College Basketball

Alabama head coach Nate Oats has recently been named to the 2026 USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team’s coaching staff. Oats has been widely regarded as a top coach in all of college basketball throughout his time in Tuscaloosa. Oats will serve as the assistant to former Alabama and current Dayton head coach Anthony Grant on USA’s junior national team, …

Welcome back to “You’re Nuts,” where our basketball writers pick a debate topic and argue their side until the death, or until Ohio State is mathematically eliminated from the NCAA Tournament…which may have just happened. In a prime spot to win a road game, a Quad-1 game, and potentially solidify their spot in the NCAA Tournament field, the Buckeyes went …

The Colorado Buffaloes picked up another Big 12 victory on Wednesday night, outlasting the Kansas State Wildcats 79-70. Colorado now sits at 16-12 and 6-9 in conference play with just three games remaining, two of which come against top-five teams in Houston and Arizona. Although it has not been the Buffs’ best year, there are still real positives to take …

BOCA RATON — Florida Atlantic’s men’s basketball team snapped its six-game losing streak with a win over Temple on Feb. 26, toppling their Owl counterparts 77-73 in an American Conference clash. FAU (16-13, 8-8) overcame a six-point halftime deficit to secure the win despite guards Devin Vanterpool and Isaiah Elohim sitting out with injuries. The Owls also snapped a three-game …

I don’t know if last week can ever be topped. We had two top-5 matchups on the same day, and they both turned into great college basketball games. So, while this week feels a little like a “cool-down” from last week, we’ve still got a lot of great action taking place as the regular season starts to wind down and …

Texas A&M (19-9, 9-6 SEC) couldn’t withstand No. 20 Arkansas’s elite offensive surge late in the second half of Wednesday’s game, falling to the Razorbacks 99-84, despite reserve forward Zach Clemence’s career-high 29 points, as the Kansas transfer has continued to make a significant impact over the latter half of the regular season. While the Aggies shot 53% from the …

Kentucky Basketball will welcome back Kam Mercer for a second visit later this month, according to Jacob Polacheck with KSR+. Mercer is the No. 2 shooting guard and a top-20 overall player in the class of 2028, according to 247Sports. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Princeton High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, is expected to attend the Wildcats’ matchup with Vanderbilt …

Nebraska basketball defeated the Maryland Terrapins by a score of 74-61 on Wednesday evening. It was a game that saw Nebraska trailing with just over ten minutes remaining before pulling away in an 18-3 run to secure the victory. This game saw Braden Frager shine. He scored 21 total points on six-of-13 shooting from the field. Pryce Sandfort also chipped …

There’s history in this matchup every single time these two programs meet, and Saturday night at a sold-out Mackey Arena was no different. The Spartans hadn’t won in Mackey in 12 years. The crowd was rocking. Michigan State shrugged off the past and blocked out the noise, defying the odds and winning a gritty 76-74 road game. Despite the road …

We were only a few minutes into this one before it looked like it was going to be a long night as Purdue started the game off on a 9-2 run. They were outhustling Michigan State and were getting easy buckets for Oscar Cluff down low. They took a 13-6 lead heading into the first TV timeout. Jeremy Fears Jr …

1. MSU earned that win at Purdue, a consequential victory WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Michigan State has a new best win of the season. And renewed hope it has the goods to do something difficult this season. Advertisement MSU’s hard-earned 76-74 win over Purdue was the Spartans’ best performance in some time and first really quality true road performance of …

The No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers travel to East Lansing on Thursday for a marquee Big Ten showdown against the No. 13 Michigan State Spartans, with major conference title and NCAA Tournament seeding implications. MORE: Predicting upsets in College Basketball this week Feb 22, 2026; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Tom Izzo huddles with his players during …

If you had to single out one team enjoying the top home-court advantage in college basketball, the North Carolina Tar Heels make a fairly strong case. UNC (22-6, 10-5 ACC) sits a perfect 16-0 at home ahead of Saturday’s 8:30 p.m., national television tilt with Virginia Tech. North Carolina has a few impressive road wins, most notably at Kentucky and …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown junior guard KJ Lewis will miss the remainder of the regular season with a left ankle injury, the team said Thursday. Lewis, who is in his first season with the Hoyas after transferring from Arizona, injured his left ankle during Georgetown’s 76-60 loss to Marquette on Tuesday. Including Tuesday’s loss, Lewis has appeared in every Georgetown …

Kevin Willard sets record for 1st-year Villanova basketball coach appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Villanova head basketball coach Kevin Willard has already set a program record with his win over Butler on Wednesday night. Advertisement With the win over Butler, Villanova improved to 22-6 in the 2025-2026 college basketball season. The milestone …

The Wisconsin Badgers had a setback on Wednesday, losing 85-71 on the road against the Oregon Ducks in a crusher for their Big Ten Tournament seeding hopes. Being a 6.5-point road favorite against the team with the second-worst conference record, Wisconsin got off to a great start, but lulls offensively and struggles in the second half defensively caused them to …

When you look on the sidelines today in Mackey Arena you’ll see two Big Ten legends as Matt Painter and the Boilermakers take on Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans. This is a game with huge implications in the Big Ten standings as the two teams sit tied for 4th place with the winner jumping into a tie for …

EUGENE, OR – Wisconsin coach Greg Gard did not ignore the uncomfortable reality facing his Badgers after an uninspiring loss to Oregon roughly three weeks ahead of the NCAA Tournament. “When you keep playing like that, you won’t play long,” Gard said outside the visiting team locker room at Matthew Knight Arena, echoing his message to the team after the …

Wisconsin basketball (19-9, 11-6 Big Ten) suffered its sixth conference loss of the 2025-26 campaign on Wednesday night against the Oregon Ducks, who entered the bout with a 10-17 mark. After securing a Quad 1 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes (NCAA NET No. 26) on Feb. 22, the Badgers added a Quad 2 loss to the Ducks, who sit at …

It’s no secret that Bobby Hurley’s time as coach of the Arizona State men’s basketball team may be nearing its conclusion. Hurley’s contract runs through the end of this season. But could a high-profile coach be waiting in the wings to take over the Sun Devils basketball program if Hurley does not return to Tempe? Advertisement ESPN’s Jeff Borzello recently …

CIA Bella Vista Prep (Ariz.) guard Lyris Robinson is in the early stages of his recruitment, with about a dozen Division I offers to his name. The 6-foot-5 scorer has already picked up offers from Creighton, Cal, Stanford, Oregon and a host of others as he emerged onto the national scene. Last month, he told Rivals’ Jamie Shaw that Creighton, …

North Carolina is one of the country’s top states for collegiate sports. With plenty of successful programs, such as the UNC men’s basketball team, there’s a reason why Chapel Hill is a destination. The Tar Heels’ football program, despite its large lack of success, still generates plenty of revenue. With the NIL world and transfer portal taking over, expect that …

This article was first published in the Cougar Insiders newsletter before BYU’s game against UCF. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each week. AJ Dybantsa is playing like the best player in the country and the rest of the world is coming around with nods and thumbs up. Advertisement Sam Vecenie, a college basketball analyst for The …

Since December, there may not have been a college basketball team hotter than Duke. Head coach Kara Lawson and the Blue Devils had won 17-straight games dating back to Dec. 7, clawing back into the AP Poll after an embarrassing 3-6 record to start the season. Given the height of their impressive peak, not many expected then-No. 9 Duke to …

For as good as UConn has been, they have one of the strangest resumes for a top basketball program in the country. They win a ton and might be one of the best teams of this century, but they never feel that way during the process. They actually have just seven All-Americans in their program’s history. They have six championships …