College Basketball

BLACKSBURG – Two weeks separate Virginia Tech men’s basketball from its season opener against Coppin State. Ahead of Game 1 of the Hokies’ 2026-27 season, here’s a look at who makes up Tech’s frontcourt: Returners Sin’Cere Jones Jones, a 6-foot-7, 225-pound sophomore from Portsmouth, Va., played in 11 games before his season was cut short due to injury. He totaled …

The Tennessee Volunteers and the Duke Blue Devils are set for a massive exhibition, which is set to be the Tennessee basketball team’s final exhibition ahead of the actual season, which is set to begin in the first week of November. While this may be an exhibition, this is a game that the fans will have a chance to watch. …

KANSAS CITY, MO — Arizona State men’s basketball coach Randy Bennett stood in the corridor of T-Mobile Center here Tuesday, Oct. 20, talking to a reporter. Veteran Baylor coach Scott Drew wandered by and asked Bennett where a certain interview area was located. “You’re asking the wrong guy,” Bennett said quickly. Advertisement Coaches and selected players gathered for the annual …

This game won’t count, but it feels like a big, interesting test of where Michigan State stands a few weeks before the season officially begins. The Spartans are set to host UConn for a big home exhibition game on Tuesday night. These two teams met twice last year, once in an exhibition in Hartford, Conn., and during the Sweet 16 …

When it was revealed that Tamin Lipsey would not be taking the court for the Iowa State Cyclones in their first exhibition game of the year against the Creighton Bluejays, there was some uneasiness amongst the fan base. Lipsey is one of many players in the Class of 2022 attempting to get a fifth year of eligibility under the new …

No. 8 Tennessee is set to travel to No. 2 Duke on Tuesday night for their second and final preseason scrimmage. It’s a return trip for Tennessee, which hosted Duke last season at Food City Center. The Blue Devils won that one going away, thanks to a big performance from Cam Boozer. Now, as is customary in today’s college basketball …

Women’s college basketball is just around the corner, and there’s some major hype around this season. Superstars like USC Trojans’ JuJu Watkins are returning from injury, and many teams could contend for a national title. People are intrigued to see how the UCLA Bruins defend their national championship. Advertisement MORE: JuJu Watkins, Jazzy Davidson stun with outfits at Big Ten …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Most of the questions lobbed at Kansas coach Bill Self at the Big 12’s annual media day summit Tuesday had nothing to do with one of the three Jayhawks players he brought with him to the T-Mobile Center. They had to do with someone who wasn’t even on the team a couple of days ago. …

Florida Basketball’s repeat bid sees them enter the 2026-27 season as one of the favorites to win the national championship. However, Sunday’s exhibition loss to Baylor exposed some flaws that Florida will need to clean up before the season begins. The Gators fell short, 82-76 in overtime. This exhibition was played before Florida was officially ranked No.1 by the AP …

There are hard truths we all have to face at some point when we’re growing up: Not everyone is going to like you, your parents aren’t perfect, Rainbow Road can be fun but it’s clearly the most overrated track on Mario Kart, etc. The same can be said for growing up as a sports fan. At some point in our …

A year ago, Xavier fans approached the upcoming season with an overwhelming sense of unfamiliarity. The coach was gone, all of the players were gone, there was not a single person on scholarship at the school who had played a single minute in a Xavier uniform when the ball tipped for the first time. This year Xavier has (at least) …

The march toward the 2026-27 women’s college basketball season is underway with the reveal of both the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll preseason top 25 along with the rankings from The Associated Press. Both the Coaches Poll and AP voters selected Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks as the preseason No. 1 team in the country. The Gamecocks have gone to …

Jeff Walz’s highly promising Louisville women’s basketball team will begin the 2026-27 season at No. 7 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. It’s the highest preseason ranking for U of L since the 2022-23 season, when the Cardinals were also ranked seventh. That campaign ended with an Elite Eight loss to Caitlin Clark and Iowa. Advertisement Here’s the complete …

The preseason excitement for Big Blue Nation a season ago was through the roof. Mark Pope had assembled college basketballs most expensive roster where he feasted on anyone he wanted out of the transfer portal. But while year one saw Mark Pope and his roster overachieve to expectations, last season they were severe underachievers. Advertisement Kentucky routinely plays a difficult-ish …

KANSAS CITY — The Big 12 has an impressive basketball reputation — and so do its coaches. With the conference hosting its media days in Kansas City this week, the league’s 16 head coaches will take the stage to preview the upcoming season and talk up their teams. Advertisement Whether they’ve been Big 12 fixtures for years or are new …

The college basketball season is just a few weeks away from us, and the preseason AP Poll was revealed over the weekend, giving us a glimpse into what voters think about the upcoming season. The Wisconsin Badgers have been in the preseason AP Poll just twice in the last eight years, yet have found themselves in the Top 25 during …

If a women’s basketball team needed a little bulletin board material before their season-opener, the USA TODAY Sports’ Coaches Poll has provided that for the squads excluded from the top 25. The poll was released on Tuesday, Oct. 20, a little less than two weeks before the season begins with a matchup between Notre Dame and Villanova in Rome on …

After an impressive win in their opening exhibition game, the North Carolina Tar Heels fell flat in a 76-58 loss against the Indiana Hoosiers on Sunday. It goes without saying that the result was disappointing for the Tar Heels. It was also a humbling and disheartening loss for head coach Michael Malone and his team. With that in mind, here’s …

The current state of college basketball is difficult to describe and unlike anything fans have ever seen before. There certainly haven’t been many instances of schools unexpectedly adding multiple starters from the previous campaign less than a month before the regular season begins, but that’s exactly what Kansas did this offseason. The returns of Tre White and Melvin Council Jr. …

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team has finalized its television broadcast schedule for the 2026-27 season, giving fans a complete look at when and where they can watch Nate Oats’ squad throughout the upcoming campaign. The No. 20 Crimson Tide will once again receive significant national television exposure, with 15 games currently scheduled to air on ESPN, ESPN2, or …

TCU basketball will begin the 2026-27 season outside the Associated Press Top 25, but the Horned Frogs aren’t entering November without national attention. Jamie Dixon’s team received 17 points in Monday’s preseason poll, falling short of the rankings despite building a roster that could become a difficult matchup in the Big 12. Advertisement MORE: ‘Pretty Impressive!’ Sonny Dykes Reacts To …

Lance Leipold’s struggles against Kansas State continue to define his tenure with the Kansas Jayhawks, as another loss in the Sunflower Showdown has added to one of the most frustrating stretches in program history. Kansas fell 35-24 to Kansas State on Oct. 17 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, extending the Wildcats’ winning streak in the rivalry to 18 …

This is October, and Jon Rothstein’s written content is heading to 247Sports. The college basketball insider announced Monday that his written content will now be located on the 247Sports network. “CBS Sports has forever been the best place for college basketball content, and I’m thrilled to be expanding my role across the CBS Sports family,” Rothstein said in a statement. …

First, some basics: Marquette men’s basketball went up to the Resch Center on Monday night for a public exhibition game against Green Bay, and came away with an 87-60 victory. The Green Bay box score for the game — and I have to use the Phoenix’s website because Marquette has actually deleted the listing from their schedule page — says …

In the old college landscape, the players at the end of the bench were walk-ons. Nowadays, those spots are more often consisting of scholarship players from lower-level conferences. Villanova has a mix of those two for its final three roster spots. For the “old ways,” Villanova veteran Wade Chiddick is back for his third year with the Wildcats. The 6’4″ …