College Basketball

[ad_1] The FGCU men’s basketball team just needed a little more. A little more offense. A little more defense. A little more accuracy at the free-throw line. Cleveland State had a little more of all three, and it was enough to end the Eagles’ season as the Vikings won the CBI semifinal 72-65 Tuesday night at the Ocean Center in …

[ad_1] The Xavier Musketeers got their new head basketball coach Tuesday night by hiring New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino to lead the program, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. Pitino, the son of legendary coach Rick Pitino, spent the past four seasons at New Mexico after eight years at Minnesota and one season at FIU. While at New Mexico, …

[ad_1] Richard Pitino is taking the head coaching position at Xavier, leaving New Mexico after four seasons. An agreement was finalized and announced Tuesday night. Pitino, 42, will replace Sean Miller, who left the Musketeers to become the head coach at Texas. Miller went 65-40 in his second stint at Xavier with two NCAA tournament bids. The Musketeers lost their …

[ad_1] No matter what happens in Thursday’s Sweet 16 showdown with No. 2 seed Alabama, BYU athletics is in the midst of a golden run. If the Cougars were a publicly traded company and you had bought their stock a few years ago, you’d be able to retire. In seven months the Cougars have made national headlines in football, basketball, …

[ad_1] Mar. 25—Men's basketball coach Richard Pitino will be leaving the University of New Mexico and has accepted the head coaching position at Xavier University in the Big East, the Journal confirmed shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday night. Pitino, 42, completed his fourth season at UNM on Sunday night with a 71-63 loss to No. 2 seed Michigan State …

[ad_1] There will be more than one Pitino in the Big East next season. Xavier hired Richard Pitino, the son of St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, as its basketball coach on Tuesday night. The school had an opening after Sean Miller left to accept the Texas job on Monday. Richard Pitino arrives at Xavier after four years at New Mexico, …

[ad_1] WATCH: Xavier’s season ends in NCAA Tournament loss to Illinois Xavier’s season came to an end in Milwaukee Friday night after an 86-73 loss to No. 6 Illinois at Fiserv Forum. Richard Pitino, the son of St. John’s Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino, will coach in the Big East Conference for the first time as head coach of …

[ad_1] Richard Pitino is taking the head coaching position at Xavier, leaving New Mexico after four seasons. An agreement was finalized and officially announced on Tuesday night. Pitino, 42, will replace Sean Miller, who left the Musketeers to become the head coach at Texas. Miller went 65-40 in his second stint at Xavier with two NCAA tournament bids. The Musketeers …

[ad_1] Should the NCAA transfer portal open before the end of March Madness? Rick Pitino, John Calipari, and even J.J. Watt sound off on the transfer portal opening during the NCAA tournament. Sports Seriously There’s going to be another Pitino in the Big East. According to multiple reports, Xavier basketball is expected to hire New Mexico coach Richard Pitino as …

[ad_1] Less than an hour after Chris Mack announced he would return to Charleston, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein announced that Xavier will hire Richard Pitino Jr. as its next head coach. Pitino, 42, has posted an 88-49 record over the last four seasons in turning New Mexico into one of the top programs in the Mountain West. The Lobos finished …

[ad_1] Elliot Cadeau has entered the transfer portal, which means head coach Hubert Davis and UNC basketball need a new point guard for the 2025-26 season. Cadeau, who just completed his sophomore season for the Tar Heels (23-14), made the move Tuesday after two seasons in Chapel Hill. The 6-foot-1 guard from New Jersey started 68 of his 74 games …

[ad_1] Rick Pitino and John Calipari address media after round of 32 showdown Rick Pitino and John Calipari address media after Arkansas beat St. John’s in round of 32 of the NCAA men’s tournament — VIDEO: NCAA Sports Pulse SAN FRANCISCO — John Calipari made the declaration in the immediate aftermath of Arkansas basketball’s second round win over St. John’s …

