College Basketball News

Bubble Watch: How to enjoy the bubble like a professional

7:00 AM ET John GasawayESPN Expert Close ESPN Expert college basketball factor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal The […]

Purdue stays No. 1; NC State fractures Leading 25

Purdue’s undoubted grip on No. 1 in the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll is pursued a weekend loss. That didn’t stop the Boilermakers from staying at the top.The Boilermakers […]

The stats-backed strengths and weak points of powerhouses Texas and Kansas

With a Matchup Quality of 97.7 (5th finest this season), tonight’s clash in between Texas and Kansas (9 p.m. ET, ESPN) is one you won’t wish to miss. 2 of […]

Colorado St. sorry for ‘Russia’ chant at Ukrainian

Colorado State released a public apology to Utah State and Ukrainian guard Max Shulga after a few of its fans chanted “Russia” at Shulga throughout Saturday’s game.Shulga– who is from […]

Boeheim on retirement chatter: ‘It’s my option’

10:30 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.– At age 78 and in the middle of his 47th season as the head coach at Syracuse, Jim Boeheim acknowledges that he […]

Perkins’ 32 powers Iowa past Illinois in thriller

IOWA CITY, Iowa– Tony Perkins scored 25 of his career-high 32 points in the 2nd half, and Iowa edged Illinois 81-79 on Saturday to snap a five-game losing streak to […]

Illini fan group admits lying to get low-cost Iowa tix

Two days after saying Iowa authorities had actually canceled 200 tickets it had actually purchased for Saturday’s match between Iowa and Illinois in Iowa City since the school was “afraid,” […]

EIU star disciplined ‘internally’ for swing at fan

The top scorer for the Eastern Illinois males’s basketball team will be disciplined “internally” after he attempted to hit a fan in a loss Thursday, according to the school.Late in […]

The new-look UNC-Duke rivalry, battle for Huge 12, Mountain West,

This weekend’s slate of basketball games includes matchups that will have ramifications in conference races and NCAA competition seedings on Choice Sunday.But North Carolina and Duke, the highlight clash of […]

What’s it like to follow ‘The Guy’?’ Jon Scheyer informs

Jon Scheyer remembers being forced to attend his sibling’s high school variety reveal as a kid. He remained in junior high, and the program conflicted with the single most important […]