College Basketball

After USC Trojans and coach Eric Musselman were unable to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, it seems that after a busy offseason, USC may be trending in the right direction. Through this offseason, Musselman and the Trojans have made several additions across the roster through the transfer portal and high school recruiting. USC was also able to get three key …

The Iowa State Cyclones are well-known as one of the better programs in college basketball. With history, passionate fans, and a bright future, Iowa State is clearly one of the premier programs in the sport. With that being said, there is still a clear gap between some of the top dogs and the Cyclones. The Duke Blue Devils, Kansas Jayhawks, …

If the UCLA men’s basketball team is going to perform up to its standards and expectations during the 2026-27 season, it’ll require much of the new roster stepping up. The Bruins have lost several players to graduation, potential NBA and pro basketball careers, and the transfer portal, leaving much to be reconstructed in the offseason. However, they still have players …

Villanova may not have won the national title last season, but the Catholic university has been on a roll as of late. Not only have they produced the current pope, but they also produced three basketball stars that led the New York Knicks to an NBA title. Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges did not just lead the Wildcats …

Michigan State University athletic director Jason Batt had quite the eventful 2025-26 season as his first campaign as the school’s head of athletics. The college football team, coached by Pat Fitzgerald, was unable to make that season’s college football playoff and did not participate in any postseason bowls. For coach Tom Izzo’s men’s basketball squad, Michigan State made it to …

The Bruins are in the midst of becoming one of the more hyped teams going into next season in all of college basketball, whether it be from the players that they have recruited in the transfer portal, are bringing in through high school recruitment, or players they managed to keep in Westwood. On top of all of the good things …

One of the four Alabama State men’s basketball players ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA earlier this month is disputing his alleged role in a point-shaving scheme. In an interview with the Memphis Commercial Appeal, a part of the USA TODAY network, TJ Madlock said he did not accept payments from gamblers to fix the outcome of his team’s 81-64 …

Happy Sunday, Big Blue Nation. The biggest news surrounding Kentucky athletics on Saturday centered around the future leadership of the athletic department. Multiple reports indicate that Kentucky is zeroing in on Michigan State athletic director J Batt as the leading candidate to replace Mitch Barnhart, who is set to retire in late June after 24 years as the Wildcats’ athletic …

In recent years, Illinois basketball has gone out of its way to seek out the toughest matchups. As a member of the Big Ten, which has cemented itself as the premier league in the country, the Illini already get their fair share of grueling battles after the New Year. But given Brad Underwood’s penchant for testing his program in November …

Following a 2025-26 season in which the USC men’s basketball team finished with an 18-14 overall record and went 7-13 in conference play, the Trojans, in their third season under coach Eric Musselman, are looking to get back on track and make an expanded 76-team NCAA Tournament. The Trojans have a talented roster with the return of star guards Rodney …

Just as soon as the Iowa Hawkeyes wrapped up a run to the Elite 8 and capped off a strong season in 2025-26, the first page of the next chapter is already being written. The Hawkeyes and head coach Ben McCollum are getting summer workouts underway with a revamped roster as they enter Year 2 of this new era with …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs retained three key contributors from last year’s roster and added two excellent transfers to build a starting lineup that can compete with anyone in college basketball in 2026-27. The problem? They hardly have anyone else on the team – and the guys they do have have a combined zero games played at the collegiate …

Missouri basketball is primed for an uber-important 2026-27 season, with expectations surrounding the program being arguably the highest since head coach Dennis Gates took over. After back-to-back first-round exits in the NCAA Tournament, incoming five-star freshman Jason Crowe Jr., along with a plethora of other incoming and returning talent, will look to lead the Tigers further into the postseason. One …

7-foot-3 Italian center commits to Villanova appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. On Saturday afternoon, 7-foot-3 Italian center Luigi Suigo officially withdrew from the 2026 NBA Draft and committed to playing college basketball at Villanova in 2026/27. Advertisement The 19-year-old from Tradate, Varese, Italy, had been evaluating his professional options throughout the draft …

It may be several more months before fifth-year Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his cohorts begin officially targeting prospects in the 2028 recruiting arena. That said, it wouldn’t be a surprise if one or more land an offer from the Blue Devils in the coming weeks, as Monday marks the first day that college coaches can directly contact …

On Saturday afternoon, Arkansas head coach John Calipari shared the news that sophomore guard Isaiah Sealy injured his knee Friday and will require surgery. “We don’t know the timeline,” Calipari said in a social media post. “I am disappointed for him because he has gotten so much better and spent time working on his game.” A Springdale, Ark., native, Sealy …

Villanova basketball has yet to recreate the success it had in the Jay Wright era, as it hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since the Basketball Hall of Famer’s last season in 2021-22. However, first-year head coach Kevin Willard got the program back to the tournament for the first time since then this past season. The Wildcats made the tournament …

The lone Kansas basketball player receiving attention leading up to the NBA Draft is star guard Darryn Peterson, and rightfully so. The phenom is considered a generational prospect and is viewed as a likely top-2 pick next week. While he deserves all the hype he has been receiving, some of his former teammates also have an opportunity to carve out …

The NCAA Tournament is a unique experience for teams and fanbases. On one hand, an early exit or upset by a lower-ranked team can completely taint a season and turn the offseason into doom and gloom with no signs of hope. On the other hand, a run in March Madness can completely flip the script and create a palpable buzz …

UCLA is one of the true top-tier programs in college basketball, contributing plenty of entertaining championship-caliber teams and players, and the greatest college basketball coach of all time in John Wooden. The Bruin basketball legacy puts plenty of pressure on those who wear the uniform to live up to the accomplishments of the greats who came before them, but lately, …

Former Duke Blue Devil Isaiah Evans has seen his draft stock fluctuate a lot in recent weeks, but the most recent projections favor him much more than what he’s been seeing of late. Evans blossomed into a true secondary scorer for the Blue Devils as a sophomore last season. After averaging a little over 6 points per game as a …

The Illinois basketball program is struggling to surpass the Michigan Wolverines in various Big Ten power rankings across the internet. Coming off a run to the Final Four, the Illini have had a great offseason. They were fortunate enough to retain five of their key offensive weapons from a year ago, while also signing an elite recruiting class led by …

An interesting piece of news surfaced earlier this week when an Arkansas insider reported that former Razorback big man Malique Ewin was interested in Kansas. The former Ole Miss and Florida State standout is coming off a season in which he served as Arkansas’ sixth man off the bench. While the source was unconfirmed, it gave Jayhawk fans a sliver …

Happy FIFA World Cup Week to all, and happy National Peanut Butter Cookie Day to those without the world’s most common food allergy. Welcome to another edition of “You’re Nuts”, where our basketball writers pass the time during the long, grueling off-season by picking a basketball-related topic and debating it until we hit somewhere around 1,000 words and call it …

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas basketball sophomore Isaiah Sealy sustained a knee injury in a recent practice that will require surgery, according to a social media post from head coach John Calipari. Calipari said that the Razorbacks do not know the current timeline for Sealy’s return. Advertisement “I am disappointed for him because he has gotten so much better and spent time …