College Basketball

Randy Bennett’s Arizona State basketball roster is up to 11 players, the most recent addition being 6-foot-10 Australian Ajak Nyuon, who committed on May 6. Nyuon, who turns 19 on May 13, played for Team Australia in the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 2.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in seven appearances as one of the youngest players …

The Duke basketball program made a serious statement this offseason that it is adapting to the new era of college basketball. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff prioritized veteran leadership and roster continuity over bringing in the next wave of elite freshman talent, which has been the Duke program’s primary recruiting approach over the last decade or so. Mar …

In the college basketball cycle, March is where we get to see what these teams really are, April is when we recap the prior season, and May is when we finally start to look ahead to the next season. It’s often a time of optimism, but can occasionally be one of pessimism depending on the situation. For Michigan State basketball, …

It’s no secret that the Duke basketball program has generated one of the best offseason hauls of any team in college basketball, leaving the Blue Devils primed to enter the 2026-27 season as a top-three-to-five team in the land. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff are bringing back four of their top six scorers from a season ago in …

Devin Whitelow will be coaching NCAA Division I men’s basketball next season. The 2017 Washington High grad was hired as an assistant coach for Northern Illinois on April 22, becoming the fourth member of new head coach Matt Majkrzak’s staff. Advertisement Whitelow spent his previous two seasons as an assistant for Emporia State, a Division-II program based in Emporia, Kansas. …

The transfer portal might represent slim pickings here in early May, but Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs landed one of the best remaining players available. Former Arizona State center Massamba Diop’s transfer to Gonzaga has been finalized. The 7-foot-1 big man is a massive get for the Bulldogs, and should immediately make their interior defense formidable. Advertisement Diop averaged …

Tennessee is all in for Rick Barnes, that much is clear. Rumors and outright statements quickly began circulating after the season ended that the Volunteers would be among the major players in transfer portal spending. They did not disappoint. Barnes had his first commitment from Belmont grad-transfer sharpshooter Tyler Lundblade immediately. He quickly watched nearly his entire roster hit the …

Arizona joined the suddenly intense recruitment of Florida Atlantic transfer power forward Devin Williams this week, hosting him on an official visit as his decision process winds down, and the Wildcats look for a solution to their biggest hole. They’ll have to win the battle over Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Virginia Tech, but the former four-star, top-100 recruit has the …

The general consensus ahead of the 2026-27 season: Illinois, which returns the majority of its core from last year’s Final Four squad, is a top five preseason squad. Hard assertions are difficult to make with six months standing between today and the next campaign, but it’s safe to say the Illini, at the bare minimum, will be a top-10 club …

Missouri basketball has two open spots on its 2026-27 roster. It’s hard to imagine at least one of those not being filled by a point guard. As the roster currently stands, incoming five-star freshman Jason Crowe Jr. and rising redshirt freshman Aaron Rowe – who didn’t play a single second in his true freshman campaign – are the only point …

Nearly a week out from the original announcement, and Duke’s landmark deal with Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service for a package of three regular-season men’s basketball games next season is still the talk of the sports media town square. Rightfully so. The deal could portend a sea change in how colleges approach the packaging and sale of media rights. On …

Duke spent most of the 2025-26 season near or at the top of the rankings, finishing the regular season 29-2, including 17-1 in the ACC. Even with the departures of Wooden Award winner Cameron Boozer and sharpshooter Isaiah Evans, Jon Scheyer’s squad expects to stay high in both polls to start next season, and with Cayden Boozer, Dame Sarr, Caleb …

Indiana’s latest portal commitment, announcing his transfer to Indiana just a few hours after Aiden Sherrell did on April 15th, becoming the sixth player to commit to Darian DeVries this offseason. With a relatively quiet recruitment, his announcement flew under the radar, but he appears to be a guy that Indiana is lucky to have signed. Lindsay comes to Indiana …

A new report is shining some light on what the 2026-27 schedule will look like for the Syracuse Orange. According to an interview Donna Ditota of syracuse.com conducted with Syracuse Associate AD Pete Corasiniti, Syracuse will play five of its 14 total non-conference games against Power Five opponents. Syracuse still needs to tidy up the details on two games, per …

One of the interesting and defining differences between Jon Scheyer’s Duke teams and those of his GOAT predecessor, Mike Krzyzewski is that Coach K tended to focus on athleticism over size. For his part, Scheyer has a clear preference for taller players. Still athletic, but taller. From what we’ve seen, Scheyer’s defense is more conservative. Coach K wanted a pit …

Over the past five-plus years, Brad Underwood and Illinois have been oh-so close to a Final Four berth several times. The No. 1-seeded squad featuring Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn was capable. The Elite Eight unit led by Terrence Shannon Jr. had the pieces. But neither of those teams broke through. The 2025-26 Illini did make it, however. Keaton Wagler …

2025-2026 Season Stats: 39 games (0 starts)12.9 minutes5.5 points64.6% FG%37.5 3pt% (3/8)3.0 rebounds.3 assists.1 steals1.2 blocks.5 turnovers* Set career highs in sophomore season due to injury in freshman season Advertisement 2025-2026 Season Awards / Honors: No awards or honors Season Retrospective: After a freshman season that was frustratingly cut short just one game (and 90 seconds) in due to injury, …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs lost 11 players from last year’s team that went 31-4 and earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. However, despite a significant roster overhaul, the Zags are positioned to be as good or better this upcoming season, and it’s primarily thanks to three players they are bringing back. Advertisement The trio of …

Oklahoma State made the signing of former Georgetown center Julius Halaifonua official on Monday via release. The seven-foot center committed last month, but the signing puts him official on the men’s basketball roster for the 2026-27 season. Last season with the Hoyas the New Zealand native averaged 9.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and nearly 20 minutes per game. Advertisement It’s the …

The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft takes place on Tuesday, June 23. There’s a strong possibility that 2025-26 Duke basketball teammates Cameron Boozer and Isaiah Evans both come off the board that night. But judging by recent mock drafts, there’s also an outside chance that Evans will have to wait until the second round the following night. On …

The transfer portal continues to change college basketball rosters at a nonstop pace, and Tuesday brought another move that caught attention across multiple programs. When a player with proven production changes destinations, it rarely happens quietly. That was the case when Jordan Marsh made his decision to join the Temple Owls, adding an experienced guard with a track record of …

After one of the most hectic multi-week stretches the sport has ever seen, the college basketball transfer portal is finally closed and commitments are slowing down. Many teams – like the Badgers, who have just one more spot to fill on their 2026-27 roster – have largely finished building their squads for next season. Advertisement As such, early reviews of …

On March 22, sophomore guard Kameron Mercer won an Ohio Division I state basketball title with his Princeton Vikings team in Dayton. A little over a month later, the five-star prospect has been offered by new University of Cincinnati Bearcats coach Jerrod Calhoun. Mercer posted the news on his social media accounts May 5. Technically, Mercer was first offered by …

MADISON – When Alie Bisballe committed to the Wisconsin women’s basketball program during the summer of 2023, she had an scholarship on the table from Michigan State. After the 6-foot-4 forward entered the transfer portal last month, the Spartans came calling again. This time she accepted their offer. Advertisement Bisballe announced her commitment to the Spartans May 5. The move …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs already have five newcomers set to join the program in 2026-27, their first year in the new look Pac-12. The team still has five additional roster spots to fill, however, and could use more experience and depth at nearly every position. Currently, the only player on Gonzaga’s roster with more than 35 games played …