Latest blog entries about College Basketball
Welcome back to another very sane, not-at-all-prisoner of the moment edition of “You’re Nuts,” where our basketball writers debate a basketball or not-at-all basketball topic from opposite points of view. Ohio State finally played a real basketball game this week that counts towards their record. The good – Ohio State won the basketball game. The […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 3 months ago | 0 reads
Kam Williams was the talk of the town in the summer, with some even floating first-round NBA buzz. He came from Tulane, where he averaged 9 points on 48% shooting, 41% from 3, and 4.5 rebounds in 32 minutes. His numbers were expected to explode in Mark Pope’s modern offense, which, to be fair, hasn’t looked […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 3 months ago | 4 reads
Collin Chandler’s highlight-reel dunk against Nicholls State earned him shoutouts from LeBron James and Lil Wayne, but Mark Pope said the play was the result of a mature, veteran mindset. Pope said he spoke to Chandler after the game, who was frustrated with his 0-for-3 start from deep and sitting for a long stretch. “What […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 3 months ago | 0 reads
Game 2: Georgetown Hoyas (1-0) at Maryland Terrapins (1-0) When: Friday 6 PM Where: Xfinity Center (College Park, MD) TV: FS1 (Jason Horowitz, LaPhonso Ellis Radio: 99.1 FM, SiriusXM app (Hoyas), SiriusXM 372 (Terps) Series: Maryland leads 38-29 Last meeting: Maryland won 76-75 on Nov. 15, 2016 Streaks: Maryland has won two in a row […]
From Casual Hoya | 3 months ago | 0 reads
This week saw the first week of winter sports, and it was a jam-packed week at Jersey Mike’s Arena for wrestling and both basketball programs. In addition, fall sports are entering their final month, with men’s soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s tennis, and football making their final pushes in November. Here is your one-stop shop for […]
From On the Banks | 3 months ago | 0 reads
The TCU Horned Frogs suffered a stunning opening-night loss to the New Orleans Privateers, falling 78–74 after trailing by as many as 21 points. Nothing went right for Jamie Dixon’s squad, as the defeat dropped them behind a team ranked near the bottom of Division I. The win vaulted the Privateers from No. 296 to […]
From Frogs O' War | 3 months ago | 0 reads
The No. 24 Wisconsin Badgers aim to secure their second win this week as the Northern Illinois Huskies visit the Kohl Center on Friday, November 7th. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network, and the Badgers are 27.5-point favorites.. In Wisconsin’s season-opener on Monday, the Badgers pulled away from Campbell in the […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | 3 months ago | 0 reads
Fresh off a Halloweekend sweep over Ohio State, No. 3 Penn State travels to East Lansing to take on No. 1 Michigan State. The Nittany Lions will be in a battle of two top five teams for the first time in program history. While Penn State’s 9-1 start has been bumpy at times, this is […]
From Black Shoe Diaries | 3 months ago | 0 reads
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 USBWA Hall of Famer Rick Bozich to discuss IU basketball’s season-opening win against Alabama A&M, IU football’s ... The post POTB 545: Reviewing IU basketball’s season-opening win with Rick Bozich appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis | 3 months ago | 0 reads
Virginia basketball is back and will play NC Central in its third all-time matchup on Friday at 7:00 p.m. ET. The ‘Hoos have beaten the Eagles by a combined 42 points in the two teams’ prior matchups, but NC Central gave Virginia fans a slight scare in 2022 when the Eagles only lost 73-61. To […]
From Streaking The Lawn | 3 months ago | 1 read
There is one player left in the Land-Grant Holy Land player preview series — Ohio State women’s basketball point guard Jaloni Cambridge. The Buckeyes swapped nearly half of their on-court roster from last season, and a product of that is more responsibility for the second year guard. In one season, Cambridge proved to the conference […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 3 months ago | 3 reads
Yeah, we’re still doing this. College football honestly just feels like a chore right now. Iowa State’s season is over. At this point, we just need to pick up a 6th win somewhere. With that said, college basketball did start this week. So before we get into football bets, I do have a few thoughts […]
