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EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 16: Head coach Roger Powell of the Valparaiso Beacons talks with Justus McNair #1 against the Northwestern Wildcats during the first half at Welsh-Ryan Arena on December 16, 2025 in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) | Getty Images Valparaiso head coach Roger Powell Jr. called timeout in a tie game against Purdue with just over four seconds left in double overtime. His team, the sizeable underdogs at Mackey Arena, had a chance to pull off ...

Duke coach Jon Scheyer was far from pleased with his team's effort after getting handled by the Spartans in the Windy City

Tennessee's men's basketball team released a collective bargaining term sheet that includes a salary cap and spending floor, eligibility and transfer rules.

The Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball team and Saint Mary’s Gaels played a thriller in the Lake Tahoe Classic Sunday in Nevada. The Wolf Pack, of course, is playing in longtime head coach Steve Alford’s swan song season, and the Gaels have entered the post-Randy-Bennett Era, now led by Mickey McConnell, were locked in an early season classic that bled into overtime. The game featured 11 ties and seven lead changes, ending with the Wolf Pack on top 96-95 behind 33 from Vaughn Weems and 25 from...

Four different teams received a first-place vote in our preseason Other Top 25 poll. That all changed one week into the season as Saint Louis is now the unanimous No. 1. The Billikens won both of their games last week to open the season. They routed Lehigh 92-67 last Monday and then established supremacy in the state with a 90-84 win over Missouri at the Enterprise Center Friday night even with Robbie Avila being ruled ineligible in the lead-up to the game. Josh Schertz’s team is averaging 91...

STORRS, CONNECTICUT - DECEMBER 05: East Texas A&M Lions head coach Jaret von Rosenberg coaches his team against the Connecticut Huskies during the first half of an NCAA men's basketball game at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on December 05, 2025 in Storrs, Connecticut. (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images) | Getty Images 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. Yeesh. One w...

Basketball serves as a point of pride for fans of Team USA competing internationally. Sure, maybe our national sport is football, and our national pastime is baseball, but basketball is undoubtedly the sport Americans feel most territorial over. Perhaps it’s because USA Basketball has historically dominated international competition, especially when the rules allowed for the […] The post The best Team USA men’s basketball teams of all time, ranked appeared first on ClutchPoints.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Horizon League basketball is back on our screens. The league’s season officially began at 3 a.m. ET on Monday, and after a week of action, there’s already been plenty of fireworks. Here are some of the key wins from the week and some other notable results. Horizon League Wins of the week Northern Illinois 81, Dayton 76 No team picked up a bigger opening-week win than Northern Illinois on Saturday. After falling to Grambling State and Tulsa earlier in ...

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Saint Louis burst onto the scene last year with a 24-1 start to the season and an NCAA Tournament victory. Josh Schertz, the man behind the special 2024 Indiana State team, put together one of the most fun teams in the country last season and had a handful of returners. Everyone knew getting good opponents on the schedule was a challenge, but on Friday, the Billikens had an opportunity against an in-state rival in Missouri. With possibly their biggest game of the season staring them in the fa...

FAIRFAX, VA - FEBRUARY 08: Brayden O'Connor #4 of the George Mason Patriots dribbles the ball during a college basketball game against the Rhode Island Rams at EagleBank Arena on February 8, 2025 in Fairfax, Virginia. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) | Getty Images It seemed like all hope was lost for George Mason just 15 minutes into the 2025-26 season when Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team selection Brayden O’Connor abruptly went down with a foot injury. His omission from Tony Ski...

Saint Louis forward Robbie Avila, the Atlantic 10 player of the year, was granted a preliminary injunction Thursday to play a fifth season of college basketball for the Billikens.

True bracket-style tournaments are more scarce now, but there are some big-time matchups on deck

Momcilovic balls out in his first game for the Wildcats, the No. 20 team in Wednesday's Top 25 And 1

Rioux recorded a double-double in his first game with his new team

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 01: Head coach Eric Reveno of the Portland Pilots questions an official during the team's game against the San Francisco Dons during the second round of the Zappos.com West Coast Conference Basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 1, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. San Francisco won 87-66. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) | Getty Images In the ever-changing landscape of college basketball, consistency is always welcomed. The Brown Bears had that level of consisten...

You have questions about how an expanded 76-team field impacts March Madness. We have (some) answers.

Missouri has suspended projected starter Jaylen Carey for its opener for a violation of team rules, while transfer CJ Gunn has been ruled ineligible by the SEC.

CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 14: Andrew Alekseyenko #22 of the Colgate Raiders celebrates drawing a foul with teammate Sam Wright #33 of the Colgate Raiders during the first half at State Farm Center on November 14, 2025 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images) | Getty Images Power Rankings 1. American I had a long deliberation about who to rank No. 1 in these power rankings, but landed on the Eagles, who return all but one notable piece from last year’s team. That sta...

The junior wing is primed for a big year on a Trojans team facing high expectations. The post Kennedy Smith embodies ‘dog’ mentality for USC appeared first on The IX Sports.