One of the main goals of any college basketball team is to win enough games to make the NCAA Tournament. It’s a benchmark that many coaches and players are held to. Once in the Big Dance though, teams sure would like to do some damage, especially those programs that are among the best in the country when it comes to …

The Dallas Mavericks (36-35) will try to stay above the .500 mark this season when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies (43-27) on Monday night. Dallas has won back-to-back games after losing its previous three games, and it is wrapping up a three-game road trip. Memphis has won five of its last six games and is coming off a double-digit win over Golden …

Basketball Hall of Famer Rick Pitino is set to join St. John’s as its new men’s basketball coach. The university announced the deal Monday afternoon. The deal is for six years, according to ESPN. “We are thrilled to announce Hall of Fame coach and New York native Rick Pitino will lead our men’s basketball program into the next chapter of …

Detroit Pistons rookie center Jalen Duren will not play on Tuesday on the road against the Atlanta Hawks due to a neck injury, the team announced. Duren suffered the injury on Sunday in a loss to the Miami Heat. The 13th pick was pump-faked into the air by Kevin Love and then appeared to make contact with the side of …

BC men’s basketball head coach Earl Grant was back on WBZ Sports Final on Sunday night to talk March Madness. Grant chatted with Steve Burton about the tourney and what was a wild opening weekend that saw countless brackets busted with some major upsets. ON FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON BEATING PURDUE“The first thing I would say, is everybody’s bracket is busted. There’s …

PHILADELPHIA–The MVP race in the NBA is again coming down to Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid and Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. Embiid has finished as the runner-up to Jokic in both the 2021 and 2022 MVP races and it is once again coming down to both big men. Embiid is having an incredible season as he is leading the …

WASHINGTON – Ed Cooley is the new men’s basketball coach at Georgetown, hired away from Big East rival Providence in the hopes of rebuilding a once-proud program that dropped to new lows under former star player Patrick Ewing. Georgetown announced the move on Monday, after Providence issued a news release saying that Cooley had resigned. “I plan on hitting the …

The Boston Celtics are looking at the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel for their 2022-23 slate of regular season games, hoping to finish strong after a late stumble midway through the stretch run. Hoping to build some continuity and momentum as the games that matter most draw near in the form of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the …

It’s a nerve-wracking time for Penn State basketball fans right now. Coming off the most successful season the program has had since 2011, it’s clear the fans out there are pleading with the administration to keep head coach Micah Shrewsberry in State College. After legacy powerhouse Georgetown parted ways with their program legend Patrick Ewing earlier this year, Shrewsberry’s name …

Daniel Snyder has been dipping his toe into the water of possibly selling a portion or the entirety of his Washington Commanders franchise, which has millionaires and billionaires alike lining up for a potential run. One of those billionaires is New Jersey Devils co-owner Josh Harris, and he now has a notable millionaire alongside him as he makes his bid …

Antoine Davis has ended his pursuit of “Pistol” Pete Maravich’s NCAA scoring record. The Detroit Mercy guard finished four points shy of breaking Maravich’s mark earlier this month in a loss during the Horizon League Tournament. While it looked like Davis’ college career was over when the College Basketball Invitational did not extend an invitation to the Titans, he held …

It’s hard to deny how downright toxic the discussion around the NBA’s MVP award has gotten over the last few weeks. It’s been overridden by everything going on with Ja Morant, but the bad taste should remain. It’s gone through the predictable cycle of name-calling, bullying and most recently, accusations of racism from former players on daily discussion shows. At …

After a 73-58 victory over the Tulane Greenwave (18-14) at home in Neville Arena, the Auburn Tigers (16-14) travel up to South Carolina for a meeting with the Clemson Tigers (18-5) at 6:00 p.m in the second round of the WNIT. Johnnie Harris led Auburn to its first winning season and post-season tournament appearance since 2019 in her second season …

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The Philadelphia 76ers aim to extend the NBA’s longest active winning streak on Monday. The 76ers have won eight straight games, improving to 48-22 this season, and Philadelphia will host the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls are 33-37 overall and 13-21 in road tilts in 2022-23. Alex Caruso (foot) and Javonte Green (knee) are questionable to play for Chicago, with Lonzo …

I’m still reeling from Gonzaga -4.5. It’s probably not the best mindset to be in as I sit down to write a newsletter in which I give out gambling advice for tonight, but it’s the truth. Overall, I had an excellent first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. After a rough start on Thursday, I was in the zone on Friday. …

PG13 explains how plan to guard Steph went horribly wrong originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea As the Warriors were preparing to go to Los Angeles last Wednesday for a showdown against the Clippers, Paul George was looking forward to his matchup with Stephen Curry. George had a plan, which he explained on “Podcast P with Paul George.” He reached …

1 The Crimson Tide showed excellence on both sides of the ball across the two-game run in Birmingham, first with a blistering offensive showcase against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and then one of the team’s best defensive performances of the year shutting down Maryland in the second round. The offensive excellence in the first game allowed Nate Oats to rest All-American …

The Sacramento Kings (43-27) will continue their push for second place in the Western Conference when they visit the Utah Jazz (34-36) on Monday night. Sacramento has won six of its last seven games and is tied with Memphis for second place in the NBA standings. Utah has won three of its last four games and is trying to earn a spot …

Utah Tech guard Isaiah Pope (21) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Tucson, Ariz. | Rick Scuteri, Associated Press There is plenty of player movement each offseason now in college basketball thanks to the NCAA transfer portal. Here is a running list of players from the state of Utah’s …

Sixers legend Bobby Jones shares unique wisdom on refs, role players originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia If he’d walked from the gym and peeked his head outside, Bobby Jones would’ve seen a statue of himself. Still, he fittingly talked at length Monday morning about role players. A 2019 inductee to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Jones was …

Rick Pitino has accepted the job to be the next coach at St. John’s, with the Hall of Fame coach set for a return to big-time college basketball, sources told CBS Sports. Ten years removed from Louisville’s final season in the basketball-frenzied conference, and 37 years after leaving Providence, Pitino is headed back to the Big East. The Iona coach met …

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has had himself one hell of a week. The big fella put up some incredible numbers in guiding the Sixers to a perfect 3-0 road trip while averaging 35.0 points, 12.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 3.3 blocks per game in order to help the Sixers move up in the standings. As a new week begins, …

March Madness is only as good as the performances delivered within it by the superstars of college basketball. So through two rounds of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, there’s a reason this year has been especially exciting. Between surprising upsets and fun finishes, some of the sport’s biggest names turned in fabulous outings and capitalized on the extra eyeballs being drawn …

NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn is arguably one of the most optimistic coaches in the NBA. Whenever he addresses the media, it is with respect and a positive energy as if he’s happy just with the fact that he gets to coach another basketball game regardless of the pressure of winning games. However, after Monday’s 108-102 …