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Name: University at Albany, maybe State University of New York at Albany if you want to get super fancy about it. Location: Albany, New York Founded: 1844, the same year the first telegraph message was sent in the United States, and one year before Texas became an official state. Enrollment: According to US News and […]
It hasn’t all been bad, but the last few decades have not been kind to Indiana men’s basketball. After parting ways with Bob Knight, who won 11 Big Ten titles, made five final fours, and hung three banners, the Hoosiers have appeared in just one Final Four and won the conference three times over the […]
Your Oregon basketball teams both played in exhibition matches on Thursday night, let’s talk about how they did. The Men’s team was up first, heading down south to take on the Stanford Cardinal. The Ducks got out to a scorching hot start, jumping out to a 12-2 lead in just about 3 minutes of action. […]
It hasn’t been a slow week, with the football team in a bye week. There’s been plenty to talk about. From Eli Drinkwitz being the topic of many fan message boards at places like LSU, Florida, and Penn State, to the questions around a freshman quarterback taking over for the injured Beau Pribula. But for […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sadiq White Jr. wants to get after people. It’s something he takes pride in. The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball freshman brings a defensive focus and tenacity to the court that Syracuse has lacked in recent years. He’s an elite athlete at 6-foot-9 with the versatility that Syracuse needs in man-to-man defense but […]
Reader beware, you’re in for…some Dots! No scares here! Happy Halloween Dawg Fans. It’s a bye week, but there’s plenty of Dawg related news as you prepare for Halloween! Football Dots Basketball Dots That’s all for today, I hope you all have a safe and happy Halloween if you celebrate. I personally don’t care much […]
On Thursday, former Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne was named to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. Delle Donne played for the Chicago Sky from 2013-16 and the Mystics from 2017-23. Today, she is a Monumental Basketball advisor and is also the USA Basketball 3X3 women’s national team’s managing director. While […]
We are in that wonderful time of year when Purdue basketball and Purdue football are going at the same time. That means no shortage of content to discuss. Sure, it would be much better if the football team was winning games, but at least they are out there…giving it the old college try? On this […]
Everything is set up for Lauren Betts to have a monster year for UCLA. The coaches and media voted Betts the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year. Both also placed her on the Preseason All-Big Ten Team, and did so unanimously. No other Big Ten player made the All-Big Ten Team by both the […]
If you haven’t been paying attention, Matt Wakins, aka DataMizzou, has been publishing player previews on YouTube and RockM.plus now for the last month. Each preview is fully available to the general public, and not just for subscribers. The videos range in length from about 15 minutes to 30 minutes, and they’re chalk full of […]
The Hawkeye men begin their basketball season Tuesday, 11/4, against Robert Morris. This will be the first look we get from the team, as they absconded the standard exhibition in favor of a second secret scrimmage against the team who knocked out Ben McCollum’s Drake Bulldogs, Texas Tech. From the sounds of it, the Hawkeyes […]
With only 3 returning players from last season, there was a big need to bring in some talent and experience. Damon Stoudamire ended up bringing in 4 new faces to supplement the roster, a few of which should play significant roles this season. Given Georgia Tech basketball’s NIL budget (or lack thereof), Stoudamire was mostly […]
The Duke Chronicle has a couple of columns up worth your time. The first is about the gauntlet of a schedule that Jon Scheyer has set up. Duke plays Texas (neutral), Kansas, (neutral), Arkansas (neutral), Florida in Cameron, Michigan State in East Lansing, Texas Tech (neutral) and Michigan (neutral). The Devils will also visit Army, […]
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! Tomorrow is the beginning of November. That means it will be the last month of college football’s regular season, but also the beginning of college basketball. Our hockey team, who are #1 in the nation, have this weekend off. But we still have three games in the next few days to help you […]
On the back of a run to the Sweet 16 and a 25-win season, Maryland women’s basketball is gearing up for year 24 of the Brenda Frese era. The roster for 2025-26 features a mix of newcomers and familiar faces with eight returning players, two highly-touted transfers and five freshmen. Here’s what you need to […]
Kentucky basketball played its final of two exhibition games last night when it played host to the Georgetown Hoyas at Rupp Arena. Down a couple of their starting guards, head coach Mark Pope and his Wildcats fell to Georgetown (84-70) in what was a defensive collapse and a mess on the offensive end of the […]
In its final tune-up before the start of the regular season, No. 10 Maryland women’s basketball showed a glimpse of what its nonconference slate may look like. After falling to No. 9 NC State in its first exhibition, the Terps ended the preseason on a high note, massacring Point Park by 85 points, 120-35. Despite […]
Maryland men’s basketball forward Pharrel Payne may shoulder much of the offensive workload this season — the team’s exhibition match against UMBC proved just how reliant they are on the big man. But the Terps’ frontcourt is not where the meat and depth of their lineup lies. Rather, it’s an extensive list of facilitators and […]
The Kentucky Wildcats had a solid season in Mark Pope’s inaugural season. Expectations weren’t incredibly high as most had tempered them, but it’s still Kentucky, right? The same can’t be said about this season, as Pope is entering year 2. Fans believe this is a Final Four caliber team, and, according to many reports, it […]
Or, why I spend so much time looking at the rest of the SEC. Also, Happy Halloween! I can be accused of being a bit of a homer, viewing things with Mizzou basketball with rose-colored glasses. A large part of that comes from me just wanting to enjoy my sports fandom, and doom and gloom […]
Duke has been a powerful program for so long that many people either don’t know or can’t believe that it wasn’t always like that for the Blue Devils. The Vic Bubas era was glamorous but relatively brief and the early ‘70’s were a disaster. Bill Foster brought some hope back and got Duke to the […]
After a tough first outing for Becky Burke and the Arizona women’s basketball team, they were looking to bounce back tonight in the final exhibition game of the season. In a 59–43 game, it was a bit close for comfort against Cal State LA. “Were we perfect?” asked Burke. “No, are there still plenty of […]
We’re back with DBR Bites 119 to discuss Jon Scheyer landing his second recruit of the Class of 2026! Maxime Meyer made a surprise announcement this afternoon that he was committing to the Blue Devils, and Donald and Jason quickly discuss the addition of Meyer to next year’s roster. The 7’1” Canadian center has been […]
And we’re off. Illinois women’s basketball played its only public exhibition on Thursday night as the Illini topped DII Maryville 79-60 at State Farm Center. Freshman Cearah Parchment starred for the Illini, scoring a game-high 22 points and adding 13 rebounds. Very Kendall Bostic of her. The game came just two days after head coach […]
Just one week after Kentucky basketball looked like world-beaters in a physical, dominant win over No. 1 Purdue, the hype train came to a screeching halt. Friday night’s 84-70 exhibition loss to the Georgetown Hoyas wasn’t just a loss; it was a blaring, five-alarm warning sign about this roster’s most significant potential weakness. It reminded […]