College Basketball

Tulsa vs. Auburn live score, updates, highlights from NIT championship game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The NIT championship is set between Auburn and Tulsa who could’ve both been argued as NCAA Tournament teams leading up to selection Sunday as they both consistently sat on the bubble. Advertisement …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne announced Sunday he has finalized a contract extension with basketball coach Nate Oats. Byrne announced on social media Oats has signed the deal “that will make him one of the top five compensated men’s basketball coaches in the country.” Advertisement Byrne said “appropriate members of the board of trustees have been notified …

INDIANAPOLIS — Malachi Smith knew what he was getting into when he committed to UConn in the transfer portal last April. After four seasons at Dayton, Smith craved the intensity and success fostered by Dan Hurley’s Huskies. He had heard of stories of the head coach’s legendary practice tirades, and it didn’t take long for him to become the focal …

The coveted North Carolina basketball job remains vacant, and though the Tar Heels have Michigan basketball head coach Dusty May on their wish list, he’s not going anywhere anytime soon. On Friday, May shared that he isn’t interested in any other jobs, but that hasn’t tamped down speculation from many outside of Ann Arbor. However, it’s those inside Ann Arbor …

INDIANAPOLIS — If Michigan wins the national title here Monday night, the grumble campaign among rival fan bases and even some Big Ten coaches that has been building all season will reach full tilt. College athletics has long been a place for sour grapes to flourish like a Malbec vine in the Argentina soil, but the reaction to how Dusty …

UConn men’s basketball (34-5) will look to cut down the nets on Monday night for the seventh time since 1999 as the Huskies are set to take on 1-seed Michigan (36-3) in the national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in a battle of two massive powers, one old and one new. The Wolverines came out of the Midwest Region …

The Oklahoma Sooners and West Virginia Mountaineers meet Sunday in the College Basketball Crown Championship with a postseason title on the line. MORE: Top 10 best men’s college basketball teams in NCAA tournament history How to Watch Oklahoma vs West Virginia Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026 Advertisement Oklahoma enters the championship game riding strong momentum from a balanced postseason run, relying …

Duke’s Cameron Boozer dealing with unfortunate injury after UConn loss originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The most dominant player in college basketball reveals he suffered a serious injury in the Elite Eight game against UConn. Advertisement As Duke’s Cameron Boozer accepted his Associated Press Men’s College Basketball Player …

The Illini and the Final Four Before the NCAA Tournament existed, Illinois was named the 1915 men’s basketball national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation. The NCAA championship tournament did not begin until 1939. Advertisement Including this season, Illinois has now appeared in six Final Fours across 36 NCAA Tournament berths over the past 86 years. Coach Harry Combes led …

Michigan men’s basketball head coach Dusty May told reporters he expects AP First Team All-American Yaxel Lendeborg to play in Monday’s national championship game against UConn after an MRI came back clean, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. May said Lendeborg underwent imaging after injuring his knee and ankle against Illinois and the results showed no structural damage. He added that …

UConn’s Final Four triumph vs. Illinois was a repeat special of past head-to-head history originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The UConn Huskies no longer overwhelm you with a single blow. They keep coming at you until you give in. On Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, …

Cameron Boozer’s fantastic freshman season has earned him the Naismith Award for college basketball’s men’s player of the year. The Duke forward was given the award on Sunday after he averaged 22.5 points and 10.2 rebounds a game in 2025-26. Duke narrowly missed out on advancing to the Final Four after UConn stunned the Blue Devils 73-72 in the Elite …

Cameron Boozer’s fantastic freshman season has earned him the Naismith Award for college basketball’s men’s player of the year. The Duke forward was given the award on Sunday after he averaged 22.5 points and 10.2 rebounds a game in 2025-26. Duke narrowly missed out on advancing to the Final Four after UConn stunned the Blue Devils 73-72 in the Elite …

Michigan Wolverines guard Elliot Cadeau has plans for Sunday night, one day removed from his 13-point, 10-assist performance in a blowout win over the Arizona Wildcats in the NCAA Final Four. Auburn guard Tahaad Pettiford was in attendance for Saturday’s Final Four matchup between the Wolverines and Wildcats to support Cadeau, his longtime friend. Cadeau plans to return the favor …

Is Solo Ball playing against Michigan in National Championship? Injury status for UConn star originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The UConn Huskies will be seeking a third championship in four years under Dan Hurley when they meet the top-seeded Michigan Wolverines on Monday night. The game will be …

Michigan and UConn will meet for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship on Monday night, April 6, as March Madness concludes at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Top-seeded Michigan (36-3) reached the title game by overpowering No. 1 seed Arizona 91-73, its fifth consecutive win by double digits in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines, who are the first …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — UConn starting guard Solo Ball was set to miss practice Sunday because of a sprained foot but said he expects to play when the Huskies face Michigan in the NCAA championship game. “Just doing everything I can to prepare for tomorrow,” said Ball, who hurt his left foot when he got tangled with teammate Tarris Reed Jr. …

The UConn Huskies men’s basketball team is on a mission. Again. After advancing to the Final Four on an improbable last-second shot, UConn took down the Illinois Fighting Illini, 71-62, in the national semifinal on Saturday, April 4. Advertisement The Huskies are in the NCAA Tournament title game for the third time in four years after winning championships in 2023 …

As we move forward with more men’s basketball player reviews, it’s now time to analyze the season of Jordan Clayton, the 6-foot-2 junior guard from Medford, Massachusetts. The Good  Clayton entered his third-year in Evanston as a Wildcat with one of the most consistent game-to-game identities. His sophomore year, Clayton asserted himself as one of head coach Chris Collins’ most …

The biggest college basketball tournament is wrapping up after bringing plenty of excitement and storylines. With the power of a reliable connection always important during a successful tournament run, we’re keeping you connected to the can’t-miss headlines and standout moments now that the final is here. Will a long national title drought get broken for school and conference, or will …

After spending just one season with the Ohio State men’s basketball program, Gabe Cupps, a Centerville-native and the 2022 Ohio Mr. Basketball Award winner, will enter the transfer portal. It will be Cupps’ second transfer in as many years after the former Indiana Hoosier transferred to Ohio State from Indiana last spring. Cupps arrived in Columbus last March after two …

Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball fans arguably still aren’t over the fact that their team was knocked out in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by No. 12-seed High Point. Seeing No. 1 Michigan in the National Championship game stings quite a bit, especially since that’s a Wolverines team the Badgers beat on the road back on January 10. Advertisement …

Normally, there is a lot of dissection and analysis at the end of a UNC basketball season. This season ended a little differently; Hubert Davis’s abrupt firing has put most of the focus on the coaching search for the next Carolina head coach. And rightly so; as a fan, I’d rather look forward than relive one of the worst collapses …

The basketball team now has their 6th loss of the offseason, as junior forward Omaha Biliew has announced his decision to enter the transfer portal The 6-8 Waukee, Iowa native transferred to Wake in 2024 after 1 season at Iowa State. Despite playing just 7.4 minutes per game for the Cyclones, the Deacs had high hopes for the McDonald’s All-American …

Eighty-seven points. Four turnovers. A 17-point win over Creighton in the College Basketball Crown semifinals. This team had a hard time breaking 60 sometimes in the last month of the season — and then they went to Las Vegas and put up their best offensive performance of the year when it mattered most. .redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } …