But on the other side of every upset is a fan base with high expectations whose team left far too soon. On the receiving end of every buzzer-beater is a team left walking off the court stunned, with jerseys covering their faces. Is it possible to truly measure the level of heartbreak a team and […]
Continue readingFor the second straight year, Purdue’s Zach Edey is the unanimous headliner for the Associated Press men’s college basketball All-America team. The 7-foot-4, 300-pound senior topped all 62 ballots from AP Top 25 poll voters in results released Tuesday. The reigning AP national player of the year claimed all 58 votes last year. Tennessee’s Dalton […]
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 readingI prefer the madness of the NCAA tournament where everything is on the line every time out. But Champ Week has so many great matchups, more than 12 hours per day, and hardware is on the line — also phenomenal. Picking winners here is not easy. Going chalk across the board is not smart money. […]
Continue readingHouston remained atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third consecutive week Monday while a couple of the game’s traditional blue bloods made big jumps as they peak just in time for postseason play. The Cougars received 52 of 62 first-place votes from a national media panel after a week in […]
Continue readingKansas stars Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. won’t play in the Big 12 tournament this week due to injuries, coach Bill Self said Monday. Dickinson left Saturday’s loss to Houston with what Self later said was a dislocated shoulder, while McCullar didn’t play in the second half as he continues to deal with a […]
Continue readingAfter a short stretch that featured fewer top-10 upsets than we’ve become used to seeing this season, this past week upended the 1-seed discussion and left plenty at stake entering the week before Selection Sunday. Tennessee had the inside track for the final 1-seed at the start of the week, but the Volunteers saw their […]
Continue readingNo. 14 Kansas suffered a 76-46 blowout loss at top-ranked Houston on Saturday, but the defeat might not have been the worst news of the day for the Jayhawks. Hunter Dickinson left the game in the second half with what Kansas coach Bill Self later said was a dislocated shoulder, and the star center will […]
Continue readingAnd then the NCAA tournament began. By the time Kansas State got to its Elite Eight matchup against Florida Atlantic, Nowell — who would score 30 points in a Wildcats loss — had become a must-see player. That’s how quickly everything can change in the college basketball postseason. While this regular season failed to produce […]
Continue readingIs there some separation — and semblance of calm — coming to 2023-24 college basketball just as we enter the madness of March? After four months of action that saw top-15 teams getting upset seemingly every single night, this past week saw just five losses from teams ranked in the top 16 of last week’s […]
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