College Basketball

No. 9 seed Kentucky Basketball opened SEC Tournament play Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with a tightly contested matchup against No. 16 seed LSU. In a game that featured several momentum swings, Kentucky leaned on senior guard Otega Oweh to pull away late and secure a much-needed 87-82 victory over the Tigers. The Wildcats and Tigers battled back and …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speedy Claxton has a favorite word, at least for now. Legendary. Leh-juhn-deh-ree. Just ask the man himself. He’d be quick to tell you, quick to bring it up, quick to flash a smile when Mid-Major Madness’s Jonathan Wagner mentioned the word at the press conference after Claxton coached his Hofstra Pride to a win over Monmouth in …

We’ve finally reached March and Indiana men’s basketball, with a new head coach, roster, playing philosophy and more, finds itself on the NCAA Tournament bubble once again. The Hoosiers finished right about exactly where they were predicted to land at 10th in the final Big Ten standings, but losses in five of their last six regular season games have left …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The seventh-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers take on the No. 10 seed BYU Cougars in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament tonight. Advertisement After the Cougars dominated Kansas State last night, my BYU vs. West Virginia predictions are backing them in a …

KANSAS CITY — Long after his show-stopping performance led No. 10 seed BYU to a 105-91 win over No. 15 seed Kansas State in a Big 12 tournament first-round game Tuesday night, freshman AJ Dybantsa was the topic of the day in college sports. Scoring a tournament freshman record 40 points, on 15-of-21 shooting, will do that for a teenager. …

UCLA men’s basketball made it to multiple NCAA Tournament articles by USA TODAY Sports as a middle-of-the-pack team the week before the bracket will be finalized. The Bruins have made it to USA TODAY Sports’ most recent men’s basketball bracketology and were the No. 9 seed in the East Region as of March 10. UCLA would be in the Greenville …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Adrian Autry has been fired as head basketball coach at Syracuse after three largely unsuccessful seasons. The school announced the decision Wednesday, one day after the Orange lost 86-69 to SMU in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Syracuse lost its final six games and 12 of the last 15 under Autry to …

The season, they tell us, is a marathon, not a sprint. Having trained for, executed, and now completed that marathon, Xavier now has a sprint to save its campaign. Out of the blocks, Xavier will first be tasked with running down Marquette. The Golden Eagles finished seventh in the league, part of a five-team morass with six or seven wins …

The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team will begin SEC Tournament play on Wednesday against the LSU Tigers after losing their final two games and missing out on a bye. That means in order to win their first conference tourney since 2018, they’ll have to win five games in five days. Though they have a tough task in front of them, the …

It’s conference tournament time. While some postseason tournaments have gotten underway this week and last, a few more get started over the next few days as college basketball inches closer to Selection Sunday for the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: March Madness bracketology: NCAA tournament bubble predictions, new No. 1 seed With some conference tournaments already concluding, we …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas State basketball’s season is over, and the entirety of the program’s focus is now on finding its replacement for coach Jerome Tang, who was fired for cause on Feb. 15. The Wildcats’ 105-91 loss to BYU in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament ended a terrible season, but hope is on the way …

KANSAS CITY, MO — Christian Coleman reached high but couldn’t grab the alley-oop pass from Jaylen Curry. But it glanced off his fingertips, hit the backboard, then the rim and fell in the basket. It wasn’t the prettiest clutch play by the Oklahoma State forward, but it was as important as any of them. Advertisement Coleman’s alley-oops layup with just …

KANSAS CITY, MO — Christian Coleman reached high but couldn’t grab the alley-oop pass from Jaylen Curry. But it glanced off his fingertips, hit the backboard, then the rim and fell in the basket. It wasn’t the prettiest clutch play by the Oklahoma State forward, but it was as important as any of them. Advertisement Coleman’s alley-oops layup with just …

Many West Coast Conference aficionados expected this 2026 championship game to be yet another duel between the Gonzaga Bulldogs and Saint Mary’s Gaels. Coach Herb Sendek and his Santa Clara Broncos proved to be just as worthy a competitor to coach Randy Bennett’s group in this competitive three-bid NCAA Tournament league on the mid-major level. For me personally, this was …

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CHICAGO — Nick Martinelli scored 24 points, Jayden Reid added 14, and Northwestern defeated Penn State 76-66 in a first-round game of the Big Ten Tournament on Tuesday. Fifteenth-seeded Northwestern led 34-32 at halftime and the Wildcats’ biggest lead of the second half was seven points before they went on an 8-0 run to build a 68-55 lead with 3:48 …

Arguably the most turbulent basketball season in Kansas State history has come to an end. The Wildcats finished 12-20, winning just three Big 12 games and falling Tuesday to BYU in the conference tournament’s first round in Kansas City. Advertisement But the lowest point of the campaign came in mid February, when head coach Jerome Tang was fired. “Really proud …

Illinois will receive some much-needed rest this week before playing in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday. The conference tournament will be held inside the United Center this season for the first time since 2023. The Illini lost to Penn State in the second round of that tournament and will look for a better performance this time …

The emotions of winning in March were on full display in the Coastal Athletic Association on Monday. As time wound down inside Washington D.C.’s CareFirstArena, the CBS Sports Network broadcast caught Hofstra men’s basketball coach Speedy Claxton crying into the shoulders of one of his assistant coaches, as the three-seeded Pride defeated No. 4 Monmouth in the CAA Tournament Championship …

BYU’s AJ Dybantsa goes off in Big 12 Tournament debut win originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. AJ Dybantsa delivered a performance worthy of the postseason spotlight. Advertisement The BYU freshman star poured in 40 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out six assists in the 105-91 victory over …

Unlike the first meeting with Northwestern, where they gave up over 90 points in a 21-point loss in Evanston, Penn State was more competitive against the Wildcats in their opening round game of the Big Ten Tournament, leading at moments during the first half and keeping the game within five points through most of the second half. Unfortunately, it still …

On a stormy night in Chicago, the ‘Cats rode their second-half momentum on the way to victory against the Nittany Lions. For Northwestern, Nick Martinelli led the way with 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting and pulled down nine rebounds. Jayden Reid had 14 points and nine assists. Advertisement For Penn State, Ivan Jurić had 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting and …

The Wildcats made BYU earn it, but in the end, A.J. Dybantsa was inevitable. The freshman phenom broke the Big 12 Tournament freshman scoring record and the record for most field goals in a game in a game that wasn’t decided until midway through the second half. BYU also set the Big 12 record for points scored in a game. …

Maryland men’s basketball finished second-to-last in the Big Ten during the regular season. By all metrics, the Terps were on a collision course with the offseason. But Buzz Williams and company had different plans. In the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, Maryland squared up with Oregon in Chicago. The same program it fell to by 10 in January, …

USA TODAY Sports has released its bracketology, and North Carolina has been slipping a tad recently. The Tar Heels are currently the No. 6 seed in the East Region. UNC finished the regular season 24-7 overall and 12-6 in ACC play. The reasoning for the drop is largely due to the season-ending injury of All-ACC forward Caleb Wilson. Before his …