College Basketball

[ad_1] STURGIS — Not every high school hoops team played a game during the holiday break. There were a handful of squads, though, that took to the courts during the multiple weeks out of school. Niles-Brandywine won the holiday hoops tournament hosted by the Sturgis girls last week. The Lady Bobcats, one of the better programs in Southwest Michigan under …

[ad_1] In this week’s Swampcast, Kevin Brockway and Noah Ram from the Gainesville Sun discuss the Florida football offseason and No. 8 Florida basketball hosting No. 1 Tennessee in a marquee college basketball showdown. Florida Gators football has continued its positive momentum from the end of the 2024, signing five-star wide receiver Dallas Wilson over the holiday break after he …

[ad_1] Jan. 6—Cooper Flagg and the Duke men’s basketball team have been rolling into the new year. The No. 4 Blue Devils (12-2) have won eight straight after sinking ACC opponents Virginia Tech and Southern Methodist University. Conference play continues this week, with matchups against Pittsburgh and Notre Dame. Last week Flagg, a Newport native, was the leading scorer in …

[ad_1] One team is trying to keep its winning momentum going, while the other will have a tall task to try to break up a three-game losing skid. No. 3-ranked Iowa State (12-1, 2-0 Big 12 Conference) has a nine-game winning streak entering Tuesday’s men’s basketball game against visiting Utah. The Cyclones beat then-ranked Baylor in wire-to-wire fashion in their …

[ad_1] After a disheartening loss to rival Texas A&M in its SEC opener Saturday, Texas basketball (11-3, 0-1 SEC) gets a chance to quickly make amends against No. 2 Auburn (8 p.m. Tuesday, ESPN2). The Longhorns flashed their potential in the first half against the No. 9 Aggies before A&M muscled its way to an 80-60 win. The two teams were …

[ad_1] Jan 4, 2025; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide guard Labaron Philon (0) drives the ball against the Oklahoma Sooners during the second half at Coleman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images The season accolades continued to roll in for Alabama Crimson Tide guard Labaron Philon on Monday afternoon, as he was named the SEC Freshman of the Week …

[ad_1] Nov 11, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden looks on against the Grambling State Tigers during the first half at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images Florida remains a top-10 program in Monday’s AP Top 25 Poll, but the Gators are down two spots to No. 8 after …

[ad_1] After losing its first game of the season at Kentucky over the weekend, Florida basketball dropped three spots to No. 8 in this week’s USA Today men’s college basketball coaches poll on Monday. The Florida Gators (13-1, 0-1 SEC) will continue a challenging stretch to start conference play when they host No. 1 Tennessee (14-0, 1-0) on Tuesday at …

[ad_1] According to TeamRankings.com, the Xavier Musketeers have just an 18% chance to make the NCAA Tournament following another close defeat. Xavier has dropped six of its last nine games following a 6-0 start to the year. The Musketeers let another close game slip away over the weekend in Georgetown and have now lost five games by six points or …

[ad_1] WEST LAFAYETTE − Braden Smith has spent three seasons racking up accolades during his Purdue basketball career. Now the junior point guard has another. Big Ten Player of the Week. Smith earned the honor for the first time in his career after helping the Boilermakers win three games over Toledo, Minnesota and Northwestern. More: With Northwestern the latest example, …

[ad_1] Jan 4, 2025; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide guard Chris Youngblood (8) attempts to block a shot by Oklahoma Sooners guard Jeremiah Fears (0) during the second half at Coleman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners struggled in their first SEC test of the season against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Oklahoma struggled with the Crimson …

[ad_1] Jan 4, 2025; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Florida Gators center Rueben Chinyelu (9), Kentucky Wildcats forward Brandon Garrison (10) and guard Jaxson Robinson (2) jostle for position during the first half at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images Florida basketball suffered its first loss of the 2024-25 campaign on Saturday in the opening salvo of …

[ad_1] And then there were five. The last remaining undefeated teams are the Big Ten’s UCLA (15-0), Maryland (14-0) and Ohio State (14-0); SEC’s LSU (17-0); and ACC’s Georgia Tech (15-0). Tennessee and Buffalo took their first losses of the season last week. Maryland (vs. USC), Ohio State (at Michigan) and LSU (at Tennessee, vs. Vanderbilt) won’t have an easy …

