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Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm had the opportunity to pull off an upset in the Big East Tournament Semifinals going up against the defending NCAA champion UConn Huskies. They fell short in their attempt, 95-90. St. John’s will hope for a little luck from the seeding committee to make the NCAA Tournament. […]

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 […]

Mike Woodson’s Indiana basketball team extended its winning streak to five games by squeaking past Penn State 61-59 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday at the Target Center. In a neck-and-neck matchup with 10 lead changes and nine deadlocks, the Hoosiers came out on top thanks to Anthony Leal’s late-game […]

Coach Kyle Neptune can still salvage the Villanova basketball season. The Wildcats ended with an 18-14 overall record with 10 losses and 10 wins in their conference. They started the Big East Tournament right with a narrow win over DePaul and hope to keep that momentum going against Marquette. If they do win over Coach […]

I’d like to begin by first wishing Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry both a speedy recovery from the sprained ankle that has kept him sidelined for the last three games, and a happy birthday. The greatest shooter in the history of basketball may have been brought into this world 36 years ago today, […]

This Is March. Those three words have become popular to describe the chaos, excitement, and overall brilliance of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, otherwise known as March Madness. Sixty-eight of the best teams in college basketball, in both the men’s and women’s divisions, square off in a massive bracket-style tournament that determines who will become the […]

Welcome to another edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints, friends! We’re up to 14 tickets that have been officially punched to the Big Dance, and while none can be secured on Thursday, it’s still a loaded slate of games that have all kinds of bubble implications. As you’ll soon see, we’ve got an extended Examining The […]

The Kansas basketball team went out in the second round of the Big 12 tournament in a 72-52 loss to Cincinnati, and amid the absence of Kevin McCullar Jr. and Hunter Dickinson, Bill Self explained the reason that the team lost after the game. “I thought that we were bad offensively,” Bill Self said, via […]

Arizona basketball has the No. 5-ranked team in the nation ahead of this week’s Pac-12 Tournament. Tuesday, the Wildcats sparked fire for national talk shows since their best player, Caleb Love, was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year. “I feel like this a team award,” Love said, via Arizona Athletics.  “Without my team and […]

San Diego State University made a surprising run all the way to the NCAA Basketball Tournament National Championship Game last season. It was Kawhi Leonard back in 2009-11 that really put the Mountain West Conference team on the map, though, especially when it comes to the Big Dance. Leonard had a special career at SDSU, […]

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 […]

One of the best sporting events of the year is about to get underway as the NCAA Tournament gets going in less than a week. March Madness is the best time of year for college basketball fans, and on Sunday, the field will be announced. One team that will be watching anxiously is Indiana State […]

Kevin Durant had one of the greatest freshman seasons in college basketball history. In his one season at Texas, Durant not only became the first freshman to be the unanimous National Player of the Year, but also the first freshman to win any of the National Player of the Year awards. Durant’s regular season/conference tournament […]

Jayson Tatum turned out to be one of the best players in the NBA at a young age. Right away in his first season in the association with the Boston Celtics, he advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, which is an exceptional feat for someone at 19 years of age. The trajectory has been on […]

The Kansas basketball squad has a lot to do if they want to win the NCAA Tournament. They have had the worst season in the Bill Self era but hope is not at all lost. They can still gain momentum through the Big 12 conference tournament and carry it over to the big dance. It […]

Oh, baby, who cares about the Power Five conferences when the Big East conference tournament is right here for us to enjoy? This tournament has it all, including the defending national champs looking to repeat with a number one overall seed in the NCAA Tournament on the line, three top-10 teams and six projected bids […]

The ACC Tournament is underway, as is championship week across the nation’s most prestigious men’s college basketball conferences. Long one of the premier powerhouses in the country, the ACC’s star has faded just a little in recent years. Sure, Duke and North Carolina remain titans of the sport, especially this year, but the depth that […]

A year after a shocking upset as a number-one seed, the Purdue Boilermakers are once again one of the best teams in college basketball. Purdue is 28-3 on the season and set to earn another one-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Zach Edey is the overwhelming favorite for the national player of the year and the […]

It took just two conference tournament championship games for a possible bid-thief to emerge this March. Drake entered the Missouri Valley Tournament with a decent at-large resume but one that was not quite good enough to put them in the field of 68. In the MVC title game, Drake defeated an Indiana State team hanging […]

Casual college basketball fans most likely only know about one player from Indiana State University. That, of course, would be Larry Bird, the hometown hero who not only took the Sycamores to their first NCAA Tournament in 1979 but all the way to the National Championship Game. Now, there is a new basketball star in […]

