College Basketball

There was no bigger addition this offseason for Kentucky basketball than Milan Momcilovic. In many ways, it helped put Kentucky in contention for a deep tournament run. For one, the Wildcats badly needed a go-to scorer on its roster, specifically a star-caliber player, and they got it. Not only that, but Momcilovic is an excellent fit for Mark Pope as …

The Cincinnati Bearcats basketball program ended Wes Miller’s final season at the helm with thenation’s 271stfield goal rate last season at 43.1% from the field. South Dakota State transfer guard Trevian Carson can help those numbers significantly. Advertisement Carson’s History So Far Carson plyed his trade through the JUCO route, going to Des Moines Area Community College for two seasons. …

Xavier University men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino testified on Wednesday that his team had a spending budget of “a little over $14 million” for the upcoming season. Pitino, who was a witness at Wednesday’s Hamilton County Common Pleas Court hearing for college basketball players suing the NCAA over an additional year of eligibility, was asked about how much money the …

The Pac-12 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are returning to Las Vegas. The Pac-12 announced the return to MGM Grand Garden Arena on Wednesday, the official relaunch of the conference with seven new members. Advertisement “Bringing the next era of the Pac-12 and our basketball tournaments back to Las Vegas and the MGM Grand Garden Arena is a testament to …

Incoming Duke basketball freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje already has a ton of excitement around his name heading into his first season of college basketball, and he’s only adding to it through the FIBA U17 Men’s World Cup. Boumtje Boumtje only recently turned 17 years old, but reclassified into the 2026 recruiting class to get to college basketball this fall. He …

It is no secret that college basketball is changing. Between the transfer portal, NIL and the NCAA’s evolving eligibility rules, building a championship-caliber roster has become more challenging than ever. The modern landscape of college athletics has forced coaches to constantly adapt as roster construction becomes more unpredictable each year. On Monday, USC coach Eric Musselman shared the blueprint he …

Eric, please have a seat. The man came to Ames with legitimate credentials. At Purdue Fort Wayne he led the entire nation in two point field goal percentage at 78.4 percent. Started 23 of 24 games. Averaged 8.4 points and 6.7 rebounds. A hometown kid from Oskaloosa, Iowa coming home to play Big 12 basketball. Advertisement What followed was twenty …

The offseason may be slow as far as the upcoming season is concerned, but recruiting for future seasons is heating up. In the past two days, Villanova has offered both 2027 prospect Chase Lumpkin and 2028 prospect Tai Bell. Lumpkin is a 6’4″ guard from Powder Springs, GA who is currently ranked as the 33rd overall player on 247Sports, while …

The redshirt has essentially been taken out of college sports. Recently, the NCAA approved a new age-based eligibility model, dubbed the “5-for-5” rule, intended to simplify college sports eligibility in several different ways. Mar 26, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer shoots a ball during a practice session ahead of the east regional of the …

The college basketball world has never been surrounded with more uncertainty.NIL and the transfer portal are off thecharts,NBA draftees are returning to school, and the NCAA tournament is on the verge of expanding. In the current landscape of thesport,the most decorated coaches across the nation are speaking out against the challenges that are being added tothealready difficult jobof a high-major …

The Duke basketball program landed its first commitment from a 2027 recruit on Monday night, as 4-star forward Kager Knueppel committed to the program. Kager’s commitment somewhat came out of thin air, but it was always expected that the 6’10” forward would commit to the Blue Devils. Knueppel’s older brother, Kon, spent a year at Duke in the 2024-25 season. …

Tuesday, June 30, 2026, marks the final day of Gonzaga’s 46-year run as a member of the West Coast Conference, with the school transitioning into the new-look Pac-12 officially on July 1. Even though Saint Mary’s clipped Gonzaga in two of the last three regular seasons, it’s fair to say GU’s run in the WCC under coach Mark Few is …

Milan Momcilovic has some big goals this season at Kentucky as a shooter. Last season at Iowa State, he averaged 16.9 points per game while shooting 48.7% from three on 7.5 attempts per game. This is one of the best seasons we have ever seen from a shooter in college, but he can do something even more special this season. …

Kentucky Basketball is still in the hunt for one of the highest-ranked big men in the class of 2027. Darius Wabbington, a 6-foot-11 center from Phoenix, Arizona, has cut his list to six schools. Kentucky joins Arizona, Indiana, Louisville, North Carolina, and Texas on his list. Advertisement Wabbington is ranked 14th overall in the 2027 class, according to Rivals, and …

In mid-May, the Kentucky basketball roster was in desperate search of a star scorer, a shooter at that. Well, they hit the jackpot when they landed Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic out of the portal. Not only was he a top-ranked transfer, but he’s a deadly shooter and exactly the guy Mark Pope wants on his team. Last season at …

It’s starting to feel like déjà vu. For the third year in a row, Illinois season tickets have sold out. It only makes sense that fans are eager to see the Illini in action after a historic season. Illinois went on a run in the NCAA Tournament and reached the Final Four for the first time in over 20 years. …

There was a ton of hype heading into last season of Kentucky basketball, but things quickly didn’t go well. Point guard Jaland Lowe got hurt at the Blue-White Game, popping his shoulder out of place and after trying all year to get on the floor, he was shut down for the season. Jayden Quaintance was supposed to be the starting …

The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team is coming off one of the most successful seasons in program history. For the fifth time in as many years under head coach T.J. Otzelberger, the team qualified for the NCAA tournament. They advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third time, establishing the Cyclones as a premier program in the country. Advertisement …

The NBA is going back to college this coming season, bringing the NBA Cup championship game to Butler’s historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Hinkle — one of the oldest arenas in the country — is iconic, and more than fits the billing that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and other league officials were looking for when he said the league was …

The NCAA has responded to a lawsuit filed by more than a dozen college athletes who have used up their eligibility and are seeking a fifth year under recently implemented new rules. In a response filed June 30, the NCAA said allowing those athletes to compete in a fifth year would “create chaos” and “throw the collegiate athletic landscape into …

The former Zag walk-on spoke with The Slipper Still Fits less than three months ago and touched on how he wants to continue coaching. His dream career path is coming true. Will Graves will be joining the Portland State Vikings in the Big Sky Conference as an assistant coach on coach Jase Coburn’s staff. He previously served as a graduate assistant …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs leaned heavily into the transfer portal and international market over the past few years to provide an immediate boost to the roster in this new NIL era. That doesn’t mean they’ve abandoned the tried and true method of developing high school hoopers. In fact – if this year’s class is any indication – it …

New Florida State guard transfer Kam Taylor will get an early opportunity to test himself against some of the top talent in college basketball before his first season with the Seminoles. Taylor has been invited to participate in the exclusive Jayson Tatum Elite Camp in Las Vegas, one of the premier offseason developmental showcases for college basketball players. The invite-only …

The last team to be coached by Tony Bennett – at least up until the season’s dawn. The 2024-25 Virginia Cavaliers were a mix of returners and transfers, projected to contend among the ACC’s highest echelon. Advertisement But then Bennett retired before the season, Ron Sanchez coached in the interim and the Cavaliers failed to reach the NCAA Tournament. Coach …

Kentucky fans, at least many of them, have switched up their tone on Rick Pitino in a big way since Mark Pope took over as head coach. Time heals all wounds and with Pope being the captain of the 1996 National Champion Kentucky team led by Rick Pitino, we’ve heard plenty about the former head coach since Pope arrived. Last …