Category: NCAA Basketball

Florida Atlantic gives up 66.0 points to opponents while being outscored by 3.6 points per game. Wichita State is shooting 39.1% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points lower than the 39.9% Florida Atlantic allows to opponents. Florida Atlantic's 37.1% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.4 percentage points lower than Wichita State has allowed to its opponents (41.5%).

Colorado ranks ninth in the Big 12 at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 63.4 points while holding opponents to 39.3% shooting. The Wildcats are 5-5 in Big 12 play. Arizona ranks sixth in the Big 12 giving up 61.8 points while holding opponents to 38.5% shooting.

Sophomore Dai Dai Ames scored a career-high 27 points and Virginia cruised to a 73-57 victory over Pittsburgh on Monday night. Ames, who entered play averaging 6.2 points per game, made 11 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers and both of his free throws for the Cavaliers (11-12, 4-8 Atlantic Coast Conference). Blake Buchanan totaled 10 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double this season for Virginia.

A suspected gambling ring under federal investigation for its role in two NBA betting cases also was involved in unusual wagering activity on at least three men’s college basketball programs this season, ESPN reported Monday. Sportsbook accounts connected to the gambling ring bet against Eastern Michigan, Mississippi Valley State and North Carolina A&T, according to ESPN, which cited anonymous sources. According to ESPN, some of the same sportsbook accounts also placed large wagers on prop bets involving former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter in two games during the 2023-24 NBA season and then-Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier in 2023.

Indiana and North Carolina are tradition-rich programs who enter the week looking shaky for NCAA Tournament bids. Mike Woodson's Hoosiers (No. 65 NET) have lost five of six entering Tuesday's trip to No. 21 Wisconsin and a visit from No. 24 Michigan on Saturday. Hubert Davis' Tar Heels (No. 45 NET) have lost four of five and are 1-9 in quad 1 games.

Florida State men's basketball coach Leonard Hamilton announced he's resigning after the conclusion of the 2024-25 college basketball season.

Longtime Florida State basketball coach Leonard Hamilton is stepping down at the end of the season.

North Carolina A&T, Mississippi Valley State and Eastern Michigan have all been connected to the massive basketball gambling probe.

With six weeks until the NCAA Tournament, some teams are starting to need to get quality wins to potentially get off the bubble ahead of Selection Sunday on March 16. Iowa got a huge victory over then-No. 4 USC on Sunday to give the Hawkeyes a resume-building victory. Illinois also had a nice win over then-No. 14 Maryland on the road.

Florida State basketball coach Leonard Hamilton says he plans to step down at the end of the season.

The vibes are high once again around Michigan basketball. Let's look at the stats and bracket projections for March Madness involving the Wolverines.

The vibes are high once again around Michigan basketball. Let's look at the stats and bracket projections for March Madness involving the Wolverines.

Clayton rolled his ankle late in the first half of a lopsided loss at then-No. 8 Tennessee on Saturday. He returned to start the second half but slipped in front of the bench to give coach Todd Golden and his teammates another scare.

Let’s examine the underlying metrics for the conference’s projected tournament teams.

This week, we check how the Big Ten’s men’s teams stack up based on underlying metrics.