It took just two conference tournament championship games for a possible bid-thief to emerge this year. The Drake Bulldogs entered the Missouri Valley Tournament with a decent at-large case but one that was not quite good enough to put them in the field of 68. The MVC title game saw Drake face off against and […]

The calendar has flipped to March, and that means it is time for March Madness. Selection Sunday is on March 17 when all of the 68 NCAA Tournament teams will be revealed. However, this year’s tournament will be missing one cornerstone, Greg Gumbel. It was reported that Gumbel will not be covering this year’s Big […]

The Kansas Jayhawks, last season’s NCAA champions, begin their postseason play this week with the Big 12 Tournament. The Jayhawks have been an inconsistent team this season and have struggled in Big 12 Conference play. And now, Kansas will be without two of its top players in Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. as both […]

Five teams from the Big 12 are in the AP top 25. But that pales in comparison to the whopping nine projected bids to the NCAA tournament they currently have, far and away the most of any conference. Featuring the number one team in the country right now, Houston, riding a nine-game winning streak, and […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s getting light out later, the weather is warming up, and the NCAA tournament is just around the corner. Which means it’s now time for conference tournament week! And for the PAC-12, it’s time for one last hurrah for this iteration of the conference. Although the football […]

Championship week in college basketball is an incredibly exciting appetizer to the full NCAA tournament, which starts on March 21. The SEC is one of the most enticing conference tournaments, with five teams in and around the top 15 and two or three others flitting around the NCAA tournament bubble. The SEC Tournament will be […]

The Kentucky Wildcats are getting hot at the right time. After a mid-season skid that saw the Wildcats lose four out of six games — including three straight at home — John Calipari’s squad has overpowered opponents in recent weeks. Over their last 10 contests, Kentucky is sixth in the country in offensive efficiency, scoring […]

March Madness is here, and the NCAA tournament is just around the corner. That means it’s conference tournament season. The Big Ten has several solid teams, not to mention a whole host of bubble teams that can solidify or lose their spot in the NCAA tournament, depending on their performance this week. The Big Ten, […]

Welcome to an exciting, We’re Less Than One Week Away From Selection Sunday edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! I’m keeping it brief here in the introduction here today, because we’ve got a whole lot to cover and the last thing you need is me yapping your ear off — or eyes, I suppose, since you’re […]

The USC Trojans have been one of the top teams in the country this season and that’s largely due to the play of freshman sensation JuJu Watkins. Watkins is arguably the top player in the country and recently won the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Award. USC defeated crosstown rival UCLA to advance to the […]

It was a heated SEC championship game on Sunday as the South Carolina women’s basketball team took home the crown following a 79-72 win over LSU women’s basketball. Toward the end of the outing, tempers flared as a near-brawl resulted in multiple ejections. For LSU head coach Kim Mulkey, the late-game scuffle could have been […]

A highly anticipated SEC Tournament championship game between South Carolina and LSU ended in a fight that could see players suspended  for the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Following the game, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley and starting center Kamilla Cardoso, as well as LSU guard Flau’jae Johnson were apologetic about the entire […]

South Carolina led by Coach Dawn Staley are the queens of the SEC. The Gamecocks pulled off a massive win over LSU to notch the SEC championship. MiLaysia Fulwiley went blow for blow against the Tigers who had heavy hitters in Angel Reese, Aneesah Morrow, Hailey Van Lith, and Flau’jae Johnson. But, this did not […]

The SEC championship game between the South Carolina and LSU women’s basketball teams got a lot of attention when the two squads had an altercation late in the fourth quarter. While most of the players on both teams were ejected from the game, Kamilla Cardoso is the one player who will not be eligible to […]

Welcome to Part 3 of Championship Week Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! To start off, I’d like to offer a sincere congratulations to the Morehead State Eagles, the Ohio Valley Conference champions and the first team to punch their ticket to the 2024 NCAA Tournament. As you’ll very soon see, the Eagles — who are making […]

March is upon us, and while the NCAA Tournament is the main attraction, die-hard college basketball fans know that Champ Week is when the real entertainment happens. When else can you watch two teams playing with their season on the line at 11:30 PM on a Thursday in front of a few hundred fans in […]

The month of March brings with it the fever pitch of college basketball. The NCAAW conference tournaments, a precursor to the national championship, promise edge-of-your-seat action and heart-stopping moments. This year, a blend of powerhouse programs and rising stars are set to clash, making some matchups unmissable for any college basketball fan. NCAAW conference tournament […]

March is underway, which means that for many college basketball teams, an entire season comes down to just a few games. Squads in one-bid leagues must go all-out to win their conference tournaments while bubble teams are looking to win a few games to put themselves on the right side of the cut line. For […]