Stylistic versatility: Those left in the NCAA Tournament have proven they can win a lot of ways
4 days ago

Stylistic versatility: Those left in the NCAA Tournament have proven they can win a lot of ways

Hindustan Times  

Houston and Gonzaga met in a second-round NCAA Tournament matchup last weekend in Wichita, Kansas, that could as easily have been played in the Final Four, the way Kelvin Sampson's and Mark Few's teams had played throughout the season. Yet the same bunch who scored 98 points against Kentucky and 100 against Oral Roberts in the regular season stifled North Carolina in a 71-64 first-round win, then held Iowa State below its season scoring average in a 91-78 victory that pushed Ole Miss into the regional semifinals. Kentucky was sixth nationally in scoring this season, but coach Mark Pope's bunch — 315th in scoring defense — played a more patient game with plenty of success in a 76-57 first-round win over Wofford. “I don’t know that I want to say it’s refreshing to go against somebody that plays like us,” Tide coach Nate Oats said, "because I think we’re really tough to guard, and we’ve led the country in scoring the last two years.

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Kentucky and Illinois show how teams can reload quickly in this era of college basketball
6 days, 19 hours ago

Kentucky and Illinois show how teams can reload quickly in this era of college basketball

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Kentucky and Illinois overhauled their rosters and went right back to the NCAA Tournament. “The terrifying part is that you have zero players on your roster and you’re expected to go win huge, right?” Kentucky coach Mark Pope said. “The exciting part is that you get to start from scratch and kind of really hand-select every single piece …

Auburn, Duke remain 1-2 atop latest AP Top 25; Maryland jumps in for 1st time since 2023
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Auburn, Duke remain 1-2 atop latest AP Top 25; Maryland jumps in for 1st time since 2023

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Auburn and Duke remain 1-2 atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week, while Maryland is back in the rankings for the first time in nearly two years. The two teams offered the only stability after 15 teams …

Court Vision: SEC is its own worst enemy. Plus, the underrated elite
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Court Vision: SEC is its own worst enemy. Plus, the underrated elite

New York Times  

Sweet, sweet conference play. It’s the first time in Calipari’s career that he has ever started 0-2 in SEC play — and that includes Kentucky’s disastrous 2020-21 season when the Cats went 9-16 and missed the NCAA Tournament. Otzelberger’s Iowa State teams have always been good defensively — his first three have finished top-10 in adjusted defensive efficiency, including last …

Duke Aims to Break Open a Tense Battle with Seminoles
5 months, 1 week ago

Duke Aims to Break Open a Tense Battle with Seminoles

Associated Press  

Duke looks to snap Florida State's winning streak when the Seminoles visit Friday night. The Blue Devils are coming off a loss to Notre Dame and are looking to bounce back from their first loss of the Manny Diaz era. Duke will be without their top quarterback, Jordan Moore, who is out with an injury. The Seminoles, on the other …

Kansas tops AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll ahead of Alabama, defending champion UConn
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kansas tops AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll ahead of Alabama, defending champion UConn

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kansas was picked first in …

Caitlin Clark and Iowa’s top-ranked offense to face West Virginia’s turnover-hungry defense
1 year ago

Caitlin Clark and Iowa’s top-ranked offense to face West Virginia’s turnover-hungry defense

Associated Press  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — West Virginia coach Mark Kellogg is entertained watching superstar Caitlin Clark and Iowa’s offense, up to the point when he realizes his team is going to have to defend the Hawkeyes. “When they get going, they get clicking, it’s fun to watch,” Kellogg said Sunday. “I think coming out with a strong start will be really …

NCAA Tournament Day 1 takeaways: Oakland upsets Kentucky behind Jack Gohlke’s 10 3s
1 year ago

NCAA Tournament Day 1 takeaways: Oakland upsets Kentucky behind Jack Gohlke’s 10 3s

New York Times  

You’ve got your laptop, your friend’s laptop, a TV, a second TV and a tablet for streaming. Our takeaways from Thursday’s first-round games: Follow live coverage of South Carolina, NC State and Iowa, UConn in the Final Four today Oakland is raining Jack Gohlke 3s PITTSBURGH – Oakland delivered the biggest upset on the opening day of the NCAA Tournament …

