College Basketball

For the first time in four years, Iowa basketball ends the season ranked inside the final USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. After a magical march to the Elite Eight, Iowa ends the season as the nation’s No. 19 squad in the final Coaches Poll. The Hawkeyes road wins over Clemson, Florida and Nebraska into the Elite Eight. It …

The Tuesday after the men’s college basketball championship might as well be known as some variation of “Way Too Early Day,” as publications around the country already look forward to how next season might pan out, even as the transfer portal will widely reshape teams over the next few weeks and months. BYU, as has been well-chronicled, entered the 2025-26 …

Villanova has seen plenty of movement already as the transfer portal window has opened. After losing both Acaden Lewis and Bryce Lindsay in the portal, the Wildcats received good news regarding two important starters. Advertisement On Tuesday, Jeff Neiburg of The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that both Tyler Perkins and Matt Hodge will return next season. Perkins will have one year …

Auburn junior guard Kevin Overton plans to return to the program next season, he announced on Tuesday. In his lone season at Auburn, Overton averaged 14.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists for a Tiger team that missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021. Overton made stops at Drake (2023-24) and Texas Tech (2024-25) before landing at …

One of the highest-scoring players in college basketball this season was Utah point guard Terrence Brown, who is now in the transfer portal and drawing interest from Kentucky Basketball. Head coach Mark Pope held a FaceTime call with Brown on Tuesday, the first day of the portal being officially open. Brown posted the news on Snapchat, signaling that the Wildcats …

Sencire Harris entered the transfer portal on April 7 with some other now-former Bearcats. On3 Sports reported it with Harris reposting on his X account. More: UC Bearcats basketball transfer portal tracker | Rumors, commitments Cincinnati Bearcats guard Sencire Harris (5) is double teamed by UCF Knights players in the first half of the second round of the Phillips 66 …

USA TODAY noted the sizeable opportunity Kansas freshman Bryson Tiller had to become a frontcourt star for the Jayhawks once center Flory Bidunga entered the transfer portal. However, Tiller appears poised to follow Bidunga out of Lawrence, as he has also entered the transfer portal. Tiller started 31 out of 35 games for the Jayhawks, averaging just under eight points …

The final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released Tuesday after the conclusion of the 2025-26 basketball season. Tennessee (25-12, 11-7 SEC) is ranked No. 12 in the final top 25 rankings, receiving 390 points. The Vols are up 13 spots after being ranked No. 25 in the previous poll on March 15. Advertisement Tennessee ended its 2025-26 campaign with …

We continue our 20225-26 North Carolina player reviews as we now are getting to 6-6 wing Luka Bogavac. Bogavac was highly heralded coming to UNC as he was an excellent player in the Adriatic League, one of the betst professional basketball leagues in Europe. However, he had a rocky start due to his highly publicized eligibility issue; the university did …

Arizona, Gonzaga, USC can battle for Washington transfer with perfect guard name originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. One of the best names, and best players, in the transfer portal? Zoom Diallo. Advertisement He’s ranked a four-star transfer recruit by 247Sports, and the guard from the University of Washington …

North Carolina has officially hired NBA championship-winning coach Michael Malone to lead the Tar Heels’ basketball program. The school announced Malone’s hiring on Tuesday and scheduled an introductory news conference for later in the day. Malone will replace Hubert Davis, who was fired March 24 after five seasons as the successor to retired Hall of Famer Roy Williams. Advertisement In …

The transfer portal parade continues out of Knoxville today, and this one might hurt the most for the future of the program. Amari Evans, a promising freshman guard, will enter the transfer portal and hit the open market. The former 4-star prospect seemed to be a perfect cultural fit with Tennessee and Rick Barnes, flashing big defensive ability and toughness. …

Arizona men’s basketball’s season ended short of the ultimate goal, but the team’s place among the best in program history was solidified again Tuesday in the final Associated Press poll of the season. Arizona is ranked No. 3 in the AP Top 25, behind national champion Michigan and runner-up UConn. Arizona spanned nearly the entire regular season ranked inside the …

It is a busy day of news for the Syracuse Orange, and that is continuing. The team appears to be losing its top scorer and rebounder from the 2025-26 season. Forward Donnie Freeman, who played two years for the Orange, is entering the portal, according to a report from Tobias Bass of The Athletic. On3 released a similar report shortly …

The college basketball season ended last night. It ended well, with UConn battling gamely against Michigan but ultimately coming up just short. Some really boneheaded fouls and the inability to make a shot against the Wolverines suffocating defense did them in. Somehow the Huskies were in it at the end, but for once they couldn’t get it done. Dan Hurley …

WEST LAFAYETTE − For two years, Aaron Fine spent practices going head-to-head with first-team All-American point guard Braden Smith. Now the Purdue basketball walk-on is exploring his options elsewhere. Advertisement Fine confirmed to IndyStar he’s entered the transfer portal, while keeping the option open of returning to Purdue. He has three years of eligibility remaining. After redshirting the 2024-25 season, …

A fifth player from the 2025-26 Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team appears to be departing. Guard Luke Fennell, a six-foot-six guard who played one year with the Orange, is entering the transfer portal, according to a report from 247Sports. Advertisement Fennell played in 10 games for Syracuse, averaging 1.1 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists in 6.5 minutes per game. …

“They said I couldn’t do it,” Final Four Most Outstanding Player Elliot Cadeau said on social media after winning the National Championship. Who’s the “they?” His former team, the North Carolina Tar Heels. Advertisement Cadeau, with the help of his teammates, also used some more colorful language to describe North Carolina. He’s not the only former Tar Heel to bear …

“One Shining Moment” has played. The 2025-26 college basketball season has come to a close. With that, the final ranking of the Men’s Other Top 25 has been compiled. Utah State closes the season atop the ranking. The Aggies won the Mountain West regular season and tournament championships. They were the only team from the conference to reach the NCAA …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The blue-and-maize confetti was still flying around the stadium when a new tradition in college basketball kicked off without much fanfare. The transfer portal opened. Every team out there with title hopes for 2027 — even the new champions at Michigan — knows the chances of cutting down the nets a year from now will hinge largely …

The opening of the transfer portal is here, and the Kentucky Wildcats are set to be active in pursuing players looking for fresh starts. A veteran point guard is something Mark Pope is looking for, and former LSU guard Dedan Thomas Jr. is one of their current targets, per Kentucky Sports Radio. Thomas was a top 50 player in the …

The Colorado Buffaloes lost another player to the transfer portal, with guard Felix Kossaras becoming the latest member of the program to enter the transfer portal, according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. Kossaras played in 28 games as a sophomore, making 17 starts before transitioning to a bench role. He averaged 4.6 points and 1.5 rebounds in 16.4 minutes of action …

And then there was one. The Deacs have their 7th loss of the offseason, with junior Forward Myles Colvin entering the portal. Colvin, a junior who transferred to Wake after 2 years at Purdue, was probably the best addition in the portal for the Deacs in the 2025 offseason. The 6-5 forward finished the season 2nd on the team in …

As ‘One Shining Moment’ airs, the transfer portal opens — college basketball’s new era is here originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Michigan defeated UConn 69-63 on Monday night, earning the second title in school history. The win also snapped the Big Ten’s 26-year drought without a men’s basketball …

Though it doesn’t quite eclipse his two national championships and three Final Four appearances, Dan Hurley is known throughout the college basketball world for his spirited interactions with officials. After one of the most difficult losses of his career, though, the UConn coach had something else to give out to the crew who worked the game: praise. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: …