When you’ve coached for as long as Rick Pitino, you’re going to collect some fairly serious blunders. From in-game decisions to major career changes, Pitino went over his biggest regrets with Dan Dakich on ESPNU Radio on Sirius XM Saturday. The legendary college basketball coach’s longest tenures took place with Kentucky (1989-97) and Louisville (2001-17). […]
Read MoreRick Pitino Reacts To Death Of Georgetown Legend John Thompson
The college basketball world was shaken today with the passing of legendary Georgetown head coach John Thompson. Among those mourning the coaching legend is Thompson’s former Big East opponent, Rick Pitino. Taking to Twitter on Monday, Pitino offered condolences to “Big John.” He praised Thompson for building up the Georgetown program and said as the […]
Read MoreMajor Conference Commissioner Lays Out Timetable For College Hoops Season
With kickoff set for late August, college football is currently in the crosshairs as the sports world tries to figure out how to move forward in the COVID-19 world. The upcoming college basketball season isn’t quite as pressing, but a time will come where decisions have to be made. College basketball may be the major […]
Read MoreESPN Computer Projects Entire 2020 NCAA Tournament
Decades ago, when the 2019-2020 college basketball season was still raging on, it was one of the craziest years we’d ever seen in the sport. We were very close to having three teams from outside of the power conferences as No. 1 teams in the NCAA Tournament. Ultimately, per Joe Lunardi, we would’ve wound up […]
Read MoreESPN Bracketology Update After Saturday’s Big College Hoops Games
Kansas’ big-time win over No. 1 Baylor has sparked a major 2020 NCAA Tournament seeding projection change. The Bears were previously the projected No. 1 overall seed for the upcoming tournament. But after losing to the Jayhawks at home on Saturday, Kansas is the new No. 1 overall seed, according to Bracketology expert Joe Lunardi. […]
Read More4-Star Power Forward Lance Ware Announces Decision Date
John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats could land another 2020 recruit very soon. On Thursday, four-star power forward Lance Ware will announce his college decision. Ware is the No. 32 overall recruit and No. 5 power forward from his class, per 247Sports. He received 16 scholarship offers and went on a handful of visits. There […]
Read More4-Star Earl Timberlake Announces Top 7
DeMatha Catholic product Earl Timberlake is one of the best players in the class of 2020. He’s currently ranked No. 28 overall. 247Sports‘ composite rankings have him sitting at No. 6 among small forwards, and the top recruit in Maryland. We now have a better sense of what Timberlake may do in his recruitment. The […]
Read MoreBig 12, Big East Announce Basketball Series For 2019-20 Season
Four schools from both the Big 12 and Big East basketball conferences pre-scheduled games for the 2019-20 season. The two conferences have decided to take things a step further. The Big 12 and Big East are creating an entire conference vs. conference series similar to the SEC-Big 12 challenge and ACC-Big Ten Challenge. Per the […]
Read MoreThe Big East Had An Absolutely Disastrous NCAA Tournament
It is just past 10:30 p.m. ET on the first Saturday of the NCAA Tournament. The Big East, ostensibly one of the power conferences in the sport, has been eliminated. Purdue just beat Villanova like a drum, 87-61. The defending national champions never really challenged much at any point. With the Villanova loss, the Big […]
Read MoreEd Cooley Split His Pants Open Coaching During Saturday’s Big East Title Game
Providence head coach Ed Cooley had a bit of a wardrobe malfunction on Saturday night. Providence nearly won another stunner on Saturday night, pushing Villanova to the brink in a tight overtime loss. Tight is also a word that can be used to describe how Friars head coach Ed Cooley must have been feeling in […]
Read MoreCoach Ripped His Pants During Conference Championship Game
Villanova beat Providence in overtime in tonight’s Big East Tournament title game. The game got so intense, that Friars head coach Ed Cooley’s pants ripped. The Wildcats lead by four at the half, and extended their lead to 12 early in the second frame. Providence battled back in the middle of the half to make […]
Read MoreFOX Sports 1 Accidentally Aired College Star Dropping A Bunch Of F-Bombs After Winning Conference Title
Jalen Brunson was really fired up after Villanova‘s Big East Tournament championship win. Unfortunately, whomever is in charge of keeping FOX Sports 1 PG was asleep at the wheel. Villanova just outlasted Providence for a Big East title. It was probably one of the best games of the season overall. The Friars, down by as many as […]
Read MoreNo. 3 Xavier Falls To Providence In Big East Tournament Semifinal
