NCAA Basketball Articles - Page 55

PJ Haggerty replicated a Jimmer Fredette performance after he went off in the Kansas State Wildcats’ matchup against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Wednesday night. Going into the contest, Kansas State boasted a hot 4-0 start to the season. They earned wins over UNC Greensboro, Bellarmine, California, and Tulsa via blowouts and nailbiters. Haggerty played […]

College basketball season is back, and the madness isn’t waiting until March to get going. On Thursday night, USC basketball found itself in a triple-overtime battle with Troy at home, staring down one of the biggest upsets of the young season so far. USC trailed by as many as eight points in triple-overtime, but it […]

Penny Hardaway didn’t hold back on the Memphis Tigers’ struggles following their 80-71 loss to the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers on Thursday night. Going into the matchup, Memphis had a 1-2 record. They beat San Francisco in the opener but lost their next two contests against Ole Miss and UNLV, disappointing results to the high […]

The TCU Horned Frogs and head coach Mark Campbell have built a reputation over the past couple of seasons of being able to land major players out of the transfer portal. This season, TCU brought in arguably their biggest transfer of the past few years in Olivia Miles, a potential lottery pick in the 2026 […]

The Purdue Boilermakers are the top-ranked college basketball team in the AP-poll, and they continued their strong start following their 80-71 win against the Memphis Tigers in the opening game of the Baha Mar Hoops tournament. With the win, Purdue improved to 5-0 on the season, but head coach Matt Painter gave a ton of […]

The Indiana Hoosiers kept on rolling on Thursday night, improving to 5-0 following their 73-53 win against Lindenwood. Indiana is not yet ranked in the AP poll’s top-25 as they enter the first season of Darian DeVries as head coach. Amid Darian’s hiring, his son Tucker DeVries committed to Indiana out of the transfer portal […]

No. 18 Oklahoma State suffered its first loss of the season Wednesday night, falling 74–67 to St. John’s after struggling to match the Red Storm’s offensive efficiency and pace. The Cowgirls entered the game 5–0 and averaging more than 100 points per game, but were limited to 16 3-point attempts and four makes — far […]

The Kentucky Wildcats, one of the top teams in the AP poll coming into the 2025-26 season, have gotten off to a slow start to the year at 3-2. While that’s not a terrible record, especially with the season in its infancy, it’s underachieving for a team that was thought to be better. The underwhelming […]

Conference realignment has been a hot topic in college sports over the past few years. One of the biggest shakeups came last year when the Pac-12 dissolved with teams splitting off and joining the Big Ten and the Big 12. The Pac-12 will make a comeback for the 2026-27 season, but in the meantime, St. […]

The 2025 Oklahoma basketball season has been inconsistent to start for the Sooners. The Sooners have lost two games to opponents that have NCAA Tournament potential: Gonzaga and Nebraska. The good news for the Sooners is that transfer guard Jadon Jones is expected to make his season debut against Oral Roberts after he missed their […]

The Baylor Bears’ athletic program was hit by another big blow on Thursday afternoon. After leaving his post as the chair of the College Football Playoff committee, athletic director Mack Rhoades will now leave his role as the head of Baylor’s athletic department. College football insider Pete Thamel broke the news of Rhoades’ impending departure […]

The 2025 Syracuse basketball team has gotten off to a strong start, sitting at 4-0. One of the biggest reasons for their strong start has been the emergence of Carmelo Anthony’s son, Kiyan Anthony, who was brought in as a freshman and is following in his dad’s footsteps after Carmelo first came into national prominence […]

Brad Underwood made a clear statement involving the Final Four after the No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini’s 90-86 loss to the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday night. Going into the matchup, Illinois was off to a great start with a 4-0 record. They had wins over Jackson State, Florida Gulf Coast, ranked Texas […]

The Auburn Tigers responded to their narrow loss against the Houston Cougars in emphatic fashion, demolishing the Jackson State Tigers 112-66 at Neville Arena on Wednesday night. The Tigers put together a complete performance even without their leading scorer Keyshawn Hall, who sat out due to an ankle and foot injury suffered in the previous […]

Jaden Bradley received praise from head coach Tommy Lloyd for his performances in the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats’ 71-67 win over the No. 3 UConn Huskies on Wednesday night. In 35 minutes of action, Bradley delivered a strong display for the Wildcats. He finished with a stat line of 21 points, three rebounds, two assists, […]

Alabama found the jolt it needed Wednesday night in Chicago, and it came from a player who had not taken the floor in any of the Crimson Tide’s first three regular-season games. Sophomore forward Keitenn Bristow made his debut in a 90-86 win over Illinois and delivered an impact that both head coaches said changed […]

Arizona basketball head coach Tommy Lloyd coached in Gampel Pavilion for the first time in his career, and he’s been doing this for almost 30 years. It only made sense that Lloyd walked away with the win, and that’s what he did, defeating UConn 71-67. In the process, he made college history, according to ESPN’s […]

UConn Huskies coach Dan Hurley did not hold back after No. 3 UConn fell 71 to 67 to No. 4 Arizona in a game that tested the Huskies physically and mentally. “We got punked,” Hurley said. “It’s going to be a bad film session coming out of here. There’s a street fight going on in […]

UConn head coach Dan Hurley has never been one to hide his emotions, but Wednesday night’s 71-67 loss to No. 4 Arizona brought out one of his most dramatic postgame moments yet. The No. 3 Huskies battled without several key contributors, and the frustration of such a narrow defeat boiled over almost immediately after the […]

