Desert Hot Takes Episode #12
Another episode of Desert Hot Takes is presented by the boys in the Valley with talk about college sports on the West Coast. The show is joined by new co-host Andy Jones who is an up and coming...
Weekend Edition: What to Watch
College basketball is nearing March, aka, the best time of the year. However, there’s still plenty of tough conference matchups over the next couple weeks and this weekend that are sure to bring som...
Lope Nation Podcast Episode #6
Good afternoon Lopes fans! We have a new episode of the Lope Nation Podcast featuring new Student Union contributor Andy Jones. Andy has only been in Lope Land for a few months, but he has a lot to of...
Oklahoma (-1) vs. Alabama. Trae Young vs. Collin Sexton
The Alabama Crimson Tide (13-7) are set to take on the #12 ranked Oklahoma Sooners (15-4) on Saturday at 1:15 CST. In what could be the highest anticipated matchup of the year for Alabama, two of the ...
Sorry for Rambling: Let’s Talk Money
It’s late January and college sports are somewhat slow. The Super Bowl’s keeping everyone’s attention before College Basketball really takes off. I’ll be honest, I ramble to my...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume I
For most of the editions of The Hangover that I published during football season, a mysterious figure named Joey Freshwater, a Crimson Tide fan from Eutaw, Alabama, provided his commentary on that wee...
Michigan State’s Malicious Mess
But an Outside the Lines investigation has found a pattern of widespread denial, inaction and information suppression of such allegations by officials ranging from campus police to the Spartan athleti...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3: 1/26/2018
Season Record: 15-11-1 Buffalo (-7.5) @ Ohio 6:30 pm EST CJ Massinburg and the Buffalo Bulls roll into the Convocation Center for a MAC battle tonight against Ohio. A tale of two programs going in d...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3 1/25/2018
Season Record: 14-9-1 The Pull-Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college ...
Campus Cover Ep. 23: Against the Spread
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of College betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3 1/24/2018
Season Record: 12-8-1 After an early year sabbatical, the pull-up 3 is back and will be back everyday for the fellow degenerates out there. Wofford (-9 1/2) @ VMI 7:oo pm EST VMI blows. The fact tha...
Phil Booth suffers broken bone in hand
Before Villanova faced Providence last night, I had a conversation with one of my roommates. I am high on Nova and have been all year. I have said numerous times on The Campus Cover that this Nova tea...
Five Takeaways from Oklahoma’s Win Over Kansas
#12 Oklahoma played host to #5 Kansas in a Tuesday night Big 12 match with potentially serious implications on the conference’s standings. After KU held a lead for much of the second half, an in...
EMAW…?
The Kansas State Wildcats have blown past their expectations for the season in a hell-raising Big 12. The past is the past, but don’t look now, the Wildcats are tied for second in the conference...
Zion Williamson Commits to Duke and We can Hate Duke Even More
What’s that old saying? The only guarantees in life are death, taxes, and people hating Duke basketball? Yeah, that sounds about right. It truly is incredible how this happens. Duke basketball c...
Nine People You’ll Meet Playing Basketball at the Rec
If you’ve been to your school’s rec center this year, you’ve probably come across a game or two of pickup basketball. While we all believe in our talents and think we can shoot like ...
Campus Cover 022: Title Talk
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of College betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
Taeshon Cherry commits to Arizona State after visit
Aleli Elizondo Game changer and five-star recruit Taeshon Cherry has confirmed Tuesday night that he has committed to Arizona State. Cherry is “110% committed to Arizona State University!!! #FORKSUP...
Saint Mary’s Gaels Take Control of WCC After Upsetting Gonzaga
SPOKANE, WASH: Home losses at the Kennel in Spokane are very rare for the Zags. Prior to Thursday night, Gonzaga had a 188-18 all-time record in their home arena. Saint Mary’s 74-71 victory over Gon...
Mid-Major Game of the Week: Saint Mary and Gonzaga Battle for First Place in the WCC
SPOKANE, WASH: Thursday night, the two biggest powers in mid major basketball will collide to battle for sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference. Both teams have had this game ...
John Petty Lights It Up, Alabama Breaks Auburn’s Win Streak
The Alabama Crimson Tide took down the Auburn Tigers 76-71 Wednesday night in Coleman Coliseum. John Petty led the way for the Crimson Tide with 27 points. The Alabama faithful became weary when it wa...
Tennessee Set to Face Cuonzo Martin, Mizzou
Number 21 Tennessee rolls into Columbia, Missouri riding a three-game win streak. Two weeks ago, however, Vol fans may have been wondering what happened to the team they were so fond of before confer...
Devonte Graham; From Underdog to Kansas Legend
Andrew Wiggins, Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre, Perry Ellis, Wayne Selden, Josh Jackson, Frank Mason all have one thing in common — never winning at West Virginia. Devonte Graham was about eight minutes a...
America East Basketball: The Good and The Bad
America East basketball is now in full swing. Every team has already shown their worth and they are ready to battle through their conference games for the number one spot at the end of the season. It&...
Are the Buffs For Real?