[ad_1] Dec 29, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Northwestern State Demons guard Landyn Jumawan (3) drives to the basket between Texas Longhorns forward Arthur Kaluma (6) and guard Tre Johnson (20) during the first half at Moody Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images The Texas Longhorns aim to bounce back in their second conference game, following a 80-60 loss to Texas …

[ad_1] Dec 7, 2024; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Michigan Wolverines center Vladislav Goldin (50) reacts in the second half against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Crisler Center. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images At 11-3 on the season, Michigan basketball is ranked No. 13 in KenPom, and is the second-best Big Ten team in the nation. Yet, in the eyes of the …

[ad_1] AUBURN, ALABAMA – JANUARY 4: Tamar Bates #2 of the Missouri Tigers defends Johni Broome #4 of the Auburn Tigers during the first half at Neville Arena on January 4, 2025 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Stew Milne/Getty Images) Auburn basketball begins SEC play at 1-0 after taking down Missouri last Saturday, 84-68. The bad news is that Tennessee …

[ad_1] Tennessee is the last remaining undefeated team in the nation. (Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images) Though plenty of teams finally fell back, Tennessee came out of the first weekend of SEC play unscathed. Here’s everything you missed in Week 9 of the college basketball season, and the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll. Tennessee holds strong as SEC shakes out Tennessee …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (11-3, 1-2 Big Ten) somehow remains outside the top 25 of the USA TODAY Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. The latest edition was released on Jan. 6, three days after the Badgers’ statement win over Iowa. Wisconsin entered the ‘receiving votes’ category, tallying just three voting points. That total has the team tied for 36th. Related: Big Ten basketball …

[ad_1] Michigan State’s Kevin Wigenton II taps the foot of the Sparty statue while walking to the stadium before the football game against Central Michigan on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in East Lansing. Michigan State football lost Kevin Wigenton to the transfer portal during the coaching change before last season. Wigenton, who started six games at right guard in 2023 …

[ad_1] OTTUMWA — No matter where. No matter when. The Indian Hills basketball team has a way to win that works no matter the time and no matter the place. Back on the court for their first game in 20 days and back on the floor at the Hellyer Student Life Center for the first time in over three weeks, …

[ad_1] About a year ago, Kansas basketball’s fans, players, and coaches had to watch as UCF fans stormed the court in Orlando after a 65-60 victory. Although the Jayhawks led by as many as 16 points, they struggled as halftime arrived. After leading by eight points at the break, KU watched UCF out-score it by 13 points in the second …

[ad_1] Missouri State basketball will host Illinois Chicago in Missouri Valley Conference play on Tuesday, looking to snap a three-game losing streak. The Bears (7-8, 0-4 MVC) and Flames (9-5, 2-2 MVC) will meet at 7 p.m. at Great Southern Bank Arena. The game will be streamed on ESPN+. UIC has won five of its last six games, including a …

[ad_1] UNC basketball’s Seth Trimble has missed three straight games with what the Tar Heels have described as an upper-body injury. Head coach Hubert Davis provided an update on Trimble’s status on Monday morning during the ACC men’s basketball coaches Zoom teleconference. “He practiced (Sunday) … did one full-contact drill. … I’d have more of an update after practice (Monday),” …

[ad_1] UNC basketball and SMU will play Tuesday (9 p.m., ESPN) for the first time in 37 years. The Tar Heels (9-6, 2-1 ACC) and Mustangs (11-3, 2-1) haven’t played since Dean Smith was the head coach in Chapel Hill. UNC has won two of the three games in the series, including a 90-74 win at the Smith Center in …

[ad_1] The North Florida Ospreys are scoring at their usual high rate, leading the ASUN with 83.5 points per game. But UNF (7-8, 0-2 ASUN), which beat South Carolina and Georgia Tech in November, has lost four games in a row (including their first two ASUN games) and five of its last six, and the reason is defense — where …