College Basketball

After Illinois made the Final Four for the first time since 2005 last season, it feels like the Illini will be around for the long haul. Head coach Brad Underwood is doing everything in his power to ensure that, especially when it comes to bringing in top-ranked talent. Last week, Underwood received the news that five-star guard Brady Pettigrew will …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have had a chaotic roller coaster of an offseason, with multiple surprise departures, NCAA confusion, and recently an influx of talented players becoming available just when the team needed them the most. Even now, in mid-August, the Zags do not have a full roster – with at least one open spot and as many …

CBS Sports analysts high on Duke in 2026-27 The countdown to the 2026-27 college basketball season rolls on as we are just under three months away from tipoff in November. For the Duke Blue Devils, it’s been another offseason with excitement and high expectations.  Advertisement Jon Scheyer and his staff have reloaded with the roster once again, welcoming in the …

The Kentucky basketball season is quickly approaching, and fans are getting really excited about the roster Mark Pope has for his third year in Lexington. Coach Pope has a good mix of veteran players who have already proven their value in college hoops and young players with a ton of upside. The players on the roster who have a ton …

Texas transfer guard Jordan Pope has committed to Texas A&M, a source told On3. The 6-foot-1 senior averaged 13.1 points per game this past season, shooting 37.2% from three. He scored 20 or more points in four games, including a season-high 30 points in an overtime loss to Oklahoma. Pope played two seasons at Texas after beginning his career at Oregon …

Per Coppin State’s official schedule release, the Eagles will be traveling to Villanova for a late-November clash. A year ago, Coppin State finished 7-24 (5-9 in MEAC play), which was good for sixth in an eight-team league. The Eagles were ineligible for the MEAC Tournament due to Academic Progress Rate penalties issued by the NCAA. Coppin State is led by …

Kansas Football is just weeks away from kicking off the 2026 season. What are the expectations for the fall? It depends who you ask but the overall sense is that it is not as high as prior years. Jalon Daniels is gone and the Jayhawks will feature a new-look offense. After back-to-back five-win seasons, head coach Lance Leipold will look …

STARKVILLE — Former Mississippi State basketball player and SEC basketball broadcaster Joe Dean Jr. has died, MSU confirmed on Aug. 17. He was 71 years old. Dean played for the Bulldogs from 1974-76 under coach Kermit Davis Sr. and was a three-time letter winner. Advertisement He followed his playing career as a coach, starting as a Mississippi State graduate assistant …

The hype train keeps on chugging. David Mirkovic was recently ranked as the best power forward in the nation by Kevin Sweeney of Sports Illustrated. The sophomore beat out players like JT Toppin and Alex Condon for the number one spot. In the article, Sweeney says Mirkovic has a unique skill set on offense. He says there’s a lot of …

This incoming Duke basketball recruiting class is a bit different than in past years. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff once again built one of the top high school classes in the entire country, but this is the first time that the Blue Devils don’t have a surefire one-and-done NBA prospect in the last few years. Mar 26, 2026; …

One of the main reasons the Duke basketball program consistently lands elite freshman talent is its strong track record of getting its young talent to the NBA quickly. Since Jon Scheyer took over as the Blue Devils’ head coach in 2022, he has been arguably the best recruiter of any head coach in the entire sport. Since 2022, 11 former …

#1 – UNC || #2 – NC State || #3 – Wake Forest || #4 – Virginia || #5 – Clemson||#6 – Miami || #7 – Louisville || #8 – Pitt  || #9 – Georgia Tech || #10 – Syracuse For the last few years, we’ve asked the same question about two coaches: why is no one going after Northwest Missouri State’s Ben McCollum and UConn assistant Luke Murray? Advertisement Drake finally …

The most interesting man in college basketball currently resides in Champaign, Illinois. David Mirkovic, a product of Niksic, Montenegro, was a pivotal part of Illinois’ run to the Final Four last season. In 37 contests under head coach Brad Underwood, the big man averaged 13.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.6 assists in 29.4 minutes per game. Advertisement The 6-foot-9 power …

In case you missed the news, your Georgetown Hoyas secured a commitment from former DePaul big, NJ Benson. A 6-foot-8, 235-pound post-graduate from Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Benson was recently made eligible by federal court order and is forgoing a professional opportunity abroad to play with Ed Cooley and the Hoyas. “Benson” was a name Georgetown fans heard quite often over …

After two years of flirting, does the College Football Playoff court Illinois football in 2026? Some may call this a best-case scenario; some may call it a pipe dream. But call it highly possible! Given the history of the CFP, 10 wins is the line of demarcation. In the past couple of years of the 12-team CFP, only one team …

Duke offers five-star 2027 recruit Jon Scheyer and the Duke Blue Devils have the No. 1 recruiting class in the 2026 cycle, welcoming in a very talented group to Durham.  Since Scheyer took over for Coach K, the recruiting hasn’t fallen off one bit. You could even argue that it has been stronger. As Duke moves forward with the 2027 …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff have made a few recent moves on the 2027 recruiting trail. The Blue Devils have offered a few top prospects in the class and set up an official visit, but the players Duke has recently shown interest in make sense with how the future roster could look. Mar 29, 2026; Washington, …

It was a weekend of celebration for Zag Nation, as longtime Gonzaga basketball head coach Mark Few was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday as part of the class of 2026. Few was voted in by the committee in just his second year of eligibility, joining the HOF alongside NBA head coach Doc Rivers, former Phoenix …

The ESPN Football Power Index, better known as FPI, is one of the more respected predictive tools used to measure college football teams. The model is released before the season and factors in things like returning production, transfer additions, and other team metrics to project how teams will perform. Unfortunately for the Kansas football program, the model isn’t particularly high …

MIAMI, Fla. – Ahead of the 2026-27 college basketball season, here is what the Miami Hurricanes’ depth chart looks like, according to MiamiRoundtable. Villanova transfer Acaden Lewis is the clear frontrunner to run Jai Lucas’ offense. Last season, as a freshman, he averaged 12.2 points on 45.6 percent shooting, three rebounds, and led the Wildcats with 5.3 assists in 33 …

Virginia Tech is among the final 10 schools in the hunt for a commitment from Class of 2027 guard Qandace Samuels, 247Sports’ Dushawn London reported. Samuels is a 247Sports consensus/ESPN five-star recruit from District Heights, Md., that would mark the first five-star prospect in the Megan Duffy era if she were to commit to the Hokies. On 247Sports, Samuels – …

Mark Few’s legendary coaching career in college basketball has finally been validated in the most apt way as he enters the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, capping off over three decades of coaching hoops among the best college basketball has to offer. To celebrate the occasion, fans chimed in to offer their respects to the legendary Gonzaga coach. “What a …

Mark Few is in Springfield, Mass, getting inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend, an entirely deserved honor for a coach who turned the Gonzaga Bulldogs into a college basketball powerhouse over the last quarter century. Few hasn’t had much time to celebrate, however, as he continues to find ways to keep the Zags among the top …

Mark Few, who is being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, has guided Gonzaga from being a nice little Cinderella story to a national powerhouse this century. He led Gonzaga to NCAA title game appearances in 2017 and 2021, and the Bulldogs currently have appeared in 25 consecutive NCAA Tournaments.  Advertisement Few, a two-time Naismith Coach of the …

Many people have learned over the years that if you’re going to make a promise on social media, you’d better be ready to keep it. Jon Rothstein is making good on that axiom after a promise he made to Nebraska Cornhuskers men’s basketball fans last year. Advertisement The CBS Sports reporter who has an unhealthy obsession with college basketball was, …