SKOOOOOOOOBUFFFFFFFFSSSSSSSSS. That’s what the hipsters say up in Boulder when McKinley Wright IV, steps on the court, or to literally anything good that happens to the Colorado Buffaloes. Of la...
#4 Oklahoma, Trae Young, Consumed By Octagon Of Doom
Trae Young and #4 Oklahoma went into the Little Apple expecting a fight, but to ultimately come out on top. The Octagon of Doom and the K-State Wildcats had other plans. The Wildcats ABSOLUTELY PUMMEL...
It’s Time to Talk About Ohio State Basketball
So about this whole Big Ten situation, maybe it’s not just Purdue and Michigan State. There seems to be a new player in this, and it’s Ohio State. At the beginning of the season, many proj...
Branch Sports Podcast Episode 8: NFL Divisional Playoffs, The Rise of SEC Basketball
Welcome back to the Branch Sports Podcast! If you don’t know or you’ve never listened before, we are three college students, former college athletes, childhood best friends, and teammates. Two of ...
It’s a Free for All for Zion
We’re exactly a week away from the highly-touted Zion Williamson’s college decision and it’s just pandemonium on the recruiting trail for him. First, a list came out about his final ...
Bass Pro ToC: Night 3 Recap
7th Place: Glendale (MO) vs. Christ the King (NY) Glendale and Christ the King got the day started quick. This game began up-tempo as could be, with multiple turnovers and six three pointers between t...
Bass Pro ToC: Night 2 Recap
Glendale (MO) vs. Wasatch Academy (UT) Monty Johal of Glendale, who became the Springfield Public Schools all-time scoring leader last week by passing former NFL wide-receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, co...
Don’t Sleep on Jevon Carter
Tenacious, pressing, and playing till the final buzzer. These are inherent qualities in Bob Huggins coached teams. It makes sense coming from the man who doesn’t rock the traditional suit and ti...
The SU Podcast Episode 13: National Championship Recap and Early NFL Draft Talk
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
Mid-Major Game of the Week: GCU vs New Mexico State Preview
On Thursday at 7pm PST, there is a major #WACTION showdown in the Valley as the two top WAC contenders will battle to gain control of the Western Athletic Conference. Newly postseason eligible G...
Tournament of Champions Primer
For those of you who don’t know, the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions is the most attended high school basketball tournament in the country and it is held in Springfield, Missouri. The tournamen...
WTF is wrong with Northwestern??
After being the lone Power 5 Conference team to never receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament, Northwestern finally sealed the deal last year with a trip to the Big Dance. In his fourth season, head coac...
De’Ron Davis to miss rest of season
Head coach Archie Miller and the Indiana Hoosiers were dealt a huge blow Wednesday morning when it was announced that sophomore center De’Ron Davis will miss the rest of the season after undergo...
Botched Layup Costs TCU Big in Rivalry Matchup Against Texas
What a horrendous ending to what was shaping up to be one of the best games of the season. I mean what more can you ask for? Two Texas schools going at it, three pointers falling like sorority girls o...
Brian Bowen to Enroll at South Carolina
So, interesting news that just came out of no where in the college basketball world. Like, literally no where. Did anyone see this coming? I’m actually curious because this is out of deep left f...
Reggie Lynch facing more sexual assault allegations
Reggie Lynch, reigning Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year and starting center for the Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team, is again facing multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. ...
Branch Sports Podcast Episode 7: Titans Win, SEC Hoops, CFP National Championship
Welcome back to the Branch Sports Podcast! If you don’t know or you’ve never listened before, we are three college students, former college athletes, childhood best friends and teammates. Two of u...
Should the NCAA 3-point line be changed?
After I watched Marquette’s star point guard, Markus Howard, hit 11 three-point shots in an overtime win against Providence on January 3, I started thinking… If we changed the NCAA’s...
Instant Reaction: Stanford Sinks Insane Buzzer-Beater to beat USC
In probably the best buzzer-beater I’ve seen all year, the Stanford Cardinals just pulled off a late-night victory in a thriller over the USC Trojans. After Jordan McLaughlin of USC hit what sho...
Vols Look to Bounce Back Against Kentucky
Tennessee (9-4, 0-2 SEC) has a chance to stop the bleeding Saturday night as the Vols host 17th-ranked Kentucky (12-2, 2-0 SEC). Vols fans may be ready to pull the plug on a promising season after a ...
Campus Cover Episode 20: Is Kansas Done?
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of College betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
A Very College Basketball New Year’s Party
Welcome to 2018, college basketball fans. After a year filled with highlight reel plays, some crazy games and a massive controversy, it’s finally time to move on to a new year filled with hopefu...
The Big East Beat featuring Butler Bulldogs
The Big East Beat is back in a big way at the same time conference play started in full force. In the first week of conference play, there was one team that really stood out amongst the rest. That is ...
Campus Cover 019 with Clemson Carl
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of College betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
A 2017 year in review
2017 is being widely considered as the worst year ever. This is funny because before that, last year was the worst year ever. 2015 was probably the top of the list at the end of 2015. At some point, I...
End of an Era? Why This Could Be The Year Kansas’ Streak Ends
In one of the most impressive runs in the history of college sports, the Kansas Jayhawks have won at least a share of 13 straight Big 12 regular season basketball championships. The last time the Jayh...
