College Basketball

[ad_1] The second-seeded Iowa State Cyclones attempt to slow down Illinois’ offense when they face the No. 3 seed Fighting Illini in the East Region semifinals of the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Iowa State (29-7) has reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in three years after posting victories against South Dakota State and Washington State. The Cyclones …

[ad_1] The No. 6 seed Clemson Tigers and the No. 2 seed Arizona Wildcats square off in the Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Thursday. The Wildcats have won both games thus far in the tournament by double digits, including a 78-68 victory over Dayton in the second round. Meanwhile, Clemson upset Baylor 72-62 on Sunday.  Tipoff from …

[ad_1] The North Carolina Tar Heels will attempt to reach the Elite Eight for the fourth time in the past nine seasons on Thursday night when they face the Alabama Crimson Tide in a 2024 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 showdown. Tipoff in the West Region matchup is set for 9:30 p.m. ET from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The No. …

[ad_1] John Calipari made an alarming comment after Kentucky’s NCAA Tournament flameout. “It’s going to be hard for me to change,” Calipari said of how he builds his roster. Rarely is change easy, but it’s necessary after UK’s second first-round flop in a three-year span. Kentucky either needed to make a coaching change, or Calipari must change his hesitance to embrace …

[ad_1] If there was any question about Tom Izzo’s intentions to remain Michigan State basketball’s coach for a while, he removed it with a statement that he immediately planned to hit the recruiting trail the day after Saturday’s second-round NCAA tournament loss to No. 1 seed North Carolina. “I haven’t finished what I want to accomplish,” Izzo said in the …

[ad_1] NORFOLK — Allen Betrand’s MEAC Tournament got off to a slow start, but not for your typical basketball reasons. When Norfolk State faced Coppin State in the first round of the conference tournament two weeks ago, Betrand’s impact was minimal to start the game. In seven minutes of play, the MEAC Sixth Man of the Year hadn’t taken a …

[ad_1] The 2024 NCAA tournament enters one of its final chapters. And for those in the know, this is when March Madness really gets good: The majesty of the Sweet 16. With memorable upsets already in the rearview, we take a look at the games that play out just before we get to the Elite 8. With eight games over …

[ad_1] The Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time in nearly 20 years, but the program is no stranger to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament — including multiple teams led by players and coaches from Peoria. We look back at the nine times the Illini played in the so-called …

[ad_1] IU basketball has seven open scholarships as of Tuesday, following Kel’el Ware’s anticipated decision to enter the NBA draft. Coach Mike Woodson carried an open scholarship in 2023-24 after some swings and misses in the portal. You’d expect the staff to target shooting, ball-handling, rim protection, perimeter defense and a big man to complement Malik Reneau. That all? Probably …

[ad_1] Mar. 26—Although the Nova Southeastern men’s basketball team entered Tuesday’s matchup with Southern New Hampshire as the highest-scoring team in Division II, it was defense that carried the second-seeded Sharks past the seventh-seeded Penmen in the Division II tournament’s Elite Eight. Nova Southeastern held SNHU to 18 points in the second half and extended its season with a 68-60 …

[ad_1] BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Fourth-seeded Duke basketball will play in its 29th Sweet 16 when it takes on No. 1 Houston in Dallas on Friday night. Duke (26-8) and Houston (32-4) square off at American Airlines Center in a South Region March Madness contest. Tip-off is tentatively set for 9:45 p.m. The Blue Devils crushed No. 12 James Madison to …

[ad_1] Could a Pitino return to lead Louisville back to the forefront of college basketball? According to multiple reports on Tuesday, that may very well be in the works — just, not the Pitino that Cardinals fans may have anticipated. Louisville reportedly has had talks with Richard Pitino, the son of Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino, who coached the …

[ad_1] Mar. 26—HUTCHINSON, Ks. — Trevion LaBeaux and Davonate Hall have been here before. With the season on the line, the two most experienced players on the Indian Hills roster came through when it matter the most. Hall and LaBeaux, the only two players that contributed to IHCC’s run to the national semifinals last year, came through down the stretch …

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Mara Braun and Sophie Hart were back on the Williams Arena floor Tuesday night like they never left. Braun returned for the first time in nearly two months due to a foot injury, and Hart dealt with a hip injury near the end of the season. The two combined for 26 points as the Gophers …

[ad_1] Mar. 26—The West Coast Conference’s top scorer will join forces with the program responsible for all but three of the conference’s regular-season championships since 1999. Pepperdine transfer Michael Ajayi, who averaged a conference-leading 17.1 points per game during a prolific junior season for the Waves, announced a commitment to Gonzaga on Tuesday. Ajayi, who was reportedly planning to take …

[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Quan Lax had 15 points, JJ Wheat scored four of his nine points in the final 35 seconds, and Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) closed on a 10-0 run to beat Langston (Okla.) 71-67 on Tuesday night for the program’s first NAIA championship. Freed-Hardeman trailed 67-61 with 54 seconds remaining before its full-court defense caused problems for …

[ad_1] For a “down year,” the ACC is faring pretty well in the NCAA Tournament. The ACC, which we’ll always argue is college basketball’s deepest conference, sent just four teams to the Big Dance. UVA being in over Pitt was a joke (see Colorado State game for example), but there was an argument for more conference teams (Syracuse, Wake Forest). …

[ad_1] BYU fans cheer as the UCF Knights and the BYU Cougars meet in college basketball action at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News A year ago at this time, a gloomy cloud hung over the BYU men’s basketball program. The Cougars’ final season in the West Coast Conference ended with …

[ad_1] TERRE HAUTE — Don’t tell these teams that the NIT is a lesser postseason tournament. In a game featuring eight lead changes, bodies flying and diving for loose balls and an electric crowd supporting its home team, Indiana State overcome a shaky first half and earned an 85-81 win over Cincinnati in the NIT quarterfinals at the Hulman Center …

[ad_1] USATSI The 2024 NIT Tournament continued Tuesday with two quarterfinals matchups on the schedule. The opening game featured No. 4 seed Georgia upsetting No. 2 seed Ohio State 79-77 on the road. The Bulldogs will face the winner of No. 1 seed Seton Hall-UNLV next Tuesday at Hinkle Fieldhouse with a trip to the championship game on the line. …

[ad_1] Mar. 26—UNM Lobos coach Richard Pitino, or his agent, have had conversations with the University of Louisville about its vacant head coaching position. Pitino, who just completed his third season at UNM culminating with ending the men’s basketball program’s decade-long NCAA Tournament drought, was twice an assistant at Louisville — 2007-09 and in the 2011-12 season — before starting …

[ad_1] Kentucky’s John Calipari will return as coach of the Wildcats for the 2024-25 season after doubt was clouded over his future at the school following a loss to No. 14 seed Oakland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last week. Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced Tuesday that Calipari would return for his 16th season with the program …

[ad_1] Indiana State is making the best of an unfortunate situation. Left out of the NCAA tournament despite its lofty record and NET ranking, the Sycamores have run off three victories at a bonkers Hulman Center, earning a spot in the NIT semifinals. ISU (31-6) beat Cincinnati 85-81 on Tuesday night before a sold-out house in Terre Haute. It will …

[ad_1] SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Karly Gustafson scored 16 points, Gracie Schoonhoven added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Dordt (Iowa) claimed the program’s first NAIA championship with a 57-53 victory over Providence (Mont.) on Tuesday night. Dordt (35-2) was appearing in its second national championship game in three years after losing in 2022 against former NAIA member Thomas …

[ad_1] A turnaround jumper by Taryn Todd before time expired rimmed out on Tuesday night, ending the Arkansas State men’s basketball team’s spectacular season in the semifinals of the Ro College Basketball Invitational with an 81-80 loss to top-seeded High Point inside the Ocean Center. The Red Wolves (20-17) rallied from as much as 14 down in the second half, …