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Arizona Desert Swarm 1 hour ago
What’s next for Arizona men’s basketball after 2nd Sweet 16 exit in 3 seasons

What’s next for Arizona men’s basketball after 2nd Sweet 16 exit in 3 seasons

Photo by Ronald Martinez/ LOS ANGELES—After making the Sweet 16 in Tommy Lloyd’s first season, though that loss to Houston was disappointing there was still a feeling Arizona’s program was getting back to where it used to be prior to the tail end of the Sean Miller era. Following year three, and a second Sweet 16 exit to a lower-seeded team, the scales of hope and concern are likely rocking back and forth for UA fans. But not for Lloyd. “I love the culture we’re starting to really build at Arizona,” he said after the loss to Clemson. “I feel like I’m...
Syracuse men’s basketball: Portal shopping II: transfer boogaloo

Syracuse men’s basketball: Portal shopping II: transfer boogaloo

Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports The Orange have room so time to start browsing The 2024-25 Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team currently has two open scholarship spots. While it’s too early to suggest that there won’t be more openings, it’s not too early to keep looking at those players in the transfer portal that have been linked to the Orange. So let’s get to some of those names: Brandon Huntley-Hatfield: Louisville and Tennessee 6’10” forward averaged 12.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.0 assists for the Cardinals. A former Syracuse...
Duke Basketball Report 1 hour ago
Notes On Thursday’s 2024 Sweet Sixteen Games

Notes On Thursday’s 2024 Sweet Sixteen Games

Mar 28, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Clemson Tigers guard Chase Hunter (1) and forward Daniel Nauseef (32) celebrate after defeating the Arizona Wildcats in the semifinals of the West Regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Crypto.com Arena. | Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports As Clemson moves on the Elite Eight for only the second time in school history Quick: who had Clemson in the Elite Eight and UNC losing? We picked Clemson but we also picked UNC. All things considered, we’re okay with missing that one. Clemson didn't play a perfect game - they made some mistakes that...
The Champaign Room 1 hour ago
Illinois didn’t play close to its best ball — now, the Illini are ELITE

Illinois didn’t play close to its best ball — now, the Illini are ELITE

“Hey, I thought I couldn’t get it done in The Dance?” | Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports Elite is such a great word. It really is. Happy Friday, Illinois Land! Despite doing everything possible to lose a Sweet 16 game that the program hadn’t played in for nearly two decades, the Fighting Illini fought their way to a win over Iowa State to advance to their first Elite Eight since, well…19 years ago. Don’t get my words twisted. Iowa State didn’t give this game to Illinois. Illinois and head coach Brad Underwood won this game decisively. The final score is...
The Champaign Room 1 hour ago
Everything you need to know about the team standing between Illinois and a Final Four

Everything you need to know about the team standing between Illinois and a Final Four

TCR // David Pollak Bring on the Huskies. If your head is still ringing from Thursday night, here’s the cure: You weren’t dreaming. Illinois is in the Elite Eight. After reaching the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2005, they’re headed to the regional finals for the first time since then. Thursday’s game lived up to the billing. Illinois fought off Iowa State to continue dancing in what was touted as one of the most exciting matchups of the Sweet 16. The game had everything, a quick Illinois start, an Iowa State rally, Illini in foul trouble and yet...
Purdue Exponent 2 hours ago
Worth the journey

Worth the journey

Something isn’t right.
The Salt Lake Tribune 2 hours ago

BYU has 4-star recruit in the transfer portal, but help is on the way

After playing just one game for the Cougars, former four-star recruit Marcus Adams Jr. has entered the transfer portal. But BYU's roster still has a strong foundation for next season.
thestate 2 hours ago

‘We’re gonna figure that out.’ Breaking down South Carolina’s cornerback competition

There are two things people care about in spring camp. 1. The quarterbacks. 2. Everything else. In the midst of a quarterback competition, it is easy to brush everything else …
Centre Daily 2 hours ago

2-sport Hall of Famer? Meet the most famous Penn State athlete you’ve never heard of

Most Penn State sports fans know the story of Wally Triplett, the first Black man to ever start for the football team in 1945. And every basketball fan who’s cheered …
Duke Basketball Report 3 hours ago
Friday’s 2024 NCAA Tournament Links Run