A Journey into the Unknown: Taking the JUCO Route
Dear Frustrated High School Athlete, I know your pain. The feeling of being unwanted by the schools you were hoping to attend. The feeling that all your work was for nothing. I am here to tell you tha...
Naughty or Nice? A Christmas Guide to College Basketball
He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice, he’s going to find out who’s naughty and nice. Santa Claus is coming to town and even though it may seem like today’s college ...
Lope Nation: GCU Falls to Louisville After Frustrating Second Half
The GCU basketball team will not garner significant praise after the Cardinals thumped the Lopes 74-56 in their final non-conference home game. The Lopes kept the game close through most of the first ...
How To: Gamble Through The Holidays (Part 1)
Merry Christmas Eve, everyone, and congratulations to all of you who just finished up another semester at school. You’ve worked hard all semester to earn this holiday break, and this article (series...
The Pirates Are Moving Forward With The Sails Set At Full Speed
Coming off an 89-68 win against Wagner University, the #23 AP poll ranked Seton Hall Pirates improved their overall record to 10-2, which is very impressive for a small school in the Big East conferen...
2017 CBS Sports Classic: UCLA vs Kentucky Preview
When: Saturday 4pm ET Where: New Orleans, Louisiana TV: CBS Betting Line Kentucky -6.5 via Bovada The second match of the CBS Sports Classic features an NCAA tourney second round rematch betwee...
LaVar Steals Headline News Once Again
LaVar Ball just may be the smartest man on the Earth, I don’t know, but he just announced to Darren Rovell that he was creating a league for premier recruits to go get paid instead of attending ...
Fletcher Magee Carries Terriers to Upset Win Over Tar Heels
Fletcher Magee scored 27 points to help Wofford stun No. 5 North Carolina 79-75 on Wednesday night, snapping the reigning national champion’s 23-game home winning streak. The Terriers led the e...
Let’s Talk About The AP Poll
In case you were unaware, I have been involved in the “War on the AP Poll” for about a year now. Every week during basketball season I post an article titled Cracking the Code that talks a...
The Big East Beat
The Big East again has four teams in the AP top 25, including Nova still sticking at number one. That is the third most teams any conference has in the poll behind the Big 12 and the ACC. If you reall...
College Hoops Top 25 a Month into the Season
So, the college basketball season is jut about a month in and we are ready for our NEW Top 25. Some teams are falling and some teams are rising FAST. What I’m going to do is rank the teams and i...
Desert Hot Takes Bowl Mania Preview Episode with Kelly Stewart
During this episode of Desert Hot Takes, we had the privilege to interview one of the most knowledgeable women in sports. Professional handicapper and Vegas Insider analyst Kelly Stewart joined th...
Student U Player Profile: Mikal Bridges
Alright, so do I have your attention now? This is Mikal Bridges. If you have not heard of him and consider yourself a basketball fan, I am sorry for you. Bridges is a stud on both sides of the ball an...
The Big East Beat: time to rise
Everything basically went to shit in college basketball last week. It was beautiful and fun and Duke lost so all is right in the world. One place in the country where everything went according to plan...
Donta Hall Is The Most Underrated Big Man In The Country
Donta Hall is a product of small town Luverne, Alabama. He was ranked as the #2 player in the state of Alabama, and was also named 2A Player of the Year his senior season. Hall had a very successful h...
The beautiful chaos that is college hoops
Weeks like last week are a great reminder that college basketball is the greatest thing in the whole world. I’m sure many of you are still solidly in football mode (I’m struggling to trans...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3: 12/12/2017
The Pull-Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college hoops action. Season...
ASU Takes Down KU 95-85
The Arizona State Sun Devils have been the most impressive team in Arizona, let alone in the Pac-12. The Sun Devils have had enjoyed an 8-0 start, with wins over San Diego State, Kansas State, Xavier,...
What to Watch For: Weekend Edition
College basketball is back and each weekend brings a full slate of excellent matchups from around the nation. On this weekend edition of what to watch for, I break down which matchup to watch, a playe...
Why People DON’T Watch America East Basketball.
After being established in 1979, The America East (AE) has struggled with creating big TV numbers and obtaining a strong base of loyal fans. Especially when it comes to competing against larger confer...
South Carolina State guard released from hospital
Tyvoris Solomon, who collapsed on the court during a game at NC State last week, has been released from the hospital. A spokesman for the hospital said that Solomon was staying in confirmed the news t...
Lope Nation: Cold Shooting Lopes fall to St.Johns in Valley of the Sun Shootout
Dan Majerle did not have a pleasant experience during his homecoming at Talking Stick Arena as his Lopes put on a disappointing performance against St. John’s in the Valley of the Sun Shootout o...
Washington Huskies Take Down #2 Kansas 74-65
This looked to be a Wednesday night where the sports world was kind of bland, not going to sugarcoat it. I said today to my roommate, “This is the first night in a long time where I don’t ...
Sun Devils on a Roll
Arizona State men’s basketball is heating up in Tempe. The Sun Devils became ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2009 last week after beating basketball powerhouse Xavier, who is curren...
