College Basketball

Illinois basketball is officially in the mix for one of the biggest names in the 2027 recruiting class. Five-star forward AJ Williams has cut his recruitment down to 10 schools, and the Illini made the list alongside Arkansas, Auburn, BYU, Duke, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Mississippi State and North Carolina. Williams announced the list Monday, with the news first reported …

Illinois basketball’s 2026-27 schedule came out on Wednesday and included non-conference games against some of the best programs in college basketball including Duke, North Carolina and UConn. The Fighting Illini announced their return to national prominence with a 28-9 record and Final Four appearance last season and are now in search of bigger and better things. Advertisement Coach Brad Underwood’s …

Playing a daunting schedule is nothing new in West Lafayette. Matt Painter loves to challenge his Purdue teams early in the season, helping to prepare them for the NCAA Tournament when March rolls around. This year, Purdue will play plenty of talented teams scattered throughout the year. But there are a pair of four-game stretches that are particularly intriguing. One …

I actually thought we were going to have to wait a minute for this. We got the men’s basketball schedule for Big East play back on Monday, but only the dates, no television assignments or start times. I thought we might have to wait for the women’s basketball schedule until after the TV stuff got settled out, but NOPE. On …

Mark Pope has a roster for the 2026-27 season that Kentucky fans believe has a ton of talent, and one of the players fans are excited about is Kam Williams. Some were worried about the injury, as Williams had a second foot surgery, but it sounds like he is doing okay and will hopefully be back for the start of …

Illinois basketball lost to UConn in the 2025-26 Final Four but will return a roster this fall that could be even better than last year’s. The Fighting Illini boast one of the Big Ten’s top center tandems in twins Tomislav and Zvonimir Ivisic and one of the country’s best freshmen in five-star guard Quentin Coleman as part of a roster …

It will be a mix of two Illini worlds on Saturday. After leading Illinois to their first Final Four since 2005 last season, Underwood has been chosen to represent the orange and blue on the gridiron. After taking over the program in 2017, Underwood has completely revitalized an historic program. Expectations are high for the Illini in 2026-27 as they …

Basketball season is just a few weeks away, which means we’re going to start seeing more and more preseason rankings released. Evan Miya, the well-known college basketball analytics guru behind EvanMiya.com, is set to release his preseason rankings this week, but we’ve already seen a preview of his top 30. In those rankings, Kentucky comes in at #18. Evan Miya …

The USC Trojans men’s basketball team officially released their full 2026-27 season schedule on Wednesday, including their Big Ten opponents. Entering their third season under coach Eric Musselman, the Trojans have high expectations to make the NCAA Tournament as they bring in a talented recruiting class, key returners including Rodney Rice, Alijah Areans, and Jacob Cofie, and several notable transfer …

Michigan State men’s basketball has officially announced their opening game of the season. Well, opening exhibition game of the season. The Spartans will first take the floor of the Breslin Center on October 2 in a unique exhibition game against Incarnate Word. The exhibition game will be part of the annual Izzone campout event, with the game breaking up the …

Arkansas Razorbacks head coach John Calipari has once again put together one of the NCAA’s youngest, yet talented, rosters. Arkansas basketball enters the 2026–27 season with a highly touted freshman class that could play a major role right away. The Razorbacks have plenty of talent, but SEC competition demands more than potential. With several young players expected to take on …

Indiana men’s basketball’s Big Ten schedule was revealed this week and there’s actually plenty to talk about. Darian DeVries is entering his second season at Indiana aiming to move past the mistakes that kept his first team out of the NCAA Tournament and he’ll have plenty of opportunities to avoid extended the program’s ongoing streak of staying home in March. …

The Big 12 released its 18-game conference schedule for men’s basketball on Tuesday. Game times and tv designations will be announced at a later date. Below is BYU’s conference schedule and home and away games. Teams will play three teams twice, six teams home only, and six teams away only. Home and Away: Utah, Arizona, TCU Advertisement Home Only: Kansas, …

The Ohio State basketball program landed a major commitment on Thursday as top-20 wing Deng Ngor shut down his recruitment and made his pledge to the Buckeyes. After choosing Ohio State over a final four that included Duke, Florida and Washington, he made it clear as to why the Buckeyes were the choice. Advertisement “I have a lot of reasons …

Indiana women’s basketball’s Big Ten schedule for the 2026-27 season was released yesterday via the conference’s media channels and promptly posted to the program’s social media channels: Indiana is coming off of a down year, having not received an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time since 2018. Teri Moren and the rest of the staff reloaded through the transfer …

TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona big man RJ Godfrey has no problem performing in front of large groups of people, whether it’s thousands inside a basketball arena or millions watching the NCAA Tournament on television. When it came time to speak in front of a judge about why he should be allowed to keep playing college basketball, Godfrey nearly froze up. …

Basketball season is less than two months away, and the Big Ten revealed its full conference schedule for the 2026-27 season. The Wisconsin Badgers are set to play 20 games, which means they’ll double up against three opponents. Wisconsin’s Big Ten opener will come against the Northwestern Wildcats on December 1st on the road, with their second game. Then, after …

It’s hard to know how teams are going to fare at this point before the college basketball season, but it’s easier to look at a schedule and know a tough stretch when you see it. For the Iowa Hawkeyes, there is a four-game stretch in the month of February as they begin to come down the home stretch of the …

The Kansas Jayhawks have officially arrived in London as the team prepares for one of the most unique games in program history. Kansas landed in London on Wednesday, one day after leaving Topeka, Kansas, for the more than 4,500-mile trip across the Atlantic. The Jayhawks are in England to take on Arizona State in the inaugural Union Jack Classic at …

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The moment you’ve all been waiting for is finally here, basketball fans. Illinois’s 2026-27 campaign is officially set in stone, with the schedule fully laid out. Now that we know when and where the Illini will be playing their conference games, let’s take a look at some of the highlights from their Big Ten schedule. Big Ten …

Michigan State’s 2026-27 schedule is all but wrapped up. There may still be one more non-conference game to announce, but the part that matters most is locked in: where and when the Spartans will face their Big Ten foes. The in-state rivalry is coming at an unusual speed this year. Michigan State and Michigan will play twice in 13 days. …

UCLA’s schedule for the 2026-27 season has finally been released, and it says a lot about the expectations for the Bruins this season. The Bruins will face some quality opponents before conference play, which should give UCLA a great test and help them get more comfortable heading into their Big Ten schedule. Advertisement Early Test Against Arizona Apr 4, 2026; …

It’s going to be a crazy start to February. Illinois released its Big Ten schedule on Wednesday, and one two-week period immediately stood out. From Feb. 2-12, 2027, the Illini will face a gauntlet consisting of UCLA, Michigan State, Michigan and Purdue. Last season, Illinois went 1-3 against those four teams. It left Mackey Arena with an 88-82 victory in …

The 2027 recruiting cycle is starting to heat up a bit. Several top recruits in the class are starting to take official visits, and the Duke basketball program has scheduled a couple of its own with elite prospects. Advertisement AJ Williams is one of the top players in the 2027 recruiting class. He has been linked to Duke for a …

The Illinois Fighting Illini basketball team is expected to enter the 2026-27 college basketball season with big goals and enough talent to make them a reality. The Fighting Illini hope to achieve what only two Big Ten teams have done since the year 2000 by winning the first national championship in program history. Advertisement Recently, Big Ten Network college hoops …