College Basketball

The Gonzaga Bulldogs have consistently been among the best programs in college basketball for over a decade, a testament to the hard work of Mark Few and the Zag coaching staff. For so long, the narrative around Gonzaga was the plucky underdog, a school without a football program, that doesn’t compete in a high major conference and rarely gets 5-star …

UCLA cruised by California Baptist in their first exhibition match of the season, winning 100-53. It was a fantastic showing from the Bruins in all facets, and there is a ton to unpack from this performance. This Team Will Be Fun To Watch This team was clicking on all cylinders for the majority of the contest. It’s clear there’s a …

When No. 9 Virginia trekked down the freeway to Charleston, S.C. and played an outdoor exhibition game against No. 24 Vanderbilt, Coach Ryan Odom had a few surprises and tests in mind. Playing a college basketball game outdoors is extremely unorthodox. However, it is a valuable experiment to see how players respond to inconsistent light and shadows, breeze and other …

In one of the most anticipated exhibition games in the history of Louisville Basketball, the Cards hit the road for historic Phog Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas to take on the Kansas Jayhawks. Pat Kelsey completely revamped his approach in the offseason with an extra emphasis on rim protection and athleticism in the frontcourt. Kelsey also remained constant in emphasizing …

It’s spooky season, so want to give Illinois fans a scare? Here’s an idea: Name any Big Ten guard from the 2025-26 campaign. We’ll go first: Jeremy Fears Jr., Nick Boyd, John Blackwell, Donovan Dent. Shall we go on? OK, just one more – an honorable mention: Kayden Mingo. As a Penn State freshman guard, Mingo poured in 16 points …

Bob Huggins, a Hall of Fame college basketball coach with 935 wins, has a progressive cognitive condition, his family shared in a statement on Wednesday ahead of his induction into the University of Cincinnati Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday. Huggins, 73, had been dealing with the condition for “several months,” and it “has begun to affect his memory and …

The Iowa State Cyclones have garnered the respect of AP Top 25 Poll voters heading into the 2026-27 season. Despite some massive changes to their roster, the voters still believe in T.J. Otzelberger’s squad. The Cyclones are No. 18 in the preseason poll, which makes them fourth among Big 12 teams. Advertisement The Arizona Wildcats, Houston Cougars and Kansas Jayhawks …

Expectations are high for Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats in 2026-27, coming off the program’s first Final Four run in 25 years. Arizona is already in the national championship conversation, even with only two players from last year’s rotation back in the mix. Advertisement It helps that both those players, Motiejus Krivas and Ivan Kharchenkov, are widely considered among …

Kansas’ highly anticipated exhibition matchup against Louisville ended with a stunned Allen Fieldhouse crowd after the Jayhawks fell 89-83 to the No. 11-ranked Cardinals. The loss came in the second half of a home-and-home scrimmage series between the two schools. While KU led early and carried an advantage into halftime, the Jayhawks began to fall apart shortly after the break. …

One of the hot topics around college sports now is the NIL money these programs are spending on their teams. Fans of programs that spend a lot of NIL money feel that the money put into the roster should lead to more wins. Kentucky fans have heard for years now that Mark Pope has had a very expensive roster every …

Not long after Faith Family Academy (Texas) five-star point guard Josiah Rose announced his offer from fifth-year Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and the rest of the powerhouse recruiting team in Durham on Wednesday, The Tatnall School (Del.) five-star forward Mason Collins followed suit by revealing his own Blue Devil offer on social media. Entering the day, Duke had …

It was quite the debut for the 2026-2027 UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team, with the season getting underway with an exhibition game against California Baptist on Wednesday. UCLA picked up a 100-53 win in a dominant showing for Mick Cronin’s team. On the Dailey For UCLA to compete at the top of the Big Ten Conference, the team will need …

Many don’t seem to believe North Carolina has a lot of talent heading into the 2026-27 college basketball season, and compared to prior years, I don’t think that’s necessarily unfair. Over much of its existence, North Carolina has fielded some of the most talented teams in college basketball history. I actually like the team that Michael Malone has put together …

