College Basketball

[ad_1] Wisconsin Badgers (19-5, 9-4 Big Ten) at Purdue Boilermakers (19-6, 11-3 Big Ten) West Lafayette, Indiana; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Boilermakers -5.5; over/under is 149.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Wisconsin visits No. 7 Purdue after John Tonje scored 22 points in Wisconsin’s 74-63 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Boilermakers are 12-1 in home games. Purdue …

[ad_1] Wisconsin star wing John Tonje made the Naismith Trophy Midseason Team on Friday. The newly-released list includes 30 standouts from the 2024-25 college basketball season to date. It provides an updated look at the contenders to take home the prestigious award when the season concludes. Tonje made the list along with notable stars from across the sport, including Duke’s …

[ad_1] It looks like Alabama basketball forward Derrion Reid will get to experience his first Auburn rivalry game after all. Coach Nate Oats told media on Friday that the freshman would be a “game-time decision,” but told The Field of 68 basketball analyst Jeff Goodman that Reid was “expected to play” on Saturday morning. Dec 14, 2024; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; …

[ad_1] Houston Cougars (20-4, 12-1 Big 12) at Arizona Wildcats (17-7, 11-3 Big 12) Tucson, Arizona; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -1.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Arizona takes on No. 6 Houston in a matchup of Big 12 teams. The Wildcats have gone 11-1 in home games. Arizona has a 0-2 record in one-possession …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING – Jeremy Fears Jr. knows all about Illinois basketball and the snakepit that awaits Michigan State basketball Saturday night. Even if he has yet to step into State Farm Arena as an enemy. The Illini were one of three finalists when the 2023 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year picked the Spartans. The Joliet native felt the …

[ad_1] Villanova (15-10 overall, 8-6 in Big East) at Providence College (11-14 overall, 5-9 in Big East) Villanova is coming off a thrilling 73-71 upset victory over No. 9 St. John’s on Wednesday. Tyler Perkins drained a 3-pointer with 8.7 seconds left as the host Wildcats ended the Red Storm’s 10-game winning streak. Simeon Wilcher made a 3-pointer with 27.3 seconds …

[ad_1] WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard sees a lot of similarities between his program and Purdue’s. “It’s more about understanding who you are and who you are not as a program and continually striving towards that,” he said. “I think that is what’s made us successful. Even though we’ve had some adjustments here and there …

[ad_1] On Saturday, Alabama and Auburn will renew their heated rivalry in a matchup featuring two of the best teams in the sport, with the winner picking up not only hard-earned bragging rights, but a victory to validate their national championship aspirations. The game won’t be taking place on a football field, though. With just over a month remaining until …

[ad_1] Saturday night will be historic when Alabama basketball tips off against rival Auburn. Actually, it will mark a historic moment for the Iron Bowl in general, as for the first time in men’s basketball or football, the Iron Bowl will pit the Crimson Tide the Tigers in a matchup of the top two teams in the country: Nate Oats …

[ad_1] Going all the way back to the spring of 2005, when he was a fresh-faced 45-year-old leading Wisconsin-Milwaukee on a surprising run to the Sweet 16, Bruce Pearl has been one of the best, most recognizable coaches in college basketball. Nearly 20 years later at Auburn, he has revitalized what was a languishing program at the time of his …

[ad_1] Though it doesn’t have quite the same cachet and fanfare as its football counterpart, ESPN’s basketball version of “College GameDay” still serves as a legitimizing force in the sport, traveling each week to the biggest game in the country. If Rece Davis, Jay Williams, Jay Bilas and the rest of the “GameDay” crew are coming to your city, it …

[ad_1] Fourteen SEC basketball teams are projected to make the NCAA Tournament according to ESPN’s latest bracketology. The SEC isn’t just great in football. It is also a powerhouse in basketball. The conference put together one of the best nonconference seasons in the history of any major conference this year. The SEC is projected to have three No. 1 seeds …

[ad_1] In just over a month, all the weeks of intense speculation and interest will come to an end, and the bracket for the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be revealed. Until then, though, all people in the sport can do is project the 68-team field. With only a few weeks remaining in the 2024-25 regular season, there are …

