College Basketball

[ad_1] Former Wisconsin star wing A.J. Storr saw just four minutes of playing time during Kansas’ 74-55 win over Arizona State on Wednesday. Storr checked in near the eight-minute mark of the first half with Kansas leading 23-22. In three-plus minutes of action, he turned the ball over twice, grabbed a defensive rebound, committed a foul, and missed a three-pointer, …

[ad_1] WEST LONG BRANCH – Abdi Bashir Jr. needs a wingman – or two or three. And the high-scoring Monmouth guard needs them now, as the Hawks enter a two-game home stretch that could alter the course of the season, beginning with UNC Wilmington’s visit to OceanFirst Bank Center Thursday night. Bashir, a 6-7 sophomore, is averaging a gaudy 21.7 …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES − Tre Donaldson’s performances during Michigan basketball’s West Coast-sweep over USC and UCLA seemed amazing as they were happening. Now, they somehow seem even more impressive. When the junior point guard scored a career-high 20 points as he poured in a career-high six 3-pointers to go with seven assists, five rebounds and just two turnovers to keep …

[ad_1] SOUTH KINGSTOWN – It looked for a moment like the University of Rhode Island men might be able to escape this latest slow start. The Rams surged to their first lead with 8:29 to play Wednesday night and seemed to have all the momentum. George Washington was reeling and the Ryan Center felt ready to celebrate another comeback over the …

[ad_1] Another batch of top high school prospects will make their way through Great Southern Bank Arena for the annual Bass Pro Tournament of Champions. This year’s tournament is loaded with four- and five-star prospects already signed with the top college programs in the nation. There will be plenty of NBA potential on the floor in a tournament that has …

[ad_1] RALEIGH — The time has come for Dontrez Styles to make history as part of the North Carolina-N.C. State basketball rivalry. Believed to be the first college basketball player to go from the Tar Heels to the Wolfpack, Styles and N.C. State will host UNC on Saturday (4 p.m., ACC Network) at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh. The Kinston …

[ad_1] ST. LOUIS — Gibson Jimerson scored 28 points as Saint Louis beat St. Bonaventure 73-68 on Wednesday night. Jimerson also had six rebounds for the Billikens (10-6, 3-0 Atlantic 10 Conference). Isaiah Swope shot 5 of 13 from the field, including 3 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line to add 16 points. …

[ad_1] NEWARK, N.J. — Isaiah Coleman scored 24 points, including a tying 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds in regulation, and Dylan Addae-Wusu scored eight of his 24 in overtime as Seton Hall took down DePaul 85-80 on Wednesday night. Coleman also contributed six rebounds and five assists for the Pirates (6-9, 1-3 Big East Conference). Addae-Wusu went 7 of 12 from …

[ad_1] PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Bensley Joseph helped lead Providence over Butler on Wednesday night with 18 points off the bench in an 84-65 victory. Joseph added five rebounds for the Friars (8-8, 2-3 Big East Conference). Jayden Pierre went 7 of 16 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) to add 18 points. Wesley Cardet Jr. went 7 …

[ad_1] BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Andrej Stojakovic scored 23 points and DJ Campbell scored 11 points and Cal secured its first win in the ACC beating Virginia 75-61 on Wednesday night. Reserves Joshua Ola-Joseph and Jeremiah Wilkinson each scored 10 points for Cal (8-7, 1-3) who won for the first time in the history of the three-game series between the …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball needed a second-half comeback, but it still left Wednesday’s home game with a 74-55 win against Arizona State in Big 12 Conference play. The No. 12 Jayhawks (11-3, 2-1 in Big 12) were down six points at the end of the first half but out-scored the Sun Devils (10-4, 1-2 in Big 12) by 25 points …

[ad_1] DENTON, Texas (AP) — Atin Wright scored 21 points as North Texas beat Rice 81-59 on Wednesday night. Wright shot 7 for 12 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Mean Green (11-4, 2-1 American Athletic Conference). Brenen Lorient added 19 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the field …

