College Basketball

[ad_1] Iowa State swept The Bahamas this week. The Cyclone men’s basketball team closed its three-game swing at the Atlantis Resort with Wednesday’s 79-66 victory against the Puerto Rico National Team. That allowed coach T.J. Otzelberger’s team to head home with a 3-0 record and knowledge of how his new roster can mesh. “I was pleased with the way we …

[ad_1] Kansas basketball coach Bill Self said his Jayhawks had a good week, as he reflected Monday on the team’s trip to Puerto Rico. Self, speaking on the livestream broadcast on KUAthletics.com after the third exhibition game, said that for the most part the players had opportunities to enjoy themselves away from basketball. The weather cooperated. And then he noted …

[ad_1] The final game of Florida basketball’s 2023-24 non-conference schedule was released on Tuesday. Florida will face Pittsburgh on Nov. 22 in the opening round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. The Gators will start the season against Loyola Maryland on Sunday, Nov. 6 and then face Virginia that Friday. Then, UF will face Florida A&M on Nov. 14 and finish …

[ad_1] Some things never change. Like the fact that Monmouth head coach King Rice is going to challenge his team early with a tough non-conference schedule. So it was no surprise to see three high-major foes among the 13 games when that portion of the 2023-24 schedule was released Wednesday. In addition to a second straight trip to the Prudential …

[ad_1] Which Big 12 athletic programs bring in the most revenue? The Big 12 is currently set to have 16 schools in 2024, with the additions of Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado and with Texas and Oklahoma’s move to the SEC. The four Pac-12 defectors are set to join BYU, Houston, UCF and Cincinnati, who joined the conference in …

[ad_1] Purdue basketball started its European tour with an 88-71 victory over Kickz IBAM, a German basketball academy, in Munich. Sophomore guard Braden Smith had 22 points, 12 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Trey Kaufman-Renn had 16 points and 8 rebounds starting in place of Zach Edey, who is playing for Team Canada in international action. Brian Waddell had …

[ad_1] We are not far away from fans echoing the famous Tar Heel chant inside the Dean E. Smith Center, and we now know some of the teams UNC will defend the home court against with the school releasing its non-conference opponents. The non-conference schedule features some big games, including the recently announced CBS Sports Classic game against Kentucky and …

[ad_1] Auburn basketball is set to return to Huntsville for a matchup against UNC Asheville in the Rocket City Classic on Dec. 13, at the Von Braun Center, the team announced on Wednesday. “I am excited to bring our team to participate in the Rocket City Classic and engage with the Auburn family throughout north Alabama, where we have some …

[ad_1] For the first time since Chris Holtmann was hired to lead the Ohio State men’s basketball team, the Buckeyes failed to make the NCAA Tournament in the 2022-23 season. It was Holtmann’s worst record as a head coach since 2011-12 when he was at Gardner-Webb, before turning that program around the following season. If Michigan State head coach Tom …

[ad_1] Last season Kansas went 28-8 team and earned a No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament before a crushing 72-71 second-round loss to Arkansas brought the Jayhawks season to an abrupt end. Since then, the Jayhawks bid farewell to leading scorers Jalen Wilson and Gradey Dick along with a bevy of others to the transfer portal. In fact, only …

[ad_1] Pieces to Louisiana men’s basketball’s 2023-24 schedule are finally starting to fall. The biggest piece dropped Wednesday as the Sun Belt Conference released all 14 members’ conference schedules, complete with 18 matchups. Tipoff times and broadcast designations are to be determined at a later date. UL is coming off winning the league tournament and making the NCAA Tournament for …

[ad_1] North Carolina basketball has a nonconference schedule for the 2023-24 season that includes games against UConn, Kentucky and Tennessee. The Tar Heels finalized their non-ACC stretch on Wednesday. UNC coach Hubert Davis brings in seven new players, including freshman Elliot Cadeau, to surround returning starters Armando Bacot and RJ Davis. Carolina opens the season Nov. 6 against Radford at …

