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This season marks the beginning of a new chapter for UNC women’s basketball. That core recruiting class from five years ago that included Kennedy Todd-Williams for three years, Deja Kelly for four, and Alyssa Ustby for five has left college after playing a huge role in stabilizing and rebuilding the program under head coach Courtney […]
From Tar Heel Blog | 5 months ago | 2 reads
It’s that time of year! The 2025-26 Mountain West men’s basketball season is right around the corner, which means it’s time for our team to handout our preseason honors across the conference. In the first of a four-part series, we will be starting with the awards portion! We had four panelists — myself included — […]
From Mountain West Connection | 5 months ago | 2 reads
The SEC begins the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season with three teams ranked in the top five, five in the top 10 and eight in the top 25. In this era of power conferences, the SEC is THE power conference. And yet, being the best conference doesn’t necessarily mean being the most-competitive conference. For all […]
From Swish Appeal | 5 months ago | 2 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mavericks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey I didn’t realize until this week that Dallas starts their season with […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 5 months ago | 6 reads
Kentucky basketball senior guard Otega Oweh has been named a Second-Team Preseason All-American by CBS Sports, it was announced on Tuesday. Oweh was the only Wildcat to make one of the three All-American teams. Oweh is coming off a season in which he was easily the MVP for a Kentucky team that tied the all-time […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 5 months ago | 3 reads
Since the 2021-22 season, Ohio State women’s basketball has not excelled inside the paint. When bigs like Illinois’ Kendall Bostic, Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes or Michigan’s Naz Hillmon hit the court, a double-double was all but guaranteed. Also, the Buckeyes seemed to look at steals as more vital to earning extra possessions than rebounds. Last season, […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 5 months ago | 4 reads
The preseason accolades continue for Notre Dame guard, Hannah Hidalgo. From the ND press release: Already one of the most decorated players in college basketball, Hannah Hidalgo picked up another honor on Tuesday as she was named a Preseason AP All-American for the second straight season. The Merchantville, New Jersey, native is one of four […]
From One Foot Down | 5 months ago | 4 reads
The annual BIG EAST Media Day occurred on Tuesday in Manhattan. Through the various releases by the conference, the coaches have tabbed Kevin Willard’s Wildcats at #7 in the conference. The top 3 teams are all ranked in the AP Top 25, with the Red Storm (#5) and Huskies (#4) in the Top 5; Creighton […]
From VU Hoops | 5 months ago | 1 read
Welcome to The Shotgun/Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup (that we didn’t already talk about in another article) with some sophomoric humor and daily distractions thrown in for good measure. And if there’s something we missed, be sure to talk about it in the comments. MOUNTAINEERS ABROAD Several West Virginia basketball alums are making their presence felt […]
From The Smoking Musket | 5 months ago | 9 reads
I doubt you’d find many people who thought the Rodney Terry experiment would last very long in Austin. When Chris Beard was fired for cause in December of 2022, and Terry took over, he handled the change and process well. He forced AD Chris Del Conte’s hand as much as an interim coach can, but […]
From Rock M Nation | 5 months ago | 3 reads
The floor: A bit below .500 The Wildcats are entering a transitional year that could see them fall below .500. Northwestern’s sub-.500 floor comes primarily as the result of an offseason of uncertainty, which saw four of Northwestern’s five starters graduate. Brooks Barnhizer, Jalen Leach, Ty Berry and Matthew Nicholson played an average of 30.5 […]
From Inside NU | 5 months ago | 2 reads
On the same day that she was named Big East Preseason Player of the Year, Sarah Strong picked up another honor: Associated Press Preseason All-American. The UConn sophomore made the five-player squad alongside Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo, Texas’ Madison Booker, South Carolina’s Ta’Niya Latson and UCLA’s Lauren Betts. Azzi Fudd earned an honorable mention nod. […]
From The UConn Blog | 5 months ago | 4 reads
