John Calipari has officially been hired as the men’s basketball coach at the University of Arkansas. This deal comes just a day after he stepped down as head coach at the University of Kentucky. Cal’s Kentucky Era Calipari was the head coach at Kentucky from 2009 to 2024. He led …
Read More »Big 12 Sets Basketball Championship Format
The Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship is set to begin March 12. With the addition of UCF, BYU, Houston, and Cincinnati, this is the first Big 12 tournament with 14 schools competing. Championship Format With four new teams added to the Big 12, there needed to be adjustments to the …
Read More »UConn Wins Fifth National Championship in School History
In the year of the underdog, it was the UConn Huskies who have emerged victorious. The University of Connecticut Huskies trounced the San Diego State Aztecs in the 2023 NCAA Men’s National Championship game. UConn walked away with a 76-59 victory for their fifth national title in program history and …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Suffers Tough Loss Against the Auburn Tigers
Gators men’s basketball (7-6, 0-1) came up short on the road against the Auburn Tigers (11-2, 1-0) on Wednesday night, losing 61-58. The Gators start off with a loss to begin conference play. Also, this is the first conference loss for Todd Golden as the Gators head coach. Final#GoGators | …
Read More »A new basketball coach in Baton Rouge: Matt McMahon
The LSU Tigers have named Matt McMahon as the new men’s basketball coach on Monday. The Deal The specific details of McMahon’s contract are unknown at this time. However, there are reports of a multi-year deal. McMahon’s History With experience building a strong program at Murray State, the Tigers are …
Read More »Gators Men’s Hoops Host Missouri in Last Home Game of Season
Florida’s men’s basketball team is searching for a fourth consecutive win when it hosts the Missouri Tigers Wednesday night. Missouri is on a different trajectory right now. After starting the season strong, the Tigers have lost four of their last five games, all against unranked opponents. As the SEC tournament …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Breezes Past Auburn 74-57
A Beatdown From Start to Finish Gators men’s basketball eased its way to a 74-57 victory over Auburn as it completed one of its most dominant performances on the season. Florida annihilated the Tigers from tip-off all the way to the buzzer as UF led by 22 points heading into …
Read More »Auburn Hopes to Keep Winning in SEC Hoops
Will the Hot Streak Continue? Auburn Tigers’ men’s basketball escaped from Kentucky with a 66-59 comeback victory. As their win streak increases, the team hopes to continue rolling through the SEC. Player Stats Star guard Allen Flanigan posted 21 points, meanwhile, he and teammate JT Thor sealed the deal by …
Read More »March Madness Latest Domino Among Coronavirus Cancellations
The coronavirus continues to dominate the news cycle. Now, we’re seeing more preventative action taken in the realm of sports. Multiple sports and their respective leagues are essentially on hold for the foreseeable future. We’ve seen basketball tournaments canceled, entire regular seasons paused and the status of future sporting events …
Read More »Calipari seals the deal with Kentucky
While the rest of the sports world was joking around on April Fools day, Kentucky’s basketball program was making a serious business proposition. And no this is not an April Fools joke. UCLA asked Kentucky for permission to speak to Calipari and it was granted. — Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) April …
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