College Basketball

It’s important that the Tar Heels keep their eyes on the future and really begin to focus on the season in front of them. While Michael Malone has the team fully focused on the task at hand, there’s no stopping fans from looking back at some of the biggest moments last year. Despite an earlier-than-expected postseason exit, Carolina still delivered …

A former Kansas standout has run into serious legal trouble. Ex-Jayhawk guard Lagerald Vick was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder following an incident that allegedly occurred at a July 4 party. According to court documents, the victim claims Vick initiated a verbal confrontation while carrying a handgun tucked into his waist. The victim alleges that Vick then shot …

The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame will welcome six new members this coming October, as announced by USA TODAY’s Detroit Free Press and many other outlets. Former Villanova head coach Jay Wright, Kansas head coach Ted Owens, Georgia and Kentucky head coach Tubby Smith, Michigan forward Glen Rice, BYU guard Danny Ainge and UCLA guard Walt Hazzard will be …

John Calipari is arguably the best recruiter of elite talent in college basketball history and continues to bring in potential blue-chip players at Arkansas. USA TODAY’s Fort Smith Southwest Times Record reports that four-star prospect Caleb Ourigou has agreed to play for Calipari and the Razorbacks, and it’s just a question of when. Advertisement Ourigou is currently part of the …

Patrick Ngongba’s decision to return to Duke for his junior season was arguably the most pivotal move for the Blue Devils of the entire offseason. Ngongba was the team’s biggest breakout player last season. The 6’11” big man averaged 3.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 10.6 minutes as a rookie in a reserve role behind Khaman Maluach. As …

Team: Xavier Musketeers 2025-26 Record: 11-19, 4-16 Big East 2025-26 Big East Finish: 11th, which is last, one game behind DePaul. Final 2025-26 Rankings NET: #201Her Hoop Stats: #250BartTorvik.com: #151 Advertisement Postseason? Only losing to St. John’s in the 6/11 game of the first round of the Big East tournament, leaving the Musketeers with eight straight losses to end the …

UCLA Bruins guard retired from basketball, but now he wants NCAA to give him a 5th year of eligibility originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Donovan Dent is the latest example of the confusion of the modern era of college basketball. Advertisement In May, Dent announced he was retiring …

FAYETTEVILLE — Another big man might be joining Arkansas basketball for the upcoming season. Caleb Ourigou committed to the Razorbacks on Tuesday, July 14. The 6-foot-10 New York native, who played his most recent season in the Overtime Elite League, is a four-star prospect in the 2027 class. But John Calipari and his staff have been pursuing a reclassification from …

Former Kansas men’s basketball coach Ted Owens is finally receiving one of the sport’s highest honors. The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced Monday that Owens will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the 2026 class. The induction ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 22 at the College Basketball Experience in Kansas City. Owens …

Illinois basketball summer workouts are underway, and the entire roster is finally together on campus. Stefan Vaaks recently returned to Champaign after representing Estonia in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Andrej Stojakovic, Jake Davis, and Lucas Morillo were all dealing with injuries earlier this offseason but are now back on the court. The Illini are expected to be one of …

Michigan State basketball remains just outside the top five in the latest updated preseason poll from CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish. Parrish released an updated version of his preseason poll for the upcoming college basketball season, and to no surprise, Michigan State is listed near the top of rankings. He has Michigan State just outside the top five as his No. …

Former Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Dominick Harris is returning to the West Coast Conference, seven years after he first arrived in Spokane as a freshman ahead of the 2020-21 season. Harris is set to join Dave Smart and the Pacific Tigers this upcoming season, according to an announcement by the team on social media Monday morning. Advertisement The Tigers will be …

The Duke basketball program will go through one of the toughest non-conference schedules in college basketball next season. One of those marquee contests will come against Gonzaga, which will be the last of the Blue Devils’ several big-time games. Duke will take on the Bulldogs on Feb. 20 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Mar 26, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; …

When former MTSU basketball coach Kermit Davis departed Murfreesboro for Ole Miss following the 2017-2018 season, he left as the winningest coach in program history. In 16 seasons, he won 332 games, captured seven conference championships and reached three NCAA Tournaments, including one of the biggest March Madness upsets ever over No. 2 seed Michigan State in the 2016 NCAA …

Milan Momcilovic was Kentucky’s biggest offseason addition, and arguably Mark Pope’s most talented addition of his tenure thus far. While his recruitment was filled with varying updates and suspense, he went in-depth with UK Sports Network about the process. “When I committed to Kentucky, I was on my driveway,” he said. “I don’t like talking in the house because my parents eavesdrop, so …

It’s no secret that Virginia basketball has an excellent track record of getting players to the pro level, whether that’s in the United States or Europe. Today, we’re going to check in on all the former UVA basketball players who currently play professionally overseas. Most Virginia fans probably know that bigger-name players like Mamadi Diakite, Kyle Guy, London Perrantes, and …

In the NIL era of college sports, coaching changes can mean catastrophe for a roster. Michigan basketball proved that doesn’t have to be the case after losing ex-coach Dusty May to the NBA this summer, but it wasn’t a clean sweep: junior point guard L.J. Cason is entering the transfer portal for the 2026-27 season. He’s the only one of …

In the NIL era of college sports, coaching changes can mean catastrophe for a roster. Michigan basketball proved that doesn’t have to be the case after losing ex-coach Dusty May to the NBA this summer, but it wasn’t a clean sweep: junior point guard L.J. Cason is reportedly entering the transfer portal for the 2026-27 season, as reported by Joe …

Since we already have the Marquette men’s basketball non-conference schedule for the 2026-27 season, it’s only a matter of time before we get the MU women’s basketball non-con slate as well. In the meantime, the team has teased us with one of the road games on the board for this coming fall. On Monday, Marquette announced that head coach Cara …

The Gonzaga Bulldogs are scrambling to fill a major hole on the roster following the surprise departure of sophomore point guard Mario Saint-Supery, who signed a multi-year deal to return to Spain and play for Valencia. The news shocked Gonzaga and sent Mark Few and his staff into overdrive, trying to find a suitable replacement for a player they expected …

Illinois fans, who, candidly speaking, are an historically pessimistic bunch, are flying high in mid-July of 2026. On the heels of a Final Four appearance and the two winningest back-to-back seasons in Illini history on the gridiron, the sporting life hasn’t been better in Champaign in quite some time – especially considering that Illinois’ 2026-27 hoops squad is considered by …

When a judge in Ohio granted a preliminary injunction to 15 men’s college basketball players, making them eligible for a fifth season in 2026-27, it opened the floodgates for every other recently graduated senior to pursue a return to college hoops. It also gives Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs a potential flurry of options to replace Mario Saint-Supery, who …

It’s nearly college football season, which really just means it’s almost college basketball season again. I have updated my pre-season college basketball top 25 rankings. There have been some big roster changes recently and the new rankings reflect that. Read along for the top 25! College basketball Rosters in flux… An object in motion stays in motion, and the same …

Terrence Hill Jr. delivered the biggest sequence of his college career in the Men’s NCAA Tournament for VCU, then spent less than a month deciding his encore belonged with Tennessee basketball. Hill, a 6-foot-3 guard, committed to Tennessee on April 19, choosing the Vols over Kansas. He’s now positioned to compete for one of the starting guard jobs on a …

The Syracuse men’s basketball season will not tip off until early November, but head coach Gerry McNamara and his staff are already planning for the future. That includes the recruiting process of players in the Classes of both 2027 and 2028. Over the weekend, a five-star prospect took to social media to announce he had received a scholarship offer from …