College Basketball

As November comes to a close, the Florida Gators (5-2) are ranked No. 17, according to the KenPom College Basketball Ratings. While the Gators started the season ranked No. 2 by KenPom, the non-conference schedule has proven difficult with losses to No. 8 Arizona and No. 50 TCU. Keeping in mind that the NET rankings don’t paint a full picture until the …

KISSIMMEE, Fla.-Illinois State captured the 2025 Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational Imagination Bracket Title with a 72-65 win over Furman, while Richmond picked up a 71-66 win over the Charlotte 49ers in the consolation bracket at State Farm Fieldhouse, concluding a fantastic two days of basketball, which featured four good basketball games contested between true mid-major programs, with the largest …

It might seem hard to imagine, watching the pure stroke and true form that provides Gabriela Jaquez such steady success from beyond the three-point arc. But there was a time when Jaquez’s long-range shooting was the part of her game that gave UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close hesitancy in offering a scholarship. Advertisement Eager to prove herself, Jaquez tirelessly …

NCAA volleyball bracket: Live updates, full list of selections, schedule and seeds for 2025 college tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Nebraska hasn’t won the NCAA volleyball championship in eight years, but the Huskers enter the 2025 tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and the unquestioned team …

In a flurry of lead changes in the game’s final minutes, Yale nailed the decisive basket as Vermont basketball dropped a 77-74 nonconference decision to the Ivy League favorite in front of 2,057 at Patrick Gym on Sunday, Nov. 30. Sophomore Riley Fox’s game-high 23 points included a 3-point splash with 1 minute, 38 seconds to play, giving the Bulldogs …

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — JT Toppin scored 27 points and had nine rebounds as No. 20 Texas Tech outlasted Wyoming for a 76-72 win Sunday that extended the Red Raiders’ non-conference home winning streak to 44 games. LeJuan Watts added 19 points and Christian Anderson 15 for the Red Raiders (6-2). Advertisement Leland Walker had 28 points and was the …

In a season marked by inconsistency, developing rotations, and early adversity, Kentucky basketball now stares down a defining moment. The Wildcats enter Tuesday night’s matchup against the North Carolina Tar Heels with a 6–2 record, but with a lingering question hanging over them: Can Kentucky finally win a big one? After being blown out by Michigan State, 83–66, on November …

Wisconsin basketball fell for the second time of the 2025-26 season on Friday with a 74-63 loss to the TCU Horned Frogs. In its second tilt of the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego, California, Wisconsin appeared overmatched throughout the bulk of the contest. Greg Gard’s group shot 34% from the floor and 25% mark from beyond the arc, and …

Number two ranked Arizona managed to overcome a sluggish start to defeat Norfolk State 98-61 at the McKale Center. The performance came off the heels of a monumental win for the Wildcats football program vs rivals Arizona State. The whole athletic department is thriving right now as football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball are a combined 18-0. The Wildcats saw …

San Diego, Calif TCU defeated Wisconsin 74-63 at Jenny Craig Pavillion November 28, 2025 and The Sporting Tribune’ Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde (7) handles the basketball during an NCAA basketball game against TCU, Friday November 28, 2025 in San Diego, California. Ardie Crenshaw -The Sporting Tribune Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde (7) handles the basketball during an NCAA basketball game against …

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Motiejus Krivas scored 20 points, Koa Peat added 16 and No. 2 Arizona overpowered Norfolk State 98-61 on Saturday. The Wildcats (7-0) are one of the tallest teams in Division I and used it to their advantage against the Spartans (4-5). Advertisement Coming off a 30-point win over Denver on Monday, Arizona shot 56% from the …

Former Wisconsin Badgers basketball player Connor Essegian, now with Nebraska, said he’ll apply for a medical redshirt after he suffered an ankle injury against Winthrop on Nov. 25 that will cost him the rest of the season. “It hurts me to know that I will not be on the court to help our team, but I will be there every …

