College Basketball

[ad_1] Here’s who the ESPN “College GameDay” and Fox “Big Noon Kickoff” pregame crews picked for the Oklahoma vs. Kansas game. The Sooners (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) enter as the sixth-ranked team in the county, while the Jayhawks (5-2, 2-2) are seeking bowl eligibility. More: OU football vs. Kansas: Score, live updates from Sooners-Jayhawks Big 12 game in Week 9 …

[ad_1] With the calendar officially flipping over to Fall, it’s that time of year for recruiting visits in college basketball. Already we know of a few visits lined up for North Carolina targets in future recruiting classes to Chapel Hill. But those targets will also take visits to other programs which is noteworthy. This weekend, two big UNC basketball targets …

[ad_1] No. 20 Tennessee (5-2, 2-2 in SEC play) is in need of a get-right game following a Week 8 loss to No. 8 Alabama on the road. Unfortunately for Josh Heupel and the Vols, they don’t get much of a reprieve in their Week 9 game vs. Kentucky (5-2, 2-2). How did those circumstances change the way the “College …

[ad_1] West Virginia forward Akok Akok collapsed during the Mountaineers’ 85-78 win over George Mason on Friday night and is alert and communicating, according to the school. Akok experienced the medical emergency at the 15:56 mark of the second half of the charity exhibition game. The incident occurred during a stoppage in play and the senior was tended to by …

[ad_1] Wide receiver Tez Johnson and the Oregon Ducks are headed to visit the Utah Utes this Saturday. (AP Photo/Andy Nelson) NCAA college football is back for the 2023 season, with over 90 games taking place just in Week 9. One of those must-watch games? Today’s No. 8 Oregon at No. 13 Utah game. Are you ready to watch the …

[ad_1] Penn State basketball remained undefeated in exhibition games leading up to the start of the 2023-24 college basketball season after taking an exhibition matchup at Robert Morris on Friday night. Penn State topped Robert Morris by a score of 68-58 and led for nearly the entire game from start to finish. Penn State jumped out to an 11-2 lead …

[ad_1] The past 365 days for Michigan basketball have been less than ideal. Michigan went 18-16 overall and 11-9 Big Ten in 2022-23 and missed the NCAA tournament for just the second time in 15 years. The Wolverines were bounced in the second round of the NIT, a 66-65 loss at Vanderbilt. Hunter Dickinson, the program’s leading scorer and rebounder …

[ad_1] The past 365 days for Michigan basketball have been less than ideal. Michigan went 18-16 overall and 11-9 Big Ten in 2022-23 and missed the NCAA tournament for just the second time in 15 years. The Wolverines were bounced in the second round of the NIT, a 66-65 loss at Vanderbilt. Hunter Dickinson, the program’s leading scorer and rebounder …

[ad_1] Josiah-Jordan James has had enough games against his Tennessee basketball teammates at this point. The senior guard is ready to see someone else and he is about to get his wish. “I am excited to get to play against guys who aren’t wearing Tennessee uniforms,” James said Wednesday. “I know everyone in the locker room is. It will tell …

[ad_1] CHAPEL HILL – UNC basketball guard Cormac Ryan was injured in the first half of the Tar Heels’ exhibition game against Saint Augustine’s on Friday night at the Dean E. Smith Center. After an assist to Jalen Washington, Ryan appeared to roll his ankle as he crossed the half-court line with just under a minute left in the first …

[ad_1] Getty Images West Virginia forward Akok Akok is in stable condition after he suffered a medical emergency during a charity exhibition game against George Mason Friday night. The senior collapsed during a timeout and was swarmed by a group of medical personnel before leaving the arena on a stretcher. He was transported to Ruby Memorial Hospital. WVU interim coach …

[ad_1] LEXINGTON — Kentucky’s first 20 minutes were uninspiring. The next 20 were far better. Good thing for the Wildcats: It helped them avoid a loss to Georgetown College, an NAIA squad, on Friday night. After being up just one point at intermission, UK came out with a passion in the second half, pulling away to win 92-69 at Rupp …

