In Year 2 of the Ben McCollum era, Iowa is looking to take a step forward. Yes, the Hawkeyes did just make a run to the Elite Eight, but they left much to be desired in the regular season – especially during Big Ten play. Iowa wound up finishing squarely in the middle of the pack, completing the 2025-26 season …
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Illinois basketball to host Duke for first time ever as part of home-and-home
Illinois basketball to host Duke for first time ever as part of home-and-home appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Illinois basketball program is looking to turn the page to the 2026-27 season after a highly successful 2025-26 campaign that saw the Fighting Illini make it all the way to the Final Four …
Read More »Duke Basketball Pursues Four-Star Transfer Allen Graves Amid Roster Changes
The Duke Blue Devils continue to seek roster improvement through the transfer portal. So far, Jon Scheyer and his staff have landed three commitments. The group currently ranks 52nd in the nation with an average transfer rating of 93, per Rivals. While guard John Blackwell (Wisconsin Badgers) is viewed as the biggest splash so far, forward Drew Scharnowski (Belmont Bruins) …
Read More »Three ACC Teams That Could Give Duke Issues Next Season
Over the past few seasons, the Duke Blue Devils have been the cream of the crop in the ACC. The Blue Devils have a combined 36-2 record in league play over the last two seasons and have taken home both the ACC regular season and tournament titles in each of the last two campaigns. Duke has won three ACC Tournament …
Read More »Jim Phillips: ESPN was involved in Duke-Amazon deal from the start
More details are emerging about how Duke pulled off its landmark deal with Amazon, with ACC commissioner Jim Phillips shedding new light on the arrangement Wednesday. “ESPN was in every one of the conversations,” Phillips said. “To Duke’s credit, they came up with something creative and brought it to ESPN and us. Where it finished and where it started wasn’t …
Read More »Potential Shakeup Brewing in Duke’s Marquee Contest With Michigan
Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer has done it again. Scheyer always aims to give his guys a daunting non-conference slate in order to best prepare them for the postseason. In 2025-26, the Blue Devils boasted what was likely the best resume in college basketball last season, compiling a 19-3 record in Quadrant 1 games. Mar 29, 2026; Washington, DC, …
Read More »Former Iowa women’s basketball guard lands new assistant coaching gig
One of Iowa women’s basketball’s fan favorites has a new coaching gig. Molly Davis was introduced as a new assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky in the Atlantic Sun Conference last week. Eastern Kentucky was the ASUN regular-season champion last season and earned a WBIT invite. The Colonels finished the 2025-26 campaign 25-9 (15-3 ASUN). Advertisement Davis arrives in Richmond, Ky., …
Read More »Michael Malone, UNC whiff on 2.6 blocks per game defensive star in transfer portal
Michael Malone, UNC whiff on 2.6 blocks per game defensive star in transfer portal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Earlier this month, Michael Malone and North Carolina received a massive frontcourt boost after losing Henri Veesar to the NBA Draft, landing 7-foot international star Sayon Keita. Advertisement The …
Read More »Duke, Illinois agree to home-and-home series starting in 2026
Duke has shown in the past that it isn’t afraid to schedule some of the top teams in college basketball to prepare for the NCAA Tournament. For Jon Scheyer’s Blue Devils, that will be the case again next season as they have added yet another marquee matchup against Illinois. The two schools have agreed to a home-and-home series beginning this …
Read More »Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady taking role as strategic adviser for Wagner College basketball
NEW YORK (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady is taking a position as a strategic adviser to the men’s basketball coach at Wagner College, where his son plans to play. McGrady will advise the college on the development of name, image and likeness investment, along with marketing and player development, the school said Wednesday. Advertisement McGrady — who …
Read More »2026 NBA draft combine: The top measurements, including wingspans
The 2026 NBA draft combine tipped off on Monday as prospects hit the court for strength and agility testing, anthropometric measurements and more in Chicago, Illinois. The NBA announced on May 1 that 73 players were invited to the annual scouting event at Wintrust Arena. Five more players earned invitations to the festivities after emerging as the top scrimmage performers from the …
Read More »Who will UNC turn to with Henri Veesaar likely staying in NBA draft?
