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In 2024, Auburn basketball forward Chad Baker-Mazara had a less-than-favorable game. When his parents saw him play against Yale, Baker-Mazara was ejected from that game. It left feelings of guilt, shame, and utter disappointment. Fast forward to the 2025 Elite Eight, and Auburn basketball is heading to the 2025 Final Four. After posting six points […]

While Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats was finding answers for the Elite Eight loss to Duke, a rumor involving Maryland was quickly mentioned. Originally, there was a rumor that suggested that Oats would leave the program for the Terrapins. It was due to the Alabama athletic department focusing too much money on the football […]

As TCU women’s basketball prepares for its first-ever Elite Eight appearance in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, senior guard Hailey Van Lith revealed Sunday that she has played her entire career with a half-inch difference between her legs — her left leg being shorter than her right. Van Lith, who stands 5-foot-9, said the condition […]

The Auburn Tigers are back in the NCAA Final Four, and football head coach Hugh Freeze is excited. Auburn took down the Michigan State Spartans 70-64 in the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Sunday. With the win, they returned to the Final Four for the first time since 2019. It also marked […]

Michigan State basketball watched high-caliber production out of Jase Richardson, sparking NBA Draft chatter. But there’s a dream he shared following his March Madness exit that could delay entering the draft. Richardson and the Spartans fell 70-64 to top-seeded Auburn at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Michigan State watched Johni Broome, another NBA draft prospect, […]

Tom Izzo has witnessed multiple NCAA Tournament runs throughout his 30 years with the Michigan State Spartans. Despite the loads of experience, the emotions remained strong after the team’s 70-64 loss to the Houston Cougars on Sunday. The Spartans reached the Elite Eight in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, their first appearance since 2019. They had […]

LSU women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey fired back at an eye-opening remark from a reporter in her postgame press conference. The Tigers once again fell in the Elite Eight, this time to top-seeded UCLA. The third seed in the Spokane Region was competitive in Sunday’s 72-65 defeat but could not overcome a balanced Bruins’ […]

Illinois basketball will have a roster to remodel after its March Madness run under Brad Underwood. The Illini looks like they’ll lose talent to one-and-done decisions ahead of the NBA Draft. Forward Morez Johnson Jr. and guard Tre White are also in the college basketball transfer portal. Guards Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley are teetering […]

Kim Mulkey and the LSU Tigers saw their season come to an end after losing 72-65 to the UCLA Bruins in the Elite 8 of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament. Both teams traded blows throughout the course of the game. However, the Bruins had the upper hand in 3-pointers and free throws. They made 10 […]

Cori Close accomplished a major milestone in the UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team’s history: reaching the Final Four. Close has been the Bruins’ head coach since 2011. Her coaching has kept the program in the conversation as one of the best teams in the country, making multiple deep runs in the NCAA Tournament. However, they […]

Houston basketball star Emanuel Sharpe was hilariously trolled during the postgame interview of his team’s Elite Eight win over Tennessee. The Cougars dominated Sunday’s affair, holding the Volunteers to a historically bad first half to win the game 69-50. Kelvin Sampson has now led this program to its seventh Final Four overall and second one […]

As the 2025 Women’s NCAA Tournament continues, the list of options for the sport’s next national titleholder narrows down. Now that teams have nowhere left to hide, TCU women’s basketball keeps emerging as one of the most promising contenders for the championship. The Horned Frogs aren’t just operating with a high level of talent, player […]

An abysmal first half against Houston cost Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Volunteers a chance to reach their first Final Four in program history. Throughout the first 20 minutes, the Volunteers only scored 15 points. They were unable to get their shot to fall through the hoop, only being successful on six of their 28 […]

Auburn basketball watched a gritty display out of star big Johni Broome. The forward fought off a discomforting second half elbow injury, yet returned to lift the Tigers past Michigan State. Broome, though, joined March Madness and NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon in hitting this rare feat. The Auburn star delivered 25 points with 14 rebounds. […]

The Auburn Tigers are going to the Final Four following their 70-64 triumph over Michigan State, becoming the last of the top seeds to advance to the tournament’s semifinal games in San Antonio. The Tigers were led by Johni Broome, who scored 25 points and added 14 rebounds despite taking a fall in the second […]

Tennessee basketball head coach Rick Barnes dropped a truth bomb in the postgame after his team’s 69-50 loss to Houston. Unfortunately, the Elite Eight clash of the top two seeds in the Midwest was not as competitive as expected. The Volunteers were out of sorts in the first half and were unable to launch what […]

Duke women’s basketball may have come up short against South Carolina in the Elite Eight, but head coach Kara Lawson left the tournament with widespread praise for the performance and poise of her team. The Blue Devils held the defending national champions to just 54 points in a gritty 54-50 loss that came down to […]

Iowa State women’s basketball center Audi Crooks announced over the weekend she will return to the Cyclones for her third season, ending speculation that she might leave the program through the NCAA transfer portal. Crooks shared the news on her social media accounts, via On3’s Talia Goodman, posting: “Dear Cyclone Nation, Thank you to all […]

Auburn basketball watched top big man Johni Broome go down in scary fashion against Michigan State. Broome showed discomfort in nursing an elbow injury, retreating the locker room. Many on the Tigers’ side believed he wouldn’t return in this March Madness battle with the last spot in the Final Four on the line. But along […]

