College Basketball

[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. March Madness continues Thursday with the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. As substantial as the first two rounds of the tournament can seem in the first weekend, the field of 16 remaining …

[ad_1] Without JuJu Watkins, USC faces daunting Sweet 16 challenge against Kansas State JuJu Watkins, the superstar USC guard who sustained a season-ending knee injury in the second round, is out for the rest of the NCAA Tournament. The Trojans announced late Monday night that Watkins will undergo surgery and then begin rehabilitation. That leaves the top-seeded Trojans with the …

[ad_1] MSU basketball: Video analysis of the Spartans’ win over New Mexico Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch, Freep MSU beat writer Chris Solari and Freep columnist Shawn Windsor discuss MSU’s win over New Mexico. Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo’s coaching staff is full of familiar faces, including former players and longtime colleagues.Izzo has relied heavily on his assistants …

[ad_1] After entering the transfer portal on March 15, former Iowa basketball star Owen Freeman has revealed his new destination. According to On3’s Joe Tipton, Freeman is joining the Creighton Bluejays for his final two seasons of eligibility. The 6-foot-10, 245 pound forward led Iowa in scoring (16.7) and rebounding (6.7) per game. Freeman also averaged 1.8 blocks and 1.3 …

[ad_1] CNN  —  It’s been three long days, but the men’s NCAA tournament returns Thursday with 16 teams just two wins away from the Final Four. Four games are set for both Thursday and Friday, setting the stage for a weekend of high-pressure college hoops. Here are five things to watch from the Sweet 16: The team that everyone loves …

[ad_1] The UWGB men’s basketball team ended a 21-game losing streak Sunday. The UWGB men’s basketball team ended a 21-game losing streak Sunday. Bennett Basich, a former star player from Hartland Arrowhead, redshirted his freshman year at UW-Green Bay.Basich decided to focus on improvement and a deeper understanding of the college game during his redshirt year.Despite a challenging season with …

[ad_1] Rueben Chinyelu and the Florida Gators will play the Maryland Terrapins this Thursday in the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. (Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) (Grant Halverson via Getty Images) The No. 1 Florida Gators will face the No. 4 Maryland Terrapins during the Sweet 16 round of the 2025 NCAA basketball tournament. The two teams will play …

[ad_1] Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils will face the Arizona Wildcats in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament this week. Here’s how to watch. (Bob Donnan-Imagn Images) (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / Reuters) Thursday’s East Region semifinal game in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament will be between top-seeded Duke and No. 4 seed Arizona. The …

[ad_1] With the first week of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in the books, we now turn our attention to the Sweet 16 as teams can see the Final Four at the end of the tunnel but still need two more wins. The first half of the remaining teams take the court Thursday, with action in Newark, New Jersey, and …

[ad_1] Texas Tech basketball prepares for Sweet 16 against Arkansas Texas Tech basketball prepares for Sweet 16 against Arkansas SAN FRANCISCO — John Calipari and Grant McCasland are back in the same building for the NCAA Tournament, but this time they’re foes. Much has happened since the Texas Tech basketball team and Kentucky both made their way to Pittsburgh for …

[ad_1] One person stands between Fred VanVleet and Chad Gallagher. Sincere Parker. The former East star averaged 14.5 points in two NCAA tournament games for McNeese State last week. That’s the second-highest total by a former Rockford high school player in 30 years, trailing only former Auburn star Fred VanVleet’s 23-point average his junior year in three NCAA games for …

[ad_1] Tennessee basketball is chasing back-to-back Elite Eight berths for the first time in program history. The No. 2 seed Vols (29-7) play No. 3 seed Kentucky (24-11) on Friday (7:39 p.m. ET, TBS/truTV) in Indianapolis. UT reached the Sweet 16 in three straight seasons and got to the Elite Eight for the second time in UT history in 2024. Here …

[ad_1] There has been a lot of talk about this year’s men’s NCAA Tournament being chalky. Whether it is because of NIL and the transfer portal, as some have suggested, or it’s a random occurrence, there haven’t been as many upsets and Cinderella runs this year. It’s fair to miss those shocking results, but there are two sides to every …

