College Basketball

The B1G had a great feast week, with three teams (Michigan, Iowa and USC) taking home titles in their respective Multi-Team Events (MTE) after Purdue won the Baha Mar Championship a week prior. Michigan State also had a great showing in an MTE without a formal bracket, capping off a good overall week in B1G basketball. Perhaps more importantly than …

Lamenting the death of the truly-enjoyable MTE. I hadn’t planned on much basketball coverage here for a couple reasons: for one, the internet is a dying place, and, for two, that’s exacerbating the steady death of Off Tackle Empire dot blogspot dot biz. Advertisement BUT! Looking over the (limited) options for basketball on this last snowy Saturday—one, Bellarmine at Northern …

Because Villanova men’s and women’s basketball both have a game on Monday (okay, and because Xavier MBB is in there, too), we’ve got to get this Big East What To Watch out to you early on Monday so you’re set to go for the week. Honestly, this is more fun when I have all day Monday to stretch out and …

It took Dusty May five seasons before he turned Florida Atlantic into a Final Four team. At Michigan, it may just take two. Over three days in Las Vegas, the Wolverines proved they are a national championship contender after a dominant showing in the Player’s Era Festival. Advertisement The showing came after Michigan had struggled in the first few weeks …

The first week of December could be very important for the ACC as it relates to March Madness. It’s time for the ACC/SEC Challenge, which put a stain on the historically-great league last season as the ACC lost 14 of 16 games in the event and went on to put just four teams in the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement The ACC …

The Big Ten picture began to thicken as November closed, with contenders and tournament hopefuls beginning to come into focus just as the bottom of the conference fell into a hole. We’ve got three established conference frontrunners now, with league play starting this week, plus perhaps seven to eight more teams with a legitimate shot at the NCAA tournament. After …

The drama over whether or not Marquette volleyball had done enough to earn an at-large bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament did not last very long on Sunday evening. The Golden Eagles were the 14th team announced in the bracket, setting them up with a first round match against #7 seed Western Kentucky. That match will be on Friday, December …

The University of Dayton men’s basketball team went 1-1 during Thanksgiving week at the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Dayton beat Georgetown in overtime, 84-79, on Thursday. Advertisement Sophomore Amael L’Etang led the Flyers in scoring with 18 points, matching a career high. Sophomore guard Bryce added 12 off the …

The Fresno State basketball team suffered yet another heart breaker on Sunday afternoon, faltering down the stretch against Cal State-Bakersfield, in a 76-71 loss. After building an 11-point lead with a little over eight minutes left in the contest, Fresno State couldn’t buy a bucket, while CSU-Bakersfield sank just about everything. Advertisement In the first half, it was Zaon Collins …

As November comes to a close, the Florida Gators (5-2) are ranked No. 17, according to the KenPom College Basketball Ratings. While the Gators started the season ranked No. 2 by KenPom, the non-conference schedule has proven difficult with losses to No. 8 Arizona and No. 50 TCU. Keeping in mind that the NET rankings don’t paint a full picture until the …

KISSIMMEE, Fla.-Illinois State captured the 2025 Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational Imagination Bracket Title with a 72-65 win over Furman, while Richmond picked up a 71-66 win over the Charlotte 49ers in the consolation bracket at State Farm Fieldhouse, concluding a fantastic two days of basketball, which featured four good basketball games contested between true mid-major programs, with the largest …

It might seem hard to imagine, watching the pure stroke and true form that provides Gabriela Jaquez such steady success from beyond the three-point arc. But there was a time when Jaquez’s long-range shooting was the part of her game that gave UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close hesitancy in offering a scholarship. Advertisement Eager to prove herself, Jaquez tirelessly …

NCAA volleyball bracket: Live updates, full list of selections, schedule and seeds for 2025 college tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Nebraska hasn’t won the NCAA volleyball championship in eight years, but the Huskers enter the 2025 tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and the unquestioned team …

