College Basketball

Another highly touted perimeter player from high school has committed to John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks. On Wednesday, Link Academy guard Davion Thompson committed to the Razorbacks. “I felt like it was the best decision and I am ready for the next step in my career,” Thompson told ESPN. “Coach Cal and the coaching staff have been recruiting me hard.” The …

The Duke Blue Devils will enter the 2026-27 college basketball season seeking their sixth National Championship in program history and their first under head coach Jon Scheyer. This upcoming season might be the best shot Scheyer has had since he took over for the Blue Devils four years ago. Scheyer and his staff put together one of the best rosters …

The Duke Blue Devils will face what is likely the most challenging non-conference schedule of any team in college basketball next season. Jon Scheyer has made it a regularity to give his teams a gauntlet of a non-con schedule each season, but this upcoming campaign might be the most difficult yet. Mar 27, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue Devils …

Shouts to loyal reader and commenter mufan2006. They’re the reason why we are gathered here today, dearly beloved. Back in September, long before the 2025-26 season started for Marquette men’s basketball, I put together along list of If statements about the Golden Eagles for the upcoming campaign. It was a way of hanging a thesis statement on all of our …

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope has received his fair share of criticism when it comes to recruiting and overall roster construction. It’s mostly been his inability to land top recruits and/or top college players in the transfer portal. Recently, though, Pope landed one of the best high school prospects in the 2027 recruiting class just after securing the transfer …

The Kentucky Wildcats are primed to be among the best college hoops teams in the country next season. They undoubtedly have the talent, and it will be on Mark Pope and company to figure out how to maximize it. The Cats have a unique combination of players, many of whom were stars at their previous stop. Early in the transfer …

Dai Dai Ames spent three years traveling the country to find his home in college basketball. Kansas State. Virginia. Cal. Now, at the end of the road, he has one final stop. The Chicago native, born Darrin Sylvestor Ames Jr., got his nickname the way most do. Friends coined it young, family picked it up and it stuck ever since. …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Just one week after taking a trek south of the border to Mexico, Razorbacks coach John Calipari earned a commitment from one of the top prospects in the nation for 2027. Calipari’s evaluation and continual pursuit of 5-star guard Davion Thompson paid off following the FIBA U18 AmeriCup in Len, Mexico. Advertisement Thompson announced his commitment to …

There aren’t many Illinois basketball coaches who have had to follow up a Final Four run. That is what Brad Underwood is facing for the 2026-27 season. The Illini are coming off an incredible run to the Final Four, where we fell just short of seeing our second national championship in the last couple of decades. Advertisement Underwood now faces …

Basketball season might be far away – save for the ongoing NBA Finals – but piece by piece, more developments are falling into place. Virginia has made its last few roster additions, new non-conference games are being revealed and the occasional offseason news morsel has helped maintain the excitement for the 2026-27 campaign. In the midst of offseason change, there …

In what will be their third year under coach Eric Musselman, the USC Trojans men’s basketball team enters the 2026-27 college basketball season with the potential to take a major step forward. With the arrival of new transfer portal commits, three McDonald’s All-Americans, and the return of key stars, USC will look to not only reach a 76-team expanded NCAA …

The Gonzaga Bulldogs coaching staff is hard at work recruiting for the 2027 class, and there’s no better place to be right now than at the NBPA Top 100 camp, which gets underway on Wednesday in South Carolina. The Top 100 camp pits elite recruits from all over the country against each other and happens during an open evaluation period, …

We are officially two weeks away from the 2026 NBA Draft. The Memphis Grizzlies appear to have taken the San Antonio Spurs approach to building a contending team. They have put a nice young core together led by the Enormous Zach Edey and Cedric Coward in back-to-back drafts. Jaylen Wells, Cam Spencer, Walter Clayton Jr. and Javon Small round out …

It’s become one of college basketball’s time-honored traditions at this point. You could set your watch to it. Wisconsin basketball is slept on in the preseason, consistently ranked as a middling Big Ten team and not expected to make noise at the top of the conference. Then, it hits on a few transfers, wins some big games, and is a …

One Big Ten analyst is high on the Spartans entering next season but he doesn’t have them at the top of the league. At least not right now. Andy Katz of the Big Ten Network released new offseason power rankings on Wednesday, with the Spartans coming in near the top of the conference. He had Michigan state listed at No. …

Playing for Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs not only provides a real opportunity to make it to the NBA, but it also helps make sure players stick around once they get there. A recent post from College Basketball Report indicates Gonzaga had the third most NBA earnings among all college basketball programs this past year, with 13 former NBA …

FAYETTEVILLE — Another 5-star point guard has committed to Arkansas basketball. Davion Thompson announced his pledge to the Razorbacks on Wednesday, June 10. He chose Arkansas over Vanderbilt, Baylor and Michigan. Advertisement The Link Academy (Mo.) product is currently a member of the 2027 class, but a source close to the Arkansas program told the Southwest Times Record that the …

Eric Musselman is part coach, part salesman. He has to be, given his DNA. His father, a journeyman basketball coach known for packing arenas wherever he went, taught him that an essential portion of his job was to raise fan interest. Advertisement So after taking the USC men’s basketball job a little more than two years ago, Musselman has invited …

Returning senior forward Trent Pierce is an anomaly. In modern-day basketball, it is incredibly rare to keep a starting-caliber player for all four years, but the Tigers have done just that with Pierce. In a roster dominated by youth and new talent, Pierce sticks out. The lengthy forward is one of six returners, one of two returning seniors and the …

The Duke basketball program had a vastly successful offseason and will enter the 2026-27 college basketball season as arguably the top team in the land. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff built a rotation ready to win right away, highlighted by an elite mix of young talent, returning contributors, and stars out of the transfer portal. Advertisement The Blue …

Mark Pope has been on an absolute heater as of late. Not only did he pick up a massive get with top-ranked transfer Milan Momcilovic for the upcoming season, but he started off 2027-28 with a bang by bringing in top 10 recruit Ryan Hampton, who was fresh off a visit over the weekend. After missing out in a brutal …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have long proven they are willing to play anyone, anywhere, at any time. That mantra clearly includes the preseason, with the Zags stacking up high-profile opponents in exhibition games over the past few years – including Baylor, Tennessee, and USC. 2026-27 will have more of the same after it was reported by Kevin McPherson …

A legendary Cincinnati coach is entering the James P. Kelly Cincinnati Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. The Bearcats all-time winningest basketball coach,Bob Huggins,is getting inducted into the Hall on Oct. 23. One of his former players, Corie Blount, revealed the news to Huggins in a video posted on UC’s social media accounts. Advertisement Cincinnati athletic director John Cunningham wrote …

Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope says the program is in no rush to fill its final assistant coaching vacancy, noting that upcoming NCAA decisions could play a major role in how the staff is ultimately structured. “We’re taking our time with this last assistant coaching position,” Pope tells UK Sports Network. “We’re trying to read the tea leaves on …

Kentucky Wildcats women’s basketball coach Kenny Brooks has had a very good offseason. He has three McDonald’s All-American’s set to debut this fall, and through the transfer portal has added some terrific talents, including Me’Arah O’Neal, the daughter of NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. Now, in sticking with the family theme, Jemma Amoore, the sister of former Kentucky star Georgia Amoore, …