College Basketball

The Bears made a start to their foreign exhibition games with a staggering win against Concordia. Although this isn’t nearly comparable competition to the Big 12, there are still plenty of positives to look forward to from this game. The Bears had six players score double digits in points, and shot for over 57 percent as a team. Isaac Williams …

Heading into the 2026-27 college basketball season, Duke and Florida probably have the top two rosters in the country, and rightfully so. Both Jon Scheyer and Todd Golden did fantastic jobs utilizing winning roster-building tactics in today’s era of college basketball: retention and the transfer portal. But which of the two programs will be ranked No. 1 in the AP …

After last season, Mark Pope had a lot of work to do to get the Wildcats ready to truly compete this season, and he did an excellent job in the transfer portal. One of the players that Pope added to this roster was Washington transfer point guard Zoom Diallo. Last season for the Huskies, Diallo averaged 15.7 points, 4.5 assists, …

It’s no surprise. Maui was voted as the best MTE location by Mid-Major Madness fans. The Maui Invitational received 49% of the votes. Going to the polar opposite, the Great Alaska Shootout finished second with 38%, while the Crossover Classic in Sioux Falls, S.D., tabbed the remaining 13%. So, why was Maui so popular? Advertisement Well, it’s a tropical destination. It has …

Mark Mitchell could become one of the most intriguing players available if the current eligibility situation allows class of 2022 athletes to return for an additional season. Mitchell, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward, just finished his senior season at Missouri, where he averaged 18.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 54.7% from the field and 38.8% from …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs spent most of July and the early part of August without a single point guard on their roster – thanks to the shocking departure of sophomore Mario Saint-Supery, who returned to Spain after one year in Spokane. The Zags rectified the situation last Thursday, however, securing a commitment from former Dayton point guard Javon …

Most media outlets didn’t list Mark Few’s Gonzaga Bulldogs among the top winners out of the transfer portal earlier this summer. Even with quality roster additions in 7’0 center Massamba Diop (Arizona State) and 6’6 wing Isiah Harwell (Houston), the duo wasn’t enough to put the Zags in the same tier as monster portal classes at Tennessee, Louisville, and Texas, …

Jamil Robinson, a three-star 6-foot-11 power forward in the 2027 class, has committed to NC State, he told Rivals.  The high-upside rising senior out of Eagles Landing Christian Academy (GA) flew under the radar after a broken foot caused him to miss his junior high school season. Robinson returned to the court this summer, playing the final two sessions of …

Even though Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs don’t have a complete roster, last week’s transfer portal additions have the national media back on board. Gonzaga climbed three spots – from No. 14 to No. 11 – in Gary Parrish’s updated college basketball rankings at CBS, which were published on Monday. The Zags jumped over Iowa State (12), Houston (13), …

The Duke Blue Devils will face arguably the most difficult non-conference schedule of any team in college basketball next season. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff assembled a slew of premier opponents for their club to face early in the season, which is fantastic for the program’s growth as a unit and for college basketball fans. Mar 27, 2026; …

The average minutes played by Zvonimir Ivisic in each of his three seasons of college hoops: 11.7, 19.1 and 17.2, respectively. That second season – which he spent at Arkansas – saw him start 19 games. Even then, he cracked the 30-minute mark just four times. Ivisic also started four games for the Illini a season ago, surpassing 25 minutes …

The flurry of roster moves for Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs continued on Monday, although this time it wasn’t a new transfer portal addition…exactly. Skylar Wicks, who committed to the Zags back in late June, had his eligibility waiver approved by the NCAA for the upcoming 2026-27 season – according to Dushawn London of 247Sports. Advertisement Gonzaga has not …

Last month, Dovydas Buika committed to BYU. There is a lot to like about the guard/wing from Lithuania. He has a versatile skill set that makes him capable of playing multiple positions, something that caught Kevin Young’s eye. Let’s take a deeper look at Buika’s game. Advertisement Player Profile Buika has a strong basketball IQ with a good feel for …

Kentucky’s Mark Pope drops eye-opening truth bomb on NBA prospect appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Kentucky Wildcats are coming off a decent season last year in which they went 22-14 and advanced to the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. It was Kentucky’s second year under head coach Mark Pope, …

Surprisingly, according to 247Sports’ Dushawn London, Gonzaga Bulldogs commit Skylar Wicks has been granted a waiver from the NCAA for an additional year and his final season of college basketball eligibility. The 6-6 Saint Francis Red Wolves hybrid wing transfer since early July will now officially suit up for the Zags for the 2026-27 season, having received the approval on …

Kansas State basketball once again saw its name receive acclaim for the upcoming CBB season. And once again, it’s to a former player on his new team. CBS Sports did its top 25 postseason rankings, lauding former Wildcats’ forward Taj Manning as a piece that will help Iowa State next season. The popular news outlet ranked the Cyclones No. 12 on …

Mark Pope and Kentucky Basketball began pursuing Michigan State fifth-year transfer Jaxon Kohler on August 1, following the news of the class of 2022’s updated eligibility and fifth-year option. When Jon Rothstein broke the news that Kentucky was, in fact, targeting Kohler, a couple of other schools were mentioned as contenders for the sought-after forward transfer. The schools mentioned on …

North Carolina basketball is taking full advantage of its preseason opportunities in 2026. The Tar Heels will face USC in an exhibition game on Friday, October 9, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, giving Michael Malone’s team a second high-major opponent before the regular season even begins. The newly announced “Preseason Premiere” will tip at 7 p.m., with tickets scheduled …

We were talking about Duke’s win over Texas Tech in the 2022 NCAA tournament recently, and how tough that game was. As you may remember, the Red Raiders had a 33-29 lead at the half, and their no-middle defense was very challenging. Advertisement Things changed in the second half. Duke shot 71% in the second half, outscoring Texas Tech 49-40, …

The Duke basketball program released its full non-conference schedule for the 2026-27 college basketball season last week, and it is a gauntlet of a slate. We have spent a lot of time discussing the slew of premier opponents the Blue Devils will go up against early in the regular season, with a couple of matchups having the potential to be …

The Field of 68 is reviving college basketball’s opening-day 24-hour marathon, nearly a decade after ESPN discontinued the event; ESPN launched the format in 2008, running 14 games across five time zones in its debut year and continuing the tradition for nine seasons before ending it in 2017. ESPN spokesperson Josh Krulewitz said at the time that the marathon presented …

The 2026 football season is rapidly approaching and, no surprise, the Duke Blue Devils are receiving little to no respect in preseason polls and articles. The ACC media preseason poll predicts Duke will finish 10th out of 17 teams. ESPN analytics predict Duke will win only five of 12 games. It is time for our Blue Devils to outperform the …

With the NCAA’s recent federal court injunctions creating additional eligibility for countless players around the country, schools are getting a chance at a “second” offseason with transfers who weren’t previously thought to be available. Kansas is one of several programs looking to make another addition to round out the 2026-27 roster. On Monday, the Jayhawks were linked to yet another …

Prepare to alter your sleep schedule, college basketball fans. If you stay up late for Game 7 of the World Series on Halloween night, then wake up early to watch Notre Dame and Villanova open the season at 9:30 a.m. Eastern on Sunday, Nov. 1, you should prepare to spend your football Sunday in a siesta. That’s because the Field …

The Duke basketball program returned three starters from a team that won the ACC regular-season and tournament titles, earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, and made the Elite Eight. All three of those starters, Dame Sarr, Caleb Foster, and Patrick Ngongba, were massive retentions. Not only did head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff get rotation …