Category: NCAA Basketball

Trey Bonham scored 23 points and Honor Huff hit a big 3-pointer late to lead Chattanooga to an 80-73 victory over Loyola Chicago in an NIT semifinal at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. The Mocs (28-9) will play UC Irvine in the championship game on Thursday. The Anteaters (32-6) set a school record for wins in a season after beating North Texas 69-67 in an earlier semifinal.

Johni Broome of Auburn is one of five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as the outstanding men's college basketball player. The other finalists are Walter Clayton Jr. of Florida, Duke's Cooper Flagg, Mark Sears of Alabama and Braden Smith of Purdue. Broome, Clayton and Flagg will lead their teams at the Final Four in San Antonio this weekend.

Richard Pitino said he needed the right situation to come along for him to leave New Mexico. Pitino was introduced as Xavier's new coach on Tuesday. With Xavier's past track record of hiring coaches who were former assistants or who had ties to the program, Pitino thought his chances of getting a call from athletic director Greg Christopher would be slim until it happened last week.

Johnson, a 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward, averaged 7.0 points and 6.7 rebounds last season while shooting 64.2% in 17 minutes per night as a freshman.

Betting on Duke in the Final Four and the Most Outstanding Player Award

The Final Four is days away as all four No. 1 seeds head to San Antonio for the chance to win a national championship.

Gehrig Normand also entered the portal.

Beware...these Gators bite, especially when they feel threatened.

In a college basketball era where faster, higher-scoring games seem to be all the rage, this Final Four seems to be all about the defense.

Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz and basketball analyst Isis ‘Ice’ Young discuss the Cougars’ tough defensive style and why it could pose problems for opponents in San Antonio. Hear the full conversation on the “College Basketball Power Hour” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.

Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz and basketball analyst Isis ‘Ice’ Young discuss the depth of this year’s semifinal field - only the second ever on the men’s side to feature all four number one seeds. Hear the full conversation on the “College Basketball Power Hour” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.

Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Ice Young recap the biggest moments from the Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight and look ahead to the Final Four and Championship games in both the men's & women's NCAA tournaments.

The player pool at this year's Final Four shows there's more than one way to build a roster these days. The question is who did it best among the teams that are left.

It's a parade of No. 1 seeds along the Riverwalk in San Antonio as the men's NCAA Tournament is down to its Final Four. See the matchups, schedule.

Kevin Willard left for Villanova after leading the Terrapins to the Sweet 16.