Tag: MarchMadness
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Ole Miss opens the 2025-2026 season with an 88-58 victory over Southeastern Louisiana

Carrying the mometum from a record-breaking season last season, the Ole Miss Rebels opened the 2025-2026 season inside the friendly confines of the Pavilion as they welcomed the Lions of Southeastern Louisiana to Oxford for the season opener. After last Sunday’s preseason loss to Saint Mary’s, the Rebels were looking for a tune-up against the…
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Thoughts and takeaways from the first preseason game for the Tigers

Monday night was a bit of a celebration inside the FedEx Forum as the return of John Calipari took place, as Coach Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers welcomed the Arkansas Razorbacks to the 901 for the first of two preseason games before opening the 2025-2026 season against San Francisco on November 8th. A renewal…
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Ole Miss drops the preseason matchup with Saint Mary’s 68-53

With the momentum from last season still fresh on the mind, the Ole Miss Rebels would open the 2025-2026 basketball season on Sunday as they welcomed the Saint Mary’s Gales to the Pavilion for the first and only preseason game between opening the season on November 3rd as they welcome Southeastern Louisiana to Oxford. Always…
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Takeaways from Coach Jans and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at SEC Tip-off

The 2025-2026 Mississippi State basketball season unofficially got underway on Wednesday morning as Head Coach Chris Jans, Josh Hubbard, Jayden Epps, and Shawn Jones Jr. hit the podiums during the final day of the 2025-2026 SEC Tip-off, which showcased the Bulldogs basketball program. Like the other fifteen coaches over the last two days, Coach Jans…
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Breaking down the 2025-2026 Memphis basketball roster

Coach Penny Hardaway enters his 8th season as the Head Coach at Memphis as the preseason favorites to win the American Conference for yet another year, and has a roster filled with preseason All-American Conference selections, and is on the cusp of taking the Memphis Basketball program back to the second or third weekend of…
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The magical 2024-2025 Ole Miss Basketball season ends in the Sweet 16, as the Spartans advance 73-70

For just the second time in program history, the Ole Miss Rebels played on Friday night of the second weekend in the NCAA Tournament for a Sweet 16 matchup with the Michigan State Spartans. You hear the saying, “Defense travels. ” For the Ole Miss Rebels to beat Michigan State, the tenacious Ole Miss defensive…
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Ole Miss survives a scare from North Carolina 71-64, advancing to face Iowa State on Sunday

For the first time under Coach Chris Beard, the Ole Miss Rebels found themselves with their dancing shoes on as the Rebels opened the NCAA Tournament action with a first-round matchup in Milwakkui against the Tar Heels of North Carolina. Once their name got selected on Selection Sunday as the 6th seed in the NCAA…
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Colorado State ends the 2024-2025 Memphis season, as the Tigers fall 78-70

Fresh off a sweep of the AAC Tournament, the Memphis Tigers opened the NCAA Tournament against Colorado State on Friday afternoon. The Tigers looked to jumpstart their March Madness journey with a win over the Moutain West Tournament Champions. Coming into the NCAA Tournament, the expectations for the 2025 Memphis NCAA Tournament were to advance…
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It Just Means More

For the first time in college basketball history, the Southeastern Conference has had fourteen out of sixteen members selected to compete in the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. South Carolina and LSU are the only two left out. As a conference, the SEC has two one-seeds and about four to five programs with a legitimate…
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Memphis wins the AAC Tournament, earning a five seed in the NCAA Tournament

Round three. Memphis and the UAB Blazers would meet for the third time this season in the AAC Tournament Championship game at Dickies Arena in Ft. Worth, Texas. Not only would a championship be on the line, but bragging rights for an entire year as the Tigers looking to complete a three-game sweep of the…
