College Basketball

[ad_1] Dec. 10—Lineups Illinois (6-2, 0-1) Starters P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown G Kylan Boswell Jr. 6-2 9.0 Champaign G Kasparas Jakucionis Fr. 6-6 14.4 Vilnius, Lithuania G Tre White Jr. 6-7 7.1 Dallas F Ben Humrichous Gr. 6-9 9.3 Tipton, Ind. C Tomislav Ivisic Fr. 7-1 16.1 Vodice, Croatia ➜ FYI: Jakucionis is the only player in the …

[ad_1] Tonight on Peacock the Wisconsin Badgers take on the Illinois Fighting Illini at 9 PM ET in the second game of tonight’s Big Ten men’s college basketball doubleheader. Live coverage begins at 6:30 PM ET, however, tip-off for the Wisconsin vs Illinois game is at 9 PM ET. See below to find out how to live stream tonight’s games …

[ad_1] The El Paso Times will honor high school athletes this year every week that you, the readers, help determine. We will be taking weekly nominations and will release a list of finalists for the El Paso Children’s Hospital High School Athlete of the Week at 7 a.m. each Tuesday. Students in all varsity sports are eligible to be nominated. The poll will close …

[ad_1] North Alabama Lions (6-4) at East Carolina Pirates (7-3) Greenville, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina takes on North Alabama in non-conference play. The Pirates have gone 5-1 in home games. East Carolina is second in the AAC with 13.0 offensive rebounds per game led by C.J. Walker averaging 3.0. The Lions are 1-3 on …

[ad_1] Colgate Raiders (2-8) at Kentucky Wildcats (8-1) Lexington, Kentucky; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Kentucky hosts Colgate aiming to extend its six-game home winning streak. The Wildcats are 6-0 on their home court. Kentucky ranks ninth in college basketball with 19.6 assists per game led by Lamont Butler averaging 3.9. The Raiders are 1-5 on the …

[ad_1] Arkansas basketball is in the Big Apple tonight, participating in the Jimmy V Classic for the first time in program history. The Razorbacks (7-2) will face No. 14 Michigan (8-1) Tuesday inside Madison Square Garden. It’s a big game for the Hogs, who are still seeking their first victory over a Power Four team capable of making the NCAA …

[ad_1] Two contenders for the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft will be on Peacock Tuesday as Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper lead Rutgers in a home matchup against Penn State. The Scarlet Knights have suffered a few tight losses, but their star freshmen have remained highly productive as the team’s two leading scorers. The Nittany Lions, on …

[ad_1] It’s decision day. Brockton’s AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 player in the 2025 high school basketball recruiting class, will announce his college commitment on Tuesday on ESPN’s First Take at 10:30 a.m. The 17-year-old swingman has narrowed his list to Alabama, BYU, Kansas and North Carolina. After playing in a game vs. Highland (Virginia) at Emmanuel College in Boston …

[ad_1] Mar 22, 2023; New York, NY, USA; Tennessee Volunteers players practice a day before facing the Florida Atlantic Owls at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports No. 1 Tennessee (8-0) will play in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York on Tuesday. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball …

[ad_1] In a matter of a month, Dusty May has turned Michigan basketball into a top-15 team. Even in today’s NIL and transfer portal landscape, it’s a remarkable turnaround for a program that was in the gutter for not only the Big Ten last year, but for all of college basketball. The Wolverines finished last year 8-24 with losses to …

[ad_1] Monmouth’s had its share of disappointing losses over the years. But few delivered the wallop of last Wednesday’s 90-63 drubbing at Lehigh, after a win at Seton Hall provided hope following an 0-8 start. Now comes the annual Central Jersey clash with one of the country’s toughest mid-majors, facing Princeton at Jadwin Gym tonight (7 p.m.; ESPN+). Princeton (7-4) …

[ad_1] KENT — The Kent State men’s basketball team is coming off a 19-point win Friday at home over Portland University, is 7-2 this season, has won five of the last six games and has the best record in the Mid-American Conference by three wins. How are the Golden Flashes doing it? They are third in the MAC in scoring, …

