College Basketball

Heading into Illinois’ Final Four showdown with UConn, the numbers – at least ESPN’s – lean ever so slightly in the Illini’s direction. The only two non-No. 1 seeds remaining in the NCAA Tournament, both Illinois (No. 3 seed from South Region) and UConn (No. 2 seed from East Region) had to pull off upsets to get to Indianapolis. But …

Kansas forward Flory Bidunga is keeping his options open this summer. Bidunga, who just finished his sophomore season with the Jayhawks, intends to declare for the 2026 NBA Draft, while maintaining his college eligibility, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Thursday. Advertisement Additionally, Bidunga is entering the NCAA transfer portal and is open to a collegiate return. Flory Bidunga reacts during the …

The sting of the LSU Tigers’ Elite Eight loss is still far from a wound of the past, but the focus of head coach Kim Mulkey is already on what comes next and, more importantly, who’s coming back. With the NCAA transfer portal window looming over Baton Rouge, coach Mulkey has offered a major early glimpse into LSU’s offseason direction …

Has Arizona ever won a championship in basketball? History of Wildcats’ Final Four appearances originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Arizona Wildcats are having one of their best men’s basketball seasons in program history. The Wildcats finished the regular season with a 29-2 record, only losing to Texas …

Has Illinois ever won a championship in basketball? History of Fighting Illini’s Final Four appearances originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Illinois has returned to the Final Four, as the Fighting Illini are one of four teams remaining in the men’s NCAA tournament. Advertisement Of the teams that will …

Rutgers men’s basketball fell to Creighton 82-69 in the first round of the College Basketball Crown, which officially brings to an end the 2025-2026 season for the Scarlet Knights. Despite a strong showing from the defense early on, Rutgers could not generate the offense it needed to stay competitive throughout the entire game. Emmanuel Ogbole would get the scoring started …

Has Michigan ever won a championship in basketball? History of Wolverines’ Final Four appearances originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Michigan Wolverines are back in the Final Four. After earning a No. 1 seed for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, the Wolverines strung together four straight wins to punch …

AJ Dybantsa is still unsure about his NBA draft decision. He’s still waiting for a conversation with the person closest to him. “I haven’t talked to my mom. She has pretty much been making a lot of my decisions in life for me,” Dybantsa said during an appearance on Yahoo Daily. Advertisement Dybantsa, who is widely expected to be a …

NIT NIT bracket 2026: Full schedule, TV channels, live streams, scores for college basketball tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Advertisement The College Basketball Invitational may have been canceled, but the National Invitation Tournament is back. This year’s edition of the NIT will feature 32 teams, including top March …

UConn vs. Illinois bold predictions for March Madness Final Four clash appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. March Madness enters its final week for what’s been a wild 2026 tournament. UConn basketball delivered the most thrilling moment thanks to Braylon Mullins’ three with 0.3 left to beat Duke on Sunday. But Illinois basketball …

The 2025-26 season was up and down for Illinois wing Andrej Stojakovic – until the NCAA Tournament. Before the Big Dance tipped off, Stojakovic, a highly touted transfer from Cal, enjoyed stretches of dominance with the Illini (notably three straight games of 20 or more points early in the season) but also some duds. How did Stojakovic, a downhill-oriented wing, …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Everywhere UConn guard Braylon Mullins looked Sunday night and Monday, he saw the same thing — another replay of his heroic 35-foot, game-winning 3-pointer to beat Duke. He couldn’t avoid it. Advertisement Eventually, though, the freshman guard decided he needed to turn off the television, tune out the chatter and move on. “The first day, it was …

One of the best players on the Kansas Jayhawks roster is moving on. Where he is moving to is up in the air, at the moment, though. On Thursday night, it was announced that sophomore Flory Bidunga is expected to declare for the 2026 NBA Draft. However, Bidunga plans to maintain his college eligibility, and should he return to school, …

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-19, 6-14) meet the Creighton Bluejays (15-17, 9-11) on Thursday in the 2026 College Basketball Crown Tournament at MGM Grand Garden Arena. How to Watch Rutgers vs Creighton When: Thursday, April 2nd, 2026 Advertisement Rutgers had a very difficult season, with a young team and very few returning players from their 2024-25 team (14.4% of scoring returned). …

NCAA Final Four: Is coach Tommy Lloyd searching for Carolina blue or more Arizona green? originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. INDIANAPOLIS – Every time Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd says his entire focus this weekend is on his team, that he’s not a “multitasker”, he is accomplishing two goals …

Jayson Tatum Speaks On Duke’s Buzzer-Beater Loss In NCAA Tournament originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It’s hard to believe that the Boston Celtics are coming up on the 10th anniversary of drafting superstar forward Jayson Tatum. Advertisement The former Duke Blue Devil has stayed connected to his alma mater, even being named …

Kansas forward Flory Bidunga plans to declare for the NBA Draft. However, the sophomore also intends to maintain his college eligibility by entering the NCAA transfer portal, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports. The 6-foot-10 forward earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors this season and was named to both the All-Big 12 team and conference All-Defensive team. He averaged …

According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Kansas center Flory Bidunga plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Doing so allows him to keep options available moving forward because Bidunga is also entering the 2026 NBA Draft. On3’s Joe Tipton has since confirmed the news. “Sources: Kansas sophomore Flory Bidunga intends to declare for the NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility,” …

It’s not official, but it is all but certain that Thanksgiving this year will feature a dish of Spartans and Razorbacks on national television. Earlier this week, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo revealed that the Spartans would play Arkansas on Thanksgiving at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The announcement from Izzo was somewhat surprising as the Spartans were expected …

When Illinois coach Brad Underwood looks back on his team’s game against Connecticut on Black Friday, he almost doesn’t recognize the Illini. UConn’s 74-61 win over Illinois on Nov. 28 was a reality check for Underwood’s team. The Illini entered the season with big goals and split games with ranked Texas Tech and Alabama teams in the first couple of …

Deon Thomas’ Bruce Pearl comments show Illinois still hasn’t forgotten originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. More than three decades later, the wound still hasn’t fully healed, and Deon Thomas made that clear again this week as Illinois prepares for the Final Four. Speaking about Bruce Pearl and his …

The 2026 Final Four for the men’s NCAA tournament is set. Illinois faces UConn at 5:09 p.m. ET Saturday, April 4, followed by Michigan against Arizona at 7:49 p.m. Come Monday night, there will be a new national champion. The NCAA also will crown a Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. Here’s a look at who has won the …

The Arizona Wildcats didn’t just debunk the West Coast soft label, they dismantled it, one body in the paint at a time. The question landed in the Final Four press conference like a lot of lazy assumptions do, dressed up as a compliment, wrapped around a stereotype that never quite fit. Advertisement “After years of being labeled a finesse program, …

The Stanford Cardinal (20-12, 9-9) will face the West Virginia Mountaineers (18-14, 9-9) in the 2026 College Basketball Crown Tournament at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Thursday night. MORE: Final Four predictions include shocking pick to win title How to Watch Stanford vs West Virginia When: Thursday, April 2, 2026 Advertisement While Stanford hasn’t played a game since March 10th, they …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tarris Reed Jr. sat at his locker Thursday, fielding questions about his run as the interior-scoring, rebound-snagging force in UConn’s latest Final Four push. Yet he wasn’t the main attraction. Advertisement That’s because across the room, an even bigger gaggle of reporters waited for freshman guard Braylon Mullins — the Indiana kid who hit an all-timer of …