[ad_1] Tennessee and Kentucky will play for a third time during the 2024-25 basketball season. The Vols advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 with a, 67-58, win against No. 7 seed UCLA in the second round. Kentucky advanced to the Sweet 16 after defeating No. 6 seed Illinois, 84-75. Following the Wildcats’ second-round win over Illinois, Kentucky graduate student …
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Iowa hires Ben McCollum, who swept Missouri Valley titles and won NCAA game in his one season at Drake
[ad_1] Ben McCollum, who led Drake’s dominating run through the Missouri Valley Conference and a win in the NCAA Tournament in his only season with the Bulldogs, was named head coach at Iowa. Athletic director Beth Goetz announced McCollum’s hiring 10 days after she fired Fran McCaffery and two days after McCollum wrapped up a 31-4 season with a loss …
Read More »Predicting winners for NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games in March Madness
[ad_1] Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games will be contested Thursday-Sunday in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Seven Southeastern Conference basketball teams will play in the Sweet 16 after having 14 schools make the NCAA Tournament. Alabama will open Sweet 16 play for SEC teams on Thursday against BYU. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:09 p.m. EDT (CBS). Florida will also face …
Read More »New Mexico HC Richard Pitino’s postgame pressor following loss to MSU
[ad_1] On Sunday night, Michigan State and New Mexico did battle, and it was certainly a battle. In the end, the Spartans survived the Lobos, defeating New Mexico 71-63, but all of the props should be to New Mexico, who gave Michigan State all that they could handle. Following the game, Richard Pitino took the podium, and broke things down …
Read More »ESPN ranks Florida Gators in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
[ad_1] The Florida Gators are in the men’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 17 for the first time in eight years after a pair of wins over the 16th-seeded Norfolk State Spartans and eighth-seeded UConn Huskies in the opening two rounds, respectively. The Orange and Blue are among seven Southeastern Conference schools to make it to the tournament’s third round and are …
Read More »MSU basketball HC Tom Izzo and F Coen Carr had hilarious interaction
[ad_1] Michigan State defeated New Mexico on Sunday night in the round of 32, punching their ticket to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 round to face off with the Ole Miss Rebels. Being in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament, the Spartans will be heading to Atlanta, Georgia, to face off with the Rebels. A notable note about of …
Read More »How the SEC performed in the 2025 men’s NCAA Tournament
[ad_1] Duke, Arkansas, and Houston headline Men’s Sweet 16 With the Sweet 16 upon us, USA Today Sports’ Mackenzie Salmon previews a few of the top matchups we’re most looking forward to. Sports Seriously The SEC’s historic season continues into the 2025 men’s NCAA Tournament. After setting a record with 14 teams qualifying for the tournament from the conference, the …
Read More »March Madness: Ranking a heavyweight Sweet 16 from most to least likely to win the national title
[ad_1] Last November, 364 Division I men’s college basketball teams started the season with dreams of advancing to the NCAA tournament’s second week. The 16 that remain all have one thing in common: They each hail from a power conference. Seven are from the SEC — a Sweet 16 record. Four are from the Big Ten. Four are from the …
Read More »Iowa hires McCollum, who swept Missouri Valley titles and won NCAA game in his one season at Drake
[ad_1] Ben McCollum, who led Drake’s dominating run through the Missouri Valley Conference and a win in the NCAA Tournament in his only season with the Bulldogs, was named head coach at Iowa on Monday. Iowa spokesman Matt Weitzel confirmed McCollum’s hiring 10 days after athletic director Beth Goetz fired Fran McCaffery and two days after McCollum wrapped up a …
Read More »Former Louisville coach Chris Mack among candidates
[ad_1] Louisville basketball: Pat Kelsey praises team after NCAA Tournament loss Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey praises the Cardinals following an 89-75 loss to Creighton in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Just two days after Xavier’s season ended in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Milwaukee, head coach Sean Miller has left to take over …
Read More »Wisconsin basketball transfer portal interests
[ad_1] While Wisconsin basketball’s season ended less than 48 hours ago with an NCAA Tournament loss to BYU, the page is already turning to the upcoming transfer portal season. That timeline and dynamic represent the current age of college basketball. While the Badgers are a program built on development, they, and most others in the sport, enter every offseason with …
Read More »Iowa reportedly agrees to make Drake’s Ben McCollum next Hawkeyes coach
[ad_1] Drake lost just four games in 2024-25 in Ben McCollum’s first season. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Iowa’s next men’s basketball coach doesn’t have to move too far. The Hawkeyes are set to hire Drake coach Ben McCollum to replace Fran McCaffery, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Sources: Iowa has agreed to a deal to make Drake coach Ben …
