College Basketball

In one of the most respectful rivalries in college basketball, Army returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium Monday night. The schools are tied together through former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who is a 1969 graduate of West Point. Rivalry might be too strong of a term, though. These teams have played 11 times, and Army has one once, in 1938, 88 …

College basketball is officially back! On Monday night, the North Carolina Tar Heels officially begin their Michael Malone era with a 7 p.m. tip-off against Western Carolina. UNC experienced mixed results across its three preseason games. North Carolina won comfortably in Malone’s coaching debut, beating the Top-25 USC Trojans 88-70 on October 9 in Greensboro, then losing by 18 at …

Basketball season is once again upon us, as UConn men’s basketball kicks off the 2026-27 season Monday night at home against Gardner-Webb. After reaching the title game last year and falling to Michigan, the Huskies have reloaded in the offseason as they try to reach the Final Four for the fourth time in five seasons. We’ll be covering every game …

East Tennessee State at Arizona State When: Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. Where: Desert Financial Arena TV: ESPN+ About the matchup: This is the season opener for both schools. It will mark the debut of new ASU coach Randy Bennett, who took over the Sun Devils program after 25 years at Saint Mary’s. The two schools have never played. Ironically, …

College basketball started on November 1st, with Notre Dame and Villanova playing in Rome. We honestly thought Villanova might get an easy win here, but that’s not what happened. The Wildcats did build a double-digit lead at times, but the Irish kept fighting back, and at the end, they pulled off a pretty good win. Advertisement It wasn’t always pretty, …

Basketball season officially starts tonight if you’re a Purdue men’s basketball fan. The team is situated in Las Vegas and is awaiting their first tipoff of the season against Gonzaga. Gonzaga is #15 in the preseason rankings while Purdue is unranked. It’s an unusal situation for the Boilermakers but it should make for a very good challenge for this team. …

While No. 13 Notre Dame’s 99-75 victory over Villanova in Rome technically served as the official tip off of the 2026-27 women’s college basketball season (all with an extra dose of Catholicism), today is the real opening day, with tons of teams taking a first step towards a national championship, an NCAA Tournament bid, a better finish in conference play …

Bud Wentz is not shy about expressing confidence in the potential of the 2026-27 Akron women’s basketball team. “I will go on the record saying this: This is the best assemblance of talent since [what we had] in 2013-14,” Wentz, the founder of the Fear the Roo Collective, told a crowd of Zips supporters on Friday, Oct. 30, during Akron’s …

There are more than 4,000 men’s college basketball players in Division I, and trying to identify the best 2.5% is an enormous task. But among those thousands of players, some spectacular talents stand above the rest. The top 100 players entering the 2026-27 season feature a wide range of characters, from experienced leaders chasing one last dance to tantalizing freshmen …

The 2026-27 college basketball season is here, and the Big Ten Conference is hungry to repeat as national champions. The conference as a whole had an impressive run last season, with Michigan winning it all and Illinois also reaching the Final Four. The league once again has some horses ready to stake a claim in 2026-27. The Illini, Wolverines, and …

Come March, as happens every year during that wonderful month, stars will be born across men’s college basketball. One upset win or buzzer-beater can turn a previously anonymous group of players into national celebrities overnight. And for the coach leading them, one magical March run can be career-changing, too. Advertisement Improbable Final Four runs introduced much of the country to …

After an offseason filled with excitement and sky-high expectations, Illinois basketball is finally back. The No. 3-ranked Illini will officially begin their 2026-27 campaign on Monday when they welcome Fairleigh Dickinson to State Farm Center for a 7 p.m. CT tip-off. Brad Underwood’s Illini are fresh off their first Final Four appearance in more than two decades and have their …

In the days leading up to Illinois’ Nov. 2 regular-season opener at Champaign’s State Farm Center, Illinois on SI will share a scouting report for each Illini player on the team’s official 2026-27 roster. Today, we shine a light on forward Zavier Zens. Find our scouting reports of other Illinois players as they’re added below. Zavier Zens | Forward | …

