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D.J. Johnson's Nike Fell Apart Right On The Basketball Court
Quality shoes, those Nikes. Kansas State was actually leading top-ranked Oklahoma until Wildcats forward D.J. Johnson had his shoe disintegrate in the middle of a play. It’s still close in the second half, but the Sooners hold a four-point lead....
Louisville Self-Imposes Postseason Ban Over Prostitution Scandal
The Cardinals, ranked 19th in the nation, will not be part of the NCAA Tournament, or the ACC tournament, or any tournament at all: according to the Courier-Journal, Louisville is set to announce a self-imposed postseason ban amid an NCAA investigation into reports that the program plied recruits an...
Bill Self Calls Out His Player For "Dick Move": A Dunk At The End Of The Game
Before he took questions in his postgame press conference following Kansas’s 77-59 win over Kansas State, Jayhawks coach Bill Self delivered a statement, and an apology to his opponents (watch it here):...
Mercer Guard Jibri Bryan Shot And Killed In Convenience Store Parking Lot
Mercer University guard Jibri Bryan was shot in the head and killed in a convenience store parking lot Tuesday afternoon, according to police. Bryan, who was 23, was shot while sitting in his car. The Telegraph (Macon) has the details:...
College Bro Lines Up The Perfect Selfie During VCU-Davidson Game
Thanks to this dude who attended Friday night’s VCU-Davidson game, we are reminded that it’s always funny to watch someone take a selfie:...
Isaiah Cousins Hits Late Jumper To Push Oklahoma Past LSU
Sooners superstar Buddy Hield scored 32, but it was teammate Isaiah Cousins who proved to be the Oklahoma hero as his jumper with four seconds left capped a 14-point comeback in Baton Rouge and downed the Tigers in the spotlight matchup of two of college basketball’s top players....
Lil' Texas A&M Fan Lets George Niang Have It
Texas A&M beat Iowa State this afternoon after ending the game on a 16-4 run. Cyclones star George Niang fouled out with 15 points, but was apparently too slow getting off the court for this lil’ fan....
UMass Forward Antwan Space Also Hits Long-Range Buzzer-Beater
We earlier showed you Roosevelt Jones’s three-quarter-court buzzer-beater, and here’s another one today by a player better known for dunks than threes. Here’s senior UMass forward Antwan Space drawing his own team even with Fordham at the half; unfortunately for the Minutemen, they eventually fell 7...
Butler Forward Roosevelt Jones Drills Three-Quarter-Court Buzzer-Beater
Coming into today’s game at Marquette, Butler big man Roosevelt Jones had attempted 1,150 field goals. Three of those shots came from behind the three-point line, and zero went in. So be shocked that Jones’s attempt from three-quarter-court at the end of the half not only found the basket, but allow...
Bill Walton Rubs Special Temecula Dirt All Over Himself
While calling an Arizona-Cal men’s basketball game last Saturday, Bill Walton—who regularly goes off-topic in the booth—told his partner Dave Pasch to go to Temecula, get some “special dirt,” and rub it all over himself. That probably doesn’t even reach the top 10 wildest shit Bill Walton has said d...
Speedo-Clad Michael Phelps Helps Distract Oregon State Free Throw Shooter
Michael Phelps, who has been training at Arizona State in advance of the upcoming Olympics, participated in the ASU student section’s Curtain of Distraction during tonight’s game against Oregon State. And wouldn’t you know it, OSU guard Stephen Thompson Jr. missed both of his free throws....
Virginia Caps Unlikely Comeback Against Wake Forest With Buzzer-Beating Banked Three
Virginia might have pulled off the most unlikely win of the entire college basketball season Tuesday night. With just 22 seconds left in the game, Wake Forest had a seven point lead and possession of the ball. Just 22 seconds later they had lost, 72-71. Here is what the game’s win probability graph ...
Providence's Junior Lomomba Is Psychic, Maybe
Providence upset #4 Villanova in Philly today (without a particularly good game from future lottery pick Kris Dunn) thanks to Ben Bentil going off for 31 points. These two here weren’t exactly highlight reel material for him, but Québécois point guard Junior Lomomba used his (apparent) psychic abili...
SMU, The Last Undefeated Team In College Basketball, Goes Down
Temple took down Larry Brown’s previously undefeated Southern Methodist Mustangs 89-80 this afternoon in Philly. The game was originally scheduled to take place yesterday, but the blizzard forced it to today. Backup guard Devin Coleman was a perfect 7-for-7 from three and 8-for-8 from the field for ...
Oklahoma Is On Fire
Here’s the kind of team Oklahoma is: This afternoon, their leader Buddy Hield was struggling with foul trouble and putting forth an uncharacteristically loose performance against Baylor. The Bears were beginning to turn the corner on the Sooners, and had just tied it up at 41 with 17 minutes left. R...
The Duquesne Basketball Team Is Stranded On The Pennsylvania Turnpike
Blizzards spare no driver, not even Atlantic 10 college basketball team buses. The Duquesne Dukes were fresh off a win against George Mason last night, and were almost back home to Pittsburgh when they got caught in the blizzard on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The team spent all of last night on the b...
How Washington's Youngsters Turned The Program Around
Ask historically great programs like Texas football or UCLA basketball; losing has a way of compounding itself in college sports. With constant, acute competition for recruits, it can be difficult to reverse the narrative once you start slipping. Why would that five-star quarterback want to play for...