Latest blog entries about College Basketball
Usually in the early part of the week, one post that gets published here at Tar Heel Blog is our weekly rundown of the AP Top 25 rankings. With football now into bowl season — and UNC not particularly relevant in 2025 — and basketball season in full swing, we usually take a look at […]
From Tar Heel Blog | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The final 11:57 of Northwestern’s Tuesday matchup against Howard displayed everything fans have hoped for out of Wildcat basketball. Right up to that point, the ‘Cats were clinging to a 44-42 lead, unable to shake a scrappy Bison team that continued to make their presence felt defensively and on the boards. In the first half, […]
From Inside NU | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Despite sitting out UConn’s 90-53 victory at Providence on New Year’s Eve, UConn point guard KK Arnold is not expected to miss much time with a nasal fracture that she suffered in practice on Tuesday. “What’d the doctor say yesterday? It was really good: ‘Whenever you can breathe somewhat normally, then you’re good to go,‘” […]
From The UConn Blog | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Virginia Cavaliers vs. Virginia Tech Hokies HOW TO WATCH THE ‘HOOS: Location: Blacksburg, VADate: December 31, 2025Time: 2:00 PM ETChannel: ACC NetworkSpread: UVA -5.5 The Virginia Cavaliers open up ACC play on New Year’s Eve Day against the Virginia Tech Hokies in Blacksburg. The ‘Hoos tip off on ACC Network at 2:00 p.m. ET. You […]
From Streaking The Lawn | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Syracuse Orange (9-4, 0-0) begin the 25-26 ACC schedule when they host the Clemson Tigers (10-3, 0-0). Tip-off is 2:00 from the JMA Dome and will be broadcast on ESPN2/WatchESPN with Wes Durham and Dennis Scott on the call. Here’s what we’re predicting: Dom: Syracuse 69, Clemson 64 Clemson’s last two losses were to […]
From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Time to get league play started, finally. Deacs vs. Pack Tip time: Noon ET TV: ESPN2 (Kevin Brown, Debbie Antonelli) Online streaming: WatchESPN
From Backing The Pack | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
A couple months back, the TOC staff shared our predictions for the 2025-26 basketball season. Two months later, with the non-conference portion of the schedule complete, we will look back at those predictions and see if our beliefs have changed. All four of us share our new predictions for Big Ten record, Big Ten finish, […]
From The Only Colors | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Aztecs dominate in paint and hot shooting to negate a 30 point performance by Spartan star Colby Garland. San Diego State was in the Bay Area Tuesday evening, visiting the Provident Credit Union Event Center at San Jose State and in front of 3,585 fans, showed why the Aztecs are one of the better teams […]
From Mountain West Connection | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Syracuse Orange (9-4, 0-0) close out 2025 in the ACC opener against the Clemson Tigers (10-3, 0-0). Tip-off is 2:00 from the JMA Dome and will be broadcast on ESPN2/WatchESPN. Here’s what we’re watching for in this one: Kevin: A New Year’s Surprise A lot of people will be eager to see Donnie Freeman’s […]
From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician | about 2 months ago | 1 read
UNC’s game against Florida State was their first contest in over a week that spanned the Christmas holiday. The game opened with the Heels looking lethargic and seemingly a step slow against an undersized Seminole team. The Heels looked like they needed some sort of spark to shake off the holiday rust. Caleb Wilson was […]
From Tar Heel Blog | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
On Tuesday night, Marquette men’s basketball lost 79-73 to a Seton Hall team that’s just a shade outside the Associated Press top 25. If you want to think and talk about that, please head on over to our recap of the endeavor. What happened after the game ended is something that happens after every game […]
From Anonymous Eagle | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Wisconsin Badgers concluded 2025 with an 80-60 win over the Milwaukee Panthers on Tuesday night. The Badgers got things started on defense by holding a fatigued Panthers team that played on Monday to two points through the first nine minutes of the game. While Wisconsin kept Milwaukee from generating any offense, the Badgers built […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Virginia Tech Hokies (11-2) open the ACC season on New Year’s Eve, hosting the No. 21 Virginia Cavaliers (11-1) at Cassell Coliseum. It’s a big game because it’s Virginia Tech vs. Virginia, but this year, both teams are good and have high expectations entering ACC play. Unfortunately, both teams are dealing with key injuries […]
