College Basketball

Ok, maybe this year’s Duke basketball team actually is human. The Blue Devils looked like a force to be reckoned with through their first two preseason games, defeating Belmont 102-62 and taking down No. 8 Tennessee 103-64. Duke settled down a bit on Sunday against No. 17 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse. Advertisement Duke headed home with a 90-84 victory, but …

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Duke coach Jon Scheyer was still in his crib in the family home in Northbrook, Illinois, when the Blue Devils last stepped foot in Allen Fieldhouse. It was a late-February day in 1988, and they were preparing for a regular-season game against Kansas. In a back-and-forth showdown between storied programs, Duke escaped the Phog with a 74-70 …

The Duke basketball program wrapped up preseason play on Sunday, defeating No. 17 Kansas 90-84 in an exhibition game at Allen Fieldhouse. Duke now gears up for the regular season after finishing its preseason contests 3-0 and validating all the expectations around this team. Jon Scheyer’s squad is clearly one of the best two-way teams in college basketball entering the …

The exhibition slate is complete and Kansas is preparing for regular season competition. The Jayhawks were defeated by Duke, 90-84, in the final preseason contest, marking the second straight loss. Kansas lost to Louisville as well in a hard-fought exhibition contest. Advertisement Kansas held a lead in the second half but went cold offensively and this allowed the Blue Devils …

Michigan State basketball has some work to do if they’re going to live up to their preseason expectations. The Spartans dropped their second straight exhibition game on Sunday afternoon, losing at Marquette by the final score of 86-79. Michigan State essentially trailed the entire game, being down by as many as 17 points in the second half. This loss comes …

Is Billy Richmond Arkansas basketball’s best player? Probably not. Jordan Smith Jr. will likely be a higher NBA draft pick. Smith has more overall upside and potential. However, Richmond is very probably Arkansas’ most important player, especially in the early stages of the season. We saw why Billy Richmond will be so central to Arkansas basketball in the Hogs’ exhibition …

After the Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team plays Oakland University on Oct. 27, they’ll have six days until the 2026-27 season starts for real on Monday, Nov. 2, against American University. The Bearcats have had an exhibition win outdoors at the Lindner Tennis Center over Ohio State, then lost to another Big Ten team when Illinois defeated them at Fifth …

The Boston College Eagles beat the MIT Engineers, 90-46, on Sunday. Senior guard Armoni Zeigler played 23 minutes off the bench. While he only scored eight points in the game, one of his baskets will undoubtedly go down as one of the coolest dunks of the entire college basketball season. Zeigler stole the ball on one end and took off …

The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team finished the exhibition season with a 71-58 win over Niagara on Saturday afternoon in Buffalo. After an exhibition-opening loss to the UConn Huskies, Gerry McNamara’s team defeated Siena (81-76) and Niagara to finish 2-1. Advertisement We covered the full takeaways here, but there was something that became apparent after the game in McNamara’s news …

Some other thoughts from Duke’s win at Kansas… The last time – the only time – Duke won there, in 1988, Kansas shot out to a big lead before the Blue Devils strangled the Jayhawks on defense. Good thing, because that team struggled on offense. This one has a much higher ceiling offensively, but it gave up 84 points. Jon …

2025-26 Season Recap: 24-9 record, 15-5 in conference play Finished in third place in the Big East Lost to Georgetown in the Big East Tournament (Quarterfinals) Lost to No. 9 Utah State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Head Coach: Kevin Willard returns for his second season at the helm. Departing players: Duke Brennan – Oklahoma (12.4 PPG) …

Rueben Chinyelu enters the 2026-27 season with a target on his back after establishing himself as one of the best defenders in college basketball. CBS Sports named the Florida center its preseason Defensive Player of the Year, placing Chinyelu on the first team of its preseason All-Defensive selections. Advertisement The honor comes after Chinyelu won the Naismith Defensive Player of …

Florida basketball’s frontcourt received another major preseason endorsement. Three Gators landed on The Athletic’s list of the top 50 college basketball players for the 2026-27 season, tying Duke, Illinois, UConn, and Arizona for the most selections on any team in the country. Advertisement Thomas Haugh led the way at No. 3 overall, trailing only Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears Jr. …

