College Basketball

In the remaining 18 games of the regular season for No. 19 Ohio State women’s basketball, 17 are Big Ten matchups. On Sunday, arguably the toughest of the 17 games takes place in Columbus when the No. 4 UCLA Bruins come to the Schottenstein Center. Both teams return from a brief Christmas holiday break with different expectations. For the Bruins, …

North Carolina is off to its best start in 17 years as it concludes its nonconference slate with a 12-1 record and the No. 12 ranking in the AP Top 25. Here are the top three performers for UNC so far this season. Each has made a substantial impact on the team’s success, consistently delivering in key moments and setting …

Non-conference play is officially over in the MAAC. All 13 teams have finished their non-league slates, in addition to the two early December conference games they played. So where does the conference stand? It’s time for a reset of expectations, understanding, and everything else heading into the final 18 games of the season. Marist The Red Foxes were 9-2 at …

North Carolina has been mighty impressive so far this season, especially given its tough nonconference slate. The Tar Heels are 12-1 with key wins over Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio State and St. Bonaventure. Carolina is also heading into ACC play as the No. 12 team in the country and has the tools to win an ACC title and, potentially, a national …

The freshman is already a star. We all heard the pre-season talk about Keaton Wagler. And, if you have followed the Illini basketball team the past 5-10 years, you know head coach Brad Underwood loves to hype his players — especially newcomers. And while it’s often nice to hear how certain players look in practice, he throws the word elite …

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team is off to an 8-4 start including a 1-1 record in the Big Ten. The Badgers return to action on Tuesday, Dec. 30, against UW-Milwaukee before getting back to conference play against No. 5 Purdue on Saturday, Jan. 3. Have a question about Wisconsin’s season so far, or the schedule ahead? Ask beat reporter John …

Is Kofi Cockburn coming back to college? Why Illinois fans think center’s fake viral rumor is real originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Kofi Cockburn was an absolutely dominant center in his college career at Illinois. Advertisement Now, there are Fighting Illini fans who believe he’s coming back to …

Frankly it’s not the kind of record basketball programs are eager to advertise. Before our current era of all-kinds-of-stats-circulated-all-the-time, some coaches and sport information directors actually worked to suppress sharing how many turnovers their teams or players committed. A negative stat, don’t you know? These days turnover totals are routinely available, just part of the picture we all can see. …

After a brief stint in the top 25 of the AP Poll earlier this month, USC men’s basketball dropped out of the rankings after an upset loss to Washington. Following a strong finish to nonconference play, however, the Trojans are back in the top 25, coming in at No. 24 in the latest poll. After head coach Eric Musselman called …

As 2026 approaches, Louisville and Kentucky basketball are closing out their nonconference slates — the early stretch that tests lineups, exposes weaknesses and showcases what’s ahead. The UofL and UK men’s programs have spent the season’s opening weeks searching for rhythm, identity, health and consistency under their second-year coaches, Pat Kelsey and Mark Pope. Meanwhile, the UofL women’s program has …

I thought that since college basketball is on break until Saturday, it would be a good time to check in on how the conference stacks up at this point of the season. With conference play underway, these are the metrics for each of the Big East teams. UConn NET Ranking – 8 Advertisement KenPom – 7 Torvik – 2 Villanova …

I wasn’t watching the game 20 years ago. I don’t remember why, exactly, as I usually found time to make sure I watched the annual Braggin’ Rights game. It was the first season I was coaching with the varsity at Webster Groves, so perhaps we had some game or practice or something going on. It probably didn’t help that the …

The 2025-26 season opened with both urgency and optimism for both of Northwestern’s basketball teams. For the men’s team, Chris Collins put together a completely retooled lineup following the departure of Brooks Barnhizer, welcoming eight new arrivals and bringing back seven returners. On the women’s side, the team is embracing a farewell tour for the program’s winningest coach, Joe McKeown, …

At the beginning of the season, I laid out a preview of my thoughts for the year. You can find them here. Now that we are almost entirely out of non-conference play, I figured I would revisit some of the things that have happened so far. It didn’t take long for the Huskers to begin its reign with the nation’s …

Villanova’s Kevin Willard hammers ‘clueless’ NCAA in fiery rant about eligibility rules appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Villanova is now 10-2 on the season, after a 64-56 victory over Seton Hall to open Big East play. The team has won three straight since Villanova lost to Michigan earlier this year. While speaking …

The 2025-26 college basketball season has started off with a bang for some, with some teams like Michigan, Arizona, Iowa State and plenty more asserting themselves as national championship candidates. But not every team has had such a hot start, and there’s some real concern hovering around as conference play begins. Whether it was stumbling in a Feast Week tournament, …

The Big Ten only had two games on Tuesday night, but both were important steps for each respective unit in their NCAA Tournament pursuit. Both ended up winning. Let’s take a look at what happened. –Ohio State Buckeyes 89, Grambling State Tigers 63 The Buckeyes bounced back from last week’s loss to North Carolina pretty well, cruising past Grambling State …

What better Christmas present than a 48-point win over one of your in-state rivals? Thanks to a complete performance on Monday night, UNC closed the non-conference portion of its basketball schedule with a 99-51 obliteration of East Carolina. The Tar Heels’ (12-1) defense proved impenetrable, holding ECU (5-8) to an ice-cold, 26 percent (19-of-73) mark on field goals. North Carolina …

The Big Ten had four games on Monday, highlighted by a rivalry matchup between Illinois and Missouri in St. Louis. Washington also tried to bounce back from a recent setback. Let’s take a look at what happened. Advertisement –No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini 91, Missouri Tigers 48 For more than a week, Illinois has been stewing about its heartbreaking loss …

LAWRENCE — As Kansas basketball navigated its non-conference schedule without, for much of it, freshman guard Darryn Peterson, the team’s largely been led by three guys. That’s the group of senior guard Tre White, senior guard Melvin Council Jr. and sophomore forward Flory Bidunga. All three have started all of No. 17 KU’s 13 games to date and are averaging double-figures …

The Kentucky Wildcats defeated Bellarmine on Tuesday afternoon by a final score of 99-85. The Cats had one of their best offensive games of the season, coming in large part thanks to the efforts of Kam Williams. Known as a shooter, Williams was someone Kentucky desperately needed to get going, and he did just that inside Rupp Arena. His final …

Even though the undefeated Michigan Wolverines are considered one of the nation’s premier programs and a legitimate national championship contender, head coach Dusty May believes they can bump things up a notch. “We’re continuing to reinforce our pillars and daily habits, and work on getting better,” May told the media following Sunday’s win vs La Salle. “We’ve played well, but …

With the non-conference slate coming to a close in the coming weeks, it is time to start previewing conference play for Big Ten basketball. Several interesting matchups litter the two-and-a-half months of Big Ten regular-season conference play. We have sorted through the pile of games and have found 5 Big Ten men’s basketball can’t-miss conference games. We not only tried …

The Atlantic Coast Conference has been lackluster at best for most of the last five men’s basketball seasons. The league has not earned more than five NCAA Tournament bids since 2021 and has not produced more than two top-four seeds since 2019. For a conference that built its reputation on March dominance, that is a long slide. This season feels …

We’ve reached Christmas week for 2025, which usually means the college basketball world is a little bit quiet. For instance, by the time you’re reading this the UNC men will have played their sole game of the week against East Carolina on Monday evening, and the women won’t take the court this week. That being said, the season keeps on …