[ad_1] Can the Tar Heels land this star forward from Indiana in the transfer portal? If there’s one area the North Carolina Tar Heels lacked in during their recently-ended 2024-2025 basketball campaign, it’s post production. Before Ven-Allen Lubin and Jae’Lyn Withers emerged during a late-season run for an NCAA Tournament bid, UNC got virtually no help from its frontcourt. Jalen …

[ad_1] Watch Tom Izzo deliver a fiery response to a question related to the transfer portal as his Spartans prepare for Sweet 16 It’s safe to say Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo is not a fan of the transfer portal opening in the middle of the NCAA Tournament. Izzo met with the media on Tuesday in preparation for this …

[ad_1] Washburn head coach Brett Ballard previews NCAA Division II Elite 8 Washburn men’s basketball head coach Brett Ballard spoke to the media on Friday previewing next week’s Elite 8 matchup. No. 4 Washburn (29-3) men’s basketball takes on No. 5 Lenoir-Rhyne (29-5) in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight on Tuesday. It is Washburn’s first Elite Eight appearance since …

[ad_1] John Tonje explains why he chose Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball John Tonje spoke with reporters in a press conference on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, before Wisconsin’s first round matchup against Montana in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. School Hall of Famers are usually reserved for athletes who are standouts for multiple seasons. But John Tonje’s one spectacular year …

[ad_1] With 16 teams still alive in the NCAA men’s tournament, there are 256 potential Final Four combinations left. Here’s a look at 16 compelling ones, some chosen for basketball reasons and others chosen for reasons scarcely related to basketball at all. 1. Chalk Final Four: Duke, Florida, Houston, Auburn Only once have all four No. 1 seeds made the …

[ad_1] UNC basketball and head coach Hubert Davis are onto the 2025-26 season as the Tar Heels try to rebuild their roster after losses and gains via the transfer portal. The transfer portal opened March 24 and the 30-day window will come to a close on April 22. Following a season that saw UNC (23-14) go from a preseason top-10 …

[ad_1] ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Basketball fans around the country are learning what those in Michigan and Florida already know. Dusty May is a good basketball coach. A year ago, the Wolverines fired Juwan Howard after going 8-24 — the most losses in school history — and finishing last in the Big Ten at 3-17. Not only were they …

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The gravitation toward the Gophers for Niko Medved began even before he was born, when his father bought the season tickets that would soon spark his young son’s passion for college basketball. With that kind of initiation, becoming the coach at Minnesota might well have been inevitable — even if part of him was still having …

[ad_1] Late in the second half of Xavier’s thrilling 86-80 win over Texas basketball in a First Four game March 19 in Dayton, Ohio, Longhorn freshman Tre Johnson drained a fall-away 3-pointer and raced down the court celebrating with outstretched arms. As Johnson raced past the Xavier bench, he even got a high-five from Sean Miller, then the Musketeers’ coach. …

[ad_1] Tennessee added a surprise flip for its 2025 basketball recruiting class. 2025 point guard prospect Troy Henderson committed to the Vols Tuesday. “1000% commitment,” Henderson said on X. The 6-foot-1 180-pound prospect plays for John Marshall High School in Richmond, Virginia. Marshall defeated Graham High School, 107-81 ,in the Virginia Class 2 Basketball State Finals. Henderson was originally committed …

[ad_1] The North Carolina Tar Heels will be searching for a new point guard next season. With the transfer portal open, the Tar Heels have lost their first player to the portal as point guard Elliot Cadeau decided to enter. Cadeau made the decision days after the Tar Heels’ loss to the Ole Miss Rebels and after exit meetings with …

[ad_1] LORETTO, Pa. — The first run to the NCAA Division I basketball tournament in more than 30 years by Saint Francis (Pa.) could also be its last. The school announced Tuesday it would move from Division I to Division III in the summer of 2026. The announcement comes a week after the Red Flash played in March Madness for …

[ad_1] John Calipari embraced the one-and-done era like few college basketball coaches, becoming one of the best annually at bringing in talented freshmen and routinely getting them to Final Fours before shipping them off to the NBA. The formula served him well during his 15-year run at Kentucky that ended after last season, as NIL money and the transfer portal …