Category: NCAA Basketball

Harlan Obioha had 23 points in UNC Wilmington's 79-70 win over William & Mary on Monday night. Obioha added 10 rebounds for the Seahawks (22-7, 12-4 Coastal Athletic Association). Khamari McGriff scored 14 points while finishing 6 of 8 from the floor and added six rebounds.

Smith was in his fourth season in charge of the program where he was 65-62.

Utah men's basketball coach Craig Smith was fired Monday with four games remaining in his fourth season at the school

The University of Utah fired men's basketball coach Craig Smith on Monday, a day after a 76-72 loss at Central Florida that dropped the Utes to 15-12 this season. Smith was in his fourth season in charge of the program. The 52-year-old Smith will be replaced by assistant coach Josh Eilert on an interim basis as the school searches for a replacement.

Daniel Johnson scored 15 points as Hampton beat Stony Brook 81-49 on Monday for its fifth straight victory. Johnson shot 5 of 10 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Pirates (16-13, 8-8 Coastal Athletic Association). Wayne Bristol Jr. added 12 points while going 5 of 11 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) while he also had 10 rebounds.

Tennessee men's basketball HC Rick Barnes joins the Dan Le Batard Show to dive into how Dean Smith and Bob Knight influenced his coaching, his endless pursuit of basketball knowledge and into his love of NASCAR.

There are a handful of teams from mid-majors that could make life very stressful for programs from the power conferences come Selection Sunday, especially if they fail to win the automatic NCAA Tournament berth in their own league tourneys. New Mexico and Utah State are nearly locks from the Mountain West, but San Diego State, Boise State and Colorado State are likewise clinging to NCAA aspirations. The Aztecs can help their cause against New Mexico on Tuesday night, the Broncos face Utah State on Wednesday night and Colorado State plays Utah State and Boise State down the stretch.

Members of the IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team are unhurt and back home Monday, a day after their bus caught fire on Interstate 275. The school posted a message on X on Sunday that all team and staff members were safely evacuated from the bus, which experienced a mechanical issue on the Jaguars' trip home following a loss at Northern Kentucky. The team completed the trip home after being picked up by a second bus.

The Tigers earned all 60 votes from the national media panel after beating Arkansas and Georgia last week.

Neither the Jayhawks nor the Huskies are ranked anymore with March right around the corner.

Auburn remained atop the AP Top 25 for the seventh straight week on Monday, while preseason No. 1 Kansas dropped out of the men's basketball poll for the first time in nearly four years, ending the Jayhawks' ranked run at 80 consecutive weeks. The Tigers earned all 60 votes from the national media panel after beating Arkansas and Georgia last week. Houston has the nation's longest active streak in the Top 25 at 102 weeks.

Virginia Tech had lost three out of four games before beating California on Sunday. The Hokies have contests left at Boston College and Clemson and probably can't afford to slip up in either of them to make the NCAA Tournament. Once again, two of the top teams in the Atlantic-10 meet with second place on the line.

U-M plays Monday at Nebraska (8 p.m., FS1), Thursday at home against Rutgers (9 p.m., Peacock) and Sunday at home against Illinois (3:45 p.m., CBS).

Where is Michigan State basketball ranked in this week's USA Today Coaches poll?

Here's an updated look at where Big Ten men's basketball teams sit in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings: