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Duke women’s basketball transfer Riley Nelson arrives on campus

Riley Nelson, a five-star prospect who spent just one season with the Maryland Terrapins, finally got to wear Duke gear in Durham on Wednesday.

Duke women’s basketball transfer Riley Nelson is officially on campus.

Nelson, the former five-star prospect who spent her freshman season with the Maryland Terrapins, committed to head coach Kara Lawson back in late April. The team posted a short video on Wednesday that showed her first day at Duke University as she moved in and walked around the school.

“I’m so excited to be here,” Nelson said in a brief introduction at the start of the video. “Ready to get to work.”

The standout sophomore also offered a sentiment about Duke’s iconic arena that should quickly endear her to Blue Devils fans.

“People dream about playing at Cameron Indoor Stadium,” Nelson said. “So just being here is surreal.”

The No. 18 player in the 2023 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings averaged 5.1 points in 14 minutes per game as a freshman, but she only appeared in 16 games. She reached double-digit points in three games, including a career-high 15 against Niagara and 11 points against Nebraska.

Nelson now joins fellow 2023 five-star Jadyn Donovan, the third-ranked player in the freshman class, and four-stars Oluchi Okananwa, Delaney Thomas, and Jordan Wood on the Blue Devils. Okananwa already excelled in her first season, averaging 9.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.3 steals en route to winning the ACC Sixth Player of the Year award.

How to watch Notre Dame lacrosse playing for another NCAA Championship

The Irish are trying to go back-to-back

The Notre Dame lacrosse team once again will be playing for a NCAA National Championship, the same one that the Irish won last season.

As Notre Dame tried to repeat as championship, you will be able to catch all the action today. Since the game is on a Monday, the Irish have decided to wear green, so make sure you match them with your gear today.

Find out below all of the information that you will need to see the top rated Irish battling No. 7 Maryland for a title.

Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

When: Monday, May 27th, 20204

What time: 12:00 p.m. ET

Which network: ESPN

Go Irish, beat the Terrapins!

UPDATE: The game has been pushed back due to weather with a tentative start time of 2 p.m. ET.

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Despite losing in the ACC Championship, Duke lacrosse is No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament

Duke set to open NCAA Tournament play against Utah as the NCAA Tournament’s second seed.

Sunday felt familiar to the Duke Blue Devils. It centered around the fact that Duke could not figure out Notre Dame, cementing their conference rival as far and away the best team in the country.

The Fighting Irish cruised to a 16-6 win over Duke in the ACC Tournament championship game on Sunday, completing the double-dip of the regular season and tournament titles.

Unsurprisingly, they were announced as the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament during that evening’s selection show.

Following that announcement, John Danowski’s Blue Devil team was penciled in as the No. 2 team in the tournament. This NCAA Tournament appearance is Duke’s 26th all-time. Blue Devils will host Utah Utes in the opening round at Koskinen Stadium on May 11 at 2:30 p.m.

The Blue Devils head into the NCAA Tournament with a 12-5 overall record and a runner-up finish at the ACC Championship. Duke is 43-22 all-time in NCAA Tournament play, has advanced to Championship Weekend 14 times, and has won three NCAA titles.

Most notably, Duke made the national championship last season before falling to Notre Dame 13-9 in the national title game.

If the Blue Devils advance, they will travel to Hempstead, NY, to take on the Maryland/Princeton matchup winner. Duke played and beat Princeton 17-8 earlier this season at Koskinen Stadium.

Former Maryland guard Riley Nelson, a five-star high school recruit, commits to Duke

Riley Nelson, the former Maryland guard and the No. 18 player in the Class of 2023, announced her commitment to play for Duke next season.

Kara Lawson’s team continues to grow stronger.

Riley Nelson, the former Maryland guard, announced her commitment to the Duke women’s basketball team through social media on Monday morning.

According to the Instagram post from the team, Nelson already signed her letter of intent, so the declaration is official.

