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FOR ONCE, SOMETHING GOOD FROM OHIO STATE

Mark Titus (pictured, with a fan) is a junior guard for Ohio State who has logged one minute of playing time for the Buckeyes so far this season.  While he may not be All-America material on the court,...

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SMALL-COLLEGE HOOPS, BIG-TIME DUNK

UPDATE: Now in HD form.This is Jarret Johnson of Anderson University (South Carolina), who takes advantage of a fast break to humiliate an opposing player from Coker College.  Snap-judgment-type people...

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CHASE BUDINGER GOT HIS FACE STOMPED

Here’s another highlight from this weekend you may have missed if you don’t watch SportsCenter, as I don’t.  I’m not proud of that or anything, I’ve just gotten so used to absorbing sports through the...

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GREAT NEWS EVERYONE! DUKE LOST!

It seems crazy to talk about college basketball outside of March and early April, but I suppose it counts as news when the top-ranked team loses for the third week in a row — to the previous #1 team!...

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WAL-MART SHOPLIFTERS DROPPED FROM TEAM

Winthrop basketball players Franchesca Davenport and Jennifer Walker were kicked off the team after they were caught shoplifting from Wal-Mart.  It’s unfortunate for them, but I can understand.  I...

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OLD WHITE GUY HIGH-FIVE FAIL

We’re a day late on this clip, but this EPIC FAIL of a high-five was by far and away the highlight of Selection Sunday. When will old white guys learn that they should stick to firm handshakes and...

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UNC COACH NO FAN OF FORD’S RAISED FLOOR

The setup of the basketball floor at Ford’s field seems a bit goofy; they’ve laid it right in the center of the arena and raised the hardwood nearly three feet off the arena floor. Well, North Carolina...

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NOLAN SMITH’S DAD INVENTED HIGH FIVING

On the next heartwarming episode of Shark Dad…In an elaborate ruse to get people to quit hating Duke for a second, a few sportswriters focused on the fact that Nolan Smith’s father, who was a key...

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The Big East Wants to Take the Big 12 to Applebee’s, Get To Second Base

The Big 12 has saved itself from the threat of extinction, and Big East Commissioner John Marinatto could not be happier. He who has assembled the greatest football conference in history, was so moved...

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Something Odd Happened at Utah State

I’ve never been to Utah, and aside from the off chance that their hotties are more willing to get it on in groups, I don’t really see any reason to go there. That doesn’t mean that nothing interesting...

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SO, THAT WAS UNEXPECTED

I watched plenty of football on Saturday and Sunday, but this right here was the highlight of my sports-viewing weekend. I caught the final couple minutes of regulation and then overtime of the Puerto...

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YEAH, THAT’S AN OKAY ENDING, I GUESS

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for: college basketball highlights from teams that play in a gym smaller than most high schools!  Recorded on outdated videotape!  Deadspin gives us the...

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DAMMIT, JUST SAY ‘TESTICLES’

#6 Oklahoma eked out a 73-72 victory over USC last night, and part of what kept the Trojans close was Blake Griffin’s absence during part of the second half after he got nut-punched by USC’s Leon...

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STEPHEN CURRY MAY HAVE A FUTURE IN THE NBA

Stephen Curry, the NCAA’s leading scorer, had a rough night from the field but found his groove in time to lead #23 Davidson past West Virginia in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.  Curry...

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THAT WAS UNEXPECTED

Cleveland State and #11 Syracuse fought each other down to the wire last night, and the underdog Vikings (in green) hit a miracle 60-foot prayer at the buzzer to score a 72-69 upset on ‘Cuse’s home...

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MARQUETTE WINS FIRST NAIL-BITER OF NCAAS

Marquette owned the lead throughout the second half, but Kentucky refused to go away, getting to within a basket in the final minute.  But the Golden Eagles — that's what Marquette is, right? — held...

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DAMMIT

I don't care how far you have Duke going in your bracket, the sheer joy of them losing in the first round to 15th-seeded Belmont would have been too awesome for words.  The Atlantic Sun champions...

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DICK VITALE IS CREEPILY NOT PHOTOSHOPPED

Good news for everyone who showed up this morning hoping to see an annoying old man wearing a ball gown, because Dick Vitale donned Cinderella gear to advertise Tampa's tourney games in what is almost...

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CHARLES MANSON IS LOOKING WELL

Gonzaga may have lost, but at least no one was crying on court before the game ended. (Thanks to AA) 

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UNBELIEVABLE

I don't know what else you might have been doing on Good Friday besides skipping out of work early to watch the NCAA tourney, but if you did anything but that, it sucks to be you, because the...

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IT’S SPANISH FOR BULLFIGHTER

#13 seed University of San Diego Toreros just upset #4 UConn 70-69 in the West Region. Upsets are cool and all, but, since I had the Huskies in the Elite Eight, I think I'll just watch this video until...

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HOT CHICKS > ROBBER BARONS

OK, my bracket looks like a World War I French battle plan, but I suppose that's what I get for penciling DePaul in on the play-in game line. Time to root for upsets like the one that occurred last...

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JOE ALEXANDER: “DEPAUL > DUKE”

Alright, the West Virginia star cager didn't actually say that, but he did say: Alexander on breaking down Duke on film: “We knew that coming in that they were just going to stand around and not...

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AUGUSTINIANS > FRANCISCANS

Goodbye Siena, it was fun while it lasted. We had a good time, but do you really think I would bring a girl with a British accent home to my mother? I enjoyed your waif-like, pale form because it made...

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YOUR SUPER SWEET SIXTEEN IS…

Well, my bracket is fucked, but at least it happened in the most delightful manner: a pretty terrific first four days of March Madness that left things looking like this.  Notable upsets over the last...

