NCAA Basketball

On Oct. 22, 2009, Mike Krzyzewski sat in his office at Duke watching an ESPNU feed emanating from New York, where a young prospect named Kyrie Irving was about to make his college decision. Irving was, of course, a ridiculous talent. He was also a near certain one-and-done player, the kind of recruit Krzyzewski’s Blue

It’s the biggest moment on the biggest stage: a buzzer-beater in the NCAA tournament. We don’t get one every year but some years we’re spoiled and we get multiple. Well, here’s your one-stop shop to re-watch and reminisce upon 34 true buzzer-beaters in NCAA tournament history. By “true” buzzer-beater, we mean a shot that gave

The 2022 Sun Belt Conference Tournament begins on Thursday at Pensacola Bay Center in Florida. The opener of a quadruple header pits the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns against the UT Arlington Mavericks in a matinee tilt. Louisiana is 13-14 overall and 8-9 in Sun Belt play this season. UT Arlington is 11-17 overall and 7-10 in

1:14 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Georgetown men’s basketball coach Patrick Ewing received a public show of support from athletic director Lee Reed on Wednesday, hours before the team was going to try to end its school-record 18-game losing streak. After acknowledging the “disappointment of a difficult season,” Reed went on to say in

The Southern Conference is perhaps the most underrated league in college basketball. It ranks 12th in KenPom’s conference ratings. There are three teams in the top 107 of KenPom. The SoCon won’t get a second bid for March Madness, but the conference tournament should be competitive. And whoever wins the auto bid won’t be an

Who’s Playing Cincinnati @ Houston Current Records: Cincinnati 17-12; Houston 24-4 What to Know The Cincinnati Bearcats haven’t won a game against the #14 Houston Cougars since Feb. 1 of 2020, but they’ll be looking to end the drought on Tuesday. The Bearcats and Houston will face off in an American Athletic battle at 9

The first televised college basketball game was played Feb. 28. 1940, when Pitt faced off against Fordham at, fittingly, Madison Square Garden. Here’s the TL/DR version on the first college basketball game on TV: Who: Pittsburgh 57, Fordham 37 When: February 28, 1940 Where: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY Broadcast By: NBC on

12:30 AM ET For the first time in college basketball history, seven top-10 teams lost on the same day. On Saturday, No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 2 Arizona, No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 Purdue, No. 5 Kansas, No. 6 Kentucky and No. 9 Texas Tech all lost, surpassing the previous record of six top-10 teams in

There are boring days in college basketball, there are chaotic days, and then there’s what happened on Saturday. Simply put, it was a day you would probably want back if you were a top 10 team, as seven different teams fell via upsets. That broke the record for the most top 10 upsets in a

Share After 82 days on the sidelines, Paige Bueckers made her return to action for No. 7 UConn on Friday, scoring eight points in 12 minutes in a 93-38 win over St. John’s (NY). With the Big East Women’s Basketball Tournament just over a week away, the Huskies welcomed back their star guard at just

Who’s Playing App. State @ Arkansas State Current Records: App. State 19-12; Arkansas State 16-11 What to Know The Arkansas State Red Wolves haven’t won a game against the App. State Mountaineers since Jan. 24 of 2019, but they’ll be looking to end the drought Friday. The Red Wolves and Appalachian State will face off

There’s an old adage in basketball, especially for younger players who are still developing and learning the game: “Make your free throws.” There’s often an unspoken implication, if not a direct line drawn, from missed free throws at the end of a game to a loss. The national championship game in the 2008 NCAA tournament

3:16 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Marshall was granted a temporary restraining order Thursday against Conference USA after the league filed a request for arbitration in the school’s bid to expedite an early move to the Sun Belt. The order by Cabell County Circuit Judge Christopher Chiles prohibits Conference USA from proceeding with

Providence’s latest win was its wildest one yet. On the verge of their first Big East regular season title, the Friars outlasted Xavier in a 99-92 thriller that featured three overtime periods, a buzzer-beater by its opponent and a leaky roof. The game was never not close, as neither team built up a lead of

Who’s Playing Tennessee @ Missouri Current Records: Tennessee 19-7; Missouri 10-17 What to Know An SEC battle is on tap between the #17 Tennessee Volunteers and the Missouri Tigers at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday at Mizzou Arena. The teams split their matchups last year, with the Volunteers winning the first 73-53 on the road and

On the latest episode of the March Madness 365 podcast (#MM365), March Madness correspondent Andy Katz was joined by CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander, as well as Texas Tech’s Bryson Williams. In his weekly “Katz Ranks” segment, Katz ranked his top 10 teams from the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee Top 16

12:17 PM ET Associated Press Gonzaga is the unanimous No. 1 in the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll. The Zags aren’t likely to budge the way they’re dominating the West Coast Conference. Gonzaga remained at No. 1 for the second straight week, receiving all 61 votes from a media panel in the poll released

Things turned ugly immediately after No. 15 Wisconsin’s 77-63 victory over Michigan on Sunday. In the postgame handshake line, Michigan coach Juwan Howard and Wisconsin coach Greg Gard got into a verbal altercation that turned physical when both teams convened near the scorer’s table. Howard was upset that Gard called a timeout in the final