College Basketball

[ad_1] Mizzou’s next opponent is winless no more. No. 16/14 Missouri basketball takes on South Carolina on Tuesday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, for a game against the team that just broke the longest active losing streak in the SEC. South Carolina was 0-13 in SEC play before beating Texas 84-69 on Saturday on its home court, ending the …

[ad_1] Time is running out to see one of the greatest Gophers men’s basketball players at Williams Arena. Senior forward Dawson Garcia has two remaining home games in his collegiate career, Tuesday against Northwestern and March 5 versus Wisconsin. That’s it. Minnesota (14-13, 6-10 Big Ten) sits 14th in the conference, and given his enormous impact it could be a …

[ad_1] Alabama basketball got back in the win column over the weekend against Kentucky, but the Crimson Tide’s metrics took a hit in polls across the country for the loss at Missouri. On top of voters choosing to move No. 4 Alabama (22-5, 11-3 SEC) down to No. 6 in the Coaches Poll and Top 25 alike, the returning Final …

[ad_1] The Texas A&M (20-7, 9-5 SEC) basketball team went 0-2 in Week 17, losing to Mississippi State and Tennessee, after a five-game winning streak. The Texas A&M Aggies faced a challenging week on the hardwood, dropping both games to Top 25 teams. Despite strong defense and rebounding, their offensive production was bottom-tier. While the Aggies have managed to compensate against less …

[ad_1] HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Daniel Johnson scored 15 points as Hampton beat Stony Brook 81-49 on Monday for its fifth straight victory. Johnson shot 5 of 10 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Pirates (16-13, 8-8 Coastal Athletic Association). Wayne Bristol Jr. added 12 points …

[ad_1] The Utah men’s basketball team still has four games remaining on its 2024-25 schedule, but leadership at the university has decided it’s time for a change. Utes head coach Craig Smith was fired Monday, one day after his team lost to UCF to fall to 15-12 on the season. The school confirmed the move in a release in which …

[ad_1] On Monday, Auburn basketball added another infinity stone to what has become a historically dominant gauntlet of accomplishments this season. Bruce Pearl’s Tigers were once again tabbed the No. 1 team in the nation by AP voters, making it seven weeks in a row Auburn has received the top nod from the contingent of critics. The seven-week reign as …

[ad_1] The University of Utah fired men’s basketball coach Craig Smith on Monday, a day after a 76-72 loss at Central Florida that dropped the Utes to 15-12 this season. Smith was in his fourth season in charge of the program. He was 65-62. Smith will be replaced by assistant coach Josh Eilert on an interim basis as the school …

[ad_1] One could argue that the Ohio State basketball team doesn’t deserve a trip to March Madness; however, USA Today has a different headline, one that includes the Buckeyes. Ohio State had a recent 21-point home loss to the Northwestern Wildcats, scoring just five points through the first eight minutes of the second half. The Buckeyes had just 49 points …

[ad_1] There are a handful of teams from mid-majors that could make life very stressful for programs from the power conferences come Selection Sunday, especially if they fail to win the automatic NCAA Tournament berth in their own league tourneys. New Mexico and Utah State are nearly locks from the Mountain West, but San Diego State, Boise State and Colorado …

[ad_1] Michigan basketball had been steadily rising up the rankings over the course of the 2024-25 college basketball season with big wins over Wisconsin (which is aging quite well as time moves on) and Purdue. Friday night marked a big opportunity for the maize and blue with rival Michigan State coming to town, the No. 13 team in the country, …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (21-6, 11-5 Big Ten) remained at No. 11 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll on Monday. The new poll arrives following UW’s 1-1 week on the hardwood, which included a 21-point blowout win against an injury and illness-plagued Illinois team on Tuesday and meltdown loss to the Oregon Ducks on Saturday. While the first victory suggested …

