The No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1) and the No. 11 Florida Atlantic Owls (7-1) link up in the 2023 Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday. This will be just the second game in history between these schools. The only other contest took place in 2018 when FAU defeated the Fighting Illini 73-71 in overtime. Tipoff…
The Providence Friars will face the No. 19 Oklahoma Sooners in a 2023 Big East/Big 12 Battle set to tip at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla. OU is 7-0 overall and 5-0 at home, while Providence is 7-1 overall and hasn’t played on the road yet. Providence…
Brandon Miller and Gradey Dick helped turn back the clock in college basketball last season as starring freshmen for teams that achieved No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. Their contributions — along with those from Duke’s loaded freshman class led by Kyle Filipowski — helped push freshmen scoring percentages in college basketball’s major conferences…
The first month of the 2023-24 college basketball season has come and gone. Conference play for some leagues has already started and the top first-year players in the sport are separating themselves from the rest. USC star guard Isaiah Collier debuted at No. 1 in our weekly Frosh Watch rankings and has maintained that top…
Another exciting Big Ten matchup is on the schedule as the Purdue Boilermakers and the Iowa Hawkeyes are set to tip at 7 p.m. ET on Monday at Mackey Arena. Purdue is 7-1 overall and 4-0 at home, while Iowa is 5-2 overall and 0-1 on the road. The top-ranked Boilermakers enter Monday’s matchup averaging…
The San Jose State Spartans will face off against the North Dakota State Bison at 8 p.m. ET on Monday at the Scheels Center. North Dakota State is 4-4 overall and 2-0 at home, while San Jose State is 5-4 overall and 0-3 on the road. The Spartans are 5-3 against the spread on the…
USATSI Arizona is the new No. 1 team in the Coaches Poll released Monday after winning its lone game against Colgate last week in blowout fashion. The Wildcats are the third different No. 1 team this season in the Coaches Poll after the Wildcats jumped previous top-ranked Purdue for the top spot. The last time…
USATSI The 2023-24 season debut of the NCAA’s NET rankings — a tool used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee to evaluate a team’s résumé — was released Monday with Houston once again starting the season at the top. The Cougars ranked No. 1 in the NET’s debut last season and will start this season…
Getty Images There was a different No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the third consecutive week when it updated Monday. Previously, Kansas and Purdue both held the top spot. This week it’s Arizona. “It’s what we want in this program,” Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said this weekend, following an 82-55 victory…
The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks will return to the court for the first time in nine days when they take on the East Carolina Pirates in non-conference action on Monday. The Hawks (2-4), who weren’t able to play their game on Friday due to health concerns within the program, will look for their first win since…
