College Basketball

Iowa Hawkeyes and QB Cade McNamara will visit the Ohio State Buckeyes for a Big Ten matchup on Saturday. (John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) After a restful bye week last weekend, the 3-1 Iowa Hawkeyes will travel to Columbus for their next game against the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Big Ten rivalry will feature Iowa’s QB Cade McNamara facing …

NCAA Basketball: Pac-12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinal-UCLA vs Oregon ROSEMONT, Ill. — Of all the concerns he has about UCLA’s move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, there was one that clearly topped coach Mick Cronin’s list. The Bruins play at Indiana on Feb. 14, and friends and family back home keep asking for tickets. Cronin has bad news for …

Udoka Azubuike continued his surging stretch run Monday, recording 19 points and 16 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season as No. 1 Kansas trampled Oklahoma State 83-58 at Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks, who won their 13th straight, climbed to the top of the polls on Monday, overtaking Baylor after beating the Bears on Saturday and forging a first-place …

Coen Carr did Coen Carr things during MSU Madness on Friday night. Carr is arguably the best dunker in all of college basketball, so it was no surprise that he impressed again in that area on Friday. Carr was easily the top Spartan dunker in the event and further backed up his recent accolade as the Big Ten’s top dunker. …

Although 17-year-old Emily Mandamin is the first person from Iskatewizaagegan First Nation to earn a basketball scholarship, she is determined to make sure she isn’t the last from the tiny northwestern Ontario community of approximately 300 people. Mandamin was courted by 10 schools across Canada and the United States, finally committing to Highland Community College in Freeport, Ill., because she …

PROVIDENCE — One of Brown’s expected men’s basketball standouts could miss the upcoming 2024-25 season, and his career on the East Side could be at a premature end. Senior forward Nana Owusu-Anane underwent successful left shoulder surgery this week after suffering an injury in practice. His projected recovery timeline could keep him out through March, which will feature Ivy Madness at …

Oct. 3—Lobo basketball will get some attention this season. UNM will have at least 18 nationally televised games this season, including 14 in Mountain West Conference play, and two game on network television — vs. San Diego State in the Pit on Jan. 11 on CBS and at UNLV in the Thomas & Mack Center on FOX. Thursday’s full schedule …

The start of the 2024-25 college basketball season is just over a month away and you’ll be able to watch the Xavier Musketeers on multiple networks this year. Xavier announced its times and broadcast coverage for the 2024-25 season on Wednesday. In total, Xavier will play 18 games on FS1, four on FOX National, three on CBS Sports Network and …

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Of all the concerns he has about UCLA’s move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, there was one that clearly topped coach Mick Cronin’s list. The Bruins play at Indiana on Feb. 14, and friends and family back home keep asking for tickets. Cronin has bad news for them. “I don’t have any tickets,” he …

ROSEMONT, ILLINOIS – If Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard and standouts Max Klesmit and John Blackwell were in charge, the shot clock would universally be a part of high school basketball. Of course, that has been a hot topic in Wisconsin for years. The three were asked about the issue during Big Ten basketball media day Thursday at Donald …

Four national television dates await the Providence women’s basketball team over the final month of its Big East season, including back-to-back contests prior to the conference tournament in March. The Friars will appear three times on FS1 and once on the CBS Sports Network. That last occasion carries twice the spotlight — a meeting with perennial power Connecticut off campus …

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson told reporters at Big Ten Media Days on Thursday he wants his team to get off to a “blazing start” this season. “We got to come out playing at a high level,” Woodson said. “There’s no reason why we shouldn’t is kind of how I look at it.” Woodson feels like the influx …

Oct. 3—The date and tip time are set for the Gonzaga-USC charity exhibition game later this month in Palm Springs, California. The teams will meet at Acrisure Arena at 5 p.m. on Oct. 26, Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman reported. Proceeds will benefit Eisenhower Health’s cardiovascular institute in Rancho Mirage, about 12 miles southeast of Palm Springs. Gonzaga and USC …

Oct. 3—By ESPN college basketball analyst Sean Farnham’s estimation, he’s been courtside for well over 125 Gonzaga games in his 15 years at the network. His call on Gonzaga’s decision to join the Pac-12 Conference? “They’ve been searching for awhile to find a new home,” Farnham said. “There’s been discussion with the Big 12 as potentially a destination point and …

Michigan State basketball’s Coen Carr is considered the best dunker in the Big Ten, according to his peers. Big Ten Basketball Media Days were held on Thursday, and the conference’s social media team put out a fun video of players saying who’s the best dunker in the league. To no surprise, Carr was the hands-down winner. Check out the clip …

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Purdue men’s basketball coach Matt Painter stood out as the exception among his peers at Big Ten Media Days. Almost to a man, the conference’s other coaches spoke enthusiastically about their program’s transfer portal success in the offseason. Some added one crucial piece. Some rebuilt their roster out of necessity. The Boilermakers, though, assembled a roster exclusively …

Oregon head coach Dana Altman takes a question at the podium Thursday during the 2024 Big Ten Men’s Basketball media day in Rosemont, Ill. The Oregon men’s basketball team left the Pac-12 as the conference tournament champion. The Ducks will soon find out if they can recreate that level of success in their new conference. The 2024-25 season begins for …

BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana men’s basketball guard Trey Galloway hopes to be “full go” next week at practice. Galloway continues to take his time rehabbing the knee injury he suffered at the end of the 2023-24 season as the Hoosiers opened practiced at the end of September. “It’s been good, it’s been great to be back out there with the guys,” …

Michigan State basketball is heading to where it all began for head coach Tom Izzo in a few weeks. And he’s excited about it. Izzo was in Chicago on Thursday for the annual Big Ten Media Days event, and he was asked about the Spartans’ upcoming exhibition game at Northern Michigan next Sunday. He played for Northern Michigan — which …

The sports world is abuzz across southeastern Michigan. To start the week, the Detroit Lions topped the Seattle Seahawks, 42-29, on Monday Night Football. Then, the Detroit Tigers took the baton, went into Houston and swept the Astros to win their American League wild-card series and advance to the ALDS for the first time since 2014. Oh, and Michigan football …

ROSEMONT, ILL. – Wisconsin’s Greg Gard helped kick off Big Ten men’s basketball media day Thursday at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center by taking part in the first panel discussion of the day. The Badgers coach shared the stage with Illinois’ Brad Underwood and Michigan’s Dusty May. Here are the highlights. Sophomore Nolan Winter could be a potential breakout player …

The sports world is abuzz across southeastern Michigan. To start the week, the Detroit Lions topped the Seattle Seahawks, 42-29, on Monday Night Football. Then, the Detroit Tigers took the baton, went into Houston and swept the Astros to win their American League wild-card series and advance to the ALDS for the first time since 2014. Oh, and Michigan football …

The start of the 2024-25 college basketball season is just over a month away and you’ll be able to watch the Xavier Musketeers on multiple networks this year. Xavier announced its times and broadcast coverage for the 2024-25 season on Wednesday. In total, Xavier will play 18 games on FS1, four on FOX National, three on CBS Sports Network and …

Another year, another example of the Big Ten and national college basketball media not believing in Greg Gard and the Wisconsin Badgers. This now feels like an annual occurrence. Wisconsin experiences a rough season or loses a few key players and everybody expects it to suddenly finish 12th in the Big Ten and miss the NCAA Tournament. Related: Big Ten …

Oct. 2—CHAMPAIGN — I’m closing in on a decade of covering Illinois men’s basketball. This season, in fact, is my 10th. Never has there been this much hype surrounding the program heading into a season. And never have I had as little feel for both this Illini team and the Big Ten at large. That made filling out my ballot …