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 MoreReport: South Dakota State Transfer David Jenkins Jr. Receiving Heavy Interest
David Jenkins Jr. has been a scoring machine through two years at South Dakota State. Now, he’s looking to finish his college career on a bigger stage. Following a Second Team All-Summit League season as a freshman in 2017-18, Jenkins made first team this year. He averaged 19.7 points per game this season. A few […]
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 MoreWilliam & Mary All-Conference Grad Transfer Justin Pierce Hearing From Major Programs
6-foot-7 wing Justin Pierce has been a pretty dynamic player for William & Mary over the last two years. He’s set to finish his college career elsewhere. Pierce has been an All-CAA performer for the Tribe for two seasons. He followed a 14.7 point/8.6 rebound sophomore year with a 14.9 point/8.9 rebound season this year. […]
Read MoreTop Guard Grad Transfer Drawing Interest From Some Huge Programs
Fordham’s Joseph Chartouny has been a major factor for the Rams throughout his entire college career. The 6-foot-3 Canadian guard has been a double digit scorer in each of his three college seasons. As a junior in 2017-18, he scorer a career high 12.2 points per game. He also led the nation with 3.3 steals […]
Read MoreWatch: Purdue-Butler Went Down To The Final Seconds
The first game of Sunday’s second round action went right down to the wire. We nearly had an upset as well. Tenth-seeded Butler gave in-state rival Purdue, the No. 2 seed, all it could handle. However, Purdue held on to win, thanks to Dakota Mathias. The senior sharpshooter drilled a three-pointer with 14.2 seconds left […]
Read MoreHere’s The Brace The NCAA Wouldn’t Let Purdue’s Isaac Haas Play With Today
Isaac Haas wanted to play in today’s Purdue-Butler game after fracturing his elbow Wednesday. The NCAA ruled against him. Haas suffered the injury during Purdue’s first round win over Cal State Fullerton. He went down hard on his elbow going for a rebound. After the game, with his elbow wrapped up, he told reporters that […]
Read MoreIsaac Haas Is Warming Up After Fracturing Elbow Friday, But Is Not Expected To Play
Purdue star center Isaac Haas fractured his elbow during Friday’s win over Cal State Fullerton. He was originally deemed out for the rest of the NCAA Tournament. It is understandable that Haas doesn’t want his Purdue career to end that way. Still, it is crazy to think that he could conceivably play. And yet, Haas […]
Read MoreNo. 2 Purdue vs. No. 10 Butler Preview: Game Time, Channel, Betting Line, Prediction
The No. 2 seed Purdue Boilermakers (29-7) take on the No. 10 seed Butler Bulldogs (21-13) in the Second Round of the East Region. The game will be played at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Sunday, March 18. Tip-off time is TBA. Preview: While some other high seeds in this NCAA Tournament have struggled a bit, […]
Read MoreButler Knocks Off No. 1 Villanova, 101-93
There will be a new No. 1 team in the country next week. No. 1 Villanova is undefeated no more. Butler shot 60 percent from the field and 68 percent from beyond the arc, making 15-of-22 threes and holding on to stun the top-ranked Wildcats 101-93 before a rocking home crowd. The Bulldogs led by […]
Read MoreReport: Butler Hiring Milwaukee’s LaVall Jordan As New Head Coach
Butler has reportedly found its new head basketball coach. According to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman, Milwaukee head coach LaVall Jordan is set to become the new head coach at Butler. Jordan will replace Chris Holtmann, who left to become head coach at Ohio State. Butler has agreed to deal in principle with Milwaukee head coach LaVall Jordan, […]
Read MoreReport: Butler Looking At Internal Candidates To Replace Chris Holtmann
After an up-and-down search, Ohio State has officially announced the hiring of Butler’s Chris Holtmann. Now, the Bulldogs are looking internally to replace the highly successful coach. Holtmann is heading to Ohio State after three years as head coach at Butler, where he replaced Brandon Miller, who had to step aside due to medical issues. […]
Read MoreBovada Updates College Basketball National Championship Odds
College basketball national championship odds have been updated by sportsbook Bovada. Despite a number of injuries and distractions, including everything surrounding guard Grayson Allen and the health of head coach Mike Krzyzewski (who underwent successful back surgery today), Duke remains the favorite to capture the title once again. However, the Blue Devils are not alone […]
Read MoreButler Basketball’s Plane Lost Cabin Pressure On Flight Back From New York
Butler basketball had a very frightening moment during the flight back from New York City after Thursday night’s game at St. John’s. The team plane had to land in Pittsburgh rather than completing the trip back to Indianapolis, after losing cabin pressure, causing a quick descent from 35,000 to 10,000 feet. Head coach Chris Holtmann […]
Read MoreFormer Butler Player Joel Cornette Passes Away At 35
Joel Cornette, a four-year basketball letterwinner at Butler University from 1999-2003, has tragically passed away at age 35. According to a statement from the family of Joel Cornette, his death was from natural causes. Sad news to share… pic.twitter.com/txiGTvW6zq — Butler Basketball (@ButlerMBB) August 16, 2016 The 6-foot-10 Cornette played in all 128 games (97 […]
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 More4-Star SF Andre Rafus Releases Top 15
Roselle (N.J.) Catholic four-star small forward Andre Rafus announced his top 15 Saturday night, and its a rather eclectic group of schools. #Final15pic.twitter.com/qjkn8k3KJ5 — Andre Rafus Jr. (@cantstoprafus) June 5, 2016 The 6-foot-9, 200-pound Rafus is the No. 16 small forward in the 2017 class per 247Sports’ Composite Rankings.
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 MoreVirginia vs. Butler – Game Time, TV Channel, Announcers, Betting Line, Predictions
March Madness is in full swing. Top-seeded Virginia quickly silenced any whispers of an upset Thursday afternoon against Hampton, jumping out to a big lead and carrying it to an 81-45 victory to seal a trip to the second round. UVA’s second round opponent – Butler – had to put up a bigger fight in […]
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 […]
Read MoreNCAA Has New Individualized Court Designs For 2016 Tournament
A few years ago, the NCAA made the decision to replace the existing home courts at host venues with a generic, uniform design. The black and blue designs took away the originality of the arenas, and made it difficult to figure out where a game was taking place. #Wisconsin stretches on court day before #NCAATournament […]
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