College Basketball

[ad_1] Mark Pope on return of Kentucky-Indiana basketball rivalry Kentucky men’s basketball coach Mark Pope said “I love everything about” the Kentucky-Indiana basketball rivalry returning for the 2025-26 NCAA season. Six Kentucky seniors, all transfers, have exhausted their eligibility, and guard Kerr Kriisa could return for a sixth year or go pro.Kentucky’s 2025 recruiting class is ranked No. 6 nationally …

[ad_1] What we learned from MSU’s win over New Mexico, looking to Sweet 16 Discussing how Michigan State pulled out win in NCAA tournament second round over New Mexico, Sunday, March 23, 2025 and looking to Sweet 16 vs. Mississippi. Michigan State basketball is back in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019. The No. 2 seed Spartans …

[ad_1] Pryor entered the NCAA transfer portal with a do-not contact tag, meaning his destination is likely set. As Sean Miller begins assembling his first roster as head coach of the Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team, freshman guard Devon Pryor is expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Pryor, appeared in seven games during the 2023–24 season, averaging 0.7 points …

[ad_1] It’s not easy to confuse Kentucky and Purdue’s logos. Purdue and Kentucky don’t have too much in common in logos or colors, and the thing they both may have in common is that Tennessee and Indiana fans do not care for either school. (For different reasons.) But the TBS March Madness broadcast confused the two in a score graphic …

[ad_1] Rick Barnes previews Tennessee basketball vs Kentucky in Sweet 16 Tennessee basketball plays Kentucky in the Sweet 16 on Friday in Indianapolis in the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee and Kentucky share more than just a border. The men’s basketball programs at the respective schools have a lengthy, storied and often heated history with one another. The Wildcats are royalty in …

[ad_1] DES MOINES, Iowa — Eric Henderson, who led South Dakota State to two NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons, has been hired as Drake’s head coach, the school announced Friday. The 46-year-old Henderson replaces Ben McCollum, who left for Iowa on Monday after leading the Bulldogs to the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season and tournament championships and a first-round win …

[ad_1] PEORIA — Bradley basketball forward Almar Atlason entered the NCAA transfer portal on Friday, ending his career on the Hilltop. The 6-foot-8, 230-pound forward from Iceland was an excellent 3-point shooter, but his propensity to get into foul trouble drove him out of the starting lineup as the 2024-25 season progressed. Atlason was named to the Missouri Valley Conference …

[ad_1] You don’t need a NCAA championship to excel, according to Lisa Leslie A former USC Trojan, Lisa Leslie never won a NCAA tournament championship herself, and believes players don’t need it to be great in the WNBA. Sports Seriously Houston basketball hasn’t had the easiest path to the Final Four of the men’s NCAA Tournament, if it makes it …

[ad_1] BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The rivalry between Duke and North Carolina is well documented, but Friday afternoon brought a new moment — the first-ever meeting in the NCAA Tournament. And the stakes were plenty high, with the winner advancing to its first Elite Eight in over a decade. There were few surprises in the third meeting of the season, resulting …

[ad_1] A walk though Seton Hall basketball’s $55 million practice facility A walk though Seton Hall basketball’s $55 million practice facility NEWARK – You can pore over the 3-point shooting data, compare superstars Cooper Flagg and Mark Sears, debate which head coach is more ready for the moment as Duke and Alabama gear up for a titanic showdown in Saturday’s …

[ad_1] The 2024-25 UNC basketball season is in the books, and with that, it’s time for our player season reviews for the campaign. And today we start with forward Ty Claude. The 6-foot-7, 230-pound Greensboro, North Carolina native joined North Carolina for his senior year after playing two seasons at Morehead State, one year at Western Carolina and one year …

[ad_1] CLEMSON — Clemson basketball is experiencing a mass roster exodus this offseason. Fresh off setting a program record for total and conference victories and making the NCAA tournament in two consecutive seasons under coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers have lost more than half of their roster, including most of their end-of-season starters. Guard Chase Hunter, forward Ian Schieffelin and center …

