College Basketball

Illinois got quite the draw in the Sweet Sixteen. While an opportunity to play Big Ten foe Nebraska or Iowa in the Elite Eight (with a trip to the Final Four on the line) awaits the Illini, first they have to get by No. 2 Houston… in Houston. Advertisement Thursday night’s late tip will be in the Toyota Center — …

Michigan State’s Tom Izzo sends powerful Mark Few message after Gonzaga’s exit appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Tom Izzo realizes how hard it is to succeed in March Madness in his time with Michigan State basketball since 1995. He was a champion in 2000 and a runner-up in 2009, but most of …

Grading the Randy Bennett hire for Arizona State basketball appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Arizona State basketball and Saint Mary’s moved at a near similar speed Monday. Randy Bennett landed at ASU to replace Bobby Hurley. Advertisement The Gaels, meanwhile, immediately named former player and top assistant Mickey McConnell after the Bennett …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joyce Edwards had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Madina Okot added her 22nd double-double this season with 15 points and 15 rebounds and top-seeded South Carolina advanced to its 12th straight Sweet 16 with a 101-61 victory over No. 9 seed Southern California in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Monday night. The Gamecocks (33-3) opened with …

Consider it a Sweet 16 reunion of sorts for Tom Izzo. Up first for Michigan State basketball, a rematch with Dan Hurley’s Connecticut team that handed the Spartans first loss of the season (even though it didn’t count). Advertisement Get through that, and either the omnipresent Duke Blue Devils or Izzo’s close friend Rick Pitino and his St. John’s Red …

Outside of an exciting NCAA Tournament, the North Carolina Tar Heels are the talk of college basketball now – and not for good reasons. UNC blew a second-half, 19-point lead to VCU in both teams’ Big Dance opener last Thursday, re-surfacing the question if Hubert Davis is the answer at head coach. Davis took over for Roy Williams ahead of North …

Two years ago when I sat in Detroit to watch two basketball games, one against Gonzaga and one against Tennessee, I had little doubt that Purdue was going to head to the Final Four. Purdue had the best player in the country in Zach Edey and a supporting cast that made him better in every respect. It was an incredible …

It’s almost quaint and old-fashioned at this point. Instead of an “agent” telling someone at a website that primarily exists for transfer news, Tucsonan Achol Magot announced her transfer via a personal post on social media. Guard Kamryn Kitchen has stuck with the personal touch, as well, posting a thank-you to Arizona women’s basketball fans and announcing her transfer intentions. …

March Madness always brings chaos, and that is what makes the NCAA Tournament so fun to watch. Every year, smaller teams get a real chance to take down big programs. The format plays a big role in that excitement. It is single elimination, so one bad game can end a season. On the other hand, one great performance can turn …

One of the longest tenured head coaches in college basketball is on the move. On Monday, Saint Mary’s coach Randy Bennett agreed to terms to become the next head coach at Arizona State. He replaces Bobby Hurley, whose contract wasn’t renewed following the season after 11 years on the job. Advertisement Bennett had been the head coach of the Gaels …

The Arizona State men’s basketball team has found its next coach: Randy Bennett, an Arizona native who built Saint Mary’s into a small-school power. How was his hire received? Check out some of the instant reactions to the news of Bennett’s hire at Arizona State, with some calling the move a “home run” for the Sun Devils, who are trying …

TEMPE — Arizona State has found its next head coach to take the helm of its men’s basketball program — and it’s someone familiar with the Valley. According to Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro, ASU is expected to hire longtime Saint Mary’s coach Randy Bennett — a move that signals both a homecoming and a reset for a program seeking stability …

The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball program will play the Providence Friars this upcoming season, according to multiple reports. Syracuse and Providence will meet in Boston at the TD Garden for a neutral site non-conference game. A date and time is yet to be determined. Jon Rothstein of CBS first reported the matchup. Mike Waters of Syracuse.com confirmed that report. Advertisement …

The ACC is a few notches below the SEC in college basketball, and several notches below the Big 12 and Big Ten. The league had eight teams in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, and only one — Duke — made it through to the Sweet 16. Yet, this was a good year for the conference. How can both things be true? …

The Big Ten hasn’t won an NCAA men’s basketball championship since 2000. But they have a more teams alive than anyone else going into the Sweet 16. The Big Ten had a great opening weekend of the NCAA tournament. Six teams advanced to the Sweet 16, which is a record for the conference. That included Iowa after its massive upset …

The first major outgoing has hit the Oregon Ducks basketball program following a disappointing 2026 season in Eugene. On Monday, it was reported by On3’s Joe Tipton that star small forward Kwame Evans, a former 5-star recruit, was planning to enter the portal for his final year of eligibility at the college level. Evans was among the top players for …

Midnight came early again for Cinderella. All 16 teams that advanced to the second week of this year’s NCAA tournament hail from one of the five power conferences. The only double-digit-seeded upstart that managed to crash the party is a Sean Miller-coached Texas team with a $22.4 million operating budget and an enviable NIL war chest. The closest thing to …

Baseball is back this week, and that means the sound of TV announcer Brian Anderson on Wisconsin televisions … of course, by now, Milwaukee Brewers fans realize that’s because Anderson is calling basketball, not baseball, during March. The Milwaukee-area resident Anderson, who first started calling Brewers games in 2007, has risen to national prominence with Turner sports broadcasting, with a …

After a disappointing season for South Carolina men’s basketball, it has lost one of its depth players to the transfer portal. Big man Jordan Butler has opted to transfer, according to a report from The Field of 68. Butler began his career at Missouri before returning to his home state to join the Gamecocks, with whom he appeared in 53 …

No. 9 Iowa pulled off the biggest upset so far during the 2026 edition of March Madness, stunning No. 1-seeded Florida on Sunday. While the basketball world is still buzzing about the Hawkeyes unforeseen victory against the defending March Madness champions, Iowa swingman Tavion Banks felt like the team had the secret to success before the game ever started. Advertisement …

Cincinnati basketball rumors: Bearcats targeting Utah State’s Jerrod Calhoun as next HC appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. When a program loses a reputable head coach to a bigger job, a sharp decline is always a possibility. Cincinnati basketball has not fallen into the abyss since Mick Cronin left for UCLA in 2019. …

UConn coach Dan Hurley is one of the most accomplished active coaches in college basketball, but there’s at least one coach the two-time national champion still looks up to. In fact, he’ll be coaching against him in the Sweet 16. Advertisement When 2-seed UConn faces 3-seed Michigan State on Friday, March 27, at Capital One Arena in Washington, Hurley will …

It’s been a long week so let’s get right to it. The 3 best games of Day 4 1. (9) Iowa 73, (1) Florida 72 (South) We had two second round classics that both could have occupied the top spot. We’ll go with the game that was better played from start to finish, even if it didn’t have quite as …

Longtime Belmont basketball associate head coach Bryan Ayers will remain on the Bruins’ staff in his current role under new coach Evan Bradds, the school announced on March 23. Ayers has spent 28 seasons on the Belmont staff under previous coaches Rick Byrd and Casey Alexander. He is the longest-standing assistant coach at one institution currently in NCAA Division I …

The term “Cinderella” in college basketball March Madness circles generally refers to a mid-major team that comes out of nowhere to make a surprising run in the NCAA Tournament. Just three years ago, in 2023, we had two midmajor teams make the Final Four, the first since Loyola Chicago in 2018 (and no, Gonzaga is not a midmajor). Both Florida …