College Basketball

[ad_1] Kansas basketball coach Bill Self talks Arkansas loss in March Madness Check out everything Kansas basketball coach Bill Self and his players had to say following a NCAA tournament loss in March Madness against Arkansas. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — AJ Storr isn’t going to soon forget what it was like to be a part of Kansas basketball’s win this season, in …

[ad_1] The Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will begin Thursday. Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Auburn, BYU, Duke, Florida, Houston, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Purdue, Tennessee and Texas Tech have advanced to the Sweet 16. Midwest Region No. 2 seed Tennessee (29-7) will face No. 3 seed Kentucky (24-11) for the first time in the NCAA Tournament. The Tennessee-Kentucky men’s …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (AP) — Josh Pastner was named UNLV coach Tuesday, the latest to try to turn around a college basketball program that has gone from one of the nation’s best to one that is largely irrelevant. The Rebels have not made the NCAA Tournament since 2013 and have not advanced to at least the Sweet 16 since 2007. …

[ad_1] LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Auburn has brushed off a late-season lull that had some questioning whether the Tigers deserved their top billing as the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Now, Auburn is in its first Sweet 16 since 2019 looking to top that Final Four run with its first national championship. Most notable in this run …

[ad_1] Memphis basketball guard Baraka Okojie officially entered the transfer portal Tuesday, he told The Commercial Appeal. The 6-foot-1 Canadian who began his career at George Mason is the second player from coach Penny Hardaway’s 2024-25 roster to formally make the move. Freshman guard Jared Harris jumped into the portal earlier Tuesday. Okojie played sparingly much of the season, slotting …

[ad_1] Sean Miller beat Texas in the NCAA Tournament barely a week ago, bouncing the Longhorns out early and ensuring they would be making a coaching change. By Tuesday, Miller was standing next to the massive BEVO Longhorn mascot and thrusting his right hand in the air with the “Hook’Em Horns” sign as the new Texas men’s basketball coach. “I …

[ad_1] The 2025 men’s NCAA Tournament now enters its’ second weekend, meaning that the Sweet 16 has now officially arrived. In the coming days, we will officially know just which teams will make their way to San Antonio for the Final Four next weekend, but before we get there, two more rounds are still left to be played in the …

[ad_1] St. Francis (PA) won six straight games before losing to Alabama State in the First Four of the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) The 2025 men’s NCAA tournament might have been the last for St. Francis (PA). The school announced Tuesday that it would be dropping from Division I all the way to Division III …

[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 March Madness is down to the Sweet 16. And so far, the 2025 NCAA tournament has been all about the power conferences. Half of the record …

[ad_1] Bennett Stirtz reflects on his first season with Drake basketball Hear from Bennett Stirtz on Drake basketball’s loss to Texas Tech, playing in the NCAA Tournament and his final game with his senior teammates. Drake basketball’s Bennett Stirtz will enter the transfer portal with the intent to join Ben McCollum at Iowa, he confirmed to the Register on Tuesday. Jeff …

[ad_1] Matt Painter has seen and done just about everything in two decades as Purdue’s coach. He’s won nearly 500 games, five conference regular-season titles and two Big Ten tourney crowns. He’s been to the Final Four, a national championship game and is one of two coaches to lose to a No. 16 seed in March Madness. He even finished …

[ad_1] How Alabama, Duke, and Michigan State can go deep in March Madness USA TODAY Network reporters break down the top key for Alabama, Duke, Michigan State and more to make a deep March Madness run. Duke women’s basketball and North Carolina play Friday (1:30 p.m. CT, ESPN) in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA women’s tournament. The No. …

[ad_1] Former Sacramento Kings star Mike Bibby will be hired as the basketball coach at Sacramento State, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move wasn’t announced yet. Bibby won an NCAA title as a player at Arizona in 1997 and then starred in the NBA for 14 …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — Former Georgia Tech and Memphis coach Josh Pastner has agreed to take over UNLV’s program, two people with knowledge of the hiring process told The Associated Press. The two people spoke to AP on condition of anonymity because no announcement has been made. One of the people labeled it a “done deal.” Pastner takes over Kevin …

[ad_1] The next stop for the No. 2 seed Alabama Crimson Tide on their 2025 March Madness journey takes them to Newark, N.J., for a matchup with the No. 6 seed BYU Cougars in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament Thursday. The NCAA and its television partners at CBS and TNT Sports have announced broadcast assignments and commentator pairings …

[ad_1] Mar. 24—Late Sunday night in Cleveland, as he tried to find the right words to put a bow on a 27-win, Mountain West championship season that ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Richard Pitino also had to speak about the new reality of the sport. From the final buzzer of UNM's 71-63 loss to Big Ten …

[ad_1] Six games. Two hundred forty minutes of basketball. Two winners. The first and second round of the Division I men’s basketball tournament in Cleveland has come and gone, but it certainly didn’t disappoint. Alabama and Michigan State, the two winners from Cleveland, are well on their way to preparing for their next opponents in the Sweet 16 at Newark, …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball’s 2024-25 season can’t be adequately discussed or analyzed without significant focus on John Tonje’s out-of-nowhere emergence and all-time great run. Tonje, an unheralded transfer recruit, joined the Badgers after an injury-riddled year at Missouri. He had previously averaged nearly 15 points as a senior at Colorado State in 2022-23. But when he committed to Wisconsin last May, …

[ad_1] Conference pride means something in college basketball, even if it means something different from league to league. In the Big East, where fanbases are at each other’s throats 11 months out of the year, there’s usually a sense of solidarity when the calendar flips to March. And let’s be honest: It benefits UConn if the Big East does well …

[ad_1] What we learned from MSU’s win over New Mexico, looking to Sweet 16 Discussing how Michigan State pulled out win in NCAA tournament second round over New Mexico, Sunday, March 23, 2025 and looking to Sweet 16 vs. Mississippi. Tom Izzo continues to play mad scientist with Michigan State basketball’s lineups deeper into a season than ever. Coen Carr’s …

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball coach Darian DeVries’ rebuild gets bigger by the day. The Hoosiers have an expanding number of needs with four players hitting the transfer portal since their season wrapped up and only one incoming signee. DeVries is no stranger to seeking out help in the transfer portal — he signed eight transfers at West Virginia last year and …

[ad_1] The 2025 NCAA transfer portal officially opened for business on Monday, March 24, launching what is college basketball’s version of free agency. The Missouri Valley Conference was ranked 11th among 31 conferences scored by metric site KenPom.com in the 2024-25 season. That means the Valley will have plenty of player talent for Power 6 teams to raid — and …

[ad_1] Texas Tech basketball holds open practice ahead of 2025 NCAA Tournament Texas Tech basketball holds open practice ahead of 2025 NCAA Tournament We’ve reached the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament and the field that remains for the regional semifinals is a who’s-who of heavy hitters and some of the best teams throughout the season. Just four of …

[ad_1] Who has the edge in the women’s Sweet 16: Can USC beat Kansas State without JuJu Watkins? And then there were 16. While the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament provided mostly chalk, the second weekend is sure to have some surprises in store as the biggest stars are still in play and some impending matchups are certain …

[ad_1] What we learned from MSU’s win over New Mexico, looking to Sweet 16 Discussing how Michigan State pulled out win in NCAA tournament second round over New Mexico, Sunday, March 23, 2025 and looking to Sweet 16 vs. Mississippi. Tom Izzo continues to play mad scientist with Michigan State basketball’s lineups deeper into a season than ever. Coen Carr’s …