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On the opening day of the college basketball season, one of the sports biggest stars went down with an injury. During Saint Louis’ opening game against Santa Clara, star center Robbie Avila went down with an ankle injury and was helped off the floor, according to Jeff Goodman of Field of 68. Cause for concern […]

Xavier basketball got some deflating news before the 2024-25 season even gets underway. Forward Lassina Traore, one of the top transfers on this Musketeers squad, suffered a season-ending knee injury at practice last Wednesday and will miss the entire season, according to head coach Sean Miller. “Last Wednesday, Lassina Traore suffered a season-ending knee injury […]

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats is providing new information about his talented transfer guard, Chris Youngblood. Oats says Youngblood should return in December, per CBS Sports. The transfer player is dealing with an ankle injury. “He’s almost certainly not going to play in November, but he’ll be back in December,” Oats said to the outlet. […]

Alabama basketball is a bit banged up as a new season is about to begin. Head coach Nate Oats says key transfer addition Chris Youngblood has an ankle injury, per On3. He’s expected to be 100 percent by conference play at the end of the calendar year. Those aren’t the only injuries for Alabama basketball. […]

Rutgers basketball fans are sprinting towards next season following a disappointing 2023-24 campaign that saw the Scarlet Knights go 15-17 and finish near the bottom of the Big Ten Conference standings. A drastic roster renovation is invigorating Piscataway, New Jersey. Though, the latest news concerning five-star recruit Dylan Harper may dampen the mood a bit. […]

The UConn Huskies are one day away from meeting Purdue in the NCAA Tournament championship game, and head coach Dan Hurley’s team has an excellent chance to win its second straight title. The matchup between huge centers Donovan Clingan of Connecticut and Zach Edey of Purdue will likely play a huge role in the outcome […]

UConn basketball fans might have been caught off-guard by the appearance of Huskies star big man Donovan Cligan in Saturday night’s Final Four meeting with the Alabama Crimson Tide. Clingan showed up for the all-important matchup with a wrap around his right hand, indicating an injury. Apparently, Clingan hurt his hand during Friday’s UConn basketball […]

The Alabama basketball team takes on No. 1 seed North Carolina in a tough Sweet 16 clash on Thursday evening. The biggest question for Nate Oats’ team has been the status of Latrell Wrightsell Jr. He suffered a head injury during the Round of 32 victory over Grand Canyon, and his status entering the game […]

The last few days for Kansas basketball have been muddled with controversy and speculation, which is the last thing a vulnerable Jayhawks team needs during March Madness. A phantom foul call allowed the No. 4 seed in the Midwest region to clinch a 93-89 win versus Cinderella hopeful Samford on Thursday night. One would assume […]

The Duke basketball team begins NCAA Tournament play with a game against 13-seed Vermont on Friday. Unfortunately, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer gave a crushing injury update on Caleb Foster, announcing that Foster will miss the rest of the season due to a stress fracture, per the team’s X account. ‘Coach Scheyer announced @iamcalebfoster is […]

The Marquette basketball team enters the NCAA Tournament as a 2-seed in the South Region. They begin play against Western Kentucky on Friday, and all eyes have been on the injury status of Tyler Kolek. Entering the tournament, there were strong indications that Kolek would be able to return to the court for Shaka Smart’s […]

This is just not the year for the Kansas basketball program. Coach Bill Self has faced a lot of adversity throughout the season, and it looks to be getting worse with the NCAA Tournament nearing. The Jayhawks still got a bid to March Madness despite these struggles due to the help of Hunter Dickinson and […]

The Baylor basketball team is a 3-seed in this year’s March Madness field. Amid all the rumors involving Scott Drew and the open Louisville job, the Bears are focused on trying to make a deep run in the tournament. They begin with a game against 14-seed Colgate on Friday, but they are still awaiting the […]

The Marquette basketball program is set to play in its first NCAA Tournament game on Friday against Western Kentucky, and Shaka Smart gave a good update on star player Tyler Kolek, who has been dealing with an oblique injury as of late and sat out this week at the Big East Tournament. “We’re planning on […]

The Florida basketball team found their way to the SEC Tournament championship game against Auburn. However, things went south almost immediately when Micah Handlogten fell to a gruesome leg injury. It was early in the game and the Gators had the ball. After a missed shot attempt, Handlogten went up for the rebound. But his […]

Whether one goes by resume, the metrics or the eye test, Houston basketball is one of the best teams in the country. Defending national champion UConn will be a menace for anyone to handle in the NCAA Tournament, but the Cougars’ biggest roadblock might actually be their health. Injuries have hindered them in the past, […]

The Purdue basketball team is playing Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament on Friday. In the second half, the Boilermakers saw Braden Smith go down with a concerning injury. He came up limping and went to the locker room for further evaluation, per Andy Katz. ‘Braden Smith being evaluated in back by locker room […]

The Kansas basketball team suffered a stunning loss in the Big 12 tournament against Cincinnati on Wednesday. The depleted Jayhawks team, who were without Kevin McCullar Jr. and Hunter Dickinson, got blown out by 20 in the first round of the tournament. Now, they wait to see where they will land on Selection Sunday, and […]

The Marquette basketball team is a 3-seed in the Big East Conference tournament and is undoubtedly a lock for a decent seed in the Field of 68. However, the Golden Eagles are dealing with a massive injury question regarding Tyler Kolek. Kolek is now set to miss the Big East quarterfinal game on Thursday, although […]

