College Basketball

Former Arizona Wildcats guard Kerr Kriisa has been arrested by the FBI for his connection in a multimillion dollar fraud scheme, according to KSR of On3. Kriisa is being extradited back to Kentucky with a court hearing scheduled for next week, the site reported, citing multiple sources. Kriisa was in Kentucky preparing to play for La Familia in The Basketball …

The Duke basketball program and its fan base have a lot to be excited about heading into the 2026-27 college basketball season. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff put together arguably the best offseason of any team in the sport. Duke returned three of its five starters from a season ago in Patrick Ngongba, Dame Sarr, and Caleb Foster. …

Recent reports have suggested that Nikola Kusturica may have already secured a massive $12 million move to UCLA. However, an insider synonymous with Kentucky has now claimed that that might not be the case yet. The Serbian had offers from several schools, including UCLA and Kentucky, but reports suggested the UCLA move was all but done, with an NIL deal …

What better way to spend Independence Day than to freshen up on the competition? 2025-26 Season Recap: 12-20 record, 7-13 in conference play Finished in 7th place in the Big East, tied with Providence and Butler Lost to Xavier in the Big East Tournament (Opening Round) Head Coach: Shaka Smart returns for his sixth season at the helm Departing players: …

You may have noticed the recent announcement that USF has started a home-and-home men’s basketball series with George Mason University. About 24 hours after that became public, there was another story about Patriots basketball. They signed 7-foot center James Nnaji, who was at Baylor last season but entered the Transfer Portal after one year with the Bears. Advertisement But that’s …

Howdy, y’all! We are back again with another summer basketball preview, and today we’re taking a look at the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Minnesota finished last season at 15-18 with an 8-12 conference record, good for 11th in the Big Ten in head coach Niko Medved’s first year. They’ll be going into the season without two of their top scorers from …

Today, we continue our list of the best Michigan men’s basketball players since 1989 with a program hero who helped right the ship after the Ed Martin scandal — three-time All Big Ten honoree Manny Harris. No. 9 – Manny Harris – Score: 113.0 Michigan went 11 years without sniffing the NCAA Tournament in part because of the NCAA sanctions, …

Last offseason, Kentucky Basketball was considered a top-10 team and a true title contender, but ended the season as one of the most disappointing teams in the country, winning just one game in the NCAA Tournament. This offseason, Kentucky is barely cracking the top 15 in most preseason rankings and will look to climb the rankings throughout the season rather …

The Iowa State Cyclones have a few massive holes to fill in their lineup with key contributors not returning to the team for the 2026-27 season. While Tamin Lipsey, Joshua Jefferson and Nate Heise exhausted eligibility, the team also lost Milan Momcilovic. Because of the timeline of having to declare for the 2026 NBA Draft and withdrawal, he entered the …

Tylen Riley is all in on his new basketball home in Cincinnati. The new Bearcats star guard chatted extensively with Zach Schuz on The Schuz Show recently and broke down picking Cincinnati in the transfer portal this offseason. The former Tulsa guard was one of the best players in the AAC last season and is a strong candidate to lead …

Milan Momcilovic’s address to the media on Thursday gave everyone an insight into how the big man is adapting to life in Kentucky, and it appears that he’s already been noticing his new surroundings very closely. When asked about which Kentucky player surprised him during the summer workouts, the Iowa State transfer was quick to point out Trent Noah as …

We all know how big of a get Milan Momcilovic is for this Kentucky roster. The Wildcats badly needed a go-to scorer and someone who can really knock down shots when you need him to. That’s exactly what Momcilovic is. He led college basketball in three-point percentage last season, shooting it at 48.7% on 136 makes, the most in Iowa …

Even though Milan Momcilovic spent the first three seasons at Iowa State, he’s aware of the rivalry he’s coming to at Kentucky. Yes, there’s Kentucky – Louisville. There’s also Kentucky – Tennessee. Given how each of the five games has gone between Kentucky and Tennessee in Mark Pope’s first two seasons, with Kentucky 4-1 in those games, Momcilovic is walking …

