College Basketball

Wisconsin men’s basketball’s 2026-27 nonconference schedule will include at least one marquee SEC opponent. The Badgers will play Auburn on Dec. 19 in Nashville, a team source confirmed to the Journal Sentinel. It will be at Bridgestone Arena, where the NHL’s Nashville Predators play their home games. Advertisement Auburn has gone 21-16 so far this season. The Steven Pearl-coached Tigers …

Wisconsin men’s basketball’s 2026-27 nonconference schedule will include at least one marquee SEC opponent. The Badgers will play Auburn on Dec. 19 in Nashville, a team source confirmed to the Journal Sentinel. It will be at Bridgestone Arena, where the NHL’s Nashville Predators play their home games. Advertisement Auburn has gone 21-16 so far this season. The Steven Pearl-coached Tigers …

The irony is not lost on former Illinois coach Bruce Weber. The most frequent complaint Weber heard throughout his nine-year tenure in Champaign was that he didn’t land enough elite Chicago-area recruits for Illinois to compete for Big Ten titles and national championships. Now, the Illini are back in the Final Four for the first time in 21 years despite …

INDIANAPOLIS — The sequence of events that led to Tommy Lloyd spurning North Carolina and signing a five-year contract extension with Arizona on the eve of the Final Four began with one simple premise. Arizona, in the end, is where he wanted to coach. Advertisement “That was the driving force behind everything,” Lloyd said, revealing the news at his regularly …

INDIANAPOLIS—The way the 2025-26 season played out, it was inevitable that Arizona and Michigan would end up facing each other. That it’s not for the national title is the only surprising part. Since the Wolverines demolished Gonzaga by 40 points in November in Las Vegas, the same place the Wildcats began their season with a takedown of defending NCAA champion …

INDIANAPOLIS – Amid the excitement of the Men’s Final Four, Tommy Lloyd quieted a fast-moving rumor: He will remain the coach of the Arizona men’s basketball team, he said Friday. “Arizona basketball needs to become a locomotive where everything surrounding it is pushing it forward,” Lloyd said. “It’s my opportunity right now to be the captain of the ship … …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. We’re down to the Final Four of March Madness, and the matchups are mouth-watering for college basketball fans. Advertisement On one side of the bracket, UConn attempts to establish itself as a modern-day dynasty and faces an offensive juggernaut in Illinois. Meanwhile, Arizona …

It’s a wild time in the college basketball offseason, with the Final Four set to be played over the weekend, and the opening of the transfer portal on Tuesday, Apr. 7. As the portal date gets closer, more and more names are set to enter, looking for new homes in 2026. Once such player is a name Kentucky Wildcats fans …

NCAA Final Four 2026: Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd decides against Heel turn, accepts extension from Wildcats originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. INDIANAPOLIS – The first two games of the 2026 Final Four do not arrive until Saturday evening, but there already were some huge winners Friday at Lucas …

INDIANAPOLIS — As Illinois head coach Brad Underwood grazed the halls of Lucas Oil Stadium, an ear-to-ear smile lingered. He couldn’t seem to shake off his grin; in fact, he hasn’t been able to all week. Advertisement Who can blame him? For the first time in his 36 years of coaching, he’s reached the biggest stage in the sport of …

It was reported Friday night that Kansas sophomore forward Flory Bidunga would be entering the Transfer Portal and declaring for the 2026 NBA Draft. Bidunga immediately shot to the top of On3’s top available transfers rankings. This season, Bidunga emerged as one of the most dominant defensive players in all of college basketball. The Congo native averaged 13.3 points, 9.0 …

INDIANAPOLIS — Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said Friday he’s remaining with the Wildcats after being mentioned as a potential candidate to fill the coaching vacancy at blueblood program North Carolina. “I’m happy to announce I’m staying at Arizona,” Lloyd said during his pre-practice news conference at the Final Four. “We’ve been able to get some things done the past couple …

Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd turns down UNC, becomes one of college basketball’s highest-paid coaches originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Arizona made moves to keep Tommy Lloyd in Tucson. Advertisement The Wildcats coach has agreed to a contract extension through 2031, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. A deal to make him …

Fred Hoiberg of Nebraska was named The Associated Press men’s basketball coach of the year on Friday following a 28-win season that included the Cornhuskers’ first NCAA Tournament win and a run to the Sweet 16. Hoiberg received 17 votes from a 61-person media panel, edging Duke’s Jon Scheyer (13) to become the Big Ten’s first national coach of the …

Florida State forward Alier Maluk will enter the transfer portal when it opens, according to a report from 247Sports. The sophomore appeared in 21 games with three starts this season under first-year coach Luke Loucks, averaging 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in 6.6 minutes per game, with his best outing coming Dec. 19 against Mississippi Valley State, when he logged …

After a sensational freshman season, the honors continue to pour in for Duke’s Cameron Boozer. The latest: he was named the AP National Player of the Year, receiving 59 of 61 votes (the other two went to BYU’s AJ Dybantsa). Modestly, Boozer told the AP that “…it just goes to show more about what our team has done, just because …

Illinois brings Final Four home court advantage to Indianapolis originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team comes into the Final Four as the clear underdog. As a No. 3 seed, they’re the highest remaining in the field, but don’t count them out just …

The Big Ten will now face the spotlight of the Final Four, but the league’s two teams have good championship odds. Both Michigan and Illinois have no worse than break-even odds of winning on Saturday in the national semifinals. The Big Ten can prove how dominant it is by having the title game be a Michigan-Illinois clash. Both teams should …

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets sophomore guard Jaeden Mustaf is planning to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3 has learned. The NCAA Transfer Portal will officially open on April 7 and close on April 21. The new 15-day window was enacted following a recommendation by the men’s basketball oversight committee. Athletes don’t have to commit to a new school by the …

Syracuse losing 6-foot-8 sharpshooter to transfer portal after Gerry McNamara hire originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball roster will likely look rather different next season from this one. Advertisement That’s the nature of modern college basketball, especially when there’s a coaching change. Adrian Autry …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. It’s been 38 years since one conference put two teams in the national title game. If the odds are right, the Big Ten Conference could finally do it, with the Illinois Fighting Illini taking on the UConn Huskies and the Michigan Wolverines facing …

Many 2026 March Madness teams spent big on their college basketball rosters, but some programs are preparing to pay even more for next season. The transfer portal has become a show-stopping seasonal occurrence across multiple college sports. However, as the NCAA Tournament wraps up soon many teams are looking to bolster their rosters for next season. Advertisement MORE: Michigan State …

Zion Stanford will officially leave Villanova this offseason. The expected has now become reality as Stanford plans to enter the transfer portal, according to multiple reports stemming from Ken Jackson of Sky Limit Sports. Advertisement Stanford was not with the team over the final month of the season. He did not travel to Chicago for a March 4 game against …

The No. 2 UConn Huskies made March Madness history when Braylon Mullins nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer to defeat No. 1 Duke during their Elite Eight game, and this Saturday they’ll move on to the Final Four where they’ll meet No. 3 Illinois. The game, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, will tip off Saturday, April 4, at …

The NCAA Tournament will wrap up on Monday, then all the fun begins again. The college basketball transfer portal opens shortly after on Tuesday, opening up the always crazy roster movement portion of the season. Tennessee has been a big player over the last few seasons in the transfer portal, landing elite guards like Dalton Knecht, Chaz Lanier and Ja’Kobi …