College Basketball

One of the most significant acquisitions of the Kansas basketball offseason has been Charleston transfer Christian Reeves. The former Duke and Clemson big man landed with the Jayhawks out of the portal and is expected to compete for the starting center spot in Lawrence. But less than a month since he signed his letter of intent to KU, familiar issues …

Phoenix Mercury rookie guard Jovana Nogić exploded on the scene with a 19-point half in her WNBA debut against the hosting Las Vegas Aces on Saturday. Nogić hit four 3-pointers during the stellar half of basketball in a game where most people watching it probably had no idea who she was. Now you know! Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Caitlin Clark delivers …

It hasn’t been the offseason that many Kentucky Wildcats fans would have liked, but Mark Pope and his staff are working to fill the final spots on the roster with quality players. One of their biggest remaining needs was more frontcourt depth, preferably someone with experience. On Saturday, they got their man in Franck Kepnang. Injuries have been an issue …

Kentucky Basketball has made a polarizing addition to its 2026-27 roster, announcing that Washington Huskies center Franck Kepnang has signed with the program. A 6-foot-11, 253-pound native of Cameroon, Kepnang is not yet eligible for next season, as he’s been in college since the 2020-21 season while at Oregon and was briefly recruited out of high school by Kentucky when …

Arizona’s season was filled with unforgettable moments that turned a talented team into a true championship contender. From buzzer-beaters to historic March wins, these were the biggest moments that defined one of the best seasons in program history. There have been many moments in March for Arizona that have shaped the program. Nothing topped the moment Jaden Bradley hit the …

College basketball fans are well aware of the expansion happening across the sport ahead of the 2026-2027 campaign. The NCAA tournament is expanding from 68 teams to 76 teams, but the early-season Players Era tournament is also getting bigger. The Players Era tournament is expanding from 18 teams to 24 teams and will feature separate tournaments in back-to-back weeks in …

USA TODAY Sports has covered the expansion of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournament, which will go from 68 teams to 76 teams starting next March. It’s not difficult to trace the chief motivation of the NCAA’s decision to increase the size of its March Madness brackets. But how much more money does the NCAA stand to make with eight …

Tennessee’s Juke Harris makes promise fans should be excited about this upcoming season originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball are just one piece away from completing what could be one of the best rosters Rick Barnes has assembled during his time in Knoxville. His …

Missouri basketball added Kennard Davis through the transfer portal May 1, making him the fourth portal newcomer in Missouri’s top 15-ranked transfer class. The 6-foot-6, 215-pound wing averaged 8.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game for an NCAA Tournament-appearing BYU squad last season, and averaged a career-high 16.3 points per game at Southern Illinois the season …

About a week ago, Duke signed a ground-breaking broadcasting deal with Amazon, allowing the streaming service to exclusively broadcast three neutral-site, non-conference games for the Blue Devils each season. This deal shows the road the world of college basketball is headed down, with generating as much money as possible to pay players moving to the forefront of the sport. Mar …

The Illinois basketball team has some adjusting to do for the upcoming 2026-27 campaign. While there is a lot of talent returning to the Illini, Brad Underwood did have to do some work this offseason to fill the holes left by departing players. He did a great job filling the voids, and now Illinois heads into next season with a …

College basketball expert Andy Katz recently released his first offseason power rankings, putting the Duke Blue Devils No. 1. Although Duke saw the departures of Cameron Boozer, Isaiah Evans and Nik Khamenia, they added high-profile transfers and some of the top names from the 2026 recruiting class, including 5-stars Cameron Williams, Bryson Howard and Deron Rippey Jr. Advertisement One of …

On the eve of the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery, let’s run down the top prospects in this year’s draft class. Be sure to check out our 2026 NBA Draft Guide, which features multiple big boards, a full two-round mock draft, and full scouting reports on all 60 of these prospects. Latest NBA mock draft | Combine participants 1. AJ Dybantsa, …

NCAA Basketball’s latest amendment was supposed to focus on inclusion, but UConn head coach Geno Auriemma isn’t buying into it for now. The collegiate governing body announced on May 7 that it’s expanding both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments from 68 to 76 teams. Board of Directors chair Tim Sands cited the need to provide student-athletes and programs with …

Bryson Howard, we suspect, will come into Duke a bit underrated. After all, look who else is in his class: Cameron Williams, Deron Rippey, and Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje. Howard has a lifetime of basketball education from his father Josh, who started for four years at Wake Forest and was not necessarily fond of Duke. Advertisement Fortunately, he seems to have …

Nebraska men’s basketball will be playing a regular-season game against the Boise State Broncos on November 15. The game will take place at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. This will be the first time the two teams have met since the 2024 College Basketball Crown semifinals. Nebraska won by a 79-69 margin in that game. Advertisement The Huskers …

Even after losing the likes of Nick Boyd and John Blackwell, the Wisconsin Badgers are still among Andy Katz’s top 44 teams. In the first-ever Power 44, Wisconsin earned a No. 36 ranking. Duke, Blackwell’s new home, tops the rankings at No. 1. Advertisement Fellow Big Ten teams, No. 3 Michigan, and No. 4 Illinois, find themselves in the top …

Texas A&M basketball is in great shape under coach Bucky McMillan, who is entering his second season at the helm after leading the Aggies to the NCAA Tournament, including an appearance in the Round of 32 before eventually falling to 2-seed Houston. This success was not expected after McMillan, who was the final Power 4 coach hired last April, had …

The landscape of college basketball has changed dramatically in recent years. The introduction of NIL gave players the ability to earn money for the first time in college athletics, and nobody could have predicted exactly where things would go from there. The college football playoff expanded from four teams to 12, and now the NCAA Tournament has grown from 68 …

2025-2026 Season Stats: 38 games (2 starts)14.7 minutes4.4 points47.9% FG%40.9 3pt% (36/88)2.6 rebounds.8 assists.4 steals.1 blocks.4 turnovers (17 total turnovers in 557 minutes played)* Set all career highs in first season Advertisement 2025-2026 Season Awards / Honors: No awards or honors for the 2025-2026 season Season Retrospective: Jack Benter’s freshman campaign was a show in efficiency and positional sacrifice, as …

Head coach Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats hosted former Florida Atlantic center Devin Williams this past Monday. Williams averaged 7.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks a game. The 6-foot-10 big man finished in the top three in the country in blocks last season. Wildcats Lack Front Court Depth The thought of Williams in Tucson was a seamless fit. …

The transfer portal can often be what makes or breaks a season in the modern landscape of college basketball. For Missouri, it’s seen both the highs and the lows. There’s been home-run additions under head coach Dennis Gates, like landing former five-star recruit Mark Mitchell ahead of the 2024-25 season, who would go on to lead the Tigers in scoring …

Mark Few has taken the Gonzaga Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament every single year he has been the head coach, and he never needed an expanded 76-team field to get there. And even as the program transitions into the new look Pac-12 in 2026-27, Gonzaga isn’t projected to rely on added at-large bids to go dancing – at least not …

With the 2025-26 season long since in the books, let’s take a few moments to look back at the performance of each member of YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles this year. While we’re at it, we’ll also take a look back at our player previews and see how our preseason prognostications stack up with how things actually played out. We’ll run through the …

Arizona forward Koa Peat has been one of the more difficult players to evaluate heading into the 2026 NBA Draft. The rookie forward for Arizona this past season had himself a strong freshman season, averaging 14.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per contest while shooting 53 percent from the floor. The 6-foot-8, 235-pound forward was quite a bruiser for the Wildcats, …