College Basketball

[ad_1] AMES – JT Rock stopped me on the way out of Iowa State’s locker room after an NCAA Tournament victory against Washington State in Omaha. “Look around,” the redshirt freshman suggested. “Look around.” At what was I looking, other than a bunch of happy Cyclones who’d just advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16? “The reason I chose Iowa …

[ad_1] The stage is set for the National Invitation Tournament final. More commonly known as the NIT, the tournament will culminate when Indiana State takes on Seton Hall in the championship game Thursday night in the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, which is the home arena of the Butler Bulldogs. The NIT has been in operation since 1938, which was actually …

[ad_1] Apr. 3—The University of Connecticut is heading to its seventh Final Four and its second in as many seasons. Not only that, but the Huskies hoisted the championship trophy at the end of last year. The recent success, thanks in large part to head coach Dan Hurley, has been there. But no other team in the Final Four can …

[ad_1] LEXINGTON — Since Kentucky basketball’s 2023-24 season ended in another frustrating first-round flameout in the NCAA Tournament, longtime coach John Calipari has vowed he’ll make changes to his roster construction for 2024-25. Most notably, leaning less on underclassmen — 10 players on the 2023-24 roster were freshmen or sophomores — and more on veterans. To achieve that aim, not only will Calipari turn …

[ad_1] WEST LAFAYETTE — Mitch Daniels was a young, ambitious political up and comer and chief of staff to Sen. Richard Lugar when he and a couple other staff members took a break from the grind of Washington politics to drink a few beers and watch some really good basketball in the land where basketball was king. Inside Market Square …

[ad_1] Indiana State men’s basketball play for the championship of the National Invitation Tournament on Thursday night against Seton Hall, continuing the Missouri Valley Conference’s long and storied history in the event. MVC men’s basketball programs have seven titles and 87 all-time wins in the NIT. Of those, Bradley won an all-time MVC-best 25 NIT games and four NIT titles. …

[ad_1] GLENDALE, Ariz. − Purdue basketball’s chance to advance to the national championship game for the first time since 1969 has one final obstacle. North Carolina State and NCAA Tournament darling DJ Burns Jr. The Boilermakers are heavy favorites, 9.5 points per BetMGM, to win Saturday’s Final Four matchup. If that happen, the Boilers will play either Connecticut or Alabama …

[ad_1] Bradley’s Duke Deen, middle, holds a sign proclaiming the Braves’ Missouri Valley Conference championship as he and his teammates celebrate their 73-61 victory over Drake in the regular-season finale Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023 at Carver Arena. PEORIA — The NCAA transfer portal and NIL era has become a take-no-prisoners battleground for the Bradley Braves and all other Division-I college …

[ad_1] For the past few years, we’ve heard men’s college basketball coaches complain that they can no longer build a title contender around one-and-done prospects, that the value of a five-star freshman has diminished. Consider this Final Four affirmation of that theory. Only one team features a freshman in its starting five. UConn’s Stephon Castle is the Huskies’ fifth-leading scorer. …

[ad_1] Devin Carter will forgo his senior season at Providence and enter the NBA Draft. The junior guard confirmed the news on his personal social media accounts Wednesday morning. Carter was the Big East Player of the Year and is considered a candidate to be selected in the first round. More: Providence Friars guard Devin Carter is the Big East …

[ad_1] AUBURN — After two seasons with Auburn basketball, Tre Donaldson has plans to move on. The 6-foot-3 point guard announced Wednesday in an Instagram post with Joe Tipton of On3 Sports that he intends to enter the transfer portal. Donaldson has been used predominantly as coach Bruce Pearl’s backup point guard over the last couple of campaigns, spelling Wendell …

[ad_1] Only days after entering the transfer portal, former Colorado men’s basketball center Eddie Lampkin Jr. gave his commitment to the ACC’s Syracuse Orange. Lampkin announced his pledge on Tuesday evening, about one week after his lone season at Colorado concluded in the NCAA Tournament. Before joining the Buffs, he spent the first three years of his college career at …

