College Basketball

FAYETTEVILLE – Even in a 61-point win, there were things Kelsi Musick didn’t love in Arkansas’ 116-55 beatdown of Cameron on Thursday. At the top of the list were three-point shooting and free throw shooting. Arkansas went only 6-34 (17.6 percent) from beyond the arc and 20-34 (58.8) percent from the charity stripe. Advertisement “It was very poor,” Musick said …

Virginia Tech men’s basketball stands on the doorstep of the 2026-27 season, kicking off play with Coppin State on Nov. 3. What’s locked in for the starters? It feels like a safe bet to earmark junior guard Ben Hammond and senior forward Amani Hansberry as two of the five routine starters. Hammond averaged 13.2 points – his total rose to …

The Iowa State Cyclones are beginning their 2026-27 college basketball season with a bang. In their first game, they face the Memphis Tigers at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD. Heading into the game, many expect Iowa State to take an easy win. Memphis is a solid mid-major program, often making it to the NCAA Tournament, but isn’t really …

Bolingbrook High School (Ill.) junior Brady Pettigrew popped up on Jon Scheyer & Co.’s 2028 wish list on Thursday. But according to the potential Duke basketbal prize’s chat with Stock Risers recruiting insider Jake Weingarten afterward, there’s still a chance he’ll reclassify to end up in the 2027 cycle. “No, it’s not over,” the 6-foot-4, 185-pound combo guard, who turned …

St. John’s Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino’s expectations remain high entering the 2026-27 college basketball season. He is beginning his 39th season as a head coach and his fourth as the head coach of the Red Storm. CBS Sports creates an annual list of the Top 25 coaches in men’s college basketball. This year’s list includes an identical look …

For the Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team, the season opener is just around the corner. On Monday, the Cowboys will host the Incarnate Word Cardinals in their season opener and the first of 14 non-conference games. Advertisement For the next two months, the Cowboys are in the mode of figuring out what their team will look like in Big 12 …

Earlier this week, ESPN put out their rankings of the top 100 players in men’s college basketball entering the 2026-27 season. The rankings were compiled by ESPN college basketball analysts Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf. Kansas basketball is well represented in the list with four Jayhawks making the cut. It’s a good sign for KU chances this season to have …

For the first time since Michigan and UCLA cut down the nets last April, men’s and women’s college basketball will tip off across the country on Monday. For Villanova and Notre Dame, however, the new campaign begins a day earlier, as both schools’ men’s and women’s teams will open their seasons Nov. 1 in Rome. Advertisement Rome, you ask? As …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – By this point, Arkansas coach John Calipari probably has a good idea of what his rotation is going to look like for his team going into the season opener against UA-Pine Bluff on Tuesday, Nov. 3. His biggest challenge might be determining how to distribute minutes across one of the most competitive rosters of his Hall of …

It seems like quite a bit since the Gonzaga Bulldogs have had an intense rim protector and defensive anchor in the middle like Arizona State Sun Devils transfer Massamba Diop. Since now Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren in 2021-22, in fact. The 7-1 sophomore center was listed as one of the 20 athletes from across the country on the …

With Purdue’s top four leading scorers moving on from last season, the Boilermakers need several players to step up and fill the void. Who are the most likely candidates to lead Matt Painter’s squad in the scoring column this season? After watching Purdue play in three exhibition games, I’m going to take my best guess at the five players who …

I felt pretty comfortable with the idea that we would see Nigel James on the preseason watch list for the Bob Cousy Award, which goes to the best point guard in the country every season. I also thought that would probably be it for preseason watch lists for Marquette men’s basketball. It’s one thing to expect that the Naismith Hall …

ESPN’s College GameDay is heading to the Indiana campus tomorrow as the defending national champion Indiana Hoosiers take on 5-2 Minnesota. Naturally, Indiana will be bringing in an all-time great alum for the occasion, but not from football. On Friday, ESPN announced that Hall of Fame point guard and Hoosiers basketball legend Isiah Thomas will be the guest picker for …

New to HBO Max in November 2026 appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. HBO Max welcomes November with prestige television, holiday favorites, major movie franchises, documentaries and a crowded live sports schedule. The month begins with one of HBO’s biggest returning dramas before gradually shifting toward Christmas programming and several new original projects. …

Last season was a disappointing one for Creighton, which finished with a losing record for the first time in 11 seasons. Many injuries stalled the Bluejays’ season. It was an unfitting end to a very good tenure for Greg McDermott. With new head coach Alan Huss and seven transfers, Creighton looks to regain consistency in the Big East. Creighton’s Departing …

Notre Dame women’s basketball is officially back. The Fighting Irish take on the Villanova Wildcats in Italy on Sunday morning. Here’s how both teams look on paper heading into Sunday’s contest. Scouting Notre Dame Notre Dame opens the season ranked No. 13 in the AP Top 25 and Coaches polls after advancing to the Sweet 16 last year. ND hosted …

Virginia Tech men’s basketball enters the 2026-27 season with a revamped roster, featuring several transfers who could play significant roles in Mike Young’s seventh season at the helm. With returning contributors such as Amani Hansberry, Ben Hammond, and Tyler Johnson, alongside newcomers Jaylen Curry (Oklahoma State), Isaiah Elohim (Florida Atlantic), and Miles Heide (San Diego State), the Hokies have several …

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 18: Denzel Aberdeen #1 of the Florida Gators warms up before the start of the game against the Baylor Bears at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on October 18, 2026 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) Getty SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 28: Trey Kaufman-Renn #4 of the Purdue Boilermakers looks on during the second …

Memphis basketball will get the season started on Monday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota against No. 18 Iowa State. With the season just a few days away, it’s time to ask some questions about the Tigers as they enter non-conference play. The Tigers played two exhibitions and a secret scrimmage before the regular season began, and they split the exhibitions …

In what has seemed like a decade-long saga, which began with two Southern California schools looking for greener pastures in the Midwest. We are days away from a historical moment in college basketball. It’s not often you get to see the creation of a new NCAA conference. Well, technically, what you’ll see next month is more of a remodel-underway sort …

The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team split their exhibition games this year, losing to the Creighton Bluejays before bouncing back and defeating the Northwestern Wildcats. Now, they are preparing for the regular season, which will tip off on Nov. 2 against the Memphis Tigers of the American Athletic Conference. The game will be played at the Sanford Pentagon, the …

One of the top bigs in the 2027 recruiting class took a visit to BYU on Thursday. Cherif Millogo, a 7-foot-4 center from St. Francis High School (California), is the latest NBA prospect to take a trip to Provo. Millogo’s rankings depend on who you ask. ESPN has him rated as a five-star at No. 8 nationally in the 2027 …

They come from Utah State, Akron, Wake Forest, Tulsa, Georgia Tech, Boston College, North Dakota State, George Mason, Towson and Mount Union. Only one basketball player returns to the 2026-27 Cincinnati Bearcats from Wes Miller’s last squad and that’s Grant Darbyshire from Sycamore High School, who was at Kentucky the year before. Your Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team comes from …

Northwestern had quite the offseason. The transfer portal was incredibly active: nine departures and eight additions. Head coach Chris Collins also had a rather small recruiting class with only three first-years. The lack of continuity has landed Collins’ squad in an identity crisis, evident in losses to Illinois State and No. 18 Iowa State in exhibition play. Advertisement With all …

Dan Hurley has agreed to a two-year contract extension to remain as the men’s basketball coach of the UConn Huskies through the 2031-32 season, the school confirmed Friday. Hurley signed a six-year contract in 2024 that had four years remaining on it. UConn added two more years “under the existing terms,” the school announced. Advertisement At that time, UConn reported …