College Basketball

[ad_1] It didn’t take long for Xavier Booker to find a new home. The Michigan State basketball sophomore will remain within the Big Ten and transfer to UCLA, according to Booker’s Instagram account and multiple reports. The former five-star recruit will have two years of eligibility remaining. Booker was one of three Spartans who enter the portal Tuesday, less than …

[ad_1] Iowa transfer Josh Dix was one of the few known Michigan State transfer portal targets One of the known Michigan State basketball transfer portal targets has committed elsewhere. Michigan State hasn’t been reportedly linked to many players in the transfer portal, but former Iowa Hawkeyes shooting guard Josh Dix was one of those few. He unfortunately will not be …

[ad_1] It didn’t take long for Xavier Booker to find a new home. The Michigan State basketball sophomore will remain within the Big Ten and transfer to UCLA, according to Booker’s Instagram account and multiple reports. The former five-star recruit will have two years of eligibility remaining. Booker was one of three Spartans who enter the portal Tuesday, less than …

[ad_1] Former Michigan State forward Xavier Booker wrote Friday that he’s transferring to UCLA, confirming earlier reports with a post on his social media account. The Spartans expected big things from the 6-foot-11 Booker when he arrived on campus in 2023-24. He was a five-star recruit and a McDonald’s All-American as a senior at Indianapolis Cathedral High School in Indiana. …

[ad_1] Kansas basketball coach Bill Self talks Arkansas loss in March Madness Check out everything Kansas basketball coach Bill Self and his players had to say following a NCAA tournament loss in March Madness against Arkansas. LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball is no longer quiet in the transfer portal, after the commitment Friday of Loyola Chicago guard Jayden Dawson. Dawson, a …

[ad_1] With the NCAA transfer portal open for business, Iowa basketball continues to see its roster in flux, with guard Isaiah Johnson-Arigu announcing on Friday that he will enter the portal. Johnson-Arigu had joined the Hawkeyes through the midseason transfer portal in January after departing Miami following the abrupt resignation of Hurricanes’ head coach Jim Larranaga. Due to NCAA regulations …

[ad_1] SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Most people thought Walter Clayton Jr. would play football in college. He chose hoops. And when following Rick Pitino after the coach moved from Iona to St. John’s seemed like a good choice two years ago, Clayton chose Florida instead. Advertisement Taking a different path has turned Clayton into one of the best players to …

[ad_1] Auburn has reportedly become a top contender to land the services of Kansas big man Flory Bidunga following his decision to enter the transfer portal earlier this month. Bidunga, who committed to Kansas over Auburn just over a year ago, is considered one of the top front court players currently in the portal. 247 Sports college basketball analyst Travis …

[ad_1] SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Auburn and Florida are the last two standing of a record 14 Southeastern Conference teams that made the NCAA Tournament. Only one of them will get to play for the national championship. In a Final Four filled with No. 1 seeds, the SEC regular-season champion Tigers (32-5) play the conference tournament-winning Gators in the first …

[ad_1] Louisville basketball: Rick Pitino sends message during Final Four reunion Former Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino shared a video message for the Cardinals’ 20th anniversary celebration of the 2005 Final Four team. Rick Pitino accepted the Associated Press’ Coach of the Year award, an honor he shared with Auburn coach Bruce Pearl, for leading St. John’s to its first …

[ad_1] Xavier hires Richard Pitino as their men’s basketball coach Xavier hires Richard Pitino as their men’s basketball coach. Coach Pitino speaks at a welcoming ceremony at Xavier. A Xavier roster that was depleted from transfer portal departures and seniors out of eligibility got another reinforcement on Friday. According to Joe Tipton of On3 Sports, Virginia Cavaliers big man Anthony …

[ad_1] Travis Branham of 247Sports is predicting Michigan State transfer Xavier Booker to end up at another Big Ten school One team has emerged as the reported favorite to land Michigan State basketball transfer forward Xavier Booker. 247Sports college basketball insider Travis Branham has submitted a crystal ball prediction for Booker to land at a Big Ten foe: UCLA. Branham …