The Houston basketball team is 24-3 and No. 2 in the nation as they look to earn a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. However, Kelvin Sampson’s team just suffered a crushing injury to Ramon Walker as he recently suffered a torn lateral meniscus and is out for the season. After the news came, Sampson […]

The Miami basketball team is just a year removed from a trip to the Final Four. However, they are 15-13 entering Monday night’s game against No. 10 North Carolina on the road. On top of that, the Hurricanes got some unfortunate news regarding Nijel Pack, who will miss another game due to a lower-body injury, […]

Kansas basketball player Kevin McCullar Jr. returned from injury over the weekend in the win over Oklahoma, but head coach Bill Self revealed that he suffered a setback during the game. Kevin McCullar Jr. has been dealing with a bone bruise, and Bill Self said that he “tweaked it again,” according to Jordan Guskey of […]

The Big 12 Conference is set for a huge showdown on Monday as Kansas and Texas Tech face off in Lubbock. This is a battle of two top-25 teams, but the Kansas basketball team got unfortunate news regarding leading scorer Kevin McCullar Jr. He will be out for the second straight game, per Jeff Goodman. […]

The Indiana basketball men’s basketball team is set for a tough Big Ten Conference game against Iowa on Tuesday night. However, all signs point to starting center Kel’el Ware making his return to action after missing the past few games with an injury, per Jeff Rabjohns of Peegs.com. ‘Peegs.com sources: Indiana starting center Kel’el Ware […]

USC basketball has suffered the loss of freshman star Isaiah Collier, but this could mean faster development for other players on the team. The first name that comes to mind for many is Bronny James. Collier will be out for 4-6 weeks with a hand injury. He is one of the leading scorers on the […]

The Marquette basketball team is coming off an upset loss to Butler on Wednesday at home, 69-62. But, to make matters worse, the Golden Eagles are now going to be without Sean Jones for the remainder of the season after he suffered a torn ACL, per the Marquette basketball X account. ‘Marquette guard Sean Jones […]

USC basketball went through another rough game on Wednesday, falling to Washington State 72-64. The loss of the game wasn’t the only concern for the battered Trojans though as star freshman Isaiah Collier left the game early with a hand injury. USC had to play the final 12 minutes of the game without Collier, on […]

The Kansas Jayhawks absorbed a brutal 65-60 loss Wednesday night on the road against the UCF Knights, and their night didn’t get any better with star big man Hunter Dickinson seemingly picking up a lower-body injury during the game. However, it doesn’t appear that the knee injury he suffered is serious enough to have Kansas […]

The Providence basketball team announced that Bryce Hopkins suffered a torn ACL on his right knee, ending his season. Hopkins suffered the injury last night in the loss to Seton Hall basketball, and Kim English spoke about the injury in Providence’s statement. “We all feel for Bryce and his family in this difficult time,” Kim […]

The UConn men’s basketball program opened up Big East play with a 75-60 loss to Seton Hall on Wednesday night, but the bigger concern is that head coach Dan Hurley told reporters after the game that big man Donovan Clingan suffered an ankle sprain, and his status moving forward is up in the air, according […]

Indiana basketball senior point guard Xavier Johnson has been out since suffering a lower left leg injury on Nov. 26 against Harvard, and head coach Mike Woodson spoke about his status on Monday ahead of the 69-68 win over Morehead State. “He’s still going to be out. I don’t know how long,” Mike Woodson said, […]

The UConn men’s basketball program is set to face off against North Carolina in the Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, and it looks like Dan Hurley will get projected lottery pick Stephon Castle back in some capacity, according to Adam Zagoria. “As long as he comes out of today into tomorrow […]

It is only a matter of time before the college basketball world finally gets to see Bronny James playing an official NCAA game with the USC Trojans. USC basketball head coach Andy Enfield has even said that LeBron James’ eldest son will be seeing action “soon,” per Paolo Uggetti of ESPN. “We’re anticipating Bronny being […]

Arkansas basketball will be without a key piece when they face No. 7 ranked Duke on Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena. Standout guard Tramon Mark, who transferred from Houston in the offseason, won’t play. Mark suffered a scary back injury in the Battle 4 Atlantis and has yet to practice. Via Jon Rothstein: “Source: […]

While trying to lead Arkansas basketball back against North Carolina in the Battle 4 Atlantis consolation game, Tramon Mark suffered a scary fall and was stretchered off the court, according to insider Jeff Goodman. “Arkansas coach Eric Musselman told reporters that Tramon Mark suffered a back injury on the hard fall at the end of […]

The USC basketball team faces Seton Hall on Thanksgiving Day, and Andy Enfield’s group is 301 with the one loss coming to UC Irvine. Ahead of the Thanksgiving Day clash, the Trojans got some big news regarding Washington State transfer DJ Rodman, and he is probable after missing the past game against Brown with an […]

Texas Longhorns star Dyland Disu has yet to see action in the 2023-24 college basketball season, as he continues to recover from an injury he suffered in the last campaign. However, Texas basketball head coach Rodney Terry revealed an optimistic update about the progress of Disu (h/t Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports). Texas’ Dylan Disu […]

Xavier basketball’s Zach Freemantle reportedly is likely to be out until at least January and could miss the entire season, according to Jeff Goodman of Stadium. Zach Freemantle missed the last 15 games of the 2022-2023 season due to a left foot injury, and his foot has not progressed since the surgery, and he will […]