College Basketball

Samsung called in two of college basketball’s biggest names for its March Madness campaign. Duke forward Cameron Boozer and his twin brother, Cayden, have signed NIL deals with the company. The Boozer Twins starred in a new Samsung campaign ahead of the NCAA Tournament, which gets underway next week. The ad promotes the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and will air …

Just how valuable are stars like Richie Saunders? You take guys like him out of a lineup and the impact, as BYU has witnessed, is obvious. Like a missing portion of a three-legged stool. Now comes the question: If you could miraculously heal college basketball’s top injured players and create a team out of these limping, bandaged soldiers, could that …

Is Colorado’s Tad Boyle coaching for his job after loss to Arizona? originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Colorado’s regular season finale against Arizona was not a game many circled on the calendar. The Wildcats were 28-2 heading into this game. While the Buffaloes were staying afloat at 17-14 …

By virtue of its two wins last week, the Louisville men’s basketball team has climbed back into this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll at No. 24. The Cards will enter the postseason having been ranked in every week but one this season. Advertisement Here’s the full poll: 1. Duke2. Arizona3. Michigan4. Florida5. Houston6. UConn7. Iowa State8. Michigan State9. Illinois10. Virginia11. Nebraska12. Gonzaga13. St. John’s14. Kansas15. Alabama16. Texas Tech17. …

Villanova was well-represented on the list of honors handed out by the Big East in 2025-26. On Monday, the conference announced the individual awards for this season. Devin Askew was named the Big East Sixth Man of the Year while Tyler Perkins earned the title of the conference’s Most Improved Player. Advertisement Villanova ended a 24-7 season, with a 15-5 …

Last year, the Wisconsin Badgers landed arguably the best transfer in the portal, as John Tonje proved to be a sensation, putting up 19.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game en route to being a second-team All-American. One year later, Wisconsin hit paydirt in the transfer portal again, landing one of the best point guards in the country with Nick …

ESPN’s Dick Vitale blasts Kentucky after $22 million roster disappointment originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. While the Kentucky Wildcats are virtually a 2026 NCAA Tournament lock under Mark Pope, there’s no doubt they appear primed to limp into the Big Dance. Advertisement The storied SEC program finished the …

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska and men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg have agreed to a three-year contract extension after he guided the Cornhuskers to a school-record 15 wins in Big Ten Conference play. The school announced the deal Monday, days before the league tournament begins with Nebraska as the No. 2 seed. Hoiberg is now under contract through the 2031-32 …

Two weeks ago between the end of the Olympics and the return of the NHL, UNC tipped off against Louisville in a big ACC Matchup. The stands were stuffed with UNC fans, students, alumni, and dignitaries. And right there a couple of rows behind the scorer’s table, in clear camera view, sat several members of the Carolina Hurricanes. Advertisement It …

The Wisconsin Badgers capped off their regular season with a big win over the Purdue Boilermakers, winning 97-93 on the road to secure their 22nd win of the season. The win was Wisconsin’s fourth straight over a ranked opponent and added another Quad 1A win to the team’s resume heading into the Big Ten Tournament. Prior to the game, Wisconsin …

While it’s been another disappointing season for the Syracuse men’s basketball program. senior transfer Nate Kingz has shown that he’s more than just a shooter. Kingz was recognized before Saturday’s final home game, but his path to Syracuse might leave him an opportunity to play another season of college basketball…..and Kingz would be interested in staying. The audio might be …

Things have not gone exactly the way the Iowa Hawkeyes would have hoped down the stretch, but the entire body of work this season and the resume they have built is still holding strong, keeping Iowa in the field of 68 for the NCAA Tournament. With a 20-11 mark overall and a 10-10 mark in Big Ten play, Iowa has …

With the regular season coming to an end on Sunday, the Big Ten Tournament is set, and the Wisconsin Badgers earned the No. 5 seed for the third straight season. Heading into the final weekend, Wisconsin sat as the No. 6 seed and had the opportunity to climb into the top four or potentially fall back a spot. However, they …

With one of the longest regular seasons in the history of Maryland men’s basketball wrapped up, the Terps have an incredibly short time to shake it all off. The clock ran out on the Terps’ 78-72 loss to No. 11 Illinois at 5:24 p.m. on Sunday. Its next game comes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Advertisement The loss to the …

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and the most hectic. It’s also the time of the season when the best games are between teams that don’t have numbers next to their names. This is a top-25 column, and we’ll get into how those teams fared during championship week, but their contests lacked the juice of the conference tournaments …

For many on the Michigan basketball side of things this season, this was completely new. The Wolverines’ four leading scorers − Yaxel Lendeborg, Morez Johnson Jr., Aday Mara and Elliot Cadaeu − were all in their first year of the rivalry between U-M and Michigan State basketball. Coach Dusty May was in his second, but even after a long sojurn …

Get ready for another boring run to the men’s Final Four. What makes March Madness such a spectacle is the unpredictability. Each game can throw away everything we know about the season, allowing Cinderellas to shine and Goliaths to falter. That didn’t happen much last year en route to all four No. 1 seeds making the Final Four for just …

What channel is UConn vs. Villanova women’s basketball on? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch Big East final originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Penciling UConn into the Big East women’s basketball tournament final is one of the safest bets around, and the Huskies have been true to …

Of all the major conference tournaments this week, this one feels the most wide open. Here’s everything you need to know entering the Big 12 tournament this weekend in Kansas City. Who can end Arizona’s run? Look, there’s no denying that Arizona was great this season. Advertisement The Wildcats won the Big 12’s regular season title and went 29-2 this …

The 2026 NBA Draft class has lived up to expectations as one of the most talented in recent memory. Now it’s Champ Week, which means scouts will get to see plenty of top prospects in a more high-stakes environment with potential March Madness bids on the line. You already know about Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa. And we …

The long and winding road that is the college basketball regular season has officially come to an end. The bubble remains an absolute mess entering Champ Week, with bid thieves lurking around several prominent corners, but the cream of the crop appears fairly well defined entering the postseason. The consensus among most experts has Duke, Arizona and Michigan locked into …

The Big East tournament feels like a two-team race, which would make for a very entertaining championship game on Saturday night. Here’s everything you need to know entering the Big East tournament this weekend in New York. Advertisement Are we destined for UConn-St. John’s? Rick Pitino and St. John’s won the Big East regular-season title again, which seemed a bit …

Two words summed up Tom Izzo’s feelings: proud and defiant. The Michigan State basketball coach was pleased with the effort and intensity his team showed in once again giving Big Ten regular-season champion Michigan all it could handle, even though the third-ranked Wolverines pulled away for a 90-80 victory over the final 10 minutes of the regular-season finale Sunday, March …

Tom Izzo defends Jeremy Fears’ groin kick: ‘Stuff happens, you know’ originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo defended guard Jeremy Fears Jr. after he was assessed a technical foul for making contact with the groin of Michigan’s Elliot Cadeau during the Spartans’ 90-80 loss …

Texas women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer didn’t want to look too far into the future on Sunday. Moments after his Longhorns beat the South Carolina Gamecocks in the SEC Tournament Championship in Greenville, South Carolina, he just wanted to enjoy the win. Advertisement But the Longhorns’ victory over the Gamecocks propelled them into the third No. 1 seed in USA …