College Basketball

James Johnson April 10, 2022 Coach K after loss against North Carolina After falling to North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2022 Men’s NCAA tournament Coach K retiring has been one of the most talked about topics in sports. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski has been the coach for the Blue Devils for 42 seasons….

What is AAU and its Origins? AAU, standing for Amateur Athletic Union, is a non-profit, multi-sport-event organization. It was founded in 1888, now existing for over 130 years. The original objective of AAU was to develop Olympic athletes.  After the 1970s, the organization shifted focusing on youth sports and growing them at the fundamental level. …

What is the One and Done Rule? Amongst other highly debated topics in NCAA sports sits how long athletes should stay in college before going to professional endeavors. Sports like: baseball, hockey, and football have simpler processes from nonprofessional play to professional play.  Football players go to college and rarely think about the NFL until…

Javon Freeman-Liberty is arguably the best player on DePaul’s men’s basketball team. He is currently in his senior year and he, despite being one of the oldest players on the team, has been the best player on the team since he joined in May of 2020. Throughout his career, most of the games Freeman-Liberty has…

When people think of the Southern Conference, the first thing that may pop into their mind is college football. But the conference offers much more than Saturday tailgating and touchdowns. Many of the schools in the SEC also have lightly accomplished or growing men’s basketball teams. College Basketball comes alive in the spring time. As teams…

Since November, there has been constant talk about whether or not the Big East conference will be expanding, but there is no clear answer.  Currently, the Big East conference is made up of 11 teams, most of them being located amongst the east coast and midwest regions of the United States. The conference is made…

Two Duke basketball players, Michael Savarino and Paolo Banchero, are facing DWI charges in Orange County, NC. Savarino, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s grandson, was detained for DWI, while standout freshman Banchero was charged with aiding and abetting DWI, according to court documents. “We are reviewing a legal matter involving two members of the men’s basketball…

Duke Basketball has dominated the college basketball landscape with players that dominate on offense and defense helping players get ready to play professional basketball. What’s always unique about each Duke team is the ability to work together under coach Mike Krzyzewski, who is known as one of the greatest college basketball coaches. Last season, Duke…

               Mascots bring all the fun to a stadium when they come into the section you are sitting in. These goofy, big-headed personas that represent your team are always cheery and no one is ever excited to see the mascot on the big screen.                Your team could be down a billion to nothing and…

               With the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals wrapped up and the Milwaukee Bucks crowned NBA Champions, the team now celebrates their title-winning season with parades through Milwaukee, champagne showers in the locker room and fans reaching over barriers trying to get a fingertip on the Larry O’Brien Trophy. These sports celebrations occur on the…

Since the Big 12 was assembled back in the mid-’90s, there hasn’t been much parity on the hardwood, to say the least. The blue-blooded Kansas Jayhawks have won the regular-season title 19 out of 25 seasons. In recent years, though, programs like Texas Tech, Kansas State, and Baylor have said enough is enough. Scott Drew’s…

The Big Ten had a forgettable NCAA tournament, as teams with high expectations like Illinois, Ohio State, Iowa, and Purdue were all unable to reach the Sweet 16. Let’s not forget, though, that this was still the deepest and most competitive conference in college basketball in 2020. Even with stars like Luka Garza, Ayo Dosunmu,…

Rising Junior guard Johnny Juzang from UCLA will reportedly be returning back to school for another season. Recently, he tested the NBA draft waters but did not forgo his NCAA eligibility. After a great tournament run for his Bruins squad, Juzang is ready to run it back with his returning teammates. This means there will…

Duke Blue Devils legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski plans to step down as the head coach after the 2021-22 season. Krzyzewski has held the head coach position since 1980 and is entering his 41st year as the leader of the Blue Devils Associate coach Jon Scheyer will spend the upcoming season as the coach-in-waiting. He will…

No. 11 UCLA Men’s Basketball has done the unthinkable. From Loyola Chicago in 2018 to Florida Gulf Coast in 2013, March Madness is notorious for its Cinderella teams. However, the Bruins’ surprise success is unprecedented. After losing its final three regular season games, No. 5 Oregon State defeated the Bruins 83-79 in the quarterfinal round…

Every year it seems like there is a team that shocks everyone and makes it to the final four. In fact, there has been a 5 seed or lower in every final four since 2012. So, who will it be this year? Let’s make a case for one team in each region that has the…

Loyola University’s campus stands in Chicago. Following its surprising Final Four run three years ago, can the Ramblers do just that again in 2021?

2020 was a crazy year, mostly due to the coronavirus. As sports fans we have seen the NBA, NCAA, MLB, NHL, and NFL either limit the number of fans in attendance, or flat out ban fans from attending games altogether. This has resulted in some weird new “normal” such as artificial crowd noise and cardboard…

Currently, the outlook of NCAA men’s basketball is far from what anyone expected. “Blue Blood” such as the Duke Blue Devils, Kentucky Wildcats, and North Carolina Tar Heels aren’t even ranked in the top 25. Coming off a 2-week hiatus to Covid-19 complications, Michigan Basketball has not missed a beat, winning 5 straight games, 3…

Like ice hockey in Minnesota, football in Texas and wrestling in Iowa, basketball is ingrained throughout the Hoosier State. While the 1986 classic “Hoosiers” might not represent every Indiana high school basketball team, the film portrays just how much Hoosiers love their sport. From Lafayette to Bloomington to Evansville, basketball is in Indiana’s DNA. That’s…