College Basketball

The 6-7, 215-pound wing, Iowa Hawkeyes wing Tavion Banks, received an extra year of college eligibility through the state of Colorado’s injunction against the NCAA. After the eligibility ruling, Banks told 247 Sports that the Gonzaga Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, and Oklahoma Sooners are his four choices for his last college basketball campaign. A return to Iowa City, …

Indiana transfer forward Reed Bailey has signed with St. John’s, On3’s Pete Nakos reports. Bailey entered the Portal with a ‘do not contact’ tag earlier in the day. In his lone season at Indiana, Bailey averaged 8.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists across 32 games (10 starts). Prior to his stint in Bloomington, Bailey played at Davidson from 2022-2025. …

Several of the best teams in women’s college basketball are heading to Phoenix for the inaugural Scripps Sports Women’s Basketball Showcase on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at Mortgage Matchup Center. The showcase will feature two marquee matchups, with defending national champion UCLA facing Duke and USC taking on Miami. Advertisement The Bruins will look different from their national championship team as …

Jaxon Kohler’s time with Michigan State basketball is done, but a return to college might be in his future. The big man who played the past four years for Tom Izzo reportedly is taking advantage of federal court injunctions and entering his name in the transfer portal, according to On3.com. Kohler went undrafted but played for his home state Utah …

There seems to be one position battle among the Duke basketball roster that stands above the rest. Most of the starting spots for the 2026-27 Blue Devils seem to be set in stone. The two that have sparked at least some debate are the point guard and power forward positions. Mar 29, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard …

Maryland forward Elijah Saunders plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, On3’s Joe Tipton has learned. Saunders played four years of college basketball at San Diego State, Virginia and this past year at Maryland. In light of a court ruling and the new five-for-five rule in NCAA eligibility, Saunders plans to enter the portal to explore his options regarding a …

After hiring head coach Gerry McNamara this offseason and reshaping the roster through the transfer portal, it’s clear that the Syracuse men’s basketball program is on the right track back toward competitiveness.  However, the national pundits don’t think they’ve improved enough yet. Advertisement On Tuesday, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, the most decorated “bracketologist” out there, released a “way too early bracketology” …

A former Spartans star is set to formally enter the transfer portal and find a new home for his final season of college hoops. As many expected for weeks, Michigan State basketball forward Jaxon Kohler will enter the transfer portal in search of a new team for his fifth year of college basketball. Joe Tipton of On3 reported the news …

2027 four-star point guard Antonio Pemberton will visit Tennessee on Friday, according to Sam Kayser of League Ready. He will also visit Kansas, Creighton, Michigan State, Ohio State, Boston College and UCLA between August and October. The 6-foot-1, 165-pound prospect is from Wolfeboro, New Hampshire and plays for Masters Academy International in Hanover, Massachusetts. 247Sports ranks him as the No. …

While Kentucky Basketball is focused on landing Mark Mitchell to round out the 2026-27 roster, there are a few other contenders for that final spot, namely Michigan State forward Jaxon Kohler. On Tuesday, On3’s Joe Tipton reported that Kohler was officially entering the transfer portal now that he’s been granted a TRO against the NCAA as part of the California …

Texas transfer guard Jordan Pope has committed to Texas A&M, his agents at Momentous Sports told On3. The 6-foot-1 senior averaged 13.1 points per game this past season, shooting 37.2% from three. He scored 20 or more points in four games, including a season-high 30 points in an overtime loss to Oklahoma. Pope played two seasons at Texas after beginning his …

We have spent a ton of time this summer talking about Duke basketball’s upcoming non-conference slate for the 2026-27 college basketball season. The Blue Devils will face arguably the toughest non-con schedule of any team in the sport next season, something that Duke fans are getting accustomed to under head coach Jon Scheyer. Mar 27, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke …

In just 11 days, there will be a regular season football game at Scott Stadium. Virginia’s 2026 campaign begins with a crucial ACC battle, and continues with several months of high-stakes Saturdays. In advance of the 2026 season, here is a final score prediction for each game. NC State The Cavaliers have a major advantage in experience, continuity and a …

Gary Parrish is the well-known national college basketball writer and commentator who now works for CBS Sports. His Eye On College Basketball Podcast is producing episodes as part of a Summer Shootaround series looking at major offseason topics and points of focus. He put together an Arkansas episode last week with Kyle Tucker, a basketball writer and editor at 247Sports …

Coach Brad Underwood’s Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball program is riding high after last year’s Final Four performance and sensing a wave of opportunity after the Big Ten won its first national title since 2000.  The Fighting Illini are hoping to win their first national title this coming season, but Underwood is on a six-year deal that runs through June …

In three of the last four NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournaments, we’ve seen a program that has never won a national title before come one win short of shedding that stigma forever. It was San Diego State in 2023, Purdue a year later, and then Houston in 2025. The landscape of the sport has shifted dramatically in recent years (Have you …

#1 – UNC || #2 – NC State || #3 – Wake Forest || #4 – Virginia || #5 – Clemson||#6 – Miami || #7 – Louisville || #8 – Pitt || #9 – Georgia Tech || #10 – Syracuse || #11 – Boston College What to make of the Hokies?  Advertisement They lost two major pieces from last season. Tobi Lawal is now with the Dallas Mavericks, and Neoklis Avdalas, most unfortunately, is a Tar …

The Gonzaga Bulldogs have already landed two star players from the 5-in-5 eligibility rulings, but they aren’t done yet. Even as the team circles a potential starting point guard – with Xaivian Lee and Donovan Dent thought to be the top targets – Gonzaga remains on the hunt for more perimeter scoring to bolster this program heading into the new-look …

In scheduling for the coming University of Washington basketball season, it’s been all about the Bs so far — Big Ten conference games that are pending and set meetings with BYU and now Baylor. On Monday, the Huskies revealed they will host the latter, the Big 12’s Bears, in what’s being promoted as the inaugural Seattle Holiday Classic at Climate …

After Illinois made the Final Four for the first time since 2005 last season, it feels like the Illini will be around for the long haul. Head coach Brad Underwood is doing everything in his power to ensure that, especially when it comes to bringing in top-ranked talent. Last week, Underwood received the news that five-star guard Brady Pettigrew will …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have had a chaotic roller coaster of an offseason, with multiple surprise departures, NCAA confusion, and recently an influx of talented players becoming available just when the team needed them the most. Even now, in mid-August, the Zags do not have a full roster – with at least one open spot and as many …

CBS Sports analysts high on Duke in 2026-27 The countdown to the 2026-27 college basketball season rolls on as we are just under three months away from tipoff in November. For the Duke Blue Devils, it’s been another offseason with excitement and high expectations.  Advertisement Jon Scheyer and his staff have reloaded with the roster once again, welcoming in the …

The Kentucky basketball season is quickly approaching, and fans are getting really excited about the roster Mark Pope has for his third year in Lexington. Coach Pope has a good mix of veteran players who have already proven their value in college hoops and young players with a ton of upside. The players on the roster who have a ton …

Texas transfer guard Jordan Pope has committed to Texas A&M, a source told On3. The 6-foot-1 senior averaged 13.1 points per game this past season, shooting 37.2% from three. He scored 20 or more points in four games, including a season-high 30 points in an overtime loss to Oklahoma. Pope played two seasons at Texas after beginning his career at Oregon …

Per Coppin State’s official schedule release, the Eagles will be traveling to Villanova for a late-November clash. A year ago, Coppin State finished 7-24 (5-9 in MEAC play), which was good for sixth in an eight-team league. The Eagles were ineligible for the MEAC Tournament due to Academic Progress Rate penalties issued by the NCAA. Coppin State is led by …