From Gobbler Country | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Syracuse Orange are set to take the court for the first time against the ACC on Wednesday, and the first in-conference matchup will see the team looking to grab a key resume-building victory in the JMA Wireless Dome. Going forward leading up to an ACC game, you’ll be hearing from the writers that cover […]
From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Wisconsin Badgers were initially expected to redshirt in-state four-star freshman Zach Kinziger, who had a ton of players ahead of him in the guard rotation. However, after a couple of weeks of good practices, Kinziger surprisingly broke his redshirt and immediately hopped into the rotation in Wisconsin’s 88-61 win over Central Michigan last week. […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Time: 12 PM Wednesday, December 31st, 2026 Location: Raleigh, NC | Lenovo Center (19,119 capacity) TV: ESPN2 Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake +9.5 Over/Under: 160.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 59 | NET: 67 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 27 | NET: 32 Quad: […]
From Blogger So Dear | about 2 months ago | 1 read
In year one under Kellie Harper, Mizzou women’s basketball is already off to a hot start. At the end of non-conference play, the Tigers are sitting at 12-3 for their best record entering SEC play since 2022-23. But this has come with several close calls, including single-digit wins against the likes of Central Arkansas, SIUE […]
From Rock M Nation | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
While the score was a bit closer than one would’ve expected going into last night’s game, UNC was able to put away Florida State to earn their first ACC win of the season. The Heels are now 13-1 for the season, continuing one of their best starts in years. The Seminoles tried to make things […]
From Tar Heel Blog | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
It’s the final day of 2025, and it’s a great day to look back at the year and see how the USWNT did. The USWNT went 12W-3L-0D this year, and they look ahead to a 2026 that will feature qualifying for the 2027 Women’s World Cup. As we do every year, we make some predictions […]
From Stars and Stripes FC | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Kansas Jayhawk News Lets get started some with Superlatives following the non-conference portion of the season: By the time KU and UCF face off on Saturday, it will have been an 11 day layoff. To wrap up non-conference play, we’ll do some player superlatives. The Lady Jayhawks open Big 12 play hosting West Virginia on New Year’s […]
From Rock Chalk Talk | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Illinois beat Southern on Monday night to cruise to its 10th win of the season. The Illini finished 2025 on a high note and officially wrapped up their challenging non-conference schedule. Illinois is tied for the most wins entering the new year under head coach Brad Underwood with 10 and a program record three Quad […]
From The Champaign Room | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Virginia Cavaliers (11-1) are set to face off against in-state rival Virginia Tech (11-2) on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. on the ACC Network, serving as the conference opener for both teams. This New Year’s Eve matchup will be the first of two between the Hokies and ‘Hoos, with the latter coming in March at […]
From Streaking The Lawn | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
IU basketball has completed the non-conference portion of the schedule and the Hoosiers are 10-3. Ahead of the restart of Big Ten play against Washington on January 4, we’re taking a player-by-player look at each rotation player on the roster’s ... The post IU basketball non-conference review: Sam Alexis 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 2 months ago | 0 reads
Clemson travels to Syracuse on New Year’s Eve. We’ve already done a full preview of the game which you can view here. For those at want more, we did a special deep dive Q&A with Dominic Chiappone of Nune’s Magician. Drew Schneider: Coach Autry is taking over for a Syracuse and college basketball icon. To […]
From Shakin The Southland | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
On Monday afternoon, No. 20 Nebraska fell from the ranks of the undefeated, losing their Big Ten home opener to No. 17 USC, 74-66. It was the lowest-scoring output of the season for the previously high-scoring Huskers. No. 7 Maryland, however, maintained their perfection by pounding visiting Wisconsin 97-59, propelled by junior guard Oluchi Okananwa’s […]
From Swish Appeal | about 2 months ago | 2 reads