Soon after his plan arrived devastatingly near to its initially Sweet 16 in 54 yrs, TCU men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon experimented with his finest not to blame the decline on the referees. Not at the time did he complain about the disputed no-call that robbed his crew of the […]
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Saint Mary’s, long in Gonzaga’s shadow, deserves its due
To fully grasp why Saint Mary’s is an straightforward NCAA tournament group to root for, start with the motto. Gritty, not rather. That is the tale of this team, its year and two many years of accomplishment perpetually overshadowed by a well known rival that has penned the most outlandish […]
NCAA bracket predictions: College basketball model shares surprising March Madness 2022 tournament picks
The 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket includes nine teams from the Big Ten, but no school from the nation’s deepest conference earned a 1- or 2-seed. Purdue and Wisconsin are the two highest-seeded Big Ten teams, with Purdue at No. 3 in the East and Wisconsin at No. 3 seed in […]
College basketball rankings: Arizona wraps-up a No. 1 seed in Tommy Lloyd’s first season as a head coach
Getty Images Tommy Lloyd wasn’t a popular hire among former Arizona players last April for reasons that didn’t make much sense to most people who never played at Arizona. The backlash was … weird. Either way, I’m certain, everybody connected to the program is on board now because Lloyd, a […]
College basketball best players: Ranking top 50 in 2022
We’re one week away from the first full day of the 2022 men’s NCAA tournament, and the hype is building. But before we get to brackets, upsets and seedings, we’re setting the stage with the names you need to know for the next month. Heading into March Madness, Sports Illustrated […]
LSU receives notice of allegations for violations within men’s programs
LSU has received a notice of allegations about its men’s basketball application, sources informed Sporting activities Illustrated on Tuesday, a key action in the approach of resolving an infractions case that dates back again to the 2017 federal investigation of corruption in the activity. LSU officials did not admit receipt […]
Brittney Griner detained in Russia: American basketball star found with hashish oil at airport, per reports
Seven-time WNBA All-Star center Brittney Griner, 31, has been detained by the Russian Federal Customs Service after it claims to have found hashish oil in her luggage, according to the New York Times and Russian news agency TASS. She currently plays for UMMC Ekaterinburg, a women’s basketball team that competes […]
WNBA Center Brittney Griner Is Detained in Russia
WASHINGTON — Russia explained on Saturday that it had detained an American basketball player — later on identified as Phoenix Mercury heart Brittney Griner — on drug expenses, entangling a U.S. citizen’s destiny in the hazardous confrontation between Russia and the West in excess of Ukraine. The Russian Federal Customs […]
Dean Smith and Bob Knight: Inside a basketball bromance
Dean Smith was fuming. This North Carolina team he was coaching was supposed to be better than this. Playing in Los Angeles at the Bruin Classic, the Tar Heels gave up open shot after open shot and lost to Minnesota, 76–60. ACC play was opening in barely a week, and […]
SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Razorbacks claim top spot
Is there a clear cut No. 1 in the SEC right now? I mean, we can look at the standings and see Auburn at the top. If you watch the Tigers, however, you’ll notice that they are arguably playing their worst basketball of the season (all things considered, Auburn’s “worst […]