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Rutgers men’s basketball improved to 4-0, rallying from an early 11-point deficit to defeat the American Eagles, 80-71, Tuesday evening at a sleepy Jersey Mike’s Arena. The Eagles bombarded the Scarlet Knights early with a barrage of made three-pointers before Rutgers settled down on defense and methodically attacked the rim to climb back into the […]
From On the Banks | 22 days ago | 0 reads
In a span of seven days, Kentucky basketball has been severely outplayed on the national stage twice. First, it was against the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky’s biggest rival. Most recently, it came against the Michigan State Spartans in the Champions Classic. A team that entered the season with Final Four expectations looks like a glimmer of […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 22 days ago | 0 reads
It’s around Thanksgiving which means it’s time for the exempt tournaments in college basketball. This year that means Purdue heads to the Bahamas to participate in the Baha Mar Hoops tournament. In their first round matchup they’ve got the Memphis Tigers who surely will bring Pouncer to stare down Purdue Pete. I’ll take Pete in […]
From Hammer and Rails | 22 days ago | 0 reads
After some early season success, the Mizzou women’s basketball team hit a major bump in the road as they lost 100-82 to Troy. The Trojans led by seven at halftime, before outscoring Mizzou 27-15 in the third quarter to put the game away early. This is the first time the Mizzou defense has allowed 90 […]
From Rock M Nation | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 1 read
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads
By virtue of how the calendar falls, prep recruits sign with colleges with a full season of high school baseball left to be played. And until the rules changed a few years ago, many prospects would commit as early as their freshmen year of high school in order to lock in a spot. Arizona took […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads
Mike and Dan discuss another disastrous loss for the Cardinal football team and look forward to the basketball team’s rivalry matchup with Cincinnati. Direct link here.
From Card Chronicle | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days 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 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 | 22 days ago | 2 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads
The Ohio State men’s basketball team won both of their games last week, starting the season 4-0 for the first time since the 2020-21 season. Those two wins didn’t come particularly easy, however, as they trailed Appalachian State for the first 18 minutes of their game last Tuesday, and needed a last-second basket to beat […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 22 days ago | 1 read
Syracuse men’s basketball barely escaped the Monmouth Hawks with a 78-73 victory on Tuesday at the JMA Wireless Dome, but the Orange win was in near-constant danger, threatened by a volley of missed free throws. Struggles at the charity stripe were constant throughout the contest, but they were particularly glaring in the final minutes of […]
From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 22 days ago | 0 reads