[ad_1] Michigan State head basketball coach Tom Izzo is reportedly losing a member of his staff. Mark Montgomery has reportedly been tabbed as the new head coach of the University of Detroit Mercy. This will be Montgomery’s second head coaching job, having led Northern Illinois’s basketball program from 2011-2021. Montgomery has also served two long stints as an assistant with …

[ad_1] Mississippi State basketball’s Shakeel Moore plans to enter the transfer portal, he reportedly told Jamie Shaw of On3. Moore will be entering his fifth season of college basketball, which comes courtesy of the extra year granted to athletes by the NCAA following the COVID-19 pandemic. Moore, who is a product of Greensboro, North Carolina, started his career at NC …

[ad_1] Indiana State Sycamores center Robbie Avila (21) goes in for a lay-up against Utah Utes guard Deivon Smith (5) on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, during the NIT semifinals at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Indiana State Sycamores defeated the Utah Utes, 100-90. Robbie Avila has been one of the most entertaining parts of the college basketball season. So are …

[ad_1] If you were holding out hope that new Michigan basketball coach Dusty May would be able to coerce point guard Dug McDaniel to come back to Ann Arbor and withdraw from the transfer portal, that hope was dashed on Wednesday afternoon. McDaniel was the biggest casualty in Juwan Howard’s firing, entering the transfer portal shortly after the announcement. He …

[ad_1] McDaniel committed on the back of a visit to K-State over the weekend, where he was seen donning the jersey on TikTok videos and social media posts. He was the second Michigan player to visit over the weekend, joining center Tarris Reed, Jr. McDaniel averaged 16.3 points and 4.7 assists per game for Michigan this season, leading the team …

[ad_1] PHOENIX — The dervish of Alabama basketball has no handle, no moves, no game, no rep, really. But the dervish of Alabama basketball also cannot be stopped. Michael Schwimer is all at once a floppy-haired, ball of energy, forward-thinking, idea man. Hanging around State Farm Stadium this week for the Final Four, you’ll notice him way before you know …

[ad_1] Pat Kelsey’s first non-Charleston commit through the NCAA transfer portal was an impactful one. Terrence Edwards Jr. of James Madison, who was named this season’s Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, pledged Wednesday to spend his final year of eligibility with Louisville men’s basketball, according to a report from The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman on X, formerly …

[ad_1] One week after their second consecutive loss in the NIT quarterfinals, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team had lost a post player to the transfer portal while trying to navigate new NIL waters to sustain their current roster. Gone is 6-foot-11 Russian post Viktor Lakhin who led the team in scoring much of the season before falling into …

[ad_1] Former Michigan basketball point guard Dug McDaniel has found his next home: Manhattan. Not the Big Apple, but the Little Apple. McDaniel, who will be a junior with two years of remaining eligibility, announced on social media Wednesday he will play for Kansas State next season and coach Jerome Tang in the Big 12. “The wait over 💜💜💜 #committed,” …

[ad_1] Michigan State’s Bree Robinson pushes the ball up court after a steal against Rutgers’ Erica Lafayette, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, in East Lansing, Mich. Bree Robinson is searching for a new home. The Michigan State women’s basketball reserve freshman guard announced on Instagram she was entering the transfer portal. Robinson joins starting point guard DeeDee Hagemann as MSU players …

[ad_1] It’s the final weekend of the college basketball season and the two best point guards in the class of 2020 are not only still playing, but will face off against each other. Caitlin Clark, the No. 4 overall recruit in the class, carried Iowa into the Final Four with a 41-point, 12-assist performance. The Hawkeyes will face No. 1 …

[ad_1] The Tigers took some noticeable strides in Year 2 under Matt McMahon. They finished with a winning record and improved their SEC win total from two games to nine this year, earning a bid to the NIT in the process. But the team still wasn’t in the tournament mix, and after two transfer-heavy offseasons in Baton Rouge, McMahon is …

[ad_1] Louisville guard Skyy Clark drives past Maryland Baltimore County guard Dion Brown on Nov. 6. Clark announced he is transferring to UCLA. (Timothy D. Easley / Associated Press) Mick Cronin’s first offseason acquisition could find a spot alongside Dylan Andrews in UCLA’s starting backcourt. The Bruins snagged Louisville’s leading scorer Wednesday after sophomore combo guard Skyy Clark announced on …