College Basketball

Michigan State basketball and North Carolina will square off next Thanksgiving Day as part of the 2025 Fort Myers Tip-Off, tournament organizers have announced. The matchup features two of men’s college basketball’s most iconic programs. The Spartans and Tar Heels anchor the 2025 Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division, which will take place Thanksgiving Week at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on …

Two of men’s college basketball’s iconic programs – Michigan State and North Carolina – will square off next Thanksgiving Day as part of the 2025 Fort Myers Tip-Off, tournament organizers announced. The Spartans and Tar Heels anchor the 2025 Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division, which will take place Thanksgiving Week at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the campus of Florida …

There was seemingly a plethora of positives from Xavier’s 80-55 victory over Siena Wednesday night at Cintas Center, which moved the Musketeers to 5-0 for the first time in four years. Xavier kept up its impressive three-point shooting (11-of-24), had nine players make a field goal, won the rebounding battle (35-29), had a 33-4 edge in fast-break points, a 20-point …

Nov 15, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Elliot Cadeau (3) reacts as forward Jalen Washington (13) dunks the ball in the second half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Even though we’re just two weeks into the 2024-2025 college basketball season, it’s never too early to start making March Madness …

Duke basketball has officially announced the signing of four players from the 2025 recruiting class. Cameron Boozer and Cayden Boozer, along with Shelton Henderson and Nikolas Khamenia, have signed their national letters of intent to join the Blue Devils for the 2025-26 season. With that quartet, third-year coach Jon Scheyer is on track for another top-ranked recruiting class. If that …

Nov. 21—While Illinois made a run to the Elite Eight last season, most national recognition of the program came when discussing Terrence Shannon Jr.’s status as he went through the legal process that fully exonerated him on charges filed in Lawrence, Kan. So while the Illini have steadily improved under Brad Underwood, they still haven’t always gotten the level of …

With their first road win under their belt, the Cincinnati Bearcats high-flying men’s basketball team will hit the air for the first time when they charter to Atlanta for a Saturday afternoon tip with Georgia Tech. Wes Miller’s team is ranked No. 18 in the AP and No. 16 in the USA Today Coaches poll and will get their toughest …

BLOOMINGTON – Hoosiers Connect, IU Athletics’ official partner NIL collective, is taking Indiana basketball on the road. Early next year, the collective will begin sponsoring and organizing basketball camps around the state involving current Indiana players, in an effort to use NIL opportunities for athletes to connect more closely with fans further afield of Bloomington. The first two camps are …

Alabama basketball picked up a big 100-87 win over No. 20 Illinois on Wednesday night, and it came with a bigger omission from the box score. Fifth-year guard Mark Sears, a consensus second-team All-America selection last season who led the No. 7 Crimson Tide to their first Final Four appearance, was held scoreless throughout the entirety of the game. He …

Ja Morant is back and has Brook Lopez turned around. It’s November, and the electric point guard is leading the fast break in the third quarter against a porous Milwaukee Bucks transition defense. The slow-footed Lopez is the only obstacle between Morant and a thunderous finish at the basket. With Morant going downhill, this is a viral moment waiting to …

After rolling through a trio of low-major teams the Texas basketball team will step up the level of competition at the UKG Legends Classic in Brooklyn, New York. Texas (3-1) will open the four-team event Thursday against traditional power Syracuse (3-0), now an Atlantic Coast Conference program with a deep legacy rooted in the Big East and New York City. On Friday, Texas …

Cam Carr will miss four to six weeks with a left thumb injury suffered in Tennessee basketball’s win against Austin Peay on Sunday. The sophomore guard did not practice Tuesday before the Vols left for the Bahamas, where they play a pair of games Thursday and Friday. No. 9 Tennessee (4-0) plays its first game of the Baha Mar Championship …

This is not what Grand Canyon coach Bryce Drew envisioned in the first four games of the season. A 2-2 start with players out of position, out of sync, out of rhythm, a defense struggling at times and a lack of focus shooting the ball. In one of the worst 3-point shooting performances at home in Drew’s five years leading …

