Basketball

Less than a week after their two-point, heart-breaking loss to Colorado in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Gators men’s basketball team lost guard Riley Kugel to the transfer portal. The sophomore bid farewell to Gator Nation in a social media post Wednesday afternoon. https://twitter.com/RileyKugel/status/1773037714801095056 Kugel’s Regression Despite …

Former Oak Hall boys basketball coach Monte Towe, a former point guard for North Carolina State’s 1973-1974 men’s basketball team, speaks on his experience helping the school win its first national basketball championship under former UF coach Norm Sloan, and what he’s been doing since on Sportscene with Steve Russell. …

The Miami Heat (39-33) fell to the Golden State Warriors (37-34) 113-92 at home on Tuesday night. The Heat led at halftime by two points. But, the Warriors lit up in the second half, including a 26-11 run in the fourth quarter to seal the deal. A few days off …

The top seeded South Carolina Gamecocks clinched their spot in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament after a blowout 88-41 win over the No. 8 UNC Tar Heels on Sunday. The Gamecocks are set to take on the No.4 Indiana Hoosiers on Friday for their 10th straight Sweet …

Last year, Purdue was stunned by Fairleigh Dickinson, the No. 16-seed that sent the Boilermakers packing. This year, Purdue dominated their opponents in pursuit of both reputational and regional wins. Now, the No. 1-seed team stares down Gonzaga in hopes of making the Elite 8. Utah State Recap Unlike last …

On a night when Domantas Sabonis took only five shots and had 11 points, his impact was second-to-none in Sacramento’s win Monday night over the Philadelphia 76ers. Understated as his performances are, Sabonis quietly made history by setting a post-NBA/ABA merger record. With 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, …

The LSU Tigers are in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA women’s tournament for the second year in a row. LSU vs. UCLA in the Sweet 16#GeauxTigers pic.twitter.com/3fT4IwTaB8 — LSU Women's Basketball (@LSUwbkb) March 26, 2024 NCAA Royalty After falling just short to No. 1 South Carolina in the SEC …

In a stunning turn of events, the Women’s NCAA Tournament witnessed the fall of two SEC teams, Auburn and Texas A&M, to the hands of Arizona and Nebraska, respectively. Arizona Wildcats Overcome Auburn Tigers in Strategic Showdown The Arizona Wildcats, let by freshman Jada Williams with 17 points and Helena …

ESPN college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg gives his thoughts on the current state of March Madness, the disappointment of SEC teams, a potential sleeper team and officiating. SEC’s Misfortune Auburn and Kentucky were both defeated in dramatic upsets in the first round to 13th-seeded Yale and 14th-seeded Oakland, respectively. Both …

The No. 9 seed Texas A&M Aggies lost an overtime thriller to No. 1 seeded Houston on Sunday in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, 100-95. Final in Memphis. pic.twitter.com/DojPhDhU6H — Texas A&M Basketball (@aggiembk) March 25, 2024 With the loss, the SEC is …