College Basketball

[ad_1] Nate Oats needs all of his men in condition for battle on the road that lies ahead for Alabama basketball. According to BPI, the No. 3 Crimson Tide’s last nine games make up the toughest remaining schedule in the country. However, health seems to be a concern for Alabama (19-3, 8-1 SEC) going into a gauntlet. Already having lost …

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON — If, or perhaps when, a resolution arrives regarding Mike Woodson’s future at Indiana, it could mark the third time in 10 years IU searches for a new men’s basketball coach. Woodson guided the Hoosiers to back-to-back NCAA tournaments, after six years out of the field, and he restored the program’s NBA pipeline. But Indiana missed the field …

[ad_1] Six days after their most disappointing performance at Fifth Third Arena, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball squad has an opportunity to win back fans and exact revenge. BYU’s Cougars are on a road swing east, much like UC was a couple of weeks back with consecutive games in Utah. The Cougars are coming off an 11-point loss …

[ad_1] Indiana basketball is in the middle of a complicated, frustrating and confusing stretch, but the games continue. Michigan visits the Hoosiers on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. The Hoosiers (14-9, 5-7 Big Ten) have been disconnected on the court, and questions about coach Mike Woodson’s future are rampant. IU has lost six of its last seven games as it has …

[ad_1] Tennessee basketball is heading into the grind of its February schedule. The No. 4 Vols (19-4, 6-4 SEC) play four of their next five games on the road starting at Oklahoma (16-6, 3-6) on Saturday (noon ET, ESPN) in Norman, Oklahoma. “No doubt in my mind they’re as competitive as anybody that we will play this year,” Vols coach …

[ad_1] OTTUMWA — Third-ranked Indian Hills used a sharp-shooting first half to pull away in the first half against Sauk Valley. The Warriors pulled away from the Skyhawks, sinking nine of 15 attempts from 3-point range in the first half opening a 21-point halftime lead. Quinton Perkins II led a dominant night for the Warrior bench, scoring a game-high 24 …

[ad_1] Shaqir O’Neal is returning to where his college basketball career started. O’Neal and Florida A&M basketball will visit Houston to face Texas Southern for a Southwestern Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday. O’Neal, the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, spent the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons playing for the Tigers before entering the the NCAA Transfer Portal. Shaqir …

[ad_1] GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Point guard Walter Clayton Jr. will return to Florida’s starting lineup when the sixth-ranked Gators play at No. 1 Auburn on Saturday. Coach Todd Golden said Friday that Clayton has been cleared to play after missing a game with a sprained left ankle. “Walt’s pretty close to 100%,” Golden said. “He’s right there. I think …

[ad_1] The Alabama Crimson Tide are headed to Fayetteville to face the Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday night at Bud Walton Arena. ESPN this week announced broadcast assignments and commentator pairings for its Week 14 slate of college basketball games. The broadcast team of Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analyst) will have the TV call of Alabama vs. Arkansas on ESPN. The …

[ad_1] Bobby Hurley job speculation has intensified since Arizona State lost to Arizona last week, 81-72, in a game marred by the Sun Devils skipping the postgame handshake line, with many writers wondering if the ASU basketball coach was on the hot seat in Tempe and many fans calling for the coach to be fired. But how does the person …

[ad_1] The North Carolina Tar Heels, 1-4 in their last five games and currently on a 2-game losing streak, are in desperate need of a victory to keep their basketball season alive. UNC (13-10, 6-5 ACC) hasn’t played since getting blown out at Duke on February 1 – and won’t play again until Saturday. That week between games, though, could be …

[ad_1] Ta’Niya Latson may be the No. 1 scorer in the country, but her passing attack is nothing to ignore. On Thursday night, the junior guard led Florida State women’s basketball (19-4, 9-2 ACC) to a 101-86 victory over Virginia (12-12, 4-8) recording a double-double with 27 points, 12 assists and five rebounds. At first, Latson didn’t look in sync. …

[ad_1] Hoping to address some major holes in their roster ahead of the current college basketball season, UNC visited the transfer portal and added three players. Through 23 games and with North Carolina (13-10, 6-5 ACC) desperately fighting for NCAA Tournament positioning, it’s safe to say the transfer portal additions are falling extremely short of expectations. Cade Tyson, the Belmont …

