College Basketball

Nate Ament has been drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks at pick No. 13. The pick was a result of the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade earlier in the day. The Bucks selected Brayden Burries with the No. 10 overall pick. Ament averaged 16.7 points per game for Tennessee last season. He pulled down 6.3 boards and averaged 2.3 assists. Defensively, Ament put …

The wait is over for Nate Ament. Ament, who played only one season for Tennessee basketball, was selected with the 13th pick in the first round by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2026 NBA Draft on June 23. The 6-foot-10, two-way forward had long been on the radar of NBA scouts. The former No. 4 player in the country was …

Michigan Wolverines forward Morez Johnson Jr. was just selected at No. 9 overall in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Playing alongside fellow NBA Draft prospects Aday Mara and Yaxel Lendeborg, Johnson became a critical contributor in the Wolverines’ title run, averaging 13.1 points and 7.3 rebounds, shooting 62.3 percent from the field, and …

Michigan men’s basketball officially elevated Mike Boynton to interim head coach on Tuesday, June 23, after Dusty May left for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. The change could have a role in the Wolverines’ roster ahead of next season. While Michigan has built a group of talented players through the transfer portal and high school ranks for 2026-27, those players will …

Follow along for every pick of the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft. The 2026 NBA Draft is widely considered one of the most talented in recent memory. But once the top prospects are off the board, who are the other players who could help a franchise? Advertisement Even many casual basketball fans know the collegiate stars like AJ …

Former Michigan head coach Dusty May has agreed to a deal to become the next head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, as reports confirmed on Monday. Both May and Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer were heavily pursued by the Mavericks, and Scheyer was considered one of the top candidates in the entire search. In the end, Scheyer turned down …

NEW YORK – Alabama basketball assembles the toughest schedule in all of college basketball on an annual basis. The Crimson Tide was first in the country in strength of schedule for four consecutive seasons before it was No. 2 in 2025-26. This past season’s opponents featured many players in what has been widely regarded as a stellar NBA Draft class. …

The Duke Blue Devils will be one of the premier teams in college basketball next season. Head coach Jon Scheyer will enter the 2026-27 campaign with the best chance to win a national title since he took over in Durham. This could easily be the best defensive team Scheyer has had yet, as well as the most well-rounded offensive squad. …

The NBA Draft is set to get going this evening, and there is one former Kentucky Wildcat hoping to hear his name called. That former Wildcat is Jayden Quaintance, who didn’t see the floor much this season due to his knee injury. This knee injury has had a real effect on his stock in this NBA Draft, so it will …

Ben McCollum means business, and that message could not get any clearer for those who may have been wondering about his commitment to the Iowa Hawkeyes or his plans for taking them to the next level. He is putting any questions to rest with his fearlessness in scheduling power conference opponents for the Hawkeyes during the 2026-27 season. With games …

It looks like Syracuse basketball has decided on its three-game allotment of exhibition games for the upcoming season, and none of the contests will be played in the Dome. After announcing a return to Buffalo’s Key Bank Center for a meeting against Niagara on October 24, and the reports of a matchup against Gerry McNamara’s former school Siena for a …

Virginia Tech men’s basketball has revealed another one of its non-conference showdowns. The Hokies will contest Iowa in a neutral-site showdown at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 10. It will be the two teams’ second meeting in Iowa following a 2009 trip to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for that year’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Virginia Tech is …

One of the new faces coming to Aggieland for the 2026-27 campaign was shown some respect as he made the cut into the top 60 players for the upcoming college basketball season. It was PJ Haggerty, and he was given a favorable spot on this list created by the College Basketball Report. He was No. 34 out of the top …

Here’s my final ranking of the top 100 prospects in the 2026 NBA Draft (8 p.m ET, ABC). Also, be sure to check out the 2026 NBA Draft Guide, which features multiple big boards, a full two-round mock draft, and scouting reports on all 100 of these prospects. 1. Cameron Boozer, 6-8, Duke freshman forward At 6-foot-8 and 253 pounds, …

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Our countdown of the top 15 highlights from the past year of Kentucky Wildcats sports continues. For the No. 3 spot, we head back to the basketball court, and a big moment from freshman sensation Malachi Moreno, who came up clutch in a big way. The Wildcats opened up SEC play last season in disappointing fashion. They started out 0-2 …

Giannis Antetokounmpo is heading to Miami, which means that the Celtics hold onto the No. 27 pick in the first round of the draft – at least for now. So, in the aftermath of the trade that never was, let’s take a look at five potential first-round prospects for Boston. Advertisement Alex Karaban – forward from UConn UConn Huskies forward …

The Oklahoma Sooners finished off their incredible run through the postseason with a 13-2 win over North Carolina to clinch the national championship. In the wake of their third baseball national championship, the Sooners took the top spot in the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll. Oklahoma was unranked in the final poll prior to the NCAA tournament, which makes their …

The 2026 college baseball season concluded Monday with a national championship game. Oklahoma defeated North Carolina, 13-2, at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. The Sooners won their third national title in program history (1951, 1994, 2026). Advertisement Tennessee’s 2026 season ended May 30 in the NCAA Tournament Chapel Hill Regional with a 38-22 (15-15 SEC) record. The Vols …

Dusty May’s late-June departure for the NBA is incredibly rare. It has been done before, but it hasn’t been done since another Michigan coach, John Beilein, left for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2019. The dream of a Michigan dynasty under May is now dead, so what should Michigan fans expect next year? Obviously there are still a ton of moving …

Dusty May shocked the college basketball world, finalizing a deal with the Dallas Mavericks after leading the Michigan Wolverines to a National Championship title this past season. With the 49-year-old head coach leaving Ann Arbor, players will be granted a 15-day transfer window that begins five days after the program publicly announces its next head coach, and Mike Boynton has …

In all reality, the Duke basketball program doesn’t need much more addition ahead of the 2026-27 college basketball season. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff built what is potentially the deepest and most complete rotation in college basketball, headlined by three returning starters, a couple of high-profile transfer portal pickups, and the No. 1-ranked 2026 high school recruiting class. …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan, coming off a national championship in basketball, suddenly had a coaching search no one seemed to see coming. Athletic director Warde Manuel didn’t take much time to make a move. Advertisement Mike Boynton was promoted to interim coach to replace Dusty May, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. The …

In a shocking turn of events, Michigan’s head coach, Dusty May, has left Michigan for the NBA. In two years with the Wolverines, May turned the program from one of the worst in the Big Ten to a national champion. May built his team through the transfer portal, bringing in guys such as Yaxel Lendeborg, Aday Mara, Morez Johnson, and …

The day is finally upon us. The 2026 NBA Draft class, long projected for years to be one of the best of its generation, is finally here. I watched over 100 prospects in this year’s class. So, without further ado, here are my final prospect rankings. TIER 1 (Franchise Talent – All NBA – MVP-Caliber Ceiling) 1 – Darryn Peterson, …