College Basketball

Indiana basketball wraps up its three-game preseason exhibition slate Sunday when the Hoosiers face Western Kentucky at the Ford Center in Evansville. The Hoosiers enter their final exhibition following a convincing 76-58 victory over North Carolina last Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Sunday presents one final opportunity for second-year Indiana coach Darian DeVries to evaluate his revamped roster before …

Exhibition games have changed a lot. Some geniuses decided to get Auburn and Alabama together, and nearly got a brawl for their trouble. St. John’s and Rutgers went to quadruple overtime – in an exhibition! Duke got fascinating looks at freshmen Deron Rippey and JoJo Boumtje Boumtje. And now, on Sunday, the nation will get a look at Boumtje Boumtje …

It is just an exhibition game, but it still stings to see the Illinois basketball team lose to Baylor. The Illini were getting pounded in the first half of this game, giving up 63 points to the Bears. While Illinois managed to fight back and looked much better in the second half, this immediate jolt to reality was concerning to …

With Duke visiting Kansas on Sunday to play the Jayhawks in Phog Allen Fieldhouse, it seems like a good time to take a look at the Kansas-Louisville game from Wednesday. Kansas struggled for part of the game, but they have an undeniable talent in freshman Tyran Stokes. Then there’s Tre White, Melvin Council, freshman guard Taylen Kinney, former NC State …

Sammie Yeanay logged a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds, but Cal’s defense couldn’t keep up in an 89-76 exhibition loss at Oregon State on Saturday night. The Beavers shot 52 percent from the field compared to 35 percent for the Bears, who never led after 11-10 and trailed by as many as 21 points in the second half. …

The Indiana Hoosiers play the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in a college basketball exhibition at 4 p.m. ET Sunday, Oct. 25. The Hoosiers have notched blowout exhibition wins over Butler and North Carolina for second-year coach Darian DeVries. Western Kentucky edged Bowling Green in its first exhibition game. Advertisement Here’s what you should know about the game: Watch IU-Western Kentucky on …

FAYETTEVILLE – The days of just getting the scoop on a preseason exhibition against regional junior colleges appear to be over, as Arkansas and other prominent basketball programs across the country are scheduling marquee matchups instead. In recent years, Arkansas has hosted No. 1 Purdue during Eric Musselman’s final season, while Bill Self and Kansas came to Bud Walton ahead …

Friday marked the second consecutive season in which Mizzou basketball opened its season by beating Kansas State in an exhibition game. This time, the Tigers beat Kansas State 71-67 in Manhattan, Kansas, propelled by 21 points from five-star freshman Jason Crowe Jr. It was, after all, an exhibition game, so by no means is this a heavy indicator of what’s …

FAYETTEVILLE – No. 15 Gonzaga leads No. 12 Arkansas 36-35 at halftime of Saturday’s exhibition game inside Bud Walton Arena. The Razorbacks trailed 36-26 but went on a 9-0 run in the waning moments of the half to close the gap to one. Here are three takeaways from the first half of action. Advertisement As expected, it’s not exactly pretty …

FAYETTEVILLE – With less than two minutes left in the first half of Saturday’s exhibition game against No. 15 Gonzaga, the Razorbacks were in trouble. A 10-1 run from Gonzaga put the Bulldogs up 36-26, and a young Arkansas team that had played a very sloppy half to that point needed a spark in a big way. Advertisement Not only …

FAYETTEVILLE – Miikka Muurinen scored the first two field goals of No. 12 Arkansas’ 76-72 exhibition win over No. 15 Gonzaga on Saturday and ended his first college basketball game with 10 points, six rebounds and a pair of blocks. But the freshman from Jarvenpaa, Finland also incurred a technical foul, went only 1-3 from the foul line and had …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – JJ Andrews did more than put points on the board in Arkansas’ first exhibition game. The freshman wing helped the Razorbacks regain control against Gonzaga with his rebounding, timely shooting and second-half production in a 76-72 victory Saturday at Bud Walton Arena. Andrews finished with 10 points and nine rebounds, narrowly missing a double-double as No. 12 …

Where to watch Kansas vs. Duke basketball: Channel, live stream, time, TV schedule for men’s exhibition game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It’s only the preseason, but it doesn’t get much better than Duke vs. Kansas, and two of the most storied programs in college basketball will get …

