College Basketball

We’re cracking the Top 15 in this week’s drop of the Top 25 players since 1989 for the Michigan men’s basketball program. This group is a slight tier up in our scoring model from last week’s rendition, with us cracking the 90-point range. Without further ado, let’s jump right in. No. 16 – F Iggy Brazdeikis – Score: 87.2 The …

If T.O. Barrett had entered the transfer portal after his freshman season, I doubt there would be many who would have blinked. After all he only saw action in 19 games, rarely played more than a handful of minutes when he did play, and was sitting behind Anthony Robinson II on the depth chart. That’s usually when you see a …

The Gonzaga Bulldogs may have lost 11 players from last season’s roster, but the big story for Mark Few’s team is the three they were able to keep: sophomores Mario Saint-Supery and Davis Fogle, as well as star big man Braden Huff. Huff returns for his fourth season playing in a Gonzaga uniform and is primed to take over as …

The USC Trojans got a huge boost this offseason with the return of guard Rodney Rice. Rice averaged a team-high 20.3 points per game with the Trojans last season, but was only able to suit up for six games due to a shoulder injury. He’s ranked as one of the top retentions in college basketball for the 2026-27 season. Advertisement …

Arguably the most iconic player of the Tom Izzo tenure at Michigan State, Mateen Cleaves led Izzo and the Spartans to a national championship in 2000. Now, the time has passed, and it is Mateen Cleaves Jr.’s time to be recruited to play college basketball. Naturally, Izzo and the Spartans are a top contender for Cleaves Jr., but nothing is …

Mark Pope and Kentucky got a big fish in Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic, who was a highly sought-after player in the portal and ranked as consensus top three transfer overall. Now, it looks like Pope and the staff aren’t done swinging big after assembling a top 15-20 roster as they look to fill out the final piece. According to …

A year ago, a hectic offseason for the Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team finished up with an emergency head coaching switch from father to son, when Bruce Pearl surprised the college basketball world with an abrupt retirement. Now, his son, Steven, will look to build on his first season in 2026-27, and the expectations might be a little lower than …

Wisconsin Basketball’s roadmap for 2026-27 continues to come together piece by piece. The Badgers recently announced their in-season tournament for next fall, as they’ll compete in the Baha Mar Hoops Championship in Nassau, The Bahamas. Advertisement The Big Ten also recently dropped its slate for the 2026-27 season as the conference announced home, away and doubled-up opponents for each team. …

On Thursday, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced four new members to the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. The NCAA chose Ole Miss Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics, Keith Carter, to serve a five-year term on the council. Advertisement Basketball is not a new area for Carter; he was a former Rebel All-American basketball player, starting all four years, …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs are hard at work putting the finishing touches on what is shaping up to be a young, talented, and international-heavy roster for the 2026-27 season. The return of Mario Saint-Supery and additions of Spanish big man Izan Almansa and Arizona State transfer and former Real Madrid big man Massamba Diop have put more international …

While Nova Nation waits impatiently for a potential commitment announcement tomorrow, PortalUpdates is reporting that Kevin Willard has added a forward to the roster in 6’8” senior Abdou Samb. The Upper Marlboro, MD native only appeared in seven games a year ago for Towson, starting one. In those games, Samb averaged 7.7 minutes played, scoring 0.9 points and grabbing 0.7 …

San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox has caught intense heat after he let the game and potentially the series slip right through his fingers during Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. With the Spurs clinging to a one-point lead and just under 13 seconds, Fox grabbed a loose ball after a Jalen Brunson miss, and instead of …

The Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball team will look a lot different this winter than they did in Niko Medved’s first season as head coach. So will their schedule, as he continues to build up a legitimate non-conference schedule that will make it easier for the Golden Gophers to prepare for Big Ten play, and eventually qualify for the NCAA Tournament, …

Since taking over at the helm in Durham, Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer has prided his teams on elite defensive length and versatility. In each season Scheyer has been the head coach of the Blue Devils, they have become one of the best defensive teams in college basketball. Duke has ranked inside the top 16 nationally in adjusted defensive …

At this time a year ago, it’s likely that even Ryan Odom didn’t know exactly how good his first University of Virginia men’s basketball team might be. Odom and his staff had assembled a promising international roster, but had to synthesize all of his newcomers’ talents into a new system and convince them to buy into roles that might not …

The Duke Blue Devils are entering next season as one of the top teams in the country, and it’s largely because of their strong transfer portal class. The Blue Devils do have some returning pieces for next season. Talents such as Cayden Boozer, Dame Sarr, and Patrick Ngongba will be back on the team next year. Amidst a lot of …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mizzou fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Mizzou Basketball’s roster is officially set for the upcoming 2026-2027 season, and there’s a lot to be excited about heading into …

Big 12 basketball games are always street fights, as assistant head coach Kellen Sampson likes to say. It’s arguably year in and year out the toughest and most physical conference for college basketball in the country. The brand of Big 12 basketball is well known, and it’s said to be the most competitive group of schools with a high number …

The Michigan State Spartans basketball squad has officially arrived on campus, ready to embark on what could be the most successful season for a Tom Izzo team since 2019, when the Spartans last made a Final Four run. While Michigan State boasts a roster loaded with NBA talent, veteran leadership, youthful energy, and a litany of stellar players, today we’re …

While the 2026-27 college basketball season might seem a ways away, it is the time of year when teams and conferences finalize the upcoming season’s schedule. On Thursday, the Big 12 Conference released its complete men’s basketball matchup matrix, featuring each school’s 18 conference games. Every team will play a home-and-home series with three opponents and single games with the …

Will Wade’s return to LSU is the primary storyline surrounding Tigers basketball right now, but the program is moving forward with revamping its roster for next season. The team has officially signed four transfers: Abdi Bashir Jr., Mouhamed Dioubate, Austin Nunez and Divine Ugochukwu. Advertisement Bashir Jr. is the headliner, as the former Kansas State and Monmouth guard figures to …

The NCAA Division I men’s basketball committee gets a lot of attention when March rolls around, but decisions about who will comprise the powerful faction are made much earlier. The NCAA announced that four administrators were recently appointed to the 12-member committee. Notre Dame Athletics Director Pete Bevacqua, Ole Miss Athletics Director Keith Carter, Missouri Valley Conference Commissioner Jeff Jackson …

Over the last myriad of years in college basketball, the Duke Blue Devils have become the program most notable for the term “one-and-done.” The term refers to top-end high school recruits who are bound to spend just one season in college basketball before entering the NBA Draft. Each recruiting class typically features several of them. Mar 29, 2026; Washington, DC, …

The 2026-27 Kansas basketball schedule is all but set now that the Big 12 has released its scheduling matrix. Jayhawk fans now know who the team will take on in conference play and how many times they’ll see them. KU received a favorable draw in this scheduling matrix for the most part, with its mirrored opponents for home-and-home matchups being …

The Duke Blue Devils will be as battle-tested as any team in college basketball come 2027 NCAA Tournament seeding time. Duke head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff have once again scheduled a premier non-conference slate for the Blue Devils, and they will have a plethora of chances to ink signature wins and build an elite resume for the postseason. …