaming at and heckling […]

Although it took a phantom foul call in the final seconds of the game to seal the deal, the BYU Cougars departed the McKale Center with a win over the 19th-ranked Arizona Wildcats on Saturday night, greatly improving the Cougars’ chances of making the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive year. There are plenty of […]

Alabama basketball has become one of the top programs in the country under Nate Oats, and the Crimson Tide backed that up again on Saturday with a very impressive 96-83 win against Kentucky. Alabama recovered from a slow start to take a lead at halftime and run away with the win behind an explosive performance […]

Illinois basketball made all kinds of brutal history in a 110-67 embarrassment against the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden. Not only did the Fighting Illini suffer their worst loss in program history on Saturday night, but stat guru Jared Berson reports “it’s the largest margin of defeat for the Big Ten in […]

Kentucky basketball fell short against Alabama once again on Saturday in another high-scoring affair. Despite a strong start by Mark Pope and the Wildcats, the Crimson Tide rallied back late in the first half and ran away with the game in a 96-83 win in Tuscaloosa. Kentucky is still fighting an uphill battle while they […]

Since making their move to the Big 12 official last season, Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars are 32-5 in conference play, proving that the leaps from Conference USA to AAC to Big 12 were not too big for them to handle. On Saturday afternoon, Houston took one more step toward a second consecutive regular […]

The Big 12 slate this season has been a struggle for Kansas basketball, but the Jayhawks got back on track on Saturday with a dominant 96-64 win over Oklahoma State. This current stretch of the schedule against some of the worst teams in the conference will be welcome for Bill Self and company following a […]

Illinois basketball is spiraling, and Brad Underwood’s frustrations were evident after a historic 110-67 thrashing at the hands of Duke at Madison Square Garden. The Fighting Illini shot just 2-of-26 from 3-point range after missing their first 17 attempts from deep for the game. The 43-point loss is the worst in program history. Underwood simply […]

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood watched Saturday night as his team took the worst loss in program history. The Fighting Illini got shellacked by the Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden. Duke whipped Illinois 110-67. Duke shot better than 50 percent from three-point range. Blue Devils freshman star Cooper Flagg had his way in […]

Amid a disappointing 5-23 season, Fresno State is the latest basketball team to be involved in a betting scandal. With just four games remaining in the regular season, the Bulldogs announced disciplinary action was taken on top players Jalen Weaver, Zaon Collins and Mykell Robinson due to an ongoing internal and NCAA gambling investigation. Weaver […]

On a day of college hoops that featured massive SEC clashes, the second Saint Mary’s-Gonzaga matchup of the season, and a non-conference showdown at MSG between Duke and Illinois, the game of the day was without question a late-night tip-off between Arizona and BYU. The Wildcats and Cougars combined for 191 points and neither team […]

The Duke basketball program accomplished a truly impressive team performance on Saturday night. Duke crushed Illinois 110-67 at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils were heavy favorites heading into the game, but nobody expected such a huge blowout. Duke had such a dominating win thanks to a balanced offensive attack that included seven players, including superstar […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Georgetown Creighton prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Georgetown Creighton. The Creighton Bluejays have put themselves in position to contend for a share of the Big East Conference championship. However, the Bluejays do not hold the cards as this this college basketball […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona State Kansas State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona State Kansas State. The Kansas State Wildcats had a very brief life on the bubble. They were beating good teams left and right, taking down Iowa State, Arizona, and Kansas. They […]

Duke basketball’s freshman phenom Cooper Flagg has turned a lot of heads this year. One of them is Illinois coach Brad Underwood, who saw Flagg up close on Saturday. Duke basketball routed Illinois, 110-67. Flagg erupted for 16 points in the blowout victory for the Blue Devils. It was the freshman’s first performance at Madison […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Utah-UCF prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Utah-UCF. There are a number of notable conference games in college basketball on the final Sunday of February. This one might slip under the radar due to the fact that Ohio State versus UCLA will […]

The Duke Blue Devils entered Madison Square Garden on Saturday night for a rare late-season non-conference matchup with a very good Illinois squad as considerable favorites, but even the most optimistic supporters of the Dukies likely didn’t have a 43 point victory on their Bingo card. In a 110-63 win, superstar freshman Cooper Flagg did […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Ohio State-UCLA prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Ohio State-UCLA. The Ohio State Buckeyes are not a lock to be in the NCAA Tournament, and they really did not help their cause a few days ago. They not only lost to Northwestern […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Xavier-Seton Hall prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Xavier-Seton Hall. The Xavier Musketeers are right on the NCAA Tournament bubble. They know that as they come to New Jersey to play a not-very-good Seton Hall team, they simply have to win. A […]

Duke basketball associate head coach Jai Lucas is being linked to Miami’s head coach vacancy. The Hurricanes, who have been a formidable opponent in the ACC Conference over the years, saw their longtime leader, Jim Larranaga, step down earlier this season. The program is going through a tumultuous year, with a current record of 6-21 […]

For the Arizona Wildcats, Saturday night’s Big 12 battle against BYU at McKale Center ended in controversy—and it could have significant implications for their conference tournament seeding. With 3.2 seconds left and Arizona leading 95-94, BYU’s Richie Saunders attempted an off-balance shot in the lane, which fell short and landed in the hands of Tobe […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an FAU-Memphis prediction and pick. Find out how to watch FAU-Memphis. The Memphis Tigers know they will be part of the NCAA Tournament. The next task is to get a higher NCAA Tournament seed to maximize the bracket path for the Tigers. A recent loss […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue Indiana prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Purdue Indiana. The Purdue Boilermakers need to regain their winning edge in the Big Ten Conference this season. They were having a great season until recently, when they lost to Michigan, Wisconsin, and Michigan […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UConn-St John’s prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UConn-St John’s. The UConn Huskies are making their last stand. The Huskies, in their bid for a three-peat national championship, were recently humiliated in a late-game loss to Seton Hall. UConn led by three […]