[ad_1] Maryland Terrapins (25-7, 13-6 Big Ten) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (32-3, 18-1 SEC) Birmingham, Alabama; Friday, 5 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gamecocks -17.5; over/under is 150.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 South Carolina and No. 18 Maryland square off in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The Gamecocks are 18-1 against SEC opponents and 14-2 in non-conference play. South Carolina …

[ad_1] Portland Pilots (31-4, 18-4 WCC) at Villanova Wildcats (20-14, 12-8 Big East) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Villanova hosts Portland trying to continue its three-game home winning streak. Villanova ranks sixth in the Big East with 14.1 assists per game led by Jasmine Bascoe averaging 4.1. Portland leads the WCC with 17.3 assists. McKelle Meek …

[ad_1] Kentucky Wildcats (24-11, 11-9 SEC) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (29-7, 14-7 SEC) Indianapolis; Friday, 7:39 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Volunteers -4.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 Tennessee and No. 18 Kentucky square off in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The Volunteers have gone 14-7 against SEC opponents, with a 15-0 record in non-conference play. Tennessee is seventh …

[ad_1] Pervis Ellison still hits Duke fans hard, nearly four decades after keeping Coach K from his first title. Scotty Thurman took the knife in the 1994 national championship game. Richard Hamilton relegated the ’99 Blue Devils team to one of the greatest to never win it all.  Caleb Love handed Duke perhaps its most painful loss of all. And …

[ad_1] March Madness resumes when half of the Sweet 16 takes the court today. The men’s NCAA Tournament regional schedule is set, but what are the start times? Which games are on what channels? Here’s what we know about when each NCAA Tournament game starts, tournament TV schedule, predictions and more: Here is the full Thursday schedule of Sweet Sixteen games, including start times and channels for each …

[ad_1] Loyola basketball is back in a Final Four. The Ramblers took care of MAC visitor Kent State in the NIT quarterfinals 72-62 and advanced to the NIT semifinals. Loyola moves on to Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, finishing with a home record of 17-1 in the 2024-2025 season. Why Loyola won The Ramblers shook off an up-and-down first half. Loyola …

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball guard Kanaan Carlyle has entered the transfer portal, per On3 Sports. Carlyle was one of three top 25 transfers who signed with the Hoosiers heading into the 2024-25 — he was the No. 15 ranked transfer in 247 Sports’ rankings — but he’s back on the market looking for his third team in as many years after …

[ad_1] NEWARK, N.J. — Maliq Brown ‘could be available’ for Duke basketball in its NCAA Tournament game against Arizona, head coach Jon Scheyer said Wednesday afternoon. “It’s day-to-day with Maliq,” Scheyer said. “There’s a chance he could be available (Thursday),” said Scheyer, whose top-seeded Blue Devils (33-3) face No. 4 seed Arizona (24-2) on Thursday (9:39 p.m., CBS) in a …

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball guard Kanaan Carlyle has entered the transfer portal, per On3 Sports. Carlyle was one of three top 25 transfers who signed with the Hoosiers heading into the 2024-25 — he was the No. 15 ranked transfer in 247 Sports’ rankings — but he’s back on the market looking for his third team in as many years after …

[ad_1] The NCAA transfer portal has changed the athletic world, particularly in college basketball. Here is a running list of players from the state of Utah’s seven Division I men’s college basketball programs — Utah, BYU, Utah State, Weber State, Southern Utah, Utah Valley and Utah Tech — who have reportedly entered the portal so far during the spring 2025 …

[ad_1] Bryant starters hug coach Phil Martelli Jr. as they come off the floor No. 15 Bryant falls to No. 2 Michigan State 87-62 in the NCAA Tournament in Cleveland Phil Martelli Jr. is leaving Bryant University to become the new men’s basketball coach at VCU.Martelli led Bryant to a program-record 23 wins and their first America East title in …

[ad_1] NEWARK, New Jersey — When it comes to this juncture of the Big Dance, there are no secrets left to discover, no hidden tendencies remaining to unveil, and no game plans to catch teams by surprise. “It is about doing everything with intensity and urgency, because you never know if you will get this opportunity ever again.” —  BYU …