College Basketball

Both No. 9 The Citadel and No. 7 UNC Greensboro moved into Friday’s quarterfinal action with a pair of victories to open the 2026 Southern Conference Tournament at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville. In the first matchup, there were 21 lead changes before No. 9 The Citadel advanced to the second day of the tournament for the first time …

The ACC regular season concludes with the renewal of one of the great rivalries in college basketball. The 266th installment of the storied Tobacco Road rivalry between No. 1 Duke (28-2, 16-1) and No. 17 North Carolina (24-6, 12-5) is tonight at Cameron Indoor Stadium. A little of the shine has come off this matchup following the news that Carolina’s …

No. 18 North Carolina will play its final regular season game against the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils. The Tar Heels stunned then No. 4 Duke 71-68 in a thriller at the Dean E. Smith Center, a game that had just about everything. North Carolina senior guard Seth Trimble drilled a corner 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left for the game-winner, capping …

No. 25 Tennessee (21-9, 11-6 SEC) will host No. 22 Vanderbilt (23-7, 10-7 SEC) on Saturday at Food City Center. Tipoff between the Vols and Commodores is slated for 2 p.m. EST. ESPN will televise the in-state matchup with Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (analyst) on the call. Advertisement Beginning with the 2024-25 athletics calendar, the SEC made it …

Duke vs. UNC radio coverage: Station, channel, streaming to listen live to men’s college basketball rivalry game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. College basketball’s greatest rivalry is renewed for the 267th time as No. 17 North Carolina visits No. 1 Duke on Saturday. Advertisement The Blue Devils (26-2) …

No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 8 Michigan State: A Top-10 Regular Season Finale The most anticipated basketball rivalry in the state of Michigan reaches a fever pitch this Sunday, March 8, as the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines host the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans at the Crisler Center. With a tip-off scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS, this “Maize …

The first regular season for Maryland men’s basketball under Buzz Williams has been an excruciating one. The first omen was requiring a miracle 3-pointer by George Turkson Jr. to defeat UMBC in a preseason exhibition. Less than two weeks later, a Georgetown team that’s now dead-last in the Big East standings spoiled the Terps’ home opener — and it wasn’t …

It’s going to be crucial for the Wisconsin Badgers to not make the same mistakes they did against No. 5 Purdue back on January 3. The Boilermakers were as high as the No. 5 team in the nation at the time, while they’re now down to No. 15 for the March 7 rematch. Advertisement Each team has had incredibly different …

Big Sky tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, channels, scores for 2026 men’s basketball championships originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The regular season is in the rearview, and it’s time for postseason basketball. Advertisement While the men’s NCAA tournament gets a lot of attention, the individual conference tournaments can …

Big 12 tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, channels, scores for 2026 men’s basketball championships originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. After the SEC’s dominance last season, the Big 12 has staked its claim as the nation’s best conference in 2025-26. Advertisement Arizona, Houston, Iowa State, Texas Tech and Kansas …

It was never going to be a walk in the park. If St. John’s were going to clinch another Big East regular season crown, they were going to need to scrap for it against Seton Hall. In front of a madhouse crowd of 9,000 at the Prudential Center, the Pirates dragged the Red Storm into a game they were most …

BYU and Texas Tech are both down one of their stars, but both teams have responded differently. Including the game in which JT Toppin and Richie Saunders got hurt, BYU is 2-4 while Texas Tech is 3-2 since those injuries. Two of those wins for Texas Tech were a 12-point home win versus Cincinnati and a road win at Iowa …

Sun Belt tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, channels, scores for 2026 men’s basketball championships originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It is March, and that means that it is time for conference tournaments and March Madness. Advertisement The Sun Belt has wrapped up its regular season and will begin …

The University of Dayton men’s basketball team’s six-game losing streak ended against the VCU Rams on Friday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Senior guard Javon Bennett led Dayton with 17 points while De’Shayne Montgomery had a double-double: 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Rams won, 68-62, at the UD Arena. Advertisement This was …

Wednesday night’s loss to Washington pretty much ensured that USC men’s basketball will not go to the NCAA Tournament in 2026. At this point, the Trojans are no longer close to earning an at-large berth, and thus their only chance of making March Madness would be to somehow win five games in five days at the Big Ten Tournament. On …

Several players appeared on the availability report for Tennessee basketball on March 6. Nate Ament, Bishop Boswell and Troy Henderson all showed up on the report ahead of the No. 25 Vols (21-9, 11-6) regular season finale against No. 22 Vanderbilt (23-7, 10-7) at Food City Center on March 7 (2 p.m. ET, ESPN). Advertisement Ament, the 6-foot-10 freshman forward, …

It was a big celebration on the court at McKale Center on Monday night when Arizona locked up its first Big 12 title. Tommy Lloyd spoke to the sellout crowd, then said a little about each of his seniors before they also said some words to the fans. Then UA players and coaches hoisted the Big 12 championship trophy and …

Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on Ohio State on Saturday in Columbus in the final regular season game for both teams. The Hoosiers’ NCAA Tournament hopes rely on a late run with opportunities looming in the Big Ten Tournament. Should Indiana win this game and one more in tournament play, it’d reach the 20-win mark for the first …

Arkansas basketball point guard Darius Acuff Jr. is doubtful for this weekend’s game against Missouri, according to a report from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. The initial SEC Availability Report will be released later tonight. The No. 20 Razorbacks (22-8, 12-5 SEC) face the Tigers (20-10, 9-7) with little to play for on Saturday, March 7. John Calipari’s team has already …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The first season for Minnesota under coach Niko Medved has become an iron man event, with injuries depleting the roster and forcing most of the current starters to be ready to play the entire game. The stipulations in the Big Ten’s media contracts have benefited the basketball program beyond the annual revenue of more than $60 million …

With the Texas Longhorns as one of six SEC teams between 10-7 and 9-8 heading into the conference’s final gameday of the regular season, there are plenty of seeding scenarios that could play out depending on Saturday’s results, including the Horns hosting the Oklahoma Sooners in a Senior Night edition of the Red River Rivalry at the Moody Center. Currently …

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina star freshman Caleb Wilson broke his right thumb in practice and will miss the remainder of the season, the school announced. Wilson broke the finger on Thursday while working his way back from a fractured left hand. UNC said Wilson was dunking when he suffered the injury, which will require surgery. Advertisement Wilson was …

UNC’s Caleb Wilson suffers season-ending injury, per report originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. North Carolina star freshman Caleb Wilson will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a broken right thumb during a non-contact drill in practice Thursday and undergoing surgery, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Advertisement …

The regular-season finale is here and Florida basketball is still the hottest team in the country as the Gators travel to face Kentucky on Saturday, March 7 at 4 p.m. Both teams have plenty to play for as UF is chasing a No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament while the Wildcats are battling for seeding in the SEC …

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Toby Fournier had 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, Delaney Thomas added 14 points, and No. 13 Duke cruised past Clemson 60-46 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Friday. The defense for top-seeded Duke (22-8) stunned Clemson (21-11) in the first half, forcing 11 turnovers and four shot-clock violations. The Blue Devils responded …