Bill Raftery didn’t quite understand why Johnell Davis took his time before flinging a last-second 3-point attempt for Florida Atlantic. After Brooks Barnhizer’s layup tied the game at 58, Davis, a junior guard for the Owls, ended up in possession and had a chance to do something — drive for a layup, take an open … Read more
Early NCAA Tournament standout Jack Gohlke is the first made man of March Madness 2024. The Oakland University guard is enjoying a meteoric rise after an out-of-body experience to lead the No. 14 seed Golden Grizzlies over the No. 3 seed Kentucky in an opening night 80-76 stunner. Gohlke had 32 points and drilled 10 … Read more
LSU women’s basketball star Flau’jae Johnson is staying the course. The 20-year-old sophomore guard is one of the faces of the NIL era — reportedly making millions — an NCAA champion, rapper and full-time student. Nothing about that is normal, but Johnson told The Post that she stays humble knowing she “beat the odds” in her … Read more
John Fanta, the ebullient rising Fox Sports college basketball personality, spent the summer between his junior and senior years at Seton Hall sharing a room in a hostel in Los Angeles with a 60-year-old immigrant from Africa. The Cleveland native had dreamed of being the soundtrack to sports since listening to — and mimicking — … Read more
Angel Reese confirmed rumors that she is single as LSU seeks to repeat as champions in the upcoming women’s NCAA Tournament. Reese broke the news to her followers on an Instagram Live Q&A on Tuesday. “Yeah, I’m single,” she said, as covered by TMZ. Angel Reese and Cam’Ron Fletcher, pictured on vacation together in Jamaica … Read more
The general public knew better than the selection committee. And everyone suffered. Virginia validated all the criticism levied against the selection committee for its tournament inclusion with its pathetic, embarrassing, humiliating — pretty much any negative adjective applies here — performance in a 67-42 loss to Colorado State in the First Four on Tuesday night. … Read more
Greg Gumbel’s CBS partners wished him well Sunday night while the Selection Sunday staple missed the bracket reveal — and will be out the entire tournament — due to “family health matters.” “I am Adam Zucker, and we would all like to send our best to our friend and colleague Greg Gumbel, who will sit … Read more
Providence men’s basketball coach Kim English was clearly caught off guard when he was asked if he is single in a postgame press conference after the Friars’ upset of Creighton in the Big East quarterfinal on Thursday. English seemed surprised to hear one reporter say that he was “trending on Black Twitter” (currently X) after … Read more
Jim Boeheim apparently didn’t develop any respect for NC State during his ACC days. The Syracuse coach absolutely buried the Wolfpack during the first round of the ACC Tournament on Tuesday afternoon when asked to analyze a player’s celebration. “I don’t know why anybody that’s got the recent history of these guys are celebrating — … Read more
Basketball fanatics will spend more than a full day — 36 hours — completely consumed by the sport during March Madness in 2024. Between watching games (13 hours), creating brackets (three hours) and discussing it with family and friends (five hours), a survey of 2,000 basketball fanatics ages 21+ revealed that during the three weeks … Read more