College Basketball

Missouri basketball filled in one of its top remaining offseason needs by reportedly adding former BYU guard Kennard Davis Jr. The St. Louis native started his career by spending two seasons at nearby Southern Illinois-Carbondale, where he was an elite 3-point shooter, shooting 37.6% from 3 on 5.3 attempts per game. Missouri basketball reporters Killian Wright, Michael Stamps and Joey …

A national college basketball analyst has the Spartans sitting just outside the top five in his most recent preseason rankings for next season. Gary Parrish of CBS Sports released an updated batch of his 2026-27 preseason rankings, with the Spartans to no surprise listed in the top 10. Parrish has Michigan State sitting at No. 6 in his latest poll, …

The Kansas basketball program has not made it out of the first weekend of March Madness since it won a national title in 2022. Many people speculated that the 2025-26 campaign would be Bill Self’s final season at the helm, but he’s running it back for at least one more year in Lawrence to prove that he is still one …

Nolan Smith, Tennessee State adds former Memphis, Ohio State five-star recruit appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Following a stellar first season, Nolan Smith has already made a huge recruiting splash for Tennessee State. The Tigers have secured the commitment of former five-star recruit Aaron Bradshaw, per a report by On3. Despite standing …

Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope addressed fan concerns on Wednesday, answering questions about recruiting, the transfer portal, and the Wildcats’ roster outlook heading into the 2026-27 season. With some frustration building among the fan base following missed recruiting targets, Pope took to social media a three-minute video to provide clarity on the program’s direction. One of the topics centered …

The NCAA Tournament is reportedly poised to expand to 76 teams for the 2026-27 season, which is changing how teams set up their schedules. With eight more spots up for grabs, teams can more aggressively approach nonconference dates as opportunities to enhance their resumes to ensure an at-large bid. The Iowa Hawkeyes are apparently getting out in front of the …

One of the top prospects in the Class of 2027 has been in close contact with the Kansas basketball program. Dream City Christian School star Malachi Jordan is strongly considering the Jayhawks as one of the top schools in his recruitment. In a new article posted by On3 expert Jamie Shaw, Jordan revealed his latest thoughts about Bill Self and …

Since the beginning of the 2025-26 college basketball season, the consensus top-three 2026 NBA Draft prospects have remained the same: BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa, Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson, and Duke freshman Cameron Boozer. Boozer came into Duke as one of the most decorated high school prospects of all-time, but he also came one year after Cooper Flagg put together one …

Randy Bennett’s Arizona State basketball roster is up to 11 players, the most recent addition being 6-foot-10 Australian Ajak Nyuon, who committed on May 6. Nyuon, who turns 19 on May 13, played for Team Australia in the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 2.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in seven appearances as one of the youngest players …

The Duke basketball program made a serious statement this offseason that it is adapting to the new era of college basketball. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff prioritized veteran leadership and roster continuity over bringing in the next wave of elite freshman talent, which has been the Duke program’s primary recruiting approach over the last decade or so. Mar …

In the college basketball cycle, March is where we get to see what these teams really are, April is when we recap the prior season, and May is when we finally start to look ahead to the next season. It’s often a time of optimism, but can occasionally be one of pessimism depending on the situation. For Michigan State basketball, …

It’s no secret that the Duke basketball program has generated one of the best offseason hauls of any team in college basketball, leaving the Blue Devils primed to enter the 2026-27 season as a top-three-to-five team in the land. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff are bringing back four of their top six scorers from a season ago in …

Devin Whitelow will be coaching NCAA Division I men’s basketball next season. The 2017 Washington High grad was hired as an assistant coach for Northern Illinois on April 22, becoming the fourth member of new head coach Matt Majkrzak’s staff. Advertisement Whitelow spent his previous two seasons as an assistant for Emporia State, a Division-II program based in Emporia, Kansas. …

The transfer portal might represent slim pickings here in early May, but Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs landed one of the best remaining players available. Former Arizona State center Massamba Diop’s transfer to Gonzaga has been finalized. The 7-foot-1 big man is a massive get for the Bulldogs, and should immediately make their interior defense formidable. Advertisement Diop averaged …

Tennessee is all in for Rick Barnes, that much is clear. Rumors and outright statements quickly began circulating after the season ended that the Volunteers would be among the major players in transfer portal spending. They did not disappoint. Barnes had his first commitment from Belmont grad-transfer sharpshooter Tyler Lundblade immediately. He quickly watched nearly his entire roster hit the …

Arizona joined the suddenly intense recruitment of Florida Atlantic transfer power forward Devin Williams this week, hosting him on an official visit as his decision process winds down, and the Wildcats look for a solution to their biggest hole. They’ll have to win the battle over Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Virginia Tech, but the former four-star, top-100 recruit has the …

The general consensus ahead of the 2026-27 season: Illinois, which returns the majority of its core from last year’s Final Four squad, is a top five preseason squad. Hard assertions are difficult to make with six months standing between today and the next campaign, but it’s safe to say the Illini, at the bare minimum, will be a top-10 club …

Missouri basketball has two open spots on its 2026-27 roster. It’s hard to imagine at least one of those not being filled by a point guard. As the roster currently stands, incoming five-star freshman Jason Crowe Jr. and rising redshirt freshman Aaron Rowe – who didn’t play a single second in his true freshman campaign – are the only point …

Nearly a week out from the original announcement, and Duke’s landmark deal with Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service for a package of three regular-season men’s basketball games next season is still the talk of the sports media town square. Rightfully so. The deal could portend a sea change in how colleges approach the packaging and sale of media rights. On …

Duke spent most of the 2025-26 season near or at the top of the rankings, finishing the regular season 29-2, including 17-1 in the ACC. Even with the departures of Wooden Award winner Cameron Boozer and sharpshooter Isaiah Evans, Jon Scheyer’s squad expects to stay high in both polls to start next season, and with Cayden Boozer, Dame Sarr, Caleb …

Indiana’s latest portal commitment, announcing his transfer to Indiana just a few hours after Aiden Sherrell did on April 15th, becoming the sixth player to commit to Darian DeVries this offseason. With a relatively quiet recruitment, his announcement flew under the radar, but he appears to be a guy that Indiana is lucky to have signed. Lindsay comes to Indiana …

A new report is shining some light on what the 2026-27 schedule will look like for the Syracuse Orange. According to an interview Donna Ditota of syracuse.com conducted with Syracuse Associate AD Pete Corasiniti, Syracuse will play five of its 14 total non-conference games against Power Five opponents. Syracuse still needs to tidy up the details on two games, per …

One of the interesting and defining differences between Jon Scheyer’s Duke teams and those of his GOAT predecessor, Mike Krzyzewski is that Coach K tended to focus on athleticism over size. For his part, Scheyer has a clear preference for taller players. Still athletic, but taller. From what we’ve seen, Scheyer’s defense is more conservative. Coach K wanted a pit …

Over the past five-plus years, Brad Underwood and Illinois have been oh-so close to a Final Four berth several times. The No. 1-seeded squad featuring Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn was capable. The Elite Eight unit led by Terrence Shannon Jr. had the pieces. But neither of those teams broke through. The 2025-26 Illini did make it, however. Keaton Wagler …

2025-2026 Season Stats: 39 games (0 starts)12.9 minutes5.5 points64.6% FG%37.5 3pt% (3/8)3.0 rebounds.3 assists.1 steals1.2 blocks.5 turnovers* Set career highs in sophomore season due to injury in freshman season Advertisement 2025-2026 Season Awards / Honors: No awards or honors Season Retrospective: After a freshman season that was frustratingly cut short just one game (and 90 seconds) in due to injury, …