From Wide Right & Natty Lite | 3 months ago | 0 reads
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From The Smoking Musket | 3 months ago | 0 reads
VU Hoops, you may recognize my first name. You may also recognize me as Matt769, or Matt3511 for the way-back members. I’m happy to introduce, or reintroduce, myself as Matt Lukoskie – VU Hoops Contributor. For those that don’t know me from the last 15-plus years of commenting: I did not go to Villanova. I […]
From VU Hoops | 3 months ago | 5 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mid-Major fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We’re less than a week into the college basketball season, and we’ve seen a wide variety […]
From Mid-Major Madness | 3 months ago | 0 reads
The Syracuse Orange (1-0) return to action tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 when they face the Delaware State Hornets (0-1) at the JMA Wireless Dome. This is the first time the two schools have played in men’s basketball. The game will be streaming on ACCNX and here’s what we’ll be watching for: Kevin: Avoid letdown The […]
From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician | 3 months ago | 0 reads
TIME: 3:30 PM TV: CBS Sports Network ANNOUNCERS: Rich Walz (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline) RADIO: UConn Sports Network; Varsity Network App; 97.9 Fox Sports, WGCH 1490 AM, WAVZ 1300 AM, WILI 1400 AM and 95.3 FM, WICH 1310 AM and 94.5 FM; Sirius/XM online streaming, XM 387 (UConn) ANNOUNCERS: Mike Crispino (play-by-play), Wayne Norman […]
From The UConn Blog | 3 months ago | 0 reads
After picking up the season opening win against Evanvsille, 82-51, Purdue’s season continues to its second mid-major of the season, a match-up with Oakland on Friday night. Oakland’s season started off against another Big Ten team, Michigan, who it lost big to, 121-78 on Monday. For Purdue, not even should wins game come without some […]
From Hammer and Rails | 3 months ago | 1 read
Duke’s next opponent is Western Carolina, and there’s just not a lot to go on right now when it comes to the Catamounts. WCU opened against Cincinnati and lost, 94-63. Wes Miller is an adequate coach, but the Bearcats aren’t exactly in a golden era. Duke is going to be heavily favored, but the one […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 3 months ago | 3 reads
It took the Colorado Buffaloes all of 22 minutes to figure it out before tearing through the New Mexico Lobos, 84-59, in their season debut. Those 22 minutes were back-and-forth, CU trailing for moments while the roster of 10 newcomers struggled to get into an offensive flow. Only Jade Masogayo, Kennedy Sanders and JoJo Nworie […]
From The Ralphie Report | 3 months ago | 1 read
Carolina’s 40-point win over Central Arkansas was exactly the kind of performance needed to establish confidence in a new-look team; the Tar Heels looked like a cohesive unit and didn’t play down to their opponent. If you’re like me, it was enough to give you a sense that this season might be different. Tonight, we’ll […]
From Tar Heel Blog | 3 months ago | 5 reads
In Thursday’s ACC Action, Louisville beat Jackson State 106-70, BC conquered the Citadel 76-47, Miami knocked of Bethune-Cookman 101-61, SMU got by Texas A&M-Corpus Christ 69-58 and Cal survived Wright State 77-67. Louisville was ridiculous in its opener against South Carolina State and while it wasn’t as dominant in this one, it was pretty impressive. […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 3 months ago | 0 reads
There’s high expectations for the Richmond women’s basketball team this year. The Spiders were No. 1 in our preseason Other Top 25. And a big reason for that is Maggie Doogan, who was selected as the top mid-major player in our recent poll. Doogan received 56% percent of the vote, more than double the next […]
From Mid-Major Madness | 3 months ago | 0 reads
The Virginia Cavaliers tipped off the Ryan Odom era on Monday night with a resounding 87-53 win over Rider inside John Paul Jones Arena. Odom left no stone unturned in his first offseason as he built UVA’s 2025-26 roster from scratch, and it was his new pair of European big men — Thijs De Ridder […]
From Streaking The Lawn | 3 months ago | 1 read
LOS ANGELES — Sometimes a result can hide the truth. On paper, everything is great with the UCLA Bruins. They’ve started the season No. 3 in the country and both of their wins have been blowouts. However, head coach Cori Close knows better than most what it takes to be a top team always in […]
From Swish Appeal | 3 months ago | 0 reads