The Duke Basketball team is preparing for what should be another exciting college basketball season as the 2026-27 campaign approaches. With Jon Scheyer once again having a loaded roster, expectations are high for the Blue Devils. But they are used to that. Advertisement Duke is going to have one of the best rosters in the game this year, and they …

Matt Painter has unapologetically built his roster and coached his way throughout his 22 years at Purdue. That approach has led to nine consecutive top-four seeds in the NCAA Tournament, but NIL has introduced a whole new set of challenges for the Boilermakers’ staff. Player development isn’t enough anymore. Coaches must also know how to retain talent and have the …

The Wisconsin men’s basketball program has enjoyed a good amount of success under the direction of head coach Greg Gard. In his 11 seasons as head coach of the Badgers, Gard has compiled a 237-128 record, winning nearly 65 percent of his games. Despite that, the Badgers have appeared in the AP Preseason Poll just four times in 11 seasons. …

K-State has accomplished plenty throughout its football history. but there is something the Wildcats have never done: win a game at Arizona State. That could change Saturday when Collin Klein leads the Wildcats into Tempe looking when their second straight game after defeating KU, 35-24, last Saturday. The Wildcats are 0-5 all-time on the road against Arizona State, with their …

Louisville got 23 points from Jackson Shelstad and a tremendous effort off the bench from freshman big man Obinna Ekezie to open its exhibition season with an 89-83 win at Kansas Wednesday night. The loss snapped a 58-game home winning streak for the Jayhawks in exhibition games. KU’s most recent exhibition loss at Allen Fieldhouse before Wednesday night was a …

College basketball fans will get an early look at two programs with enormous expectations Wednesday night when the Louisville Cardinals visit the Kansas Jayhawks for a preseason exhibition at Allen Fieldhouse. The matchup was already attractive because of the history surrounding both programs, but a stunning development involving Kansas has made it considerably more interesting. Former Purdue standout Trey Kaufman-Renn …

A week and a half ago, Duke Blue Devils On SI noted the seemingly strong mutual interest between the powerhouse Duke basketball recruiting team and the top-ranked point guard in the 2028 recruiting cycle, Faith Family Academy (Texas) five-star Josiah Rose. And on Wednesday afternoon, Rose confirmed that interest by revealing on social media that he has now landed an …

Kansas and Louisville are set to square off in an exhibition matchup tonight in Allen Fieldhouse. It is the second part of a home-and-home series the two schools scheduled, which kicked off in 2025 when the Jayhawks defeated UL 90-82 in the KFC Yum! Center. While this is a scrimmage that won’t count toward either team’s official record, it will …

It’s a known fact at this point that head coach Greg Gard and Wisconsin basketball have done more with less, budget-wise, in recent seasons. The college basketball arms race keeps getting exponentially pricier, while most schools simply don’t have the deep pockets to keep pace. Throwing together a top-of-the-line roster in college hoops, at least financially, costs schools north of …

The Duke Blue Devils took down No. 8 Tennessee in a lopsided 103-64 exhibition win on Tuesday night. It’s still preseason play, but it’s hard not to think this year’s Blue Devils squad could be the most dominant team in the country. They just hosted an AP Top 10 preseason team, without Caleb Foster or Drew Scharnowski, and won by …

The stat line for Indiana big man Aiden Sherrell in Indiana’s exhibition win against North Carolina was hardly glamorous. He went 3-for-8 from the field, 1-for-4 from deep and scored seven points in the exhibition win. Sherrell did add ten rebounds, though, along with two assists. Defensively, he registered one block and one steal. Offensively, the Hoosiers didn’t go out …

Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Huggins is reportedly dealing with a life-altering condition that his family has decided to announce before he is honored by the University of Cincinnati this weekend. In a statement, Huggins’ family announced that he has been living with a “progressive cognitive condition” that has begun affecting his memory and daily life. The family said …