We’ve had a crazy NCAA Tournament through two rounds. Three of the four No. 1 seeds remain, but the Sweet 16 also features an 8 (Loyola Chicago), two 11s (Syracuse, UCLA), a 12 (Oregon State), and the second-ever 15-seed to make it this far (Oral Roberts). It isn’t a huge surprise that ESPN’s Basketball Power […]
Read MoreThere Are 16 Men’s NCAA Tournament Games Today – Here’s The Schedule
The first full day of the 2021 NCAA Tournament didn’t disappoint, as the college basketball world witnessed a plethora of upsets. Hopefully, we’ll see more of the same during the second half of the Round of 64. While there were plenty of upsets on Friday, none were more surprising than No. 15 Oral Roberts knocking […]
Read MoreEveryone’s Saying The Same Thing About Gonzaga’s Region
If there was ever a year for Gonzaga to finally get over the hump and win the NCAA Tournament, this might be the year based solely on their bracket. The Bulldogs got the anticipated top seed in their region, the West, which doesn’t have a whole lot of heavy-hitters. They’ll face the winner of Norfolk […]
Read MoreCreighton Basketball Loses Commitment From Major 2021 Recruit
It’s been a turbulent ride for Creighton basketball and head coach Greg McDermott these past few weeks. The program received another piece of unfortunate news on Thursday. Creighton basketball has lost a commitment from TyTy Washington, one of the top recruits in the 2021 class. The 6-foot-3 point guard checks in as the No. 30 […]
Read MoreCreighton Announces Decision On Head Coach Greg McDermott
Creighton men’s basketball head coach Greg McDermott found himself in hot water last week after a controversial postgame speech following the Blue Jays’ loss to Xavier on Feb. 27. McDermott’s comments included a reference to his players about “staying on the plantation.” The long-time head coach apologized last Tuesday, issuing a statement of his own […]
Read MoreCreighton Star Marcus Zegarowski Addresses Greg McDermott Situation
Creighton basketball’s crushing loss to Xavier last Saturday wasn’t even the worst thing to happen to the program that weekend. Head coach Greg McDermott delivered a controversial postgame speech, and has since been suspended because of it. McDermott’s speech included an analogy to “staying on the plantation.” Given the connotation, the speech has caused a major […]
Read MoreBig East Conference Releases Statement On Greg McDermott
Creighton head coach Greg McDermott has taken a lot of heat this week for racially insensitive comments he made to his team following a loss to Xavier. McDermott apologized for his comments on Tuesday. He admitted that using the analogy “I can’t have anybody leave the plantation” was insensitive and inappropriate. On Wednesday, the Big […]
Read MoreCollege Basketball Coach Apologizes For ‘Stay On The Plantation’ Speech
Creighton men’s basketball head coach Greg McDermott issued an apology on Tuesday for his recent postgame speech in which he referenced a “plantation.” Creighton (17-6, 13-5) fell at the hands of the Xavier Musketeers in a hard-fought Big East clash last Saturday. McDermott was emotional after the game and subsequently delivered a passionate speech to his […]
Read MoreDecision Made On College Basketball’s Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament
The Battle 4 Atlantis has emerged as one of the premier college basketball events every fall. This year’s tournament, headlined by Duke is canceled, as you may expect. However, according to reports, the field will remain intact and play a tournament in a different, much less tropical location. On Wednesday, the NCAA made a decision […]
Read MoreMajor College Basketball Early Season Tournament Has Reportedly Been Moved
The Battle 4 Atlantis early-season college basketball tournament will not be taking place in the Bahamas as is usually does. According to college football insider Jon Rothstein, the 2020 Battle 4 Atlantis will take place at the Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota instead. Dates for the tournament are yet to be determined. However, it usually […]
Read MoreDick Vitale Reacts To Death Of College Basketball Coaching Legend
The passing for college basketball coaching legend Eddie Sutton has brought ESPN’s Dick Vitale on a trip down memory lane. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Dickie V offered his condolences to the Sutton family and reminisced about how he heard about Sutton’s upcoming Hall of Fame induction. He recalled that it was Sutton’s son Sean […]
Read MoreMajor Conference Commissioner Lays Out Timetable For College Hoops Season
With kickoff set for late August, college football is currently in the crosshairs as the sports world tries to figure out how to move forward in the COVID-19 world. The upcoming college basketball season isn’t quite as pressing, but a time will come where decisions have to be made. College basketball may be the major […]
