College Basketball

Badger Basketball Exit Meetings: Braeden Carrington surpassed every expectation in 2025-26

Last offseason, when Greg Gard landed a commitment from a guard averaging just over seven points at Tulsa, few people thought much of it. Throughout the 2025-26 season, that guard proved why it was one of the more underrated additions of Gard’s strong history in the transfer portal. Braeden Carrington, with his 3-point shooting and knack for defensive highlights off …

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UCLA Helping Big Ten Establish National Dominance

May 2, 2026; Pasadena, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins coach Bob Chesney reacts during the spring game at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images When people talk about the Big Ten becoming a “super conference,” most of the attention goes to football. Everyone talks about Ohio State, Michigan, Oregon, or the massive TV deals. But honestly, …

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ACC commissioner Jim Phillips ‘not worried’ about Duke’s Amazon deal undermining ACC’s deal with ESPN

It was announced in late April that Duke Basketball had signed a multi-year video deal with Amazon. In partnership with the conglomerate, Prime Video will exclusively present three Duke neutral-site non-conference games per season over the course of the contract. In exchange for the flexibility to have ESPN games flexed to Amazon Sports, Duke agreed to participate in select additional ESPN-owned and operated men’s basketball …

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Duke Showing Interest In Top Santa Clara Transfer

The Duke Blue Devils have shown interest in a top transfer portal talent while he takes part in the 2026 NBA Draft Combine. Specifically, Santa Clara transfer Allen Graves – a 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward – told ESPN’s Jeff Borzello at the draft combine that he has only had conversations with two schools since entering the transfer portal and the NBA …

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UCLA Basketball’s Big Ten Road Schedule, Predicted Game by Game

UCLA was one of the more underachieving teams in college basketball last season. After entering the year as the 12th-ranked team in the country, the Bruins never came close to living up to those expectations. Mick Cronin brought in five players through the transfer portal after six departed, completely reshaping the roster. That portal class included Donovan Dent, Xavier Booker, …

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Writers Roundtable Q&A

Is a hot dog a sandwich? What about a taco? Matt L – Starting off with a hard hitter! I don’t think either is a sandwich, no. I don’t have a defined meaning for the word, but I don’t consider hot dogs, burgers, tacos, gyros, etc. sandwiches. Greg – A hot dog is a hot dog, a taco is a …

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Writers Roundtable Q&A

Is a hot dog a sandwich? What about a taco? Matt L – Starting off with a hard hitter! I don’t think either is a sandwich, no. I don’t have a defined meaning for the word, but I don’t consider hot dogs, burgers, tacos, gyros, etc. sandwiches. Greg – A hot dog is a hot dog, a taco is a …

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Coach K Comments On Auburn’s Succession

It wasn’t really a controversy, it was more like a slight glance across the room, some raised eyebrows. It was not a big deal, but people noticed when Mike Krzyzewski compared Duke’s succession to Auburn’s. Advertisement Remember when his retirement was announced? There were people around the ACC and college basketball who thought Coach K was on an ego trip, …

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Coach K against NCAA Tournament expanding to 76 teams

When Mike Krzyzewski started his coaching career at Duke, the NCAA Tournament consisted of 48 teams, and earning a spot in the annual event was harder than many people may remember. Now, all these years later, the NCAA has agreed to expand the tournament from 68 to 76 starting in 2027. The legendary coach isn’t exactly thrilled about the change, …

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Five USC Men’s Basketball Breakout Candidates

The USC Trojans will enter the 2026-27 college basketball season with hopes of snapping their three-year drought of missing the NCAA Tournament. Here are five potential breakout players for coach Eric Musselman’s team this season. Alijah Arenas, Guard Feb 24, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Southern California Trojans guard Alijah Arenas (0) drives to the basket past UCLA Bruins guard …

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Milan Momcilovic Offers Honest Opinion on Kentucky Basketball

The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball roster is going to look a lot different during the 2026-27 season than it did when the 2025-26 campaign came to a close. Three starters from the team, Tamin Lipsey, Joshua Jefferson and Milan Momcilovic, and key reserve Nate Heise are all moving on. Momcilovic is the only one who had eligibility remaining who …

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Why Duke’s Incoming Freshman Class in Very Different Spot

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff have sealed the No. 1 overall recruiting class for the third season in a row. After the Blue Devils made a late signing with international prospect Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, they jumped back into the No. 1 spot, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Mar 26, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue …

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2 Biggest Revenge Games for Duke Next Season

The Duke basketball program put together a vastly successful 2025-26 season and has serious potential to improve on that in 2026-27. This past season, the Blue Devils posted a 35-3 record and captured the ACC regular-season and tournament titles for the second consecutive year. Duke finished 19-3 in Quadrant 1 games, 11-2 against AP Top 25 opponents, and earned the …

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Duke’s Isaiah Evans Doubles Down on Staying in NBA Draft

Duke guard Isaiah Evans appears headed for the NBA Draft, and likely won’t be considering a return to the Blue Devils for the 2026-27 season. Earlier this week, Evans announced his intentions to stay in the draft instead of returning to Durham next season. He told ESPN’s Jeff Borzello that he is “fully in” when referring to the 2026 NBA …

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3 biggest concerns facing Gonzaga entering 2026-27

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have made a pair of high-profile transfer portal additions so far this offseason, but still have quite a bit of work to do to complete the roster heading into 2026-27 and the new Pac-12. Part of that is because of the recent news that Jack Kayil – a 20-year-old German guard projected to be …

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Brad Underwood agrees to new contract terms following Illinois’ Final Four run

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois and coach Brad Underwood have agreed to new financial terms on his current six-year contract that runs through 2031-32, and the deal could extend through 2035-36 based on the team’s performance over the next four seasons. Athletic director Josh Whitman made the announcement Thursday, about six weeks after the Illini’s season ended with the program’s …

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