College Basketball

It seems as though the NCAA will approve new five-year eligibility guidelines this summer and they have made an adjustment to the clock start on those five years. This change will stem the wave of mid-20s international professionals from coming to play college sports for multiple seasons while still leaving the door open for younger athletes to take a post-graduate …

Good morning, BBN! Kentucky Basketball coaches are spending this week closely evaluating top high school talent at the NBPA Top 100 Camp in Rock Hill, South Carolina, one of the country’s premier recruiting events. Advertisement The camp features many of the nation’s best prospects from the 2027, 2028, and 2029 classes, including several players who already hold scholarship offers from …

The USC Trojans men’s basketball team is still seeking their first NCAA Tournament appearance under coach Eric Musselman. Musselman is entering his third season with USC. The 2026-27 team looks like it could be his best yet. USC No. 13 in Top 25 Rankings Nov 26, 2025; Lahaina, HI, USA; USC Trojans head coach Eric Musselman reacts with his team …

The Illinois basketball program has had a bountiful recruitment process for 2026, signing five of the top high school players from across the Midwest and overseas. Brad Underwood hit big with a few of his recruits for the upcoming season, with the likes of five-star guard Quentin Coleman and four-star wing Lucas Morillo headlining the Illini class of 2026. Advertisement …

FAYETTEVILLE — Miikka Muurinen’s recruitment was a whirlwind. The 7-footer from Finland enrolled at multiple high schools in the United States and played professionally in Serbia before committing to Arkansas basketball earlier this year. Advertisement Along the way, the Razorbacks never gave up on trying to bring the NBA Draft prospect to Northwest Arkansas. Muurinen credited that determination as a …

If there is one underrated Virginia Tech men’s basketball player with the most to prove this season, I think that junior guard Tyler Johnson feels like the right answer. That is not necessarily because Johnson was bad last year. In fact, when he was available, the 6-foot-5 guard gave Virginia Tech a useful blend of activity and efficiency. He averaged …

Chris Mack had a housewarming “present” of sorts after he arrived from the College of Charleston as USF’s new head men’s basketball coach on March 25. He was handed an empty roster. No players. None. Zero. Zip. Nada. Advertisement Those who were on the American Conference championship team that finished last season 25-9 either were out of eligibility or hit …

The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team suffered a colossal loss when Milan Momcilovic entered the 2026 NBA Draft and subsequently put his name into the transfer portal as well. The decision to declare, even though he would eventually remove his name from the 2026 NBA Draft, essentially ended his time in Ames. Because of the timing of the events, …

Per Kevin McPherson of Hogville.net, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have scheduled an exhibition with the Arkansas Razorbacks at the Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The preseason matchup will take place sometime in mid-to-late October. Coach John Calipari confirmed that this tune-up scrimmage before the start of the official season will happen during an interview with Pig Trail Nation. Coach Mark …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – On the same day that two more non-conference games reportedly get added to the Louisville men’s basketball’s 2026-27 schedule, another gets removed. The second leg of the Cardinals’ neutral site series against Cincinnati will not take place this season, with the return showdown against the Bearcats getting pushed back to a future season, according to the Cincinnati …

The 2026-27 basketball season seems so far away, but it’s really closer than it may appear. Even with the only basketball currently being played featuring Team USA’s younger talent joining forces at the AmeriCup to represent their country’s colors, the anticipation for next season continues to grow. That includes Team USA women’s assistant coach Robyn Fralick, the head coach of …

If there was ever an example of success without longevity it was the 2026 Michigan Basketball team. The 2024 squad failed to even compile 10 wins the entire season, and Juwan Howard, a former Wolverine legend, had hit the road after failing to get Michigan hoops to the promised land. Advertisement Add red-hot coach Dusty May, who took Florida Atlantic …

Greetings, BBN! It’s been a wild offseason for Kentucky Basketball, though it was thankfully a productive one after landing highly-touted transfer Milan Momcilovic. Kentucky picked up several other promising transfers and landed former NBA standout Mo Williams as an assistant coach, a move that is already bearing fruit. Advertisement It was rocky at times, but overall, the offseason has been …

After losing 11 players from last year’s roster, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have explored multiple avenues to acquire talent this offseason, including the high school ranks, the international market, and the transfer portal. A recent report indicates one of Gonzaga’s latest targets is an international guard, although he has some college hoops experience as well. Advertisement Savo Drezgic, a 6’2 guard …

The Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels will enter the 2026-27 college basketball season with pretty different expectations. Duke has established itself as a national title favorite after head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff rebuilt the roster in a way that has it ready to compete for a national title. Advertisement The Blue Devils mixed continuity, veteran …

The Atlantic Coast Conference is shaping up to be in the best spot it has been in any of the last several years. The Duke Blue Devils have been absolutely dominant in the ACC over the last two seasons, the only club to remain consistently at the top of the conference standings. Advertisement Duke has gone 36-2 in league play …

One of the most intriguing additions this offseason to the 2026-27 Kentucky roster was that of Senegalese power forward Ousmane N’Diaye. He has recently been playing professionally in Italy, but is ready to make the move over to play college basketball, and he will be doing it for Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats. All of Big Blue Nation gets …

The Kansas basketball program underwent a roster transformation this offseason, landing top-rated 2026 prospect Tyran Stokes and highly rated transfers like Keanu Dawes and Leroy Blyden Jr. The past few months have been eventful for head coach Bill Self, who is returning to Lawrence for his 24th season at the helm, but it appeared he had likely wrapped up next …

The early practices are flowing for JerrodCalhoun’sfirst Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team. His rosterisn’tentirely set just yet, butthat’snot stopping all the new names from hitting the court together this week. “This is really simple, right? We talk about this every day, we over me,”Calhoun said to his team this week.”We got all new players with a whole new staff.It’sgoing to take …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thomas Haugh’s return to Florida was a lifestyle decision. The All-Southeastern Conference forward postponed his chances of becoming an NBA lottery pick when he chose to return to school for his senior season. He preferred to live with his best friend and fishing buddy, teammate Alex Condon, for another year, attend college with both of his younger …

This year’s UCLA men’s basketball team won’t have much time to figure things out, as the Bruins will be thrown into the fire immediately with a neutral-site game in Las Vegas against the Arizona Wildcats as part of the Hall of Fame Series at T-Mobile Arena. It’s the third straight year the Bruins have played the Wildcats on a neutral …

Thanks to an open records request from the Courier Journal’s Brooks Holton, we now know who the Louisville men’s basketball team will be facing during the first week of the 2026-27 season. Pat Kelsey’s Cardinals will kick off the season on Monday, Nov. 2 with a home game against Chattanooga. Then, on Saturday, Nov. 7, U of L will host …

The Duke basketball program will once again enter the college basketball season as the team to beat out of the ACC, but this is probably the deepest the league has been in any of the last several seasons. Squads such as Louisville, Virginia, Miami, and North Carolina all have the potential to challenge the Blue Devils for the ACC crown …

WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue basketball fans in Fort Wayne will have a short drive to catch an early glimpse of the 2026-27 Boilermakers. Purdue will play at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Oct. 22 in an exhibition game against the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. Advertisement It’s the third exhibition contest for the Boilermakers, who’ll play their lone home exhibition …

If you’ve ever played NBA 2K, you’ve likely tried to assemble a team of players solely from your favorite college team. For some schools, such an exercise ends up with a super team. For most other teams, it’s impossible to create. Today, we’re going to rank each school that’s capable of putting together a starting five using NBA players, as …