College Basketball

Mick Cronin was active this offseason, particularly through the transfer portal. According to Rivals, UCLA’s transfer class ranks eighth in the country. All four players just completed their first years of college basketball and will each look to play more significant minutes in Westwood next season. None of these players are considered star-level additions, but that was never the intention. …

We have known for quite some time now the majority of the North Carolina Tar Heels’ 2026 non-conference schedule. The rest of that portion of the schedule will be revealed in the near future, but we were still awaiting the official date when they would be facing one of the tougher opponents during that slate of the season. On Thursday, …

The Ohio State Buckeyes Men’s Basketball team turned some heads in the 2025-26 season. Instead of rolling over and quitting on their season, they buckled down and chased down an eight seed in the tournament. Their run didn’t last long as they were escorted out of the tournament by the TCU Horned Frogs, but the impression was already made. Advertisement …

While it’s still early, we have pretty firm reports that Syracuse will play 5 P5 opponents in the OOC schedule in 26-27. Those games are: Vs Indiana in Indianapolis Vs Rutgers at Barclays Center SEC team (assumed to be a road game since the Orange hosted last season) We also can pencil in home games against Albany, Colgate and Cornell, …

With a majority of the college basketball transfer activity wrapped up, Head Coach Carla Berube basically has her first Northwestern roster for the ‘26-27 season. Over the course of the offseason, Northwestern lost four of its six main rotation players from last year’s team, with Grace Sullivan, Caroline Lau and Tate Lash graduating, and Tayla Thomas transferring to Minnesota. Advertisement …

Duke basketball turned heads this offseason, agreeing to a broadcasting deal with Amazon Prime Video that would showcase three high-profile college basketball matchups on the platform. Duke’s opponents for those games are Gonzaga, UConn and defending national champions Michigan. However, despite the agreement, nothing has been made official quite yet, as other networks with broadcasting rights may force the deal …

A growing discussion spanning across the sports world has centered around former professional players returning to college basketball. Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden weighed in on the discourse by saying, “That’s not what college athletics is supposed to be… This is not what college basketball is supposed to be about.” The 2025 NCAA champion spoke out about LSU coach …

When Isaac Ambrose from the Champaign Room, a SB Nation sister site dedicated to Illinois, asked us to help preview next season’s visit from Illinois, we knew just who to ask to help them out. Scott Rich is well-versed in the Big Ten and we knew that he would be the guy to talk to them about this. Advertisement Duke …

The 2026-27 season carries more uncertainty than any Gonzaga campaign in recent memory. New conference, new roster, new identity. Eleven players gone. The three players Few is counting on to hold it together are a senior coming off a knee injury, a sophomore wing who spent the first half of last season in garbage time, and a Spanish point guard …

The Nebraska men’s basketball team added another transfer player to its roster. Sam Orme joins the Huskers after playing for Belmont last season. The power forward played in 29 games and helped Belmont win the regular-season Missouri Valley Conference title. He was second-team All-MVC with 12.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Advertisement The Indiana native ranked fifth …

Dick Vitale’s latest health update has sports world celebrating originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Few voices in sports are more recognizable than Dick Vitale, which is why the latest update surrounding the legendary broadcaster quickly brought an emotional response from fans across basketball. Vitale shared encouraging news this …

With five-star prospect Kam Mercer announcing his commitment to the program, the Cincinnati Bearcats just got a major boost. Mercer is a Cincinnati native and standout at Princeton High School. He revealed his decision live on SportsCenter today. The elite guard also mentioned that he will reclassify from the 2028 recruiting class to 2027, accelerating his path to college basketball. …

Mikal Bridges and the New York Knicks took a 2-0 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals series today. The Knicks defeated the Cavaliers 109-93, and the series now moves to Cleveland for Game 3. Bridges, being one of the most dependable players in the league, added 19 points to his team’s total, shooting 9 of 12 …

A couple of projected NBA lottery picks linked up for a workout on their offensive games, causing onlookers to gauge their skillsets in terms of how it looks and how they will be effective in the league. On Thursday, May 21, a video on X/Twitter has gone viral that shows BYU Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa and Tennessee Volunteers swingman Nate …

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats heavily scouted the No. 1 prospect of the recruiting class of 2026. However, in the end, the consensus five-star recruit ended up making his verbal commitment to the Kansas Jayhawks last month. On Thursday’s episode of “Here Comes the Boom” podcast, insider Jack Pilgrim discussed how Kentucky prioritizing Tyran Stokes hampered their entire 2026 …

Kentucky basketball fans are brainstorming ways to push Mark Pope’s program back to the top of college basketball, and one idea really stood out. As the Wildcats continue to build their roster while navigating through transfer portal chaos and NBA Draft uncertainty surrounding players like Malachi Moreno, one Kentucky fan proposed a bold solution: build a major international recruiting pipeline …

Illinois hasn’t won the Big Ten regular-season title since sharing it with Wisconsin in 2022, and the Illini haven’t clinched it outright since 2005. The end goal may be a national title in early April, but that trek begins with a successful regular season to ensure the path is manageable in the NCAA Tournament. And with the pedigree the Big …

Mark Pope has been with the Kentucky Wildcats for two seasons now. He hasn’t had bad results, making the Round of 32 and Sweet 16 in two seasons, but it’s beneath what Kentucky fans expect from him. The upcoming season could be Pope’s biggest and most successful. We are seeing early signs of it being his biggest season yet, based …

The Kansas basketball nonconference schedule got a little more challenging this week as the Jayhawks announced a new home-and-home series with the Villanova Wildcats. The two schools will first meet later this year on Nov. 27 inside Allen Fieldhouse. The subsequent matchup will take place at Villanova in November 2027 (exact date to be determined). Advertisement These are two programs …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs will participate in the third annual Players Era Festival this November, and their first-round opponent was revealed on Thursday. This year’s event has been split into two distinct brackets, an eight-teamer taking place Nov. 17-19, and a 16-teamer going on Nov. 24-28. Gonzaga is in the 16-team bracket and will face Big 12 opponent …

Karl-Anthony Towns could not believe Josh Hart’s quote about disliking analytics originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Josh Hart and the New York Knicks are now up 2-0 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. It was an amazing night for Hart, as he scored 26 points, …

Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball just added another huge piece to the future of the program. Nate Oats and his staff landed their first commitment in the 2027 recruiting class with four-star point guard Anderson Diaz announcing his commitment to Alabama, giving the Crimson Tide yet another explosive young guard to build around moving forward. Advertisement And make no mistake …

The Duke basketball program is bringing in the nation’s top-ranked high school recruiting class for the third straight year. Duke’s incoming class is headlined by three 5-star prospects: Cameron Williams (No. 4 overall player according to the 247Sports 2026 Composite Rankings), Deron Rippey Jr. (No. 1 point guard per 247Sports), and Bryson Howard (No. 22 overall player according to 247Sports). …

Over a span of three days, Missouri men’s basketball completed both its roster and likely its staff for the 2026-27 season, filling the final roster spot with the addition of Western Carolina transfer Cord Stansberry on Sunday, then announcing the hiring of four assistants on Tuesday. In the latest episode of the “All Things Mizzou” podcast, Missouri basketball reporters Joey …

There is a big concern surrounding Big Blue Nation right now, and it has to do with the “star player” for the 2026-27 season. Some feel that this roster does not have a star player, and it is really hard to be an elite team without one. The hope for fans right now is that Milan Momcilovic, who played at …