[ad_1] They say there’s no place like home in college basketball, but in this one particular instance, Michigan basketball may actually beg to differ. The Wolverines headed east on Monday afternoon following practice, arriving in New York to face Arkansas (7-2) in the Jimmy V Classic (9 p.m., ESPN) at Madison Square Garden. Packed in their bags are a pair …

[ad_1] MADISON –  One of Wisconsin coach Greg Gard’s first messages to his team following the loss to Marquette on Saturday was to move on. “We don’t have time to feel sorry for ourselves,” he said. “We’ve got to get better and turn around and play in two days.” The Badgers (8-2, 0-1 Big Ten) are in the middle of …

[ad_1] They say there’s no place like home in college basketball, but in this one particular instance, Michigan basketball may actually beg to differ. The Wolverines headed east on Monday afternoon following practice, arriving in New York to face Arkansas (7-2) in the Jimmy V Classic (9 p.m., ESPN) at Madison Square Garden. Packed in their bags are a pair …

[ad_1] Morgan State Bears (5-7) at Xavier Musketeers (7-2) Cincinnati; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Musketeers -29; over/under is 156.5 BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State travels to Xavier looking to break its five-game road skid. The Musketeers have gone 6-0 in home games. Xavier is the top team in the Big East with 19.6 fast break points. The Bears …

[ad_1] University of Louisville men’s basketball team led for nearly 30 minutes of the game, but a second half run by No. 4 Duke gave the Blue Devils the 76-65 victory over U of L on Sunday evening in the KFC Yum! Center. This is the start of a very important week for the Cardinals, who will face No. 5 …

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball was happy to have Kanaan Carlyle back in the lineup on Monday night in a 82-67 win over Minnesota. Carlyle had his best game in a Hoosiers’ uniform with 14 points including three made 3-pointers and five assists after missing the team’s previous three games with an undisclosed injury that he suffered in a loss to …

[ad_1] The Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball team plays the Incarnate Word Cardinals on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET, ACC Network) at Cameron Indoor Stadium before a week-long break. The fourth-ranked Blue Devils (7-2, 1-0 ACC) are playing the Cardinals (5-4, 1-1 Southland) for the first time in program history. Following its game against Incarnate Word, Duke won’t play again until hosting George Mason (7-3) on Dec. 17 …

[ad_1] Florida basketball is bringing back visions of its past championship glory under former head coach Billy Donovan. At 9-0, the No. 7 Florida Gators are off to their best start since the 2005-06 team began 17-0 on the way to its first national title in school history. In year three under head coach Todd Golden, UF is deep and …

[ad_1] Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (4-7) at Villanova Wildcats (6-4) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fairleigh Dickinson faces Villanova after Dylan Jones scored 22 points in Fairleigh Dickinson’s 98-54 win over the Lehman Lightning. The Wildcats have gone 5-1 at home. Villanova has a 0-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Knights have …

[ad_1] Kansas fell to both Creighton and Missouri this past week. (AP/L.G. Patterson) For the first time all season, we have a new No. 1 team in the country. Here’s everything you missed in Week 5 of the college basketball season and the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll. Kansas drops back-to-back games Everything was going great for the Jayhawks …

[ad_1] Five days before the yearly Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout roundball rivalry, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats are ranked No. 22 in the newest Associated Press poll released Monday. UC drops eight spots after their first loss last week at Villanova. Among the Big 12, Iowa State is the highest-ranked at No. 3, behind No. 2 Auburn and new No. …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball is no longer the No. 1 team in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after losing a pair of games in recent days. The now-No. 10 Jayhawks (7-2) lost on the road against Creighton and on the road against Missouri. Each game saw Kansas get off to a slow start, battle back and then ultimately fall …

[ad_1] Dec. 9—A look at the top eight performances in the 2024-25 girls basketball season so far: Queensland was a one-girl wrecking crew on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The versatile 5-foot-11 senior guard scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a 45-41 win over Southland. Look out for Grand Meadow. Most nights, the Superlarks are a balanced machine. A 5-8 …