College Basketball

With the 2025-26 season long since in the books, let’s take a few moments to look back at the performance of each member of YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles this year. While we’re at it, we’ll also take a look back at our player previews and see how our preseason prognostications stack up with how things actually played out. We’ll run through the …

Kentucky basketball has its backup center situation solidified, as Washington transfer big man Franck Kepnang has been granted eligibility for his seventh and final season, according to Pete Nakos of On3. The 6-foot-11, 223-pound center will bring size, rim protection, and experience to Kentucky’s frontcourt after averaging 6.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game last season while shooting …

Shonda Staton has built one of the most consistent programs in Bloomington in her nine years leading Indiana softball. The Hoosiers have made the last four NCAA Tournaments under Stanton’s watch, marking a new program record after Stanton already achieved three consecutive appearances in 2025. Four of the program’s eleven tournament bids in its history have come under Stanton. Advertisement …

Indiana men’s basketball made quick work of the transfer portal when it opened last month, landing six commitments within eight days of the portal opening. The Hoosiers’ starting lineup, and obviously some depth, will likely come from that first wave of six players. Indiana had remaining depth needs to address, as Darian DeVries mentioned during his offseason media availability last …

May 9—Here’s a phrase nobody ever said with any level of conviction: Smaller is better. OK, maybe waistlines, cost of living increases and golf scores. Bigger is almost always better. So, why the uproar over the NCAA plan to increase both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams that will go into effect with the 2027 tournaments? Advertisement …

College basketball fans might not see a career like Franck Kepnang’s very often, or ever again. The center from Cameroon is about to enter his seventh collegiate season with his third school. The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that the big man has signed with Kentucky. Injuries and the coronavirus pandemic have allowed Kepnang’s time in college basketball to be extended. Advertisement …

Caitlin Clark has always been known for her three-point shooting ability. However, she is in the midst of a rather significant slump from beyond the arc. Even going back to her time at the college level with the Iowa Hawkeyes, Clark has been lethal from beyond the three-point line, as she has made more three-pointers than any player in NCAA …

Bill Self and Kansas have been very active this offseason, making several additions to the team’s new-look roster. One of the most significant moves the coaching staff has made is bringing Charleston transfer Christian Reeves on board. While Reeves is expected to play a major role for the Jayhawks next season, the start of his KU tenure could be an …

With Brandon Lee on Friday announcing his transfer destination – James Madison – it’s tough to get past one thought: Lee’s Illinois basketball career never really had a chance to become what it could have been. That isn’t an indictment of Lee, who arrived in Champaign as a talented freshman guard with immediate value as a defender and real scoring …

Graham Ike is done at Gonzaga. He arrived in Spokane as a zero-star recruit from Aurora, Colorado, a high-upside gamble with a long injury history and a six-foot-nine frame that made scouts wonder if he was built to dominate the modern college game. Three seasons later, he left as one of the greatest players in the history of Gonzaga basketball. …

Seton Hall basketball finally has secured the most elusive piece for its 2026-27 roster – a postman. Devin Williams, a 6-foot-10 center transfer from Florida Atlantic, committed Sunday after visiting South Orange Friday. Advertisement Here are three things to know about him. 1. He’s a shot-blocker. Jan 29, 2026; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Florida Atlantic Owls forward Devin Williams (1) shoots …

Why UNC softball was snubbed from 2026 NCAA tournament bracket selection originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The North Carolina Tar Heels won nearly two-thirds of their softball games in the 2026 NCAA regular season. Advertisement That wasn’t enough to get them into the NCAA tournament bracket that was …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff will enter the 2026-27 college basketball season with what is likely the deepest and most championship-ready group Scheyer has had since he took over at the helm in Durham. The Blue Devils boast depth at every position on the floor, and Scheyer can legitimately go 10 or 11 deep if he …

The NCAA Tournament is expanding again, and as you would expect, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo has some thoughts to share on that matter. It was approved this past week for the NCAA Tournament to be expanded from 68 to 76 teams this upcoming season. The expansion will essentially add eight more at-large bids, which will result in 52 …

Arizona enters its third year in the Big 12 Conference this summer, with plenty of success for its programs since joining the new conference. Since joining the Big 12, some of the Wildcats’ biggest accomplishments include a nine-win football season, regular-season and Big 12 Tournament men’s basketball championships, a men’s Final Four appearance, and a College World Series berth from …

The top half of the 2026 NBA Draft order is set, with the Washington Wizards landing the No. 1 overall pick. Sunday’s NBA Draft Lottery finalized the top four selections and locked in the full top-14 order. The Wizards were followed by the following teams to round out the top four picks in the 2026 NBA Draft: Advertisement MORE: LeBron …

For the second time in the past three seasons, the NBA Draft Lottery is what Grizzlies fans are looking most forward to post-trade deadline. Memphis finished 25-57, which was the sixth-worst record in the NBA. With the 2026 draft class being one of the most anticipated groups of prospects of all time due to an all-time freshman class, this year’s …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer always ensures a challenging non-conference slate for his teams, and the 2026-27 campaign will be no different. Recently, Duke signed a landmark broadcasting deal with Amazon, allowing the streaming service to exclusively broadcast three neutral-site non-conference basketball games each season. Mar 29, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer talks …

The Duke basketball program retained a lot of its rotation from the 2025-26 season, which is a bit uncharacteristic for a program that tends to rely on incoming freshman talent year in and year out. This time around, head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff are returning four of Duke’s top six scorers from a season ago in Patrick Ngongba, …

Out with the old, in with the new. The Carla Berube era of Northwestern women’s hoops is underway, and that signifies immense change. From the roster makeup, to the style of play, to even the locker room culture, Berube’s combination of youth and experience will bring a breath of fresh air into Welsh-Ryan Arena. Advertisement Berube has stressed the importance …

It was inevitable, in this era of unfettered college basketball free agency, that at some point a player would transfer between in state-rivals Rutgers and Seton Hall for the first time ever. That player is Chris Nwuli. Advertisement The freshman forward, the only one of the seven players Rutgers targeted for retention who didn’t re-sign with the Scarlet Knights, is …

It’s difficult to reach a consensus on anything in America. However, almost everyone reacted with dismay to the news that the NCAA Tournament will expand to 76 teams in 2027. One of the most popular sporting events will be altered in a way that the majority of fans and the media vehemently oppose. Change is coming, and there is nothing …

North Carolina was always going to look completely different once it was announced that Hubert Davis would not return as head coach. As was the case last season, the Tar Heels will bring back only one starter, with Jarin Stevenson returning after new head coach Michael Malone made him a priority in building next year’s roster. Beyond Stevenson, only Isaiah …

San Diego State basketball making additions to roster after departures Aztec Coach Dutcher taps into European market for experience There’s never any rest for a full time college coach. Maneuvering recruiting, the TP (Transfer Portal), NIL and any other myriad assortment of responsibilities, a coach’s job can be 24/7/365. Enter Brian Dutcher, who like a myriad of other college coaches, …

Virginia’s offseason roster picture is starting to come into focus. After adding UC Irvine transfer Jurian Dixon and Arkansas State transfer Christian Harmon earlier in the portal cycle, the Cavaliers have now landed a commitment from 2026 four-star center Favour Ibe. The 7-foot-1, 235-pound big man out of Mt. Zion Prep in Maryland visited Charlottesville earlier this week and left pledged …