The Alabama Basketball program made a major early-season statement on Wednesday night, defeating No. 8 ranked Illinois by a score of 90-86 in a thrilling ranked college basketball showdown at the United Center in Chicago. The win not only lifted the No. 11 ranked Crimson Tide’s national profile but also prompted head coach Nate Oats […]

2025-26 is going to be a but of a transition period for Auburn basketball. Months after the Tigers lost a large part of a Final Four team, including star big man Johni Broome, head coach Bruce Pearl also stepped down and appointed his son, Stephen Pearl, as the team’s new head coach. Pearl had already […]

The No. 4 Arizona basketball continues its fiery start to the 2025-26 season, as the Wildcats remain undefeated after taking down the No. 3 UConn Huskies at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs on Wednesday night. It was another huge statement victory for Tommy Lloyd’s squad that improved to 5-0 overall. Three of their five victims so […]

The No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini face their toughest test yet on Wednesday night against No. 11 Alabama at the United Center in Chicago. The 4-0 start has been impressive, but a major question looms over the matchup. Star center Tomislav Ivisic remains sidelined with a right knee bone bruise suffered in practice. Ivisic’s status […]

No. 6 Michigan women’s basketball posted one of the most dominant offensive performances in program history Tuesday night, defeating Binghamton 120–50 and setting a new school record for points scored against an NCAA Division I opponent. The 120-point total also marked the most ever scored against the Bearcats, surpassing Notre Dame’s 103 in 2018, per […]

The Duke Blue Devils basketball team displayed resilience and star power in Tuesday’s Champions Classic win over the Kansas Jayhawks at Madison Square Garden. Freshman standout Cameron Boozer made headlines after being on the wrong end of a viral poster dunk but ultimately had the last laugh in a 78-66 victory that reinforced the Blue […]

Things haven’t quite gone according to plan so far this season for Kansas basketball, but there’s still plenty of time to get things back on the right track. On Tuesday night, however, things weren’t pretty at the end of the second half in a 78-66 loss to No. 5 Duke. Of course, there will be […]

The Michigan State Spartans basketball team continues to ride early-season momentum behind the exceptional play of redshirt sophomore point guard Jeremy Fears Jr., whose latest performance cemented his name into NCAA history. The Spartans improved to 4-0 after Tuesday night’s 83-66 win over the Kentucky Wildcats at Madison Square Garden, a statement victory that also […]

During the last few years, Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams, Jay Wright, Jim Boeheim, Tony Bennett, Bruce Pearl, Jim Larranaga and Mike Brey have all left the sidelines. While no one can get inside the mind of any of these respected ex-college basketball head coaches, many fans believe the current state of the NCAA has contributed […]

LSU coach Kim Mulkey has never been shy about making her feelings known. Just ask the reporters who covered the game between the Tigers and Tulane on Monday. The fifth-ranked LSU annihilated the unranked Green Wave with a 30-point rout, 101-71, at Devlin Fieldhouse to remain undefeated in five outings. In the postgame conference, Mulkey […]

The Kentucky Wildcats are still searching for answers — and their head coach didn’t shy away from saying it out loud. Following the 83-66 loss to the Michigan State Spartans in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden, Mark Pope gave one of his most revealing assessments since taking over in Lexington. Not The Cats […]

Kentucky Wildcats basketball head coach Mark Pope didn’t mince words following Tuesday night’s Champions Classic loss to the Michigan State Spartans. Following the 83-66 loss at Madison Square Garden that dropped the Wildcats record to 3-2 early in the season, Pope faced the media and issued a bold guarantee that immediately resonated across the landscape […]

Michigan State went into the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday believing it could beat anyone. That’s exactly what happened, as the Spartans took down Kentucky in convincing fashion, 83-66. It was a statement win for 17th-ranked Michigan State, as the 15th-ranked Kentucky was tagged as the favorite in the much-anticipated matchup. The Spartans […]

Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope didn’t hold back after his team’s Champions Classic loss vs. Michigan State Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. The 83-66 loss dropped the Wildcats to 3-2, and Pope’s brutally honest postgame remarks quickly set the tone for his young tenure in Lexington, signaling a coach unafraid to take full […]

Duke basketball entered the 2025-26 season surrounded by curiosity, pressure, and the lingering shadow of Cooper Flagg’s historic freshman campaign. In true Blue Devil fashion, though, head coach Jon Scheyer’s squad has flipped uncertainty into momentum. Now, thanks to ESPN analyst and Duke legend Jay Williams, the program finds itself in the middle of a […]

The 2025 San Diego State basketball season has been slow to start, but the Aztecs are 2-0 and have looked great in those wins. They had a big break, but are back against Troy on Tuesday night with some good news. Magoon Gwath is expected to make his season debut after dealing with a knee […]

The Kansas Jayhawks face the Duke Blue Devils on Tuesday night without their star freshman Darryn Peterson. The 6-foot-5 guard will miss his third straight game due to a hamstring strain, and sources have revealed why the Jayhawks are taking an extremely cautious approach with their projected top NBA draft pick. A source told The […]

So far during the first couple of weeks of the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season, ranked teams have been dominating inferior competition. More high-profile matchups are right around the corner. While there will be more clarity after this week, a fair amount has already changed since ClutchPoints released the preseason power rankings, but how do […]

Kentucky basketball will be facing Michigan State in the Champions Classic showdown, but they have been dealing with some injuries that could affect them. One of those players is Jaland Lowe, who is not supposed to play because of an injury to his non-shooting shoulder, according to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. “Additional injury news: […]

On Tuesday evening, the Kansas basketball program will hit the Madison Square Garden hardwood to take on Duke basketball in a matchup of two of the marquee programs in the country. Fans were hoping that this would be a matchup of the possible first two NBA draft picks off the board, with Kansas point guard […]