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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Syracuse fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Syracuse Orange look to end a four-game losing streak on Friday night when they face […]
From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician | 4 months ago | 1 read
Following the Duke Chronicle’s player profiles, we now get a look at the coaching staff. As we’ve argued before, the transition from G.O.A.T. Mike Krzyzewski to Jon Scheyer has been incredibly impressive. Duke has maintained its seat at the Blue Blood table, still quite elite. Scheyer loses Jai Lucas from his staff – Lucas takes […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Last year, the bottom of the Big East was an anchor on the conference’s overall metrics, the handicap on higher NCAA tournament seeding and overall respect in the college basketball landscape. Seton Hall was the worst team in the Big East last year, finishing 202nd in KenPom. Here’s where the last place team finished in […]
From The UConn Blog | 4 months ago | 1 read
As you may have gathered by now, there’s a sense in the media Hubert Davis is on the hot seat. He’s part of the family, but so was Matt Doherty. The bottom line is winning and he hasn’t done enough of that, consistently, to be secure in his position. If you weren’t sure about that, […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 4 months ago | 1 read
Spartan basketball has been known during the Izzo reign as having a rather tough non conference schedule. Never backing down from an opportunity to gain exposure, experience, and moxy. This seasons schedule looks like one of the toughest the Spartans have faced and against programs that typically have the Spartans number. We’re going to take […]
From The Only Colors | 4 months ago | 1 read
Kansas Jayhawk News As posted earlier, KU has lost a highly rated recruit. The initial acquisition of Dunnigan in January, when he picked KU over Kansas State, Nebraska, Stanford and others, was at the time a major in-state recruiting coup for the Jayhawks, and helped set off a series of commitments from Kansan players during […]
From Rock Chalk Talk | 4 months ago | 2 reads
4. UCLA Predicted Starting Lineup Donovan Dent, Senior, 20.4 ppg/2.3 rpg/6.4 apg/1.4 spg at New Mexico Look for Mick Cronin to pick up the pace this year, because his prize transfer is best as a road runner in the open floor. Dent shot 40% from three but is selective of when he will let it […]
From The Champaign Room | 4 months ago | 0 reads
Good morning, BBN! As the season approaches, let’s take a look at all of the Cats who are getting some pre-season love. CBS Sports ranked their Top 100 and 1 Players entering the 2025-26 season, and here are the Cats that were listed: Otega Oweh: No. 9Jaland Lowe: No. 35Jayden Quaintance: No. 52 ESPN also […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 4 months ago | 0 reads
Buzz Williams was named Maryland basketball’s head coach on April 1, inheriting a team that would be dismantled over the course of the ensuing weeks. A combination of the transfer portal and expiring eligibility paved the way for nearly the entire roster to depart the program, just as previous head coach Kevin Willard already had. […]
From Testudo Times | 4 months ago | 3 reads
The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join hosts Justin Golba and Alex Frank as they discuss Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and much more! Come for the hot takes. Stay for the warm ones. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio On episode 34 of Hangout in the Holy Land, Ohio State is back on the […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 4 months ago | 1 read
For the third time since 2017, the Indiana men’s basketball program is entering its first season under a new coach. For the first time, it’ll do so with an entirely new roster. Darian DeVries, the 31st head coach in program history, was free to build his first roster as he saw fit. Kind of. There’s […]
From The Crimson Quarry | 4 months ago | 2 reads
In a wild sentence I am about to type, the Kentucky Wildcats are only two weeks away from their annual matchup with the Louisville Cardinals on the hardwood. After a win versus Purdue this past Friday, the trash talk is intensifying between the BBN and Cardinals fans as both fanbases think this could be the […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 4 months ago | 0 reads
It is obvious from the final moments of Louisville’s second and final tuneup/ exhibition that the doomsayers aplenty among the Cardinal fanbase were correct. Matters seem dire for the heralded Cards. I mean, c’mon, U of L got within a trey of triple digits with 03:14 of action left on a Kobe Rodgers J in […]
From Card Chronicle | 4 months ago | 0 reads
The first and only public preseason scrimmage is in the books, and the main takeaway is clear: this Illinois Fighting Illini basketball team could make some noise in 2025-26. We’re still trying to figure out the line-up and depth chart of course, and it may take awhile for all the new pieces to coalesce. But […] The post Illini Basketball Among Big Ten Contenders in Second Tier After Purdue appeared first on The Sports Bank .
