NCAA Basketball Articles - Page 58

UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley is talking about his team’s play as the NCAA tournament approaches. While the Huskies don’t look quite as strong as the last two seasons, UConn is still a force to be reckoned with. Hurley is revealing though how his team can be doomed in March if they aren’t careful. “If […]

JuJu Watkins delivered another dominant performance as No. 4 USC women’s basketball defeated No. 2 UCLA 80-67 on Saturday night, clinching the Trojans’ first Big Ten regular-season title in their debut season. After the game, Watkins acknowledged that playing against the Bruins provided extra motivation. “That did fire me up,” Watkins said with a smile […]

It wasn’t too long ago that there were concerns about how the Houston Cougars basketball program would adjust to life in the Big 12 Conference. Sure, the Coogs had won five consecutive regular season titles while playing in the American Athletic Conference, but a step up in competition, where the likes of the Kansas Jayhawks, […]

One of the best finishes of this college basketball season came between two of the best teams in the country. Jahmai Mashack’s deep 3-pointer at the buzzer gave No. 5 Tennessee a miraculous 79-76 win over No. 6 Alabama and secure a massive win in the SEC. The game came down to the wire, but […]

Auburn basketball was going to have to share the SEC title if Alabama beat Tennessee, but everything worked out for them, and now they can keep it all to themselves. Auburn defeated Kentucky earlier in the day to clinch the title, and hours later, Tennessee hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer as time expired to defeat Alabama. […]

USC women’s basketball took a lighthearted jab at NBA Hall of Famer Reggie Miller after the Trojans’ 80-67 win over No. 2 UCLA on Saturday night, a win that secured their first Big Ten regular-season title. Miller, a UCLA alum, attended the game at Pauley Pavilion alongside his sister Cheryl Miller, a USC legend and […]

College basketball in the SEC has delivered day after day in 2024-25, and Saturday was no different. No. 6-ranked Alabama basketball and No. 5 Tennessee went back and forth in Knoxville with critical seeding implications on the line in both the SEC and NCAA Tournaments. Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide held a slim lead, […]

It was another showing of brilliance from Duke basketball with Cooper Flagg continuing his noteworthy freshman season. The Blue Devils defeated Florida State 100-65, despite Flagg taking a hard poke to his eye in the first half. After his return to the court for the second half, Flagg received a great deal of respect from […]

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self released a lengthy statement after his team’s disappointing loss to Texas Tech Saturday. Self didn’t address in that statement some disturbing messages sent to one of his players. Kansas player Zeke Mayo had received criticism for his play in the game from fans, and some of the messages used racist […]

Duke basketball cruised to a 100-65 victory over Florida State on Saturday. The game included one big injury scare during the first half for the Blue Devils. Duke’s superstar freshman Cooper Flagg took a hard foul and was poked in the eye, forcing him to leave the game. Thankfully he was able to return, but […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Colorado Kansas State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Colorado Kansas State. This is a Sunday game which won’t get as much attention as other games on the docket. It’s a Big 12 game between teams which will not make the NCAA […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Memphis-UAB prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Memphis-UAB. There is plenty of big-time college basketball on the Sunday schedule. This AAC game is not the biggest game on the docket, but it is definitely important and worth your attention as March arrives. […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Illinois-Michigan prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Illinois-Michigan. Sunday is a very big day — or should we say, a very “B1G” day — in college basketball. The Big Ten championship chase will take a few significant turns just before the finish […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Wisconsin-Michigan State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Wisconsin-Michigan State. There is plenty of Big Ten college basketball on Sunday’s slate. The Big Ten championship race comes into focus on the first Sunday of March in East Lansing. Michigan State has been […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an FAU-USF prediction and pick. Find out how to watch FAU-USF. Florida Atlantic is just two years removed from its magical journey to the Final Four. Yet, two years feels more like two decades when one considers the enormity of change and transition the program […]

Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey have lived up to the preseason hype, and will likely get picked second and third after Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA Draft. However, the star freshmen haven’t been enough to save the Scarlet Knights (14-15, 7-11 Big Ten) from misery. The kids would say that Rutgers head coach Steve […]

Zeke Mayo had disgusting racist messages to show from Kansas Jayhawks fans after the team’s loss to Texas Tech on Saturday. Mayo revealed the messages on social media via X, showing how some fans of the Jayhawks went too far with their direct messages to the star. He conceded his performance had a lot to […]

With the St. John’s 71-61 win over Seton Hall on Saturday, the Red Storm clinched their first outright Big East Conference regular season title win, and their first under head coach Rick Pitino. Following St. John’s Big East title-clinching win, Rick Pitino spoke with Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports on how this moment came to […]

Kentucky basketball guard Jaxson Robinson just received a very discouraging injury update. While the Wildcats’ second-leading scorer was already not set to play against No. 1 Auburn today, the latest news is a significant blow to head coach Mark Pope and his team’s quest for a national championship. The Wildcats are now a few games […]

