College Basketball

[ad_1] Before Halloween, the highly touted University of Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team demonstrably routed Ohio State 80-62 in a charity exhibition. Though it didn’t count, Wes Miller’s newly formed team drew “oohs and ahs” at Fifth Third Arena. It didn’t matter that it didn’t count and it didn’t hurt that it was the first win over the Buckeyes since …

[ad_1] POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Langston Reynolds finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds to power Northern Colorado to an 86-72 victory over Idaho State on Monday night. Isaiah Hawthorne also scored 19 on 7-for-11 shooting with two 3-pointers for the Bears (17-6, 9-1 Big Sky Conference). Jaron Rillie hit two 3-pointers and scored 17. The Bengals (10-11, 5-5) were …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas had just turned the ball over in the first half against Iowa State on Monday night when it suddenly popped loose again along the sideline, and Jayhawks guard Dajuan Harris Jr. made perhaps the hustle play of the game. With a textbook baseball slide, Harris managed to corral the ball and throw it from …

[ad_1] NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Keon Thompson had 23 points and Matt Hayman hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime from beyond halfcourt and scored 19 to rally Stephen F. Austin to an 88-85 victory over New Orleans on Monday night. JR Jacobs buried a 3-pointer with two seconds left to pull New Orleans even before Hayman hit the …

[ad_1] WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Kyle Pulliam scored 18 points off of the bench to lead William & Mary to a 90-75 victory over Charleston on Monday night. Pulliam shot 6 for 9 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Tribe (14-9, 8-2 Coastal Athletic Association). Isaiah Mbeng had 12 points …

[ad_1] NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Micah Thomas had 18 points to guide Northwestern State to a 79-63 victory over UT Rio Grande Valley on Monday night. Thomas shot 6 for 16 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Demons (11-12, 7-5 Southland Conference). Landyn Jumawan scored 15 on 5-for-6 shooting from …

[ad_1] NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Brian Moore Jr. buried a wild 3-pointer at the buzzer and scored 19 to rally Norfolk State to an 81-78 victory over North Carolina Central on Monday night. Terrance Jones hit a jumper with 1:13 left to play to get Norfolk State within 78-76. Moore hit a jumper off an Eagles’ turnover with 31 seconds …

[ad_1] LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Javohn Garcia hit a go-ahead jumper with 37 seconds left and scored 13 to rally McNeese to a 67-65 victory over Incarnate Word on Monday night. Garcia added 1 of 2 free throws with seven seconds remaining. He was the only player to score over the final 2:02. Garcia shot 6 of 11 from …

[ad_1] RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Aziaha James scored a career-high 36 points to help No. 14 N.C. State beat No. 10 Duke 89-83 on Monday night. James made 15 of 19 shots to go with six rebounds for the Wolfpack (18-4, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), posting a career-best output for the second straight year against Duke. She had 33 points …

[ad_1] PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sophomore Dai Dai Ames scored a career-high 27 points and Virginia cruised to a 73-57 victory over Pittsburgh on Monday night. Ames, who entered play averaging 6.2 points per game, made 11 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers and both of his free throws for the Cavaliers (11-12, 4-8 Atlantic Coast Conference). Blake Buchanan totaled 10 …

[ad_1] The general landscape of college basketball has been an ever-rotating machine over the last five years. The introduction of the NIL and the abolishing of any former transfer penalties has led to a mass free agency in college athletics. For North Carolina, the current system that they have been using, passed down from Dean Smith and Roy Williams to …

[ad_1] After a disheartening loss at No. 4 Tennessee, No. 6 Florida basketball will get another challenge within the conference when it hosts Vanderbilt on Tuesday night at the O’Connell Center (7 p.m., SEC Network). The Florida Gators (18-3, 4-3 SEC) didn’t do much well in their loss to the Vols as they were held to a season-low 44 points …

[ad_1] Former Pearl-Cohn and Tennessee Vols basketball star Ron Slay was announced Monday as a member of the 2025 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame class. Slay, who serves as an analyst on SEC Network and is co-host of the “3HL” afternoon sports talk show on WGFX-FM, was surprised with the announcement by family and co-workers while on the air at …

