Nineteen days ago, Arizona walked into Allen Fieldhouse and suffered its first loss of the season against Kansas despite ruling out freshman Darryn Peterson. Days later, Arizona lost again at home to Texas Tech despite nearly leading for almost the entire second half. Those losses caused the Wildcats to plummet in the next AP Top […]
The No. 1 seeds in Saturday’s NCAA March madness Bracket preview was Michigan, Duke, Arizona and Iowa State. While the first three were largely expected, Iowa State’s inclusion on the top line was anything but a foregone conclusion. Ultimately, the Cyclones (23-3, 10-3 Big 12) were awarded the honor by UConn and Houston by the […]
Kansas State is parting ways with coach Jerome Tang, days after he harshly criticized his players following a loss, saying they “didn’t deserve to wear this uniform.” The dismissal was for cause, athletics director Gene Taylor told reporters Sunday evening. “There is language in his contract that addresses certain issues that could potentially cause embarrassment,” […]
Kansas State fired fourth-year basketball coach Jerome Tang on Sunday, a source told CBS Sports. Athletic director Gene Taylor then revealed late Sunday night that he made the decision to fire Tang after K-State’s loss Saturday in Houston. The move comes less than four days after Tang’s postgame rant went viral after an embarrassing 91-62 […]
Arizona remained No. 1 in the CBS Sports Bracketology model after its second straight loss on Saturday, but fell in the overall hierarchy. The Wildcats (23-2, 10-2 Big 12) are now the third No. 1 seed behind Michigan and Duke after a 78-75 overtime loss to Texas Tech. From a stats-based standpoint, the Blue Devils […]
Arguably, the most talented player in college basketball can’t stay healthy. Kansas freshman guard Darryn Peterson, this year’s potential No. 1 pick NBA draftwill miss Saturday night’s game at Kansas State due to an injured left ankle. KU coach Bill Self sent the update to CBS Sports on Saturday afternoon. Peterson was hurt early in […]
CBS Sports graphic Another week in college basketball presents voters in the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball rankings with a new dilemma over which team deserves the No. 1 seed. And after No. 1 Purdue’s 81-58 home loss to No. 10 Iowa State this weekend, the list of worthy contenders to replace the Boilermakers […]
1 File: (7-0) This week: defeated Eastern Illinois 109-62 Purdue made the most of their lone outing during the holiday week with a win vs. Eastern Illinois. Daniel Jacobsen had 24 points and nine rebounds in the win and Braden Smith, second in the NCAA in assists, finished with 10 dimes in 23 minutes of […]
Thoughts on one 86-69 victory against the state of Kansas: After two games of ho-hum play, Indiana got back to work tonight. The Hoosiers came out with a bang, igniting the crowd — one with far fewer students due to the Thanksgiving break — and Darian DeVries, who clapped and cheered for Indiana’s early efforts. […]
The AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll was released Monday, indicating the start of the 2025-2026 college basketball season is approaching. Purdue earned the No. 1 spot in the poll after receiving 35 of 60 possible first-place votes. Houston, Florida and UConn – the teams trailing the Boilermakers – all received first-place votes. Rounding out […]