UCLA’s physical presence in the paint proved decisive in ending hopes of notching another championship title for LSU women’s basketball. The top-seeded Bruins defeated third-seeded LSU 72-65 on Sunday in the Elite Eight, securing the Bruins’ first NCAA women’s basketball Final Four berth in program history. Aneesah Morrow, LSU’s senior forward, acknowledged the difficulty of […]

Maryland basketball surfaces with the newest glitzy head coaching gig across college basketball. Especially after Kevin Willard accepted the previous most prestigious opening at Villanova Sunday. Willard saw his name attached to the ‘Nova head coaching job throughout March Madness. He dealt with unrest within the athletic department (Damon Evans left as athletic director for […]

For the second time in the last five seasons, Kelvin Sampson has led Houston back to the Final Four. While the Cougars have a crucial NCAA Tournament matchup with Duke on the horizon, that did not stop them from celebrating for the time being. Sampson made sure to open the celebration up to everyone involved, […]

Duke basketball now knows who lies ahead in their pursuit to the national title. Houston is next on deck after surpassing Tennessee 69-50 in its March Madness Elite Eight contest Sunday. Cooper Flagg and company will have a massive challenge on their hands, but are called the immediate favorite. The line officially opened for next […]

The defending champion South Carolina women’s basketball team has kept its March Madness repeat dream alive by edging out Duke 54-50 to make it to the Final Four. But that’s not the only goal that victory achieved for head coach Dawn Staley. Staley’s Gamecocks triggered one of several performance-based incentives tied to her contract by […]

LSU women’s basketball is currently in a battle with UCLA for a chance to advance to the Final Four, and one of their key players suffered an injury during the matchup. Aneesah Morrow left the game for some time with what was initially reported as a broken nose, but she was able to come back […]

It may not have been as pretty as in past years, but destiny arrives all the same. South Carolina women’s basketball advanced back to yet another Final Four after a 54-50 win over No. 2 seed Duke in the Elite Eight. South Carolina wasn’t as dominant as it usually is on its road to the […]

South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley took a moment to meet her team’s youngest fan. Moments after Staley led the Gamecocks to another Final Four, Staley signed an autograph for the fan. It wasn’t just any fan though, but a little baby. Staley signed the baby’s butt in a funny and sweet moment. That […]

The Illinois basketball team saw its season come to an end last weekend in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Fighting Illini had a solid year as they earned a six-seed in the tournament, but they couldn’t get past Kentucky to make it to the second weekend. The season is over, and since […]

After an impressive run in the NCAA Tournament, Maryland basketball head coach Kevin Willard won’t return to the program in 2025. However, despite the initial shock, it appears that former Maryland guard Steve Blake wants to throw his name in the hat for the job. Willard, who led the Terps to a 27-9 record and […]

Almost all of the top teams in college basketball have rolled through the first three rounds of the NCAA Tournament, and now they are all going at it in the Elite Eight. On Sunday, No. 2 seed Tennessee basketball and No. 1 seed Houston are tipping off the day in Indianapolis after Duke and Florida […]

The Duke Blue Devils have garnered national attention all season long, mostly due to NBA prospect and potential No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg. But the Blue Devils have been more than just Flagg, as they’ve been one of the elite teams in the country, consistently ranking among the top three in the AP men’s […]

A passionate booster to the Maryland basketball program is not happy with how Kevin Willard is leaving. Barry Gossett made his grievances known following Willard’s decision to leave Maryland for Villanova. “As far as I’m concerned with Kevin leaving, I think it’s good,” Gossett said, per CBS Sports. “It was just chaos.” Willard was the […]

The coaching carousel in college basketball has been hot ever since the season ended, with high-profile openings being filled all over the place. New Mexico basketball lost its head coach, Richard Pitino, when he left to go to the Big East and be the new head coach at Xavier. Now, New Mexico has found its […]

Bruce Pearl sees basketball as a simple game. As he prepares Auburn for its NCAA Tournament Elite Eight matchup with Michigan State, Pearl thinks his team’s fate is dependent on its ability to execute the basics of basketball. While center Johni Broome has been the star of the team all season long, freshman guard Tahaad […]

In just the third season with Jon Scheyer at the helm, Duke basketball is back in the Final Four. After a very disappointing loss to NC State in the Elite Eight last season, top-seeded Duke dominated No. 2 seed Alabama 85-65 in Newark to advance to the final weekend in San Antonio. A lot of […]

With the Duke Blue Devils in the Final Four and the NBA Draft just three months away, it would be foolish to expect that the Cooper Flagg hype train will slow down any time too soon. The presumptive National Player of the Year could add a National Title to his short but wildly impressive collegiate […]

Just as the NCAA Tournament is winding down in college basketball, the transfer portal is heating up. In what has become the new norm, the biggest mid-major stars from around the country are looking to move up and capitalize on the open market in the portal. A lot of times, that means the blue bloods […]

Duke basketball big man Khaman Maluach is having an incredible NCAA tournament. The big man is shooting 87 percent from the field in March Madness. No one has a higher field goal percentage entering the Final Four since 1985, per CBS Sports. Maluach is shooting 20-for-23 from the field in four games. Duke basketball has […]

Alabama basketball’s NCAA Tournament journey has ended, and head coach Nate Oats explained that it wasn’t solely a Cooper Flagg problem on the other end against Duke. Before the 85-65 loss, the Crimson Tide experienced the hurricane that many teams previously have this season. Duke’s star trio of Flagg, Tyrese Proctor, and Kon Knueppel combined […]