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INDIANAPOLIS—Now we know what it looks like when this Arizona team truly has a bad game, and what a terrible time to find that out. The Wildcats’ magical season came to a crashing end on Saturday night, losing 91-73 to Michigan in the national semifinals at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Wildcats, in their first Final […]
Waukee Northwest alumnus Cade Kelderman announced his decision to enter the transfer portal after three years with the Iowa State program Saturday night. The 6-foot-1 guard tweeted a statement, in which he expressed deep gratitude for his time in Ames and the relationships he built while representing the Cyclones. For Kelderman, putting on the Iowa […]
INDIANAPOLIS — As the buzzer sounded, the overflow of emotion refused to stay bottled up. Frustration lingered as Illinois saw the curtains close on its season; it all pointed towards the end of a magical season. A season not complete without its exhilarating highs and devastating lows. A season, like that of the three other […]
Illinois Fighting Illini power forward David Mirkovic said it best in postgame: “It just happens, the basketball, it doesn’t want to get in.” That was exactly how it felt watching Illinois lose to UConn 71-62 tonight in the Final Four. The Illini got a lot of great open looks, both inside and outside. Assistant coach/offensive […] The post David Mirkovic on Illini Loss: ‘it just wasn’t our day, it happens’ appeared first on The Sports Bank .
Illinois lost Saturday night in the Final Four to UConn. My take: The loss stunk. Illinois missed a lot of threes. Some of the calls were questionable. I’m grateful. Grateful because Illinois was in the Final Four. Grateful because there’s nothing like being an Illini fan. Did you see the number of people who showed […]
UConn is playing in the last game of the season, with a chance to win the program’s seventh national championship after beating Illinois, 71-62, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. “There’s no better feeling than being on that bus on Monday night, just being one of the last two teams standing,” Husky head coach Dan […]
I wonder if Marquette women’s lacrosse head coach Meredith Black would say that she saw the most complete performance of the season from her team on Saturday against #24 Villanova. Six of Marquette’s last eight games have been a wee bit shaky one way or another, and if you want to count a 15-9 loss […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Before Saturday night’s matchup, UConn had won 12 of its last 13 Final Four games. For Illinois, a program that had only won just one Final Four game ever, the task was simple: keep Tarris Reed Jr. away from the glass and make life difficult for him in the paint. “Most of the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An oh-so magical year came to a crashing halt in Indianapolis for the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday night in a 71-62 defeat against UConn at the Final Four. With another magical flick of the wrist, the Huskies’ Brayden Mullins sealed it. That was until Keaton Wagler responded in the second with a […]
It’s Game Day! At the Final Four! The Arizona Wildcats (36-2) take on the Michigan Wolverines (35-3) in the national semifinals, with the winner advancing to the NCAA title game. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-Michigan game time, details: How can […]
Good morning, BBN! The roster movement is starting to happen for the Kentucky Wildcats, as we saw two more players enter their names into the transfer portal on Friday night. Joining Jaland Lowe are freshman guard Jasper Johnson and center Brandon Garrison. Let’s first start with Johnson. The Lexington, KY native came into his freshman […]
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This week’s Dallas Mavericks centeric poll centered around the NCAA Men’s Final Four. Yes there’s still plenty of NBA basketball on (and perhaps you could and should go make a wager on NBA Rookie of the Year, now that Cooper Flagg has potentially recaptured momentum), but I think most of our fans are thinking ahead […]
As hard as it is for Purdue fans to watch four other teams in today’s Final Four, that just so happens to be just down the street in Indianapolis, I know most of us will be tuning in. With that in mind I wanted to give you all a space to talk about the upcoming […]
In a surprise move, the Wisconsin Badgers have landed Australian guard Owen Foxwell to kick off a very important offseason, nabbing their potential point guard for the 2026-27 season. Foxwell, 22, hails from Melbourne and has a connection with forward Austin Rapp, which could be a fun pairing for the Badgers next season. He’s considered […]
Tonight, graduate senior forward Ben Humrichous will take the floor on the nation’s biggest stage as Illinois prepares to play in its sixth Final Four with a shot at the program’s first ever National Championship on the line. Humrichous’ journey to Indianapolis is about as unique as any you’ll find on the court this weekend, […]
The Big Ten has a chance to win the 2026 NCAA tournament with Illinois and Michigan in this year’s Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The conference has not had a program win the national championship since Michigan ... The post Open Thread: Discuss the 2026 Final Four in Indianapolis appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
We will get another mid-major in the Final Four – at some point. It’s been bleak. No mid-majors making even the second weekend, let alone the third weekend for a second straight year. We’re just three years removed from TWO mid-majors in the Final Four. We love you San Diego State and Florida Atlantic. Now, […]
Despite leading the ’Hoos to their first Sweet 16 appearance since the year 2000, Virginia Athletics announced Saturday afternoon that Amaka “Mox” Agugua-Hamilton will not be returning as the women’s basketball head coach. In a rather short official statement, Virginia noted that Coach Mox “finished her four-year tenure at UVA with a 70-58 record, including […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Brad Underwood turned over every stone to build Illinois’ 2025-26 roster. His embrace of recruiting internationally – specifically in the Balkan region – has brought much fanfare, as has being one of just two high-major programs to offer Keaton Wagler a scholarship. But his roster wasn’t the only part of his program that […]
1, 1, 3, 2. While a few Final Fours have been chalkier than that, March Madness increasingly relies more on wild finishes than improbable Final Four (or even Sweet 16) participants to justify its name. Iowa and UConn delivered wild finishes to deny one seeds Duke and Florida a trip to Indianapolis. UConn stole Duke’s […]
On Saturday morning, news broke that Boston College F Boden Kapke will not be returning to the Heights next year. Kapke came to BC last offseason after a pair of seasons at Butler. He started the year on the bench before working his way into the starting rotation, and he was BC’s third-leading scorer at […]
Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE. Hoops fans, it’s […]
Kieran Trippier has made his exit from Newcastle United official. Trippier announced on Saturday that he will leave Tyneside when his contract expires this summer, bringing an end to his four-and-a-half-year spell at St James’ Park. The 35-year-old joined from Atletico Madrid in January 2022 for £12million, became Eddie Howe’s first signing following the Saudi-backed […]
What might a Justin Gainey team look like? Ask me again in 12 months for a better answer. However, he was the associate head coach on an Elite Eight team. He had been on that team for five seasons, long enough to have probably played some role in the recruitment of every player on that […]