Interview with Aaron Torres, Valley of the Sun Shootout Preview
There are not many basketball analysts like Fox Sports Radio’s Aaron Torres. I had an opportunity to interview Aaron in preparation for the Valley of the Sun Shootout on Tuesday December 5th on ...
Valley of The Sun Shootout Preview:
The Phoenix Suns home, Talking Stick Resort Arena, will be rocking with over 15,000 rowdy college basketball fans when Arizona battles #7 Texas A&M and Grand Canyon plays St. John’s in the natio...
Jordan Bringing Brand to SEC and Florida Gators
Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand have been in the news recently for bringing the brand to specific schools. Most notably North Carolina, Michigan and Oklahoma. After adding Florida recently, the Jo...
The Ball Family Saga Continues
It’s a new day, and the Ball Family continues to find ways to get in the news. This time, it’s LiAngelo, the middle and forgotten son that “stole” Louis Vuitton sunglasses, the...
Bracketbusters: Tennessee Volunteers
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Bracketbusters, an article series dedicated to the teams who have the chance to bust your bracket, hence the clever name. Sure, it’s early and these teams sti...
6 Reasons to Hate Grayson Allen
At this point, Grayson Allen is a household name. He’s now playing his fourth year for Duke, which is rare. He scores a ton and is a guy everyone loves to hate. Average people might find it hard...
Lope Nation Podcast Episode 2
The Lope Nation podcast is back covering the biggest party in college basketball. The second episode of the Desert Hot Takes podcast previews a huge week for the Grand Canyon Antelopes. The podcast st...
Trae Young: Hometown Hero
There hasn’t been much for basketball fans to cheer about in Norman, Oklahoma since Buddy Hield left for the NBA draft a year ago. The Sooners finished last season with only eleven wins and fail...
Abrupt Departure of Geno Thorpe puts Syracuse in Tough Spot
Geno Thorpe’s tenure in orange has come to an end, as the team announced Friday that Thorpe would be leaving the program for personal reasons. The next day, Syracuse traveled to Miami to face th...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3: 12/3/2017
The Pull-Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college hoops action. Season...
Mid-Major Player of the Month
One month of college basketball is in the books and sure, it’s fun to watch Marvin Bagley III, Miles Bridges and Bonzie Colson, but what about the guys who can’t be seen on ESPN every time...
What To Watch For: Weekend Edition
College basketball is officially underway and each weekend brings a full slate of excellent matchups from around the nation. On this weekend edition of what to watch for, I break down which matchup to...
Great Danes Taking Huge Bites Early, But Are The Eyes Bigger Than The Stomach?
University at Albany’s men’s basketball team is off to a fiery start this year. So far, the Great Danes have earned a solid record of 7-1, after taking down some high ranked preseason te...
Will The Slipper Fit? Early-Season Cinderella Picks
The madness is set to begin before we even reach March this year. However, it is never too early to start thinking about a strategy for winning the office bracket challenge or the family bragging righ...
#SU25: November 29th
*Rankings compiled 11/28 I feel sick to my stomach for ranking Duke #1 finally, but it had to happen. After winning their bracket with impressive comeback wins, most notably against Florida on Sunday ...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3: 11/29/2017
The Pull-Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college hoops action. Season...
The Big East Beat
I’m sure after reading last week, some of you jumped off the Big East bandwagon. It was a tough week for the conference. Seton Hall fell out of the rankings following a loss to Rhode Island and ...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3: 11/28/2017
The Pull-Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college hoops action. Season...
My First Experience at “Phog” Allen Fieldhouse
Growing up a Kansas State fan, you find out very quickly that you DO NOT like Lawrence, Kansas. I had only driven through that horrific town one time before this Thanksgiving weekend. A lot of people ...
Cracking the Code: AP Poll Week 2
All data in this article is borrowed from collegepolltracker.com Welcome back for the 2017-2018 edition of Cracking the Code! Here’s a little background on the article (or to my loyal followers, a r...
Alabama Almost Beats Minnesota With Only 3 Players
In a matchup of top 25 hoops teams, Alabama found themselves in a precarious situation today. With about 13:40 left on the clock in the second half and Alabama just trimming the lead to seven, the who...
The King and All of His Men: Grayson Allen and the Four Starting Freshmen
Duke will continue to compete in the Phil Knight Invitational (PK80) after their 99-81 victory over Portland State Thursday and a close one over Texas on Friday. This victory creates a 7-0 record for ...
Beat the Spread: Black Friday Special Picks
The fact that you get these picks for free is a Black Friday deal better than any other. We have had a solid record of 21-13-4 and we are looking to ride the wave. I’ve gone on a gambling clea...
SU player spotlight: Tremont Waters
Will Wade’s first season with LSU did not have a ton of promise. The LSU program was not much with Ben Simmons and it hasn’t been much since then, either. Maybe there is something brewing,...
College Hoops All-Hair Team
College is a time to explore your look, be young and try new things. I am saying this from experience. In this school year alone, I have gotten close to 12 inches of hair cut off, tried a mustache f...
