Old Dominion Monarchs forward Brandan Stith was trying to be a team player and pass the ball to an open teammate.The only problem was his open teammate, Jordan Baker, was on the bench. Just a minor detail.After grabbing an offensive rebound, Stith saw Baker—who had just jumped up off the bench—unguarded, so he kicked the ball out.But there was a reason Texas-San Antonio didn't bother to defend Baker. He wasn't in the game.What did Stith ...

Selection Sunday is March 13, and it's time to identify the most likely title contenders and a couple of teams to watch for a potential Cinderella run. In a season that has felt so unpredictable and wide open, identifying sleepers might be a little easier than finding favorites.   The Title Contenders Kansas Jayhawks Let's start with an obvious one. The Kansas Jayhawks are 25-4. They've won nine games in a row and no team has looked better in ...

Week 16 of the college basketball season gave us so much diversity. There was Malcolm Brogdon of Virginia, who showed why he should be in consideration for national Player of the Year. But there was also Colorado's Josh Scott and Vanderbilt's Damian Jones, who were trying to get their teams in the NCAA tournament picture. The same goes for a certain guard at Wisconsin. As usual, we'll introduce you to a new player or two who had fantastic ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — For a guy who is arguably the best two-way college basketball player in the entire country, Virginia's Malcolm Brogdon looks awfully bored more often than not. The Cavaliers faithful at John Paul Jones Arena were in an absolute frenzy as Brogdon poured in 13 of his game-high 26 points within the first eight minutes of play, but the star inciting the riot was calm, cool and collected throughout No. 3 Virginia's 79-74 win over ...

The third-ranked Virginia Cavaliers rebounded from a tough loss to the Miami Hurricanes with a confidence-boosting 79-74 win over the No. 7 North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena. Virginia has now won 19 straight home games and is in prime position to capture a No. 1 seed when the NCAA tournament bracket is revealed March 13, per Fox Sports' Reid Forgrave:  North Carolina was able to cut an 11-point deficit to three in ...

Avery Johnson is still the man.After his Crimson Tide beat Auburn, 65-57, on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, things got wild in the Alabama locker room. With Young Thug's "Best Friend" playing in the background, the head coach "Hit Dem Folks." You knew something was going to happen by the way Johnson strutted in. Then, once he did the viral dance, his players lost it.[Twitter]Read more College Basketball news on BleacherReport.com

The No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers picked up a big home win Saturday over the No. 10 Maryland Terrapins with an 83-79 victory at Mackey Arena. It was a big night for sophomore Dakota Mathias, who came off the bench to score a career-high 17 points after coming into the game averaging just 4.8. A.J. Hammons led Purdue with 19 points and seven rebounds. Mathias had an incredible first half with 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting. It was even more noteworthy ...

No. 3 Virginia 79, No. 7 North Carolina 74  The No. 3 Virginia Cavaliers forced their way into the conversation for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men's basketball tournament with a win at home over the No. 7 North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday night.  Virginia's victory also added more chaos to the ACC regular-season title race. After Saturday's results in the ACC, North Carolina and the Miami Hurricanes have a one-game lead over Virginia ...

Regardless of whether or not the Virginia Cavaliers knock off the ACC-leading North Carolina Tar Heels, one Virginia student is going to go to sleep happy Saturday night.ESPN's College GameDay made the trip to Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend for the top-10 showdown between the No. 3 Cavaliers and No. 7 Tar Heels. While there is sure to be some good basketball played in that contest, the action got started hours before the game was set to tip off.Virginia ...

No. 12 Miami won its 13th straight game at home in a 73-65 over No. 11 Louisville. Davon Reed and Angel Rodriguez spearheaded the victory, knocking down 17 points apiece. This was one of Louisville's biggest games of the season, as the ACC regular-season title was their only attainable goal this year after a self-imposed postseason ban. Entering Saturday one game behind first-place North Carolina in the ACC, the Cardinals were tied with none other than Miami in second. The Hurricanes were ...