College Basketball

UCLA’s Mick Cronin trolls Kelvin Sampson over ‘poor’ comment originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. On February 5, Houston Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson made an interesting claim following their 79-55 win over UCF. Despite their No. 2 ranking or their National Championship game appearance in 2025, Sampson claims …

Coach Brad Brownell’s Clemson Tigers hit a bump in an otherwise successful season by suffering back-to-back double-digit losses to Virginia Tech and Duke in Week 15 of the 2025-26 college basketball season. Clemson (20-6 overall, 10-3 ACC), ranked No. 24 in this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, suffered a 76-66 home loss to unranked Virginia Tech in midweek play …

If choking away a big lead to heated rival North Carolina isn’t bad enough, Jon Scheyer is now being accused of lying by a North Carolina district attorney. Jeff Nieman, the district attorney for Chatman and Orange Counties in North Carolina, called out the Duke head coach after he said staff members got “punched in the face” after Tar Heels …

Only three weeks remain on the regular-season SEC basketball schedule for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama (18-7 overall, 8-4 conference), which is ranked No. 25 in this week’s AP Top 25 poll, is coming off an 89-75 win over South Carolina at Coleman Coliseum on Saturday. Aden Holloway scored 20 points for the Crimson Tide. Labaron Philon and Latrell Wrightsell …

Auburn basketball is hanging on to a lower seed in USA TODAY Sports’ latest March Madness bracketology amid its four-game losing streak. USA TODAY Sports lists Auburn as a No. 10 seed in its latest release, pairing with No. 7-seeded Wisconsin in the South Regional. The hypothetical matchup would take place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with the winner facing either …

Today is a big game for the Purdue Boilermakers. The #1 team in the country is coming into Mackey Arena. They want to take control of the Big Ten race and basically put it to bed while also possibly putting together the best Big Ten record since the league moved to 20 conference games. So, rather than wait until Wednesday …

When | Wednesday, 8 p.m. CT Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, Mo. TV | SEC Network Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops KenPom prediction | Vanderbilt -6 ESPN win probability | 35.0% chance The Starters Mizzou G: T.O. Barrett (SO, 7.9 PPG) Advertisement G: Jayden Stone (GR, 14.9 PPG) F: Trent Pierce (JR, 9.7 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.2 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips Jr. (SR, 7.7 PPG) Notable Sixth …

It feels odd to get this deep into a season and be playing a conference foe for the first time. Xavier and Villanova haven’t met each other yet this season and now they will play twice in three weeks. This one is at home at the Cintas and it could prove vital to Xavier’s goal to getting out of that …

No. 15 Michigan State hosts UCLA in a high-stakes Big Ten showdown at the Breslin Center tonight, with both teams looking to improve their position among the leaders in the Big 10. Maybe more importantly, though, each is looking to regain their footing as we head down the stretch in the regular season. The Spartans (20-5, 10-4) are looking to …

Michigan kept control of the Big Ten for another week and moved to No. 1 in the new AP standings. Wisconsin also rose in the Big Ten standings after a dominant 21-point win over Michigan State. The Big Ten will have multiple contenders making their case for the NCAA Tournament as March approaches. Here are my Big Ten men’s basketball …

The Clemson Tigers are looking to get back in the win column this week after back-to-back losses in ACC basketball play for the first time all season. Clemson (20-6 overall, 10-3 conference) fell 76-66 to Virginia Tech at home last Wednesday and 67-54 to the Duke Blue Devils, the nation’s No. 3-ranked team as of Monday. Advertisement The Tigers slowed …

Indiana basketball has won five of its past seven games, strengthening its NCAA tournament resume. How confident should the Hoosiers feel for March Madness? The Hoosiers (17-9, 8-7) stand 10th in the Big Ten, a conference expected to receive double-digit bids in the 68-team field. Advertisement Entering games of Monday, they are 34th in the NET Rankings, a guide the …

Houston basketball HC Kelvin Sampson focused on Arizona after loss to Iowa State appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Houston basketball remains firmly in the national spotlight, and head coach Kelvin Sampson made it clear his program will not dwell on a narrow loss to Iowa State. After the No. 2 Cougars fell …

Houston’s Mercy Miller ruthlessly posterizes Iowa State defender appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Mercy Miller pulled off a ridiculous dunk highlight during the No. 2 Houston Cougars’ matchup against the No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones on Monday night. Advertisement Miller is going through the second season of his collegiate career with the …

T.J. Otzelberger reveals how Iowa State Cyclones secured comeback win over Houston appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. T.J. Otzelberger reflected on how he and the No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones pulled off the 70-67 upset win over the No. 2 Houston Cougars on Monday night. Advertisement Otzelberger is going through his fifth …

1 / 5 See photos of Iowa State vs Houston, Big 12 men’s basketball Iowa State Cyclones forward Killyan Toure (27) reacts after a three-point shot against Houston during the first half in the3 Big-12 men’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Feb. 16, 2026, in Ames, Iowa 2 / 5 See photos of Iowa State vs Houston, Big 12 men’s …

In a Tuesday night showdown on Peacock between two of the best teams in the Big Ten, top-ranked Michigan will travel to seventh-ranked Purdue. The No. 1 Wolverines (14-1 Big Ten, 24-1 overall) are off to their best 25-game start in program history after making the NCAA Tournament regional semifinal with 27 wins last year. In addition to being atop …

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Cameron Boozer had 22 points and 12 rebounds and helped No. 3 Duke rout Syracuse 101-64 victory Monday night. Isaiah Evans scored 21 points, Nikolas Khamenia added 14 points off the bench and Patrick Ngongba and Cayden Boozer each had 12 for the Blue Devils (24-2, 13-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who looked primed for a weekend …

March Madness bracket predictions 3.0: Projecting the Field of 68 for 2026 NCAA Tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. How cool is college basketball right now? This weekend, there are two matchups featuring the four teams we have projected as No. 1 seeds in our third men’s bracketology …

We’re going about this Jerome Tang thing the wrong way. This isn’t about basketball, or the lack of a winning team, or hurt feelings or Tang embarrassing a university. This is about the underperforming football team at Kansas State. Advertisement Because when football isn’t right, nothing else matters. When you’re staring at K-State paying Tang what is believed to be …

Sometimes real life has the utter temerity to get in the way of college basketball. This weekend the Banners staff was all scattered about doing various things. When I jumped into the game in the first half, lo and behold, Xavier was up 19 on Marquette! This surely augured good things. Well, you’ve seen this movie before. Xavier got up …

HOUSTON, TX – FEBRUARY 22: Iowa State Cyclones guard Tamin Lipsey (3) brings up the ball in the second half during the college men's basketball game between the Iowa State Cyclones and Houston Cougars on February 22, 2025 at Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Two …

MANHATTAN — Kansas State and athletic director Gene Taylor are receiving national criticism for their pursuit of firing Jerome Tang for cause. Multiple national voices have weighed in, saying Kansas State is doing Tang wrong by trying to get out of his $18.675 million buyout by citing the school’s embarrassment over his postgame press conference following the Wildcats’ recent loss …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin men’s basketball team entered 2026 lacking quality wins and needing to upgrade its NCAA Tournament resume in a hurry. The Badgers (18-7, 10-4 Big Ten) responded by becoming the first team this season to beat three top-10 teams, an achievement that has them back in the Top 25 for the first time since November …

I feel the need for a caveat at the beginning of this piece: I’m well aware that the NCAA’s NET Rankings in mid-February will not determine what line the Wisconsin Badgers are on in March. But they are a good guidepost for what the Committee thinks about Wisconsin right now, and that’s relevant. Greg Gard’s squad currently sits at No. 33 …