College Basketball

[ad_1] Anything can happen in March Madness. Game-winning shots that live forever. Players that become household names. Teams from out of nowhere that grab our attention (and set our brackets on fire). They send us on perhaps the biggest emotional roller-coaster in sports. Name any human state of mind. Joy, sorrow, exhilaration, heartbreak – it’s all to be found here, …

[ad_1] Michigan State basketball is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the 27th consecutive year, with Tom Izzo in his 30th year at the helm in East Lansing. When it all started in 1995, Izzo brought over assistant coach Tom Crean from Pittsburgh. Crean stuck with Izzo through the 1999 season, helping Izzo make his first final four appearance. Crean …

[ad_1] On3’s James Fletcher says that Broome has developed into a force on both ends of the floor. Auburn forward Johni Broome has had a season for the ages, and now it is time for the star to get a shot at winning a national championship. Broome has been in a season-long foot race with Duke’s Cooper Flagg for National …

[ad_1] NBA draft prospects to watch in the March Madness tournament USAT’s Mackenzie Salmon gives you four players to keep your eye on in March Madness that will most likely be heading to the NBA next year. Sports Pulse Michigan State’s Jase Richardson started the men’s college basketball season as an important reserve freshman on a promising team. He ended …

[ad_1] The 2025 NCAA Tournament officially got underway on Tuesday night with a pair of play-in games between Alabama State vs. St. Francis and North Carolina vs. San Diego State. These first four games will continue on Wednesday, and then Thursday morning will bring the start of what’s been widely regarded as the two best days in sports. Dana Altman …

[ad_1] The No. 3-seed Wisconsin Badgers are set to meet the No. 14-seed Montana Grizzlies in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon. Wisconsin enters as the prohibitive betting favorite, plus ranks 144 spots higher in KenPom (No. 13 to No. 157) and 155 in ESPN’s BPI (No. 18 vs. No. 173). While March Madness is …

[ad_1] No. 2 seed Tennessee (27-7) will play No. 15 seed Wofford (19-15) in the first round of the Midwest Region of the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Tipoff for the contest between the Vols and Terriers is slated for 6:50 p.m. EDT at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The 2024-25 season marks Wofford’s sixth appearance in the NCAA Tournament. …

[ad_1] The clock is ticking: men’s March Madness 2025 is only a day away, and you need to fill out a bracket. Luckily, we’ve given you all the research you need, from Final Four predictions to the noteworthy injuries to monitor to the upset picks to focus on. As for the actual bracket to fill out? We’ve got good news …

[ad_1] Iowa State basketball: TJ Otzelberger optimistic for NCAA Tournament Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger shared why he feels optimistic for Cyclones going into the NCAA Tournament. Let the madness begin. Third-seeded Iowa State men’s basketball embarks on its NCAA Tournament journey Friday with a first-round game against No. 14 seed Lipscomb. The Cyclones have been the No. 3 …

[ad_1] Tre Johnson and the Texas Longhorns will play the Xavier Musketeers during the first week of March Madness. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images) The Xavier Musketeers will meet the Texas Longhorns during the First Four of the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament tonight, marking the fourth time the two teams have met during March Madness since 1990. Tip-off is at 9:10 …

[ad_1] Following OU’s emotional one-point loss to Kentucky in the second round of the SEC Tournament, Jeremiah Fears sat dejected in front of his locker at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The Sooners’ star freshman point guard nearly willed his team to a miraculous comeback, dropping 28 points and scoring the go-ahead bucket with 5.6 seconds remaining. His disappointment was …

[ad_1] Marquette men’s basketball team’s reaction to earning No. 7 seed Here is the Marquette men’s basketball team’s reaction on Selection Sunday after learning it will play New Mexico in the first round of the NCAA tournament March Madness is upon us. The seventh-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles will take on 10th-seeded New Mexico in the first round of the NCAA …

[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. Michigan State basketball players Jase Richardson and Coen Carr are roommates who hold each other accountable on the court.Coach Tom Izzo believes that the …