Friday’s 2024 NCAA Tournament Links Run

 Mar 28, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Duke Blue Devils center Kyle Filipowski (30) and Duke Blue Devils guard Tyrese Proctor (5) and Duke Blue Devils guard Jeremy Roach (3) speak to the media during a practice day at American Airline Center.  | Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports How ‘bout them Tigers? DUKE ‘Blessed’: Jaylen Blakes discusses his scary fall on flagrant foul in Duke’s NCAA win On a team full of stars and shooters, Mark Mitchell is Duke’s most indispensable player Houston Basketball: 3 keys for Sweet 16 Matchup against Duke Blue Devils March Madness:...
Kansas City Star 3 hours ago

Kansas football’s Devin Neal turned the NFL Draft down. So what’s left to improve on?

After speculation that Kansas running back Devin Neal would declare for the NFL Draft last season, Neal announced his return for his senior season in January. His announcement came via …
Duke Basketball Report 4 hours ago
YouTube Gold: Julius Erving And The 1976 ABA Playoffs

YouTube Gold: Julius Erving And The 1976 ABA Playoffs

UNITED STATES - MAY 06: Basketball: ABA Championship, New York Nets Dr, J Julius Erving (32) in action, making dunk vs Denver Nuggets, Uniondale, NY 5/6/1976  | SetNumber: X20494 As the modern game began to come into focus By 1976, the ABA had gone to a level that no one could have imagined: with players like Julius Erving and David Thompson, what the ABA put on the floor was vastly more exciting than what the NBA was doing at that time. Most modern fans, fi they were sent back to 1976, would go to an ABA game over an NBA game virtually every time. The league...
A Sea Of Blue 4 hours ago
BJ Freeman is “willing to do whatever to win and put another banner up there at Kentucky”

BJ Freeman is “willing to do whatever to win and put another banner up there at Kentucky”

Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK A strong quote from Freeman on his interest in Kentucky. Kentucky Wildcats fans should probably get to know the name BJ Freeman. Things seem to be moving positively with the Kentucky transfer target from Milwaukee. Freeman recently spoke to KSR’s Jacob Polacheck and gave an interesting quote about his ability to do whatever is needed to win a championship. “I’m willing to do whatever to win and put another banner up there at Kentucky,” he said. Safe to say he’s quite interested in what the...
www.goduke.com 6 hours ago

No. 19 Duke to Host No. 8 UNC Saturday

Coming off a weekend in which the Duke women's tennis program registered a pair of ranked road wins, the 19th-ranked Blue Devils will host eighth-ranked North Carolina on Saturday at 12 p.m., at Ambler Tennis Stadium.
Roll 'Bama Roll 6 hours ago
FROM SWEET TO ELITE! — “The fellas in Chapel Hill? They don’t have practice tomorrow.”

FROM SWEET TO ELITE! — “The fellas in Chapel Hill? They don’t have practice tomorrow.”

Grant Nelson, thats all! | Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The 4th seeded Alabama Crimson Tide took down #1 seed North Carolina 89-87 on Thursday night to earn their way into the Elite Eight. WHAT A RIDE! The 4th seeded Alabama Crimson Tide is headed to the Elite Eight to rematch the No. 6 Clemson Tigers, after defeating the West 1-seed North Carolina Tarheels 89-87. In a chalk-heavy championship that has been largely bereft of many great games, much less magical moments, Thursday night’s thriller may have been the game of the tournament. It was an absolute war. You...

NCAA Player News

  • 3 Caleb Love

    Caleb Love

    Arizona's Caleb Love brought main character energy all year, but Clemson's Chase Hunter stole the part in Sweet 16

  • 3 Adou Thiero

    Adou Thiero

    Adou Thiero to transfer portal, per report

  • 2 Quinn Ewers

    Quinn Ewers

    Quinn Ewers is back at Texas to finally live where his feet are

  • 2 Grant Nelson

    Grant Nelson

    FROM SWEET TO ELITE! — “The fellas in Chapel Hill? They don’t have practice tomorrow.”

  • 2 Chase Hunter

    Chase Hunter

    Arizona's Caleb Love brought main character energy all year, but Clemson's Chase Hunter stole the part in Sweet 16

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