Commodores Gain Yet Another 5-Star Recruit in Shittu
Vanderbilt coach Bryce Drew is rolling on the recruiting trail. On Wednesday, five-star Class of 2018 power forward Simi Shittu committed to be a Commodore, giving Drew his second five-star pledge of ...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3: 11/22/2017
The Pull Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college hoops action. Season...
Student Union Basketball Poll
The Associated Press may have released a poll last week for the regular season despite the fact it was essentially the exact same as the preseason one. But, here at Student Union, we use logic and bra...
Michael Porter Jr. Likely Out For Season
Enormous news out of Columbia, Missouri today. Five-star recruit and possible first overall pick in next year’s draft, Michael Porter Jr., will undergo lower back surgery that would likely end h...
Ducks Get Another Big Time Commitment in Bol Bol
Oregon was unable to reel in the No. 1 overall prospect in the class of 2018, R.J. Barrett. But they will sign the class’s top big man. Bol Bol announced on Monday that he will play for the Ducks i...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3: 11/21/2017
The Pull Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college hoops action. Season...
What I’m Thankful For: College Basketball Edition
In lieu of the holiday season, I’ve decided to take a little time to talk about what I’m thankful for this college basketball season. College Basketball is Back I’m thanking my lucky...
Recapping the 2017 Charleston Classic
This past weekend, TD Arena in beautiful downtown Charleston played host to the Charleston Classic, an annual kick-off tournament that showcases some of the NCAA’s most elite talent. This year&#...
The Big East Beat
The Big East is and forever will be a top three basketball conference. Other conferences have their ebbs and flows, but the grit and heart of The Big East reigns supreme always. It is not the Big East...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3 11/20/2017
The Pull Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college hoops action. No...
Aggies Beat down the Lobos in Weir’s return to Las Cruces
For as long as Paul Weir is New Mexico’s head coach, the Rio-Grande Rivalry between New Mexico and New Mexico St will be one of the most heated rivalries in college basketball. The NMSU Aggies pound...
Something More Valuable than Designer Clothes: Was it Worth it?
Three UCLA players (LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley, and Jalen Hill) were arrested on November 7 by Chinese police officers for shoplifting in Shanghai, China. This poor choice of action by these three youn...
Real star of PK80 is the uniforms
Next week, Nike is hosting the PK80 invitational in honor of Phil Knight’s 80th birthday. This is a hell of a birthday party considering it includes some of the best programs in the nation. The ...
If You Don’t Know Now You Know; The Young Bull
It was a calm Tuesday in Tuscaloosa. Students were finishing up some exams before Thanksgiving break, some were getting ready for their Tuesday night bar visits. Neither of those come as a surprise. W...
Cracking the Code: AP Poll Week 2
All data in this article is borrowed from collegepolltracker.com Welcome back for the 2017-2018 edition of Cracking the Code! Here’s a little background on the article (or to my loyal followers,...
Breaking down the Champions Classic
The Champions Classic will be in full swing tonight, which means College Basketball season is officially back. Duke, Michigan State, Kansas and Kentucky renew their experiences in the prolific classic...
Lope Nation Podcast Episode with Joshua Lovern
We finally got a podcast on our favorite college basketball, the GCU Antelopes. Austin Montgomery talks with mid major basketball reporter Johsua Lovern to preview the Lopes 2017-2018 season, and thei...
Early Take: Vermont Basketball
Vermont Basketball might win 30 games without anyone noticing until March and then be a favorite for a few upsets. There’s no way I can see anyone but Vermont winning the America East Conferen...
Future headlines of NCAA sanctions
I will translate that tweet for you. The NCAA is handing down sanctions on Houston’s Rob Gray because he played basketball. Also, he is a basketball player. He did not play in the season opener,...
The Three-Point Line: Creator of NCAA Legends
Since its introduction in 1986, three-point shooting has not only changed the game of college basketball, it has also given the smaller-size players a chance to become “Legendary Sharpshooters&#...
Opening Day takeaways
Opening day for the college basketball season is finally here. With it, there are predictions, hot takes and a full day of games that will probably end in absolute blowouts. Still, what it mostly mean...
College Basketball Preseason Round Table
Merry Basketballmas, friends. The best five months of the year are finally here, so we asked some of our writers to sit down and talk about what they’re most excited about for the upcoming seaso...
College Basketball 2017-18: Year of the Antelope (GCU Preview)
By Austin Montgomery and Jacob Allen. The Grand Canyon University Antelopes will be the biggest story of college basketball this season. The 2017-2018 season marks the first year of eligibility for ...
The Student Union Podcast Episode 8: LiAngelo and Locker Room Talk
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
Recent HS Basketball recruits who never panned out.
With College basketball quickly approaching, I take a look at my favorite highly touted prospects from high school basketball who just never panned out. Ballislife and HoopMixtape were the greatest tw...
Student Union Preseason Top 25
College basketball is BACK! On Friday, we get to start a new road towards March Madness and everything starts anew. Duke has a billion new freshman coming back with Grayson Allen, Michigan State has M...
UNC Looks to Repeat Amid Frontcourt Concerns
It was expected that this season for the Tar Heels would turn out much like 2006 and 2010 in that it would be a rebuilding year. After back-to-back title game appearances and being crowned last year&#...