As a freshman with the Terrapins, Nelson averaged 5.1 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in 14.0 minutes per game. She scored at least 10 points in three of her 16 appearances, including a career-high 15 points against Niagara and 11 points against Nebraska.

Nelson, a five-star recruit coming out of high school, was the No. 18 player in the 2023 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings. Her commitment gives Duke four of the top 30 players from that class after Jaydn Donovan (No. 3), Oluchi Okananwa (No. 27), and Delaney Thomas (No. 29) committed to Lawson out of high school.

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The Blue Devils are also one of the few teams in the country to not lose a player to the transfer portal this offseason. One year after a run to the Sweet 16, Lawson’s team could be set to turn heads in 2024-25.

Former Wisconsin basketball top class of 2023 target enters transfer portal

Former Wisconsin basketball top class of 2023 target enters transfer portal

Former Wisconsin basketball top class of 2023 recruiting target Jamie Kaiser Jr. entered the transfer portal on Monday afternoon.

Kaiser played the 2023-24 season at Maryland, averaging 19.5 minutes, 4.4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal per game on 27% shooting and 26% from three.

The 6-foot-6 small forward was 247Sports’ No. 65 player in the class of 2023, No. 12 small forward and No. 7 recruit from his home state of Virginia.

Related:ย Tracking Wisconsin basketball’s reported transfer portal visits and targets

Wisconsin was in heavy pursuit of Kaiser coming out of IMG Academy. He chose Maryland over programs that included Wisconsin, Virginia, Indiana and Harvard.

The Badgers have wing minutes available after star guard A.J. Storr entered the transfer portal. Greg Gard has scholarships to work with and starting roles to fill, so expect a busy portal season for the Badgers. Kaiser Jr. could be one piece of that puzzle entering 2024-25.

For more on Wisconsin’s roster and transfer portal activity, check out Badgers Wire’s ongoing 2024 transfer portal tracker.

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Penn State seniors surge past Maryland in regular-season finale (photos)

Check out the best photos from Penn State basketball’s regular-season finale and senior night victory over Maryland.

Penn State honored its seniors on the basketball court on Sunday night and the seniors led the way to a home win against Maryland with a massive second-half effort. Penn State led Maryland by four points at halftime but pulled away in the second half as the regular season came to a close with a 49-37 scoring advantage in the second half of an 85-69 victory over the Terrapins.

Penn State’s seniors combined for 65 points in the win powered by a double-double from [autotag]Qudus Wahab[/autotag] (19 points, 15 rebounds) and [autotag]Ace Baldwin Jr.[/autotag] (17 points, 11 assists). [autotag]RayQuawndis Mitchell[/autotag] (14 points), [autotag]Puff Johnson[/autotag] (13 points), and [autotag]Nick Kern Jr.[/autotag] (10 points) all scored in double figures for the Nittany Lions.

This marked the seventh straight home win for Penn State over Maryland. Now both teams will be heading off to the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament this week in Minnesota, with each being paired up in a first-round matchup.

Next up for Penn State is a first-round matchup in the Big Ten conference tournament against Michigan on Wednesday, March 13. A win will set up a second-round matchup with Indiana. Maryland will face Rutgers in the first round with the winner set to face Wisconsin in the second round.

Here are some of the best photos from the regular-season finale against Maryland.

2024 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Tracker: Full schedule, all results, updated bracket

Our Big Ten women’s basketball tournament tracker is live with updated matchups, TV times, betting odds, bracket and more.

The Big Ten women’s basketball tournament is now set with the conclusion of the regular season now behind us. Ohio State claimed the top spot in the final Big Ten standings and will own the top seed in the women’s basketball tournament while Iowa and Caitlin Clark are looking to capture a third consecutive Big Ten tournament championship in a final push for a no. 1 seed in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

This year’s Big Ten women’s basketball tournament will take place in the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota for a second straight year (the same venue will host next week’s Big Ten men’s basketball tournament as well). Games throughout the tournament will be aired on the Peacock streaming platform, Big Ten Network or CBS and Paramount+.

Here is a look at the full bracket.