[ad_1] OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha coach Chris Crutchfield received a three-year contract extension through the 2029-30 season after he led the Mavericks to their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the school announced Friday. The Mavs won their first Summit League regular-season and tournament championships and lost to St. John’s 83-53 as a No. 15 seed to end a 22-13 …

[ad_1] Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer met with reporters Friday ahead of the Blue Devils’ Elite Eight showdown with the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday in the East Region final of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. No. 2 seed Alabama (28-8 overall) and No. 1 seed Duke (34-3) are set to tip off at 7:49 p.m. CT from Prudential Center in Newark, …

[ad_1] After BYU’s loss to Alabama, there’s a feeling that head coach Kevin Young was just kicking the tires this year. Instead of the end of a season, it may be the start of a new era for Cougar basketball. Young started the season with a learning curve and ended it with valuable NCAA Tournament experience after his first year …

[ad_1] Duke basketball players discuss win vs Arizona in March Madness Following Duke basketball’s win vs. Arizona in the NCAA Tournament, Kon Knueppel and several Blue Devils discussed the Sweet 16 game. Some college basketball fans are crying foul over the officiating in Arizona’s 100-93 loss to Duke in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. And …

[ad_1] ESPN analytics shares its final prediction ahead of Friday’s March Madness game in Atlanta. Auburn basketball fans were able to take a huge sigh of relief when the Tigers defeated Creighton 82-70 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. That win meant the Tigers would make it out of the first weekend. That is an accomplishment they have …

[ad_1] Purdue 76, McNeese 62: Fletcher Loyer reaction to Boilermaker win The Boilermakers guard contributed 15 points and five assists to a second-round victory in the Midwest Region. The Houston Cougars look to claim a spot in the Elite Eight when they take on No. 4 Purdue in a Sweet 16 game in Indianapolis. Purdue got here by winning its …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball in pursuit of Tarleton State transfer guard Bubu Benjamin, according to a report from recruiting analyst Sam Kayser. The Badgers were listed as one of many programs to contact the rising junior, along with Big Ten rivals Michigan and Illinois, plus Mississippi State, Creighton, DePaul, Butler, Vanderbilt, Colorado State, VCU, USF, Oregon State, Florida Atlantic, George Washington, …

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball point guard Myles Rice’s name is officially in the transfer portal, per a source with knowledge of the situation. New IU coach Darian DeVries doesn’t have a single returning player on the roster now with Rice, Kanaan Carlyle and Bryson Tucker all entering the portal in recent days. The transfer portal is open from March 24 …

[ad_1] BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Coaches still playing in the NCAA Tournament are having to split their time between preparing their teams for the Sweet 16 and talking to potential transfers who have entered the portal. Such is life in college basketball. Dawn Staley is one of those coaches, and she said it’s a huge challenge. “I think the timing is …

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — Kevin Willard insists he has no idea what’s next for him in coaching, not yet. Not moments after Maryland’s NCAA Tournament defeat to top-seeded Florida, and certainly not before speaking with his agent and his wife. Willard has been linked to the Villanova job and also publicly expressed concerns eek with the direction of the Terrapins …

[ad_1] Alabama faces its toughest challenge yet in the NCAA Tournament against Cooper Flagg and the No. 1 ranked Duke Blue Devils Saturday night in Newark. Here’s what ESPN thinks of the matchup. What a night the Alabama Crimson Tide had Thursday evening in Newark. Alabama (28-8 overall) punched a ticket to the Elite Eight for the second straight year …

[ad_1] Kansas basketball coach Bill Self talks Arkansas loss in March Madness Check out everything Kansas basketball coach Bill Self and his players had to say following a NCAA tournament loss in March Madness against Arkansas. LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball’s offseason seemed to take its first true step forward Friday, with the news that Zach Clemence has entered the transfer portal. …

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