The path to the NBA for former Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Tyon Grant-Foster will start in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Grant-Foster, who spent his final season of college basketball with the Zags in 2025-26, was selected 15th overall in the 2026 NBA G League draft by the Sioux Falls Skyforce, an affiliate of the Miami Heat, on Saturday. Advertisement The 6’7 …

The Kansas basketball team is set to round out its preseason slate with an exhibition against Duke tomorrow afternoon. The Jayhawks will partake in the Blue Blood Classic after falling to fellow ACC school Louisville by six points at home on Wednesday. In that defeat, freshman phenom Tyran Stokes struggled from the field, shooting 3-for-13 and enduring some costly mistakes …

SEATTLE — The Washington Huskies men’s basketball team finished 12th in the 18-team Big Ten conference last season, in large part due to struggles on offense. Among the Huskies offensive troubles lied on their efficiency from 3-point range. In the 2025-26 season, Washington connected on just 221-of-702 shots from beyond the arc. The team’s 221 makes ranked 14th in the …

There’s no doubt Duke basketball freshman Deron Rippey Jr. is a determined student of the game. Perhaps that best explains how so many comparisons, including former Blue Devil backcourt sensations Jason Williams and Kyrie Irving, have come to be thrown around by fans when discussing the 19-year-old’s brilliance thus far in exhibition play. Evidently, Rippey enjoys studying other guards’ moves …

Gonzaga forward Izan Almansa found out right before the team’s flight to Fayetteville that he would be eligible this upcoming season. Less than 48 hours later, he was the best player on the floor for the Zags in a 76-72 exhibition loss at Arkansas on Saturday afternoon. Advertisement Almansa, a 6’10 big man from Spain who last played for Real …

BYU finished off its preseason slate with an 89-77 exhibition road win over UNLV Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas. BYU won a closed scrimmage 102-53 versus Long Beach State, beat Nebraska 72-61 last week, and closed things out with a double-digit win over the Rebels. BYU trailed 42-30 late in the first half, but ended the half on a 11-0 …

FAYETTEVILLE – Davion Thompson should still be in high school. Instead, the 17-year-old freshman guard spent Saturday afternoon knocking down the biggest shot of No. 12 Arkansas’ 76-72 win over No. 15 Gonzaga on Saturday. With Arkansas leading 70-68 with just over a minute to play, momentum was firmly on Gonzaga’s side. After a paint bucket by Braden Huff and …

Duke basketball senior transfer John Blackwell, returning sophomore Cayden Boozer, and freshman Deron Rippey Jr. gathered for the latest episode of The Brotherhood Podcast this week and offered a bunch of fun insights into what goes on behind the scenes with fifth-year head coach Jon Scheyer, his staff, and the preseason No. 2-ranked Blue Devils. During the quick-answer segment of …

Syracuse defeated Niagara 71-58 in its final exhibition game, giving Gerry McNamara and his staff one last chance to evaluate the Orange in-game before the regular-season opener Nov. 2 against New Haven. Throughout exhibition play, Syracuse showed flashes of the talent that could help the program return to the NCAA Tournament. However, questions remain about the new-look Orange as the …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The No. 12 Arkansas Razorbacks and third-year head coach opened up their first of two exhibition games Saturday afternoon as the Razorbacks welcomed the No. 15 Gonzaga Bulldogs into Bud Walton Arena as the Razorbacks won a close one by a final score of 76-72. After a slow start on offense, the Razorback utilized an 18-0 midgame …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs lost their first exhibition game of the season, 76-72, on the road against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday afternoon. Gonzaga was without star sophomore Davis Fogle (leg), who sat out for precautionary reasons, as well as forward Chauncey Wiggins, who remains ineligible while his lawsuit in Georgia is stayed. Advertisement It certainly looked like …

We are officially 10 days away from the start of Virginia’s 2026-27 campaign. The Cavaliers, ranked No. 9 to start the season, have concluded preseason play and are now preparing for the home opener against Drexel Nov. 3. But before the season tips off at John Paul Jones Arena, here are some final thoughts after the exhibition slate: Advertisement This …