College Basketball

BIRMINGHAM, AL – Hasan Abdul Hakim has been out for Memphis basketball for more than a week. The senior forward missed his third straight game Feb. 5 with what Tigers (10-11, 5-4 American Conference) coach Penny Hardaway called an unspecified illness. Advertisement Prior to tip-off at UAB, Hardaway told Dave Woloshin, the team’s radio play-by-play broadcaster, Abdul Hakim (6.2 points …

North Carolina will have the tough task of guarding one of college basketball’s best players in Cameron Boozer. At 6-foot-9 and 250 pounds, Boozer has been a force for Duke this season. He is the favorite to win the ACC Player of the Year award and is projected to be a top-five pick as a power forward. He is averaging …

Charles Bediako has a new and notable adversary in his ongoing fight to retain his college eligibility and continue to compete for the Alabama men’s basketball team. In an NCAA affidavit filed on Thursday, Feb. 5 in Tuscaloosa County (Alabama) Circuit Court, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey asked the court to side with the NCAA’s eligibility rules and rule against Bediako. …

The Big Ten race got a shake-up this week, as Michigan State absorbed body blows at the expense of a direct and in-state rival. Purdue stabilized itself, while Illinois surged to the front of the conference title picture as well. We’re starting to gain some clarity on the bubble both good (Indiana, UCLA, USC) and bad (Ohio State). Advertisement Let’s …

Kevin Willard is not wasting time with one of the top players in the Class of 2028. On Tuesday, five-star sophomore Mason Collins announced that he received an offer from Villanova. Collins was in attendance on Wednesday night as the Wildcats completed a season sweep against Seton Hall. Advertisement Villanova is now Collins’ third official offer. He received his first …

On Saturday night, every college basketball fan’s eyes should be glued to their televisions. UNC-Duke basketball, the greatest rivalry in all of sports, will tip-off from Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels (18-4, 6-3 ACC) host their archrival, ACC-leading Blue Devils (21-1, 10-0 ACC) for a 6:30 p.m. tip, inside what will be a packed Dean Dome. Carolina Blue will take …

Indiana men’s basketball did itself a pair of huge favors last week, with a home win over Purdue followed by a road win at UCLA, the first Quad 1 wins of the season for the Hoosiers. There was a chance for a third Tuesday night at USC, but the loss means that Indiana is stuck with just those two wins …

In recent years, the Northwestern-Illinois rivalry has been described as contentious. Both teams have split their season series the past three years, and NU fans vividly remember the ‘Cats memorable triumph over the Fighting Illini last season at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Northwestern’s demoralizing 84-44 road loss to No. 5 Illinois not only broke that trend by stamping Illinois’s season sweep of …

It was just three years but the era following Jay Wright’s retirement felt like an eternity. Now, Villanova is on its way back up under Kevin Willard and fans should be excited about this version of the Wildcats. VU Hoops is also excited to welcome new contributor Greg Patuto to the team to cover a new-look Nova squad that has …

How do you measure success as a conference? Is it bids to the NCAA tournament? If so, the Big East has long been the standard for sending nearly half of the conference. In the 2022 and 2024 seasons it did that. If you prefer to measure by the metrics, the Big East was the second best conference in the nation …

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A BYU sports team was the target of a derogatory chant in an opponent’s venue for at least the fourth time in a year, and the Big 12 again announced that the conference is looking into the matter. Kevin Young, coach of the 16th-ranked Cougars men’s basketball team, said after a 99-92 loss at Oklahoma State …

While Iowa basketball (17-5, 7-4) already played its lone regular-season matchup this year against No. 10 Michigan State (19-4, 9-3 Big Ten)—a 71-52 loss, in East Lansing, Mich., back on Dec. 2, 2025—that did not stop former Iowa legend and current Boston Celtics center Luka Garza from sharing a controversial theory on the Spartans’ frequent second-half success at the Breslin …

STILLWATER, Oklahoma — Steve Lutz just got his first signature win at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys and their second-year head coach scored an upset over No. 16 BYU on Wednesday night, gashing the Cougar defense for 99 points — including 52 in the paint — to incite a celebratory court-storming scene at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Advertisement “It was a heck of …

