College Basketball

Apparently, 7-foot-2 isn’t enough to get Anton Bonke noticed. The Michigan State Spartans’ new starting center was left off College Basketball Report’s list of the Top 30 Centers in college basketball, despite eight Big Ten centers making the cut. Advertisement That’s a pretty significant omission for a player stepping into one of the most important roles on Tom Izzo’s roster. …

Team: Creighton Bluejays 2025-26 Record: 16-18, 9-11 Big East 2025-26 Big East Finish: fifth, one game behind Seton Hall and one game in front of DePaul Final 2025-26 Computer Rankings NET: #83KenPom.com: #76BartTorvik.com: #85 Advertisement Postseason: After falling by 11 to Seton Hall in the Big East tournament quarterfinals, Creighton accepted a spot in the College Basketball Crown event run …

Louisville is entering a new sponsorship space ahead of the 2026-27 basketball season. The school announced a multi-year partnership with Ripple, a blockchain-based enterprise solutions company, that will bring XRP branding to Louisville men’s and women’s basketball beginning this season. As part of the agreement, the XRP logo will become a permanent fixture on Denny Crum Court for every Louisville …

On Monday, the Big East revealed the 2026-27 UConn Huskies men’s basketball schedule. The 20-game conference slate will follow, arguably, the most difficult non-conference schedule in the history of the sport. The Huskies will play the likes of Illinois, Arizona and Michigan, all of which got to the Final Four last season, and they will also play Duke, Virginia, Ohio …

Kevin Willard needed all of one season to get Villanova men’s basketball back into the NCAA Tournament. Apparently, that was enough for expectations to change pretty quickly on the Main Line. Myron Medcalf of ESPN recently released his Big East ceiling and floor projections for the 2026-27 season, putting the Wildcats third in the conference behind only UConn and St. …

Basket Under Review is thrilled to announce a content partnership with Belmont University! Beginning later this month, we’ll collaborate with the school’s men’s and women’s basketball teams for a weekly post shared across all our platforms. Advertisement We’re honored and thankful that the school has trusted us with this partnership. From Belmont’s press release: Belmont University Athletics announced Tuesday a …

Arizona continues to be must see TV in the eyes of ESPN and the Big 12. The Wildcats have been selected for two of the league’s five Big Monday games for the 2026-27 season, it was announced Monday. The UA will host TCU on Feb. 8 and visit BYU on Feb. 22, with both games set for 7 p.m. MT …

Football season may be underway at BYU, but it’s never too early to talk basketball. Year 3 of the Kevin Young era in Provo is drawing close, with the new-look Cougars eyeing a top-half finish within the Big 12 and a return to winning NCAA Tournament games. Advertisement As the offseason nears its conclusion, here’s what’s been learned and what …

Since Brad Underwood took over in Champaign, he has built a handful of Illinois teams capable of winning a national title, but the Illini have never entered a season considered one of the frontrunners. Welcome to the 2026-27 season. The disclaimer is always necessary: We’re more than a month away from the season tip-off and half a year from the …

Court documents filed this month show the Jayhawks quietly working behind the scenes to get Emmanuel Ogbole, a former Rutgers big man, back on the floor somewhere in America. Anywhere, really, as long as the NCAA finally says yes. The Player Nobody Can Sign Ogbole spent three seasons at Rutgers after a year at Monroe College, a junior college, and …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville coach Pat Kelsey added another fifth-year player to the roster Monday with forward LJ Wells now available this season for the Cardinals. Kelsey said he is friends with Northern Kentucky coach Darrin Horn, who gushes about Wells’ character, work ethic and coachability. Wells spent the past four seasons at Northern Kentucky and started 33 games for …

This year, the definition of “The Big East men’s basketball schedule is release at some point after Labor Day” is literally one week after Labor Day, as the conference announced the league slate for all 11 men’s basketball teams on Monday morning. It is, for now, just the schedule of games, only the dates the contests will be played. The …

