College Basketball

MADISON – Wisconsin men’s basketball has gotten a few tests with its first two exhibitions against UW-Parkside and UW-Green Bay. But the Badgers are about to get a much different test Oct. 27 against Oklahoma State. “We’re going to see a team that looks like us physically, and big and athletic,” Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said. “So it’ll be a …

Michigan State basketball has lofty goals for this upcoming season, and one national writer believes they’ll meet those expectations. The college basketball season is less than a week away, with exhibition action behind us and the regular season opener coming up on Monday. Michigan State — who is No. 6 in the preseason polls — will open the season on …

Purdue’s Matt Painter is going into his 22nd season as the school’s men’s basketball coach. He has had one heck of a tenure, leading the program to the NCAA Tournament 17 times. He got to the Final Four and the national title game during the 2023-24 season before losing to the UConn Huskies. Advertisement MORE: College basketball top 25 rankings …

2027 five-star point guard Reese Alston will announce his college commitment Thursday at 4 p.m. EDT between Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU and Wichita State. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound prospect Houston Second Baptist School in Houston, Texas. 247Sports ranks him as the No. 4 point guard in the class and No. 1 player in Texas. Advertisement Tennessee offered Alston a scholarship on …

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Ken Pomeroy just published a newsletter talking about the value of exhibition games in college basketball. “We’re a few days away from the season starting but we’ve already had a bunch of contests with all of the trappings of a regular season game. By Sunday, there will have been over 200 exhibitions played with real refs in front of real …

FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS – OCTOBER 24: Braden Huff #34 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs looks to make a pass in the second half against Caleb Ourigou #0 and JJ Andrews #7 of the Arkansas Razorbacks at Bud Walton Arena on October 24, 2026 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Bulldogs 76-72. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) | Getty Images The college …

A split second after snagging a long offensive rebound just beyond the free-throw line in the second half of last Saturday’s exhibition game against Santa Clara, Utah State forward Connor Turnbull realized that no one stood between him and the basket. That’s when Turnbull turned into a bull, charging down the lane and attacking the rim with every bit of …

We are just days away from the start of the new college basketball season, and the Men’s Other Top 25 preseason poll is here. Four different teams received at least one first-place vote. Saint Louis owns the top spot with two of those first-place votes. Fellow A-10 member VCU came second with one vote also. Grand Canyon placed third with …

Texas A&M coach Bucky McMillan enters his second season leading the Aggies after making the NCAA Tournament in Year 1, a highly impressive feat given early roster concerns after nearly every key player followed former coach Buzz Williams to Maryland. Led by transfer forward Rashaun Agee, the Aggies defied expectations by reaching the Round of 32. This offseason, McMillan achieved …

The optimism surrounding the Florida State basketball program is reaching much further than Tallahassee. National media outlets are beginning to pick up that Luke Loucks and company are building something special. Loucks has been able to land a top-20 recruiting class and several proven transfers. Despite all of this, they will face an uphill battle in the hyper-competitive ACC. Advertisement …

At a time when spending and investment are major topics of conversation in college sports, Purdue made a statement with its extension for men’s basketball coach Matt Painter. Per a source, Painter’s full compensation – salary, retention bonus and deferred compensation – will rise to $7 million for this season. His salary will increase by $50,000 each year through the …

It’s watchlist season for men’s college basketball and we’ve already got a Hoosier’s name thrown into the ring. Markus Burton, set to start at point guard for Indiana men’s basketball this season, was named as one of The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 20 players to watch for the Bob Cousy Award, which recognizes the top player at the point …

TNT has reportedly hired former University of North Carolina men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis as a TV analyst, according to the Sports Business Journal. Davis served as the Tar Heels’ head coach from 2021 to 2026, tasked with filling Roy Williams’ shoes after his retirement. Davis was from the UNC coaching tree, though, having played for Carolina from 1988 to …

Fans of the Kansas State Wildcats basketball team are going to have to be patient during the first season of the Casey Alexander era as coach. It’s going to take some time before Alexander places his stamp on the program. The Wildcats lost 88-84 to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in an exhibition matchup Monday in Lincoln. Advertisement Guard Brandon Rechsteiner led …

TNT Sports has hired former North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis as a college basketball studio and game analyst, the company announced Tuesday. He will primarily cover the Big East and Big 12 conferences. Davis previously worked in television as an analyst for ESPN from 2007-12 and was an analyst for College GameDay before returning to UNC as an assistant …

Tennessee’s trip to Duke for an exhibition matchup last week couldn’t have gone much worse, and the cherry on top was point guard Terrence Hill Jr. exiting the game early after turning his ankle. Hill, who scored 22 points in Tennessee’s first exhibition game against Xavier, was unable to return to the game and was seen on crutches in the …

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue coach Matt Painter will begin the college basketball season with a contract extension, the university announced Tuesday. The 56-year-old Painter agreed to a deal that will keep him through 2030-31. School officials announced Painter will receive a pay raise and be eligible for enhanced performance bonuses but that other financial details will not be …

Sixteen teams down, just two to go. I think in the rest of the conference I zigged from the national consensus with quite a few teams (I am high on Rutgers, Wisconsin and Maryland, low on Michigan, Indiana and Oregon). When it comes to the top though, there are no surprises: Michigan State and Illinois. These are the clear two …

No. 14 Miami (26-9, 13-5 ACC) The Hurricanes had one of the best turnarounds in the nation last season in Jai Lucas’ first year as coach, going from 7-24 in 2024-25 to winning 26 games, returning to the AP Top 25 and reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament (and in a season where he had zero returning players …

Auburn basketball has fired general manager Brian Kloman following information that showed Kloman failed to disclose eligibility requirements regarding international signee Mantas Rubstavicius, the Montgomery Advertiser, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported Monday, Oct. 26. Rubstavicius also voluntarily ended his eligibility lawsuit, meaning he won’t play for Auburn this season. Both changes regarding Kloman and Rubstavicius were confirmed by …

It’s important for sports teams to test themselves against fierce competition before a season starts. Intrasquad scrimmages are nothing like a real college basketball game. The No. 16 Michigan Wolverines got as real of a college basketball game as possible on Sunday, facing preseason No. 10 Houston at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. After a back-and-forth first half, Houston …

Florida basketball’s recent run has pushed the program higher in one historical ranking of the sport’s biggest names. The Gators currently rank No. 28 in Liz Powell’s All-Time AP Poll, which treats each weekly Associated Press men’s basketball poll since 1949 as a separate ballot and combines them into a single historical ranking. Advertisement Powell’s system uses the same scoring …

1. The New Arch Madness Format We won’t see if the 1 and 2 seeds getting double byes makes a real difference in one year, but there are other ways that the new format will impact the best conference tournament in mid-major basketball. Usually the tournament has great attendance, but with the top teams not playing until Saturday, could that …

After two wildly different preseason results, the UNC men’s basketball team has one final tune-up on Tuesday night at home. At 7 p.m., North Carolina will host Charlotte in a battle of in-state teams. The Tar Heels opened their preseason schedule with an 88-70 win over USC in Greensboro, then struggled during a 76-58 loss at Indiana on October 18. …