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The Athletic's women's college basketball All-America team
Another regular season is in the books, which means it's time to honor our 2025-26 The Athletic All-America teams. If you look back at our preseason votes, what's clear is the best players in college basketball lived up to expectations this season.
Men's college basketball projections, best bets for first week of conference tournaments
Tyon Grant-Foster and Gonzaga are overwhelming favorites to win the WCC tournament. Robert Johnson / Getty Images We're into March, which means college basketball is revving up. Before we get to the madness, conference tournaments are starting this…
Men's college basketball Power Rankings: Biggest stakes for Champ Week
The final men's college basketball Power Rankings of the 2025-26 season shows a clear delineation between the teams at the top of the rankings, and everyone else. Entering last season's NCAA tournament, there was a four-team tier at the top -- the…
Ranking the top 25 men's college basketball transfers of 2025-26
This is a rare season, in which an elite freshman class has overshadowed the transfers who've anchored some of the top teams in America. That's not to say this 2025-26 transfer class is a best supporting actor to the young guys, though. These…
Exclusive: Meet OTE, the Gen Z Basketball League taking over social media
A young boy sits courtside at an Atlanta basketball game. They're from Upstate New York, and the father wanted to spend some quality time with his son. After receiving good grades and asking countless times throughout the year, the father finally…
Pitt fires women's basketball coach Tory Verdi
Pitt fired women's basketball coach Tory Verdi on Tuesday. “After a thorough and thoughtful evaluation of our women's basketball program, it has been determined that we have not progressed enough competitively and now is the right time to…
Referee Knocked to Floor During Brawl at Women's Basketball Game
An all-out brawl erupted during a Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament game on Wednesday, March 4, resulting in eight ejections and a referee knocked to the floor. The fight occurred with about five minutes remaining in the University…
Unrivaled's second season was a testament to the power of community in women's basketball
On Wednesday night in Miami, Breanna Stewart scored 32 points and added four rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals to lead the Mist over the Phantom 80-74 to claim the 2026 Unrivaled championship. Stewart is one of the most prolific…
Glacier Peak boys basketball bounces back, Meadowdale girls fall
TACOMA — Glacier Peak boys basketball needed to get its swagger back. After starting the season 21-0, Glacier Peak dropped its last two games entering its 4A State Round of 12 matchup against Woodinville at the Tacoma Dome on Wednesday. With…
Player of the Year for Every Conference in 2025-26 Men's College Basketball
Selection Sunday for the 2026 men's NCAA tournament is barely a week away, which means we are fully entrenched in the most confusing portion of the season: Some leagues are knee-deep in their conference tournaments while others are still wrapping…
Slidell girls basketball's road to the semifinals started this summer at Co-Lin
Slidell girls basketball coach Kristin Twillie had a plan. She wanted to challenge her team this summer, so the Tigers decided to spend the offseason at team camps across the Southeast. First, it was a journey to Copiah-Lincoln Community College in…
Arkansas vs. Texas odds, prediction: College basketball picks, best bets
Perhaps no team in college hoops is more fun to watch right now than the Arkansas Razorbacks. John Calipari's group comes in as a 6.5-point favorite at home for a big game against a sneaky good Texas team that is as talented as anyone in the…
USC vs. Washington prediction: College basketball picks, odds, best bets Wednesday
This is the time of year when certain off-the-court stories will develop and impact a team's performance. USC's Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer with the program after leaving the last game following a hard foul. It is unclear whether he was…
Michigan vs. Iowa odds, prediction: 2026 college basketball picks for March 5 from proven model
The third-ranked Michigan Wolverines will look to stay perfect on the road when they take on the Iowa Hawkeyes in a Big Ten matchup on Thursday night. Michigan is coming off an 84-70 win at Illinois on Friday, while Iowa dropped a 71-69 decision at…
Caitlin Clark gets great news about her USA Basketball future | Sporting News
Next week, the USA Women's Basketball team will head to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to compete in FIBA World Cup qualifying before the tournament itself tips off in September. This is the start of a transitional period for the national team. The squad…
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