College Basketball

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Belmont, which is losing longtime coach Casey Alexander to Kansas State, won’t participate in the postseason NIT, the university announced Saturday. The Bruins won the regular-season Missouri Valley Conference title this season before losing to Drake in the conference tournament. Advertisement Alexander, who led the Bruins to 166 wins and four conference titles in seven seasons, …

Rutgers fans know the script by now. Beat the teams you’re supposed to beat. Lose to the teams you’re supposed to lose to. Finish with a “respectable” record that still feels unsatisfying. Rutgers football fans have watched that formula play out for years under Greg Schiano. The Scarlet Knights handle much of their nonconference schedule, take care of the weaker …

Tennessee Tech basketball hired former Iona, Farleigh Dickinson and St. Thomas Aquinas coach Tobin Anderson to replace John Pelphrey on March 14, the school announced. Anderson, 54, spent the 2025-26 season as a special assistant to the head coach at South Florida. Before that, Anderson was the coach at St. Thomas Aquinas (2013-22), Farleigh Dickson (2022-23) and Iona (2023-25). Advertisement …

Nick Martinelli has finished his Northwestern basketball journey. The hug Martinelli shared with coach Chris Collins after checking out embodies that fact, along with the moments he shared with each player and assistant coach as he went down and was hugged by everyone on the bench at the time. His embrace with Collins was an emotional one that spoke to …

While the rest of the team had already found themselves back in the locker room, Nick Martinelli stayed behind just a moment longer. The senior from Glenview, Illinois, who had spent all four years with Northwestern, had just played his final game for the Wildcats. He was caught up with emotion as he stood in the tunnel of United Center …

The Big East tournament will end with Connecticut and St. John’s showdown for the third time this season. UConn is back in the conference championship game following a 67-51 win over Georgetown in Friday’s semifinal. The Huskies are once again national championship contenders under Dan Hurley, thanks to their Big Four of Alex Karaban, Braylon Mullins, Silas Demary Jr. and …

After bowing out early in the 2nd Round of the SEC Tournament in a 78-72 loss to Kentucky — Missouri’s NCAA Tournament hopes are a little dicey now heading into Selection Sunday with a three-game losing streak. According to Bracket Matrix — the majority of the projections have Mizzou on the 11-seed line — which leaves a trip to Dayton …

Kansas Jayhawks News Through the Phog says this Kansas player must be on the court for Kansas to succeed in the Big Dance Here’s what KU’s players and coaches had to say about switching up the court in KC Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Links! What’s the economic fallout from closing off the Strait of Hormuz? NASA is on track for a …

Good morning, BBN! The Cats had a solid showing in the SEC Tournament, winning two games for the first time since 2018. That stat does come with a bit of a caveat, however, as it was the first time they’ve played on Wednesday of the tournament, but I digress. Advertisement With that being said, they simply could not get past …

Texas A&M (21-11) entered the week with plenty of momentum after defeating Kentucky and LSU to end the regular season, resulting in a first-round bye in the SEC Tournament. However, facing a red-hot Oklahoma team, the Sooners jumped out to a double-digit lead early, while the Aggies failed to capitalize, shooting a poor 38% from the field and 26% from …

The Georgia Bulldogs were eliminated from the SEC Tournament after just one game. Georgia will have to try to get back on track in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs remain a March Madness lock, but Georgia did not do itself favors for their NCAA Tournament path with their SEC Tournament loss to Ole Miss. USA TODAY Sports projects that Georgia …

Worst teams to make March Madness: How 16-loss Auburn would make dubious NCAA Tournament history originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. What a difference a year can make. Advertisement Selection Sunday was a celebration for Auburn in 2025, when the Tigers secured the No. 1 overall seed and set …