With the Eurobasket U20 tournament looming, Washington Huskies forward Nikola Dzepina looks like he could be one of the big stars of the competition. In an exhibition game against Turkey, the 6-foot-10 member of Team Serbia posted a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double while adding 3 assists and 2 blocks in the friendly, showcasing the complete skill set that made Danny Sprinkle …

Incoming Duke basketball freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje is currently competing with Team USA at the FIBA U17 World Cup in Istanbul. Boumtje Boumtje is the lone representative of the team from the 2026 recruiting class, as the 7’1″ big man made the final 12-man roster from an original group of 36 players. Mar 26, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff had a busy last weekend on the recruiting front, sending out several offers to a few elite future Blue Devil prospects. Scheyer and Co. sent offers out to recruits in both the 2027 and 2028 recruiting classes. The Blue Devils have already earned one 2027 commitment in 4-star forward Kager Knueppel, …

One of the themes we’ve stressed over the last few years is the need for better coaching in the ACC. It hasn’t been a problem for Duke, obviously, but at UNC, NC State, Syracuse, Boston College, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, and Louisville until Pat Kelsey took over, it’s often been a disappointment. In general, ACC coaching has improved. We can’t …

Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2027 basketball signing class. Four-star power forward Davis Cochran named Tennessee in his top eight schools, along with Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Clemson, Virginia and Cincinnati, according to Joe Tipton of On3. Advertisement The 6-foot-9, 220-pound prospect is an in-state target from Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Tennessee. 247Sports ranks him as the …

Over the last several recruiting classes, the University of Kentucky Basketball program has come up short in terms of landing the “big fish” in either recruiting or the transfer portal. But recently, head coach Mark Pope and his staff landed Milan Momcilovic — the top target in the entire transfer portal — from Iowa State to join their team for …

In December 2025, Baylor basketball was gearing up to head into the most difficult conference slate the program had ever seen. Sitting at an 8-2 record heading into the Christmasbreak,the Bearsknew if they were to keep their winning ways up, some holes needed to be filled. Rumors had been circling the team concerning themid-seasonaddition of alob-threat and defensive anchor that …

It’s early July, and incoming Illinois transfer Stefan Vaaks is currently repping his national team (Estonia), while Illini freshman Quentin Coleman has spent time with Team USA and is now attending the Jayson Tatum Camp. Seemingly, there is no internal pressure encouraging players to spend the entirety of their summer in Champaign. As Illinois coach Brad Underwood said in Tuesday’s …

Illinois had to address a need this offseason. Sure, the returning quintet of David Mirkovic, Andrej Stojakovic, Jake Davis, Tomislav Ivisic and Zvonimir Ivisic offers the Illini a superb combination of size, shooting, IQ and overall playmaking – but there was still something (or, more accurately, someone) missing. Who would be the go-to perimeter option? Who was poised to be …

The USC Trojans men’s basketball team has retooled for the 2026-27 season. After a season where the Trojans went 8-14 overall and 7-13 in Big Ten play, coach Eric Musselman has accumulated a roster stacked with potential and proven talent to help USC return to the NCAA Tournament. One of the most crucial additions to USC’s roster is former Colgate …

There is always plenty of debate among Illinois fans about who the university’s biggest rival is. Isaac, Greg, and I discussed the topic and held an Illinois rivalry draft on The Champaign Room Podcast, and the conversation continued across social media. The nine schools we identified as rivals were Northwestern, Purdue, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio …

The Gonzaga Bulldogs are officially members of the Pac-12 conference, a massive shift for a program that was in the WCC for nearly half a century. While the WCC was kind to Gonzaga, the new Pac-12 provides plenty of substantial benefits that the West Coast Conference could not – including more financial security, brand exposure across linear TV stations, and …