College Basketball

Alabama basketball has hit the floor in Mackey Arena to face its first ranked opponent of the 2024-25 season in Purdue on Friday. The No. 2 Crimson Tide’s first road game of the year against the No. 12 Boilermakers will see the returning Final Four programs duel to extend their 3-0 starts. So far, Purdue, who leads the series 6-3, …

Preview: Wofford at No. 6 Duke Blue Devils come out of Kentucky loss with a few questions to answer Duke coach Jon Scheyer points out a call to his team during Tuesday night’s game. (Photo by Dale Zanine/USA Today Sports Images) The first big game of Duke’s season didn’t go the Blue Devils’ way. They’re going to have more big …

Local college basketball fans may have circled Friday night on the schedule. Why? Because it’s the first time this season Marquette is stepping up in competition and playing another power-conference team. Friday night’s game at Maryland is the first of two in a row against Big Ten Conference foes. The No. 15 Golden Eagles (3-0) will return to Fiserv Forum …

Nov 4, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Ven-Allen Lubin (22) reacts as guard Seth Trimble (7) dunks the ball in the first half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images After a week off, the North Carolina Tar Heels return to the court on Friday night to host American in the …

Fans in the student section hold up a BYU banner during a football game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. | Ben B. Braun, Deseret News Kansas (3-6, 2-4 Big 12) at No. 6 BYU (9-0, 6-0 Big 12) Kickoff: Saturday, 8:15 p.m. MDT Venue: LaVell Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 62,073) TV: ESPN Livestream: https://www.espn.com/watch Radio: …

Urban Klavzar GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida guard Urban Klavzar, who played 13 games at Catholic University of Murcia in Spain during the 2022-23 season, was cleared to play by the NCAA. Klavzar will make his collegiate debut when the 20th-ranked Gators visit Florida State, coach Todd Golden said. Golden said part of the NCAA ruling is that Klavzar will be …

If ever there was a reminder that there are no running clocks in college basketball … Mizzou comfortably extended its winning streak to three games Thursday at Mizzou Arena, defeating Mississippi Valley State 111-39 on Norm Stewart Court, breaking multiple previous records in the Dennis Gates era. The 72-point victory was, by quite some margin, the most lopsided win of …

Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (1-3) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (2-1) Fort Wayne, Indiana; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne hosts Southern Indiana after Rasheed Bello scored 31 points in Purdue Fort Wayne’s 91-69 win against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. Purdue Fort Wayne finished 11-5 at home a season ago while going 23-13 overall. The Mastodons allowed opponents …

One of the most worn-out cliches in life is that everyone runs their own race, a short quip about individuality and progress. Arkansas junior wing Adou Thiero seems to be hitting his stride in his race now in his third year of college basketball, as he’s outpacing his previous two seasons by a significant margin. The Kentucky transfer is averaging …

Game Preview | #2 Alabama at #14 Purdue | How to Watch (Photo by imagn) One of the best games of the season happens Friday night in Mackey Arena #2 Alabama (3-0) heads into Mackey Arena Friday night to take on #14 Purdue (3-0) in one of the most anticipated non-conference games of the season. Purdue got the best of …

Northwestern State Demons (1-2) at Rice Owls (2-1) Houston; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern State visits Rice after Micah Thomas scored 20 points in Northwestern State’s 73-57 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners. Rice went 11-21 overall last season while going 6-10 at home. The Owls shot 44.3% from the field and 33.7% from 3-point range last season. Northwestern …

Virginia Cavaliers (2-0) vs. Villanova Wildcats (2-2) Baltimore; Friday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -4.5; over/under is 129.5 BOTTOM LINE: Villanova takes on Virginia in Baltimore, Maryland. Villanova went 18-16 overall with a 7-5 record in non-conference games during the 2023-24 season. The Wildcats gave up 65.6 points per game while committing 15.5 fouls last season. Virginia finished …

MANHATTAN — Kansas State basketball Jerome Tang struggled to find anything positive about the Wildcats’ first serious setback of the young season. The only silver lining might have been the timing. “The great thing about this is it’s early in the year, and it doesn’t end your season,” Tang said after LSU dominated his Wildcats for all but the first …

