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With Texas Tech basketball star JT Toppin dealing with a torn ACL, ruling him out for the rest of the season, there’s no denying that the Red Raiders’ chances for further success are put into question. While Texas Tech basketball’s upset loss to Arizona State on Tuesday, 72-67, was shocking, the negative news continued with […]

There are reasons why the No. 12 Florida Gators are regarded as among the best squads in the nation in the 2025-26 college basketball season, and among them is none other than the incredible effort big man Rueben Chinyelu is showing every night. The senior Florida basketball center has been an incredible asset for the […]

The USC Trojans are set to take on the No. 10 Illinois Fighting Illini on Wednesday night. It’s a massive Big Ten matchup, as the Trojans have a chance to pull off a major upset. Unfortunately, it sounds like the team is likely going to be without Alijah Arenas. Reports indicate that the true freshman […]

Texas Tech’s national title hopes took a big hit with its loss to Arizona State on Tuesday night, but it got even worse the following day. The Red Raiders have confirmed that star forward JT Toppin suffered a season-ending knee injury in the loss with just six games remaining in the regular season. Toppin hurt […]

The Kentucky basketball program has historically been among the best in college basketball. However, this season the Wildcats have been inconsistent, and Mark Pope blasted their recent effort. They had high expectations entering this season and have not met them. The Wildcats are still projected to make the NCAA Tournament, but after a recent home […]

Ohio State got back into the win column on Tuesday night. Ohio State took the victory over Wisconsin, 86-69, moving them to 9-6 in Big Ten play this season. Buckeye’s guard Bruce Thornton scored 27 points in the victory, and that was enough to earn him a new career milestone, per The Field of 68. […]

As the No. 8 Kansas basketball team got embarrassed by No. 5 Iowa State last Saturday, 74-56, it was another game that people focused on the concerns regarding star Darryn Peterson. While Peterson’s minutes with the Kansas basketball team have been the talk of the sports world, head coach Bill Self made sure to dispel […]

The Big Ten is full of legendary college basketball arenas, few bigger than Mackey Arena in West Lafayette. But after years of boasting about the dome as one of the biggest home-court advantages in the game, Purdue finds itself in unfamiliar territory after getting the doors blown off by Michigan. Purdue’s 11-point loss on Tuesday […]

Wisconsin basketball had been playing some solid hoops heading into Tuesday night. Wisconsin had upset both Illinois and Michigan State, and hit the road to face Ohio State. The Buckeyes would upset the Badgers 86-69. After the loss, Wisconsin coach Greg Gard gave praise to Ohio State, but also took a veiled shot at modern […]

After looking unstoppable in its first 20 games, Nebraska is now just 2-4 in its last six outings with its loss to Iowa on Tuesday night. Huskers head coach Fred Hoiberg knows the danger that lies ahead after catching something in his team that he has not seen all season. Nebraska has played five games […]

After getting swept by North Carolina last season, NC State is now one-up on its in-state rival in the 2025-2026 college basketball season. The Wolfpack let the Tar Heels know about it after the game, specifically star point guard Quadir Copeland. Copeland led NC State to the 82-58 victory, as he has done all season. […]

The UConn women’s basketball team has ruled out redshirt junior Ice Brady for the remainder of the 2025-26 season after she underwent knee surgery earlier this week. UConn announced Tuesday that Brady had successful surgery at UConn Health on Monday to repair a knee injury that sidelined her for most of the season. She will […]

Texas Tech just saw its three-game winning streak broken, as it was upset by Arizona State on Tuesday night. They may have lost more than the game, as JT Toppin was injured in the contest. After the loss, head coach Grant McCasland addressed the injury to his star player in his press conference, per Steve […]

For the first time in nearly a month, Michigan State looked like a cohesive college basketball team in its dominant 82-59 win over UCLA. Despite the massive bounce-back victory, Tom Izzo is still poking holes in his team with the regular season nearing its end. Izzo praised his team’s fast start to the game, particularly […]

UCLA basketball have not had their best week, as they suffered their second-straight 20-point loss, this time to Michigan State. Head coach Mick Cronin noted after the last game that things would change, and he was not lying, as he ejected one of his own players. As UCLA trailed 77-50 and 4:26 left in the […]

Vanderbilt is having a stellar season. They are tied for third in the SEC and have also won five of their last six games. Still, Vanderbilt has been missing two star players as of late. There was hope that Duke Miles and Frankie Collins could return from injury soon. Now, it is being reported that […]

NC State Wolfpack delivered one of its most emphatic rivalry wins in decades, overwhelming the North Carolina Tarheels 82–58 in Raleigh. The victory marked Will Wade’s first triumph over the Tar Heels as Wolfpack head coach as his team dominated proceedings from the start and never let up on the tempo. Post-game, North Carolina head […]

Florida basketball has been playing well as of late, winning ten of its last 11 games overall. This has put Florida at 11-2 in SEC play and a contender in the conference. In the latest game, Florida defeated South Carolina 76-62. After the game, head coach Todd Golden praised his front court, but also joked […]

Two of the best teams in the Big Ten clashed on Tuesday night, as Michigan visited Purdue. Michigan took an impressive win over Purdue, winning the game 91-80. After the contest, Purdue coach Matt Painter made sure to give credit to the Wolverines in his post-game press conference, per Chris Balas of On3Sports. “Our goal […]

In his second season with the team, Pat Kelsey has a chance to lead Louisville to its highest seed in the 2026 ACC Tournament since the Rick Pitino era unceremoniously ended nearly a decade ago. Kelsey’s revival of the program has made him a hot commodity among Cardinals Nation, but he still has a little […]