The CIAA has issued a statement about the passing of celebrated R&B and Neo-Soul singer Angie Stone. Stone passed away at the age of 63, per a report by TMZ. Stone was leaving a performance in Montgomery, Alabama early Saturday morning before getting into a fatal car accident. A report by HBCU Gameday indicates that […]

Celebrated Neo-Soul and R&B Singer Angie Stone has passed away at the age of 63, per a report by TMZ. Stone was leaving a performance in Montgomery, Alabama, early Saturday morning before getting into a fatal car accident. A report by HBCU Gameday indicates that Stone was slated to perform at the CIAA Tournament, held […]

Duke basketball star Tyrese Proctor has officially been ruled out for the clash with ACC rival Florida State. The Blue Devils have been monitoring the junior since he left the game against Miami with a concerning knee injury. Head coach Jon Scheyer’s team is looking to collect its 26th win overall and 17th in ACC […]

Since the stunning announcement of the Fresno State basketball betting scandal in late February, both the university and the NCAA have launched full investigations. In the latest update, forward Mykell Robinson and guard Jalen Weaver — two of the three players involved — reportedly gambled on their own stats. Weaver, the team’s leading scorer, provided […]

UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin is not happy with the play of his team at times this season. Following a recent loss to Purdue, Cronin voiced some of his frustrations. The Bruins lost to the Boilermakers 76-66 on Friday. “Even when we were playing well and it was a close back-and-forth game and we got […]

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope already has the challenge of steering his squad through a prominent SEC field. But it appears that another topic has sparked discussion. In his media availability on Friday, Pope expressed his displeasure with the length of the regular season, and offered a thorough solution, via Tres Terrell of Cats […]

The Purdue Boilermakers entered Friday night’s Big Ten showdown with the UCLA Bruins in the midst of their first four-game losing streak since the 2019-20 season, but Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn, a pair of key holdovers from last season’s National Championship runner-up, weren’t about to let that skid extend to five games. Kaufman-Renn led […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Oregon State Saint Mary’s prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Oregon State Saint Mary’s. The Saint Mary’s Gaels are having the time of their lives. They have won the West Coast Conference regular-season championship for the third straight season. They could lose […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Gonzaga-San Francisco prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Gonzaga-San Francisco. The Gonzaga Bulldogs are not where they want to be right now. They got swept by Saint Mary’s this season. They did not win the West Coast Conference regular season championship. They […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a West Virginia-BYU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch West Virginia-BYU . The West Virginia Mountaineers are trying to hang on this season. Coach Darian DeVries is trying to land the plane and get to the NCAA Tournament in Year 1 on the […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Arizona-Iowa State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona-Iowa State. The Iowa State Cyclones endured a wrenching loss earlier this season. Iowa State led by three points at Arizona in Tucson with only two seconds remaining in regulation time. Arizona’s Caleb Love, […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a San Diego State-Wyoming prediction and pick. Find out how to watch San Diego State-Wyoming. The San Diego State Aztecs are breathing more easily right now. They just defeated the New Mexico Lobos earlier this week in a game which dramatically improved their odds of […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona State-Utah prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona State-Utah. The Arizona State Sun Devils will miss the NCAA Tournament this season. Coach Bobby Hurley has endured a frustrating and emotionally exhausting journey which has included the difficult decision of having to […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Oklahoma State-Baylor prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Oklahoma State-Baylor. The Baylor Bears are squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Previously in good shape for a spot in the Big Dance, Baylor has played its way into trouble. The Bears have lost […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Georgia-Texas prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Georgia-Texas. We don’t have to have a long and complicated conversation about the importance of this game for Georgia and Texas. This is a two-way bubble game, two teams right near the bubble cut line […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas A&M-Florida prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Texas A&M-Florida. Texas A&M continues to be a very enigmatic team in college basketball this season. The Aggies are going to be a top-five seed in the NCAA Tournament. They will have a very […]

Kentucky basketball has been one of the most banged-up teams in the country this year as Mark Pope has been forced to tinker with different lineups throughout a brutal SEC schedule. The Wildcats have played through much of February without both Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson, but they have navigated that stretch nicely. The job […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Marquette-Georgetown prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Marquette-Georgetown. The Marquette Golden Eagles have not had the college basketball season they imagined or hoped for. They lost to Iowa State. They lost to Dayton. They suffered some setbacks in nonconference play but hoped […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Florida State-Duke prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Florida State-Duke. The Florida State Seminoles aren’t anywhere close to the NCAA Tournament, and coach Leonard Hamilton is riding into the sunset quietly, without a big final flourish. Hamilton has won the ACC regular […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Pitt-Louisville prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pitt-Louisville. Bubble talk in these weeks before the NCAA Tournament is becoming more of a national point of interest. Some teams are playing their way into the field, and many are playing their way out.  […]