College Basketball

Each day summer passes by, we inch closer to college basketball season. Tar Heel Nation is bursting with excitement for Michael Malone’s first year as head coach, hoping his successful 12 years as an NBA boss translate smoothly to the collegiate game. North Carolina doesn’t have its full 2026-27 schedule yet, but continues to tease fans by announcing non-conference matchups. …

Duke Brennan, Villanova’s double-double machine from a year ago, will not be returning to the Main Line in his fifth season. Brennan chose Oklahoma over Villanova, Oregon, Ole Miss and USC. While it would have been nice to see “Big Duke” back in the white and blue, it was unlikely to happen with the Luigi Suigo and Kwame Evans Jr. …

Oklahoma has added another major piece to their roster ahead of the 2026-27 college basketball season. Villanova transfer center Duke Brennan has committed to the Sooners, giving Porter Moser one of the top remaining big men available in the transfer portal, On3’s Joe Tipton reports. Brennan recently received another year of eligibility, and he quickly became a player to watch …

After listening to University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley speak with Jon Rothstein of CBS on Wednesday, one thing became pretty clear to me. When it comes to the keys for the 2026-27 version of the Huskies, Hurley is counting on one word: “jump.” Advertisement Why? Because he’s expecting several players to take a “jump” forward. Speaking with …

The Duke Blue Devils will face several elite teams in the non-conference portion of their schedule this season. Head coach Jon Scheyer has made a grueling non-con slate a regularity for his teams since he took over in Durham. Duke will take on at least four teams with a high chance of being ranked inside the top 10 of the …

Both members of Indiana men’s basketball’s 2025-26 center rotation are back in college basketball with fifth years of eligibility. Just one will suit up for the Hoosiers again. Sam Alexis announced his return in the wake of the program’s international trip to Lima, for which he joined the roster to give the Hoosiers another option at the five. But Reed …

The Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team just added a player with experience via the transfer portal. Per Pete Nakos of On3, Columbia guard Kenny Noland has committed to Michigan. Noland started 28 games for Columbia last season, averaging 17.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists. Keegan Pope of On3 classifies Noland as a true combo guard. Noland shot 49.5 percent …

Indiana transfer forward Reed Bailey has signed with St. John’s, On3’s Pete Nakos reports. Bailey entered the Portal with a ‘do not contact’ tag earlier in the day. In his lone season at Indiana, Bailey averaged 8.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists across 32 games (10 starts). Prior to his stint in Bloomington, Bailey played at Davidson from 2022-2025. …

The Red Storm’s 2026-27 roster is once again complete… at least for now. Indiana transfer Reed Bailey officially signed with St. John’s on Wednesday. The 6-foot-11 forward reportedly entered the transfer portal with a “do not contact” tag one hour before officially committing the day before. Bailey is one of the hundreds of players taking advantage of a July federal …

When the Kansas basketball program landed Wisconsin transfer AJ Storr in 2024, he was viewed as one of the biggest portal additions Bill Self had made during his tenure. That notion couldn’t have been more wrong. Storr’s lone season as a Jayhawk was utterly disastrous. He fell out of the starting lineup early in the season and posted the worst …

A familiar face for BYU fans is unexpectedly back on the transfer market. Former Cougars point guard Dallin Hall has entered the transfer portal, according to a report from Pete Nakos of On3 Sports. Additionally, Hall entered the portal with a “do not contact” tag, meaning schools are unable to reach out to him and only he can initiate the …

St. John’s, the biggest conference rival for the UConn men’s basketball team, has made an impactful roster move just over two months away from the start of the 2026-27 season. The Red Storm, coached by Rick Pitino, have added Reed Bailey to the roster at the 11th hour. Advertisement Here’s what you need to know: Bailey has already played four …

Recent reports say that former Michigan State forward Jaxon Kohler is headed to BYU. However, Kentucky basketball is going to get their shot to impress him. On Tuesday, a California court ruled that the class of 2022 athletes that were ruled eligible by a separate ruling can enter the transfer portal, and head to a different school. That includes Kohler, …

