College Basketball

The Illinois basketball program will get another opportunity to host one of its 2027 commits in Champaign this fall. According to 247Sports’ Dushawn London, Illinois commit Quinton Kitt will take an official visit to Illinois on Oct. 22. Advertisement Kitt has been committed to Illinois since November, when the East Peoria native chose the Illini over a number of high-major …

There are numerous ways to build a program, and the Illinois basketball team has found a good recipe. Brad Underwood had an experienced team last season. We had a ton of upperclassmen with a key freshman sprinkled into the mix. This led to a Final Four appearance. Advertisement Heading into the 2026-27 campaign, Illinois has the same framework for success. …

The hype surrounding Tyran Stokes has followed him throughout his high school career. Before the five-star freshman has even played his first official game for Kansas, college basketball coaches are already suggesting he could become one of the best players in the country. Advertisement CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recently surveyed coaches on who they believe will be …

After a stellar 2024-2025 campaign, UCF basketball is looking to cement itself as a contending program in the deep and talented Big 12 Conference. But, before the team can think about conference opponents, the Knights will play 14 games out-of-conference. Advertisement On Monday, the program announced the full non-conference schedule, starting off with Florida Gulf Coast on Monday, Nov. 2. …

The Boise State men’s basketball team came up short in its pursuit of four-star guard Brandon Mason Jr. from Missouri basketball factory Link Academy. Mason Jr., 247Sports’ No. 77 overall player nationally for the class of 2027, committed to Xavier over the weekend following an official visit. Mason Jr. had trimmed his list of numerous suitors to Boise State, Grand …

Kentucky Basketball and Mark Pope continue to make moves with high school recruits, as 2027 five-star point guard Reese Alston has included the Wildcats in his top seven, he told Joe Tipton of On3 on Monday. Alston’s top seven also includes Houston, Tennessee, LSU, Vanderbilt, Louisville and Wichita State. Advertisement The 6-foot-2, 175-pound point guard plays for Houston Second Baptist …

The calendar has nearly flipped to September, and somehow, after a series of unprecedented events, Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs still do not have a single point guard on the roster. Hope is (potentially) on the way, however, with 23-year-old French point guard Nathan de Sousa planning to arrive in Spokane this week, according to a report from Theo …

Baylor’s basketball program was in the news again last week, but not for good reasons. Jared Nuness had been with the program for over a decade as an assistant to Scott Drew. He was their longest tenured assistant. In December, during a poor season on the court, Baylor’s coaching staff underwent a shift as Nuness announced he was resigning. Advertisement …

FAYETTEVILLE – Figuring out which college football players are eligible for the 2026 season is difficult, especially when you’re off social media as Arkansas head coach Ryan Silverfield is. “Y’all find out before I do,” Silverfield told reporters Sunday. “I get an email or someone comes and tells me, ‘Hey, this rule changed.'” Advertisement Arkansas picked up two players in …

The verdict is out on the 2026-27 Kansas basketball team, and not all of the reviews are positive. Analysts remain skeptical about the new-look Jayhawks behind No. 1-ranked freshman Tyran Stokes and a group of highly touted transfers. KU is in the midst of a rough stretch by its standards, failing to make the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament …

The rivalry between the Kentucky Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals is one of the best in college basketball, but it hasn’t looked that way in years. During the John Calipari era at Kentucky and the Rick Pitino era at Louisville, this rivalry was one of the best in the nation. The Cardinals went through some rough patches, but now Louisville has …

Now that Mark Mitchell is officially a Kentucky Wildcat, Mark Pope has his full roster for the 2026-27 season. The Wildcats are looking like one of the best teams in college basketball as Pope tries to take the Wildcats on a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. Now that there has been some shakeup to the roster, things in the …

Alright, Iowa, now do it again. You were the darlings of the NCAA Tournament last year and made a magical run, capturing America’s attention as a ragtag group of transfer portal additions and overlooked contributors. Can you do it again in Ben McCollum’s second year with a roster, aside from the massive loss of Bennett Stirtz, that arguably looks better …

