College Basketball

After losing several key contributors from the 2025-2026 team that made a second consecutive tournament run, Mike White isn’t backing off on scheduling for next season. Reports indicate that the Bulldogs have been tabbed to take on the Duke Blue Devils in the upcoming Jimmy V Classic in Madison Square Garden. The Jimmy V Classic is of course named for …

Former University of Pennsylvania guard Dylan Williams is transferring to Northwestern men’s basketball for his final year of eligibility, he confirmed to Conor Smith of the Philadelphia Inquirer on Friday evening. Williams appeared in just seven games for the Quakers last season before his year was cut short due to an injury. In 2024-25, he appeared in 25 of 27 …

Mark Pope found his guy quickly through the transfer portal to become the new starting point guard. Following Jaland Lowe’s departure, Kentucky needed to go find a high-quality point guard to run the offense next season and they got a hidden gem in Zoom Diallo. In terms of the fit, there really isn’t a better guy to run your offense …

The Duke basketball program now knows all of its ACC opponents for the 2026-27 college basketball season as the Blue Devils look to run the conference once again. Head coach Jon Scheyer has led his team to two straight ACC regular-season and tournament titles, while generating a 36-2 record in conference play over those two seasons. Duke Blue Devils head …

Coming off back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances, the Georgia men’s basketball program will take on arguably the most famous program in its sport inside the World’s Most Famous Arena. The Bulldogs will square off against Duke next season in the 2026 Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York, according to a report from college basketball insider Jon Rothstein …

Courtland Muldrew became the fifth former University of Washington basketball player to find a landing spot, on Wednesday turning to the ACC and jjoining a rebuilding Georgia Tech program with a new coach. Of those who have relocated from Montlake, most players have headed to Southern schools with guard Zoom Diallo and center Franck Kepnang transferring to Kentucky and forward …

The deadline for college basketball players to withdraw from the NBA Draft and retain their college eligibility passed this week. While Dusty May and the Michigan Wolverines already knew the decisions of Morez Johnson Jr, Aday Mara and Elliot Cadeau, other Big Ten programs weren’t so lucky to know their fate in advance. The race for the Big Ten title …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have prioritized retention throughout college basketball’s transfer portal era, working hard to keep the best players in Spokane as long as possible. This offseason was once again a rousing success in that area. While the Zags did lose five players to the transfer portal, they ensured three potential All-Conference stars – Braden Huff, Davis …

In what has become a worrisome trend for the UCLA Bruins this offseason, another one of their transfer portal targets has snubbed them. This time it’s Tounde Yessoufou. The 6-foot-5 guard from Benin was a star for Baylor as a freshman last season, averaging 17.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while shooting 46 percent from the floor, and 2.0 …

A little over a week after Wisconsin basketball general manager Marc VandeWettering hinted at the Badgers returning to a tropical location for their in-season tournament, we finally know their destination. Wisconsin will travel to Nassau, The Bahamas to compete in the 2026 Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported Thursday. The rest of the four-team field …

New transfer breaks silence on NBA Draft withdrawal decision appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The St. John’s Red Storm received major news this week when Tounde Yessoufou announced his intentions to withdraw from the NBA Draft and commit to the program via the transfer portal. Yessoufou was a highly-sought after player after …

The Oklahoma State Cowboys men’s basketball team has put its focus on assembling the best possible transfer class that it can for 2026-27. The Cowboys have lured some great talent to Stillwater for next season, most notably former UCF forward Jordan Burks, who committed in late May to join the program. He’ll give the Cowboys some scoring inside to go …

The deadline for NBA Draft prospects to decide if they want to return to college or stay in the draft was on Wednesday night, so we now have a clearer look at rosters for the 2026-27 season. After a productive offseason for Niko Medved and the Gophers, let’s break down where they fit in the Big Ten outlook for next …

Big Blue Nation is very excited to see Alex Wilkins take the floor for the first time in a Kentucky uniform, and he could develop into a superstar for Mark Pope and the Wildcats. As a true freshman at Furman, he averaged 17.8 points per game, and he scored 21 in the NCAA Tournament against UConn. The best basketball is …

The Iowa State Cyclones have been preparing for life without Milan Momcilovic for a few weeks at this point. When he declared for the 2026 NBA Draft, head coach T.J. Otzelberger knew that his time in Ames was going to come to an end, even if he eventually withdrew. The Cyclones filled the roster with players in the transfer portal …

Last year, BYU assembled its most ambitious nonconference schedule in program history. The Cougars faced six different power programs and/or perennial NCAA Tournament teams, including a pair of legitimate blue bloods in Villanova and UConn. They played in a number of prestigious showcase events and television windows. More than half of their games were Quad 1/2 opportunities. Advertisement As BYU …

Davion Thompson, one of the top point guards in the 2027 class, tells Rivals he has cut his list down to four schools and set a commitment date. The 6-foot-2 four-star prospect and potential reclass candidate will announce his college decision on June 10 between Arkansas, Baylor, Michigan, and Vanderbilt. Advertisement Exclusive interview with Davion Thompson on his finalists Thompson …

The 94th version of the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout will take place Saturday, Dec. 5 at Fifth Third Arena. A source close to the UC program confirmed the date posted by CBS college basketball insider Jon Rothstein on X Friday, May 29. It will be the first Crosstown Shootout for new Cincinnati Bearcats coach Jerrod Calhoun in the top job, …

The deadline for players to take their names out of the NNA Draft has come and gone, and the news was (mostly) good for college basketball. A handful of players projected to be selected in the late first or early second rounds opted instead to return to school, which boosted the statuses of multiple teams from our first early offseason …

Earlier this week, the deadline to either stay in the NBA draft or go back to college passed, and former Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic opted for the latter. Now, the question becomes where he will play basketball next year. The Kentucky Wildcats and their fans are hoping it’s in Lexington. Kentucky and Louisville are the current favorites, with Arizona …

While former Duke star Cameron Boozer is expected to go top-three in the 2026 NBA Draft, there’s no telling where sharpshooter Isaiah Evans may land. A 15-point-per-game scorer in his sophomore year with the Blue Devils, the biggest impact Evans can bring an NBA team is his shooting. Evans led all Duke players in 3-pointers made last season and shot …

The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team has had a great offseason. They signed five players in the transfer portal, Jaquan Johnson, Ryan Prather Jr., Leon Bond III, Tre Singleton and Taj Manning, and head coach T.J. Otzelberger is planning to use all of them in the rotation. After bringing in good pieces, Otzelberger committed to the program long-term with …

Obviously, who you have at point guard is important and Kentucky has a quality one in Zoom Diallo, but one player in particular is going to be huge in determining the team’s success next season and that guy is Furman transfer guard Alex Wilkins, who is going to provide crucuial scoring for the Wildcats. With the way Mark Pope constructed …

With a 14-man roster filled out, the Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball team chose their numbers for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Most notably, Deron Rippey Jr. took No. 3, worn by Duke standout Isaiah Evans last season. Bryson Howard, son of former NBA All-Star Josh Howard, took Cameron Boozer’s old No. 12. After wearing No. 25 at Wisconsin, John Blackwell …

UCLA basketball and Mick Cronin are entering a pivotal year. After entering the season last year as the 12th-ranked team in the country, the Bruins fell out of the top 25 and lost in the second round as a 7-seed. During the offseason, while Cronin did bring in two freshmen from the 2026 high school class, he did most of …