College Basketball

Brad Underwood scoffs at Big Ten roadtrips after Illinois earns 36-point win vs. USC originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. If it were up to Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood, every team would probably be like his. Fast, physical, athletic, talented and fearless. Advertisement After playing 11 games …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Madison Booker scored 21 points to lead five Texas players in double figures as the No. 4 Longhorns beat Arkansas 93-62 on Thursday night. Booker entered the game averaging 18.5 points and nearly hit that mark by halftime, scoring 16 as the Longhorns took a 20-point lead into the break. She shot 9 of 14 from …

John Calipari was fine with giving Alabama basketball credit. However, there was one thing the Arkansas coach didn’t care to discuss after the 117-115 double-overtime loss to the Crimson Tide. Down the stretch, the Razorbacks lost four players to foul trouble after starting the game with seven. Meleek Thomas, ex-Alabama forward Nick Pringle, Billy Richmond III and DJ Wagner all …

NCAA president Charlie Baker has found a way to annoy just about every college basketball fan base in the country this Thursday. Back in July 2025, the committees for men’s and women’s Division I basketball discussed the possibility of expanding the NCAA tournament to 72 or 76 teams. Despite the NCAA’s wishes, the field for this year’s tournament will remain …

Auburn enters Saturday night’s matchup against Kentucky Basketball at Neville Arena in desperate need of a win to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive. The Tigers, losers of five straight, including a 91-85 defeat at Mississippi State on Wednesday, are just 4-10 in Quad 1 games with three remaining and sitting cautiously on the bubble. Advertisement Auburn came back from …

The regular-season schedule is winding down but Florida basketball is revving things up at the right time, surging to the top of the SEC standings while quickly climbing the major polls and other rankings. Among those are ESPN’s men’s college basketball power rankings, which moved the Gators up two spots to No. 8 in the latest update from Jeff Borzello. …

We’re about a month away from the 2026 NCAA Tournament and the teams are still jockeying for position in the bracket. But one team – the broadcast team – is now forced to make a substitution. CBS announced this week that TNT studio host Ernie Johnson will be “taking a step back” during the first couple of weeks of the …

If a tree gives up 93 points in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it still knock down the KenPom ratings? Your Georgetown Hoyas (13-13, 5-10) have encountered a familiar hurdle following a 93-89 defeat against the Butler Bulldogs on Wednesday evening at Capital One Arena. Ed Cooley might be establishing a new culture in …

One stat proves Arkansas’ John Calipari just suffered the worst loss of his career originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. There was no easy way to sum up the stunning nature of Arkansas’ 117-115 double-overtime loss to No. 25 Alabama. And why it may go down as the most …

Auburn basketball dropped its fifth-straight game on Wednesday, losing on the road to Mississippi State, 91-85. Auburn outscored Mississippi State by 10 points in the second half of Wednesday’s game and led by as many as seven points with less than five minutes remaining. However, Mississippi State built a wide halftime margin and caught momentum at a crucial time to …

Next up for Duke is a very tough matchup in Washington, D.C. with #1 Michigan, and that game is going to be a really big challenge. To an extent, these teams mirror each other. For one, Jon Scheyer and Dusty May have no interest whatsoever in Small Ball. They’ve both gone big. Advertisement Scheyer started his Duke career with 6-11 …

LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 18: Illinois Fighting Illini guard Kylan Boswell (4) celebrates during the college basketball game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the USC Trojans on February 18, 2026 at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images That was quite something. Despite me …

Kevin Willard has his eyes on the Class of 2028 during the early stages of its recruiting. According to Dushawn London of 247Sports, four-star guard Rowan Phillips will be on an unofficial visit to Villanova on Saturday as the Wildcats host No. 5 UConn. Advertisement Phillips is currently ranked as the No. 21 overall player in the class and No. …

If the Alabama Crimson Tide have another deep March Madness run in them, Wednesday night’s game at Coleman Coliseum might prove to be a significant catalyst. No. 25 Alabama overcame a 10-point deficit at halftime, and a spectacular performance from Arkansas true freshman Darius Acuff Jr., to defeat the 20th-ranked Razorbacks in a 117-115 double-overtime shootout in Tuscaloosa. Advertisement Acuff …

Eric Musselman gives harsh review of USC blowout loss to Illinois appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The USC Trojans were overwhelmed 101-65 by No. 10 Illinois Fighting Illini on Wednesday night at the Galen Center. USC fell to 18-8 overall and 7-8 in Big Ten play, damaging their NCAA tournament outlook. Advertisement …

LEXINGTON — Kentucky basketball’s road loss to Florida last week didn’t help in the SEC standings, as the Wildcats fell another game behind in the race to win the regular-season title and the top seed in the league tournament. But the setback to the Gators did little to affect UK’s projected NCAA Tournament seeding. Advertisement On the contrary: Kentucky’s projected …

STORRS, Conn. — Josh Dix scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half, Nik Graves added 18 points and Creighton beat No. 5 UConn 91-84 on Wednesday night to spoil former Huskies star Emeka Okafor’s number retirement. Creighton (14-13, 8-8 Big East) handed UConn (24-2, 14-2) its first conference home loss of the season. Creighton coach Greg McDermott …

With no Henri Veesaar or Caleb Wilson in the starting lineup, the Tar Heels need contributions from virtually everyone else on their roster. We’re not talking about Zayden High or Jarin Stevenson, who are doing a respectable job filling in down low. In the case of this story, we’re looking at North Carolina’s backcourt. Advertisement During UNC’s lopsided, 82-58 loss …

UCLA’s head coach Mick Cronin reacts during the first half against Michigan State on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. UCLA got blown out by Michigan State 82-59 in men’s basketball Tuesday night, but that might not have been the worst part for head coach Mick Cronin. Cronin ejected one of his own players for …

Former Kentucky forward Kahlil Whitney is reportedly looking to return to college basketball after several high-profile player movements have opened new doors for athletes. Whitney, who played 18 games for the Wildcats during the 2019-20 season before departing midyear, posted on Wednesday: “Recruitment officially open. With NCAA rules continuing to evolve, I’m exploring all options. Looking for the right program …

STILLWATER — Hours before the Oklahoma State men’s basketball game against Kansas on Wednesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena, the program announced that Lefteris Mantzoukas has left the team. “Lefteris Mantzoukas has decided to withdraw from Oklahoma State University and will no longer be part of our basketball program as he focuses on his health,” OSU coach Steve Lutz said in …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis has dismissed Hasan Abdul Hakim from its basketball program for what coach Penny Hardaway described as “repeated violations of team rules.” “After repeated violations of team rules, we’ve made the decision to move forward without Hasan,” Hardaway said Wednesday in a statement. “Our focus remains on the young men in our locker room who are …

UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin did it again Tuesday night — he keeps doing this — and someone needs to get him under control. I’d suggest Cronin needs to control himself, stop bullying his players and others, but these aren’t isolated incidents. This keeps happening. It’s who he is: A bully. A vicious one. Advertisement Yeah, I hear some of …

We’ve all been there, right? You’re a 6-8, 235 pound force of human resilience. You’ve got 28 points in yet another performance worthy of the Big East’s leading scorer. You scored a tip in, with the help of a little push off to force overtime, then hit two huge three pointers to keep your team in touching distance. Now, after …

The No. 4 Arizona Wildcats (23-2, 10-2) host the No. 23 BYU Cougars (19-6, 7-5) tonight. It’s a matchup of Big 12 powers who are each dealing with injuries to key players and as a result, scuffling of late. The Wildcats opened the season with 23 straight wins but have lost their last two (Kansas and Texas Tech). They are …