[ad_1] Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith will retire, effective July 2024, the university announced Wednesday morning. Smith, currently in the middle of his 19th year leading the Buckeyes athletic department, has become one of the most influential administrators in college athletics over the past two decades.  “I want to thank the leadership of The Ohio State University during my …

[ad_1] The expansion conversation in the ACC goes beyond Stanford and Cal. A third school, SMU, is in consideration, sources tell Yahoo Sports. At a meeting of league presidents on Tuesday, executives explored the possibility of adding all three universities or inviting only the Pac-12’s two members. Administrators are expected to continue examining the expansion options and will review financial …

[ad_1] Just a few weeks after Connor Essegian represented the Armenian national team this summer, one of the newest Badgers had the chance to represent his country. AJ Storr suited up for the Bahamian national team in a pair of exhibition games against Kansas, and the St. John’s transfer averaged 15 points and five rebounds over the two contests. The …

[ad_1] Florida Atlantic continues to parlay its success on the basketball court last season to invitations to prestigious tournaments for the 2023-24 season. The latest one to invite the Owls, who earned their first Final Four bid and are coming off a school-record and nation-leading 35-win season, is the ESPN Events Invitational in Lake Buena Vista in November. The Owls …

[ad_1] Get ready to stuff your face with turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving while enjoying some Penn State men’s basketball. Penn State will play on Thanksgiving as they participate in the first game of the ESPN Events Invitational. Penn Stae men’s basketball will open the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando with an NCAA Tournament rematch with Texas …

[ad_1] Utah Utes guard Gabe Madsen (55) drives into the lane between BYU Cougars guards Rudi Williams (3) and Richie Saunders (15) as BYU and Utah play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Early-season tournaments will see BYU’s and Utah’s men’s basketball teams play against Arizona State and Wake …

[ad_1] NCAA Football: North Carolina at North Carolina State North Carolina coach Mack Brown said Tuesday the school is appealing to the NCAA for immediate eligibility for transfer Devontez Walker, the Tar Heels’ presumed No. 1 receiver whose status is in question weeks before the opener. The NCAA denied the waiver for Walker to play immediately after his transfer from …

[ad_1] The North Carolina men’s basketball program has slowly announced some of its opponents for this upcoming season, and now we can add Kentucky to the list. The school announced Tuesday that the Tar Heels will take on the Wildcats on December 16th in Atlanta, Georgia. The two teams will face off for the 10th annual CBS Sports Classic, with …

[ad_1] Aug. 8—Bristol native Donovan Clingan led all scorers with 21 points on 8 of 12 shooting and grabbed five boards. Tristen Newton had an impressive stat line with 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists with zero turnovers. Rutgers transfer Cam Spencer scored 14 points efficiently by sinking 4 of 5 shots from the perimeter and 5 of 7 …

[ad_1] On the morning of July 24, USC freshman guard Bronny James, LeBron James’ eldest son and one of the most well-known college athletes in the world, suffered sudden cardiac arrest during a practice on the Trojans campus and was transported to Cedars-Sinai Hospital. James was taken under care in the hospital’s intensive care unit where he was stabilized, and …

[ad_1] Florida basketball will open play against Pittsburgh in the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Florida Gators will play the second game of the doubleheader with Pitt on Nov. 12 at 9:30 p.m., with Baylor and Oregon State opening the tournament at 7 p.m. Pittsburgh returns two starters from a team that went …

[ad_1] CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina basketball will play Kentucky on Dec. 16 in Atlanta at the CBS Sports Classic. Ohio State and UCLA will tip things off at 3 p.m. that day at State Farm Arena before the Tar Heels and Wildcats play at 5:30 (CBS). UNC coach Hubert Davis has seven newcomers on the roster to join returning …

[ad_1] USATSI CBS Sports on Tuesday announced the pairings for the 10th annual CBS Sports Classic for the upcoming 2023-24 men’s college basketball season, with Atlanta’s State Farm Arena set to host the doubleheader on Saturday, Dec. 16, featuring Ohio State vs. UCLA and North Carolina vs. Kentucky. The festivities will tip at 3 p.m. ET with Ohio State and …