College Basketball

One player that should be a perfect addition for his role on the 2026-27 Kentucky basketball team is Washington transfer center Franck Kepnang, who is a college basketball veteran. He started his career playing for the Oregon Ducks but has spent the last four years at Washington. Last season, Kepnang averaged 6.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game, …

Big Blue Nation loves Trent Noah, who is a Kentucky native, but he didn’t have his best season shooting the three-ball, especially in SEC play. The best part of Noah’s game is his ability to shoot the three-ball at an elite level, and Mark Pope is hoping that he will be able to get back to that this season. Most …

One of the biggest wildcards on this Kentucky basketball team for the 2026-27 season is Senegalese power forward Ousmane N’Diaye. All Big Blue Nation has seen on the 22-year-old 6’11 forward is a five-minute film, but fans are very excited about the upside he possesses. The best part about the game of N’Diaye is his athleticism which helps him excel …

One thing that has been a bit frustrating during the start of the Mark Pope era has been rim protection, and I believe that is going to be much better next season. Last season as a true freshman, seven-footer Malachi Moreno averaged 1.47 blocks per game, which had him 84th in the nation in blocks per game. When watching Moreno …

Big Blue Nation is very excited to see Kam Williams back in Lexington for another season, as there was some concern that he would hit the transfer portal. Now Williams is back and healthy after the foot injury that held him out for a big chunk of SEC play. Williams fought back to play in the postseason, but he didn’t …

It hasn’t been a super fun night to be a Kentucky sports fan with the baseball team blowing a late lead over West Virginia, forcing a winner-take-all game tomorrow, and now Louisville is making a big run after Milan Momcilovic. It felt negative for the Wildcats that with all of the offers on the table, he still hadn’t committed to …

The Gonzaga Bulldogs shot a poor 35.4% from three during the 2024-25 season, the worst rate of Mark Few’s coaching career…until last year, when the Zags obliterated that record by shooting an abysmal 33.3% from deep, coming in a paltry 212th in the country. It’s no secret this team needs to address perimeter shooting – something they thus far have …

Where did every player go to college on the Knicks’ 2025-26 NBA Finals roster? originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The NBA Finals are almost here, and it won’t be the first time that several players from New York play on a big stage in their careers. Advertisement Advertisement …

One thing is for sure when it comes to the Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team: as long as T.J. Otzelberger is the head coach, they will exceed expectations. They have made the NCAA tournament all five years he has been at the helm, turning into a perennial contender in the Big 12. If they are going to do that …

The way-too-early rankings for the 2026-27 campaign all got rolling back in early April, just days (or even a day, in some cases) after the national title game. Then came the transfer-portal wave. After the majority of portal entrants made their decisions by early May, more rankings began to pile in again. And then there was just one date circled …

In his three seasons with the Iowa State Cyclones, Milan Momcilovic developed into the best shooter in men’s college basketball. He took his game to another level during his tenure in Ames, growing and developing under head coach T.J. Otzelberger. The Cyclones know how impactful a player he can be after he led the team in scoring and made history …

All of Big Blue Nation has come together to agree on one thing, and that is the fact that Mark Pope has to find a way to land Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic. Step one is done as the sharpshooter pulled his name out of the NBA Draft, but now Pope has to find a way to land him. During …

For a little while, Big Blue Nation was starting to worry that freshman center Malachi Moreno could stay in the NBA Draft after his name was flying up the mock drafts. This was a concern for Coach Mark Pope, but last Sunday, Moreno announced that he will be back in his home state to play his sophomore season for the …

Mark Pope and his staff loaded up on depth this offseason after that turned into an issue last season thanks to injuries. Due to that, rising junior Trent Noah is going to have to really earn his playing time. Struggling in his minutes on the court last season, consistency was a problem. Now, all eyes are on if he will …

There is a ton of stress right now in Lexington as Mark Pope and the staff are trying to land Milan Momcilovic, but this recruitment is being stretched out, which isn’t good for Kentucky. It sounds like the Wildcats have the highest offer NIL money wise, but he still hasn’t committed which has Kentucky fans scratching their heads. Since Momcilovic …

The NBA Draft deadline has come and gone, and some programs are relieved while others were hit with some difficult last-second departures. In today’s NIL era of college basketball, it has completely changed how prospects handle the pre-draft process. Up until a couple of years ago, being a sure-fire first-round pick made it nearly impossible to turn the NBA Draft …

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The Duke basketball program is continuing to round out its elite non-conference schedule for the 2026-27 season, recently setting up another high-major matchup on a neutral floor. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff will once again give their guys a gauntlet of a non-conference slate to best prepare the club for the postseason. Duke has faced one of the …

The dust has now settled from the NBA Draft process chaos, and the Illinois basketball team has emerged cleaner than ever. There was about a month of nerves that kept building and building as the Illini awaited Andrej Stojakovic’s decision on heading to the NBA or coming back to the Orange and Blue. Advertisement Stojakovic made that decision this past …

Throughout the offseason, one of the biggest questions for the USC Trojans has been whether or not forward Jacob Cofie would keep his name in consideration for the 2026 NBA Draft. His return to Trojans coach Eric Musselman was announced in April, but Cofie officially withdrew from the NBA Draft in late May after participating in the G-League Combine and …

The Nova Knicks are off to the NBA Finals. The trio of stars in New York have led the franchise back to the finals for the first time in 27 years. To Villanova fans, this is no surprise. Mikal Bridges was part of a Wildcat run that featured two National Championships in three years. During that time, Bridges played in …

Milan Momcilovic recently withdrew from the NBA draft and announced his decision to play another year in college. Milan played three years in college for Iowa State. He is back for his senior now but he will not be continuing with the Cyclones. Ever since he was speculated to leave the draft process, two teams opened up as options – …

The state of Iowa is a Hawkeye State when it comes to football. It’s what little kids dream of when they are playing in backyards and strapping up their helmets in high school. The dream is to walk out of the tunnel in Kinnick Stadium to ACDC’s “Back in Black” blaring. Flipping to basketball, though, that is a different story. …

The college basketball world and Iowa State Cyclones fans are patiently awaiting to hear where Milan Momcilovic is going to be playing basketball next season. The No. 1-ranked player in the transfer portal, he withdrew from the 2026 NBA Draft just ahead of the deadline on May 27 to maintain his collegiate eligibility. It was a difficult decision for him …

Former Iowa State Cyclones star Milan Momcilovic is the best player remaining in the NCAA transfer portal and his recruitment could be nearing an end. After withdrawing from the 2026 NBA Draft ahead of the deadline on May 27, his focus shifted entirely from living out his dream of being drafted to figuring out which team he would be committing …