North Carolina and Duke will play its first of two meetings on Saturday at the Dean Smiith Center. The rivalry between North Carolina and Duke has featured some of the greatest basketball players the sport has ever seen. Both programs have produced numerous All-Americans and multiple Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers. From Michael Jordan at North Carolina to Grant …

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – FEBRUARY 1: Tomislav Ivisic #13 of the Illinois Fighting Illini dribbles against Rienk Mast #51 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers during the first half at Pinnacle Bank Arena on February 1, 2026 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) | Getty Images At the start of this episode I give Ryan, a Bulls fan, the opportunity to …

Well, last night was fun! Kentucky took care of business at home, defeating the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 94-78. Otega Oweh once again showed out against his former team, dropping 24 points on the Sooners. The story of the night, however, was Brandon Garrison, who played by far his best game in a Kentucky uniform. Advertisement Garrison recorded …

Michigan basketball is one game away from making program history. The No. 2 Wolverines (20-1, 10-1 Big Ten) have tied their best start in their 110-year existence and with a win over Penn State on Thursday, Feb. 5 (6:30 p.m., FS1) at Crisler Center, would have 21 victories through 22 games for the first time. Advertisement This will be Michigan’s …

Michigan basketball is one game away from making program history. The No. 2 Wolverines (20-1, 10-1 Big Ten) have tied their best start in their 110-year existence and with a win over Penn State on Thursday, Feb. 5 (6:30 p.m., FS1) at Crisler Center, would have 21 victories through 22 games for the first time. Advertisement This will be Michigan’s …

STILLWATER, Oklahoma — One specific aspect of No. 16 BYU’s 99-92 loss at Oklahoma State Wednesday night seemed to bother Kevin Young the most. It was the first thing he brought up to reporters postgame, and it was something he came back to reference multiple times thereafter: Advertisement Young’s Cougars had no answer for Oklahoma State down low, and the …

One, if not the biggest upset in this 2025-26 college basketball season occured at the Chiles Center on Feb. 4, 2026. On the first leg of the road trip through the state of Oregon, the hangover for the No. 6 Gonzaga Bulldogs (22-2, 10-1 WCC) from the rivalry victory over the Saint Mary’s Gaels the previous Saturday night in Spokane, …

The Iowa Hawkeyes (17-5, 7-4) overcame a 7-point halftime deficit to beat the Washington Huskies (12-11, 4-8) 84-74. Bennett Stirtz led the way with 22 points on 8/13 shooting. He added 5 assists to just 1 turnover. Alvaro Folgueiras was a boost off the bench with 16 & Cooper Koch added 11, all of them coming in the second half. …

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Nick Davidson made a pair of free throws with 24.9 seconds left to put his team ahead and had a team-high 16 points to go with seven rebounds as No. 20 Clemson held off Stanford 66-64 on Wednesday night. Both teams struggled to make key shots in the waning moments. Advertisement Tigers leading scorer RJ Godfrey …

The UTEP men’s basketball team is getting closer and closer to a breakthrough road win that could change their season. The Miners can’t get much closer than their 70-66 loss to Sam Houston Wednesday night that UTEP took into the final 10 seconds before the Bearkats escaped with their seventh consecutive win. Advertisement More: CUSA men’s basketball standings Jamal West …

MINNEAPOLIS – It was clear from the start it wasn’t going to be Michigan State basketball’s day, but that hasn’t always stopped the Spartans from finding a way to win this year. That wasn’t the case on Wednesday, Feb. 4, as the Spartans were outplayed in nearly every facet of the game and were totally flat after losing to rival …

Week 13’s college basketball action featured the end of the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ undefeated run. After starting 20-0 along with Arizona and Miami-OH, Nebraska was overcome by 19-1 Michigan in Ann Arbor 75-72. The Huskers scored 50 points in the first half but were only able to muster up 22 the rest of the way in the Big Ten heavyweight battle. …