In a flurry of lead changes in the game’s final minutes, Yale nailed the decisive basket as Vermont basketball dropped a 77-74 nonconference decision to the Ivy League favorite in front of 2,057 at Patrick Gym on Sunday, Nov. 30. Sophomore Riley Fox’s game-high 23 points included a 3-point splash with 1 minute, 38 seconds to play, giving the Bulldogs …

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — JT Toppin scored 27 points and had nine rebounds as No. 20 Texas Tech outlasted Wyoming for a 76-72 win Sunday that extended the Red Raiders’ non-conference home winning streak to 44 games. LeJuan Watts added 19 points and Christian Anderson 15 for the Red Raiders (6-2). Advertisement Leland Walker had 28 points and was the …

In a season marked by inconsistency, developing rotations, and early adversity, Kentucky basketball now stares down a defining moment. The Wildcats enter Tuesday night’s matchup against the North Carolina Tar Heels with a 6–2 record, but with a lingering question hanging over them: Can Kentucky finally win a big one? After being blown out by Michigan State, 83–66, on November …

Wisconsin basketball fell for the second time of the 2025-26 season on Friday with a 74-63 loss to the TCU Horned Frogs. In its second tilt of the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego, California, Wisconsin appeared overmatched throughout the bulk of the contest. Greg Gard’s group shot 34% from the floor and 25% mark from beyond the arc, and …

Number two ranked Arizona managed to overcome a sluggish start to defeat Norfolk State 98-61 at the McKale Center. The performance came off the heels of a monumental win for the Wildcats football program vs rivals Arizona State. The whole athletic department is thriving right now as football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball are a combined 18-0. The Wildcats saw …

San Diego, Calif TCU defeated Wisconsin 74-63 at Jenny Craig Pavillion November 28, 2025 and The Sporting Tribune’ Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde (7) handles the basketball during an NCAA basketball game against TCU, Friday November 28, 2025 in San Diego, California. Ardie Crenshaw -The Sporting Tribune Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde (7) handles the basketball during an NCAA basketball game against …

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Motiejus Krivas scored 20 points, Koa Peat added 16 and No. 2 Arizona overpowered Norfolk State 98-61 on Saturday. The Wildcats (7-0) are one of the tallest teams in Division I and used it to their advantage against the Spartans (4-5). Advertisement Coming off a 30-point win over Denver on Monday, Arizona shot 56% from the …

Former Wisconsin Badgers basketball player Connor Essegian, now with Nebraska, said he’ll apply for a medical redshirt after he suffered an ankle injury against Winthrop on Nov. 25 that will cost him the rest of the season. “It hurts me to know that I will not be on the court to help our team, but I will be there every …

FIRST HALF ANALYSIS: It’s cold and snowy here in Nebraska, and with the way the game started for the Huskers, you would think it was colder judging by the Husker shooting. USC Upstate controlled the half for a very large portion of it, with Carmelo Adkins scoring 6 quick points for the Spartans. Berke Buyuktuncel and Rienk Mast had 4 …

Indiana (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten) is set to take on Iowa State (8-0, 0-0 Big 12) in the Coconut Hoops Championship on Sunday afternoon at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida. The Hoosiers are coming off a 76-72 win over Gonzaga on Friday. Shay Ciezki led Indiana in scoring with 24 points on 3/6 shooting from deep and 10-18 from …

Former Wisconsin Badgers basketball player Connor Essegian, now with Nebraska, said he’ll apply for a medical redshirt after he suffered an ankle injury against Winthrop on Nov. 25 that will cost him the rest of the season. “It hurts me to know that I will not be on the court to help our team, but I will be there every …

Indiana men’s basketball turned in one of its most complete performances of the early season, opening up a quick lead over Bethune-Cookman that only grew as the game went on. Head coach Darian DeVries got contributions from just about everyone who checked in today, but it was Tayton Conerway that really helped Indiana get off to a hot start. In …