FIRST HALF ANALYSIS: It’s cold and snowy here in Nebraska, and with the way the game started for the Huskers, you would think it was colder judging by the Husker shooting. USC Upstate controlled the half for a very large portion of it, with Carmelo Adkins scoring 6 quick points for the Spartans. Berke Buyuktuncel and Rienk Mast had 4 …

Indiana (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten) is set to take on Iowa State (8-0, 0-0 Big 12) in the Coconut Hoops Championship on Sunday afternoon at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida. The Hoosiers are coming off a 76-72 win over Gonzaga on Friday. Shay Ciezki led Indiana in scoring with 24 points on 3/6 shooting from deep and 10-18 from …

Former Wisconsin Badgers basketball player Connor Essegian, now with Nebraska, said he’ll apply for a medical redshirt after he suffered an ankle injury against Winthrop on Nov. 25 that will cost him the rest of the season. “It hurts me to know that I will not be on the court to help our team, but I will be there every …

Indiana men’s basketball turned in one of its most complete performances of the early season, opening up a quick lead over Bethune-Cookman that only grew as the game went on. Head coach Darian DeVries got contributions from just about everyone who checked in today, but it was Tayton Conerway that really helped Indiana get off to a hot start. In …

Got some bad news for you. Sunday morning is Marquette’s last chance to get a quality non-conference win this year….. and it looks like even if they get it, it won’t be their best win of the season anyway. Advertisement After Sunday, Marquette has just two non-conference games left: Le Moyne and Truman State. Le Moyne is currently sub-300 in …

Seven games. Seven times scoring 100 points. Can No. 5 LSU make it eight and eight on Saturday when they meet Washington State in the Reef Division Championship of the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+)? Advertisement The Cougars, like all of the Tigers’ prior opponents, are not particularly imposing. Among the array of overmatched mid-majors …

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — John Dunne is known for his stingy defenses. He’s now in his 20th season as a head coach, and he’s only had an offense rank better than his defense in one of those seasons, his first at Marist in 2018-19. Before the season, KenPom wrote an article about which coaches are the most impressive in his model …

Wisconsin basketball fell 74-63 to the TCU Horned Frogs in the Rady Children’s Invitational championship game on Friday afternoon. After a decisive first-round win over Providence, the Badgers struggled mightily against the lower-ranked Horned Frogs. Wisconsin shot just 34% from the field and 25% from 3, and turned the ball over a whopping 17 times. TCU took advantage of that …

PITTSBURGH – It was hard to picture a lower place for Jake Diebler and the Ohio State men’s basketball program to be. Walking into the Petersen Events Center yields a lofty view of the court the Pitt basketball program calls home. Considering where the arena sits, nestled into the hilly campus landscape, it’s hard not to conjure up an image …

BYU once again overcame a slow first half but hit key shots late in a 83-79 win over Dayton Friday night in the championship game of the Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational. BYU hit just 8 first half goals compared to 10 turnovers and went into halftime down 36-30. The free throw discrepancy kept BYU within striking distance. After Dayton …

Putting its sterling 6-0 record on the line, the Ohio State men’s basketball team traveled to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on Friday night to tangle with the Pitt Panthers. Friday night’s game was the second leg of a home-and-home series that started last season, when Pitt stunned Ohio State 91-90 in overtime on Black Friday. On one side, Ohio State …

The Virginia Tech Hokies came to the Bahamas undefeated (5-0). In the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, the Hokies narrowly defeated Colorado State 66-64. In the semifinal, the Hokies lost their first game to Saint Mary’s on Thanksgiving Day. On Friday, Tech faced state rival VCU for the first time in 12 years, falling to the Rams …

Illinois basketball turned Black Friday into Ugly Friday with a bad showing against UConn. This was a measuring stick game to see where the Illini are as a program. We had a chance to take on the No. 5 team in the country, and the Huskies looked like they should be ranked that high. Advertisement UConn came out swinging against …