While Kentucky was busy earning its way into the Sweet 16, head coach Mark Pope was adding another year onto his Wildcats contract, as well as earning a hefty bonus at the same time.Pope has turned h… MORE
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Tyrese Proctor helps Duke roll past Baylor into the Sweet 16
RALEIGH, N.C. — Freshman sensation Cooper Flagg and top-seeded Duke will be heading to the Sweet 16 after handling ninth-seeded Baylor in an 89-66 victory in the East Region’s second round Sunday aft… MORE
Indiana F Mackenzie Mgbako enters transfer portal
Indiana wing Mackenzie Mgbako announced Monday that he is entering the transfer portal while also considering entering the NBA draft.The portal opened for men’s basketball players Monday and will clo… MORE
Kent State hits the road, knocks off Stanford in NIT
Senior Jalen Sullinger scored a career-high 34 points, Delrecco Gillespie posted a double-double and Kent State made it two consecutive road wins in the NIT, holding off Stanford 77-75 on Sunday night… MORE
Caleb Love carries No. 4 Arizona past No. 5 Oregon
Caleb Love scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half and made several vital plays down the stretch to help fourth-seeded Arizona put away fifth-seeded Oregon 87-83 in the second round of the NCAA… MORE
Alabama tops St. Mary’s, advances to Sweet 16 again
Six Alabama players scored in double figures and the No. 2 seed Crimson Tide held seventh-seeded Saint Mary’s to 24-of-70 shooting from the floor in an 80-66 win in the second round of the East Region… MORE
Kentucky tops Illinois, makes first Sweet 16 since 2019
MILWAUKEE — Kobe Brea had 23 points and Otega Oweh added 15 to pace third-seeded Kentucky to an 84-75 victory over No. 6 Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region on Sunday.… MORE
‘Dream come true’: Iowa native Ben McCollum to coach Hawkeyes
Iowa named Drake’s Ben McCollum as its basketball coach on Monday, returning him to his native state.He replaces Fran McCaffery, who was fired by the Hawkeyes on March 14 after 15 seasons with the pr… MORE
No. 2 Michigan State survives close call with No. 10 New Mexico
Jaden Akins scored a team-high 16 points Sunday night and second-seeded Michigan State controlled the last seven minutes to eliminate 10th-seeded New Mexico 71-63 in the second round of the South Regi… MORE
Reports: Minnesota hiring Colorado State’s Niko Medved
Minnesota is hiring Colorado State’s Niko Medved to be the next coach of the Golden Gophers, multiple outlets reported Monday.Medved, 51, is a Minneapolis native and Minnesota alumnus who worked as a… MORE