An insider in the college basketball world has named a pair of teams to monitor in the battle for Michigan State transfer forward Jaxon Kohler. Reports surfaced on Tuesday that Kohler will officially enter the transfer portal and pursue an opportunity at another school for his fifth and final year of college hoops. This was an expected route based on …

On Tuesday, ESPN College Basketball Insider Joe Lunardi put out his second edition of the “Way Too Early Bracketology.” In those projections, Lunardi had the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team pegged for a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, probably a bi-product of the team’s ridiculously hard non-conference schedule. Advertisement However, Lunardi also had something else in his …

Good morning, BBN! Mark Mitchell appears to be Kentucky’s top choice to fill its final roster spot, but the Wildcats have several intriguing alternatives if the former Missouri star lands elsewhere. Advertisement Keyshawn Hall may offer the most proven scoring punch. The 6-foot-7 Auburn forward averaged 19.3 points and 7.1 rebounds last season while shooting 45.1% from the field. Kentucky …

We have a theory that most coaches, as they get near the end of their careers, as Douglas MacArthur said of soldiers, tend to fade away. There are exceptions, of course, or perhaps people fade at such a high level that you don’t notice as much. Think John Wooden, Dean Smith, and Mike Krzyzewski, guys who are so gifted that …

If the early expert predictions are accurate, the 2027 NBA Draft doesn’t have an obvious No. 1 pick like Cooper Flagg in 2025 or a rare collection of players who project as future All-Stars near the top of the class like the 2026 draft. There is, however, an emerging consensus forming that Kansas freshman Tyran Stokes is the player most …

The afternoon of Tennessee’s football media day, I met a couple of friends for a late lunch. I was prepared for quarterback questions. I wasn’t prepared for basketball questions. Throughout most of the South, a basketball discussion in early August would be blasphemous. Football takes center stage now, and there’s no room for anything else – unless, of course, you …

The five guards that made up Tennessee basketball’s nine-player transfer class grabbed national attention. But coach Rick Barnes also found some complimentary pieces in the frontcourt that will be critical to improving upon last season’s third consecutive Elite Eight run. Since scholarship limits were eliminated, the best teams college basketball are making use of extra roster spots by adding more …

ESPN has continued with the lack of love for head coach DanHurley’s UConnmen’s basketball team. The first bracketology predictions for the men’s NCAATournament from ESPN came out five weeks ago, and the network issued its nextway-too-early bracket projections on Tuesday. Advertisement Again, bracketologistJoe Lunardi put the Huskies on the No. 3 seed line, giving the No. 1 seedsto Duke, Florida, …

College basketball season is slowly approaching on the distant horizon. Fall classes have begun, and the countdown to tipoff is within view. The Virginia faithful will be pining for postseason basketball soon enough. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi recently updated the projected bracketology for the 2027 NCAA Tournament. Advertisement Virginia has held steady as a projected No. 3 seed, the same placement …

On Tuesday, news broke that Michigan State forward Jaxon Kohler would officially enter the transfer portal after a judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the NCAA in California. Now, according to Jack Pilgrim of KSR, Kohler will have a Zoom meeting with the Kentucky Basketball staff on Wednesday. Advertisement The 6-foot-10, 245-pound forward has spent all four years …

Stephen A. Smith announces HBCU deal amid NABJ backlash appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. During his response to the NABJ for their “Thumbs Down Award” given to him during the annual conference in Atlanta on Saturday, Smith dropped a major news bombshell. He suddenly announced that he is currently positioning himself to …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs are one giant step closer to finalizing the roster with a massive splash in the transfer portal. On Tuesday, a judge in California granted a temporary restraining order, or TRO, for 73 plaintiffs, which makes them eligible for the upcoming 2026-27 season, pending NCAA appeal. Advertisement Among the plaintiffs are two point guard targets …