College Basketball

As Duke basketball sophomore guard Cayden Boozer pointed out last week on The Brotherhood Podcast when reflecting on a 102-62 home exhibition win over the Belmont Bruins earlier this month, the talent-rich 2026-27 Blue Devils are “not a team that has bad blood for each other.” Well, that theme of sharing sincere joy in each other’s success again showed up …

Now we are getting to the business end of the conference. These teams all have the talent to make a run at the Big Ten title and make a deep run in the tournament. They also have real question marks and flaws to keep them from being considered favorites. In case you missed any of the previous team previews, find …

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo spoke to the media Thursday in a video posted by SpartanMag, and he did not spare the eligibility fights reshaping college basketball. Izzo said there is always a positive and a negative when the rules change, and that the NCAA’s new age-based eligibility rule cuts both ways for a coach. What he likes about …

Two of college basketball’s most recognizable programs will meet Thursday night when the Virginia Cavaliers visit the Villanova Wildcats for a preseason exhibition at Finneran Pavilion. The matchup brings together two teams with NCAA Tournament aspirations, accomplished coaches and plenty of intriguing storylines entering the 2026-27 season. Virginia is preparing for its second campaign under head coach Ryan Odom, who …

Auburn basketball is back on the floor for its second preseason exhibition and is ready to face a familiar opponent. Auburn is squaring off with Alabama in a unique preseason exhibition on Thursday in Legacy Arena in Birmingham, appropriately titled “The Feud.” Advertisement Auburn will get the chance to gain experience on Thursday against a quality opponent, in front of …

Longtime friends Mark Few and John Calipari will meet up on Saturday in an exhibition battle between the Gonzaga Bulldogs and Arkansas Razorbacks. It’s the first of two exhibition games for Gonzaga this season, and it will take place at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 1:00 PM PT. Advertisement Exhibition games are a chance for …

A three-point heavy, sloppy first half turned into a precision laced point fest for the Purdue Boilermakers as they handled the Purdue Fort-Wayne Mastodons 93-62 in a rare road exhibition game to a mid-major venue. The first half saw Purdue fire up more field goal attempts from outside the three-point line than inside it, continuuing a trend from Purdue’s first …

FORT WAYNE — Purdue men’s basketball took its exhibition prep on the road Thursday, winning 92-62 over Fort Wayne at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. With over 10,000 in attendance, the Boilermakers won behind 16 points from Antione West Jr. and 13 from C.J. Cox. Purdue wraps up its exhibitions with another road trip Tuesday to UConn. Advertisement Here are …

The upcoming college basketball season is going to be a make-or-break year for Mark Pope as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. This program saw regression from year one to year two, and BBN needs better results. Injuries did play a large role in the struggles last season, but they happen to everyone. Coach Pope has to have a …

Louisville beat Kansas in an exhibition at Phog Allen Fieldhouse last night 89-83. The Cards trailed 37-36 at the half but caught fire to open the second half and built a double-digit lead they would not surrender. Postgame Q&A video with select media members as well as highlights from the game are posted below. We take a look at Coach …

The Bruins looked even better than advertised against Cal Baptist in their first exhibition match of the season, and it looks like UCLA may be able to start this season off strong. Multiple players had great showings in the 100-53 landslide win against the Lancers, but these three each have strong cases for the most impressive performance. Advertisement Eric Dailey …

FAYETTEVILLE – “If you’re good enough, you’re old enough.” That’s been the rallying cry Arkansas head coach John Calipari has used for his third team at UA; a squad comprised of eight freshmen and only one senior. Advertisement Arkansas’ inexperience doesn’t seem to be a huge reason to have doubts about the Hogs. Calipari, of course, is no stranger to …

Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats have one final exhibition game before the season officially begins on Monday, Nov. 2, against UCLA in Las Vegas. First up is a final exhibition tune-up against Lloyd’s old boss, Dan Monson, and the Eastern Washington Eagles. The game is set for Friday, Oct. 23, at 7:00 PM MST, and will be broadcast on …

Florida basketball enters the 2026-27 season with expectations that go well beyond simply making the NCAA Tournament. CBS Sports’ Cameron Salerno placed the Gators in the highest group of his preseason Final Four tiers, labeling Florida one of four legitimate national championship favorites alongside Duke, Illinois and UConn. Advertisement The four programs also occupy the top four spots in the …

Purdue basketball visits Purdue Fort Wayne tonight for an exhibition. The Boilermakers routed Ball State in their first exhibition game, while the Mastodons are making their debut. We will have score updates and highlights throughout, so remember to refresh. (Story continues after gallery.) Advertisement Watch Purdue on B1G+! Purdue vs Purdue Fort Wayne score updates live: Boilermakers 0, Mastodons 0, 1H …

The Purdue men’s basketball team plays their second exhbition game of the season tonight and for this one they will go on the road to face the Mastadons of Purdue Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne has historically been kind to Purdue basketball and so I know Matt Painter wanted to get the team up there for a game. It’s a nice …

The St. John’s Red Storm men’s basketball team has as much talent on the roster as any in the country. Head coach Rick Pitino has gone to great lengths to restock a roster that lost several key rotation players to the transfer portal, graduation and the professional ranks. Ian Jackson and Ruben Prey are the two most prominent rotation players …

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 …

“How much money do the Gophers have?” In the modern era of college athletics, everyone wants to know how much money a team has to spend on its roster, but very few know the actual number. Matt Norlander and Isaac Trotter of CBS Sports released a report Wednesday detailing the estimated roster cost for every power conference men’s basketball program …

Purdue will travel to Fort Wayne for the second of their three exhibitions before starting their season with a bang against Gonzaga in Las Vegas on November 2nd. The Mastodons have enjoyed some well regarded success as they have beaten the Indiana Hoosiers twice over the last decade, notably a victory over the then #3 ranked Hoosiers at the Allen …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Roddy Gayle has been cleared to play a fifth season of college basketball for No. 16 Michigan, according to Wolverines coach Mike Boynton. “The depth got a boost,” Boynton said Thursday. Advertisement Gayle, who is from Niagara Falls, New York, said he was told on Wednesday that a judge in his home state made the …

The Gophers have their second and final exhibition game of the preseason on Friday night against Creighton on the road. It’s a significant step up in competition from last week’s test against Omaha at home. Here’s everything you need to know. How to watch TV/streaming: YouTube (Creighton Athletics) Omaha is currently rated as the No. 271 team on KenPom.com, and …

PHILADELPHIA — The Big 5 is no more. Well, at least not the incarnation most fans of the famed Philly basketball series remember from its heyday. Villanova will leave the Big 5 at the end of the 2026-2027 season and the series will continue with five teams starting next season in a round-robin format. The Big 5 Classic tripleheader also …

Purdue travels to Fort Wayne on Thursday to take on the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons in the Boilermakers’ second exhibition game of the preseason. After Sunday’s victory over Ball State, there are still plenty of questions and things to watch for in this matchup. It’s just an exhibition, so the answers to these questions may not reflect Purdue’s approach during …

It’s no secret that Indiana Athletics has a pretty solid NIL operation going for itself. The Hoosiers aren’t one of the top spenders in just about any sport but you don’t win a national championship in football with chump change. Indiana’s throwing some of that monetary might behind Darian DeVries’ men’s basketball program as well. Advertisement Now, there aren’t publicly …