College Basketball

Texas A&M (1-0) opened up the 2026-2027 season with a dominant 97-66 win over Alabama State, led by an impressive performance from Kansas State transfer guard PJ Haggerty, who led the game with 22 points, finishing 8-14 from the field, while fellow transfer guard Jordan Pope (17 points) and forward Jalen Shelley (14 points) also shone in their Aggie debuts. …

These are unprecedented times for the Rutgers basketball program. Head coach Steve Pikiell is battling cancer, sparking a “Rutgers Tough” movement in the process. The Scarlet Knights finally caught up with the Joneses in terms of roster funding and hiring a general manager. Advertisement Outside prognostications expect little of this team, but there were tantalizing preseason glimpses. Rutgers basketball players, …

The Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Coppin State Eagles 88-54 on Tuesday night at Cassell Coliseum to open the 2026-27 season 1-0. Junior point guard Ben Hammond led the way for Tech, finishing with 20 points, eight assists and a career-high seven steals. Senior guard Jaylen Curry joined Hammond in the starting lineup and scored 19 in his first game …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -In a game where freshmen Tarris Bouie, Jaxon Richardson, and Qayden Samuels all showed out, Anderson Diaz struggled. The point guard scored four points on 2-for-5 shooting in the Crimson Tide’s 96-74 win over Sam Houston State, committing two turnovers while having the worst plus-minus on the team at -11. Advertisement “He was rusty,” Alabama head coach Oats …

BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech men’s basketball rolled to an 88-54 win over Coppin State Tuesday at Cassell Coliseum. Here are my three immediate takeaways from Tuesday’s season-opening rout: No. 1: Jaylen Curry shined for Virginia Tech, though turnovers are an area for improvement. The Oklahoma State transfer, who spent one season with the Cowboys after two years at UMass, recorded …

7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux’s behind-the-backboard dunk is 100% not AI appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Olivier Rioux did not enjoy the individual success he aspired to have at Florida, but the 7-foot-9, 305-pound transfer has the opportunity to better utilize his elite size and strength at UC Irvine. He is off to a …

LAS VEGAS – It wasn’t always pretty, but Sebastian Mack made it memorable. The newcomer poured in a career-high 31 points as the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels completed a successful second-half comeback, taking down the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 89-77 in their season opener at Thomas & Mack Center Tuesday night. Advertisement A senior, Mack is an offseason transfer from Missouri, but …

Kentucky guard Zoom Diallo sends heartfelt message after crushing Manhattan appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Kentucky guard Zoom Diallo thanked Big Blue Nation for its support Tuesday night after the Wildcats opened their season with an 85-57 victory over Manhattan at Rupp Arena. Advertisement The junior point guard scored 12 points in …

TCU Takes Control Against Oral Roberts This was a close game for about four minutes. Entering as a big favorite, TCU handled business in its first game of the young season. Like the opening round of a boxing match, both teams spent the early minutes feeling each other out. With so many new players on both sides, the wheels needed …

Sometimes you open a book or watch a movie, and within the first five pages or minutes, you can tell where it’s going. That was exactly what happened in Missouri men’s basketball’s season opener against Cleveland State. The Tigers rolled past the Vikings 111-50 behind big performances from their 5-star freshmen. It was their highest point total since hanging 112 …

Ben McCollum’s postgame presser. While most Americans stressed out (or celebrated) the results of the midterm elections, Iowa men’s basketball fans settled into the tan-cladded seats of Carver-Hawkeye Arena to cheer on their team for the first time in the 2026-27 campaign Advertisement It was a struggle for a little bit, but the Hawkeyes pulled away for a 76-54 win …

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 03: Milan Momcilovic #22 of the Kentucky Wildcats takes a shot over Ben Tweedy #6 of the Manhattan Jaspers during the second half at Rupp Arena on November 03, 2026 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) Getty KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – MARCH 13: forward Milan Momcilovic #22 of the Iowa State Cyclones shoots against …

SAN DIEGO – Behind a dominant effort from their starting five and a pair of 10-plus point runs in the second half, the San Diego State Aztecs pulled away with a 102-78 win over the Cal State Fullerton Titans on Tuesday night at Viejas Arena. Before the season head coach Brian Dutcher pointed to the play of his three starting …