We will be keeping track of the results and updated betting lines as the tournament plays out with our Big Ten women’s basketball tournament tracker. This will be updated throughout the Big Ten tournament so be sure to bookmark this link for future reference.

All times are Eastern.

Penn State vs Maryland men’s basketball: How to watch on TV and live stream on Sunday

Penn State looks for a win in their final home game of the season

Penn State men’s basketball is looking to avoid limping into the Big Ten Tournament after dropping their last two games. The Nittany Lions welcome in the Maryland Terrapins on Sunday evening, hoping to keep hold of the Big Ten Tournament’s No. 11 seed and possibly move up a seed line if other games fall Penn State’s way.

Maryland sits right behind Penn State in conference standings, making the matchup that much more impactful.

It is senior night in Happy Valley, and the Nittany Lions will honor seven seniors, including players like [autotag]Ace Baldwin Jr.[/autotag], [autotag]Qudas Wuhab[/autotag], and [autotag]Puff Johnson[/autotag].

Baldwin Jr. looks like the frontrunner for Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. He leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth in the country in steals (83) and fifth in the country in steals per game (2.77). His 2.77 steals per game rank second amongst Power Six conference players andย track to be the most by a Big Ten player in a single season in the last 31 years (since 1993 – Pat Baldwin (Northwestern) 2.96 steals per game).

Baldwin Jr.’s defensive matchup this evening will be Maryland star guard Jahmir Young, who leads the Terps, scoring 20.9 points per game and 28 points in the two program’s matchup earlier this season.

A win would mark nine conference wins for the Nittany Lions under first-year head coach [autotag]Mike Rhoades[/autotag] and would give Penn State a much-needed boost entering the Big Ten Tournament.

Penn State vs. Maryland Men’s Basketball

  • Date: Sunday, March 10
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Channel: Big Ten Network
  • Live Stream:ย fuboTV (watch here)

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Maryland’s Shyanne Sellers delivered a direct warning to college basketball after the Terps upset Ohio State

Maryland is off the bubble after upsetting Ohio State, and Shyanne Sellers issued a warning to the NCAA tournament field.

The Ohio State Buckeyes women’s basketball team is down bad right now. They should have won on Friday when they took on the Maryland Terrapins, but junior Shyanne Sellers had other plans. Sellers’ huge scoring day ended with a statement win and her staring into a nearby camera to tell the viewers at home that Maryland was peaking at the right time.

The first colossal upset of women’s basketball tournament play goes to the Maryland Terps. After losing to Ohio State twice during the season, Maryland was ready to meet the moment Friday. Ohio State was up early but never recovered, as four Terps went on to score 15 or more points, including junior Shyanne Sellers, who had 25 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists.

Per Alexa Philippou of ESPN, Ohio State won 15 straight games to start the year but has now lost its last two by a combined 31 points. Now, with the Buckeyes’ latest downturn, they have likely lost their No.1 seeding in the NCAA Tournament, and the last memory they have of today’s game is Shyanne Sellers emphatically telling nearby cameras that Maryland was playing well at the right time.

Big Ten men’s basketball tournament if the season ended today

Northwestern and Minnesota drop in the Big Ten seeding, while Michigan State makes a big move up. Here is the updated Big Ten tournament seeding outlook.

The college basketball regular season is beginning to wind down, which means seeding in the Big Ten men’s basketball conference tournament is beginning to fall into place. Purdue continues to be on pace to lock up the top seed in this year’s conference tournament but the jockeying for position to grab a coveted double-bye is still active, as is the battle for a first-round bye.

The bottom four teams in the Big Ten will be paired up in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. The no. 5 through no. 9 seeds will begin play in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. The top four seeds will get a double bye and begin competing in the Big Ten tournament in the quarterfinals.

This year’s Big Ten men’s basketball tournament will be held in the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN. Games will air on Peacock, Big Ten Network, or CBS and Paramount+.

We’ll be keeping track of the Big Ten tournament picture from now until the end of the regular season by updating this Big Ten tournament outlook on a daily basis.

This outlook was last updated on the morning of March 36