From The Bank | 4 months ago | 0 reads
The Kellie Harper era at Mizzou started not with a bang but a whimper, as the Tigers lost to Division 2 Maryville 89-84 in overtime. The last time Mizzou lost an exhibition game came in 2001 against the Houston Jaguars (who definitely are not an NCAA-sanctioned team). Here’s what led to the upset loss inside […]
From Rock M Nation | 4 months ago | 0 reads
UConn men’s basketball won its final exhibition on Tuesday night, dispatching Michigan State 76-69 in a foul-heavy, but promising tune-up. Solo Ball and Alex Karaban led the Huskies with 18 apiece, while Jayden Ross added 13 points off the bench. Freshman Eric Reibe grabbed seven rebounds, while Georgia transfer Silas Demary Jr stuffed the statsheet […]
From The UConn Blog | 4 months ago | 5 reads
The uncertainty factor is at an all-time high this season. With 62 new head coaches, a record number of players transferring, international players becoming a more significant factor, and there’s still the incoming high school players – some of whom will make a difference, predicting the season ahead is impossible. But we do it anyway. […]
From Backing The Pack | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Just four nights after a disappointing shooting performance against Kansas, the Louisville men’s basketball team gave its fan base a better sense of what it can expect the team to do from the outside in the months ahead. The Cardinals connected on 23 of 46 attempts from three on their way to a 99-76 win […]
From Card Chronicle | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Shauna Green had to rebuild her roster this offseason, but she’s already being hampered by injures before the season even tips off. Illinois announced on Tuesday that freshmen Erica Finney and Manuella Alves will miss the 2025-26 season with injuries. Finney, a 6-foot guard from Australia, joined the program last December as a four-star recruit. […]
From The Champaign Room | 4 months ago | 1 read
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois guard Kylan Boswell is receiving national attention before the season even tips off. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame released the 20-man watchlist for the 2026 Jerry West Award Tuesday, honoring the top shooting guard in collegiate basketball. Entering the award’s 12th year, Illinois senior guard Kylan Boswell earned a spot […]
From The Champaign Room | 4 months ago | 1 read
No. 11 Maryland field hockey couldn’t keep up with No. 4 Virginia’s offense as the Cavaliers sped through the midfield with nine minutes left in the fourth quarter. Cavalier Suze Leemans took a huge swing from the edge of the circle, but her attempt was slightly off target. This gave Maryland goalkeeper Alyssa Klebasko the […]
From Testudo Times | 4 months ago | 3 reads
During each of Tommy Lloyd’s first four seasons it didn’t take much research to figure out who was going to lead Arizona in scoring. Bennedict Mathurin was a future first round NBA pick, Azuolas Tubelis thrived in the Wildcats’ high-low offense and the past two years Caleb Love was going to get his points. But […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 4 months ago | 0 reads
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From The Only Colors | 4 months ago | 6 reads
Go Cards.
From Card Chronicle | 4 months ago | 1 read
The Kentucky Wildcats return to Rupp Arena for their final exhibition matchup on Thursday night, hosting Ed Cooley’s Georgetown Hoyas at 7:00 PM ET on SEC Network+. Fresh off an impressive 78–65 beatdown of preseason No. 1 Purdue. In Mark Pope’s second season, the Kentucky squad looks ahead of schedule, showing elite defensive energy, improved […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 4 months ago | 0 reads