Mississippi State faces No. 17 Kentucky after Hubbard’s 32-point performance
1 year, 1 month ago

Mississippi State faces No. 17 Kentucky after Hubbard’s 32-point performance

Associated Press  

Kentucky Wildcats at Mississippi State Bulldogs Starkville, Mississippi; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State plays the No. Mississippi State scores 74.9 points and has outscored opponents by 7.4 points per game. Mississippi State makes 45.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.8 percentage points higher than Kentucky has allowed to its opponents. Kentucky has …

No. 13 Alabama visits Reeves and No. 17 Kentucky
1 year, 1 month ago

No. 13 Alabama visits Reeves and No. 17 Kentucky

Associated Press  

Alabama Crimson Tide at Kentucky Wildcats Lexington, Kentucky; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -2.5; over/under is 175 BOTTOM LINE: No. Alabama averages 11.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.3 more made shots on average than the 8.4 per game Kentucky gives up. TOP PERFORMERS: Reeves is shooting 44.4% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers …

Kentucky basketball shows its offensive ceiling in blowout win over Alabama
1 year, 1 month ago

Kentucky basketball shows its offensive ceiling in blowout win over Alabama

New York Times  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — There are only four regular-season games left, and it’s still impossible to know for sure what Kentucky is now or will be in a month. “Young kids, they lose focus.” That’s how a team face-plants at home against UNC Wilmington, then outduels top-10 North Carolina on a neutral court two weeks later. Kentucky led by as many …

Florida visits No. 10 Kentucky following Handlogten’s 23-point showing
1 year, 1 month ago

Florida visits No. 10 Kentucky following Handlogten’s 23-point showing

Associated Press  

Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats Lexington, Kentucky; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida faces the No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats after Micah Handlogten scored 23 points in Florida’s 102-98 overtime win over the Georgia Bulldogs. Kentucky is second in the SEC with 26.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Tre Mitchell averaging 5.9. LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 86.7 …

Alabama basketball shows its competitiveness in a prove-it win against Auburn
1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama basketball shows its competitiveness in a prove-it win against Auburn

New York Times  

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It wasn’t Grant Nelson’s night early on during Wednesday’s game against No. Alabama’s senior forward had just air-balled his second shot of the game, but an offensive rebound by teammate Mouhamed Dioubate gave the Crimson Tide another chance to score. got the board, and I just saw an open lane and cut to the basket … It’s …

College basketball viewers’ guide: Crucial tests in Big 12, Big East and SEC races
1 year, 2 months ago

College basketball viewers’ guide: Crucial tests in Big 12, Big East and SEC races

New York Times  

As January winds to a close, a few potential Cinderellas are coming into focus. FAU, still hovering in the Top 25 after last year’s surprise run to the Final Four, remains an elite offense under head coach Dusty May and led by junior guard Johnell Davis. 13 Wisconsin, Friday, 8 p.m., FS1 Michigan State continues to be one of college …

Kentucky is the all-time No. 1 team through 75 storied years of AP Top 25 college basketball polls
1 year, 2 months ago

Kentucky is the all-time No. 1 team through 75 storied years of AP Top 25 college basketball polls

Associated Press  

Sustained excellence is difficult to achieve in any sport. The list is not intended to crown the greatest college basketball program, because greatness can be measured in different ways: Duke has been the most dominant program over the past three decades; Kansas is considered the cradle of coaches, laying claim in part to not only Rupp and Calipari but North …

College basketball rankings: Alabama, UCLA, Iowa State among 5 newcomers
1 year, 4 months ago

College basketball rankings: Alabama, UCLA, Iowa State among 5 newcomers

New York Times  

Read The Athletic’s latest college basketball rankings. Tennessee In the first month over the last four seasons, only one team has scored over a point per possession against Tennessee’s defense. Kansas Dajuan Harris Jr. scored a combined two points in KU’s first two games then went for 23 on Tuesday against Kentucky. Kentucky One perk of John Calipari’s new souped-up, …

