College Basketball: Phil Knight Invitational

Despite their top ranking, the Tar Heels enter play tied with Kentucky and Gonzaga for the second shortest price tag in the National Championship odds behind Houston. They've beaten all four opponents on their schedule, but none of those teams rank inside the top-40. This week will be a good test for them, however they shouldn't expect too much…

True to tradition, Thanksgiving week in college basketball meant it was holiday tournament time. In the Phil Knight Invitational and Phil Knight Legacy tournaments, that meant a lot of opportunities for underdog bettors. Those who were too focused on team rankings probably didn't fare so well. Alabama (2-1) Going 2-1 on a tournament weekend is not…

Make some room, Phi Slama Jama. Another Houston team has reached the top of men's college basketball. Nearly four decades after Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon took the Cougars to No. 1, the latest group, led by Marcus Sasser and star freshman Jarace Walker, took over the top spot in the AP Top 25 on Monday. They received 45 of 63 first-place…

Florida is set to play its third and final matchup of the Phil Knight Invitational on Sunday night in Portland, Oregon, at 8:30 p.m. ET against West Virginia. The game will be televised on ESPNU and can be streamed on the ESPN app and ESPN+. Coming off a comfortable Friday-night victory over an outmatched Oregon State team, the Gators will be…

UConn men's basketball has started the season off on a tear, winning each of its seven matchups by 15 points or more, even against increasingly high-quality competition. Beating Oregon (in the state of Oregon) by 24 and No. 18 Alabama by 15 to begin the Phil Knight Invitational has UConn fans completely re-evaluating their ceiling for this year's…

The No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels (5-1) and the No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1) square off in the 2022 Phil Knight Invitational on Sunday afternoon. The Tar Heels are looking to rebound after being stunned on Friday. North Carolina lost to Iowa State 70-65. Likewise, Alabama dropped its last matchup. On Nov. 25, UConn topped the Crimson Tide…

Thanksgiving week has long been synonymous with football. But in recent years, college basketball junkies have gotten their fix thanks to ESPN's made-for-TV "Feast Week". From The Bahamas to the Cayman Islands to Maui and all points in between, dozens of college basketball teams will compete this week in holiday tournaments across North…