With a tough enough schedule coming when Big 12 play starts, the Arizona State Sun Devils could not afford to lose a nonconference game that typically goes in the win column. It was a close call, but the Sun Devils emerged with a 93-89 win over visiting Cal Poly Wednesday night at Desert Financial Arena. The Sun Devils (5-1) had …

Nov 16, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes linebacker LaVonta Bentley (20) reacts to a play in the first quarter against the Utah Utes at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images If the Colorado Buffaloes were playing the Kansas Jayhawks of last month, they would be a much bigger favorite than where they sit now heading into Saturday. On …

The Oregon Duck men’s basketball team gathers off court before their game against Troy at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. The undefeated Oregon men’s basketball team hits the road for the first time this season. It’ll be a short trip, however. The Ducks (4-0) will play Oregon State (4-0) at 7 p.m. Thursday inside Gill Coliseum …

The UTEP men’s basketball team did something it hasn’t often done in recent years. The Miners pulled out a tough win on the road at Cal-Santa Barbara, turning back a number of charges in an 79-76 victory against a Gauchos team that came in 4-0. UTEP improved to 3-1 with its first victory of the year against a Division I …

SOUTH KINGSTOWN — The tune-ups are over. Close that opening chapter in the book that is this University of Rhode Island men’s basketball season. Sunday will introduce some mettle. The Rams did enough to control Lafayette on a Wednesday night that ultimately was never really all that close. URI pressed on the gas at the right times in the second half …

Former Wisconsin basketball guard Chucky Hepburn logged a season-high point total in the Louisville Cardinals’ blowout win over Bellarmine on Tuesday. In 26 minutes of action, Hepburn registered 16 points, five rebounds, two assists and four steals in the 100-68 triumph. Those numbers came on on 6-of-11 shooting and 1-of-6 from beyond the arc. Through three games with the Cardinals, …

EAST LANSING – Bucky McMillan brought his ornery Bulldogs to Breslin Center on Tuesday night looking for far more than a payday for Samford’s athletic department. He wanted a win, like every coach and competitor at every level does. But the architect of the physical and high-intensity “Bucky Ball” system also needed to learn some things about his players on …

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 05: Mikail Kamara #6 of the Indiana Hoosiers looks on against the Northwestern Wildcats during the second half at Martin Stadium on October 05, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) One senior writer for The Athletic, Chris Vannini, brought up a good point on Sunday via Twitter/X, and that is, that if Indiana …

Wisconsin men’s basketball program appeared in Joe Lunardi’s latest 2025 March Madness men’s field prediction on Wednesday.  After being projected as one of the bubble teams in Lunardi’s May installation of his bracketology, the ESPN analyst now considers the Badgers a No. 9 seed in the Midwest region of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Wisconsin’s placement arrives on the heels of …

The 22nd-ranked Texas Tech basketball team has been dominant to start the 2024-25 season but now gets some real tests when the Red Raiders head to Brooklyn for the Legends Classic. First up for Texas Tech (4-0) is a matchup with Saint Joseph’s (3-1), which will be the second game of the day following Texas and Syracuse’s collision from the …

The Hoosiers (10-0, 7-0) have filed through an easy Big Ten schedule ahead of Saturday’s trip to Columbus, while the Buckeyes (9-1, 6-1) have won four games in a row after losing at Oregon. In the SEC, CFP hopefuls Alabama and Ole Miss have road tests (against Oklahoma and Florida respectively), while Texas faces Kentucky at home ahead of next …

EAST LANSING – Bucky McMillan brought his ornery Bulldogs to Breslin Center on Tuesday night looking for far more than a payday for Samford’s athletic department. He wanted a win, like every coach and competitor at every level does. But the architect of the physical and high-intensity “Bucky Ball” system also needed to learn some things about his players on …