College Basketball

Normally, there is a lot of dissection and analysis at the end of a UNC basketball season. This season ended a little differently; Hubert Davis’s abrupt firing has put most of the focus on the coaching search for the next Carolina head coach. And rightly so; as a fan, I’d rather look forward than relive one of the worst collapses …

The basketball team now has their 6th loss of the offseason, as junior forward Omaha Biliew has announced his decision to enter the transfer portal The 6-8 Waukee, Iowa native transferred to Wake in 2024 after 1 season at Iowa State. Despite playing just 7.4 minutes per game for the Cyclones, the Deacs had high hopes for the McDonald’s All-American …

Eighty-seven points. Four turnovers. A 17-point win over Creighton in the College Basketball Crown semifinals. This team had a hard time breaking 60 sometimes in the last month of the season — and then they went to Las Vegas and put up their best offensive performance of the year when it mattered most. .redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } …

History isn’t on Michigan’s side against UConn in National Championship originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The National Championship game is set for Monday night. UConn and Michigan will meet to decide the next champion in men’s college basketball in an intriguing matchup. Both teams handled their opponents in …

Auburn basketball has an opportunity to do something not many college basketball teams get a chance to. That is to end the season with a victory, holding up a trophy. On Sunday night, the Tigers will face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the 2026 NIT Championship. Auburn has done a good job of turning the negative of not making the …

To this day, there’s debate if Roy Williams or Dean Smith is the best head coach in UNC men’s basketball history. Today, North Carolina is also searching for its next head coach. Five days after their 19-point collapse against VCU in the NCAA Tournament, the Tar Heels fired Hubert Davis, bringing his 5-season tenure to an abrupt end. Outside of …

Michigan ties NCAA tournament record with dominant win over Arizona appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Dusty May and the Michigan Wolverines made incredible history in the NCAA Tournament after blowing out Arizona 91-73 in the Final Four on Saturday night. Advertisement Michigan enjoyed a solid path on their way to the national …

Inside the Big Ten’s losing streak in national championship games: What went wrong in 8 losses since 2000 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Big Ten has a chance to break a national championship drought in men’s basketball that extends back to the 1999-2000 college basketball season. Advertisement …

Arizona most to blame for Final Four blowout loss to Michigan appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Arizona basketball versus Michigan became hailed as the most highly-anticipated matchup in the Final Four. The nation believed Saturday’s March Madness showdown was going to be close. The Wildcats presented their reasons on why they’d exploit …

INDIANAPOLIS – His passes were razor sharp, or no-look, or bounced perfectly into his teammates’ waiting fingers. His shots were high-arched before swishing through. His steals were so deft, they left the opponents blinking. And, as Warren Zevon once sang of a werewolf, his hair was perfect. Advertisement In a Final Four semifinal that was supposed to be all about …

In 1983, Houston put on a devastating display in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament against Louisville. It was an astonishing performance, an aerial assault of epic proportions. It was so wild that Louisville players were going to the monitors to see replays of what Houston was doing. Advertisement That team also had historic Hall of Fame talents Hakeem Olajuwon …

If you’ve been online over the last couple days, you’ve likely seen an ongoing discussion about Kentucky Basketball fan behavior and its role when it comes to recruiting. There’s long been a discussion about the behavior of Kentucky fans, but that has ramped up again recently with the announcement that Jasper Johnson and Brandon Garrison are entering the transfer portal. …

The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team wasted no time scheduling an SEC opponent for the 2026-27 season. Alex Rosinski confirmed the Badgers will head to Nashville on December 19 to play Auburn, a team competing for the NIT Championship on April 5. Advertisement The Tigers were the talk of the town come Selection Sunday with their 17-16 record. Claiming it …

Leading up to the 2025-26 season, we heard all Summer about “The Assignment.” It was Kentucky Basketball’s mission to win the school’s ninth national championship. The Wildcats started the season at No. 9 in the AP Poll. Then, it all went downhill. Advertisement Saturday, CBS aired Kentucky Basketball Confidential, a documentary that followed the team behind the scenes during the …

Heroes and zeros of Michigan’s 91-73 win over Arizona to head to the NCAA championship: Hero UCLA coach Mick Cronin had to be wincing watching his former center, Aday Mara, dominate the national semifinal. Mara was a force, torching Arizona and its 7-footer, Motiejus Krivas. Mara finished with 26 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks to lead Michigan …

Heroes and zeros of UConn’s 71-62 victory over Illinois to return to NCAA championship game: Hero Six days after his 35-footer sent Connecticut to the Final Four, Braylon Mullins made the biggest shot of the Huskies’ national semifinal victory over Illinois. His 3-pointer with 52.1 seconds to go pushed the UConn lead to seven. He also hit two early 3s …

A former top Alabama basketball recruiting target out of high school, Jasper Johnson will reportedly enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens, per On3’s Joe Tipton. Johnson recently concluded his freshman season at Kentucky where the talented guard appeared in 35 total games off the Wildcats’ bench, averaging 12 minutes per game. As a freshman, Johnson averaged 4.9 points, …

The No. 1 (West Region) Arizona Wildcats’ epic run in the NCAA National Championship has come to an end, losing their Final Four matchup against the No. 1 (Midwest Region) Michigan Wolverines by a score of 91-73. Despite the loss, it was a season worth celebrating as the Wildcats made it to the Final Four for the first time in …

PEORIA — Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Brad Underwood built a 28-9 team through home runs with international talent and finding a freshman who will be an NBA lottery pick. It added up to a dream season for the 39-year coach as his team earned a Final Four appearance and nearly got him the chance to play for a national …

INDIANAPOLIS — In a Final Four matchup that many expected to be a heavyweight bout, the Michigan Wolverines instead delivered a masterclass in efficiency, dismantling the Arizona Wildcats 91-73 at Lucas Oil Stadium. From the opening tip, it was clear that Michigan’s versatile offensive attack and stifling perimeter defense were too much for Tommy Lloyd’s squad to handle. As the …

Michigan defense vs. Arizona: How Wolverines terrorized Wildcats stars on way to blowout win originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. In order to take down a fellow No. 1 seed, advance to the national championship and hand the Arizona Wildcats just their third loss of the season, the Michigan …

Michigan didn’t just reach the national championship game. It rewrote what dominance looks like in March, and it did so on the biggest stage imaginable. What was billed as a heavyweight Final Four showdown quickly turned into something else entirely, as the Michigan Wolverines overwhelmed the Arizona Wildcats with a level of offensive execution that felt almost unfair. Every possession …

The University of Connecticut, with another key three-pointer from Braylon Mullins, beat the University of Illinois 71-62 on Saturday to reach the final of the NCAA collegiate basketball tournament. The Huskies will be chasing their third title in four years when they take on the University of Michigan in the championship game on Monday. Advertisement Michigan dominated the University of …

So, this is the clearest way to explain what Michigan did to Arizona in a national semifinal billed as a battle between two heavyweights: Yaxel Lendeborg played the second half after spraining his MCL and rolling his ankle. Yet, upon draining a 3-pointer at the 16:27 mark, the one-legged Lendeborg had scored more points in the half (six) than the …

So, this is the clearest way to explain what Michigan did to Arizona in a national semifinal billed as a battle between two heavyweights: Yaxel Lendeborg played the second half after spraining his MCL and rolling his ankle. Yet, upon draining a 3-pointer at the 16:27 mark, the one-legged Lendeborg had scored more points in the half (six) than the …