College Basketball

Key matchup St. John’s must exploit to upset Duke in March Madness Sweet 16 appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The second weekend of March Madness is almost here as just 16 teams are left, vying for a national title. There isn’t a big Cinderella story this season with the exception of maybe …

NORTH CANTON — It appears as though the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Year will be moving on. Walsh University’s Brayden Gross has entered the transfer portal, according to a post on X from NIL agency Nilson Sports. Advertisement The former Louisville High School All-Ohioan confirmed he has an official visit to Northern Illinois scheduled for …

The LSU Tigers disappointed during the 2025-26 season, finishing with just 15 overall wins and three victories in SEC play. The road forward won’t be any easier, as guard Dedan Thomas Jr., the team’s second-leading scorer, plans to enter the transfer portal, per On3’s Joe Tipton. Thomas’s tenure with the program ends after just one season, as he averaged 15.3 …

Keaton Wagler has given Big Ten teams fits all season long. Illinois’ lead guard, Wagler is averaging 17.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists (against just 1.8 turnovers) – numbers that were elevated throughout league play. After moving to an on-ball role at the beginning of the conference slate, Wagler has thrived in a dual scorer/creator role for the Illini. …

Key matchup Arkansas must exploit to upset Arizona in March Madness Sweet 16 appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Arkansas basketball is playing its best basketball at the right time, as John Calipari has this young Razorbacks team peaking in March. Arkansas rolled through the SEC Tournament and collected the conference title before …

There are a number of programs that can be considered “blue bloods” in college basketball, but there are several that stand above the rest. The 2026 NCAA tournament features something that hasn’t happened since 1954, as all four bona-fide blue bloods of Kansas, Kentucky, UCLA and North Carolina did not make it to the Sweet 16. Meanwhile, the Duke Blue …

The University of Dayton men’s basketball season came to an end against Illinois State on Wednesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Dayton fell behind 13-0 and never led in a 61-55 loss in the quarterfinals of the 2026 National Invitational Tournament (NIT). Advertisement Javon Bennett was injured in the first half and did not return. …

Arizona vs. Arkansas bold predictions for March Madness Sweet 16 clash appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. March Madness cranks up the intensity dial this weekend as the Sweet 16 is here. The nation soon will see if Arizona basketball or Arkansas basketball are Final Four material. Arizona has a distraction hovering above, …

Purdue basketball’s CJ Cox listed as questionable for Texas clash appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Purdue basketball is still alive in March Madness, and Matt Painter’s dream of a national title is now just four wins away. Things aren’t getting any easier for the Boilermakers, as they will take on a red-hot …

ESPN college basketball broadcasting legend Dick Vitale shared his “all-Rolls Royce, Diaper Dandy teams for 2025-26,” and named Miami RedHawks head coach Travis Steele his coach of the year in men’s basketball. “Give it up for Steele,” Vitale wrote. “What he did with the Miami (Ohio) program this season was absolutely sensational. His team played disciplined defense, shared the basketball, …

2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 21-14 SEC Record: 9-9 (10th) KenPom Ranking: 31 Previous 3 Games 3/21: W – 74 – 68 vs Gonzaga @ NCAA Round of 32 3/19: W – 79 – 71 vs BYU @ NCAA Round of 64 Advertisement 3/6: W – 68 – 66 vs NC State @ NCAA Play In Game Record vs KenPom Top 50: 6-11 Best KenPom Win: 1/14 – 80-64 …

Back in December through early February, when Illinois went 12-0, the Illini were one of the top three-point shooting teams. They were out-rebounding teams by double-digits. They got as high as No. 5 in the AP Poll on Feb. 2. Then, after the Michigan State loss in overtime, the Illini struggled down the stretch, going 4-4, losing three overtime games. …

As a result of the recent retirement of Creighton’s long-time head coach, Greg McDermott, 2026 four-star forward and priority Iowa basketball target Jaidyn Coon announced his decommittment from the BlueJays and reopened his recruitment process. “After recent changes at Creighton, I will be reopening my recruitment,” Coon wrote on social media. “I’m grateful for Coach McDermott and the entire Creighton …

ESPN college basketball broadcasting legend Dick Vitale shared his “all-Rolls Royce, Diaper Dandy teams for 2025-26,” and named Miami RedHawks head coach Travis Steele his coach of the year in men’s basketball. “Give it up for Steele,” Vitale wrote. “What he did with the Miami (Ohio) program this season was absolutely sensational. His team played disciplined defense, shared the basketball, …

The 2025-2026 season came to a close for the UCLA Bruins in a familiar way this past weekend. UCLA was without Tyler Bilodeau in their most important games of the season, which has become a very unwelcome tradition for UCLA under head coach Mick Cronin. A key injury in March isn’t a rarity for UCLA Over the past few years, …

We don’t get this every year (or even many years): Some of the highest-projected picks in June’s NBA Draft are still playing in the Sweet 16. We’ve got it this year, and it has set up some great matchups and plenty of players to watch. Here are just some of the things we will have our eyes on this week, …

At the beginning of the week, the Saint Mary’s Gaels lost head coach Randy Bennett, as he was hired by the Arizona State Sun Devils. One day later, they lost top forward Paulius Murauskas to the transfer portal. The Gaels were dealt yet another hit on Wednesday, as star guard Mikey Lewis will join Murauskas with plans of entering the …

There is a reason March Madness locks up the American sports calendar every single spring. It is not just the upsets or the buzzer-beaters. It is the teams. The rosters are so loaded with future NBA talent that you wonder how they ever shared one basketball. College basketball has given us programs that felt less like teams and more like …

Purdue men’s basketball is in the Sweet 16 and they will face the Texas Longhorns. Of course, if you are reading this, you already know that. So I wanted to get the staff’s predictions for Thursday’s game. Ledman: If you’ve paid any attention to this site you know I was only one point off the final score from the Miami …

Kentucky is taking steps to make managing athlete payments and outside funding more efficient, a move that could give the Wildcats a competitive edge in recruiting, according to Justin Williams of The Athletic. The athletic department’s new system allows private dollars, sponsorships, and other revenue streams to be combined in one process, making it easier to distribute money to players …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—It’s called the Sweet Sixteen, but for Arizona it’s provided nothing but a sour taste the past decade. Since reaching the Elite Eight three times in five years under Sean Miller, the Wildcats have made it to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament on four other occasions. Three of those have been under Tommy Lloyd. Advertisement Each …

The first major offseason shakeup for the Louisville men’s basketball program is here. Card Chronicle can confirm multiple reports that Cardinal assistant coach Thomas Carr is leaving to take a similar position at Indiana. The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman was the first to report the news. Advertisement Carr has spent the last four seasons as an assistant under Pat …

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Coach John Calipari has made a career of relying on freshman stars to make long NCAA Tournament runs so the fact that he’s doing it again at Arkansas with Darius Acuff and Meleek Thomas should come as little surprise. For Arizona, it’s been a bit of a change for coach Tommy Lloyd, the Wildcats have …

Oklahoma City was caught off-guard by the invasion of Nebraska Cornhuskers fans for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Thousands of people in red took over the arena and downtown eating and drinking establishments. Young men made celebratory dives into a nearby canal after wins. Word spread that some of the bars ran out of the beer …

PEORIA — Demarion Burch became the third member of the 2025-26 Bradley Braves to announce he’s leaving the team. The junior guard posted a goodbye on social media Wednesday with his intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal when it officially opens on April 7. Advertisement The 6-foot-4, 175-pound Milwaukee-Hamilton High School (Wis.) product saw his opportunities reduced by injuries …