[ad_1] SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Ben Gregg scored 23 points and Khalif Battle added 20 to lead No. 18 Gonzaga to its fourth straight win, 93-80 over San Diego on Wednesday night. Graham Ike had a career-high 19 rebounds to go with 15 points for Gonzaga (13-4, 4-0 West Coast Conference). Ryan Nembhard added 11 points and as many assists, …

[ad_1] EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Tayshawn Comer scored 19 points as Evansville beat Illinois State 69-51 on Wednesday night. Comer also added five assists for the Purple Aces (6-10, 3-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Tanner Cuff scored 14 points and added five rebounds. Cameron Haffner had 14 points and shot 5 for 12, including 4 for 9 from beyond the arc. …

[ad_1] FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Michael Christmas had 27 points in Longwood’s 85-76 victory over UNC Asheville on Wednesday night. Christmas also contributed eight rebounds for the Lancers (13-5, 2-1 Big South Conference). Elijah Tucker added 14 points while going 5 of 7 and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line while he also had nine rebounds. Colby Garland shot …

[ad_1] For 30 minutes Wednesday night, UCF basketball looked like a team suffering from whiplash. Three days removed from an embarrassing 51-point home loss to Kansas on Sunday, the Knights looked out of sorts. But a surge in the final 10 minutes helped them surge past visiting Colorado, 75-74. Dallan Coleman’s free throw, which capped the scoring with 35 seconds …

[ad_1] Jan 7, 2025; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Ian Jackson (11) is fouled by Southern Methodist Mustangs center Samet Yigitoglu (24) in the second half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images UNC basketball has struggled all season to put together a full game, much less multiple games in a row. …

[ad_1] BYU Cougars head coach Kevin Young reacts to a referee’s call during an NCAA men’s basketball game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News It’s been a less than encouraging start to Big 12 play for BYU. After an opening win over Arizona …

[ad_1] Scottsdale Saguaro boys basketball coach Lucas Ramirez has never been afraid to play freshmen. Two years ago, two freshmen were part of the rotation on a seven-win team. Last year, on a nine-win team, they showed improvement. Now they’re competing with three freshmen who have made an impact on a Saguaro team that has started out 11-5. Freshman guard …

[ad_1] After Tuesday’s thrilling come-from-behind 97-87 overtime win vs. Nebraska, Iowa basketball received more good news. Former four-star freshman forward Isaiah Johnson-Arigu has committed to the Hawkeyes from the transfer portal after part of one season with the Miami Hurricanes. Johnson-Arigu entered the transfer portal on Jan. 6, 2025, following Miami head coach Jim Larranaga’s Dec. 26 retirement, which opened …

[ad_1] VCU, Richmond to host basketball games without fans amid ongoing water outage in city VCU men’s basketball will host Wednesday’s game against Fordham without spectators due to the ongoing water outage and boil advisory in Richmond, Va., where VCU is located. The university announced the decision Wednesday afternoon just hours before the scheduled 7 p.m. ET tip-off because water …

[ad_1] BYU Cougars forward Kanon Catchings (6) and his teammates await Texas Tech Red Raiders players during an NCAA men’s basketball game held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Ever since he replaced Mark Pope as BYU’s basketball coach back in April, Kevin Young has not shied away from expectations. …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Sedona Prince had 30 points and 14 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season, Hailey Van Lith added 19 points and six assists, and No. 11 TCU beat Kansas 80-73 on Wednesday. TCU (16-1, 4-0 Big 12) secured its second four-game conference winning streak under head coach Mark Campbell. Van Lith completed a three-point …

[ad_1] VCU basketball will play its Atlantic-10 home opener in front of an empty arena. The Rams announced just after 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday that due to an ongoing water outage, which was caused by Monday’s winter storm, fans won’t be allowed inside the Siegel Center Wednesday for their home game against Fordham. It was first reported by CBS …

[ad_1] The Memphis basketball team is the projected favorite in every one of its remaining 16 regular-season games. What’s more, though, the 20th-ranked Tigers (12-3, 2-0 AAC) are also projected to be favored by double-digits in 14 of those such games, according to KenPom. Why? Because 14 of their last 16 games are currently against either Quad 3 or Quad …