As UNC awaits a decision on the 2026 NBA draft from star center Henri Veesaar, the Tar Heels don’t seem to be trending toward receiving good news. Speaking to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, the 2026 Second Team All-ACC selection essentially confirmed he would remain in the draft and deemed his chances of returning to school as low. Advertisement “I’m all-in on …
Read More »Allen Graves says Kentucky Basketball contacted him
As Kentucky Basketball searches for one more impact player for next season, Milan Momcilovic has seemingly been the only big fish left that the Cats are in the mix for. However, they apparently tried to get in the mix for Santa Clara forward Allen Graves, but it doesn’t sound like that went anywhere. Advertisement According to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, Kentucky …
Read More »ACC Backs Duke-Amazon Deal Despite Big Ten Concerns
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — The Big Ten and the ACC are taking different tacks when it comes to their schools licensing non-conference games outside of their TV partners. Duke recently announced that it had sold several neutral-site games to Amazon, including games against UConn, Gonzaga, and defending-champion Michigan. Shortly after the announcement, Yahoo Sports reported that the Big Ten was …
Read More »Badgers to face three top 10 opponents at home next season
The Big Ten revealed every team’s home and away conference opponents for the 2026-27 season on Tuesday evening, and the Wisconsin Badgers have quite the schedule for next year. Wisconsin will bring five ranked opponents (from the final AP Top 25 poll) to the Kohl Center next year, including three top-10 opponents. In addition, they will face three teams twice: …
Read More »St. John’s men’s basketball finalizing agreement to play Syracuse at Madison Square Garden
An old Big East rivalry could be renewed this year. Reported by Jon Rothstein, St. John’s and Syracuse are completing an agreement to face off at Madison Square Garden in non-conference play this upcoming season, and the official date is to be determined. Advertisement The Red Storm’s matchup with the Orange would be the third power-conference opponent on the non-conference …
Read More »A Big-Name Team Is Coming To Cameron This Fall
Well here’s some fun news: Duke and Illinois will crank up a home-and-home series, starting in November. Illinois will come to Cameron first, on November 17th. That’s pretty early for a big game, but big games are fun. Crank it up! Advertisement Duke will return the favor next year, going to Champaign on December 4th, 2027. We really appreciate Jon …
Read More »Indiana men’s basketball’s home and away opponents announced for 2026-27
The full Big Ten men’s basketball schedule is still a ways out, but we now know who Indiana will face and where for the 2026-27 season, Darian DeVries’ second as head coach. Here’s the breakdown on the Hoosiers’ home and away opponents next season, per an official release: Advertisement Home Away Home/Away Indiana will welcome some of the conference’s top …
Read More »Indiana men’s basketball lands transfer guard Justin Monden
Indiana men’s basketball added a twelfth scholarship player Tuesday in transfer guard Justin Monden of Maryland Eastern Shore. Monden is in his final year of eligibility, having spent two seasons at Georgia Southwestern State. Last year at Maryland Eastern Shore, Monden appeared in 32 games, making one start. He averaged six points and 1.6 assists in 20.7 minutes per contest. …
Read More »Virginia lands commitment from Saint Louis transfer Kalu Anya
Saint Louis transfer forward Kalu Anya has committed to Virginia, his agent CJ Ward of LIFT Sports Management told On3. The 6-foot-8 senior redshirted this season, but averaged 6.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game during the 2024-25 season, leading SLU in rebounding and finishing third in the A-10 in rebounds per game. He recorded three double-doubles on …
Read More »UConn, Michigan set for NCAA championship game rematch in first week of 2026-27 college-basketball season
The NCAA knows it had a good thing when Michigan and UConn squared off in the national championship game in April. While the game was, at times, not pretty, it was exciting, with Michigan pulling off a narrow 69-63 win to claim the national title. If Dan Hurley and UConn are seeking revenge for that loss, they won’t have to …
Read More »Big Ten Releases UCLA’s 2026-27 Basketball Opponents
The offseason has barely begun, but UCLA now knows where it’ll face each Big Ten team during the 2026-27 men’s college basketball season. The Big Ten announced the opponents for each school on Tuesday, naming which teams they’ll play at home, which they’ll play away, and which they’ll play twice. Dates for the games will be announced later. Mar 20, …
Read More »Can Illinois win the Big Ten in 2027? Conference opponents suggest a real chance
The Big Ten Conference announced each team’s opponents for next season on Tuesday afternoon. It will once again be a 20-game conference slate, marking the ninth straight season with that format. Every team will play each conference opponent once either at home or on the road, while three teams will be played twice in a home-and-home series. Certain rivalries are …
Read More »Ohio State men’s basketball’s 2026-27 road Big Ten schedule is about as tough as it gets
The 2025-26 Ohio State men’s basketball team got back into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years this spring, finishing with a 21-13 record overall and a 12-8 record in Big Ten play. The order and configuration of the Big Ten schedule is completely out of Ohio State’s hands, but upon some reflection, some chips did fall …
Read More »Illinois Basketball’s All-Time Worst Recruiting Misses
SAN ANTONIO, TX – APRIL 02: Jalen Brunson #1 of the Villanova Wildcats celebrates with a piece of the net after the 2018 NCAA Photos via Getty Images Men's Final Four National Championship game against the Michigan Wolverines at the Alamodome on April 2, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) | NCAA Photos …
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