[ad_1] Watch as the Oregon men find out their March Madness matchup Coach Altman and players Keeshawn Barthelemy and Jadrian Tracey react to landing in the NCAA Tournament and the March Madness bracket March Madness is here and Southwest Florida will be represented in the 2025 Men’s NCAA Tournament, which kicks off with play-in games on Tuesday and Wednesday. Here …

[ad_1] This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features college basketball reporter Andy Katz, who will be everywhere the NCAA Tournament is consumed this month — from Turner Sports broadcasts to NCAA.com and @MarchMadnessmbb on social media. Katz talks Louisville basketball’s seeding and what potential problems he sees in its matchup with Creighton. He explains why Kentucky is unlikely to have a …

[ad_1] WICHITA, Kan. — Dennis Gates’ pitch to Missouri basketball fans was fairly simple. Wichita is “drivable,” he told Missouri fans in Mizzou Arena after it was announced the 6-seeded Tigers would play 11-seed Drake in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, so he better see them in the Kansas capital to support the team. For the …

[ad_1] Mike White on what it will take to advance past the first round Georgia’s Mike White spoke with reporters on what it will take to advance past the first round. Former Georgia basketball player Ezra Williams, who played in the NCAA tournament in 2002, now runs a youth basketball academy in Vienna, Austria.The Bulldogs are seeking their first NCAA …

[ad_1] SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (22-11, 15-7 OVC) vs. Houston Cougars (30-4, 22-1 Big 12) Wichita, Kansas; Thursday, 2 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -28.5; over/under is 126.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Houston plays in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against SIU-Edwardsville. The Houston Cougars’ record in Big 12 play is 22-1, and their record is 8-3 in non-conference …

[ad_1] JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Izaiyah Nelson had 26 points and 10 rebounds in Arkansas State’s 103-78 victory over Saint Louis on Tuesday night in the NIT. Taryn Todd scored 21 points while going 8 of 14 from the floor, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and added seven assists for the Red Wolves (25-10). Derrian Ford had 15 …

[ad_1] Nebraska basketball guard Brice Williams made the NABC All-Central District Team on Tuesday. Williams was one of ten players from the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Kansas Jayhawks, the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Missouri Tigers, the Tennessee Volunteers, and the Kentucky Wildcats to make the team. Williams was one of the most electrifying players in college basketball this season. He averaged 20 …

[ad_1] UNC didn’t look like a bubble team in the First Four. (Photo by Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) UNC, the team that many people believed didn’t belong in the NCAA tournament, has advanced to the next round of the NCAA tournament. Convincingly. All the complaints about the Tar Heels’ 1-12 record against Quad 1 teams and their athletic …

[ad_1] STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Bryce Thompson had 23 points in Oklahoma State’s 89-79 victory over Wichita State on Tuesday night in the NIT. Thompson also contributed five steals for the Cowboys (16-17). Abou Ousmane scored 13 points and added five rebounds. Khalil Brantley shot 5 for 11, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Alabama State kicked off the 2025 edition of March Madness with a thrilling 70-68 win over Saint Francis (PA) in the First Four of the men’s basketball tournament Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio. With the game tied at 68-68 and 3.4 seconds remaining in regulation, Alabama State junior guard Micah Simpson threw a long full-court inbound pass …

[ad_1] DAYTON, Ohio — Now that the nerves of Selection Sunday have settled, the Texas basketball team can focus on the immediate task at hand. Meeting Xavier in the Longhorns’ First Four debut. And what exactly is the First Four? Added to the NCAA Tournament’s traditional field of 64 in 2011, it consists of eight teams travelling to the University …

[ad_1] DAYTON, Ohio — RJ Davis scored 26 points and went 6 of 6 from 3-point range to help North Carolina silence some skeptics with a dominant 95-68 victory over San Diego State in a First Four matchup Tuesday night. Davis’ six 3-pointers tied Caleb Love’s program record for an NCAA Tournament game. Love had six against UCLA in 2022. …