College Basketball

After closing the door on a Duke return throughout the 2026 NBA Draft Combine, Isaiah Evans has been preparing for the 2026 NBA Draft, awaiting his new team. With the draft less than 10 days away, Evans received a special gift from the Blue Devils, one that you could tell the Fayetteville, North Carolina native appreciated. In a recent video, …

Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope and his team will start their journey to what they hope is a chance at title No. 9 as they begin practice today. The Wildcats are all living in The Lodge on campus, building team chemistry and connecting on a personal level to jumpstart their season. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Pope’s first season in Lexington …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs saw five players drafted between 2021 and 2023, but were skunked the past two years – even with Ryan Nembhard having a record-breaking senior season in 2024-25. Graham Ike, a third-team All-American and one of three 2,000-point scorers in college basketball last year, is hoping to break Gonzaga’s streak and hear his name called …

The 2026-27 Kentucky basketball team has been on campus for about a week now, and the roster has quickly gotten into their testing for different athletic metrics. Some of the video from this testing was posted on the Kentucky basketball social media pages, and there was one glaring takeaway. Some might assume that this takeaway had to do with the …

Wisconsin basketball’s roster for the 2026-27 season still isn’t technically complete – the 15th and final spot remains vacant. Still, that’s not stopping the Badgers from doing work on future iterations of their roster. In a little over a week, Wisconsin landed two high school commits in the class of 2027 as it continues to shape its team for the …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball team is expected to contend for a top seed in the 2027 NCAA Tournament. A year after winning the SEC Tournament Championship to earn a No. 4 seed in March Madness, the Razorbacks are loaded with a crop of 5-star freshmen and a portal class tailored to coach John Calipari’s liking. Advertisement …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs dipped into the international market for their latest roster addition, securing a commitment from 18-year-old French guard Juwan Ekanga-Ehawa on Sunday, according to Jeff Goodman of the Field of 68. The 6’5 guard becomes Gonzaga’s sixth newcomer of the offseason, joining Arizona State transfer big man Massamba Diop, Houston transfer guard Isiah Harwell, Real …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas coach John Calipari is one of many coaches down in Rock Hill, (S.C.) this weekend to evaluate potential recruits at the NBPA Top-100 Camp. One 2027 prospect in attendance is 4-star center Caleb Ourigou, who will walk away this weekend with his stock on the rise. He’ll also leave pocketing an offer from the Razorbacks. Advertisement …

After USC Trojans and coach Eric Musselman were unable to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, it seems that after a busy offseason, USC may be trending in the right direction. Through this offseason, Musselman and the Trojans have made several additions across the roster through the transfer portal and high school recruiting. USC was also able to get three key …

The Iowa State Cyclones are well-known as one of the better programs in college basketball. With history, passionate fans, and a bright future, Iowa State is clearly one of the premier programs in the sport. With that being said, there is still a clear gap between some of the top dogs and the Cyclones. The Duke Blue Devils, Kansas Jayhawks, …

If the UCLA men’s basketball team is going to perform up to its standards and expectations during the 2026-27 season, it’ll require much of the new roster stepping up. The Bruins have lost several players to graduation, potential NBA and pro basketball careers, and the transfer portal, leaving much to be reconstructed in the offseason. However, they still have players …

Villanova may not have won the national title last season, but the Catholic university has been on a roll as of late. Not only have they produced the current pope, but they also produced three basketball stars that led the New York Knicks to an NBA title. Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges did not just lead the Wildcats …

Michigan State University athletic director Jason Batt had quite the eventful 2025-26 season as his first campaign as the school’s head of athletics. The college football team, coached by Pat Fitzgerald, was unable to make that season’s college football playoff and did not participate in any postseason bowls. For coach Tom Izzo’s men’s basketball squad, Michigan State made it to …

The Bruins are in the midst of becoming one of the more hyped teams going into next season in all of college basketball, whether it be from the players that they have recruited in the transfer portal, are bringing in through high school recruitment, or players they managed to keep in Westwood. On top of all of the good things …

One of the four Alabama State men’s basketball players ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA earlier this month is disputing his alleged role in a point-shaving scheme. In an interview with the Memphis Commercial Appeal, a part of the USA TODAY network, TJ Madlock said he did not accept payments from gamblers to fix the outcome of his team’s 81-64 …

Happy Sunday, Big Blue Nation. The biggest news surrounding Kentucky athletics on Saturday centered around the future leadership of the athletic department. Multiple reports indicate that Kentucky is zeroing in on Michigan State athletic director J Batt as the leading candidate to replace Mitch Barnhart, who is set to retire in late June after 24 years as the Wildcats’ athletic …

In recent years, Illinois basketball has gone out of its way to seek out the toughest matchups. As a member of the Big Ten, which has cemented itself as the premier league in the country, the Illini already get their fair share of grueling battles after the New Year. But given Brad Underwood’s penchant for testing his program in November …

Following a 2025-26 season in which the USC men’s basketball team finished with an 18-14 overall record and went 7-13 in conference play, the Trojans, in their third season under coach Eric Musselman, are looking to get back on track and make an expanded 76-team NCAA Tournament. The Trojans have a talented roster with the return of star guards Rodney …

Just as soon as the Iowa Hawkeyes wrapped up a run to the Elite 8 and capped off a strong season in 2025-26, the first page of the next chapter is already being written. The Hawkeyes and head coach Ben McCollum are getting summer workouts underway with a revamped roster as they enter Year 2 of this new era with …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs retained three key contributors from last year’s roster and added two excellent transfers to build a starting lineup that can compete with anyone in college basketball in 2026-27. The problem? They hardly have anyone else on the team – and the guys they do have have a combined zero games played at the collegiate …

Missouri basketball is primed for an uber-important 2026-27 season, with expectations surrounding the program being arguably the highest since head coach Dennis Gates took over. After back-to-back first-round exits in the NCAA Tournament, incoming five-star freshman Jason Crowe Jr., along with a plethora of other incoming and returning talent, will look to lead the Tigers further into the postseason. One …

7-foot-3 Italian center commits to Villanova appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. On Saturday afternoon, 7-foot-3 Italian center Luigi Suigo officially withdrew from the 2026 NBA Draft and committed to playing college basketball at Villanova in 2026/27. Advertisement The 19-year-old from Tradate, Varese, Italy, had been evaluating his professional options throughout the draft …

It may be several more months before fifth-year Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his cohorts begin officially targeting prospects in the 2028 recruiting arena. That said, it wouldn’t be a surprise if one or more land an offer from the Blue Devils in the coming weeks, as Monday marks the first day that college coaches can directly contact …

On Saturday afternoon, Arkansas head coach John Calipari shared the news that sophomore guard Isaiah Sealy injured his knee Friday and will require surgery. “We don’t know the timeline,” Calipari said in a social media post. “I am disappointed for him because he has gotten so much better and spent time working on his game.” A Springdale, Ark., native, Sealy …

Villanova basketball has yet to recreate the success it had in the Jay Wright era, as it hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since the Basketball Hall of Famer’s last season in 2021-22. However, first-year head coach Kevin Willard got the program back to the tournament for the first time since then this past season. The Wildcats made the tournament …