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Mark Pope reveals what actually happened before the Louisville game

Look, losing can do some weird things to you. Believe me, I’ve been there as a fan, especially of the Kentucky Wildcats and the Cincinnati Bengals. Try being the head coach of Kentucky basketball, a program you played for and won the national championship with in 1996, playing for Rick Pitino. Losing can do some […]

From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 1 read

UConn women’s basketball signs 2026 Serbian guard Jovana Popovic

UConn women’s basketball made a surprise addition to its 2026 recruiting class on Thursday, announcing the signing of Jovana Popovic (pronounced yo-vah-na PAH-poh-vich), a 5-8 guard out of Vrbas, Serbia. “Jovana is a high-level guard with a lot of experience,” Geno Auriemma said in the release. “She can handle the ball, she’s a playmaker, she […]

From The UConn Blog | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Youth, Letterman, and the Louisville-Cincinnati basketball rivalry

Time’s reputation for distorting the past is well established and equally deserved. It’s so good at what it does that at some point in every person’s life they begin to doubt – to some degree at least – the validity of their own memories. I bring this up because in my surely flawed mind, 90 […]

From Card Chronicle | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Villanova Maps Out a Road Victory Against the Explorers, Beats La Salle 70-55

The Wildcats (4-1) find their first road (and Big 5) win at John E. Glaser Arena, leading wire-to-wire against the Explorers. Villanova had four players in double-figures, led by Matt Hodge with 17 points on 7/9 shooting (3/5 from deep). Tyler Perkins, Acaden Lewis and Bryce Lindsay chipped in 13, 12 and 10 points respectively. […]

From VU Hoops | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

We Have To Talk About Caedin

On Wednesday night, Marquette men’s basketball dropped to 3-3 on the season and 3-3 against KenPom.com top 160 opponents with a 77-71 loss to Dayton in overtime. It was the sixth straight start of the season for redshirt sophomore big man Caedin Hamilton. Since he has played at least 15 minutes in every game, Hamilton […]

From Anonymous Eagle | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Mark Pope gives injury update on Jaland Lowe and Mo Dioubate

The Kentucky Wildcats are struggling to get going this season, having already lost two games, the latest being Tuesday’s beatdown to Michigan State. A big part of Kentucky’s issues is the absence of junior point guard Jaland Lowe, who is battling another shoulder injury. On Thursday, Pope said the team is still consulting on what […]

From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Takeaways from UConn men’s basketball’s loss to No. 4 Arizona

A shorthanded UConn men’s basketball team was handed its first loss of the season Wednesday night, as the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats held off a late Huskies comeback to secure a 71-67 victory. Without star big man Tarris Reed, who was ruled out with an ankle injury shortly before tip-off, UConn struggled on the glass […]

From The UConn Blog | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Wisconsin vs. BYU preview: Can the Badgers pull off the big upset?

The No. 24 Wisconsin Badgers take on their first ranked opponent of the season, the No. 9 BYU Cougars, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, November 21st. Tip-off is at 3:00 p.m. on Peacock.  The Badgers are coming off their fourth-straight home victory on the season with a 94-69 win over […]

From Bucky's 5th Quarter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

POTB 547: Early IU basketball takeaways and the Big Ten’s flirtation with private equity

Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with host Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. On this episode, Bozich is joined by Zach Osterman of The Indianapolis Star to discuss early takeaways from the 2025-26 IU basketball season and ... The post POTB 547: Early IU basketball takeaways and the Big Ten’s flirtation with private equity appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .

From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis | about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Hoopaholic’s Gazette: Boffo Season in Play

My name is Seedy K, and I’m a hoopaholic. Wednesday was another night of compelling hoops, including a righteous effort in South Bend by those lads from Norris Place. For a junkie like me, it doesn’t take much. And I shall weigh in on that and other matters of the sport that consume me. But […]

From Card Chronicle | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Northwestern faces its first big test at the Greenbrier Tip-Off

Northwestern heads to West Virginia this weekend for its biggest test of the young season, matching up against the Virginia Cavaliers and the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Greenbrier Tip-Off. NU enters the showcase 4-0 after an 81-79 nail-biting victory against DePaul last Friday, led by the terrific play of Nick Martinelli and Arrinten Page. […]

From Inside NU | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Drexel’s ‘Player Enhancement Program’ Keeps on Churning with Win over NJIT

Under head coach Zach Spiker, Drexel has become the picture of consistency for the Big 5. The Dragons haven’t finished below .500 in the past six years under his leadership and are constantly overperforming early expectations. With Drexel selected to finish 10th in the CAA’s 2024-25 preseason poll, Spiker managed an 18-15 record overall while […]

From Mid-Major Madness | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

BOOM! Four-star guard LJ Smith commits to Ohio State

Roughly one month after landing a massive recruit in the 2026 class, Jake Diebler and the Ohio State coaching staff have decided to keep the good times rolling right into 2027. Earlier today, four-star guard LJ Smith from Lincolnton, North Carolina, announced his commitment to Ohio State. Smith is listed as the No. 35 player […]

From Land-Grant Holy Land | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

NC State holds off Coastal Carolina, 71-58

Playing without Tilda Trygger, NC State nonetheless got off to a nice start against Coastal Carolina, thanks in large part to Maddie Cox, who replaced Trygger in the starting lineup. Cox hit a couple of threes in the first quarter to help the Pack establish a double-digit lead that it would extend to 21 at […]

From Backing The Pack | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Arizona football vs. Baylor score predictions

Riding a 3-game win streak, Arizona is set for its final home game of the 2025 season, the first under its new moniker Casino del Sol Stadium. Baylor (5-5, 3-4 Big 12) makes its first trip to Tucson having lost three of four. Arizona (7-3, 4-3) is favored by 6.5 points, per FanDuel Sportsbook. How […]

From Arizona Desert Swarm | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Big Ten Power Poll Week 12: The Fall of Empires

What’s this? BoilerUp89 is still writing for Off Tackle Empire and not talking about basketball? Well… yes, I’m still occasionally putting my two cents in regarding Purdue football here. Basketball is still the superior sport. Anway, I figured it was time for my yearly contribution to the power poll. This year I’ll be talking about […]

From Off Tackle Empire | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Game thread: St. John’s men’s basketball vs. Bucknell

Welcome to the thread for Thursday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against Bucknell. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of today’s game. You can follow updates of Thursday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account (formerly Twitter) at @rumbleSBN or on Rumble in the Garden’s […]

From Rumble In The Garden | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Men’s Basketball: TCU defense suffocates Kansas City Roos in lopsided win

Defense. Defense. Defense. After giving up 78 points in a stunning season-opening loss to the New Orleans Privateers, the TCU Horned Frogs haven’t allowed a single opponent to reach 67 since. Their dominant defensive stretch continued against the Kansas City Roos, as TCU rolled to an 81–45 win behind a suffocating performance on the less […]

From Frogs O' War | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Quack Fix 11-20-2020

WVB falls to USC WBB cruises to easy win in Pullman USC Uniform reveal Dan Lanning Mid week media availability Highlight of the Day: Kenjon and the Ducks run all over USC in the Collesium

From Addicted To Quack | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Vermont Aims For Next Phase of Rebuild

Vermont has not made the NCAA Tournament since 2014 and has not had a winning season since 2016-17. In his third season as head coach, Steve Wiedler is trying to get the program back to that level, step-by-step...

From In the Pressbox | about 1 month ago | 0 reads