College Basketball

The upcoming 2026-27 season is the first in which the NCAA upped the maximum number of regular season games to 32. For Syracuse and the other 17 ACC teams, that means scheduling 14 non-conference games to pair with the 18 league match-ups, before the ACC Tournament is contested next season with a one-year move to Greensboro. Advertisement Through various reporting …

The college landscape has changed once again, this time for the better. On Tuesday, the NCAA Division I Cabinet unanimously approved a shift to a five-year eligibility model. The rules, however, will not allow those who have exhausted their final year of eligibility during the 2025-26 academic year to get an extra year, as you can see in the graphic …

There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the state of college basketball after Dusty May’s decision to leave Michigan for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. Jay Bilas told Front Office Sports that the timing of May’s departure was less than ideal. May even spoke about the tumultuous state of college basketball to Jeff Goodman on The Field of 68 show …

Derrick White already has just added another line to his already impressive basketball resume. The Boston Celtics guard was named Colorado’s president of basketball strategy, where he will help mentor Buffaloes players and presumably help the program recruit players down the road by “inspiring future Buffaloes.” Advertisement White played his college basketball at Colorado as a senior, where he averaged …

We have released a few projected starting lineups for the 2026-27 Duke basketball program throughout the offseason, but some late additions could prompt changes. For the most part, the starting five is known. However, there are a few positions, namely point guard and power forward, that seem like the two most open position battles on the roster right now. Mar …

The 2026-27 Auburn men’s basketball roster is taking shape. On Tuesday, the Tigers officially signed one of the top international players in Lithuanian guard Mantas Rubstavicius. He is one of the final players to make up the group that Steven Pearl will be leading into the upcoming season. Rubstavicius is an extremely talented player who is a scoring threat in …

On Monday, it was reported that former Michigan head coach Dusty May was leaving Ann Arbor to take over as the next head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. It was later reported that the Mavericks were also heavily interested in Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer. The two sides even went so far as to hold a meeting, where Scheyer …

The second year of the Richard Pitino era at Xavier University will begin at Cintas Center on Monday, Nov. 2. According to a report from Rocco Miller, the Musketeers will open the 2026-27 campaign against Mount St. Mary’s. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Xavier finished 15-18 overall last season and went 12-6 at home. The Musketeers were 7-1 at Cintas Center during …

Yesterday, CBS Sports college basketball insider John Rothstein reported that Syracuse men’s basketball will face UConn in an exhibition game this October. The matchup is scheduled for October 13 at Mohegan Sun, approximately two weeks before the start of the regular season for both programs. Advertisement The announcement quickly generated excitement among fans, as it will provide Syracuse with an …

Indiana men’s basketball has not signed a center out of high school since Logan Duncomb committed to play for Archie Miller on April 7th, 2020. He appeared in 18 total games for Indiana over the course of two seasons, before transferring to Xavier, then Winthrop and finally Notre Dame. In that time, Indiana has had five different centers start. Trayce …

It’s Day 2 of the 2026 NBA Draft. The Sacramento Kings were active on Day 1, taking an anticipated franchise cornerstone prospect in Darius Acuff Jr. at No. 7 and pairing another shooter and winning role player with him at No. 29 in Alex Karaban, following a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers sending the No. 34 pick and a future …

NC State will not be playing at VCU this basketball season, instead choosing to buy out that game, which isn’t terribly surprising given the coaching change. NC State’s win over VCU in November ended up being one of its best wins of the season, as the Rams went on to become A-10 champions. They also had the courtesy to knock …

One of the greatest endings of an NCAA championship game, and possibly the greatest, was the 2016 Villanova-UNC epic, which played out in Houston’s NRG Stadium. It was a tremendous game, but what people remember best are the final two plays. Advertisement After Villanova’s Josh Hart put the Wildcats up 74-71 at the free throw line, UNC’s Marcus Paige came …

FAYETTEVILLE — Darius Acuff Jr. is a King. It’s a fitting sentence to scribble after covering his one-and-only year with Arkansas basketball. The point guard from Detroit wore the crown for the Razorbacks in a season that cemented his own legacy and assured Arkansas fans that John Calipari had not lost his fastball. Advertisement The Sacramento Kings selected Acuff with …

It was really only a matter of if, not when, former Iowa Hawkeyes star point guard Bennett Stirtz was going to hear his name called in the 2026 NBA Draft. With the No. 16 pick in the first round, Bennett Stirtz was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies, then promptly traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. What about his Iowa career …

Former Duke Blue Devil Isaiah Evans will exit the NBA Draft Green Room on Tuesday night without hearing his name called. Evans, who had a very interesting decision to make this offseason regarding a return to college basketball or making the jump to the NBA, has officially fallen out of the first round of the draft entirely. Mar 29, 2026; …

BROOKLYN – Arkansas point guard Darius Acuff is the first of three Razorbacks off the board in the 2026 NBA Draft Tuesday night when he was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the No. 7 overall pick in the first round. Acuff’s selection makes him the highest drafted player from Arkansas since 2023 when Anthony Black went No. 6 overall …

BYU basketball shares perfect meme after Wizards’ AJ Dybantsa draft pick appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. BYU’s social media department wasted little time in congratulating star forward AJ Dybantsa, who was selected by the Washington Wizards with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft on Tuesday night. The Cougars borrowed …

The Hawks have made their second pick of the night, and this time it’s a frontcourt player. Zuby Ejiofor is a power forward from St. John’s University who is probably well-known to college basketball fans. After a season at Kansas, Ejiofor transfers to St. John’s, and by his senior year his production put him on the draft map. Over the …

USC Trojans guard Rodney Rice spoke to the media on Monday. He could have departed USC after last season but opted to return for a second year in Los Angeles. Rodney Rice on USC: “I Love It Here” Nov 14, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Southern California Trojans guard Rodney Rice (1) dribbles the ball against Illinois State Redbirds guard Johnny …

Nate Ament was a Tennessee Volunteers one-and-done, spending his freshman season in Knoxville before declaring for the 2026 NBA Draft. Ament is expected to be a lottery pick in the draft, and his standout play is a large reason why. The 6-foot-10 forward averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 29.7 minutes per game during the 2025-26 men’s …

The 2026 NBA Draft is near, and the Phoenix Suns are looking to add another young player capable of contributing right away while still holding development for the future. Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro seems to have a pulse on exactly who the Suns are targeting. Advertisement Six players, according to Gambo, Phoenix covets during this draft – whether it be …

The Washington Wizards have selected Brigham Young forward Anicet Dybantsa, Jr. with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Going forward, we’ll just call him AJ Dybantsa. Dybantsa, 19, is a skilled forward who possesses elite scoring ability, athleticism and All-NBA upside. Advertisement During his lone season at BYU, the Massachusetts native scored a Division-I best 25.5 points …

With the 10th pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, the Milwaukee Bucks have selected Arizona guard Brayden Burries, whose offensive versatility and toughness should immediately translate to the pro level. Burries, a 6-foot-4 combo guard, made the most of his one season at Arizona, leading the Wildcats to their first Final Four in 25 years while earning All-Big 12 First …

Warriors’ Yaxel Lendeborg once had the best single-game stats in college basketball history originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Yaxel Lendeborg just won a national title with Michigan, but before that, he was a mid-major superstar at UAB. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Now, he’s heading to the NBA with the …