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No. 12 Texas A&M handled business on Friday afternoon, beating Houston Christian by a large margin to earn their tenth win of the season.
The first 15 minutes of the game might have been a little frustrating to watch for Aggies fans due to A&M’s lack of intensity. They struggled to pull away from a team that had been blown out by the two previous Quad 1 teams they faced. You could feel the absence of the leadership and feel of the game Wade Taylor IV brings to the court.
Coach Buzz Williams also felt it, holding the Aggies in the locker room until it was time to play skipping warmups. Whatever he said struck a chord because they came out fast and furious in the second half.
After the game, Williams, alongside guards Hayden Hefner and Manny Obaseki, spoke to the media, collectively expressing the joy of heading into Christmas break with a win and some momentum before closing out nonconference play against Abilene Christian next Saturday afternoon.
Texas A&M will return home to face Abilene Christian at Reed Arena on Dec. 28 at 3:00 p.m. CST. The game can be watched on the SEC Network.
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Lipscomb men’s basketball guard Jack Ingold lived into the hope all walk-ons have on Tuesday by earning a full scholarship, and his reaction to it will make you a bit misty.
Ingold, a senior from West Virginia, wrote for the school’s athletics website about wanting to play for the Bisons after a fifth-grade trip to see the campus. He’d eventually attend the school and latch on with the men’s basketball program, though not as a player at first.
After working his way up from being a team manager to a walk-on, Ingold finally saw his basketball dream come true this week.
Ingold read a note of encouragement that Lipscomb coach Lennie Acuff wrote about him during a team meeting, one that ended with the revelation of the former landing a full scholarship.
Ingold could barely get through the reading after reaching the big news before he broke down in tears and was immediately swarmed by his teammates in a heartfelt celebration.
Ever since fifth grade, senior Jack Ingold wanted to be a Lipscomb Basketball player. Through hard work and dedication, he joined the team as a Walk-On.
It’s always powerful to watch a walk-on be given a full scholarship, but the raw emotion in Ingold’s reaction to it will warm your heart for the rest of winter. Just the look on his face alone as he processes the reveal is a wallop.
What a cool gesture from the team to a guy who sure seems like he’s earned it and then some.
Somebody might want to tell Doug Gottlieb not to roast teams before a matchup. It never ends well.
In all honesty, Gottlieb’s probably not having a great week. His team, the Green Bay Phoenix, is in the middle of a horrific losing streak, and he’s lowkey beefing with Adam Schefter. Plus, things just got worse.
Before playing Michigan Tech, he roasted the Division II school during critical comments about his team’s opponents. “I don’t really like the idea of ‘Nobody U’ coming in here,” he said. “What do we learn playing a game where we win by 20?” Of course, those words predictably backfired. Not only did his team not win by 20, they Green Bay lost to the Huskies, 72-70, and their winning streak is now up to eight games. YIKES.
Clemson (9-2) fell 10 spots from No. 16 to land one spot outside of the poll. The Tigers garnered the most votes (87) for Top 25 consideration. Memphis (8-2) moved into the rankings at No. 22 following their 87-82 win at Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday.
Clemson faces the South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3) in Columbia Tuesday. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET. The game can be seen on SEC Network. After that, the Tigers return to ACC play on Saturday when they host Wake Forest at 2 p.m. ET at Littlejohn (ESPN).
Tennessee (10-0 overall) remained No. 1 after a thrilling buzzer-beater win at Illinois over the weekend. Auburn (9-1) stayed at No. 2 for the third straight week, followed by Iowa State (9-1) at No. 3. The Kentucky Wildcats (10-1) moved up to No. 4 with Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils (8-2) at No. 5.
Duke was the only ACC team ranked in this week’s Top 25.
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Alabama (8-2 overall) moved up one spot to No. 7 following the win over the Bluejays on Saturday. Mark Sears had a game-high 27 points, his best performance to date this season. The Crimson Tide moved past the previously fourth-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles (9-2), who lost 71-63 at Dayton over the weekend.
The Crimson Tide are ranked one spot behind the No. 6 Florida Gators, who are 10-0 for the first time in a decade, and one spot ahead of the preseason No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks (8-2) at No. 8.
Alabama returns to action Wednesday night when they visit North Dakota (4-8) from the Summit Conference. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
The SEC continued to dominate the top spots of the new poll.
Tennessee (10-0 overall) remained No. 1 after its thrilling buzzer-beater win at Illinois on Saturday. Auburn (9-1) stayed at No. 2 for the third straight week, followed by Iowa State (9-1) at No. 3. First-year coach Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats (10-1) moved up to No. 4 with Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils (8-2) at No. 5.
The SEC had nine teams ranked in this week’s poll. The Texas A&M Aggies (9-2) were one of the biggest risers, moving up seven spots to No. 11 following their 70-66 upset win at previously 11th-ranked Purdue.
The Oklahoma Sooners (10-0) rose two spots to No. 15 with Ole Miss (9-1) at No. 16. Mississippi State (9-1) debuted in the Coaches Poll at No. 25 following their 66-63 win over McNeese State.
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The Duke Blue Devils moved up to fourth in the Week 6 AP Poll, keeping them alive in the national-title hunt according to one recent trend.
The Duke Blue Devils moved up five spots to No. 4 in the Week 6 AP Poll, and according to a recent men’s college basketball trend, that keeps the team on the short list for national title contenders.
Each of the last 20 national champions were within the top 12 of the Week 6 AP Poll, a trend stretching all the way back to 2003-04. If the tea leaves come through again, one of the following teams will cut down the nets:
Eager-eyed Cameron Crazies will notice the Blue Devils are the only ACC team included on that list. The North Carolina Tar Heels dropped from the top 25 after four early losses, and the Clemson Tigers just missed the cut at No. 16 despite a recent upset of Kentucky.
[autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag]’s recent form sure makes any national championship conversations look rational. The superstar freshman averaged 21.5 points and 11.5 rebounds against Auburn and Louisville last week, earning him his third ACC Rookie of the Week award a little more than a month into the season, and he leads the Blue Devils in four of the five major statistical categories.
Were Duke’s wins over Auburn and Louisville enough to move them within the top five of Andy Katz’s latest power rankings?
The Duke Blue Devils made their strongest case yet for why they belong among the top basketball teams in the country last week, beating the Auburn Tigers at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Wednesday before a road comeback over the Louisville Cardinals on Sunday.
Despite the two impressive lines on the resume, however, national analyst Andy Katz needs to see more to put the Blue Devils back in the top five. In his updated Power 37 list on Monday, he only moved Duke up two spots to No. 6.
The Tennessee Volunteers vaulted into the top spot, the same place they occupy in every national ranking after their 8-0 start. The Tigers, Iowa State Cyclones, Marquette Golden Eagles, and Kentucky Wildcats all stayed above the Blue Devils.
The North Carolina Tar Heels entered the season as Duke’s biggest threat in the ACC title race, but after four UNC losses, Katz erased them from his extended rankings. In their place, the Clemson Tigers jumped up to No. 8 after their Kentucky upset.
Katz did list freshman superstar [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag] as an early favorite for the All-America team. The 17-year-old forward earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors again after he averaged 21.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 2.5 steals against the Tigers and Cardinals.
Here’s where Alabama ranks in Monday’s new AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll.
Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide picked up a big road win in a tough environment last week against the North Carolina Tar Heels in Chapel Hill in the SEC/ACC Challenge.
Thanks to the Crimson Tide’s 94-79 win at UNC, Alabama (7-2 overall) rose three spots to No. 7 in the Week 6 AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, released Monday. The Tide beat North Carolina behind 20 points from Mark Sears and 15 apiece from freshman Labaron Philon and Aden Holloway.
In Monday’s AP poll, Alabama ranked one spot behind Marquette (9-1) at No. 6 and one spot ahead of Gonzaga (7-2) at No. 8. The Crimson Tide were also ranked No. 7 in this week’s Coaches Poll.
As with the Coaches Poll, there was a new No. 1 team in the AP Top 25. The Tennessee Volunteers (8-0) vaulted into the top spot, followed by the Auburn Tigers (8-1) at No. 2. Iowa State (7-1) moved up three spots to No. 3 while the Duke Blue Devils (7-2) and freshman sensation Cooper Flagg climbed five spots to No. 4.
The Crimson Tide are set to return to action Saturday when they host Creighton at Coleman Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on SEC Network.
Clemson (9-1 overall) rose 29 spots to land at No. 16 in the Coaches Poll following their 70-66 win over Mark Pope and Kentucky Wildcats last Tuesday at Littlejohn Coliseum in the ACC-SEC Challenge. The Tigers then opened conference play on Saturday by beating the Miami Hurricanes, 65-55, in Coral Gables.
Against Kentucky, Ian Schieffelin had 11 points and a career-high 20 rebounds as the Tigers took down the fourth-ranked Wildcats to mark their latest win over a college basketball blue blood.
Clemson defeated North Carolina last season, marking only the second time in school history the Tigers had won in Chapel Hill. They beat the Arizona Wildcats in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament to reach the Elite 8 for just the second time.
The Tigers ranked one spot behind the Ole Miss Rebels at No. 15 and one spot ahead of the Oklahoma Sooners at No. 17 in Monday’s Coaches Poll.
Clemson will host the Memphis Tigers (7-2) in another big nonconference matchup this Saturday at Littlejohn. Tipoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET. The game can be seen on ESPN2.
Rick Barnes’ Tennessee Volunteers (8-0) moved to No. 1 in the poll following their 96-70 blowout win over the Syracuse Orange. The previously top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks (7-2) suffered their first losses of the season, in back to back games to the Creighton Bluejays in Omaha and the Missouri Tigers in Columbia.
Elsewhere in the top five, the Auburn Tigers (8-1) stayed at No. 2 for the second straight week, followed by the Iowa State Cyclones (7-1) at No. 3 and Marquette Golden Eagles (9-1) at No. 4. Kentucky (8-1) rounded out the top five at No. 5.
Clemson was one of only two ACC teams ranked in the Coaches Poll. Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils (7-2) were the highest-ranked conference team at No. 6. The ACC went 2-14 against the SEC in the ACC-SEC Challenge, with Clemson and the Louisville Cardinals the only ACC teams to win last week’s games.
A bummer of a video surfaced this week of a few Loyola men’s basketball players completely missing Sister Jean, the school’s beloved supporter and chaplain, as she extended a greeting as they headed for the tunnel.
Sister Jean gained national prominence during the 2018 men’s NCAA tournament when 11-seeded Loyola made the Final Four on an unforgettable Cinderella run.
Even at 105, she still makes it out to cheer for the Ramblers. However, this viral moment sparked lots of surprise, as it looked like Sister Jean was left in the cold as she tried to give the team some love after its Tuesday home win over Eastern Michigan.
If you really look hard, you can see in the brief snippet that one player does greet Sister Jean as they’re headed to the tunnel and the two who don’t greet her are distracted by something and seem to unintentionally miss her entirely.
Nobody likes seeing Sister Jean left hanging, but this really isn’t a big deal. We’re pretty confident in saying nobody on Loyola’s men’s basketball team was intentionally trying to ignore her. As you were.
