College Basketball

It’s been over 14 years since John Calipari took the Kentucky Wildcats to the mountaintop of college basketball by winning the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The legendary coach has put some more feathers in his cap since then, but hasn’t been back to the Final Four since 2015. Advertisement Yet the 67-year-old Calipari still has plenty of gas in the tank. …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have a rich history of turning former players into NBA stars – but less discussed is the program’s pipeline of developing coaches. Three of Gonzaga’s current assistant coaches – Zach Norvell, Stephen Gentry, and Brian Michaelson – are former players, while many other Zags have gone on to coach elsewhere, including Rem Bakamus (Texas …

With Syracuse and St. John’s still looking to finalize a regular season game against each other at Madison Square Garden for the upcoming season, the game will not feature new coach Gerry McNamara and his new look roster facing a former Orange standout. Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino announced Wednesday on his X account that Freeman suffered an Achilles …

Pikiell Lands at No. 15 Steve Pikiell Ranked No. 15 Among Big Ten Basketball Coaches for 2026-27. The College Basketball Report has released its rankings of all 15 Big Ten basketball coaches for the 2026-27 season. Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell was ranked No. 15. The veteran coach is entering his 11th season as head coach of the Rutgers men’s …

Just a few days after fifth-year Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff went on a bit of an offer spree, the Blue Devils dished out another 2027 offer on Wednesday. This latest target for the blueblood recruiting powerhouse in Durham is Prolific Prep (Fla.) standout center Lewis Uvwo. The 6-foot-10, 225-pound five-star revealed the offer from Scheyer …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs are putting the finishing touches on the 2026-27 roster by landing their second veteran guard in the last ten days. Skylar Wicks, a 6’6 guard from Jersey City who averaged nearly 18 points per game at Saint Francis last year, will join 23-year-old French guard Nathan De Sousa in Gonzaga’s backcourt after sources confirmed …

One of the biggest gets of the offseason for Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats was landing Furman transfer Alex Wilkins. As a true freshman, Wilkins put up some video game-like numbers, averaging 17.8 points, 4.7 assists, and 2 rebounds per game for the Paladins. The 6’5 guard shot 46% from the field, so he was very efficient, and one …

Just a second…..I need to check my notes before we start today’s offering. Yes, Green, Gold and Bold has learned that USF is still in the American Conference. There was a rumor the Bulls had joined the Atlantic 10 after Wednesday’s announcement that they have scheduled a home-and-home basketball series with George Mason, but that was fake news. Advertisement Obviously …

CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio judge will make a ruling next week on a preliminary injunction request from 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. Judge Christopher Wagner, who previously denied a temporary restraining order hours after the lawsuit was filed, said Wednesday during a …

It’s been known for well over a year, but on Wednesday it became official: the Gonzaga Bulldogs are members of the Pac-12 Conference. July 1, 2026, is the start of a new academic year and the official rebirth of the Pac-12, a conference on the brink of elimination that managed to survive with just two original members, in Oregon State …

The Ole Miss Rebels basketball program is still on the rise under head coach Chris Beard. Beard is entering his fourth season in Oxford, and the time for this program to elevate is now. Last season, the Rebels nearly pulled off the ultimate March miracle but came up short in the SEC Tournament semifinals to the eventual tournament champions, the …

North Carolina has added another experienced guard to its backcourt, as Buffalo transfer Angelo Brizzi committed to UNC on Wednesday, per a report first by Inside Carolina. Brizzi, a 6-foot-3, 193-pound guard, joins a restructured Tar Heel perimeter squad that already features Utah transfer Terrence Brown, NC State transfer Matt Able, and returning guards Isaiah Denis and Jaydon Young. Virginia …

The Iowa Hawkeyes are putting together quite a slate this year, with some heavy hitters early in the season. The Hawkeyes are loading up on non-conference opponents from the other major conferences such as the Big East, Big 12, ACC, and SEC, in an effort to take the next step. The schedule is still far from being finalized, though, and …

After falling short in the Final Four this past season, head coach Brad Underwood has done the offseason work to try and get the Illini back there again next season, but make it one step further to the National Championship. While Illinois lost leading scorer Keaton Wagler to the NBA, Underwood did a fantastic job with the retention of the …

There was a time it appeared Donnie Freeman was going to join Kentucky Basketball for the 2026-27 season. However, an 11th-hour push from Rick Pitino led to Freeman ultimately signing with the St. John’s Red Storm, a move that some thought could be a crippling blow to Mark Pope’s career as head coach of the Wildcats, as he was enduring …

There are a lot of question marks surrounding this Kentucky team because there is so much upside on the roster. There are a ton of players on this team who have the upside to be elite, but fans will just have to wait and see. The addition of Milan Momcilovic really raised the floor for this Kentucky team, but the …

Last season, North Carolina had a challenging yet manageable non-conference slate. However, that changes this season with Michael Malone at the helm. Everything about the 2026–27 non‑conference slate suggests a different kind of test — not just who UNC plays, but when and where. Marquee names, high‑stakes neutral sites, and even a familiar in‑state annoyance are scattered across the early …

There was no bigger addition this offseason for Kentucky basketball than Milan Momcilovic. In many ways, it helped put Kentucky in contention for a deep tournament run. For one, the Wildcats badly needed a go-to scorer on its roster, specifically a star-caliber player, and they got it. Not only that, but Momcilovic is an excellent fit for Mark Pope as …

The Cincinnati Bearcats basketball program ended Wes Miller’s final season at the helm with thenation’s 271stfield goal rate last season at 43.1% from the field. South Dakota State transfer guard Trevian Carson can help those numbers significantly. Advertisement Carson’s History So Far Carson plyed his trade through the JUCO route, going to Des Moines Area Community College for two seasons. …

Xavier University men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino testified on Wednesday that his team had a spending budget of “a little over $14 million” for the upcoming season. Pitino, who was a witness at Wednesday’s Hamilton County Common Pleas Court hearing for college basketball players suing the NCAA over an additional year of eligibility, was asked about how much money the …

The Pac-12 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are returning to Las Vegas. The Pac-12 announced the return to MGM Grand Garden Arena on Wednesday, the official relaunch of the conference with seven new members. Advertisement “Bringing the next era of the Pac-12 and our basketball tournaments back to Las Vegas and the MGM Grand Garden Arena is a testament to …

Incoming Duke basketball freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje already has a ton of excitement around his name heading into his first season of college basketball, and he’s only adding to it through the FIBA U17 Men’s World Cup. Boumtje Boumtje only recently turned 17 years old, but reclassified into the 2026 recruiting class to get to college basketball this fall. He …

It is no secret that college basketball is changing. Between the transfer portal, NIL and the NCAA’s evolving eligibility rules, building a championship-caliber roster has become more challenging than ever. The modern landscape of college athletics has forced coaches to constantly adapt as roster construction becomes more unpredictable each year. On Monday, USC coach Eric Musselman shared the blueprint he …

Eric, please have a seat. The man came to Ames with legitimate credentials. At Purdue Fort Wayne he led the entire nation in two point field goal percentage at 78.4 percent. Started 23 of 24 games. Averaged 8.4 points and 6.7 rebounds. A hometown kid from Oskaloosa, Iowa coming home to play Big 12 basketball. Advertisement What followed was twenty …

The offseason may be slow as far as the upcoming season is concerned, but recruiting for future seasons is heating up. In the past two days, Villanova has offered both 2027 prospect Chase Lumpkin and 2028 prospect Tai Bell. Lumpkin is a 6’4″ guard from Powder Springs, GA who is currently ranked as the 33rd overall player on 247Sports, while …