Tag: MarchMadness
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Mississippi State falls in OT 87-81 to SMU
Mississippi State continued its 2025-2026 journey on Friday night as it welcomed the Mustangs of SMU to the Hump for an NCAA Tournament-caliber non-conference matchup. Mississippi State, fresh off an overtime thriller, 81-78, over New Orleans on Monday night, came into the matchup with SMU looking to earn a quality win while building an identity…
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Mississippi State opens the 2025 Hall Of Fame Classic with a 98-77 loss to Kansas State
Mississippi State would take the show on the road to Kansas City to take on the 4-0 Kansas State Wildcats in game two of the 2025 Hall of Fame Classic. A win for either team would give them a date with Nebraska in the Hall of Fame Classic Championship game, while the loser would face…
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Memphis comes up just short 80-71 of an upset of #1 Purdue
A few steps away from the crystal clear water of the Bahamas, Coach Penny Hardaway would take his Memphis Tigers up against the top-ranked Purdue Boilermakers in game one of the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship. A mini tournament, per se, that would guarantee Memphis two games against a guaranteed NCAA Tournament team, with the…
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#16 Iowa State takes down Mississippi State 96-80
In a weird midwest neutral site Monday night matchup, Coach Chris Jans and his Mississippi State Bulldogs travelled to the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for an early-season NCAA Tournament caliber matchup against the Cyclones of Iowa State. With the game being so close to Iowa, the Cyclones’ nation made their presence known…
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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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