Just ask 2-seed Marquette, which had to battle 10-seed Colorado until the final seconds of an 81-77 win. Duke will face a James Madison squad that has multiple wins over major-conference teams this season, and the Purdue Boilermakers will need a win over Utah State, the Mountain West champion, to advance to the Sweet 16 […]
Continue readingOn one end of the court at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, it looked like a shove. On the other, the defender fell. What isn’t up for debate is how the game ended. With Florida guard Zyon Pullin defending him, Colorado’s KJ Simpson rattled in a baseline jumper to give the Buffaloes a 102-100 win over 7-seed Florida. […]
Continue readingThe cards retail at $139.99 a pack and each include six base cards, one autograph and one parallel card. The NCAA women’s players included in the set are: Iowa Hawkeyes’ Caitlin Clark, Stanford Cardinals’ Cameron Brink, UConn Huskies’ Paige Bueckers and Aaliyah Edwards, LSU Tigers’ Angel Reese, Hailey Van Lith and Mikaylah Williams, Virginia Tech […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Check out the highlights of a wild week in college basketball, as several teams in the top 10 fall to unranked opponents. (2:13) Each year, college basketball regains national prominence just as the college football season ends and the NFL playoffs wind down. While the die-hards have been following the sport […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Tristan da Silva is relentless on the defensive end with this block on Bronny James. (0:16) BOULDER, Colo. — J’Vonne Hadley led a balanced attack with 15 points and Colorado held USC to 21 points in the second half as the Buffaloes defeated the short-handed Trojans 68-58 on Saturday night in […]
Continue readingIn making my choices, I don’t just factor in the upper echelon teams, but look at the conference from top to bottom. Let’s face it, in many cases, it is close. But, I give the edge to conferences that not only have national championship contenders, but also analyze the strength of the league in respect […]
Continue readingWell, it’s that time again, where some guy like me tells you that the college basketball season starts in a matter of weeks (Nov. 6, to be exact). Why does college hoops still begin in the thick of the college football and NFL season? And in this particular year up against “Monday Night Football”? Only […]
Continue readingThis might be one of the deeper classes of impactful freshmen I’ve seen in a long time, and I’m so excited to watch them develop into PTPers. All 12 are projected starters, and eight are considered NBA lottery picks — which could make the 2024 draft one of the youngest on record. It was frightful […]
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