College Basketball

The Colorado Buffaloes added another piece to their frontcourt puzzle on Monday evening, landing a commitment from 6-foot-9 power forward Goc Malual. Malual is currently suiting up for the Sydney Kings in Australia’s NBL, where he has played a depth role this season, averaging 1.9 points per game in fewer than 5 minutes per appearance. While the numbers are modest, …

UConn has shooters and slashers, its offense an array of moving parts all in synch. The central cog is big man Tarris Reed Jr. The 6-foot-11, 265-pound senior has been punishing opposing teams at a record rate, giving the Huskies a huge inside advantage that they’re more than happy to take advantage of as they climb through the NCAA Tournament …

We’re through two rounds of the men’s NCAA tournament; now, we (and the teams) get a chance to catch our breath. These three open days between the end of the Round of 32 and the beginning of the Sweet 16 are filled with intrigue and small sample-size lessons. Who looks like they’re handling the stage better than others? Which favorites …

It was a big day for Cameron Boozer, as Duke’s sensational freshman won both the Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Wayman Tisdale Award. Both are awarded by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Only five guys have ever done that before, and two of them went to Duke: Zion Williamson did it in 2019, and Cooper Flagg accomplished it last season. …

Iowa State basketball plays Tennessee on Friday night in the Sweet 16 round of Men’s March Madness. The NCAA Tournament regional semifinal will be played at United Center in Chicago. The 2-seed Hawkeyes beat 7-seed Kentucky in the round of 32 in St. Louis. The 6-seed Volunteers beat 3-seed Virginia to get to the Sweet 16. Advertisement Here’s what you …

With 16 teams still alive in the NCAA men’s tournament, there are 256 potential Final Four combinations left. Here’s a look at 16 compelling ones, some chosen for basketball reasons and others chosen for reasons scarcely related to basketball at all. 1. Chalk Final Four: Duke, Houston, Arizona, Michigan This Final Four would feature three No. 1 seeds and the …

One of the top three-point shooters in the country is set to enter the transfer portal. South Alabama forward Adam Olsen is entering the portal after one season with the Jaguars, according to On3’s Joe Tipton. Olsen is from Surrey, B.C., Canada, and made the All-Sun Belt Second Team with the Jaguars after averaging 16.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per …

History favors Duke basketball in its Sweet 16 matchup against St. John’s in the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament. Each time the Blue Devils have won a national championship, they’ve faced the Red Storm along the way. Only one of those meetings came in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke beating the Johnnies 78-61 in the 1991 Elite 8. The other four …

Another massive blow hit the Oregon Ducks’ men’s basketball program on Tuesday. A day after the news that star forward Kwame Evans Jr. would be entering the transfer portal, the Ducks’ biggest star, point guard Jackson Shelstad, announced that he would be transferring this offseason as well. Advertisement Shelstad, a local kid from West Linn, Oregon, played for three seasons …

Some questions simply have to be asked. Whether they get answered is a separate matter, but they have to be brought up. For Saint Mary’s basketball, the question looms after longtime coach Randy Bennett left for Arizona State: Would the Gaels have lost their elite coach if SMC had been invited to the Pac-12 alongside rival Gonzaga? Low ceiling Saint …

Every March Madness provides a stage for prospects to separate themselves. One good run and a late-first can become a late-lottery pick. One bad weekend and the question marks won’t go away. With the Sweet 16 set to begin on Thursday, here are four prospects — one from each bracket — that will be interesting to watch this weekend. Draft …

PHILADELPHIA — The warning comes from about every coach, every player each March — heck, in any sport as the stakes are raised as the games carry more gravitas — don’t look too far ahead. Worry about the next practice, the next game, not what could happen down the road. Advertisement Then there’s Dan Hurley. The two-time national champion UConn …

