Latest blog entries about College Basketball
Who says it’s just an exhibition game!? Friday night could not have been more perfect for Big Blue Nation, as the ninth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats manhandled top-ranked Purdue 78-65. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more satisfying exhibition win at any level of sports than this was, and for good reason. Exhibitions are typically for getting […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The Wildcats finally put on a show last time they took the field, but then they got a week off. Will that week result in rust, or in more improvement? We’ll see, but it had better be the latter if The Streak is to continue. The Game The Kansas State Wildcats (3-4, 2-2 Big 12) visit […]
From Bring On The Cats | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Matt Painter didn’t hold any punches after Purdue’s loss in exhibition to Kentucky at Rupp Arena on Friday night. “A lot of time in basketball you don’t know, early in the season, your real problems,” Matt Painter said. “We have real problems. On a night where Purdue shot just 3 of 17 from three while […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Lexington native Reece Potter missed Friday night’s Exhibition game vs. Purdue with an illness, according to a Kentucky spokesperson. Thankfully, Kentucky was still able to make easy work of Purdue, winning 78-65. It’s an unfortunate setback, as this was a game Kentucky had 10 players log double-digit minutes, so it stands to reason he would […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Oregon men begin preparations for a highly anticipated season tonight, and as usual there are injury concerns. The Big Ten will have to wait, tonight the Ducks welcome their former Pac-12 partners the Utah Utes in an exhibition match. Where: Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR When: 7PM PDT Watch: B1G+ Listen: Oregon Sports Network […]
From Addicted To Quack | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
If you weren’t paying attention, you just might have missed that basketball starts tonight. Well…it doesn’t really start tonight, as this is just an exhibition game, but it’s our first chance to see the new-look merc Wildcats in action. And we’re going to need all the help we can get, because for the fourth time […]
From Bring On The Cats | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Basketball season is finally here, folks, and tonight the Kentucky Wildcats tipped it off in a big way as they hosted the Purdue Boilermakers in their first exhibition game of the season. Now let the over-reactions begin as the Cats picked up the win tonight, 78-63. In a meaningless exhibition game on a Friday night, […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
With the first exhibition game of the season happening on Friday, nobody knew what to expect for No. 9 Kentucky basketball as they faced off against No. 1 Purdue inside of Rupp Arena. Some fans were expecting Kentucky to lose because they were not healthy and down their starting PG Jaland Lowe with a shoulder […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Yay basketball! I beg you, it’s an exhibition game, do not read too much into any results. Kansas State brings their shade of lavender back to Mizzou Arena for the first time since a 10 point loss to the Wildcats in 2012. If you forgot, Mizzou was pretty awesome that season but Frank Martin’s K-State […]
From Rock M Nation | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Purdue came into Rupp Arena as the #1 team in the country set to play a hungry, big Kentucky team with something to prove. Kentucky proved worthy of its top-ten placing in the polls and brought it to the visiting title favorite Boilermakers, winning 78-65.. It’s a familar place for Matt Painter and his Purdue […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Basketball season is officially here. Well, not officially. But, it’s here. The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Oklahoma Sooners on Friday in an exhibition game at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. on Big Ten Plus. Wisconsin enters the season with a brand new team, bringing in five transfers […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Hey everyone, here are the results of the two survey questions we posted earlier this week. This will become a weekly feature, so if you have any questions you would like to have put out to TOC Nation, feel free to leave them in the comments here.
From The Only Colors | about 1 month ago | 1 read
We asked, and you’ve answered. Arizona is riding a 2-game skid during its bye week, albeit both one-score losses with the first coming in double overtime to an unbeaten opponent and the second on a walkoff field goal. That has sapped the momentum of a 4-1 start, the program’s best since 2019, and put into […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
After BYU made his top 3 earlier this week, big man Abdullah Ahmed told Joe Tipton that he has cut his list to Houston and BYU. Abdullah told me that he will take an official visit to BYU November 7-9. BYU hosts Holy Cross November 8. Tipton reports that Ahmed will begin his visit to […]
From Vanquish The Foe | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The Kentucky Wildcats have a couple of visitors on the list for Friday evening’s matchup against the Purdue Boilermakers. The newest guest set to be in Lexington on Friday is class of 2027 shooting guard Chase Lumpkin, the Georgia native told KSR. Lumpkin, a 6-4, 180-pound SG, has offers from a host of schools, including […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The time has come! We get our first televised (sort of) look at Virginia basketball playing a basketball game (of sorts) under Ryan Odom on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. ET. The ‘Hoos will scrimmage the Villanova Wildcats at John Paul Jones Arena with the game being streamed on ACC Network Extra. To watch, sign […]
From Streaking The Lawn | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
No. 9 ranked TCU Soccer picked up a third straight win with a 1-0 victory on the road over Arizona this past Thursday. The Horned Frogs played an excellent defensive game and Emma Yolinsky provided the only goal from either team. TCU moved into sole possession of first place in the Big 12 with two […]
From Frogs O' War | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Lakers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Predicting how well an NBA team will do for a season is always tough. Trades and injuries can […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Coming off a shaky ten-point win over Towson in their first exhibition game last week, Rick Pitino and the Red Storm have one more scrimmage to work on some issues before the season tips off in two weeks. They will get a genuine test this weekend as they face former St. John’s commit Yaxel Lendeborg […]
From Rumble In The Garden | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
UConn men’s basketball announced Friday that star freshman Braylon Mullins suffered an ankle injury in practice earlier this week and is set to miss approximately six weeks. Mullins, a McDonald’s All-American and the highest-ranked freshman in the Huskies’ 2025 recruiting class, was just named the Big East Preseason Freshman of the Year earlier this week. […]
From The UConn Blog | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
It’s hard to believe we are finally here. It’s back, well sort of. Sure it’s an exhibition game and it doesn’t count, and the game is on a weird network where most of you might not be able to watch but hey it’s still basketball right!?!? Purdue comes into this one as the preseason #1 […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Hey, do you remember the very nice Player Preview that we published for Marquette men’s basketball freshman Ian Miletic back on October 1st? Yeah, well, you can ignore it now. On Thursday evening, Marquette hosted an open practice at Fiserv Forum. Doubly beneficial, as it gives fans a chance to see the team and gives […]
From Anonymous Eagle | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
When most people come across San Jose State basketball, it’s been a Spartan two-step forward, one-step back dosey-doe. But as seasoned investors often say, “When in doubt, zoom out,” especially of late for San Jose State. Also, as the often overused adage goes, “He’s changed the culture around here,” fifth-year head coach Tim Miles certainly […]
From Mountain West Connection | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
For the first time in the 2025-26 season, the Tar Heels will play a game against another team, and they’ll do so in a way that’ll be available for us to see. Ever since the NCAA got rid of the so-called “secret scrimmages,” schools have taken advantage of having exhibition games against other big schools […]
From Tar Heel Blog | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Who will be the best player in women’s college basketball in the 2025-26 NCAA season? The season-long absence of last year’s Naismith Trophy winner and AP Player of the Year JuJu Watkins, in combination with the departure of Wade Trophy winner Paige Bueckers, leaves the field wide open. However, fans from Storrs to Westwood to […]
From Swish Appeal | about 1 month ago | 0 reads