No. 23 Kentucky Basketball returns to Rupp Arena on Wednesday night for its third and final exhibition game of the season, welcoming the UCF Knights to Lexington. The Wildcats enter the matchup coming off an impressive 76-65 victory over No. 19 Texas Tech on Friday night. Kentucky showed significant offensive potential, with five players reaching double figures, while several young …

Last week, as the start of college basketball season nears, the Associated Press released its usual preseason Top-25 poll. At the top were most of the expected: Florida, Duke, Illinois, UConn, Arizona, among others. Nowhere among the 25 teams, however, was a mid-major program; the closest thing to one was Gonzaga at 15. Advertisement Six mid-major programs did receive votes: …

Indiana men’s basketball wrapped up its preseason exhibition slate with a 79-74 win over Western Kentucky on Sunday afternoon in Evansville, Indiana. This was perhaps the most interesting of the Hoosiers’ three preseason exhibition matchups. Obviously because of how close the score was but moreso by how Darian DeVries managed the game, more like a true feel-out exhibition, than anything. …

Following a four-overtime game against Rutgers, the St. John’s Red Storm were back in action against the Texas Longhorns. Leading into this game, Rick Pitino was not shy about talking about the team not being where he wanted them to be at this stage. It was a challenging summer for St. John’s, and while this group could end up being …

We’re down to single-digit days away from the tip-off of the 2026-27 college basketball season. Exhibition season is in full swing, but we’re all anticipating the games that actually go down in the record books. Mark Pope is headed into year three in Lexington, and he’s one of the most polarizing coaches in the sport, especially for Big Blue Nation. …

The Wisconsin Badgers are roughly a week away from the start of the 2026-27 season under 12th-year head coach Greg Gard.  This season, Gard will be enlisting the likes of seven new players, including three transfers: Eian Elmer (Miami OH), Victory Onuetu (Hofstra), and Trey Autry (George Washington), along with Jackson Ball, Owen Foxwell, Isaac Riddle, and LaTrevion Fenderson. Advertisement …

In the 1990-1991 season, Duke was coming off an awful beating at the hands of UNLV in the 1990 NCAA championship game. Things were different, though. Duke had added Grant Hill, who would become the missing piece to a truly great team. Advertisement The Blue Devils rolled by #15 Louisiana-Monroe, 102-73, #7 Iowa, 85-70, #11 UConn, 81-67, before running into …

The Nebraska men’s basketball team wraps up exhibition play on Monday night in Grand Island against Kansas State. A sellout crowd of more than 6,000 is expected. Nebraska is 0-2 in exhibition play this season. The Huskers lost to Saint Louis 79-74 on Oct. 9 and 72-61 at BYU on Oct. 16. They are 66-9 all-time in exhibition games dating …

FAYETTEVILLE – As much promise as Arkansas showed in its 76-72 exhibition win over Gonzaga on Saturday, there are plenty of things for the Hogs to clean up. The Razorbacks will host Memphis, which beat Mississippi State 75-58 in Starkville on Friday, on Wednesday in their second and final exhibition game before opening the season against UAPB on Nov. 3. …

EVANSVILLE — The run had everything coach Darian DeVries desires from his team. Ball protection. Rebounding. A Bryce Lindsay flurry and “quality” bench play. Indiana basketball was down 68-65 with 4:17 left after Western Kentucky’s layup. It took Lindsay eight seconds to come down the court and hit a pull-up 3. It started an 8-0 IU run over the next …

In their final exhibition game of the season, No. 16 Michigann fell No. 10 Houston in Grand Rapids, 83-66. The Battleground 2k26 at Van Andel Arena was a great test for the defending National Champions. Kelvin Sampson’s squad has won 30+ games the past five seasons. Houston is projected to be one of the best teams in the country yet …

In its final exhibition contest of the preseason, Kansas fell 90-84 to No. 2 Duke for its second consecutive loss to an ACC school. The Jayhawks finished their exhibition slate with a 1-2 record, albeit in games that don’t count toward their official record. While KU held a lead at one point in the second half, Duke pulled away as …