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CBS PROMO WITH BRITNEY SHOCKS… SOMEONE

If you've watched any March Madness at all, then you've seen this promo for "How I Met Your Mother" with a sure-to-be epically unsexy guest role for Britney Spears.  I saw this on Thursday or Friday...

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DUKE VS. BELMONT ACTED OUT BY DOLLS

With Duke's delicious second-round exit from the NCAA tourney at the hands of West Virginia, this recap of Duke's narrow first-round win is a little dated.  But it's still fun to see regional NBC...

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DICK ENBERG APPROVES – UPDATE

Shame on Dick Enberg.  I couldn't be more disappointed that he's taking time away from concentrating on THE GAME HE'S ANNOUNCING to eyeball some pleasant distraction in a woman that could be his...

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BRUCE PEARL IS A LITTLE HANDSY

If I'd known Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl had a history of

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SUPER SWEET SIXTEEN PICKS

If you told me there would only one Jesuit school left in the the NCAA Tourney, I would have wagered it would be Georgetown or Marquette. In fact, I did wager it would have been Georgetown, so that...

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WEST VIRGINIA IS SAD :(

West Virginia and Xavier played the only closely contested tourney game last night, with the 3-seed Muskies getting the 79-75 win in overtime thanks to some clutch three-point shooting by B.J. Raymond....

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THE BIG TEN STILL SUCKS

Tiny Davidson College trounced the mighty Wisconsin Badgers 73-56 to advance to the Midwest Regional final of the NCAA Tournament and thoroughly spoil my weekend. Instead of repeating "serenity now"...

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EXPERT ELITE EIGHT PROGNOSTICATIONS

Don't look now, but With Leather staff correctly picked 7 out of 8 of the Sweet Sixteen match-ups. I could point out who made the single mistake because of my his unnatural dislike of a militant sect...

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CLARK KELLOGG IS A GENIUS?

We're at halftime in the last of the Elite Eight contests and three of the #1 seeds have advanced to San Antonio. Just as Clark Kellogg predicted. Wait, what? If the Kansas Jayhawks can hold on to...

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FINAL FOUR: CHALKY GOODNESS

For the first time since the NCAA tournament began seeding teams, all four #1 seeds have advanced to the Final Four, which means that your secretary is now winning your office pool.  With Leather...

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SPRING BREAK HOT SPOT: MEXICAN JAIL

Last month, Portland State basketball players Scott Morrison and Jeremiah Dominguez led the Vikings to a Big Sky tournament title and a berth in the NCAA tournament.  Now they're cooling their heels in...

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LIBRARY MASTURBATION CLUB: PENN STATE

The adventures of Carl Monday and a lonely Ohio State fan outside Columbus will always be remembered as the story that popularized masturbating in libraries, and now a Penn State basketball player has...

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NCAA POOL OF HARD KNOCKS UPDATE

You know how sometimes you come into work, and you're a little hung over or maybe you just got a shitty night of restless sleep, and you're like, "I ain't doing SHIT today."?  Hell, a lot of offices...

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DERRICK ROSE DOESN’T LIKE YOUR QUESTION

CAUTION: Clip contains Harry Truman's favorite word: My question for Derrick Rose would be: "Wouldn't you like to go to school closer to home and play for the mighty Blue Demons of DePaul?" Then, I...

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ROY WILLIAMS ENJOYS HOOTERS

About eight inches too low, guy” title=”About eight inches too low, guy” class=”alignright size-full wp-image-41″ /> If you watched the stinking asshole that was Saturday night's Final Four games,...

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MAM-PHIS VERSUS CANS-ASS: THE WL PREVIEW

Prior to the NCAA tournament, conventional wisdom held that Memphis and Kansas were the two #1 seeds least likely to make the Finals: the Tigers had attained its gaudy regular-season record via a weak...

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HOLY HELL WHAT A GAME

As a non-fan with no particular rooting interests, I couldn't have really asked for much more out of the Jayhawks' overtime win.  Congrats go to Bill Self and Kansas, while Memphis deserves credit for...

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KANSAS IS #1, MEMPHIS IS CHOKE-Y

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‘ONE SHINING MOMENT’ STILL NOT COMPELLING

I'm not quite sure why "One Shining Moment" is such a big fucking deal every year.  There are certainly worse songs on the planet, but that's only because those songs are memorably shitty. This one's...

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OH THIS IS TOO GOOD

Stanley Pringle, the Penn State point guard who last week was wanted for library masturbation, has spoken out and proclaimed his innocence (thanks to Rodimus Prime for the tip). Pringle told police he...

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CLAIM YOUR GD PRIZES ALREADY

Hey, remember the NCAA tournament?  I do, but just barely. I definitely remember setting up a tourney pool that you could enter for free and win shit.  I already announced the winners, but as a...

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DIABETES, CANCER, AND DEATH

It's a great day in sports for disease and death.  ESPN has an exclusive interview with Tennessee shooting guard Chris Lofton in which the Volunteers' marksman reveals his private battle with...

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EMBITTERED OLD CODGER FINALLY SACKED

Vinegary old fossil Billy Packer, hater of mid-majors and master of being crusty, is being let go by CBS after 34 years of Final Four cantankerousness. That and pronouncing games as over in the first...

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PAT SUMMITT NEEDED COON-WRASSLIN’ SURGERY

Tennessee coach Pat Summitt — the winningest coach in women’s basketball history — underwent surgery because she done tussled with one a them thar raccoons. Summitt had offseason shoulder surgery, not...

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OHIO BALLER SHOOTS SORORITY GIRLS

Maurice Pearson, a sophomore basketball player at Ohio University, has been suspended from the team indefinitely for shooting two sorority girls with a BB gun. Pearson, 18, was found guilty of...

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