March Madness Articles - Page 30

Samford basketball stormed back from 22 points down in the second half and had a chance to upset fourth-seeded Kansas late in their first-round matchup of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. When A.J. Staton-McCray blocked Nic Timberlake while down one point with 14.7 seconds left, the Bulldogs thought they had an opportunity to go the other […]

The first round of March Madness has just gone underway and most brackets are already down the drain. With the eliminations of Kentucky basketball and BYU basketball at the hands of 14th and 11th-seeded teams (respectively), less than 1% of brackets remain intact — and Bijan Robinson’s is one of them. The Atlanta Falcons rookie […]

The Kansas basketball Jayhawks came into the NCAA Tournament as a wounded Goliath, one battered not by a slingshot, but rather an injury bug that is sidelining top player Kevin McCullar Jr. for the entirety of March Madness. A Round of 64 matchup with the relentless Samford Bulldogs left them incredibly vulnerable to the fatal […]

The brand of basketball Samford plays is quite different from most teams in March Madness’ field of 68. They use everyone in their rotation and call for substitutions quite a lot. This style of basketball was put to the test in the first round of the NCAA Tournament when they went up against a short-handed […]

One-and-done is the usual path that most players take to the NBA. With the removal of the NBA G League Ignite and other overseas programs being less keen on talents out of high school, this trend might have an uptick again. One of the biggest programs to have benefitted from this is John Calipari’s Kentucky […]

Grambling State basketball faces a stiff test on Friday against top-seeded Purdue in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Before going toe-to-toe with Matt Painter, Zach Edey and the Boilermakers, though, Donté Jackson and the Tigers got an extra special opportunity to continue reveling in their historic first-four victory over Montana State. Vice President […]

Legendary programs are always bound to clash during March Madness. With the first round coming to a close and the bracket officially locked in, fans have their marquee games penciled in. One of these battles will be between North Carolina and Michigan State. The Tar Heels have had an insane year in the ACC and […]

Gonzaga basketball isn’t the powerhouse title contender this season it’s been so many times during Mark Few’s iconic tenure in Spokane. The fifth-seeded Bulldogs still stand to be a tough out in March Madness, though, proving as much in a dominant 86-65 win over McNeese State on Thursday—the program’s 15th straight victory in the first […]

The Oregon basketball program pulled off an impressive 87-73 upset over the South Carolina Gamecocks on Thursday. Senior guard Jermaine Cousinard erupted for 40 points during the March Madness matchup. Moreover, he gave reporters insight into what triggered his breakout performance. Ironically, Cousinard started his college basketball career with South Carolina in 2019 and later […]

Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari promised tweaks in the Wildcats’ defensive schemes entering March Madness. He didn’t deliver. Calipari expressed his disappointment in the upset, highlighting that some players didn’t perform at their usual level. He mentioned to Evan Washburn of CBS, “We had some guys that didn’t play the way they’ve been playing […]

Entering the first round of March Madness, the number three-seeded Kentucky basketball was a strong favorite in the South Regional part of the bracket. Oakland basketball didn’t seem to like that, however. Playing spoiler, the Golden Grizzlies just carved out an 80-76 upset over Reed Sheppard and the Wildcats on Thursday. Final pic.twitter.com/Rel7zX524l — Kentucky […]

Despite having a roster made up of potential NBA players, the Kentucky Wildcats suffered another humiliating March Madness exit on Thursday. This time, at the hands of the No. 14 seed Oakland Golden Grizzlies. Within the past four years, Kentucky has lost in the first round twice, lost in the second round and missed the […]

John Calipari has always amassed all the talent necessary to win a national championship in March Madness. However, the past few years have not been too kind to the Kentucky basketball squad. This was supposed to be the year when the Wildcats could make a deep run with guys like Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham. […]

With day one of March Madness in the books, several teams have already punched their ticket to the round of 32. In one of the more intriguing matchups of the second round, the Oregon Ducks and head coach Dana Altman will square off against his former team, the Creighton Bluejays. Oregon advanced to the next […]

Heading into the first round of March Madness on Thursday, the No. 2 seeded Arizona Wildcats against the No. 15 seeded Long Beach State seemed like an ultimate David vs. Goliath showdown. The storylines were fantastic as well considering Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson once recruited Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd when the […]

It may not have been a revenge game for Jermaine Couisnard, but the Oregon guard decimated the South Carolina Gamecocks just the same. He enjoyed a historic afternoon in Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, leading the red-hot Ducks to an 87-73 upset victory over No. 6 seed South Carolina. Couisnard is only the third […]

The No. 8 seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers are preparing for their opening round March Madness matchup against the No. 9 seeded Texas A&M Aggies and the program recently gave head coach Fred Hoiberg a contract extension. Throughout the 2023-24 college season, it wasn’t always clear that the Cornhuskers were going to make the NCAA Tournament, but […]

Coach Steve Alford and the Nevada basketball squad managed to win 26 games and finish second in the Mountain West. This meant that they were going dancing in March Madness against Dayton. Everything was going well when this NCAA Tournament first-round battle started. Jarod Lucas, Nick Davidson, and Kenan Blackshear all started to heat up […]