Tennessee beats up Duke, wins 65-52 to advance to Sweet 16
2 years ago

Tennessee beats up Duke, wins 65-52 to advance to Sweet 16

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Olivier Nkamhoua was a little hesitant to enter Tennessee’s postgame locker room after a career performance against powerhouse Duke in the NCAA Tournament. Nkamhoua tied his career high with 27 points, including 13 straight for Tennessee during a decisive stretch in the second half, and the fourth-seeded Volunteers bullied Duke 65-52 on Saturday to advance to the …

Miller scores 19 in No. 7 Alabama’s blowout of Kentucky
2 years, 2 months ago

Miller scores 19 in No. 7 Alabama’s blowout of Kentucky

Associated Press  

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama’s star freshman Brandon Miller had 19 points and seven rebounds in front of NBA scouts and a capacity crowd for the No. “I can’t say enough about our guys — how hard they played on defense, how locked in to the scouting report they were,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said. “Let’s just hope we’re not as …

College basketball power rankings: Alabama and the making of a title contender
2 years, 3 months ago

College basketball power rankings: Alabama and the making of a title contender

New York Times  

A quick note before we begin: You won’t see Texas ranked below. Meanwhile, that 15-point win over Alabama — Alabama’s only loss — looks incredible after the Crimson Tide took down Houston at the Fertitta Center last weekend. The win over Oklahoma last Saturday offered a small hint: On a relatively quiet scoring day for freshman guard Anthony Black — …

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
3 years ago

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

Associated Press  

March 18 1945 — Maurice Richard of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a season during a 4-2 triumph over the Boston Bruins in the final game of the season. 1990 — Jeff Fryer’s 41 points leads Loyola Marymount to a 149-115 victory over defending national champion Michigan in the highest-scoring game in …

Smith, No. 1 Alabama rout short-handed Kentucky, 63-3
4 years, 4 months ago

Smith, No. 1 Alabama rout short-handed Kentucky, 63-3

Associated Press  

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama didn’t quite look like itself at first after an extended period on the sidelines, but it scarcely made a difference on the scoreboard. DeVonta Smith caught nine passes for 144 yards and set the Southeastern Conference career record with two more touchdowns in the top-ranked Crimson Tide’s 63-3 victory over short-handed Kentucky on Saturday. “I know …

College football: No. 2 Alabama beats No. 3 Georgia; South Carolina tops No. 15 Auburn
4 years, 5 months ago

College football: No. 2 Alabama beats No. 3 Georgia; South Carolina tops No. 15 Auburn

LA Times  

Alabama’s Najee Harris, who had 31 carries for 152 yards and a touchdown, breaks away from the Georgia defense Saturday night in the Crimson Tide’s 41-24 win. 15 Auburn 22 COLUMBIA, S.C. — Kevin Harris ran for two touchdowns, and South Carolina turned three interceptions thrown by Bo Nix into points to defeat Auburn for the first time in 87 …

Kentucky’s 2012 college hoops team voted best of decade
5 years, 2 months ago

Kentucky’s 2012 college hoops team voted best of decade

Associated Press  

The decade of college basketball started with Duke outlasting Butler in an epic national title game and ended with Virginia earning redemption after being on the wrong side of history the year before. Led by long freshman Anthony Davis, the Wildcats tied an NCAA record with 38 victories, lost twice all season — by a combined eight points — and …

ACC being defined by top defenses
8 years, 1 month ago

ACC being defined by top defenses

Associated Press  

Shooters come and go. The question Saturday’s Duke victory poses is this: Can periods of hot shooting and four minutes of terrific defense, overcome a big deficit at the free throw line and 36 minutes of so-so defense where the opponent shoots 48 percent? Duke played the best 20 minutes of defense we have seen from the Blue Devils all …

Duke Comes From Behind To Defeat Wisconsin In Men's NCAA Championship
9 years, 11 months ago

Duke Comes From Behind To Defeat Wisconsin In Men's NCAA Championship

NPR  

Duke Comes From Behind To Defeat Wisconsin In Men's NCAA Championship Duke won another men's college basketball championship Monday night in Indianapolis. GOLDMAN: That's Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, talking about 6'4" freshman guard Grayson Allen. Allen has played sparingly his first year, but he's a big reason Coach K now trails only the great John Wooden in the men's …

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