[ad_1] Arizona guard Caleb Love during game against Iowa State, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Tucson, Ariz. Love and the rest of the No. 20-ranked Wildcats will be in Provo Tuesday night for a late-night affair. | Rick Scuteri, Associated Press BYU basketball coach Kevin Young woke up Monday morning and told his wife that the Cougars only have 10 …

[ad_1] Kansas State basketball suddenly is one of the hottest teams in the Big 12. What better time for a trip to the desert? The Wildcats (10-11, 4-6 Big 12) will try to keep the heat on Tuesday with a 9 p.m. central game against Arizona State (12-9, 3-7) at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona. K-State, a winner of …

[ad_1] Florida basketball has dropped one spot to No. 5 in the latest CBS Sports Top 25 and 1 rankings following a disappointing 64-44 defeat to the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday. In what was expected to be a tightly contested matchup between two top-ranked teams, the Gators struggled to find their rhythm offensively. Florida shot a mere 24.5% from the …

[ad_1] The Oklahoma Sooners earned an emphatic win on Saturday when they overcame a four-point halftime deficit to beat Vanderbilt by 30 points at the Lloyd Noble Center. It was an important bounce-back win that moved Oklahoma to 3-5 in SEC play. However, the Sooners still sit well outside the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll with 10 regular season games …

[ad_1] Indiana and North Carolina are tradition-rich programs who enter the week looking shaky for NCAA Tournament bids. Mike Woodson’s Hoosiers (No. 65 NET) have lost five of six entering Tuesday’s trip to No. 21 Wisconsin and a visit from No. 24 Michigan on Saturday. They sit at 2-8 in quadrant 1 games that top a postseason resume. Hubert Davis’ …

[ad_1] A suspected gambling ring under federal investigation for its role in two NBA betting cases also was involved in unusual wagering activity on at least three men’s college basketball programs this season, ESPN reported Monday. Sportsbook accounts connected to the gambling ring bet against Eastern Michigan, Mississippi Valley State and North Carolina A&T, according to ESPN’s reporting that was …

[ad_1] Clemson basketball’s Brad Brownell could be the ACC’s elder statesman next season. Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton announced Monday he will resign at the end of this season after 23 years. This puts Brownell, 56, in position to be the conference’s longest-tenured coach in the 2025-26 season if he remains Clemson’s coach. Hamilton, 76, is the second-oldest active Division I …

[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Longtime Florida State basketball coach Leonard Hamilton is stepping down at the end of the season. Hamilton, who is being sued by six former players over allegations he failed to deliver on name, image and likeness promises, announced his decision Monday following a team meeting. “I’m very fortunate to be able to have given this job …

[ad_1] Florida State has announced that Seminoles men’s basketball coach Leonard Hamilton will not return after this season. The Tallahassee Democrat, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported Hamilton’s decision to resign after 23 seasons with the Seminoles. The 76-year-old coach, who is in the final year of his contract, is the third ACC coach to resign this season, joining …

[ad_1] The Clemson Tigers tied their best start to ACC play in program history with their 74-64 win over rival NC State over the weekend at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. With their double-digit victory over the Wolfpack, Clemson improved to 18-4 overall and 10-1 in the ACC, matching the 2022-23 Tigers for the best start in school history. But if …

[ad_1] Connecticut men’s basketball got off to a strong February on the first day of the month, notching its biggest win of the season on Saturday, taking down No. 9 Marquette on the road, 77-69. The win moved the Huskies (16-6 overall, 8-3 in conference) back up to 19 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll, released on Monday, after …

[ad_1] North Carolina A&T, Mississippi Valley State and Eastern Michigan have all been connected to the massive basketball gambling probe. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) The federal investigation into a gambling ring over its involvement with a pair of NBA betting cases has been linked to unusual betting activity with at least three men’s college basketball programs, according to ESPN’s David Purdum. …