[ad_1] STILLWATER — Oklahoma State added to the backcourt with its first addition from the transfer portal. Former Mississippi State point guard Kanye Clary has committed to OSU on Friday, per multiple reports. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Clary appeared in seven games, making four starts, before a lower-leg injury ended his junior season last November. He averaged 6.3 points over that …

[ad_1] Missouri-Kansas City guard Jamar Brown, left, plans to transfer to UCLA. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press) Jamar Brown is leveling up once again. After spending two years at Phoenix College and two more at the University of Missouri Kansas City, the sharpshooting wing player will take his game to the highest echelon of college basketball next season after committing …

[ad_1] Arkansas basketball freshman point guard Boogie Fland will enter the 2025 NBA Draft, according to a post on his Instagram page Friday afternoon. Fland is widely viewed as a late-first or early-second round draft pick after completing his first and only season with the Razorbacks. John Calipari has had a first-round pick in 17 straight years. “Thank you to …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball prepares for March Madness first round game The Badgers had a 35-minute workout Wednesday in Denver in advance of their NCAA Tournament first-round game vs. Montana Thursday. MADISON – One of the critical pieces of the Wisconsin men’s basketball team will return next season. Sophomore Nolan Winter announced Friday afternoon that he will return to the Badgers …

[ad_1] Cooper Flagg, Duke basketball players talk win vs Alabama in NCAA Tournament Following Duke basketball’s win vs. Alabama in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils discussed their performance. On Saturday night, Cooper Flagg and his Duke men’s basketball team will compete against Houston in the Final Four in San Antonio, hoping to get one step …

[ad_1] Former Vanderbilt basketball guard Jason Edwards has committed to Providence, he announced on Instagram on Friday. Edwards, a Third Team All-SEC selection, averaged a team-high 17 points per game in 2024-25 in helping the Commodores make it to March Madness for the first time since 2017. Edwards put up double-digit scoring in all but two games and had 10 …

[ad_1] SAN ANTONIO — Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates were days away from clinching a spot in the Final Four, and the Blue Devils’ freshman star was planning ahead. It wasn’t about anything on the court, though. It was to be ready the next time teammates Khaman Maluach and Patrick Ngongba broke out water guns at the cold tubs. …

[ad_1] Former Iowa forward Owen Freeman, the 2023-24 Big Ten freshman of the year, has signed with Creighton. The 6-foot-10 Freeman averaged 16.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in 19 starts this season for the Hawkeyes before missing the final two months following finger surgery. He shot 63.8% from the field and blocked 35 shots. Freeman has two years of eligibility …

[ad_1] SAN ANTONIO — Auburn’s season began with some real turbulence on its first trip. While it is unclear exactly what happened in the air on Nov. 8, other than there was some kind of in-flight disturbance between players, the plane carrying the Tigers returned home and left two players there. The rest of the team then went on to …

[ad_1] For a week after he was hired at West Virginia, new men’s basketball coach Ross Hodge wore two hats. Hodge stayed on as the coach at North Texas to get the Mean Green prepared to play in the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to UC Irvine in Indianapolis. With the transfer portal already open, Hodge …

[ad_1] The NCAA Tournament Final Four includes some of the top talent that men’s college basketball has to offer, jam-packed with All-Americans and other significant contributors. Without these players, this year’s edition of March Madness would not involve all of the top-seeded teams. But here we are now, with the Florida Gators facing the Auburn Tigers in one bracket and …

[ad_1] Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor IV reaction to jersey in rafters at Reed Arena There were hugs and tears on the court at Reed Arena after Texas A&M’s upset win vs. Auburn on March 5, 2025. And then there was one. Texas A&M men’s basketball has a single scholarship player on its roster thanks to a string of Aggies entering …

[ad_1] Auburn’s Bruce Pearl will meet Florida’s Todd Golden in a true “teacher vs. student” matchup in the Final Four. Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl and Florida head coach Todd Golden have crossed paths multiple times over the years. Their relationship started during the 2009 Maccabiah Games when Pearl coached Golden and the USA men’s team. Golden later served …