The Big 12 finalists are gearing up for the big dance. Following Houston basketball’s upset loss during the Big 12 finals, the team now moves on to its first March Madness game against Longwood basketball on Friday. And ahead of the matchup, the injury-depleted Cougars are receiving a pair of updates that would get any […]

The Illinois basketball team took care of business against the Morehead State Eagles with an 85-69 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Moreover, senior forward Marcus Domask achieved a rare March Madness feat not seen since Ja Morant’s days with the Murray State Racers. Domask became the 10th player in NCAA Tournament […]

The Wisconsin Badgers may be peaking at the right time, but it’s worth wondering whether having momentum on your side is actually worth it when team health may have suffered because of it? After a brutal 3-8 stretch to close their regular season, the Badgers won three games in the Big Ten Tournament and come […]

The South Carolina basketball team has March Madness bettors in total disbelief after nailing a half-court shot to end the first half. It was an amazing shot as it actually hit the halftime over. After Oregon hit a smooth deep two-pointer with just over one second on the clock, the Gamecocks inbounded the ball and […]

The Michigan State basketball team took it to Mississippi State on Thursday, winning the contest 69-51 to advance in the March Madness Tournament. Tom Izzo seemingly always has his team ready to go for the big dance as the Spartans looked unstoppable in this one. Furthermore, Izzo sounded pleased with his team after the game, […]

The Michigan State basketball team got their NCAA Tournament run started with a bang on Thursday as they kicked off March Madness with an easy win over Mississippi State basketball. The Spartans were the nine seed and the Bulldogs were the eight seed, but Michigan State blew out Mississippi State with no problem. January, February, […]

The Florida basketball team lost its backup center Micah Handlogten when he suffered a broken leg injury early in the SEC Championship game against the Auburn Tigers. He was immediately stretchered off the court and taken to a hospital where they gave him surgery to repair his leg. Despite that, Handlogten showed up to the […]

On Thursday, the Duquesne basketball program took on a steep March Madness battle against the BYU Cougars. The Dukes beat the Cougars 71-67 in a stunning turn of events. Moreover, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James praised the team after their thrilling upset. LeBron James hands the Dukes major flowers James could not contain his […]

Last year, the Alabama basketball team was the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Unfortunately, they lost early to the San Diego State Aztecs as Brian Dutcher’s team went on a Final Four run. This time around, the Crimson Tide are a 4-seed and begin play with a clash against 13-seed Charleston on […]

Arguably the best sporting event of the year just got started with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio as March Madnessis now officially under way, but the intensity is about to ramp up. The first round will get started in just a couple of hours on Thursday afternoon. The regular season and every conference tournament […]

UConn basketball is viewed as the top dog in the March Madness Tournament this year with Dan Hurley leading the way. Even so, there are plenty of distractions that take place during the big dance. Hurley believes it’s time for one of them to go away with the NCAA Tournament in full swing. For whatever […]

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 […]

Each of the last two seasons, you could make a case that Kansas Jayhawks guard Kevin McCullar Jr. has been one of the best players in the Big 12 conference, and certainly, the most important player on the Kansas roster. Unfortunately for the Jayhawks, who won the National Title in 2022 without McCullar — he was still […]

Rob Dillingham is just one of a handful of Kentucky Wildcat guards whose public profile has been a point of conversation as the NCAA Tournament begins, but as March has arrived, it’s Dillingham whose star is ascending the fastest and highest. Less than two weeks ago, while performing at Rupp Arena in Lexington, noted Kentucky […]

The first round of the NCAA Tournament continues as Grambling State faces Purdue. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Grambling State-Purdue prediction, pick, and how to watch. Grambling State won their first-ever NCAA tournament game in their first try facing Montana State. After winning their first SWAC tournament, Grambling […]

Arguably the best sporting event of the year just got started with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio as March Madness is now officially under way, but the intensity is about to ramp up. The first round will get started in just a couple of hours on Thursday afternoon. The regular season and every conference […]

The NCAA Tournament is finally here as March Madness is now in full swing. With it comes plenty of rumors though, as schools around the nation are also looking for new head coaches. As it turns out, Dusty May, the head coach of the Florida Atlantic basketball program, is being floated around as a possible […]

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 […]

Kansas basketball’s last game of the season might not be the final college game for Hunter Dickinson. Though not yet confirmed, Jeff Ermann reports that “it’s not definite, but there’s a strong possibility” Dickinson will return to Kansas next year. The senior big man has an extra year of eligibility due to the pandemic and […]

In a significant setback for the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team, star player Liz Kitley will miss the upcoming women’s NCAA tournament due to a knee injury sustained earlier this month. The news, announced by Kitley in an Instagram post on Thursday, has sent shockwaves through the Hokie community and fans nationwide. Kitley, a towering […]

As you’ll soon see, I’m not one of those prognosticators who comes into a NCAA Tournament predictions column ready to beat you over the head with a chalkboard. I’ll gladly fall on my sword and admit I just swung and missed on some of my more out there March Madness picks, and here’s why: When […]