College Basketball

Radford transfer guard Dennis Parker Jr. has committed to Kansas, he told On3. The 6-foot-6 junior averaged 18.3 points and 5.9 rebounds per game this season, while shooting 48.4% from the field and nearly 38% from three. Advertisement Parker exploded for 53 points, knocking down 10 threes, in a game against Coppin State this year, the most points scored by …

It’s only May, but the ghost of that 9-seed loss to Utah State in 2026 is still lingering. For head coach Kevin Willard, the 2025-26 season was a resounding success — it proved the Villanova Wildcats could get back to the Big Dance — but the early exit left a what-if taste in everyone’s mouth. Now, as the dust settles …

It hasn’t been too memorable of an offseason for the UCLA Bruins, but even without any marquee additions to Mick Cronin’s roster, UCLA still ranked No. 22 in the Rothstein 45, which was released on Wednesday. The Rothstein 45 is an annual ranking by college basketball insider Jon Rothstein. UCLA is coming off of a Round of 32 loss in …

Once again, the Wisconsin Badgers failed to bring in a priority in-state recruit. This time around, Greg Gard let Donovan Davis, a 6-foot-7 power forward, commit to Iowa State. According to Rivals’ Joe Tipton, the Kaukauna native is one of the highest-rated players to commit to the Cyclones in the modern recruiting era. Advertisement Davis had the Badgers in his …

The whole concept of Blue Bloods is annoying. Some teams have been very successful over the decades, obviously, including Duke. But the term seems kind of dumb. That said, people use it, so who would be a Blue Blood? Most of these teams would probably make your list, but some you’d surely drop. Advertisement Indiana has been mostly irrelevant since …

Dan Issel is one of the legends of Kentucky Basketball. Issel is Kentucky’s all-time leading scorer and one of the best to wear the blue and white, so it was interesting to see Issel join Lou Williams, Michelle Beadle and Chandler Parsons on Run It Back to talk about Kentucky. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Maybe the most interesting bit was when Issel …

76-team NCAA Tournament expansion nearing final approval appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The NCAA Tournament delivered once again in 2026, with Michigan coming out on top after a dominant run to the national championship. However, one controversial topic loomed in the background throughout the entire Big Dance: March Madness expansion. Advertisement Expansion …

USC men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman has added a Cinderella story to his collection of proven returners and heralded newcomers. It involves Jadis Jones, a guard from Lindenwood in the relatively obscure Ohio Valley Conference. Advertisement Jones announced his commitment to the Trojans on Wednesday, posting a picture of himself in a USC jersey alongside the caption “let’s do it …

The men’s Illinois basketball team has had one of the best offseasons in the country, with five of their key players from last season committing to return to the program. Brad Underwood and the Illini are poised to make another deep run in the NCAA tournament in 2026-27, with multiple sources ranking them as a top-10 team in their way-too-early …

Final team recruiting rankings for 2026 have been unveiled recently on ESPN and 247Sports, and the Kansas Jayhawks find themselves with one of the highest rated classes in the country. With the addition of No. 1 recruit Tyran Stokes, the 2026 Kansas class rose to No. 3 on ESPN’s final team rankings and No. 2 on 247Sports. Arkansas and Duke …

It’s been a few weeks, and Oregon Head Coach Dana Altman continued to wheel and deal, completing the majority of his roster for this upcoming basketball season. After bringing in Andrew Meadow, Jasper Johnson, Tyrone Riley, and Pharoah Compton to complement blue chip recruit Tahj Ariza, Altman added some more beef to the frontcourt and filled the point guard position …

An unfortunate reality of college basketball these days, especially for programs like the Wisconsin Badgers, is that high school recruiting has taken somewhat of a backseat in roster building. Greg Gard and the Badgers have turned their focus more to the transfer portal because you know more or less what you are getting in a player who has real experience …