Xavier, the No. 3 team in the country and the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament, fell to Providence in a thriller on Friday night. The Xavier Musketeers won the Big East’s regular season title this season, but they won’t be winning the league’s tournament. Xavier was ousted by Providence in overtime on […]
Read MoreBig Baller Brand Offered At Least 21 Top Recruits Spots In The ‘Junior Basketball Association’
One of LaVar Ball’s many business ventures, the Junior Basketball Association, is already recruiting top high school talents. In December, LaVar Ball announced the creation of a new league. He intends to launch the Junior Basketball Association as an alternative for college ball. On paper, you can see why it would be an attractive option. […]
Read MoreReport: 16 Players Have Been Invited To The NBA Draft Green Room
The NBA Draft takes place on Thursday night, and 16 players will be in the green room for the event, waiting for their names to be called. The Vertical’s Jonathan Givony reported the full list, which features 15 players who starred in college basketball last season. Wade Baldwin, Vanderbilt Dragan Bender, Maccabi Tel Aviv Jaylen […]
Read MoreFormer College Basketball Stars To Compete For $2 Million Prize In This Year’s TBT Tournament
Last year, The Basketball Tournament really took off, with teams from across the country playing for a $1 million cash prize. Many of the top teams in the field are primarily comprised of alumni of some of college basketball’s most proud programs. This year, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Syracuse, and Villanova are all teams well […]
Read MoreNBA Announces All 162 Players Who Have Declared Early For The NBA Draft
We expected a surge of early entrants to the NBA Draft after the NCAA changed its rules, allowing players to withdraw and return to school after the combine following every collegiate season, provided they haven’t signed with an agent. With the new rule, there is little risk for the players to enter the draft and receive […]
Read MoreReport: 2016 Gavitt Games Between Big East, Big Ten Feature Purdue-Villanova, Georgetown-Maryland Matchups
The Big East and Big Ten take part in one of the annual conference challenge series, known as the “Gavitt Games” named after influential former Big East commissioner Dave Gavitt. Thanks to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, we now know the full slate of games that will take place next fall: Iowa vs. Seton Hall Ohio […]
Read MoreFull 2017 NCAA Tournament Odds Released, Duke Listed As Early Favorite
Villanova students haven’t even returned to class yet after last night’s unbelievable win over North Carolina, and odds have already been posted for next year’s NCAA Tournament champion. The Wildcats are one of the favorites to repeat as champions, with 8-1 odds at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, while North Carolina sits at 15-1. The […]
Read MoreNCAA Drops Awesome New Final Four Hype Video
We’re just a few days from the ultimate annual NCAA Tournament highlight reel, “One Shining Moment,” but throughout the Big Dance, the NCAA has been putting out great round-by-round hype videos. Ahead of tonight’s Final Four, which begins at 6 p.m. with Oklahoma vs. Villanova, the NCAA has dropped its latest video, featuring plenty of […]
Read MoreHere’s An Updated 2016 NCAA Tournament Bracket After The First Round
The NCAA Tournament has been nothing but spectacular thus far, and we’re only through the first round of action. While Thursday brought a number of upsets – including two 12-seeds knocking off 5-seeds, it had nothing on Friday. For the first time in NCAA Tournament history, a 13-seed, a 14-seed and a 15-seed all won […]
Read MoreHere’s The Favorite For Every NCAA Tournament Game Thursday, According To ESPN’s BPI
The NCAA Tournament’s first round tips off Thursday, and by the time Friday morning comes, 16 games will have already been played. It’s one of the best sports days of the year – and also one of the longest. If you’re still debating which teams to pick this year, the analytics guys over at ESPN […]
Read MoreThe 10 Worst People During The NCAA Tournament
We’re officially less than 24 hours away from the start of the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament. But while it may be the best time of the year to be a sports fan, it also might bring out the worst in some of the people who watch the event. We’re going to highlight […]
Read MoreNCAA Drops An Awesome New March Madness Hype Video
For many sports fans, the NCAA Tournament is the best event of the year. I know the first four days of March Madness are among my favorites of the year, and we are incredibly close to kicking things off. To help everyone get in the spirit, the NCAA just dropped an amazing hype video, featuring […]
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