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2026 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics Format Traditional bracket with reseeding. Note that the conference is solely going by the “NEC” initialism now. Site Higher seeds host on campus Participants New Haven (14-17, 9-9, 5th) is not participating as the Chargers are in their first reclassification year, so only one team missed the field of […]
The Kentucky Wildcats are set to get Kam Williams back on the court when they face off with the LSU Tigers on Wednesday, the opening day of SEC Tournament play. On Tuesday, Kentucky released its injury report for Wednesday’s game, and it has Williams listed as probable, indicating that he’s expected to play. Now, how […]
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 […]
Louisville has announced that star freshman point guard Mikel Brown Jr. will miss the entirety of the 2026 ACC Tournament because of the back injury that has forced him to sit out 10 games already this season. “Mikel wants to play in the ACC Tournament,” U of L head coach Pat Kelsey said in a […]
Julian Alvarez was quizzed about his future after Atletico’s Champions League win over Tottenham on Tuesday night and insists he’s happy with Diego Simeone’s side. The Argentine was on target in a 5-2 win over Spurs in the first leg of their last 16 tie and was asked about Barcelona after the final whistle. “What […]
The No. 2-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs women (24-9, 14-4 WCC) have won the West Coast Conference Tournament championship for the first time since 2022. The Zags are returning to the Big Dance for the first time since 2024, entering with a 24-9 overall record. I know that the talented and acrobatic Red Panda, who killed yet […]
Cinderella runs don’t come from low-effort teams. No. 17-seed Maryland men’s basketball clearly knows that. Taking on No. 16-seed Oregon in the first game of the Big Ten Tournament, the Terps played like a team with something to prove. Every rebound turned into trench warfare, with bodies sprawling repeatedly in efforts to secure possession. Maryland […]
Indiana men’s basketball is going home with something this March, that much is true. Lamar Wilkerson, a senior guard and the Hoosiers’ leading scorer with 21 points per game, earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors from the league’s coaches, per an official release. Conor Enright, a fellow senior guard and starter at point guard, was […]
The 2025-26 Husky Basketball has been painfully short on good moments. However, the pair of wins over USC have been two of the better performances by the Dawgs on the year. Washington will look to finish a letdown of a year on a high note by at least advancing int he Big 10 Tournament for […]
After TCU defeated Cincinnati 73-63 to close out the regular season as the sixth-place team in the Big 12, the Horned Frogs landed two players on the All-Big 12 team. Xavier Edmonds was named a Third-Team player and David Punch was named an Honorable Mention for the Horned Frogs, who went 21-10 overall and 11-7 […]
Louisville will begin what it hopes is a second straight run in the ACC Tournament with a Wednesday afternoon game against SMU. The Mustangs, seeded 11th in the tournament, took out No. 14 Syracuse, 86-69, in a first round matchup from Charlotte on Tuesday. Second Team All-ACC honoree Boopie Miller led the way for SMU, […]
CHARLOTTE, NC — The 2025-26 campaign for the Syracuse Orange (15-17, 6-13) is officially over after the team suffered an early First Round exit in the ACC Tournament. No. 14 Syracuse lost 86-69 to the No. 11 SMU Mustangs (20-12, 9-10) on Tuesday afternoon. The result caps off a disappointing year for the Orange, who […]
2026 Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament First Round #7 Marquette Golden Eagles (12-19, 7-13 Big East) vs #10 Xavier Musketeers (14-17, 6-14 Big East) Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026Time: Approximately 5:30pm Central, but really 30 minutes after the end of #8 Butler vs #9 Providence, which starts at 3pm Central.Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Missouri fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Despite a two-game losing skid to end the regular season, Mizzou Basketball is still in relatively […]
This is it. There is no tomorrow for the Kansas State men’s basketball team unless they can pull off the upset. Regardless, barring a magical run to a Big 12 Tournament Championship, this is the last time we will see this Wildcats team on the court — in more ways that one. Of course there […]
Jon Rothstein tweeted it and Ben Steele of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel confirmed it, so it’s as real as it can get: Marquette men’s basketball will start a home-and-home series with Michigan next season. The 2026-27 season game will be in Ann Arbor, Michigan, while the 2027-28 season game will be in Milwaukee. The contracts […]
It’s postseason time for the Kentucky Wildcats, who are set to open SEC Tournament play in hopes of boosting their seeding for the upcoming NCAA Tournament. With that in mind, we wanted to ask fans where they believe the Cats will be seeded come Selection Sunday. As of now, Kentucky is getting a lot of […]
Any young athlete, at some point in their formative years, dreams of being on the world’s stage, representing their country before a global audience and playing for something much larger. And of course, to win in the end. Angel Reese might have her chance at representing Team USA at the 2026 FIBA World Women’s Cup […]
No. 15 Northwestern (13-18, 5-15 B1G) has a rematch with No. 18 Penn State (12-19, 3-17 B1G) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Both teams have lost their last two games, but it’s the Wildcats that have been much more competitive in the losses, losing by a combined five points compared to […]
Time: 7 PM Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 Location: Charlotte, NC | Spectrum Center, 19,444 capacity TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake +2.5 Over/Under: 151.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 75 | NET: 64 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 56 | NET: 53 […]
The 2026 Big East Tournament is among us. The action will begin with three games on Wednesday night before the rest of the conference takes the floor on Thursday. The tournament, which has taken place at Madison Square Garden since 1983, has a chance to have plenty of controversy given the competitive nature of the […]
The first round of the Big Ten Tournament is here. The Terps and Ducks face off for the second time this season at 5 p.m., with the winner moving onto No. 9-seed Iowa. This is your space for thoughts, observations or whatever you would like to share, but please be respectful.
After Alabama’s upset loss at Georgia in Athens last Tuesday, I wrote the following regarding the Crimson Tide’s postseason outlook: Alabama’s chances of playing its way up to a 3-seed in the NCAA Tournament just got a lot harder as well, as it will likely take a deep run in Nashville (assuming the committee hasn’t […]
When: Wednesday March 11 – 12:00 PM Where: Spectrum Center, Charlotte NC TV: ESPN2 Opponent: Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 78-70 / NC State 77-69 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: In the dictionary, the phrase ‘late season collapse’ has a picture of this team beside it. What’s On the Line? Lunardi’s […]
Since the Nebraska Cornhuskers men’s basketball team will undoubtedly be chosen for the NCAA Tournament, let’s take a look at where you can watch the Selection Show. Men’s Selection Show: 6 p.m. ET on CBS. Women’s Selection Show: 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Event: Reveal of the 68-team fields, seedings, and matchups. For anyone who wants to know what […]
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