Pitt men’s basketball players Cameron Corhen and Nojus Indrusaitis were named to the Academic All-District Team on Tuesday. The honors were announced by College Sports Communications to recognize student-athletes for their performances on the court and in the classroom. To qualify for the honor, student-athletes must maintain a minimum 3.50 grade point average. They must be at least a sophomore …

If this year’s Sweet 16 feels extra tough to watch, it’s probably because there are a lot of familiar faces. Six of the Big Ten’s 18 teams made it to the second weekend of this year’s March Madness, a testament to just how much talent there was at the top of the league this year. The Hoosiers saw all six …

The road to the Final Four isn’t quite the same for all Sweet 16 teams. And the stats, just like ball, don’t lie. We’ve ranked the bracket difficulty of every Sweet 16 team’s chances to reach the Final Four, courtesy of our handy algorithm, using KenPom ratings, AP-Poll rankings and the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament seeding. Advertisement And the …

Arkansas star freshman guard Darius Acuff Jr. has landed a signature shoe with Reebok, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday morning. Acuff Jr., who has the Razorbacks in the Sweet Sixteen for the third time in the past four seasons, becomes the first NCAA men’s athlete to receive a signature shoe while still in college. Acuff Jr. originally signed an NIL deal with Reebok …

Indiana men’s basketball’s first season under Darian DeVries came to an end when the Hoosiers didn’t receive a bid for the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers finished 18-14 overall and 9-11 in Big Ten play, with a late collapse ending their March Madness hopes. We’ll be recapping and analyzing DeVries’ first season in a few different ways from individual players …

The season is over for the vast majority of D1 teams and the official NCAA Transfer Portal window will open on April 7th. The Gophers have accepted a bid into the College Basketball Crown as their season will continue into this coming weekend, but by this time next week, they will also officially be in the offseason. While the transfer …

North Carolina’s season ended with a historic collapse and record audience, as the Tar Heels blew a 19-point lead in an 82-78 overtime loss to VCU in what became the NCAA Tournament’s most-watched first-round game. The Thursday primetime window that featured VCU-UNC and Michigan-Howard averaged 12.5 million viewers, making it the tournament’s most-watched first round ever, according to March Madness …

Jordan Scott and Cam Ward are going home for the Sweet 16. The Michigan State basketball freshmen from the DMV will make a return to Washington this weekend when the 3-seed Spartans take on No. 2 seed Connecticut in the East region semifinal on Friday, March 27, at Capital One Arena. Advertisement “I don’t think it’s hit yet,” Scott said …

For the third year in a row and fourth time in five seasons under Tommy Lloyd, Arizona has survived the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats (34-2) have now reached the Sweet 16 on 22 occasions, which 10th-most in Division I history. But the second weekend is more often than not when the season comes to an end …

Four trips to the NCAA Tournament in the past five years makes this the Akron Zips men’s basketball team’s most successful stretch of the program’s Division I era. The Zips went 29-6 this past season, which ended with a loss to Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement Akron’s roster, though, will undergo significant changes by next season. Several stars …

Hall-of-Fame collegiate coach Rick Pitino has taken his fourth basketball program to the NCAA Tournament “Sweet 16” after St. John’s secured a spot in the regional semifinals on Sunday with a buzzer-beating victory over Kansas. Interestingly, the manner in which the win was achieved reminded him of one of the toughest losses he has had as a coach. The Red Storm defeated the Jayhawks, …

One of Wisconsin basketball’s top targets in the class of 2025, power forward E.J. Walker, plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3’s Joe Tipton. The Badgers were one of Walker’s top choices during last year’s recruiting cycle. After committing to South Carolina instead, he is now set to transfer after one year with the program. Advertisement The …

EAST LANSING – To say Tarris Reed Jr. has the full attention of Michigan State basketball would be an understatement. Because there is no overstating just how seismic a statline of 31 points and 27 rebounds in an NCAA Tournament game is. Regardless of who it came against. Advertisement “I don’t care who you are, that’s impressive for anybody,” forward …