College Basketball

Duke has shown in the past that it isn’t afraid to schedule some of the top teams in college basketball to prepare for the NCAA Tournament. For Jon Scheyer’s Blue Devils, that will be the case again next season as they have added yet another marquee matchup against Illinois. The two schools have agreed to a home-and-home series beginning this …

NEW YORK (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady is taking a position as a strategic adviser to the men’s basketball coach at Wagner College, where his son plans to play. McGrady will advise the college on the development of name, image and likeness investment, along with marketing and player development, the school said Wednesday. Advertisement McGrady — who …

The 2026 NBA draft combine tipped off on Monday as prospects hit the court for strength and agility testing, anthropometric measurements and more in Chicago, Illinois. The NBA announced on May 1 that 73 players were invited to the annual scouting event at Wintrust Arena. Five more players earned invitations to the festivities after emerging as the top scrimmage performers from the …

As UNC awaits a decision on the 2026 NBA draft from star center Henri Veesaar, the Tar Heels don’t seem to be trending toward receiving good news. Speaking to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, the 2026 Second Team All-ACC selection essentially confirmed he would remain in the draft and deemed his chances of returning to school as low. Advertisement “I’m all-in on …

As Kentucky Basketball searches for one more impact player for next season, Milan Momcilovic has seemingly been the only big fish left that the Cats are in the mix for. However, they apparently tried to get in the mix for Santa Clara forward Allen Graves, but it doesn’t sound like that went anywhere. Advertisement According to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, Kentucky …

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — The Big Ten and the ACC are taking different tacks when it comes to their schools licensing non-conference games outside of their TV partners. Duke recently announced that it had sold several neutral-site games to Amazon, including games against UConn, Gonzaga, and defending-champion Michigan. Shortly after the announcement, Yahoo Sports reported that the Big Ten was …

The Big Ten revealed every team’s home and away conference opponents for the 2026-27 season on Tuesday evening, and the Wisconsin Badgers have quite the schedule for next year. Wisconsin will bring five ranked opponents (from the final AP Top 25 poll) to the Kohl Center next year, including three top-10 opponents. In addition, they will face three teams twice: …

An old Big East rivalry could be renewed this year. Reported by Jon Rothstein, St. John’s and Syracuse are completing an agreement to face off at Madison Square Garden in non-conference play this upcoming season, and the official date is to be determined. Advertisement The Red Storm’s matchup with the Orange would be the third power-conference opponent on the non-conference …

Well here’s some fun news: Duke and Illinois will crank up a home-and-home series, starting in November. Illinois will come to Cameron first, on November 17th. That’s pretty early for a big game, but big games are fun. Crank it up! Advertisement Duke will return the favor next year, going to Champaign on December 4th, 2027. We really appreciate Jon …

The full Big Ten men’s basketball schedule is still a ways out, but we now know who Indiana will face and where for the 2026-27 season, Darian DeVries’ second as head coach. Here’s the breakdown on the Hoosiers’ home and away opponents next season, per an official release: Advertisement Home Away Home/Away Indiana will welcome some of the conference’s top …

Indiana men’s basketball added a twelfth scholarship player Tuesday in transfer guard Justin Monden of Maryland Eastern Shore. Monden is in his final year of eligibility, having spent two seasons at Georgia Southwestern State. Last year at Maryland Eastern Shore, Monden appeared in 32 games, making one start. He averaged six points and 1.6 assists in 20.7 minutes per contest. …

Saint Louis transfer forward Kalu Anya has committed to Virginia, his agent CJ Ward of LIFT Sports Management told On3. The 6-foot-8 senior redshirted this season, but averaged 6.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game during the 2024-25 season, leading SLU in rebounding and finishing third in the A-10 in rebounds per game. He recorded three double-doubles on …

The NCAA knows it had a good thing when Michigan and UConn squared off in the national championship game in April. While the game was, at times, not pretty, it was exciting, with Michigan pulling off a narrow 69-63 win to claim the national title. If Dan Hurley and UConn are seeking revenge for that loss, they won’t have to …

The offseason has barely begun, but UCLA now knows where it’ll face each Big Ten team during the 2026-27 men’s college basketball season. The Big Ten announced the opponents for each school on Tuesday, naming which teams they’ll play at home, which they’ll play away, and which they’ll play twice. Dates for the games will be announced later. Mar 20, …

The Big Ten Conference announced each team’s opponents for next season on Tuesday afternoon. It will once again be a 20-game conference slate, marking the ninth straight season with that format. Every team will play each conference opponent once either at home or on the road, while three teams will be played twice in a home-and-home series. Certain rivalries are …

The 2025-26 Ohio State men’s basketball team got back into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years this spring, finishing with a 21-13 record overall and a 12-8 record in Big Ten play. The order and configuration of the Big Ten schedule is completely out of Ohio State’s hands, but upon some reflection, some chips did fall …

SAN ANTONIO, TX – APRIL 02: Jalen Brunson #1 of the Villanova Wildcats celebrates with a piece of the net after the 2018 NCAA Photos via Getty Images Men's Final Four National Championship game against the Michigan Wolverines at the Alamodome on April 2, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) | NCAA Photos …

Did you see what former Kentucky great Dan Issel said the other day? In a nutshell, he said it was harder for Kentucky to win when everyone else could pay players, too. It was hilarious, brutally honest, and also completely lines up with what former Indiana player and coach Dan Dakich said about Wildcat basketball the other day (he predicted …

Shams Charania: Naismith Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady has taken a role with Wagner College as strategic advisor for the men’s basketball program, joining his son Laymen who committed to the team, per ESPN sources. McGrady will lead Wagner’s basketball operations, recruiting and name, image and likeness efforts, and joins a number of current and former NBA players to take …

The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team is continuing to finalize the non-conference schedule for 2026-27, and now, it appears a familiar in-state opponent the program has faced many times before will be on the slate. Syracuse and St. John’s are working on an agreement to face off at Madison Square Garden during the upcoming season, according to a new report …

For months, AJ Dybantsa was one of the consensus top picks for the upcoming draft. On Monday night, the Washington Wizards drew the luck and got the #1 pick, but the lack of enthusiasm from the BYU star raised some concerns. On Tuesday, the 19-year-old had the best vertical leap of any prospect at the 2026 NBA Combine. Yet his …

On Tuesday, May 12, the Big Ten officially revealed each team’s conference opponents for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season. As always, each team will play a few teams twice. Seeing as there are 18 teams in the conference, a couple of extra matchups are necessary to give each program an even 20 conference games. Advertisement For the Wisconsin Badgers, it …

Kansas made one of its most significant additions of the offseason by signing Radford transfer Dennis Parker Jr. out of the transfer portal. He gives the Jayhawks some much-needed scoring in isolation opportunities, whether it be off the bench as a sixth man or as the final starter. Before bringing Parker on board, KU was not expected to add more …

Dayton, Ohio has been the sole host of the NCAA Tournament’s First Four games since its inception. The home arena for the Dayton Flyers has been the host of the First Four games that take place on Tuesday and Wednesday evening during the first week of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Two games on Tuesday night followed by two games …

Duke’s John Blackwell weighs in on NBA Draft future after transfer appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. After committing to Duke Blue Devils on April 21 while still testing the NBA Draft process, former Wisconsin Badgers guard John Blackwell said his future remains undecided following his appearance at the 2026 NBA Draft Combine …