Mark Cuban’s honest take on Indiana basketball’s $10 million roster appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Indiana basketball has entered a new financial era, with the Hoosiers reportedly surpassing $10 million in roster construction as NIL spending continues to reshape college basketball. Advertisement The program continues rebuilding under second-year head coach Darian DeVries …

Duke roster expected to exceed $20 million after John Blackwell addition appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Duke basketball swooped up one of the biggest College Basketball Transfer Portal entries on April 21. Former Wisconsin guard John Blackwell adds a 19-point scorer for Jon Scheyer and company. Blackwell’s arrival adds to the NIL …

The Houston Cougars have become more adventurous in their non-conference basketball schedule over the past few years. While Houston would usually finish that slate of the schedule undefeated, that has changed for the last two seasons. Coach Kelvin Sampson has been willing to schedule strong competition and well-known programs to truly give a test to his team. It most notably …

Just a lazy early May Wednesday, nothing particularly interesting going on… NOPE, Jon Rothstein has BUY GAME SCHEDULING NEWS TO REPORT ON TWITTER. Yes, it involves Marquette men’s basketball, that’s why we’re here. Advertisement According to Rothstein, Marquette will host New Hampshire as a non-conference opponent in the 2026-27 season. No word on a date on that one, but it’s …

Gonzaga guard commit Isiah Harwell has reportedly withdrawn his name from the G League combine, less than a week after being among 44 draft prospects selected to participate in the event. Harwell and forward Paulius Murauskas, who followed coach Randy Bennett from Saint Mary’s to Arizona State, were both announced as withdrawals from the event by Jeremy Woo of ESPN …

Missouri basketball filled in one of its top remaining offseason needs by reportedly adding former BYU guard Kennard Davis Jr. The St. Louis native started his career by spending two seasons at nearby Southern Illinois-Carbondale, where he was an elite 3-point shooter, shooting 37.6% from 3 on 5.3 attempts per game. Missouri basketball reporters Killian Wright, Michael Stamps and Joey …

A national college basketball analyst has the Spartans sitting just outside the top five in his most recent preseason rankings for next season. Gary Parrish of CBS Sports released an updated batch of his 2026-27 preseason rankings, with the Spartans to no surprise listed in the top 10. Parrish has Michigan State sitting at No. 6 in his latest poll, …

The Kansas basketball program has not made it out of the first weekend of March Madness since it won a national title in 2022. Many people speculated that the 2025-26 campaign would be Bill Self’s final season at the helm, but he’s running it back for at least one more year in Lawrence to prove that he is still one …

Nolan Smith, Tennessee State adds former Memphis, Ohio State five-star recruit appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Following a stellar first season, Nolan Smith has already made a huge recruiting splash for Tennessee State. The Tigers have secured the commitment of former five-star recruit Aaron Bradshaw, per a report by On3. Despite standing …

Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope addressed fan concerns on Wednesday, answering questions about recruiting, the transfer portal, and the Wildcats’ roster outlook heading into the 2026-27 season. With some frustration building among the fan base following missed recruiting targets, Pope took to social media a three-minute video to provide clarity on the program’s direction. One of the topics centered …

The NCAA Tournament is reportedly poised to expand to 76 teams for the 2026-27 season, which is changing how teams set up their schedules. With eight more spots up for grabs, teams can more aggressively approach nonconference dates as opportunities to enhance their resumes to ensure an at-large bid. The Iowa Hawkeyes are apparently getting out in front of the …

One of the top prospects in the Class of 2027 has been in close contact with the Kansas basketball program. Dream City Christian School star Malachi Jordan is strongly considering the Jayhawks as one of the top schools in his recruitment. In a new article posted by On3 expert Jamie Shaw, Jordan revealed his latest thoughts about Bill Self and …

Since the beginning of the 2025-26 college basketball season, the consensus top-three 2026 NBA Draft prospects have remained the same: BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa, Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson, and Duke freshman Cameron Boozer. Boozer came into Duke as one of the most decorated high school prospects of all-time, but he also came one year after Cooper Flagg put together one …