College Basketball

Remember a few weeks ago, when the North Carolina Tar Heels quickly proved themselves as a second half team, in completing their season sweep of Syracuse? UNC did the same thing Thursday night, losing 80-79 in its ACC Tournament quarterfinal rematch against Clemson. North Carolina (24-8, 12-6 ACC) trailed by eight points at halftime, later by 18 midway through the …

College basketball is just two days away from Selection Sunday. The bubble watch calculus is now being reduced to a few key questions. Oklahoma has shockingly become a major factor in the bubble race. Porter Moser seemed to be done and dusted, ready to move to another job after being fired, but with the Sooners hammering Texas A&M in the …

UConn men’s basketball (28-4, 17-3) looks to keep things rolling at MSG, as the Huskies are set to take on Georgetown (16-17, 6-14) at Madison Square Garden in the semifinal round of the Big East Tournament on Friday night. The 11-seed Hoyas rank No. 76 in KenPom, with the No. 83 offense in the country, and 92nd in the NET. …

CHARLOTTE — At one point in the second half of the 2026 ACC Tournament quarterfinals, UNC basketball’s Henri Veesaar was angry as he made his way to the Tar Heels’ bench during a timeout. “Wake this (expletive) up!” Veesaar yelled. Advertisement The 19th-ranked Tar Heels did eventually heed that message with an eye-popping rally, but the comeback came up just …

When the ACC Tournament bracket was finalized, many people probably assumed that we’d see Duke-UNC III on Friday. Well, Clemson had something to say about that. The Tigers pulled ahead, 25-22 with 7:27 to play in the first half, and never looked back – until UNC rallied late. Advertisement Clemson was up 69-54 with 5:07 to play. The Tar Heels …

Just when it looked as if Bruce Pearl could take his victory lap for discounting Miami (Ohio), he changed his tune. The RedHawks lost their MAC Tournament opener to UMass on Thursday, bringing their undefeated season to a screeching halt. Pearl told Barstool Sports earlier this month Miami would need to win the conference tournament to earn a NCAA Tournament …

CHICAGO — Bruce Thornton had every opportunity to leave. He was one of the best players in men’s college basketball at the sport’s most important position, but everyone else around him wasn’t holding up their end of the bargain. Thornton was too good to end his college career without ever playing in the NCAA tournament. It would have been understandable …

It’s Game Day! The top-seeded Arizona Wildcats (30-2) take on the fifth-seeded Iowa State Cyclones (27-6) in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals. The UA beat Iowa State 73-57 on March 2 to clinch the regular season conference title. Advertisement Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-Iowa State game time, details: Date: Friday, …

Editor’s note: This article is part of the Bracket Central series, an inside look at the run-up to the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments, along with analysis and picks during the tournaments. Well folks, we made it. In just two short days we will have the official March Madness bracket in front of us. So for one final time, let’s …

Based on recent NCAA tournament trends, only a few teams are likely true national championship contenders once March Madness officially gets underway. Seven of the last eight national champions were No. 1 seeds, with Connecticut the lone exception as a No. 4 seed in 2023. The Huskies were also a bit more talented than their seed displayed, especially as they …

There’s an old rule in hiring: Don’t repeat your last mistake. Syracuse basketball tried going the former player and unproven head coach route when it hired Adrian Autry from the Jim Boeheim tree. It failed. Syracuse fired Autry this week, ending a bad tenure that produced three straight unsatisfactory seasons. Advertisement It’s not Gerry McNamara’s fault the Orange flopped under …

CHARLOTTE, NC — Just outside the tunnel at Spectrum Center, Clemson basketball guard Jestin Porter handed Carter Welling a sticker of the Clemson logo. The gesture is a staple of the ACC Tournament, signaling that a team has advanced in the tournament. And No. 5 seed Clemson did, beating No. 4 North Carolina 70-69 on March 12 to reach the …

The North Carolina Tar Heels almost staged a massive comeback in their ACC Tournament opener against Clemson, a rematch from March 3 in Chapel Hill. UNC played poor basketball for most of the second half, at one point trailing by 18. North Carolina came all the way back, getting one last-second miracle heave, but lost 80-79 and now awaits its …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This was not the original column you were going to read. Thanks to howling winds outside my hotel on this blissful evening, I was unable to sleep, preparing for my drive back to Lubbock after my three-day stay at the Big 12 Tournament, which ended earlier than usual after Texas Tech basketball’s thud against Iowa State. …

• What: 3-seed Michigan State vs. 6-seed UCLA, Big Ten tournament quarterfinal • When: Approximately 9 p.m. (ET) Friday • Where: United Center, Chicago • TV/Radio: Big Ten Network/Spartan Sports Network radio, including WJIM 1240-AM and WMMQ 94.9-FM; SiriusXM Ch. 84 Advertisement • Records/Rankings: MSU is 25-6 overall, finishing 15-5 in the Big Ten regular season, and is ranked No. 8 …

LAS VEGAS — In the end, the numbers finally caught up with San Jose State men’s basketball. Not the ones on the scoreboard in their quarterfinal loss Thursday night: New Mexico 93, San Jose State 77, but the numbers that had quietly defined the Spartans’ season all along: a six-man rotation, injuries that never quite healed, and a payroll reality …

A little too close for comfort, but Duke demonstrates “survive and advance” is what really matters in March as they take down the stubborn FSU Seminoles 80-79. The Duke Basketball Roundup breaks down what was a very unusual game for the Blue Devils. This was not the Duke team we have been watching lately as the Blue Devils really struggled …

Kansas State Wildcats find new head coach with championship pedigree appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Kansas State Wildcats are moving forward with a new era for their men’s basketball program, finding their next head coach. Advertisement Kansas State is moving on from a challenging 2025-26 campaign in which they fired head …

The semifinals and finals the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament will be played on hardwood, because glass does not appear to be working out. The conference announced Thursday it will be abandoning its much-ballyhooed glass LED court for the remaining three games of its conference tournament, the same day Texas Tech star Christian Anderson left his team’s quarterfinal game with …

CHARLOTTE — Locker rooms are open to media members for 30 minutes after games at the 2026 ACC Tournament. Following UNC basketball’s 80-79 loss to Clemson in the quarterfinals, injured freshman star Caleb Wilson was briefly in the locker room at Spectrum Center with the rest of his Tar Heel teammates. Advertisement Following his eighth straight game on the sideline, …

Clemson ruins Duke-UNC trilogy by ending Tar Heels’ ACC run originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Clemson survived a furious late rally from North Carolina to secure an 80-79 victory in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals Thursday night at Spectrum Center. Advertisement The fifth-seeded Tigers appeared in control for much …

When Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd was asked Thursday his thoughts on the Big 12 Tournament being played on an LED glass court, Lloyd remarked that the games could be played on asphalt for all he cared. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark didn’t take Lloyd’s advice, but the conference is moving away from the controversial glass court for the remainder of …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Big 12 Conference is ditching its slippery new glass floor for hardwood for the final two days of the tournament. “After consultation with the coaches of our four semifinal teams, I have decided that in order to provide our student-athletes with the greatest level of comfort on a huge stage this weekend, we will …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Isaiah Evans made seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 32 points, Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Cameron Boozer added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 1 Duke survived a scare from Florida State to beat the Seminoles 80-79 on Thursday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The Seminoles had a chance …

ESPN’s Joe Lunardi says Auburn is firmly out of NCAA Tournament after Tennessee loss originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Auburn’s NCAA Tournament hopes took a major hit Thursday after ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi said the Tigers no longer have a path into the field of 68. Advertisement In …