Category: NCAA News Wire
Rick Pitino started his coaching career in the 1975-76 season for the University of Hawaii. He’s a well decorated NCAA and NBA coach who’s been in the business for over 40 years. As a coach he’s won two national championship’s, one with Kentucky in 1996 and one with Louisville in 2013. Pitino is also the […]
Making the decision on where a high school player wants to continue his career is not an easy choice, especially for basketball. The top players will only stay at the school for one season before being drafted. That makes the choice even more crucial to their success down the line. Four-star high school prospect out of […]
March Madness is a thrilling time of year for sports fans all around the world. It’s an exciting time as well for teams and their players to hear their names called on selection Sunday. Incredible upsets are what keeps March Madness thriving, but more often than not, a number one-seed is winning. In fact, 24 […]
The 1985 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, also known as March Madness, was the first year a 64-team field was introduced. It was an experiment for the league and many thought it was going to ruin the tournament by watering down the product in the beginning rounds. However, this method has proved to be successful over […]
The number one and two prospects for the 2023 NBA Draft went head-to-head on Tuesday as Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson combined for 65 points on the night. French professional basketball club Metropolitans 92 played an exhibition game vs the G League Ignite in Las Vegas on Tuesday, allowing NBA fans to get a glimpse […]
CHICAGO — The Wisconsin Badgers earned a historic NCAA top seed Sunday, but their approach going forward will be strictly business as usual. Wisconsin (31-3) beat Michigan State 80-69 in overtime in Sunday’s Big Ten tournament title game to complete a championship sweep and were rewarded with the first No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed in […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — After a crushing omission from the NCAA Tournament last season, the 20th-ranked Southern Methodist Mustangs didn’t have any worries during this year’s Selection Show. They are dancing for the first time since 1993. SMU’s deep and talented frontcourt frustrated the Connecticut Huskies on both ends of the floor, paving the way for […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — No. 1-ranked Kentucky will take a perfect 34-0 record into the NCAA Tournament this week after thrashing Arkansas 78-63 in the Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday at Bridgestone Arena. The conference tournament title is the 28th for Kentucky, meaning the Wildcats have won more than half of the 55 tournaments. “This […]
WEST REGION Top seeds: 1) Wisconsin, 2) Arizona, 3) Baylor, 4) North Carolina How the West is won: If the seeds hold, it will be a West regional final rematch from last season, when Wisconsin beat Arizona 64-63 in an overtime classic, as it was a one-possession game for the final 17 minutes, 9 seconds. […]
EAST REGION Top seeds: 1) Villanova, 2) Virginia, 3) Oklahoma, 4) Louisville How the East is won: What makes the East region so great is that its best teams are really more than the sum of their parts. Villanova might have its best team in program history, even if the Wildcats can’t replicate the 1985 […]
