College Basketball

The 2026-27 season carries more uncertainty than any Gonzaga campaign in recent memory. New conference, new roster, new identity. Eleven players gone. The three players Few is counting on to hold it together are a senior coming off a knee injury, a sophomore wing who spent the first half of last season in garbage time, and a Spanish point guard …

The Nebraska men’s basketball team added another transfer player to its roster. Sam Orme joins the Huskers after playing for Belmont last season. The power forward played in 29 games and helped Belmont win the regular-season Missouri Valley Conference title. He was second-team All-MVC with 12.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Advertisement The Indiana native ranked fifth …

Dick Vitale’s latest health update has sports world celebrating originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Few voices in sports are more recognizable than Dick Vitale, which is why the latest update surrounding the legendary broadcaster quickly brought an emotional response from fans across basketball. Vitale shared encouraging news this …

With five-star prospect Kam Mercer announcing his commitment to the program, the Cincinnati Bearcats just got a major boost. Mercer is a Cincinnati native and standout at Princeton High School. He revealed his decision live on SportsCenter today. The elite guard also mentioned that he will reclassify from the 2028 recruiting class to 2027, accelerating his path to college basketball. …

Mikal Bridges and the New York Knicks took a 2-0 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals series today. The Knicks defeated the Cavaliers 109-93, and the series now moves to Cleveland for Game 3. Bridges, being one of the most dependable players in the league, added 19 points to his team’s total, shooting 9 of 12 …

A couple of projected NBA lottery picks linked up for a workout on their offensive games, causing onlookers to gauge their skillsets in terms of how it looks and how they will be effective in the league. On Thursday, May 21, a video on X/Twitter has gone viral that shows BYU Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa and Tennessee Volunteers swingman Nate …

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats heavily scouted the No. 1 prospect of the recruiting class of 2026. However, in the end, the consensus five-star recruit ended up making his verbal commitment to the Kansas Jayhawks last month. On Thursday’s episode of “Here Comes the Boom” podcast, insider Jack Pilgrim discussed how Kentucky prioritizing Tyran Stokes hampered their entire 2026 …

Kentucky basketball fans are brainstorming ways to push Mark Pope’s program back to the top of college basketball, and one idea really stood out. As the Wildcats continue to build their roster while navigating through transfer portal chaos and NBA Draft uncertainty surrounding players like Malachi Moreno, one Kentucky fan proposed a bold solution: build a major international recruiting pipeline …

Illinois hasn’t won the Big Ten regular-season title since sharing it with Wisconsin in 2022, and the Illini haven’t clinched it outright since 2005. The end goal may be a national title in early April, but that trek begins with a successful regular season to ensure the path is manageable in the NCAA Tournament. And with the pedigree the Big …

Mark Pope has been with the Kentucky Wildcats for two seasons now. He hasn’t had bad results, making the Round of 32 and Sweet 16 in two seasons, but it’s beneath what Kentucky fans expect from him. The upcoming season could be Pope’s biggest and most successful. We are seeing early signs of it being his biggest season yet, based …

The Kansas basketball nonconference schedule got a little more challenging this week as the Jayhawks announced a new home-and-home series with the Villanova Wildcats. The two schools will first meet later this year on Nov. 27 inside Allen Fieldhouse. The subsequent matchup will take place at Villanova in November 2027 (exact date to be determined). Advertisement These are two programs …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs will participate in the third annual Players Era Festival this November, and their first-round opponent was revealed on Thursday. This year’s event has been split into two distinct brackets, an eight-teamer taking place Nov. 17-19, and a 16-teamer going on Nov. 24-28. Gonzaga is in the 16-team bracket and will face Big 12 opponent …

Karl-Anthony Towns could not believe Josh Hart’s quote about disliking analytics originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Josh Hart and the New York Knicks are now up 2-0 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. It was an amazing night for Hart, as he scored 26 points, …

Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball just added another huge piece to the future of the program. Nate Oats and his staff landed their first commitment in the 2027 recruiting class with four-star point guard Anderson Diaz announcing his commitment to Alabama, giving the Crimson Tide yet another explosive young guard to build around moving forward. Advertisement And make no mistake …

The Duke basketball program is bringing in the nation’s top-ranked high school recruiting class for the third straight year. Duke’s incoming class is headlined by three 5-star prospects: Cameron Williams (No. 4 overall player according to the 247Sports 2026 Composite Rankings), Deron Rippey Jr. (No. 1 point guard per 247Sports), and Bryson Howard (No. 22 overall player according to 247Sports). …

Over a span of three days, Missouri men’s basketball completed both its roster and likely its staff for the 2026-27 season, filling the final roster spot with the addition of Western Carolina transfer Cord Stansberry on Sunday, then announcing the hiring of four assistants on Tuesday. In the latest episode of the “All Things Mizzou” podcast, Missouri basketball reporters Joey …

There is a big concern surrounding Big Blue Nation right now, and it has to do with the “star player” for the 2026-27 season. Some feel that this roster does not have a star player, and it is really hard to be an elite team without one. The hope for fans right now is that Milan Momcilovic, who played at …

Twelve players now sit on Virginia Tech’s roster, leaving the team three athletes under the maximum allowed number of 15. With the roster almost fully having taken shape, here are my updated thoughts on what the Hokies’ depth chart looks like: Backcourt: After his incandescent end-of-season form, Hammond feels like a lock for one of the guard spots. The 5-foot-11 …

Slowly but surely, the 2026-27 West Virginia men’s basketball schedule is coming together. So far, it has the makings of a strong strength of schedule as WVU is going to test itself early in the year in non-con play while also playing in the most difficult league in America, the Big 12. Two weeks ago, the Mountaineers learned which teams …

For the second season in a row, the Auburn Tigers will be back in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the 2026 Players Era Championship. The Tigers will face the West Virginia Mountaineers on Nov. 17 at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino to kick off the non-conference tournament. There are only eight teams in Auburn’s bracket …

The Kentucky Wildcats have made a handful of transfer portal moves following their second-round loss to the Iowa State Cyclones in the NCAA Tournament. Coach Mark Pope has already landed five commitments this offseason, with the Wildcats’ transfer class tied for fourth in the SEC. Their biggest addition so far has been four-star center Franck Kepnang (Washington Huskies). However, the …

It was announced on May 7 that Alabama basketball will compete in the third annual Players Era Championships in Las Vegas in November, and the bracket was released on Thursday, per CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander. Head coach Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide will first face Baylor on Nov. 24. Should Alabama win, it’ll go head-to-head with the victor of …

The 2025-26 Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team will go down in history for what they achieved on the hardwood. Head coach T.J. Otzelberger had a special group of players that helped the team get off to its longest winning streak to start a season in program history. Some of those key contributors are now moving on in their basketball …

After having a successful first season under head coach Ryan Odom, Virginia is hoping to take the next step as a program and become a real threat in March, and they are getting a lot of preseason top 10 buzz already. Virginia Basketball’s ceiling, when everything aligns, is undeniably a team poised to challenge for the ACC title and make …

We are still a few months away from the start of the 2026-27 college basketball season, but the schedule is starting to take shape for teams. For North Carolina, the Tar Heels are set to enter the first year under Michael Malone. After a tough end to the season a year ago, there is optimism that they can get this …