Category: NCAA Basketball

Georgetown center Vince Iwuchukwu needs to have a medical procedure and will be evaluated after six to eight weeks, the school said Tuesday, without giving any specifics about his condition. Iwuchukwu is a 7-foot-1 senior who began his college career as a five-star recruit at Southern California. In July 2022, he collapsed during an informal workout and went into cardiac arrest.

Darryn Peterson will miss his third-straight game due to a hamstring injury.

Kansas freshman star Darryn Peterson has missed two games in a row. Here's the latest injury update ahead of Kansas' Champions Classic game vs. Duke:

Tonight's Southern University vs Washington matchup tips off at 9:30 PM ET on Peacock.

It has been nearly 15 years since Kentucky, Michigan State, Duke and Kansas first played in the Champions Classic.

The senior forward had 19 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in his season debut, an 87-80 victory at then-No. 8 Alabama that catapulted the Boilermakers back to No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The senior from Sellersburg, Indiana, was just the third player in at least the last 30 years with at least 15 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a top-10 matchup. Kaufman-Renn followed up with 17 points and 15 rebounds in a 97-79 victory over Akron on Sunday.

Duke's Cameron Boozer is one of the top players in the country. Ahead of the Champions Classic, Jay Bilas spoke with USA TODAY Sports on Boozer.

It has been nearly 15 years since Kentucky, Michigan State, Duke and Kansas first played in the Champions Classic. What if one of college basketball's marquee programs suddenly began to struggle? It will be No. 17 Michigan State against No. 12 Kentucky in the opener and No. 5 Duke against No. 24 Kansas in the nightcap in New York.

IOWA STATE 96, STONEHILL 57 AMES, Iowa (AP) — Joshua Jefferson and Tamin Lipsey scored 23 points apiece and Iowa State pulled away late in the first half of a win over Stonehill. Jefferson added nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals in a terrific all-around performance that helped the Cyclones (4-0) to another lopsided victory. Their average winning margin is 33.3 points per game.

Braden Huff scored 22 points on 11-for-13 shooting and Davis Fogle had a career-high 19 points as No. 13 Gonzaga beat Southern Utah 122-50 on Monday night. Mario Saint-Supery added 16 points, seven assists and six steals in his first career start for the Bulldogs (5-0), who secured the second-largest scoring output and margin of victory in program history. Graham Ike and Adam Miller had 13 points apiece for Gonzaga.

Felix Okpara had 20 points and eight rebounds, Nate Ament added 19 points and 10 boards, and No. Tennessee cruised to a 91-66 victory over Rice on Monday night despite an injury to forward J.P. Estrella. The 6-foot-11 redshirt sophomore went down in a scrum of bodies in the first half and appeared to hurt his left knee.

Joshua Jefferson and Tamin Lipsey scored 23 points apiece and No. 16 Iowa State pulled away late in the first half of a 96-57 win over Stonehill on Monday night. Jefferson added nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals in a terrific all-around performance that helped the Cyclones (4-0) to another lopsided victory. Iowa State missed all seven of its 3-point attempts in the first half but went 5 of 8 to start the second and put away the game.

John Blackwell scored 24 points, Nick Boyd added 22 and No. 23 Wisconsin closed a four-game, season-opening homestand by defeating SIU Edwardsville 94-69 on Monday night. Wisconsin has scored at least 85 points in each of its first four games for the first time since the 1975-76 season. Wisconsin plays its next three games away from Kohl Center as its schedule gets tougher.

Darrion Williams scored 28 points, Tre Holloman added 25 and No. North Carolina State marked its first appearance in the national rankings this season by beating VCU 85-79 on Monday night. Matt Able had 12 points off the bench and Ven-Allen Lubin provided 11 points and nine rebounds for the Wolfpack (4-0), who overcame 17 turnovers.

One of the college basketball players banned by the NCAA for participating in sports-betting operations has acknowledged his role in a gambling scheme. Former University of New Orleans guard Dae Dae Hunter said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he participated in point-shaving. “I did go out there and not do my best: basically shooting the ball and not actually trying to make it,” Hunter said on the show, which aired Monday.