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Tennessee State vs Iowa State: NCAA Tournament Preview

March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 Brandon King

The Tennessee State Tigers will look to defy the odds when they take on No. 2 seed Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Pulling off the upset won’t be easy—but if TSU can execute in a few key areas, the Tigers could put themselves in position to shock the bracket. 5 Keys For Tennessee State To Pull The Upset 1. Aaron Nkrumah must set the tone early OVC Player of the Year Aaron Nkrumah is the engine of…

Tennessee State Tigers earn No. 15 seed, set to face Iowa State in NCAA Tournament

March 15, 2026March 15, 2026 Brandon King

The Tennessee State Tigers became the first team to punch its ticket to the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 7 after capturing the Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament championship. On Selection Sunday>, it was revealed that Tennessee State earned the No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region and will take on the Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball, the region’s No. 2 seed, in St. Louis on Friday, March 20. The 2025–26 season has been a historic campaign for Tennessee State basketball. Under first-year head coach…

The quest for the 2026 CAA Tournament crown begins on March 7

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 Staff

Courtesy of Dylan Smith, Associate Commissioner, CAA CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL | TICKETS | BRACKET FLOCOLLEGE | LIVE STATS | MBB REPORT RICHMOND, Va. (March 6, 2026) – The quest for 13 teams to be “Crowned in the Capital” starts on Fridayas the 2026 Air Force CAA Men’s Basketball Tournament opens play with No. 12 North Carolina A&T (11-18, 4-14) facing No. 13 Northeastern (6-23, 2-16) at 2 p.m. at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C. The five-day tournament will run its course from March 6-10. Following the inaugural CAA Tournament matchup between the Blue Hens and Seawolves, a season-finale rematch is in store between No.…

Travis Steele fined for halftime conduct against Western Michigan

March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 Brandon King

Miami University head basketball coach Travis Steele was fined $2,500 by the Mid-American Conference for his actions during Miami’S game against Western Michigan on Friday the conference announced Tuesday morning. At halftime of the Miami/Western Michigan game, Steele, apparently displeased with a call and the explanation given to him by provided by game officials, stormed off the court. A courtside speaker faced Steele’s wrath as he knocked the speaker to the ground. The speaker belonged to WMU DJ, “The most incredible DJ Chuck.” DJ Chuck said that Steele called him and…

ESPN’s Marc J. Spears caps for LeBron James on national television

March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 Brandon King

For approximately the last decade the propaganda arm of Klutch Sports, AKA, the LeMedia, has been on a jihad to convince the basketball populace that LeBron James is the best basketball player ever to grace an NBA hardwood. To push their rhetoric, the Klutch media machine has several prominent talking sports personalities in its employ, with many of them infesting outlets ESPN and FS1. Whether it be Shannon Sharpe, Nick Wright, Brian Windhorst, Colin Cowherd, Kendrick Perkins, or the host of other affiliated gasbags, when it comes to spreading the…

North Carolina A&T’s Lewis Walker named CAA Rookie of the Week

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 Brandon King

North Carolina A&T forward Lewis Walker was the CAA Rookie of the Week, the conference announced Monday afternoon. Walker averaged 20.0 points on 60% shooting from the field and 94.1% from the free-throw line in helping the Aggies split a pair of contests. Against the College of Charleston, Walker scored 16 points on a very efficient 5-9 shooting and 6-7 from the charity stripe. He helped the Aggies put up a valiant effort, trimming a 23-point second-half deficit to just 4 points, but ultimately the Aggies would fall to the Cougars, 74-61. The redshirt freshman…

Tanking Is Back in the Spotlight, But the NBA’s Real Problem Runs Deeper

February 20, 2026 Staff

written by Contributor Hodari P. T. Brown The NBA’s long-running battle with tanking is once again front and center. Recently, the Utah Jazz and the Indiana Pacers were fined for sitting healthy players during critical fourth-quarter stretches of regular-season games before All-Star Weekend. The perception was clear: positioning for the draft lottery mattered more than winning that night. For Utah, the strategy worked in one game. In another, it backfired and the Jazz won anyway. That irony underscores the complicated nature of tanking. You can attempt to lose strategically, but outcomes are never guaranteed. Still, the issue forced…

For the Love of the Game: Bringing Competition and Culture Back to NBA All-Star Weekend

February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 Staff

Written by contributor Hodari P.T. Brown The NBA All-Star Weekend has always represented more than just an exhibition. At its best, it is a celebration of the game’s highest level of skill, creativity, history, and cultural influence. As a passionate fan who wants the game of basketball to continue thriving—watched, respected, and loved across generations—I believe the All-Star Weekend must evolve in a way that restores competitiveness, honors tradition, and makes the event as culturally significant and nationally captivating as it has ever been. Basketball is too important to too…

13 February 2026 CAA Men’s Basketball Notebook

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 Staff

Courtesy of Dylan Smith, Associate Commissioner, CAA CAA TAKES ON NBA ALL-STAR 2026 North Carolina A&T and Hampton will square off at the 2026 NBA HBCU Classic during Friday night’s festivities. Tip-off from NBA All-Star 2026 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., is slated for 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT, with Michael Grady, Danny Green and Monica McNutt on the call. The star-studded event will be a rematch of the Aggies’ and Pirates’ battle on Jan. 19, in which a 24-point, five-assist performance by Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt lifted Hampton to an 82-61 victory.…

Jayson Tatum slams anti-Kobe media attacks

February 6, 2026 Staff

In recent years, since the untimely and tragic death of the great Kobe Bryant, there has been an upsurge in Kobe Bryant slander/disrespect. What makes it even more nefarious is that it is derived from propping up one LeBron James. As repulsive as it is to hear the anti-Kobe rhetoric of the propaganda arm of clutch sports, the miasma of Kobe slander has infested the populace of the rank and file LeSychophant population, with some of them uttering some of the most depraved and repugnant things imaginable, none of which…