[ad_1] As the regular season begins to wind down, the Auburn Tigers keep finding ways to win. Auburn fought off upset attempts by Arkansas and Georgia last week to improve its record to 25-2 on the season, which keeps them at the top spot in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll for the second-straight week. Auburn earned 28 of 30 …

[ad_1] The Wisconsin Badgers (21-6, 11-5 Big Ten) dropped to No. 12 in the latest edition of the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll following their 1-1 week on the hardwood. The slight drop was spurred by the team’s impressive Feb. 18 blowout victory over a limited Illinois Fighting Illini squad, plus its meltdown 77-73 loss to Oregon on …

[ad_1] INDIANPOLIS (AP) — Members of the IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team are unhurt and back home Monday, a day after their bus caught fire on Interstate 275. The school posted a message on X on Sunday that all team and staff members were safely evacuated from the bus, which experienced a mechanical issue on the Jaguars’ trip home following …

[ad_1] Tennessee (22-5, 9-5 SEC) won its 22nd game during 2024-25 men’s basketball season at Texas A&M on Feb. 22. Tennessee will next play at LSU on Tuesday. Tipoff between the Vols and Tigers is slated for 9 p.m. EST (SEC Network). Following Tuesday’s contest, Tennessee will have three regular-season games remaining: Alabama, at Ole Miss and South Carolina. The SEC Tournament will …

[ad_1] This season has been a memorable one for many reasons, with many weeks that stand out, including, of course, Tom Izzo breaking Bobby Knight’s Big Ten wins record against Illinois. However, I would say that this past week, where Michigan State basketball beat both Purdue and Michigan, two of their top rivals who are both fighting for a Big …

[ad_1] The ACC trophy was set to be handed to Notre Dame on Sunday until NC State pushed the pause button with the second upset of the No. 1 team in as many weeks. “You mentioned us being party crashers last year, so I guess we’re party crashers again,” NC State senior guard Saniya Rivers said. “And we’re here to …

[ad_1] Michigan State basketball is back in the driver’s seat for the Big Ten title after vanquishing their top rival, Michigan, this weekend, on the road in Ann Arbor, nonetheless. It was a massive win in a game the Spartans were considered underdogs in, and completely changed the vibes around the program after a few uneven weeks of conference play. …

[ad_1] The Marquette men’s basketball team has seen its NCAA Tournament profile get dinged up in February. The Golden Eagles (20-7, 11-5 Big East) once seemed headed for a No. 2 seeding next month, but then they lost four of six heading into their final game of February on Tuesday. After facing Providence on Tuesday, MU will have three more …

[ad_1] Feb. 24—Illinois managed to hold on to seven votes in last week’s Associated Press Top 25 after splitting a pair of home games against UCLA and Michigan State. Both featured a late-game collapse by the Illini, who weathered it to beat the Bruins and decidedly did not in a 0 of 19 shooting finish to lose by double figures …

[ad_1] After a month of euphoria, Michigan basketball was sent back to earth this past week. The Wolverines have been at the top or next to the top of the Big Ten standings for the entirety of the season and while U-M still controls its own destiny as far as claiming at least a share of the league title, it …

[ad_1] Among Big East teams projected to make the NCAA tournament, there are two tiers.There’s the top tier of teams you could see making a deep run. That group includes St. John’s and Marquette, both of whom are ranked and were in or around the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee’s top 16 teams. Then there’s the second tier, where Creighton …

[ad_1] Two Saturdays ago, Bubba Cunningham sat on national television saying that Michigan State was close to making the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee’s top 16 teams in an early look at the NCAA tournament bracket. A little over a week later, it is hard to imagine that the Spartans haven’t barged their way into that group. Michigan State had …

[ad_1] MANHATTAN — Kansas State’s basketball team learned the hard way Sunday, what life is like without Coleman Hawkins on the floor. With Hawkins, their do-it-all forward sidelined by a knee injury, the Wildcats struggled mightily at both ends of the floor against an Arizona State team they already had beaten on the road, falling 66-54 to the Sun Devils …