Campus Cover Episode 013: College Football Erotica
The Campus Cover podcast offers you “expert” gambling advice paired with juvenile shenanigans. RT our Campus Cover weekly parlay on Twitter. As always, the show is hosted by Student Union ...
Missouri State Eyes MVC Title
The Missouri State Bears have not made the NCAA tournament since 1999, when they were coached by current UCLA coach Steve Alford. In recent years, this has been partly due to to the dominance of Creig...
Big Baller Potentially Locked Up in China
SMH (Shake my head) As many of you know, LiAngelo Ball, the middle brother, the long-lost child, the red-headed step child, was arrested for shoplifting in China. Teammates Jalen Hill and Cody Reilly ...
Bill Walton in the news to really get us amped
This week marks the start of the 2017-2018 college basketball season. Yes, the most wonderful time of the year is finally here. If there is one thing in particular to get us absolutely amped for colle...
Student Union Player Spotlight: Michael Porter Jr.
School: University of Missouri Hometown: Seattle, Washington Position: Forward Year: Freshman Last March, the number one high school basketball player in the nation, Michael Porter Jr. shocked the Col...
Watch Out For Alabama …….. Basketball
It’s no secret that The University of Alabama makes a name for itself on the gridiron. Football has always been king in Tuscaloosa. With arguably the most historically successful football progra...
Desert Hot Takes Episode 7: College Basketball Preview
The Desert Hot Takes podcast, features Host Austin Montgomery, and co-host Jacob Allen, bringing up the hottest takes on this side of the Mississippi. This week’s episode of Desert Hot Takes inc...
Preseason poll released for 2017-2018 season
Today, the Associated Press released their preseason poll for the 2017-2018 season of College Hoops. I still think polls are stupid. The only thing that is dumber than polls is preseason polls (also, ...
Big 12 Preseason Predictions
College basketball is right around the corner. With that being said, it should be an exciting year in the Big 12 (besides Kansas winning like always). This will be another solid year in the Big 12 tha...
Campus Cover Episode 011: College Basketball Preview
After months of waiting, college basketball season has finally arrived. Cody and PJ make their favorite title picks for the season, as well as conference winners and sleepers....
Pac-12 Basketball Preview: Part 1
This time of year is one of the best times in all of sports. World Series, NHL & NBA regular season just started, College Football nearing bowl season, the NFL is in full swing, and College Basket...
Mark Emmert Concerned About Public Perception of NCAA
Recently, the NCAA has come under fire for the handling of many scandals, notably the UNC academic fraud, and the college basketball recruiting scandal. NCAA President Mark Emmert is concerned that th...
The Rise and (Epic) Fall of the Fighting Illini
For a Power Five school, Illinois, especially in football and basketball, has taken a huge step down in the past decade or so. Growing up an Illini fan, it’s been tough to watch. I have fuzzy me...
2017-2018 NCAA Basketball All-Name Team
College basketball is only 13 days away. Crazy right? The upcoming season is poised to be one of the more memorable in recent years with an abundance of talent all around the NCAA. However, for the mo...
Growing up a fan of Kansas Basketball
My first blog for StudentUnion. Just want to give everyone a quick background of what I’ll be writing about (mostly Kansas) and the passion I have for the greatest college basketball program in ...
Joel Berry, bad at video games
Last week, I wrote about how Joel Berry was still in college. It is certainly a surprise to quite a few people. Soon after that world-busting news was broken by me, though, some more Berry news broke ...
Big Ten Hoops: PREVIEW SZN AND MEDIA DAY THOUGHTS PART 1
The time is here. The temperature is starting to get cold, cuffing season is upon us, and college basketball is oh so close. We still have about three weeks or so until preview season is wrapped up an...
Big Ten Hoops: PREVIEW SZN AND MEDIA DAY THOUGHTS PART 2
Welcome back to B1G Hoops PREVIEW SZN. If you missed Part 1 click here to get caught up. Can Purdue live without Swanigan? The Boilermakers lost Mr. Double-Double, Caleb “Biggie” Swaniga...
Celebrities and college sports are like vodka and OJ
The celebrities in professional sports are extremely well noted. They get about air time as the players do. Next time you watch a Raptors game take a drink every time they reference or show Drake and ...
Wait, that guy still plays college hoops?!?
In college hoops, there always seem to be a few guys that have found a way to have like seven extra years of eligibility. The best example of this is Perry Ellis. Ellis’ tenure at Kansas lasted ...
Tom Crean hired by ESPN
On Monday, ESPN announced that former Indiana head basketball coach Tom Crean would be joining them this year as a college basketball analyst. Personally, I think ESPN hit the jackpot with bringing in...
Kansas-Mizzou to renew Border War
One of the hottest rivalries in college sports is back (kinda). Missouri and Kansas have agreed to play in an exhibition game for hurricane relief on October 22nd. While this may just be an exhibition...
North Carolina Somehow Avoids Penalty from NCAA
Today, the NCAA reported that they found no violations in the UNC academic fraud investigation. A three year investigation has provided no clear answer to what was seemingly a major fraudulent network...
College Hoops is back and I am very excited
College hoops has returned to the practice court, and with it, all the joy in my life has returned. As if hoops on the horizon isn’t enough happiness for me, today I had the pleasure of seeing t...
NCAA Investigation Clears UNC of Charges
After a seven year-long investigation into an academic fraud scandal, the NCAA has cleared the University of North Carolina from any NCAA sanctions. While everyone may jump to the conclusion that UNC ...
Lavar continues to put up dubs
Lavar Ball has been known to make insane claims and make questionable decisions. He added to this list of things on Monday when he decided to take his youngest son LaMelo out of public high school to ...
In a Bizarre Move, LaVar Ball will Homeschool LaMelo
LaVar Ball really does not know the meaning of “enough is enough”. First, he claimed that he instilled the “no shot is a bad shot” mentality into his three sons. Then, LaVar cl...
Unbreakable college sports marriages
The news about all the controversy in college hoops is just starting, but it is far from over. Even in the first week of controversy, the news is constantly evolving. Recently, a description of the ul...
Louisville’s search for a new coach begins now
Today, the news officially dropped that Rick Pitino is out at Louisville. It seemed as if he has been an unstoppable force, surviving many scandals, both personal and in the program. But, it all prove...
Rick Pitino out at Louisville
As the NCAA Corruption Scandal continues to be unpeeled layer by layer, longtime Louisville Mens Basketball Coach Rick Pitino, and Athletic Director Tom Jurich are the first head coach/AD tandem to be...
FBI Arrests 10 for Alleged Fraud, Bribery, and Corruption
On Tuesday, the United States Department of Justice announced that alleged fraud and corruption charges have been brought to 10 people related to college basketball, including four assistant coaches. ...
The only college picks you will ever need
2-2 last week (including UAB). 8-5 overall. Week 4 is in the books. Realistically, it was just a lot of underdog blue balls. LA Tech, who I have previously endorsed as the team with the biggest normal...
Mitchell Robinson Finds Hidden Option C
In recent years, there has been an increase in guys finding ways around the one-and-done NBA rule. Emmanuel Mudiay gave up his scholarship from SMU to play a year in China before getting drafted by th...
UCONN Lands Former 4-Star Recruit Sidney Wilson
Another day, another prominent transfer in the Northeast. Yesterday, Taurean Thompson announced he would be attending Seton Hall this upcoming year. Now, 4-star recruit Sidney Wilson, a prized commit ...
Taurean Thompson to Seton Hall
Last season, a personal visit from Jim Boeheim was enough to reel in four-star center Taurean Thompson. Unfortunately for Boeheim, he isn’t quite as important to Thompson as Thompson’s mot...
Grand Canyon Becomes Active D1 Member
The Start of an Era Grand Canyon University was granted membership into Division 1 status today. The Lopes had a 4-year probation period, where 21 varsity sports were unable to compete for a postseaso...
Marvin Bagley III just turned the nation on its head
At this point, the nation is used to certain schools having recruiting classes that are offensive. Duke is one of those schools, and this season they outdid themselves. Late last night, Marvin Bagley ...
Philadelphia and growing up with college hoops recruiting
I had big basketball plans this summer. They included not working, driving to AAU hotbeds in Philadelphia and South Jersey, and watching kids play basketball. I’m at the point in my life now whe...
Ice Cube’s BIG3 League Needs an Injection of Youth; Are College Players the Answer?
The week one games of Ice Cube’s new 3 on 3 league aired on FS1 last night and turned out to be a pretty entertaining watch. It’s great to see legends like Allen Iverson, Jason Williams, C...
Picking NBA Draft Prop bets
This will be the first season in NBA history where Las Vegas sports books will host prop bets for the event. That is exciting for many reasons. For starters, you can win money. Second, you can create ...
The games that made college basketball what it is today
There is a lot to love about the game of basketball. The dunk is something that will always get us out of our seat. Something about that extra point from behind the line is exhilarating, too. Prepari...
Second-Round Gold Waiting to be Struck
The draft is nearly upon us, which makes me unbearably happy because I get to talk about NBA stuff being (too far) off track. The draft is the perfect mix of college and the pros. People that love the...
Ishmail Wainright plays football for Baylor now and is actually good
Ishmail Wainright spent the last four years of his life putting in work on the hardwood for the Baylor basketball team. He had a solid senior season averaging 5.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and...
Major Prospects as Songs from DAMN.
On Friday, Kendrick Lamar did what Kendrick Lamar has become known for. He dropped an album that lit homes on fire. I went through three pairs of headphones just to find a pair that was suitable for t...
A Mountain West Basketball Autopsy
In the few weeks since North Carolina celebrated as national champs, the college basketball landscape has shuffled dramatically, as is custom, while coaches leave or are fired, star players declare th...
Coach Cal doesn’t develop talent well, but that’s not really his job
Everyone knows Kentucky is a place where guys that only want to be around for one year go. This is not a program built like this year’s champion North Carolina, or last year’s champion Vil...
The Other End of the Year Award Special
The college basketball season has officially come to a conclusion following the College Basketball Award Show. Taking place following the Final Four every year, it gives out the Wooden player of the y...
