Category: NCAA Basketball

Most people thought Walter Clayton Jr. would play football in college. Taking a different path has turned Clayton into one of the best players to wear a Gators uniform, and also led him down a road every college basketball player hopes to travel — the one that ends at the Final Four. Heading into Saturday's game against Auburn, Clayton averages 18 points this year, 22.2 in the tournament and, maybe most important, is proving to be the most clutch player in all of March Madness so far.

On a mostly clear, roughly 58-degree day in Charlotte, North Carolina, 31 years ago on Friday, the Arkansas Razorbacks clinched their first and only National Championship 76-72 over the Duke Blue Devils. Legendary Razorback head coach Nolan Richardson patrolled the sidelines, with his patented “40 minutes of hell” winning him games left and right, as the Hogs finished the season with 31 wins and just three losses in the 1993-1994 season. Corliss Williamson led the Razorbacks in scoring that season with 20.4 points per game and Scotty Thurman — who hit the famed three to win the title — averaged 15.9 points.

The former Blue Devils player and current head coach reflects on the fluke injury that ended his pursuit of playing professionally, but opened the door to returning to the bench in Durham.

Yahoo Sports' Jason Fitz reports from San Antonio on how the players & coaches in this year's event feel about all the top seeds advancing to the national semifinals.

Auburn and Florida are the last two standing of a record 14 Southeastern Conference teams that made the NCAA Tournament. Only one of them will get to play for the national championship. In a Final Four filled with No. 1 seeds, the SEC regular-season champion Tigers (32-5) play the conference tournament-winning Gators in the first national semifinal game Saturday in the Alamodome.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz reports from San Antonio on the Blue Devils’ mindset heading into Saturday’s national semifinal against Houston.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz reports from San Antonio on the Cougars’ quest to take home its first national championship in school history.

The Bruins land big men Xavier Booker of Michigan State and Steve Jamerson II of San Diego as well as sharpshooter Jamar Brown of Missouri-Kansas City.

Who will win 2025 NCAA men's basketball national title? We asked our experts for predictions on Monday's championship game. They sure love Duke.

Arkansas guard Boogie Fland. Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Arkansas freshman point guard Boogie Fland has declared for the NBA Draft, according to a post on his Instagram page. "Much love to Razorback nation, coach Calipari and the entire coaching staff, and every one of my teammates for believing in me," the post reads in part.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz reports from San Antonio on the Tigers’ motivation in March after some overcoming some late-season struggles to advance to the national semifinals.

Duke freshman phenom Cooper Flagg was named the Associated Press national player of the year Friday

Duke Blue Devils star Cooper Flagg is the presumptive first overall pick in the NBA Draft this June. Kevin O'Connor & Tom Haberstroh discuss the teams that might make for the best fit with Flagg's talents. Could a pairing with Gregg Popovich and Victor Wembanyama create a perennial powerhouse in San Antonio? Hear the full conversation on “The Kevin O’Connor Show” and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz reports from San Antonio on the Gators’ approach into Saturday’s national semifinal against their SEC rivals and the pressure of performing on the sport’s biggest stage.

Former Iowa forward Owen Freeman, the 2023-24 Big Ten freshman of the year, has signed with Creighton. The 6-foot-10 Freeman averaged 16.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in 19 starts this season for the Hawkeyes before missing the final two months following finger surgery. Freeman has two years of eligibility remaining.