LAS VEGAS — UNLV defeats NAU, 89-77, in Las Vegas at Thomas & Mack Center on November 3, 2026 and Kalin Sipes was there to capture the following TST Images. UNLV forward Tyrin Jones (6) looks over NAU guard Ryan Ableman (11) during first half of college basketball game against NAU on Tuesday November 3, 2026 at Thomas & Mack …

The expectations are different this year. Virginia opened its second season under Ryan Odom on Tuesday night as the No. 9 team in the preseason AP poll, its highest preseason ranking since 2020-21, coming off a 30-6 season. Unlike last fall, when Odom introduced an almost entirely new roster, most of the faces at John Paul Jones Arena were familiar. …

DeWayne Brown II scored 17 points and had 17 rebounds, Terrence Hill Jr. also scored 17, and No. 8 Tennessee beat Wofford 90-59 on Tuesday night to open the season. Tyler Lundblade scored 12, Troy Henderson finished with 10 points and the Vols (1-0) shot 52.3% from the field. Advertisement Wofford (0-1) was led by Cam Lowe with 14 points …

The Alabama Crimson Tide opened their season on Tuesday at home, hosting Sam Houston. Bama started slowly before eventually wearing the Bearkats down and costing to a 96-74 win. Alabama defeated Furman, Ole Miss, and Auburn in exhibitions prior to the season starting. Coach Nate Oats sent out a starting five of Amari Allen, Qayden Samuels, London Jemison, Drew Fielder, …

St. John’s Red Storm is winning over high-profile transfers under Rick Pitino. But the past national title winning coach pivoted back to a familiar tactic. He won over five-star small forward Malachi Jordan on Tuesday in a huge recruiting win. Jordan earned his share of high profile suitors too on the recruiting trail. The standout from Prolific Prep in Fort …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 23 points and No. 12 Arkansas routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff 106-61 on Tuesday night in the opener for both teams. Wilkinson, a Georgia transfer, scored nine points, all on 3-pointers, during Arkansas’ 25-0 run to start the game after UAPB made the first basket. Advertisement The Golden Lions had eight turnovers and just seven …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — DeWayne Brown II scored 17 points and had 17 rebounds, Terrence Hill Jr. also scored 17, and No. 8 Tennessee beat Wofford 90-59 on Tuesday night to open the season. Tyler Lundblade scored 12, Troy Henderson finished with 10 points and the Vols (1-0) shot 52.3% from the field. Advertisement Wofford (0-1) was led by Cam …

FAYETTEVILLE — It only took nine minutes for Arkansas basketball to land a haymaker on opening night. After giving up a basket on their first defensive possession, the No. 13 Razorbacks (1-0) responded with a 25-0 run and cruised through the finish line in a 106-61 win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Advertisement Improved depth was on full …

It wasn’t always pretty, but Alabama took care of business in the season opener, besting Sam Houston St. by a score of 96-74. The first half was as sloppy as you’d expect for a team playing without a point guard. Alabama turned the basketball over seven times and shot rather poorly, mostly because the offense wasn’t in any kind of …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — London Jemison and Drew Fielder scored 15 points apiece as No. 20 Alabama beat Sam Houston 96-74 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams. Alabama played without Aden Holloway, who is serving a five-game suspension following his March arrest on drug charges that were later dismissed. Advertisement Freshman Tarris Bouie scored 13 points …

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Milan Momcilovic scored 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting to lead No. 23 Kentucky to an 85-57 win over Manhattan on Tuesday night. The Iowa State transfer was 6 of 9 on 3-pointers in his debut for the Wildcats (1-0), who got 12 points from Zoom Diallo and 11 from Alex Wilkins. Advertisement Kentucky won its fifth …

It took a while to get going, but the Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team picked up their first win of the 2026-27 season, defeating the Wofford Terriers 90-59 on Tuesday evening at Thompson-Boling Arena. DeWayne Brown II and Terence Hill, Jr. both led Tennessee with 17 points each. Brown had a very impressive double-double with 17 rebounds. Tyler Lundblade led …