Student Union Study Hall: Episode 9
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes” Maier...
Why play College Basketball?
Now that the College Basketball season is over, and with the NBA Draft approaching, I have officially turned the page to baseball season. But the underlying theme of this tournament has got to be tha...
Season-Deciding Decisions for Fringe-NBA Prospects
Thanks to the new draft rules, the world gets more times to think about the decisions of all of the guys that aren’t locks for the NBA draft. While the change was fantastic for the players, it ...
Dan Dakich and Frank Kaminsky had a Subtweet Battle for the Ages
The subtweet is an art form generally reserved for teenage girls and people that recently got broken up with. Since Twitter’s inception, it has been vaguely poking not-so-subtle jabs at people t...
Individual Matchups to Look Out for in Tonight’s Final
The conclusion of the greatest tournament in American sports is finally upon us. Tonight, UNC will look to avenge their heart-wrenching loss in the final of last season against Villanova. This year, t...
A look at the 10 uncommitted ESPN 100 recruits for the class of 2017
Recruiting season is winding down. The McDonald’s All-American game and the Dick’s Sporting Goods National Championship put some of the nation’s top high school basketball prospects ...
South Carolina’s Keys to Success Against Gonzaga
As someone who regularly writes about South Carolina basketball, I feel like I have spent the majority of this season trying to convince people just how legit this Gamecocks squad is. If you are a stu...
Bulldogs Slay The Huskies: The Moment of March
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers. I have never been much of a women’s basketball fan, aside from the Queen Bees here at St. Ambrose University, but what the Mississippi State women just did ha...
Student Union Study Hall Episode 8
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown, and Luke “Big Takes” Maie...
The Final Four as Guys at a Bar
After an exciting two weeks of March Madness, we are now left with just four teams vying for the title (North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, and Gonzaga for those of you who have lived under...
Nevada’s Rollercoaster March
It’s hard to imagine what the past 28 days were like for a Nevada fan. On the one hand, the Wolf Pack won a de facto regular season championship game in front of their home crowd on the last day...
PAC-12 Fanboy: Oregon
What is up with this tournament, to be honest, I don’t know. So as I am the resident Pac-12 fanboy on this site (Bill Walton is my God), I figure to tell you WHY you should root fo...
Luke Maye Was At His 8 AM Class This Morning
Luke Maye, this hero of North Carolina’s Elite 8 win over Kentucky Sunday, made the rest of us look bad by showing up to his 8 AM class this morning, where he received a standing ovation from hi...
Big Ten Weekly Pull Up (The Final) – Sweet 16
So….that dreadful time has come…if you don’t know what I am talking about then let me clue you in. I am talking about how March Madness is almost over, and more importantly, there ar...
A Few Reasons to be Happy that Gonzaga Made the Final Four
Gonzaga has made nineteen consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. In all of those years, they have never reached a Final Four. Finally, they have put years of heartbreak behind them and broken t...
INSTANT REACTION: Chris Chiozza’s 3-pointer at buzzer sends Florida to the Elite 8
This game, the last game of the night featured the eight seed Wisconsin Badgers vs the four seed Florida Gators. All I need to do is skip right to the insane last couple minutes of the game and I will...
INSTANT REACTION: Sindarius Thornwell leads South Carolina in rout of Baylor to First Elite 8 Ever
Hey, everyone! I am finally back with a recap and instant reaction to another game! This one was even better than before. The game featured the seventh seed South Carolina Gamecocks vs the three seed ...
Teams Win Tournaments, Not Conferences
There is a lot of talk every year about what the best conference in the country is. Realistically, that concept doesn’t amount to shit. There is so much unnecessary pride that goes into what con...
So, what about Sean Miller’s coaching in March?
We live in a world of instant gratification. There is a demand for results, now. Kevin Durant to the Warriors is an obvious NBA example. In college, it is mostly shown through the coaching carousel. I...
Beat the Spread: Sweet Sixteen Betting Preview
Over the last couple of weeks the NCAA tournament has been a treat. The first part of the Sweet Sixteen game slates gave us an sensational night of college basketball. Oregon ended Michigan’s Cind...
Sweet 16 Matchup Preview: Baylor vs South Carolina
For most College Basketball programs, making the Sweet 16 is a tremendous achievement as well as a golden opportunity. That is certainly the case for South Carolina and Baylor, who will duke it out fo...
UNC Sweet Sixteen Preview
After barely getting by the Razorbacks of Arkansas in the Round of 32, the Tar Heels head to Memphis for the Sweet Sixteen, just two games away from another Final Four berth. First though, they...
Bob Huggins is a Terrible March Coach
Okay, so to start, yes Bob Huggins is a good coach. Yes, he is one of the top coaches in college basketball right now, I mean c’mon 813 wins, enough said. But just because he is a good coach ove...
LaVar Ball isn’t as crazy as you think
Today, ESPN had the worst (best?) idea in the history of sports television. Stephen A. Smith, lead man of First Take and notoriously boisterous debate analyst, was paired with the infamous LaVar Ball....
Student Union Study Hall: Episode 7
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown, and Luke “Big Takes...