Where to watch Arizona vs. UCLA basketball today: Channel, time, schedule, live stream for men’s college opener originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The opening night of college basketball season features the renewal of a classic rivalry as No. 5 Arizona meets No. 22 UCLA in Las Vegas. Advertisement …

The Iowa State Cyclones are about to begin one of the most crucial seasons in recent program history. Coming into the year, Iowa State has lost out on two of their Big 3 from last year, Milan Momcilovic and Joshua Jefferson. However, they brought back some big names and also added tons from the transfer portal, which could lead to …

Where to watch Purdue vs. Gonzaga today: Channel, time, schedule, live stream for men’s college basketball opener originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Two storied men’s basketball programs will go head-to-head for a heated season opener — get ready for Purdue vs. Gonzaga. Advertisement Purdue has undergone a roster …

By tipoff between the 2026-27 Duke basketball squad and the visiting Army Black Knights at 6:30 p.m. ET Monday (ESPNU), it will have been 240 days since the Blue Devils defeated archrival UNC at home, 76-61, in what was the program’s most recent regular season outing in front of the famed Cameron Crazies. So, Cameron Indoor Stadium is sure to …

Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats begin the 2026-27 college basketball season in Las Vegas on Monday, taking on Mick Cronin and the UCLA Bruins in a long-standing rivalry that continues even after the two programs left the Pac-12. Arizona is coming off its first Final Four appearance since 2001, with two key returners and All Big-12 selections in Ivan …

Jay Bilas was a senior center on a memorable 1985-86 Duke basketball squad that tallied a program-record 37 wins and reached the national championship game. Plus, he was an assistant coach under Mike Krzyzewski for a few years, including the Blue Devils’ back-to-back national championship seasons in 1990-91 and 1991-92. Now, the 62-year-old Bilas has been working as a color …

Tired of hearing about all of WSU football’s blues? Good news: Washington State Basketball is here! I know you might be saying, “Oh yeah? WSU Hoops? That’s always a safe bet to cure my Cougar sports depression: men’s basketball.” And to that, I would have no argument; however, I think you might be a little surprised by this year’s team. …

It feels like Christmas Eve. The gifts under the tree? College basketball. Starting off with a special tip-off in Rome, the 2026-2027 men’s college basketball season kicked off on Sunday, with the Sun Devils set to start their schedule on Monday night. Advertisement With a late 8:00 p.m. local tip-off, Arizona State will start the Randy Bennett era with a …

Here’s a look at how potential first-round pick Luigi Suigo and others performed in college basketball’s 2026-27 season opener that saw Notre Dame defeat Villanova 74-72 in Rome. Brady Koehler, Notre Dame Koehler kicked off what could be a breakout season with 16 points, eight rebounds, an assist, two steals, two blocks and zero turnovers while shooting 6-of-13 from the …

UConn men’s basketball starts the season with a buy game as the nightcap of a double-header in Hartford, with the women’s team hosting Cornell at 5 p.m. and the men tipping off against Gardner-Webb at 9 p.m. from PeoplesBank Arena. The Big South’s Runnin’ Bulldogs went 4-29 last season with two Division 1 wins, both against USC Upstate. They enter …

The final portion of the 2026-27 Mid-Major Madness preview series for SoCon basketball takes a look at three unique situations, with newcomer Tennessee Tech introducing an new unknown into the equation, and with a loaded roster, the Golden Eagles will without question compete right away, but can they handle the rigors of a road environment on a random Wednesday night …

The last time Xavier played a meaningful game inside Cintas Center, the Musketeers lost leading scorer Tre Carroll to a hip injury just four minutes into Senior Night on March 3. Xavier went on to lose to Seton Hall as the Musketeers limped their way to the end of its second losing season in three years. But hope springs eternal …