[ad_1] LEXINGTON — Kentucky guard Robert Dillingham dropped his hand low for a “too small” gesture aimed at a Georgetown defender Friday in the Wildcats’ 92-69 exhibition win. But it’s UK that has a glaring size issue and its lack of available big men that presents a big problem. The Cats’ trio of 7-footers on the roster — Aaron Bradshaw, …

[ad_1] In WVU men’s basketball first on-court and in-game action of the season, the Mountaineers grabbed a 85-78 win over George Mason in the annual charity exhibition on Friday, where all proceeds from the game will go to support the WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital. Syracuse transfer center Jesse Edwards scored the two baskets of the season for West Virginia with …

[ad_1] The North Carolina men’s basketball team kicked off their season by hosting an exhibition game against St. Augustine, and they gave the fans in attendance and at home a show. A team that came into this season with many questions gave fans the answer early. This ball club is back to where it needs to be. Despite being just …

[ad_1] CHAPEL HILL – More gifted. That was the go-to phrase for former UNC basketball coach Roy Williams when the Tar Heels would play an overmatched opponent. That was the case Friday night as Hubert Davis’ squad ran away from Saint Augustine’s in a 117-53 exhibition victory at the Dean E. Smith Center. RJ Davis scored 17 of his game-high …

[ad_1] Matt Painter’s Boilermakers aren’t new to high major scrimmages to start the season. Whether they’ve been public or secret, Painter has long leaned on an early test against programs along the likes of Providence, West Virginia, or Cincinatti last year. This year’s game against Arkansas will be a little different though. Instead of a game held in private without …

[ad_1] Rick Barnes and Tom Izzo visit before their game on Dec. 21, 2013 at Texas, where Barnes was the coach. Barnes now coaches Tennessee, which is playing an exhibition at MSU on Sunday to benefit the Maui wildfire relief effort. Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes remembers vividly the day he met Tom Izzo. They were in Columbus, Ohio, recruiting …

[ad_1] Wilmington native and former Gatorade National Player of the Year as a senior at Ashley, Saniya Rivers showed fans at NC State’s “Primetime With the Pack” some of her skills Thursday night. The 6-foot-1 guard took a pass high off the glass from NC State men’s basketball player Breon Pass, caught it two-handed in front of the rim and …

[ad_1] Basketball fever has arrived in Arkansas, even with the official start of the college basketball season still a week away. Head coach Eric Musselman confirmed Friday afternoon that the No. 14 Razorbacks had sold out Bud Walton Arena for Saturday’s preseason exhibition against No. 3 Purdue. “Thank you to our fans for showing why Bud Walton Arena is such …

[ad_1] Before even playing a single regular season game, head coach Eric Musselman and the Arkansas Razorbacks have sold out Bud Walton Arena for a preseason charity exhibition against No. 3 Purdue on Saturday. Entering his fifth season in Fayetteville, Musselman has led the Hoop Hogs to three straight Sweet Sixteens, plus a pair of Elite Eight appearances. That postseason …

[ad_1] Whether your favorite college hoops team plays a true gauntlet-of-a-schedule or faces literal cupcakes, I can assure that in listening to coachspeak over the years covering this silly sport, every one of them will say the same of their degree of difficulty entering the season: that the schedule their team faces is unrelenting and brutal.  Some college coaches, though, …

[ad_1] Getty Images Regular-season conference champions who don’t make the NCAA Tournament will no longer receive an automatic bid to the NIT under new selection criteria announced Friday by the NCAA. Instead, the top two teams in the NET rankings from each of the major six conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC) that did not qualify …

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Regular-season conference champions are no longer guaranteed spots in the National Invitation Tournament. The NIT Board of Managers tweaked its qualifying rules for its postseason tournament Friday, saying regular-season champs who do not win their conference tournament and are not otherwise selected to the NCAA Tournament will not receive an automatic bid to the NIT. Instead, …

[ad_1] Our annual rankings of the Top 100 And 1 players in college basketball was released on Thursday, highlighting the best individual players in the sport ahead of the 2023-24 season. Every team in the preseason AP Top 25 poll had at least one player selected and 13 different conferences are represented on the prestige preseason list.  To no surprise, …