College Basketball

Welcome back to the most exciting basketball edition of “You’re Nuts’ in several weeks, because we were gifted a ton of basketball news this week. From a big schedule drop to a commitment that dominated the headlines on Thursday afternoon, there was no shortage of Ohio State basketball news. Advertisement On Wednesday night, the Big Ten released the full men’s …

Illinois is ranked No. 3 in the country according to college basketball analytical guru Evan Miyakawa. Miyakawa runs one of the most well-known sites in the sport and is considered one of the best analytical minds in college basketball. He released a podcast outlining his top 30 teams in the preseason, and I wrote about Illinois’ top-three ranking in a …

We are counting down the days to the start of the college basketball season. If you’re reading this on the day is was published, we have 47 days to the official start of College Basketball, and 36 days until we can see the team in action against K-State (presuming it’s televised). Advertisement The Full Non-Conference Schedule: October 23rd — at …

The Kansas Jayhawks now know what the road to another NCAA Tournament appearance will look like. The Big 12 released its 2026-27 men’s basketball conference schedule Thursday, completing Kansas’ schedule for the upcoming season. The Jayhawks will play an 18-game conference slate, beginning Jan. 2 against West Virginia at Allen Fieldhouse. Advertisement The conference opener will be followed by a …

After a deep March Madness run, expectations are high for Longhorns men’s basketball. The roster is full of talent, people nationwide are taking notice. That includes Chris Dortch, who released the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook preseason top 25 on Tuesday and ranked Texas No. 7.  While the Longhorns will have a few familiar faces, they have been one of …

College basketball is right around the corner, and preseason rankings are starting to surface. Analytical guru Evan Miyakawa previewed his rankings on his podcast and will release his full predictions on his website on Friday. His website is known as one of the best analytical resources in the sport. Illinois is ranked No. 3 in Evan’s preseason rankings and is …

Earlier this week, we took a look at the CAA, C-USA and Horizon men’s basketball conferences. Now, let’s see how things are shaping up on the women’s side of things. Listen to the episode on Spotify: Advertisement View Link Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts: View Link Coastal Charleston went 27-6 last season while winning the regular season and …

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College basketball has never been more of a year-to-year sport than it is right now. The days of recruiting a high school player and slowly developing them over four years aren’t completely over, but they sure do feel like a relic of the past. In the NIL and transfer portal era, teams are trying to identify two or three players …

The Wisconsin Badgers are prepping for their 12th season under head coach Greg Gard. During Gard’s first 11 years, the Badgers have totaled a 237-128 record, with eight NCAA Tournament appearances.But it’s easy to forget that just a year before Gard arrived, the Badgers had compiled one of the 2010s most exciting teams in the 2014-15 squad that reached the national …

The Big Ten released its official conference schedule for the 2026-27 season on Wednesday, and with that, the Badgers now know their complete slate of games for the upcoming season. Wisconsin finalized its non-conference schedule in early August, and with the Big Ten slate fully filled out, we know everything we need to know about the Badgers’ schedule with the …

The UCF Knights men’s basketball team unveiled its full 2026-27 season schedule Thursday afternoon, following the Big 12 Conference’s release of its full slate. Coach Johnny Dawkins and the Knights, which features returners in center John Bol and guard Carmelo Pacheco, are looking to follow up on the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2019. Advertisement While UCF is going …

On Wednesday, the Big Ten released conference schedules for the upcoming 2026-27 basketball campaign. We already knew Illinois’ matchups – but now we have the specific dates. And, as expected, there is welcome news and sort-of-scary news. Here are three takeaways from the Illini’s 2026-27 Big Ten schedule: 3 initial thoughts on the Illini’s 2026-27 Big Ten schedule Apr 4, …

The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team knew who they would be facing during their Big 12 schedule thanks to the schedule matrix that was revealed previously. Iowa State was set to have home-and-home games with the Kansas Jayhawks, Oklahoma State Cowboys and West Virginia Mountaineers. They will welcome the Arizona Wildcats, BYU Cougars, Cincinnati Bearcats, Kansas State Wildcats, TCU …

If you haven’t watched Indiana (2-0) play this season, it’s probably because there hasn’t been any need to watch the defending national champions go through the exercise of rolling past North Texas and Howard. The Big Ten season is coming soon, but for now, the Hoosiers get another chance at a tune-up against a disappointing Western Kentucky (0-2) team that …

The wait is over. Although BYU’s Big 12 matchups were revealed back in June, now Cougar fans know when those games will take place as the conference officially announced dates on Thursday. You can view the full Big 12 schedule below. Advertisement January 2 – @ Arizona State January 20 – @ Iowa State January 23 – West Virginia February …

College basketball season is inching closer and that realization hit home on Thursday when the Big 12 Conference announced conference games for the 2026-27 season. We now know Baylor’s schedule and we are going to react to the Bears’ conference slate this season. Advertisement Baylor’s home and home could be worse – but no TCU USA TODAY Network via Reuters …

Kansas will enter Saturday’s matchup against Arizona State with several important players dealing with injuries, according to the latest Big 12 availability report and injury updates from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The biggest name is linebacker Bam Crouch, who Thamel previously reported as doubtful after suffering a shoulder injury in Kansas’ season opener against LIU. Crouch missed Kansas’ loss to Missouri, …

With the six-year March Madness drought over, UCF head coach Johnny Dawkins is looking to galvanize another new unit ahead of the 2026-2027 season. Led by impactful transfers like Arturo Dean and Dior Johnson, the Knights are looking to cement themselves as a contending program in the ultra-competitive Big 12. Advertisement On Thursday, UCF announced the full conference slate, which …

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 …