College Basketball

While there are still about six weeks remaining until the start of the 2026-27 college basketball season, practice begins later this month. The first exhibition games happen in mid-October, about a month from now. With those things ramping up, teams undoubtedly would like to be at full strength right from day one, but unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like that will …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – If there is any coach in college athletics who has been a full supporter of the Protect College Sports Act it’s Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari. The third-year Razorbacks coach was in Washington D.C. on Monday to provide his input as to why PCSA of 2026 is pivotal to the future of ameturism in American college …

We’ve finally reached the top five in our countdown of the top 20 UCLA Bruins of all time. When ranking the best 20 Bruins in UCLA’s history, there is no shortage of players who won National Championships under John Wooden. However, this Bruin managed to pair a National Championship win with one of the best individual peaks of any other …

One of the biggest national media analysts in college basketball is expecting big things from Jordan Scott this season. We are quickly approaching the college basketball season, with the Spartans set to begin exhibition play next month. With the college basketball season nearly here, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports has released a list of 15 players that he believes will …

The St. John’s men’s basketball team unveiled its full 31-game regular season schedule for the 2026-27 season on Monday, which features at least a dozen regular season home games at Madison Square Garden. Tip-off times and broadcast information have not been announced yet. For the first time in program history, the Red Storm are set to play all of their …

FORT WORTH – TCU basketball is heading back to a national television spotlight, and the Horned Frogs won’t be getting an easy assignment. The Big 12 announced Monday that TCU will visit Arizona on Feb. 8, 2027, as part of ESPN’s Big Monday package. The game is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, putting Jamie Dixon’s program on one …

Michigan State just wrapped up a tradition unlike any other. Grind Week. Throughout the week, the Spartans welcomed a litany of recruits to East Lansing as alumni, current players and coaches all worked together to prepare the team for the upcoming season. Advertisement For head coach Tom Izzo, it is also an opportunity to give some of his top recruiting …

The Michigan State basketball non-conference schedule has gained another piece of the puzzle. December 5, currently slotted between Arkansas and Merrimack, will see the Spartans take on the Drake Bulldogs. Advertisement This marks the eighth non-conference game currently scheduled for Michigan State. The Spartans had 11 non-conference regular-season games last season, so it is reasonable to expect a couple more …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mid-Major fans and fans across the country. College basketball is littered with traditions. Passionate fanbases. Quirky rituals. Longstanding rivalries. The sport has it all. Advertisement But we want to know which tradition among mid-majors is the best? The …

Michigan State basketball is set to host one of the top programs from the Missouri Valley Conference over the last decade this season. Another non-conference matchup for the Spartans has been announced, as the Drake Bulldogs revealed they will be coming to the Breslin Center in early December. The Bulldogs released their official non-conference schedule for the upcoming season this …

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 …