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2024-25 men’s NCAA basketball rankings: Way-Too-Early Top 25
History was made Monday night, as UConn became the first back-to-back national champions since Florida in 2006 and 2007. Is a three-peat “in Storrs” for the Huskies next season? Or will Dan Hurley and UConn finally be knocked from their perch? As the title game fades from memory and the transfer portal — and the […]
Continue readingMen’s March Madness 2024: First-round tournament takeaways
If Jack Gohlke was the NCAA tournament legend from Thursday, Yale’s John Poulakidas took the throne on Friday after scoring 28 points in an upset win over Auburn. There was arguably the game of the tournament, Colorado’s 102-100 win over Florida featuring KJ Simpson‘s winner in the final seconds. There was upset after upset — […]
Continue readingPurdue retires Zach Edey’s jersey after win in home finale
The 7-foot-4 Purdue senior withstood a physical onslaught from Wisconsin in his home finale, persevered and received a surprise reward: seeing his jersey number, 15, added to the Mackey Arena rafters. Edey played through an injured left leg, finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds, became the first Big Ten player with 2,200 points and […]
Continue readingWisconsin-Indiana men’s basketball delayed at Assembly Hall
More Teams. More Games. Fans, players and coaches all evacuate Assembly Hall after fire alarms go off in the second half of Wisconsin vs. Indiana. (0:31) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Wisconsin-Indiana men’s basketball game was delayed midway through the second half Tuesday night after a fire alarm went off in Assembly Hall, prompting the arena […]
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