After squeaking out an 80-79 win over the No. 8 seed Florida State Seminoles on Thursday night, Jon Scheyer’s top-ranked and No. 1 seed Duke basketball team took care of business once again in Charlotte’s Spectrum Center. This go-round, though, Scheyer’s fourth batch of Blue Devils advanced to the ACC Tournament championship bout with a tough-minded 73-61 semifinal victory over …

CHICAGO – They’re not in East Lansing anymore. Not even close. A month after their season sank to unfathomable depths with a road loss to Michigan State as part of back-to-back defeats by 53 points, the UCLA Bruins made an emphatic rebuttal. Advertisement Look at us now. They’re on a season-high winning streak after losing their leading scorer and holding …

March Madness bracket names: The best, funniest names for 2026 NCAA Tournament pools originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It’s that time of year again. When it starts to get warmer and the time jumps ahead an hour, that means it is time for chaotic basketball. Advertisement March Madness …

Nevada was one win away from its first MW Championship appearance since 2017 and two wins away from its first NCAA bid since the 2023-24 season. Both of those dreams faded away after a flat 79-66 loss to Utah State in the semifinal. Advertisement Nevada rode a lot of momentum after winning the first two games of this tournament, but …

Utah Valley looked like it was well on its way to a victory with 9:12 remaining in its WAC tournament semifinal game against UT Arlington Friday night. The Wolverines had grabbed a game-high 58-42 lead on a Trevan Leonhardt 3, capping a 9-0 run that had followed an 8-0 spurt earlier in the second half to break the game open. …

CHICAGO (AP) — UCLA star forward Tyler Bilodeau will likely miss at least one game because of a right leg injury he sustained in the Bruins’ 88-84 win over No. 8 Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday night. Coach Mick Cronin all but ruled Bilodeau out for the semifinal game against No. 18 Purdue on Saturday, …

In mid-February, UCLA hit one of its worst lows this season. It had lost by 23 points to a fierce Michigan State team in a game that coach Mick Cronin had ejected his own player before lashing out at a reporter for “raising” his voice. Advertisement Just a month later, the Bruins (23-10, 13-7 Big Ten) rolled as they grinded …

Ole Miss sets NCAA record by advancing to SEC semifinal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Alabama got a wake up call in Nashville. Nobody expected it to come from Ole Miss. Advertisement The Rebels outlasted the Crimson Tide in a 80-79 win in the SEC Tournament on Friday …

Kingston Flemings scored 21 points, fellow freshman Chris Cenac Jr. had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and fifth-ranked Houston rolled past poor-shooting and lackluster No. 14 Kansas 69-47 in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday night. The second-seeded Cougars (28-5) held the third-seeded Jayhawks without a field goal for more than 10 minutes at point in the …

Clemson’s stay in Charlotte ended Friday night after top-seeded Duke pulled away for a 73-61 win in the ACC Tournament semifinals at Spectrum Center. The Tigers never fully recovered from a rough stretch late in the first half, when their offense completely stalled and allowed the Blue Devils to take control. After several tight finishes earlier in the week, Clemson …

CHICAGO (AP) — Donovan Dent had 23 points and 12 assists, Trent Perry added 22 points and UCLA held off No. 8 Michigan State 88-84 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday night despite losing star Tyler Bilodeau to a leg injury. Bilodeau had to be helped off the court late in the first half and spent the second …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Playing in their 10th Big 12 Conference tournament semifinal, Iowa State fell on a buzzer-beater as the University of Arizona claimed an 82-80 win Friday night inside the T-Mobile Center. Tamin Lipsey opened the scoring for the Cyclones with a pair of free throws. After Iowa State’s 6-0 was briefly halted by a pair of Jaden Bradley free throws, the Cyclones went on an …

Arizona’s Jaden Bradley answered a tying 3-pointer by Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey with a fall-away jumper at the buzzer, sending the second-ranked Wildcats to an 82-80 victory over the No. 7 Cyclones in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals Friday night. Bradley finished with 15 points, and Anthony Dell’Orso matched a career-best with six 3-pointers and scored 26 points for …