[ad_1] With only a few weeks left in the college basketball regular season, a few players have started to break away in the player of the year race. There are, expectedly, multiple players from the SEC in contention for the award, as the league boasts the top four ranked teams in the country in Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Tennessee, along …

[ad_1] Rhode Island Rams (16-8, 5-7 Atlantic 10) vs. La Salle Explorers (12-13, 4-8 Atlantic 10) Rhode Island is coming off an exciting comeback victory over St. Bonaventure on Wednesday night, thanks to a Jamarques Lawrence’s 3-pointer with under 3 seconds to play. The Rams will try to make it two conference wins in a row on Saturday for the …

[ad_1] Southern Miss Golden Eagles (10-16, 5-8 Sun Belt) at UL Monroe Warhawks (6-20, 2-11 Sun Belt) Monroe, Louisiana; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -4.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: UL Monroe hosts Southern Miss after Jalen Bolden scored 20 points in UL Monroe’s 72-60 loss to the Texas State Bobcats. The Warhawks have gone 4-9 …

[ad_1] Georgia basketball knows about turning the page from rough road outings to the next SEC home game. The final 20 minutes of Georgia’s 69-53 loss at Texas A&M Tuesday night certainly qualify as rough. They were hard to watch for Bulldog fans. Georgia gave up 22 straight points and didn’t make a field goal until an Asa Newell dunk …

[ad_1] From the time he entered Kansas State basketball’s starting lineup for the Big 12 opener on Dec. 30, Dug McDaniel has breathed new life into the Wildcat offense. But just as important has been McDaniel’s emergence as a defensive stopper, even if it took a sharp nudge from Jerome Tang to get him there. “I’m not sure what game …

[ad_1] Kansas State’s basketball team is back on the road Saturday for an 8 p.m. game against Brigham Young at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. The Wildcats (13-11, 7-6 Big 12) extended their season-best winning streak to six Tuesday night with a 73-70 victory at home against No. 13-ranked Arizona. The six straight Big 12 victories are the most …

[ad_1] Citadel Bulldogs (5-19, 0-13 SoCon) at Western Carolina Catamounts (7-17, 3-10 SoCon) Cullowhee, North Carolina; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Catamounts -6.5; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: Citadel plays Western Carolina after Brody Fox scored 20 points in Citadel’s 74-71 overtime loss to the Wofford Terriers. The Catamounts are 6-6 in home games. Western Carolina has a …

[ad_1] Feb. 14—Chris Gerlufsen was pleased with the developments of the first five minutes of Thursday’s West Coast Conference game between his San Francisco Dons and the Gonzaga Bulldogs. A few of the notable ones, from the vantage point of USF’s coach: three turnovers and zero points from standout Gonzaga forward Graham Ike; seven quick points for Dons guard Malik …

[ad_1] Feb. 14—On Thursday night, Graham Ike and Ryan Nembhard were Gonzaga’s top scorer, each contributing 18 points to a 88-77 win over San Francisco that catapulted the Zags into second place in the West Coast Conference. On Friday morning, Gonzaga’s standout seniors were two of the 30 players selected to the Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year Midseason …

[ad_1] Feb. 14—PULLMAN — David Riley may not enjoy the film of Washington State’s last game against Saint Mary’s, an 80-75 setback on Jan. 25, but he’s learned a lot from it. As the game entered crunch time, with the Cougars trying to stay afloat in time for a comeback, the Gaels stayed in front in large part by scoring …

[ad_1] Whoever athletic director Scott Dolson hires as the next Indiana basketball coach will have pretty good ammo to take to recruits, those in the transfer portal and from high school. Robbie Hummel was calling Friday’s game as the Hoosiers hosted UCLA at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall as an analyst for Fox and repeatedly touted how great and how loud …

[ad_1] CHICAGO (AP) — Jayden Dawson’s 26 points helped Loyola Chicago defeat Saint Louis 78-69 on Friday night. Dawson had three blocks for the Ramblers (16-9, 7-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Sheldon Edwards shot 5 for 7 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to add 17 points. Des Watson shot 4 for 11 …