Bennett Stirtz had a rough shooting night versus No. 9 Nebraska, as did Iowa basketball as a whole, but he shined when his teammates needed him most. The 2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year made several clutch plays in Tuesday’s massive 57-52 upset win over the Cornhuskers, including a step-back 3-pointer that gave […]

There are a number of college basketball coaches who lose their temper, both on the sidelines and during press conferences. Rick Pitino, Tom Izzo, John Calipari and Dan Hurley all have intense personalities. They also have all won at least one national championship. Mick Cronin is a terrific head coach with over 500 career wins […]

Kentucky coach Mark Pope could only watch in horror as they embarrassed themselves in front of their fans at Rupp Arena after losing to Georgia, 86-78, on Tuesday. Pope looked empty on the sideline as the Wildcats kept on allowing the Bulldogs to score in the second half with listless defense. Georgia ended its 12-game […]

Nothing was falling for Iowa in the final minutes of the second half, but the team still held on to complete the win against Nebraska, 57-52, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday. Fans grew worried when the Hawkeyes could not buy a basket amid the Cornhuskers’ comeback attempt. They failed to score a field goal in […]

Florida is going up, up, up under coach Todd Golden. The Gators notched their sixth straight win in the SEC after taking down South Carolina, 76-62, at Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Tuesday. They improved to 20-6, including 11-2 in conference play. The 12th-ranked Florida is peaking at the right moment, with its title defense in […]

Texas Tech basketball is coming off of the biggest win of its season on Saturday against Arizona, but now adversity has struck for the Red Raiders. In the midst of an upset scare in Tempe against Arizona State, superstar big man JT Toppin went down with an apparent right leg injury and limped off the […]

North Carolina basketball has had an up-and-down season so far, with some stunning losses mixed in alongside some incredible wins. Now, the Tar Heels are dealing with a couple of key injuries as the regular season starts to wind down. The injury to star freshman Caleb Wilson has gotten a lot of the headlines, but […]

Saint Louis basketball had not lost since Black Friday. Rhode Island just lost to Fordham at home and had not beaten a ranked team since Dan Hurley was stomping on the sidelines. History and logic was on the Billikens’ side, until it wasn’t. The Rams overcame impressive showings by Robbie Avila and Dion Brown and […]

Michigan State made light work of UCLA, 82-59, on Tuesday at Breslin Center, in a game marred by a hard foul on Carson Cooper in the second half. Cooper was going up for a layup with less than five minutes left when he was hit near the head by Steven Jamerson II. Cooper tried to […]

There is a chance that the only way Miami (Ohio) basketball can earn an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament is by going undefeated in the regular season, and even then, the squad will be subjected to plenty of scrutiny if it falls in the Mid-American Conference Tournament. All the RedHawks can do right now […]

Nothing went right for UCLA on Tuesday as it suffered a lopsided loss to Michigan State, 82-59, at Breslin Center. The Bruins led briefly in the first half, but the Spartans exerted their might for the majority of the one-sided contest. UCLA fell to 17-9, including 9-6 in the Big Ten, while the 15th-ranked Michigan […]

SMU put an end to Louisville’s five-game winning streak after grabbing the win, 95-85, at Moody Coliseum on Tuesday. The Mustangs were exceptional from the field, shooting 58%, including 9-of-19 from three-point range. They also had 21 assists and scored 21 points off the Cardinals’ 17 turnovers. The game was tied at 76-76 with 6:33 […]

After Arizona stumbled twice a week ago, Michigan basketball is back in the top spot of the AP poll with just one loss on the season. Over the course of the year, Michigan has racked up a heavy number of impressive victories, and it added to that with one of its best yet on Tuesday […]

Auburn star Keyshawn Hall is set to suit up against Mississippi State on Wednesday following a controversial benching in their last game. Hall did not play in their loss to Arkansas on Saturday due to disciplinary reasons. He was not used in the final 12 minutes of their loss to Vanderbilt last week. “Significant news […]

NC State basketball (19-8) bounced back after consecutive losses and took advantage of a Caleb Wilson-less North Carolina squad on Tuesday night. The No. 16 Tar Heels should have anticipated a tough road matchup against their in-state rival, but few could have predicted what transpired in Raleigh’s Lenovo Center. Quadir Copeland and the Wolfpack strolled […]

Arizona basketball looked like it was head and shoulders above the rest of the college basketball world for most of the season, but Tommy Lloyd’s Wildcats are licking their wounds now after two consecutive losses to Kansas and Texas Tech. In addition, standout freshman Koa Peat left that loss to the Red Raiders early with […]

Nearly one year after winning the college basketball national title, Florida is poised to enter the 2026 SEC Tournament in a similar position to begin a repeat. Back-to-back titles would be a huge feather in Todd Golden’s cap and further cement his case as one of the best coaches in the sport. Having won its […]

The No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels basketball program just landed a five-star commit in Dylan Mingo. It appears Mingo is bringing all the confidence to Chapel Hill, as he recently compared himself to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Cade Cunningham. While appearing as a guest on ESPN’s “First Take,” the incoming freshman point guard was asked […]

The North Carolina basketball team continues to throw down slam dunks on the recruiting trail. North Carolina is getting the commitment of highly-touted recruit Dylan Mingo, per Rivals. Mingo is a five-star plus point guard with heavy upside. “Mingo is the No. 2 overall recruit in the Rivals150,” On3 reporter Pete Nakos posted to X, […]