College Basketball

Virginia Basketball is officially back. The No. 9 Cavaliers got off to a good start last night with an 89-60 victory over Drexel, a game that UVA led from start to finish. While this is far from the biggest test that Ryan Odom’s team is going to face in the non-conference, it was good to see them come out and …

Caleb Foster arrived in Durham as a lifelong Blue Devil fan and one of four composite five-star talents in a 2023 Duke basketball recruiting haul that ranked No. 2 in the country. Over three years later, the 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard from Harrisburg, N.C., is the only member of that class still in town. In fact, it’s been that way since …

The No. 10 Houston Cougars got another dominant season-opening win under coach Kelvin Sampson and began the 2026-27 campaign with a 94-55 win over La Salle at Fertitta Center on Monday night. Given the fact that Houston is a brand new team that features four new starters and a different bench unit, the early development over the next couple of …

Justin Bieber has spent much of his life under the spotlight, but the pop superstar has another passion outside music: basketball. From earning an MVP award at an NBA All-Star celebrity game to sharing the court with Los Angeles’ basketball community, Bieber has repeatedly shown that his love for the game is more than just a celebrity hobby. In fact, …

Alabama basketball is 1-0 in the 2026-27 season, as it turns the page to a home matchup against Arkansas State on Nov. 6. Ryan Pannone, the head coach of the Red Wolves, was an assistant under Nate Oats during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. Alabama led the country in points per game during both years of Pannone’s tenure. The Tide …

We’re back! The Nebrasketball Meme Army Meme of the Game Committee is honored to be back for the 2026-2027 season. Our hard-working committee is rested, refreshed, and still savoring the champagne that was enjoyed after Nebrasketball’s journey to the Sweet 16. We’re going to do things slightly differently this season. The unofficial history of the Meme Army, the Meme of …

Excitement built all offseason long for the Gonzaga Bulldogs frontcourt of Braden Huff and Massamba Diop, widely projected as one of the best in college basketball. What was less clear was how the team’s depth would look outside of that dynamic duo, a question that has been emphatically answered by the play of 21-year-old Spanish big man Izan Almansa. Advertisement …

The Auburn Tigers are back on the court at Neville Arena and ready to open the 2026-27 season. Auburn hosts Southeastern Louisiana for its season opener on Wednesday and hopes to make a splash with a big win. Auburn is fresh off an NIT Championship, but Tahaad Pettiford, Kevin Overton, and the rest of the Tigers are hungry to make …

It’s been a few minutes since the Hawkeyes 2025-26 season came to an abrupt and unexpected end in the NCAA tournament. No. 2 seed Iowa was favored by 14 points against No. 10 seed Virginia. Instead, Iowa lost in double overtime on their home court. The dust has long since settled from that painful ending, and it has been months …

Molly Miller became an internet star the moment she led Grand Canyon’s women’s basketball team to the NCAA tournament with a WAC Tournament title. It wasn’t long after the Lopes first round loss that Arizona State came calling. She wasn’t meant to stay at Grand Canyon forever. She had bigger and better things to do with the Sun Devils. She …

The tallest player in college basketball history just started off the season with a statement. Olivier Rioux, a 7’9 center, had an impressive debut with UC Irvine on Tuesday night with 13 points and 12 rebounds in 18 minutes — his first career double-double. The junior used his massive height advantage masterfully, effortlessly grabbing boards and powering his way over …

In the leadup to Arizona’s season opener in Las Vegas, Tommy Lloyd dropped some hints about how much importance he was putting on that first game. While he never outright said it didn’t matter, he mentioned how losing wasn’t the end of the world. And sure enough, the Wildcats suffered their first season-opening loss in 20 years, and that setback …

No. 23 Kentucky Basketball opened its season Tuesday night with an 85-57 victory over Manhattan. After a slow start, the Wildcats’ offense began to click, and it was encouraging to see the team find its rhythm. Kentucky head coach Mark Pope has consistently emphasized his desire for the Wildcats to attempt between 30 and 35 3-pointers per game, and he …

Last season, Illinois finished 28-9 and reached the Final Four, falling to UConn 71-62 in the semifinals. It was the program’s first Final Four appearance in 21 years, and there’s plenty of reason to believe the Illini could make another run this season. Illinois has reached consecutive Final Fours just once before, in 1951 and 1952, when the NCAA Tournament …

Indiana basketball couldn’t have asked for a much better start to the 2026-27 season. The Hoosiers cruised to a 91-57 victory over Eastern Illinois in Monday night’s season opener, showcasing an efficient offense and a balanced attack under head coach Darian DeVries. Now, Indiana (1-0) will look to keep things rolling when Bellarmine (0-1) comes to town Thursday night for …

A loss, especially a bad one, brings a bad taste no matter the time of the season. For Villanova, it came in game one in Rome against Notre Dame. The early criticism seems to be around Luigi Suigo. The 7-foot-3 freshman did not impress during exhibition games and got off to a slow start in the regular season as well. …

When senior forward Jake Davis hurt his shoulder early into the first game of the University of Illinois men’s basketball squad’s 2026-27 season, it looked bad from the jump. Losing Davis in the first half didn’t impact the outcome of an eventual 120-45 decimation of the lowly Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. Senior shooting guard Andrej Stojaković and sophomore transfer shooting guard …

Michigan State basketball is back on its home floor on Thursday night for what could be a sneaky tough matchup against a NCAA Tournament contender from the MAC. The Spartans host the Toledo Rockets on Thursday evening, which will pit a pair of teams with goals of playing deep into March. Tipoff from the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich. …

East Texas A&M head coach Jaret von Rosenberg and Co. shocked the basketball world on Monday with a stunning win over a Power Conference program, downing Oklahoma 68-64. In what was a buy-in game for Oklahoma, the Sooners gave up their lead four minutes into the first half and were unable to reclaim it for the remainder of the game. …

Though Iowa men’s basketball (1-0) started its 2026-27 season opener slowly, the Hawkeyes used a dominant second half to cruise to a 76-54 win over Lipscomb (0-2) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday night. First-year guard and forward Jaidyn Coon had arguably the most impressive night, posting a team-leading 12 points alongside six rebounds and one block in 19 minutes off …

Auburn basketball tips off its regular season Wednesday night, hosting Southeastern Louisiana at Neville Arena. According to KenPom, Auburn has a 99% chance of victory over the Lions on Wednesday night. KenPom projects a final score of 87-61 favoring Auburn. Advertisement The Tigers enter the game with a 67-game winning streak in non-conference home games. The first three games are …

It wasn’t always pretty, but the Iowa basketball team opened its 2026-27 season with a win inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes took down the visiting Lipscomb Bisons, 76-54, to open the new season 1-0. They only shot 24% from the 3-point line and didn’t have a starter reach double figures. Despite that, Iowa was able to cruise to a victory …

There were no shortage of questions surrounding Northwestern Men’s Basketball entering the 2026-27 season. Even more arose after two concerning exhibition losses to Illinois State and No. 18 Iowa State. Now, some of these questions have been answered, and we have a solid blueprint of what head coach Chris Collins’ squad will look like on the floor this year. In …

Aerosmith’s “Dream On” blaring on the sound system at Allen Fieldhouse as the Kansas intro video played displaying the history of the Jayhawks: 32 all-Americans, 63 conference titles, 15 Final Fours, six national championships. Chills. And the accomplishments of former players in the NBA and in international competition is countless too. Advertisement But looking at the current KU men’s roster …

Pewaukee High School alumnus Milan Momcilovic delivered an excellent first game for the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team Nov. 3, finishing with 24 points on 6-of-9 shooting from three-point range in an 85-57 win over Manhattan. Momcilovic, who stood out over the past three seasons at Iowa State, transferred to UK with a reported NIL payout of $6 million, …