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue basketball players possess a vague understanding of the historic streak on the line Friday against No. 2 Alabama. Not that coach Matt Painter hides it from them. He’s fond of pointing out senior Caleb Furst has never lost a nonconference regular-season game. In 38 nonconference regular season games stretching back to 2020, the Boilermakers have come …

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (2-1) at Davidson Wildcats (2-0) Davidson, North Carolina; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Davidson takes on East Tennessee State after Reed Bailey scored 24 points in Davidson’s 91-85 victory against the Bowling Green Falcons. Davidson finished 9-7 at home a season ago while going 15-17 overall. The Wildcats averaged 70.1 points per game last season, …

Temple Owls (3-0) at Boston College Eagles (1-1) Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -1.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: Temple faces Boston College after Zion Stanford scored 23 points in Temple’s 69-61 win against the Drexel Dragons. Boston College finished 20-16 overall a season ago while going 10-6 at home. The Eagles shot 45.6% from the …

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue basketball players possess a vague understanding of the historic streak on the line Friday against No. 2 Alabama. Not that coach Matt Painter hides it from them. He’s fond of pointing out senior Caleb Furst has never lost a nonconference regular-season game. In 38 nonconference regular season games stretching back to 2020, the Boilermakers have come …

Wisconsin basketball (3-0) returns to the hardwood for its fourth game of the 2024-25 slate on Friday night for a matchup against the Arizona Wildcats (2-0). The Badgers enter the contest after a 87-56 win over Appalachian State last Sunday. The performance was easily UW’s most impressive of the season — the Badgers rattled off a 23-0 scoring surge in …

Former Wisconsin Badgers guard Connor Essegian started his first career game with the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Wednesday night. In over 16 minutes of action, Essegian logged eight points in an 86-60 victory over the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. The former Badger nailed two of his seven three-point field goal attempts and notched two rebounds in the effort. Through three games of …

The Crimson Tide is rolling for the first time this season as Alabama basketball hits the road for Purdue. All 14,876 seats in No. 12 Purdue’s Mackey Arena are sold out for Friday’s top 15 matchup as Alabama and the Boilermakers seek to stretch 3-0 records. On top of that, No. 2 UA has helped attract 21 teams and 23 …

For each season that Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats has been with the Crimson Tide, big man Clifford Omoruyi has a game against Purdue. Three appearances in Mackey Arena with six total against Purdue (3-0) see the Rutgers transfer enter Friday’s matchup as UA’s most experienced player against coach Matt Painter and the Boilermakers. At Thursday’s media availability ahead of …

Michigan basketball returns home to take on TCU on Friday night (6 p.m., FS1) at Crisler Center after a hard-fought 72-70 loss to Wake Forest on Sunday in Greensboro, North Carolina. The game, technically a neutral-site matchup, was played just more than 30 miles away from the Demon Deacons’ campus in Winston-Salem. Although the Wolverines got out to a 13-point …

Monmouth’s brutal early season schedule, part head coach King Rice’s non-conference philosophy, part economic reality at a time when guaranteed money games are vital for mid-majors, continues when the Hawks make the journey up Rt. 18 to Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway for tonight’s (6:30 p.m.) Big Ten Network clash with No. 24 Rutgers. The Hawks (0-3) have only ever …

FAYETTEVILLE — It only took three games, but Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari is dealing with the repercussions of his small roster. Officially, the No. 21 Razorbacks (2-1) have 15 players available. But, in reality, Arkansas has nine players who Calipari wants to use in his rotation. The others are likely going to play in emergency situations. The Hogs might …

Alabama basketball is aiming to stay undefeated in its first road trip against its first ranked opponent of the 2024-25 season. No. 12 Purdue welcomes the No. 2 Crimson Tide for a 6 p.m. CT tipoff Friday at Mackey Arena. Both returning Final Four teams take the floor 3-0 on the season. After breaking 100 in the season opener against …