It’s no secret that the Duke basketball program is one of the powerhouses of college basketball. Even in the NIL era, which has seen several blue-blood programs come dangerously close to losing that title, Duke has been one of the few that have consistently operated at the highest level of the sport. Advertisement The Blue Devils saw no drawback after …

Mark Pope and the Kentucky basketball staff have made moves quickly with the 2027 class. After securing a commitment from top 10 wing Ryan Hampton over the summer when he was fresh off an official visit to Lexington, the staff is searching for a few more additions. One of the top point guard targets just updated his recruitment. According to …

Kentucky basketball made the headlines this weekend as they added a big-time transfer portal player. The recent court rulings gave former Missouri forward Mark Mitchell another year of eligibility, and he committed on Saturday night to play for Mark Pope and the Wildcats. Prior to landing Mitchell, the Wildcats were going to have a really good basketball team, but the …

Kentucky basketball news: Insider makes bold March Madness prediction appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Kentucky Wildcats and head coach Mark Pope gained a huge boost for the upcoming season this past week with the commitment of former Missouri forward Mark Mitchell out of the transfer portal. Mitchell has become one of …

With the news that Donovan Dent recently transferred to LSU, I took a closer look at last season’s stats and the structure of Mick Cronin’s style to see just how important he was to this UCLA team. Donovan Dent was an enormous addition last season. Coming to Westwood as the reigning Mountain West Player of the Year after averaging 20.4 …

The 2026 FCS football season is finally here! It’s officially time to shift our focus to a loaded slate of Week 0 games across the country. Due to multiple conferences moving to a 9-game conference schedule, there are multiple key conference matchups that will kick off the season, including William & Mary-Villanova, Lehigh-Holy Cross, Eastern Washington-Northern Arizona, Montana-Southern Utah, and …

The eligibility of a pair of veteran players for the Cincinnati Bearcats and Xavier Musketeers is on hold after a state appeals court intervened in their case. Ohio’s 1st District Court of Appeals on Aug. 17 suspended a ruling in July by a Hamilton County judge that allowed Cincinnati’s MJ Collins and Xavier’s Filip Borovicanin a fifth year of eligibility. …

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mark Mitchell, who started 133 games at Missouri and Duke over the last four years, is transferring to Kentucky for a disputed fifth season of basketball. The move was confirmed by his agent, Brandon Mitchell, who said the 6-foot-9 forward informed the Wildcats’ program of his decision. Advertisement After scoring 18.3 points for the Tigers last season …

The Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team is continuing to add in-state opponents to its non-conference slate for the upcoming year. Syracuse will play Cornell on Sunday, November 8, the program announced Friday. The Orange and Big Red will face each other in the JMA Wireless Dome for the first time since December 2023, a 78-71 win for ‘Cuse. Advertisement The …

Kentucky basketball had quite the weekend when news broke that Missouri transfer Mark Mitchell had made his commitment to play for the Wildcats this season. Mitchell fills the program’s final roster spot, allowing media across the country to finally speculate on just how good (or not good) Kentucky will be. Advertisement Jon Rothstein is one of college basketball’s top analysts …

The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team will head to Nassau, Bahamas, for the 2026 Baha Mar Championship. Greg Gard’s squad will compete against Seton Hall on Thursday, November 19, and then will take on the winner or loser of the NC State vs. Murray State matchup, depending on Wisconsin’s game one outcome. Advertisement The first two games will take place …

Five-star point guard Nasir Anderson named Tennessee in his top 10 schools, along with Indiana, Providence, North Carolina, Kentucky, UConn, Virginia, Syracuse, Florida and Georgia, according to Eric Bossi of 247Sports. The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder is from Savannah, Georgia and plays for Prolific Prep in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 247Sports ranks him as the No. 3 point guard in the class and …