Read More »Auburn basketball March Madness tip time vs Michigan announced
[ad_1] Auburn returns to familiar territory on Friday to face Michigan in the Sweet 16. Here is the latest broadcast information. The No. 1 seed Auburn Tigers’ run in the NCAA Tournament will continue this weekend when it faces the No. 5 seed Michigan Wolverines in the Sweet 16 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Auburn won its first …
Read More »March Madness winners, losers as NCAA men’s tournament reaches Sweet 16
[ad_1] Duke, Arkansas, and Houston headline Men’s Sweet 16 With the Sweet 16 upon us, USA Today Sports’ Mackenzie Salmon previews a few of the top matchups we’re most looking forward to. Sports Seriously We’ve seen 68 teams trimmed to 64, 64 teams cut to 32 and now, with one weekend in the books, we’re down to just 16 teams …
Read More »March Madness 2025: Duke is an even clearer national title favorite ahead of the Sweet 16
[ad_1] The first two rounds of the NCAA tournament have made Duke an even bigger favorite to win the national championship. The Blue Devils are +225 at BetMGM to win it all ahead of the Sweet 16. Duke easily beat Baylor in the second round of March Madness on Sunday to set up a matchup with Arizona in the third …
Read More »Five takeaways from Michigan State’s March Madness win over New Mexico
[ad_1] For the second time in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, Michigan State basketball took a major punch in the first half from a feisty opponent but was able to pull away in the second half. In the Round of 32, the Spartans beat New Mexico 71 to 63 after going into halftime down to the Lobos. Below, you can see …
Read More »The curse of unfulfilled hope for Cyclones
[ad_1] Iowa State’s Tamin Lipsey reflects on the end of the Cyclones’ season Iowa State’s Tamin Lipsey reflects on the end of the Cyclones’ season MILWAUKEE – What do you say when it’s just not meant to be? When all the work, want-to and wherewithal find a dead-end with destiny? The basketball gods blessed Iowa State with all the ingredients …
Read More »How to watch, stream March Madness 2025
[ad_1] The No. 3-seeded OU women’s basketball team will host No. 6-seeded Iowa at 3 p.m. CT Monday in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32. OU (26-7, 11-5 SEC) cruised to an 81-58 win over No. 14-seeded Florida Gulf Coast in the first round on Saturday. Iowa (23-10, 10-8 Big Ten) earned a 92-57 win over No. 11-seeded Murray State …
Read More »Michigan State basketball’s depth delivers Tom Izzo into Sweet 16
[ad_1] MSU basketball: Video analysis of the Spartans’ win over New Mexico Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch, Freep MSU beat writer Chris Solari and Freep columnist Shawn Windsor discuss MSU’s win over New Mexico. The Michigan State Spartans defeated the New Mexico Lobos to advance to the Sweet 16.Michigan State’s victory marked its 16th Sweet 16 appearance under head …
Read More »Wisconsin Basketball Greg Gard updated NCAA Tournament Record BYU loss
[ad_1] Wisconsin suffered a gut-wrenching 91-89 defeat vs. BYU in the NCAA Tournament round of 32 on Saturday. Facing a late 14-point deficit and an offensive onslaught from BYU, the Badgers never wavered. Powered by 26 second-half tallies from star John Tonje, Wisconsin possessed the ball with an opportunity to knot the contest at 91 with just 13 seconds remaining. …
Read More »NC State Wolfpack play the Michigan State Spartans in second round
[ad_1] Michigan State Spartans (22-9, 11-8 Big Ten) at NC State Wolfpack (27-6, 18-3 ACC) Raleigh, North Carolina; Monday, 12 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolfpack -6.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 9 NC State faces Michigan State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wolfpack’s record in ACC games is 18-3, and their record is 9-3 …
Read More »Players to watch in Midwest Regional in Indianapolis
[ad_1] Purdue 76, McNeese 62: Matt Painter’s reaction to Boilers win The Boilermakers coach on Trey Kaufman-Renn’s rebounding, defensive answers, what happens when the transfer portal opens Monday and more. Indianapolis will host an NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday and Sunday, March 28 and 30, 2025. Houston, Purdue, Tennessee and Kentucky made the Sweet 16. Some of the nation’s best players …
Read More »Who is in, out for Mizzou
[ad_1] The college basketball transfer portal is open. For the next 30 days — with this portal window open from Monday, March 24, to April 22 — Missouri basketball will put together the final pieces on its 2025-26 roster. As it stands Monday morning, the Tigers have 12 scholarship players eligible to return. Six Mizzou players exhausted their college eligibility …
Read More »Jalen & Jabari Both Drop 30 Points! | March 17, 2025
[ad_1] The Rockets defeated the 76ers, 144-137 tonight in Houston. Jalen Green contributed a team-high 30 points to go with 13 assists … [ad_2] Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN7JZwv4FRA Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Read More »Purdue Fort Wayne meets Old Dominion in NIT
[ad_1] Old Dominion Monarchs (18-15, 9-10 Sun Belt) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (25-8, 20-3 Horizon) Fort Wayne, Indiana; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne and Old Dominion meet in the National Invitation Tournament. The Mastodons are 20-3 against Horizon opponents and 5-5 in non-conference play. Purdue Fort Wayne leads the Horizon with 75.6 points and is …
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