Read MoreCBS Predicts Four No. 1 Seeds In 2021 NCAA Tournament
The 2020 NCAA Tournament unfortunately didn’t take place this spring, but there’s always next year. CBS analyst Jerry Palm provided an early prediction for the top seeds for March Madness in 2021. Palm went with a few unique selections, which is certainly fair when you consider the unpredictable nature in college hoops. Interestingly enough, he […]
Read MoreKentucky Lands Prized Creighton Grad Transfer
John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats already have a strong recruiting class heading to Lexington in 2020. But they’re about to add one of the top grad transfers out there as well. Taking to Twitter on Friday, Creighton grad transfer Davion Mintz announced he is committing to Kentucky. The move comes after Mintz missed the […]
Read MoreAndy Katz Unveils His Top 10 Teams For 2020-21
Unfortunately, the NCAA wasn’t able to crown a champion this spring due to health concerns. The mood quickly shifted from March Madness to March Sadness in the blink of an eye. Though the past month has been brutal for the sports world, better days are ahead. Eventually, we’ll get to see 68 teams battle for […]
Read More‘Consensus’ College Basketball Preseason Top 10 Released
As we look way ahead to the 2020-21 college basketball season, we can already see early predictions and polls cropping up everywhere. Considering the circumstances though, it’s pretty fair for all of us to be focusing on the future a little more than usual. The lack of an NCAA Tournament doesn’t necessarily change any projections for […]
Read MoreNBC Sports Releases College Basketball Preseason Top 25
With the 2019-20 college basketball season concluding without an NCAA Tournament, we might as well set our sights on the 2020-21 season. This past year saw a bunch of NCAA Tournament regulars struggle mightily, while teams that were on the cusp of ending droughts finally break through. But are those teams expected to perform the […]
Read MoreESPN Releases Its 2020-21 Preseason Top 25 Poll
Since there’s no NCAA Tournament this year for college hoops fans to enjoy, it’s time for people to look ahead toward the 2020-21 season. Over the weekend, ESPN’s Jeff Borzello released his preseason top 25 poll. This past season was dominated by Baylor and Kansas. It’s not all that surprising to see that both programs […]
Read MoreFinal College Basketball Coaches’ Poll Top 25 Released
The final college basketball Coaches’ Poll top 25 was released on Monday afternoon. A college basketball champion won’t be crowned this year due to the cancellation of March Madness. But ranked teams should still take pride in what turned out to be a tremendous regular season in 2019-20. To no surprise, Kansas checks in at […]
Read MoreCBB Insider Has Injury Update On Creighton PG Marcus Zegarowski
If Creighton is going to win the Big East Tournament this week, it will have to do so without star point guard Marcus Zegarowski. Zegarowski will have his knee scoped tomorrow and is out for the conference tournament in New York City, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. However, there is apparently optimism that Zegarowski can […]
Read MoreCreighton Announces Brutal Injury News Ahead Of Big East Tournament
With the Big East Tournament just days away, Creighton announces some tough injury news regarding star guard Marcus Zegarowski. Zegarowski is dealing with a meniscus injury to his right knee, the Bluejays confirmed in a release moments ago. He is doubtful for Thursday’s Big East Tournament opener against either Georgetown or St. John’s. Zegarowski did […]
Read MoreESPN’s Joe Lunardi Has A New No. 1 Seed In Latest Bracketology Update
Bracketology expert Joe Lunardi has pegged San Diego State as one of the four No. 1 seeds for most of the season. But the Aztecs’ conference championship loss to Utah State on Saturday evening has opened the door for another team on the verge of a one-seed. In Lunardi’s latest Bracketology update, the Dayton Flyers […]
Read MoreJoe Lunardi Reveals New Bracketology For ESPN
There are nine days left until Selection Sunday, and the start of one of the most interesting NCAA Tournaments in recent memory. If the regular season is anything to go by, the 2020 edition could offer us all kinds of chaos. The latest Bracketology projects some pretty fun matchups. The regular season is coming to […]
Read MoreESPN’s Joe Lunardi Updates His Top 16 NCAA Tournament Seeds
On Monday, Joe Lunardi updated his bracketology projection for ESPN. Once again, he had a top four of Kansas, Baylor, Gonzaga and San Diego State. He hasn’t updated the full 68-team field since just yet, but today he gave a preview of his latest updates. Among them: a Kentucky and Louisville swap and Wisconsin jumping […]
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