Online sportsbooks flood your screen with featured or promoted parlays, promising big payouts for small bets. These bets, often highlighted with flashy graphics, seem tempting. But are they worth your money? This article dives into what these parlays are, why sportsbooks push them, and whether you should trust them. It also offers practical tips to make smarter betting choices. What Are Featured or Promoted Parlays? A parlay combines multiple bets into one, requiring all selections t...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 5 months ago | 2 reads
Rutgers Athletics has added Margaret Long as Vice President & Chief Development Officer of Athletics Development. In a statement made by Athletic Director Keli Zinn, she mentioned how a few hires were on the way in the near future to help with administration for their new initiatives. It appears that Rutgers has made the first […]
From On the Banks | 5 months ago | 1 read
Earlier this month, I organized the SB Nation Big Ten men’s basketball preseason poll for the 2025-26 season. 14 SB Nation College sites participated, plus one site each that fell under the 247Sports and FanSided umbrellas, which were pinch-hitting in spots where we did not have a representative. All in all, 16 of the 18 […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 5 months ago | 6 reads
Bill Belichick’s Tar Heels were a ball punch away from potentially winning against Cal this past weekend, which is either good or bad depending on how you look at it. For most fans, it felt like a game that shouldn’t have even been close because the Golden Bears were practically begging UNC to win the […]
From Tar Heel Blog | 5 months ago | 2 reads
Who is he? Sophomore; guard; 6-foot-3; from Indianapolis, Indiana 2024-25 Stats 29 games, four starts. 16.8 minutes per game, 5.6 points per game, 1.1 rebounds per game, 2.0 assists, 0.7 steals, 37.8% FG, 30.5% 3PT, 80.0% FT. 2024-25 Review Windham’s freshman season had two different storylines: a quiet first half followed by an explosive second […]
From Inside NU | 5 months ago | 1 read
Texas five star recruit Bryson Howard, who is down to Duke, Kentucky and UNC, will announce Tuesday afternoon at 4:30. A gifted 6-6 two-way player, Howard would fit right in with Jon Scheyer’s system. He has also said that his priority is to find a program that treats people like family. Sounds like a good […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 5 months ago | 2 reads
Even though it is football season, college basketball season is just around the corner with the Buckeyes tipping off on Nov. 3. There were a lot of roster changes for the Buckeyes heading into the 2025-26 season, and over the next couple of months we will be dropping one player preview a week to get […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 5 months ago | 4 reads
Believe it or not, the 2025-26 Carolina basketball season is just around the corner. It feels like it has been quite a while since we were sweating out the Heels making it to the NCAA Tournament, which is likely because of all of the football distractions that took place since then. While the football distractions […]
From Tar Heel Blog | 5 months ago | 1 read
Braylon Mullins was one of five Huskies recognized with preseason All-Big East honors Tuesday morning, as the Greenfield, Indiana native was named the 2025-26 Preseason Big East Freshman of the Year. Mullins is the third-straight Husky to earn the honor, joining Stephon Castle in the 2023-24 and Liam McNeeley last season. Both Castle and McNeeley […]
From The UConn Blog | 5 months ago | 3 reads
The official Media Day proceedings for women’s basketball in the Big East won’t start until mid-day on Tuesday, but the league office made sure to get the results of the preseason poll out into the world nice and early. That’s very helpful for your favorite dutiful blogger, that’s for sure. To the surprise of no […]
From Anonymous Eagle | 5 months ago | 2 reads
No team won as much in the Big East preseason awards as St. John’s. The team was picked to finish first in the conference since 1991 and their captain won its most prominent honor. Zuby Ejiofor was named by the conference’s coaches as the Big East preseason player of the year award winner on Tuesday […]
From Rumble In The Garden | 5 months ago | 3 reads
At long last, Ohio State has reeled in one of the “big ones.” On Tuesday, Jake Diebler and Ohio State earned the long-sought-after commitment of Anthony Thompson — a sharp-shooting, five-star forward in the 2026 class. Thompson, a 6-foot-8, 205-pound forward, played his first two years of high school basketball at Lebanon High School before […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 5 months ago | 3 reads
Kansas Jayhawks News Former Jayhawk Dorrance Armstrong is out for the year The two-man game between Darryn Peterson and Flory Bidunga is coming along in practice ($ LJW) KU Hoops has an open scrimmage scheduled Friday with Louisville Lance Leipold talks about why Kansas is running a lot of option this year Links! The Blue […]
From Rock Chalk Talk | 5 months ago | 3 reads