College Basketball

The Florida Gators men’s basketball program is hungry for another National Championship, and they certainly allotted enough NIL to achieve that. While the results still have to be there on the court, head coach Todd Golden had a surplus of money to spend, and that’s putting it lightly. Advertisement Nothing was off-limits for this Gators team as they brought back …

The No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats are back in action tonight for Game 2 of the exhibition season, this one coming against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Game time is set for 7 PM ET on SEC Network+, so it’s a stream-only game. This will be a great preseason test for Mark Pope and his Wildcats, as the Red Raiders enter …

Both Illinois and Baylor remain undefeated after one exhibition game apiece (for whatever that’s worth). The Bears’ win is undoubtedly more impressive, though. They went into enemy territory (of sorts) – the game was staged in Jacksonville – and knocked off preseason No. 1 Florida. Baylor rode an impressive 31-point, eight-rebound, four-assist performance from standout sophomore guard Kayden Mingo – …

Longtime former LSU men’s basketball coach Dale Brown has died, the university confirmed Friday, Oct. 23. He was 90 years old. A cause of death was not specified. Brown coached the Tigers for 25 years, from 1972-97. Over that time, he guided what had been a middling SEC program to an extended stretch of national relevance.  LSU made the NCAA …

Earlier this week, CBS Sports ran a story placing every high-major basketball roster budget into tiers. By popular demand, that story’s co-author, Matt Norlander, sent a follow-up post on Twitter/X placing a few of the top mid-major programs into tiers. Nearly every program in college basketball is spending on roster construction, but some are spending much more than others. And …

With less than two weeks to go until the college basketball season starts, there’s still uncertainty around eligibility amid multiple lawsuits. St. John’s coach Rick Pitino has questions, but mostly about how the NCAA handled the rule changes and the legal challenges. Pitino told Jon Rothstein he sees comments from other coaches who aren’t happy with the NCAA, given the …

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – OCTOBER 11: Indiana Hoosiers guard Darren Harris (1) in the huddle during the men's college exhibition basketball game between the Butler Bulldogs and Indiana Hoosiers on October 11, 2026, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s been quite the week around Indiana Athletics …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jay Wright saw the direction college basketball was headed four years ago, when the transfer portal began to reshape the way teams were constructed, and abruptly retired after leading Villanova to a pair of national championships. Some would argue the chaos has only gotten worse. Advertisement Name, image and likeness payments, revenue sharing, the recent …

Ahead of its Nov. 2 season opener, Baylor basketball is back in action on Friday night and the Bears will take on Illinois. This marks the Bears’ second-difficult Exhibition game. Baylor played Florida this past weekend and took down the Gators. Florida is ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll, but the Bears got the best of …

FAYETTEVILLE – As exciting as it will be to have real basketball be played on Nolan Richardson Court inside Bud Walton Arena between No. 12 Arkansas and No. 15 Gonzaga on Saturday, it’s important to remember that the game is being played in October and that both head coaches have shared each other’s inbounds plays and told each other that …

The revival of John Calipari has happened in Razorback Red. After his first season, there were still some question marks as the Razorbacks stumbled through the season, but played well enough down the stretch to make the NCAA Tournament, where they got a favorable draw and went to the Sweet 16. A year ago most people looked at the roster …

Duke travels to Charlottesville for a Friday night showdown against Virginia in a game that both teams need. A replay of last year’s ACC title game, won by Duke in overtime, the Blue Devils are coming off back-to-back losses, while the Cavaliers are 4-3 after a loss to SMU last Saturday. Advertisement Here is the Duke Wire staff predictions for …

Thursday night’s game between the Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide in Birmingham won’t make the record books, but don’t tell the players, coaches, and fans in attendance. The event, appropriately titled “The Feud,” got testy early. Auburn and Alabama players clashed just under five minutes in after Auburn’s Thomas Dowd and Alabama’s Keitenn Bristow got tied up under …

Of all the programs in college basketball, the North Carolina Tar Heels face some of the most questions heading into the season. With Michael Malone entering his first year as head coach and 11 newcomers on the roster, the Tar Heels have plenty to navigate before the regular season. This offseason has provided some answers while adding to the doubts …

Villanova men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard used his press conference following his team’s 93-71 exhibition loss to Virginia to tell the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Jeff Neiburg that his story about Villanova’s exit from the Big 5 was false and that he was a bad writer, then went on to confirm nearly every detail Neiburg had reported. Neiburg’s story, published Thursday morning, …

Last season, the Missouri Tigers were the tallest team in college basketball. With seven players standing 6-foot-9 or taller, they tied for the most in the sport and had the highest average height in the country. Somehow, ahead of the 2026-27 season, they grew. Missouri now has 13 of its 17 rostered players at 6-foot-6 or taller, which is higher …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Money is everything. This is a universal truth of college athletics that goes back decades and has a particularly negative connotation right now, as purists lament everything from the rampant growth of NIL, to conference realignment, to the countless ongoing NCAA-related court cases, to the expansion of the College Football Playoff. There is plenty to dislike about …

Villanova men’s basketball lost to No. 10 Virginia, 93-71, in a preseason exhibition Thursday, Oct. 22, but there was something else after the 22-point drubbing that had the Wildcats’ coach upset. During his postgame news conference, second-year Villanova coach Kevin Willard teed off on what he saw as inaccurate reporting from the Philadelphia Inquirer earlier that day over the Wildcats’ …

It’s time to continue our 2026-27 season preview for Marquette women’s basketball! We’re moving forward with our look at head coach Cara Consuegra’s roster for this year. We’ve already rummaged around in what to expect from Halle Vice, and peeked under the hood at who else is returning from last year’s roster. Go give those a click to get caught …

Florida basketball’s starting five is among the nation’s most formidable lineups heading into the 2026-27 campaign after returning four starters and 81.8% of its scoring from last year while re-adding a key contributor from the program’s national championship in 2025. It should come as no surprise, then, that the Gators’ quintet all cracked CBS Sports’ “Top 100 And 1” players …

The Wisconsin Badgers have operated with 14 official players on their roster for much of the offseason, but they’ve had a plan for their 15th spot: senior guard Braeden Carrington. The team’s sixth man a year ago, Carrington has been a part of the group of the Class of 2022 seniors looking for a fifth year of eligibility, with cases …

A 7-foot-2 freshman hit four threes and helped end a Kansas streak dating to 1993 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Kansas basketball has produced countless memorable nights inside Allen Fieldhouse, but Wednesday’s exhibition against Louisville delivered a result Jayhawks fans had not experienced at home in more than …

Duke’s 39-point exhibition win sent a warning, but the box score told an even scarier story originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Duke entered the 2026-27 college basketball season with enormous expectations, but Tuesday night’s exhibition against Tennessee provided an early glimpse of something that might be even more …

Kansas Jayhawks News In case you missed CBS’ NIL article, SI gives you a look at where Kansas ranks in college basketball spending The KC Star has the major takeaways from KU’s exhibition loss to Louisville Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement KU volleyball lost to 8th ranked Arizona State in their most recent match Links! Pat McAfee’s Monday Night Football broadcast premiered …

We are currently in a new age of college sports. Players are now able to be paid legally through NIL payments. It’s led to a bit of an arms race in college athletics as universities scramble to set up NIL funds and fund them with their donors. In many ways, it has obviously started to veer college sports into the …