Latest blog entries about College Basketball
The Syracuse Orange basketball team suffered a blowout loss to the Duke Blue Devils on Monday night, falling by a final score of 101-64 inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. The 37-point drubbing represented the largest margin of defeat for Syracuse in a conference game since the DePaul debacle of 2006 in which the Orange lost by […]
Yesterday was not a great sports day for the Huskers as women’s basketball and baseball both lost games. Hopefully today will be a better showing as Nebrasketball takes on another ranked opponent in Iowa. In Olympics news the USA won gold in monobob when Elana Meyers Taylor beat the German leader by .02 seconds. and […]
Clemson travels to Winston-Salem for a must-win game against Wake Forest. Clemson is looking to snap their second two-game losing streak of the year. The last time they lost two straight was against BYU and Alabama and they responded by winning nine-in-a-row. KenPom gives the Tigers a 57% chance to beat the Demon Deacons despite […]
A Wright State home loss early in the week opened the door for Oakland to knot things up atop the standings, but the Golden Grizzlies failed to capitalize, meaning the Raiders closed another week at the top. In addition to the competitive race for the crown, fans were treated to an all-time rant, more upsets […]
Inside IU basketball with Darian DeVries returned Monday night from Hoosier Hank’s in Bloomington. The first-year IU coach sat with the voice of the Hoosiers, Don Fischer, ahead of Indiana’s matchup against Purdue on Friday night in West Lafayette. Jasai ... The post News and notes from Inside IU basketball with Darian DeVries appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
Though Ohio State didn’t come away with the win in the Nashville Hoops Showdown this weekend in Tennessee, they kept it close against the No. 15 team in the country, even without the Buckeyes’ starting guard John Mobley Jr., who was ruled out indefinitely with a hand injury. In large part, this was thanks to […]
When: Tuesday February 17 – 7:00 PM Where: Lenovo Center TV: ESPN Opponent: North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 81-78 / NC State 81-78 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: The season is generally going better than previous seasons, but the pattern is concerning: Notre Dame and Stanford are absolute must […]
On Monday morning, it was announced that Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty star and Unrivaled co-founder, has signed with the Turkish powerhouse club Fenerbahçe. Stewart, a two-time EuroLeague Final Four MVP and two-time EuroLeague champion, played for Fenerbahçe in their 2022-23 season, which was her most recent stint in international basketball. Stewart is currently playing […]
Kansas Jayhawks News Lance Leipold says he’s pleased with KU’s roster retention Bill Self talks about what needs to change for Kansas as they approach the offseason Self also talked to the media to break down the ISU loss, and provide a preview of the Oklahoma State game Links! The KC Star writes that Jerome […]
Last year, Jase Richardson made his first start as a Spartan in the 23rd game of the season against Oregon. Richardson scored a career high of 29 points that day as MSU had a huge second half and came back to beat the Ducks at home. This year, Jordan Scott also got his first start […]
After a frustrating loss at Michigan State last week put some distance between Illinois and the 1-seeds last week, a truly deflating loss at home to Wisconsin threatened to drop the Illini down to a 3-seed. Fortunately for the Illini, Kylan Boswell came back and a stifling defensive performance against Indiana righted the ship. Also, […]
With just six games remaining in the season, Maryland men’s basketball has officially missed out on the top six seeds of the Big Ten Tournament — which may be a shocker to some Terps fans. But with six games remaining, there is still something to play for within the conference. Maryland is out of the […]
Good morning, BBN! The Kentucky Wildcats return to Rupp Arena tonight as they welcome the Georgia Bulldogs to town, in what has shifted into a must-win game if the Cats hope to stay alive for a top-four seed in the conference tournament. That might be easier said than done. Sitting at 17-8 (5-7), Mike White’s […]
Before every Ohio State men’s basketball game, Connor Lemons gets you ready for that day’s action with key stats, players to know, and prevalent storylines for that day’s game on the “Good Hoops Morning” podcast. Listen to the episode and subscribe: Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Wisconsin Badgers (-1.5) at Ohio […]
There’s a lot of positivity both locally and nationally after Kentucky Basketball put up a valiant effort against SEC-leading Florida Saturday in Gainesville. If the Wildcats can play that hard in each of their six remaining regular-season games, they have a shot to win out. That would definitely put them in the top four of […]
*We’ve made it through the men’s hockey prelims over in Italy and today marks the start of the single-elimination tournament that leads to the gold medal. It’s very exciting! It’s been so long since we’ve been able to watch NHL players do this! Here’s everything you need to know as things get underway. [ Sportsnet ] *Regrettably the Content Producers in the hockey cinematic universe seem to enjoy writing about Team Canada and Team USA and very little else, so here’s a look at Team USA’s l...
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Hoops Mizzou Basketball had a golden opportunity on Saturday night vs Texas to improve their bubble status, but an 85-68 loss to the Longhorns has the Tigers currently outside of the NCAA Tournament picture. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi and Bracketeer’s Rocco Miller have Mizzou as the […]
Greetings, BBN! The weekend provided some separation in the league, as well as a four-car pileup for third place. Florida edged Kentucky to retain possession of first place, and Arkansas took care of business with Auburn to leap Kentucky for second. Behind them are Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky, who are all 8-4 and all, […]
Girona 2-1 FC Barcelona: Defeat at Montilivi – FC BarcelonaFC Barcelona have lost an action-packed Catalan derby away to struggling Girona, and it’s a result that means they have surrendered top spot in the league to Real Madrid. HIGHLIGHTS | Girona v Barça – FC BarcelonaAll the action from the Catalan derby in Montilivi in […]
Mike Hastings was hired as the head coach at Wisconsin on March 30, 2023, following the release of Tony Granato. The Badgers had been caught in a slump during the 2022-23 campaign, finishing 13-23 overall, and 6-18 in conference...
Arizona is a team that needs to turn opponents over and run in transition to score. If the overtime loss against Arizona State proved anything, it’s that dribbling into the trees and desperately looking for a passing lane or forcing a shot up against bigger players isn’t going to work for this group. The problem […]
The UCLA Bruins have won more NCAA titles (11) in basketball than any other school (Kentucky is the next closest at 8). However, this is on the men’s side. The women’s team is still seeking its first national championship; it may very well come this April. Saturday saw the NCAA do their first projected seeding, […] The post UCLA Bruins #2 Overall Projected Seed in Women’s NCAA Tournament appeared first on The Sports Bank .
Syracuse kept up with Duke for about the first 11 1/2 minutes but after that it was all Duke in a 101-64 blowout. For the first few minutes, Syracuse did play well and to their credit they competed hard throughout. But Duke was just much, much better in this one. How much better? Cameron Boozer […]
The mystique of Hilton Coliseum isn’t just a marketing slogan; it’s a living, breathing intensity that swallowed the No. 2 Houston Cougars whole tonight. In a sea of gold, No. 6 Iowa State pulled off a gritty 70-67 comeback victory, handing Kelvin Sampson’s squad just their third loss of the season. The Finishing Kick: Perfection […]
For as much momentum as Will Stein and the coaching staff have at Kentucky, there are going to be players already committed to the program who decommit. That’s just the reality of coaching staff changes across college football. Class of 2027 quarterback DJ Hunter has reopened his recruitment after originally committing to Kentucky in April […]
The week's most-read College Basketball posts, emailed every Monday.