[ad_1] Oregon State’s Michael Rataj, seen here earlier in the season against San Diego, had 21 points Thursday in the Beavers’ home win over Washington State. CORVALLIS — It isn’t often that the Oregon State men’s basketball team has struggled on its home floor this season. The Beavers entered the week 13-1 at Gill Coliseum in 2024-25 with an average …

[ad_1] The NCAA has responded to Thursday’s court ruling that granted Wisconsin cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean a preliminary injunction against the organization, allowing him to return to school for a fifth and final season. We’ve detailed the context behind the ruling, one that may continue to erode the traditional structure of collegiate athletics. Fourqurean successfully argued that his years at the …

[ad_1] ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It’s almost difficult to describe just how small Eastern Greene High School is. So allow Mark Barnhizer, formerly the school’s head basketball coach for nearly a decade, to do the honors. “Yeah, that’s about as backwoods as you can get,” Barnhizer, the father of Northwestern basketball star Brooks Barnhizer, said with a laugh in a …

[ad_1] Dick Vitale called back, and immediately apologized. He couldn’t do an interview and he couldn’t talk for long. These were his doctor’s orders, and Vitale wasn’t leaving anything to chance on the cusp of returning from nearly two years of cancer-induced, on-air silence. “I must do stuff to save my voice,” Vitale explained over the telephone. “I’m still working …

[ad_1] The Nebraska women’s basketball team returned home to host the Michigan Wolverines on Thursday night. The Huskers fell behind big at halftime, which haunted them in the second half, resulting in a 78-60 loss to the Wolverines. Nebraska collapsed in the second quarter, allowing Michigan to go up 42-21 at halftime. The Wolverines outshot the Huskers by six, all …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo felt Michigan State basketball recovered from its long West Coast trip and overnight flight back from Los Angeles with an intense film session Wednesday and a hard practice Thursday. But the ninth-ranked Spartans didn’t leave California without a bit of a cost. Xavier Booker was not at Thursday’s workout because of illness, and Izzo …

[ad_1] AMES − Every college basketball team has to deal with some adversity. Even the great ones. Sometimes those adverse moments last for a few minutes, a half, a day, or in Iowa State’s case − multiple weeks. The Cyclones men’s basketball team is headed back to Hilton Coliseum for a Saturday matinee 11 a.m. CT tip-off against TCU, which …

[ad_1] That didn’t take very long. After announcing on Jan. 20 that Ayoka Lee is out indefinitely with a foot injury, Kansas State looked vulnerable for the first time all season. It suffered a 63-53 road loss to Colorado just five days later in the absence of its star center, who leads the team in points, rebounds and blocks per …

[ad_1] Dick Vitale called back, and immediately apologized. He couldn’t do an interview and he couldn’t talk for long. These were his doctor’s orders, and Vitale wasn’t leaving anything to chance on the cusp of returning from nearly two years of cancer-induced, on-air silence. “I must do stuff to save my voice,” Vitale explained over the telephone. “I’m still working …

[ad_1] Four wins in five games has Texas A&M climbing the bracket all the way onto the No. 2 line, giving the SEC five of the eight top seeds in our updated tournament picture. Two of the wins during this five-game span have come against projected tournament teams in Mississippi and Oklahoma. Things will only get more difficult from here …

[ad_1] SMITHFIELD — Thursday night brought an unwanted surprise for the Bryant men in America East play. Albany sprung an upset at Chace Athletic Center, knocking off a team that rolled through the first half of its league schedule unbeaten. Jakai Robinson’s potential tying 3-pointer rimmed out and Kacper Klaczek knocked down both ends of a 1-and-1 at the foul …

[ad_1] Louisville basketball has reached the dog days of ACC play; and Pat Kelsey’s Cardinals have an NCAA Tournament résumé to uphold. In yet another down year for the conference, that means avoiding potholes like last weekend’s second-half collapse at Georgia Tech. U of L (17-6, 10-2) did just that Wednesday, routing Boston College on its home court by 26 …