Recruiting is really heating up with the 2027 class as prospects start to cut their list of schools down and start taking visits. On Monday, Kentucky made the list cut for a top five prospect in the class. According to On3’s Joe Tipton, top five forward AJ Williams has included Kentucky in his top 10 schools. Others included in Williams’ …

Kansas basketball will have two marquee opportunities under the national spotlight during the 2026-27 season after the Big 12 and ESPN announced the conference’s Big Monday schedule Monday. The Jayhawks will appear on Big Monday twice, first traveling to Houston to face the Cougars on Feb. 1 before returning home to host Iowa State on March 1. Both games will …

The schedule for the 2026-27 season for UConn men’s basketball is officially complete. On Monday, the Big East shared its conference schedule for the upcoming season. There are plenty of dates to circle this winter, including both highly anticipated games against St. John’s, a game on New Year’s Eve, and a pivotal road clash on Super Bowl Sunday. The team …

Duke basketball news: Jon Scheyer lays out ‘bottom line’ commitment to Blue Devils amid NBA rumors appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Duke head basketball coach Jon Scheyer is reaffirming his commitment to the team. In the offseason, Scheyer was rumored to be a candidate for the Dallas Mavericks head coaching job. The …

Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2028 basketball signing class. The Vols offered a scholarship to four-star small forward Marceles Duncan on Monday. “Blessed to have received an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Duncan announced. “Thank you coach McClain.” Advertisement The 6-foot-5, 195-pound prospect is from Aurora, Colorado and plays for SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio. 247Sports ranks him as …

It appeared as though the Washington Huskies’ basketball roster for the 2026-27 season was set in August. However, third-year coach Danny Sprinkle has added former Nevada and Evansville veteran guard Tayshawn Comer. Previously, UW had already reached the maximum number of scholarship players for the upcoming campaign with several international players, which could be a potential reason for the late …

BYU and Arizona will battle on ESPN’s Big Monday for a second straight college basketball season, per an announcement by the Big 12 conference on Monday. The Feb. 22 matchup against the Wildcats at the Marriott Center is one of five Big Monday matchups for the Big 12 during the 2026-27 season. Tip is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on …

The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team has turned into one of the most consistently successful programs in the nation. Since T.J. Otzelberger took over as head coach, the team has turned into a perennial contender in the Big 12 and is looking to break through nationally. They have qualified for the NCAA tournament in five straight years, with three …

The road ahead for Ed Cooley’s fourth season at the helm of your Georgetown Hoyas is officially mapped out. The BIG EAST Conference released its full 2026-27 men’s basketball league slate, locking in the Hoyas’ 20 conference dates and finalizing a 32-game regular-season campaign. Combined with the 12-game non-conference schedule unveiled earlier this summer on June 25, the announcement gives …

Five-star small forward AJ Williams has narrowed his list of offers to 10 schools, he told Rivals. Moving forward, the 6-foot-7 senior out of Eagles Landing Christian Academy (GA) will consider Arkansas, Auburn, BYU, Duke, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi State, and North Carolina. [ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] Advertisement …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville coach Pat Kelsey added another fifth-year player to the roster Monday with forward LJ Wells now available this season for the Cardinals. Kelsey said he is friends with Northern Kentucky coach Darrin Horn, who gushes about Wells’ character, work ethic and coachability. Wells spent the past four seasons at Northern Kentucky and started 33 games …

The Big East Conference announced the men’s regular season basketball league schedule Sept. 14, completing Xavier’s 2026-27 regular season slate. Xavier, which finished 16-18 overall and tied for last in the Big East (6-14) last year, opens league play on Saturday, Dec. 19 on the road against Marquette at Fiserv Forum. Advertisement Xavier’s Big East home opener is on Tuesday, …

UConn men’s basketball will begin the Big Eastportion of the 2026-27 schedule with two games before the start of the new year– a home game against Georgetown on Dec. 23 and a road game at Butler on New Year’sEve. The program announced the 20 conference games forthe upcoming season on Monday. UConn finished last season with a 34-6 recordand as …