College Basketball

Ben McCollum’s first season was an unquestioned success after leading the Iowa Hawkeyes (24-13, 10-10) to the Elite 8 for the first time since 1987, Dr. Tom Davis’ first season in Iowa City. But it didn’t always feel that way. There was the January swoon where the Hawks struggled through illness and amassed 3 straight losses (though none by more …

UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley might not like game officials, even after his team wins tight games. In Sunday’s March Madness Elite Eight matchup, UConn’s Braylon Mullins’ shot a game-winning 3 -point shot-point over Duke with 0.4 seconds left in the game. Advertisement UConn will now move onto the Final Four. After Sunday’s game was over, Hurley could be …

The transfer portal doesn’t open until April 7th, but it’s not too early to start knowing players the Wildcats could be in play for when it opens, and one name to watch for is Central Arkansas guard Camren Hunter. According to KSR’s Jacob Polacheck, kentucky is expected to be involved with Hunter once he officially enters the portal next week. …

At this stage of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament, if you do not know who Yaxel Lendeborg is, you’re either lying or haven’t been paying attention. The same holds for the Michigan basketball star, is true for Arizona’s Koa Peat, Illinois’ Keaton Wagler and Connecticut’s Terrian Reed. These four have been among the best players in March Madness, but have …

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas breaking down the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four and more. Bilas explains why rumors that Michigan’s Dusty May and Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd are potential candidates for the North Carolina job opening won’t be a distraction. He tells how general managers make a difference for coaches at programs like Kentucky …

CHICAGO — Workers were tearing down the court at the near-empty United Center late Sunday afternoon after Michigan’s win over Tennessee when a roar erupted from the nearby media workroom. It was the same sound heard in bars, restaurants and living rooms across America after UConn freshman Braylon Mullins sank the game-winning 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to stun top-seeded …

Once you reach the Final Four every game is massive. But Michigan basketball vs. Arizona has the potential to be an all-timer. When Midwest 1-seed Michigan and West 1-seed Arizona meet in the late national semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday, April 4 (8:49 p.m., TBS), it will be a meeting between the No. 3 and No. …

Reseed the Final Four. You’re going to hear that idea this week, with the top two teams in college basketball, Arizona and Michigan, meeting in the semifinals instead of the national championship, while UConn faces Illinois in the other semifinal. Advertisement Like a lot of ideas, this one sounds good in the theory stage. Peel back the layers, though, and …

Ohio State basketball sophomore guard John Mobley Jr. made a significant announcement Tuesday afternoon, declaring he will enter the 2026 NBA Draft this summer. While the news caught some off guard, it carries a certain logic given that Mobley finished the season as the Buckeyes’ second leading scorer behind Bruce Thornton. Mobley is entering the process while preserving his college …

First year Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Ben McCollum wasn’t afraid to say exactly what this team needs after they exited the NCAA Tournament in the Elite Eight. This team has lacked in size all year, and there’s simply nothing that can be done about that mid-season. Advertisement Iowa went into the 2025-26 season at a massive disadvantage, but McCollum’s teams …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs officially enter the Pac-12 starting on July 1, 2026, beginning a new era of college hoops in Spokane. Among the many projected changes for the Zags in the new league is the number of conference matchups. With nine total basketball playing members the Pac-12 is expected to have a round robin scheduling format – …

Illinois basketball’s X-factor to beat UConn in Final Four tilt appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Every time the chips have been down throughout the 2025-2026 season, Brad Underwood has turned to star freshman Keaton Wagler to bail him out. Perhaps that is the case again, but if Illinois is going to beat …

North Carolina hasn’t hired a men’s basketball coach just yet, but there are three intriguing options at the school’s disposal. Shortly after North Carolina parted ways with Hubert Davis, reporters mentioned Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan as a candidate for the job in Chapel Hill. Prior to taking his talents to the NBA, he won two national championships and …

The college basketball season was dominated by a historically gifted – and deep – class of first-year players. But as tends to be the case in March, those players were slowly knocked out of the field by older, more seasoned stars and teams. Experience nearly always wins in the NCAA Tournament – evident in our Final Four player power rankings …

Luke Murray’s mic drop at introduction presser will fire up Boston College basketball fans appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. As the Boston College basketball team hired Luke Murray to be its next head coach after firing Earl Grant, the UConn assistant is looking to usher in a new era for the Eagles. …

March Madness is as popular as it has been in decades. Heading into this weekend’s Final Four, the NCAA Tournament is averaging 10.3 million television viewers across the four networks, TNT, TBS, CBS and TruTV, which is a number that’s up 9 percent from last year, according to Nielsen. Advertisement It’s the most-watched tournament since 1993 so far. Sunday’s Elite …

Michigan basketball’s X-factor to beat Arizona in Final Four tilt appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. After dominating throughout the 2025-2026 college basketball season, Michigan and Arizona meet in the Final Four with everything on the line. Led by their frontcourt tandem of Yaxel Lendeborg, Aday Mara and Morez Johnson Jr., the Wolverines …

Duke’s fantastic 2025-26 college basketball season came to a shocking end on Sunday. For a while, it looked like Duke was going to do just enough to get past UConn and advance to the Final Four, but UConn’s Braylon Mullins had other ideas. The Huskies stole the ball from the Blue Devils, leading to Mullins draining a three-pointer from the …

North Carolina remains deep in its coaching search, and school officials hope to have a hire in place before April 7, when the transfer portal opens. Two reported top candidates, Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd and Michigan’s Dusty May, have both led their teams to the Final Four, slowing the process. If either wins the national title, the odds of UNC landing …

Sunday evening, Braylon Mullins sent UConn to an all-time victory over Duke as part of a comeback for the ages in the Elite 8. It also capped the most-watched game of the 2026 NCAA Tournament so far as TV ratings keep rising. An average of 13.4 million viewers tuned to CBS as UConn rallied from 19 points down to defeat …

A lot can change over the course of a college basketball season, even for a Final Four team. That’s certainly the case for Illinois and UConn, which squared off on Nov. 28 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Huskies won that matchup 74-61, but both teams have made notable personnel changes that alter how the rematch figures to …

Illinois is back in the Final Four for the first time since 2005, which is funny because, for much of February and early March, the Illini looked a lot more like a team that might be packing for an early tournament exit than one preparing for college basketball’s biggest stage. The talent was always obvious. The ceiling was always high. …

BYU basketball star Delaney Gibb is proving you don’t need to make the NCAA Tournament to become a fan favorite in March. Gibb started her career at BYU by winning Big 12 Freshman of the Year. She followed that up by earning All-Big 12 honors this season. Not only is she already a member of the program’s 1,000-point club, she’s …

UConn HC Dan Hurley saw Final Four clash with Illinois coming after November meeting appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. UConn basketball is just two wins away from a national title after pulling off one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the NCAA Tournament. During Sunday’s Elite Eight tilt against Duke, …

For the third time since their college basketball season ended, the Virginia Tech Hokies see another player enter the NCAA transfer portal. First, it was sophomore guard Izaiah Pasha, followed by freshman guard Neoklis Avdalas. On Tuesday, freshman center Christian Gurdak became the latest name to enter the portal. Advertisement Gurdak, a 6-foot-10, 260-pound freshman center from Charles Town, West …