College Basketball

One NBA draft cycle ends, and another immediately begins. There wasn’t much Wisconsin flavor in the 2026 proceedings, with the University of Wisconsin’s Nick Boyd, Marquette’s Chase Ross and former Menomonee Falls High School standout Seth Trimble all going undrafted but signing deals that get a foot in the door of the NBA. Advertisement The lack of Wisconsin ties should …

Good morning, BBN! There is plenty of excitement surrounding the Kentucky Wildcats this summer as Mark Pope and his staff look to make some noise in Year 3. One of those key players? Milan Momcilovic. The Iowa State sharpshooter chose the Cats over Louisville and Arizona, and is now set up to be one of the key players on the …

One of the transfers that was set to play for Oklahoma State men’s basketball in 2026-27 is suing the NCAA for one more year of college basketball. Kashie Natt, the former Sam Houston guard who was waiting for a waiver from the NCAA to play, had his waiver recently canceled. He and his attorney, Darren Heitner, are now suing the …

The Duke basketball program is on the board with the 2027 recruiting class. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff have sealed their first commitment in the 2027 recruiting class, as 4-star forward Kager Knueppel has committed to the Blue Devils. 4-Star 2027 Prospect Kager Knueppel Commits to Duke This commitment is somewhat out of nowhere, but it’s expected in …

In the Mark Pope system, his team has to be able to shoot the three-ball at an elite level. Last season, that was not the case as the Wildcats shot 34.1% from deep as a team, and this just will not cut it. Knowing the Wildcats have to be a better shooting team this season, Pope did something very smart. …

Rutgers men’s basketball has added some more local flair to its 2026-2027 non-conference schedule, as the Scarlet Knights have added St. Peter’s and Delaware State to their non-conference slate, according to Craig Epstein of The Knight Report. Both games are set to be home games for Rutgers, as they will host St. Peter’s on December 13 and Delaware State on …

Brace yourselves, Big Blue Nation. No, it’s not going to literally rain inside Rupp Arena this winter. But in terms of raining 3s, you can go ahead and forecast, even expect, that to happen. That’s because Kentucky Basketball landed the best shooter in the country, Milan Momcilovic, earlier this month. Momcilovic is going to fit right in to Mark Pope’s …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have nearly put the finishing touches on their first roster in the new-look Pac-12. The latest addition once again came from overseas, with 23-year-old French guard Nathan De Sousa joining 18-year-old Juwan Ekanga-Ehawa as imports from France this offseason. De Sousa and Ekanga-Ehawa are joined by fellow newcomers Massamba Diop (Arizona State), Isiah Harwell …

The big offseason get this year for Coach Pope was Iowa State sharpshooter Milan Momcilovic. He pulled out of the NBA Draft and picked the Wildcats, which had Big Blue Nation fired up about the 2026-27 season. Last season for the Cyclones, Momcilovic averaged 16.9 points per game while shooting 48.7% from three on 7.5 attempts per game. Knowing how …

According to CBS Sports insider Jon Rothstein, Baylor has agreed to play Yale in a non-conference game for the 2026-27 basketball season. Of course, on the surface, what makes the matchup interesting is that the Bears landed one of Yale’s top players from last season. Forward Isaac Celiscar entered the transfer portal, and is now going to play for the …

The Kentucky basketball schedule is essentially set, with all of the marquee non-conference matchups in place along with the SEC schedule. With a roster that is very system-fit to how Mark Pope likes to play, one that includes the best shooter in college basketball, the Wildcats have a real opportunity to make serious noise next season. With the major games …

The best college basketball teams are exceptionally balanced. Illinois was last season – and it wound up in the Final Four. Michigan certainly was – and its campaign culminated in a national title. But both of those squads also featured players who were clearly the most critical piece of the puzzle (Keaton Wagler for the Illini and Yaxel Lendeborg for …

It seems like a lot, but to me, it’s hard to believe that there are only 126 sleeps until year two of Ross Hodge’s tenure at West Virginia gets underway with a home game against Niagara. Expectations around this bunch have heightened, even nationally. While they are not widely viewed as a lock to make the NCAA Tournament next spring, …

There was a lot that the Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team did well during the 2025-26 season, which led to historic levels of production. For the fifth time in as many seasons under head coach T.J. Otzelberger, the team made the NCAA tournament. They advanced to the Sweet 16, a great achievement considering their best player, Joshua Jefferson, was …

We are in a new age of college basketball. NIL has turned the transfer portal into an all-out frenzy. It has also dramatically changed the NBA Draft, encouraging even guaranteed first-round picks, like Florida’s Thomas Haugh and UConn’s Braylon Mullins, to stay in school an extra year. There has also been a massive influx of international players coming stateside and …

Last season, for Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels, several glaring issues surfaced throughout the year. Some of those issues bled across multiple spans and cost the team a couple of wins, including the overtime loss to VCU, to ultimately end their season. For a team that is essentially brand new compared to last season, it’s hard to use the …

One incoming Duke basketball rookie and one class of 2027 target for the Blue Devils are currently competing for Team USA at the FIBA U17 Men’s World Cup in Turkey. Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, a late addition to Jon Scheyer and Co.’s 2026 recruiting class, made the squad as the lone representative out of the 2026 recruiting class. Boumtje Boumtje is …

UCLA’s men’s basketball team has undergone significant roster turnover this season as it seeks to return to elite status. Much of the attention has been going to the key returners in Xavier Booker, Trent Perry, and Eric Dailey Jr., as well as the four transfer additions. However, there’s another returning Bruin who seems to be overlooked. Maybe that’s by design …

College basketball insider Jon Rothstein dropped his newest Rothstein 45 on Monday, where he ranks the top programs based on where they’re sitting at this point in the offseason. Even though it’s been a quiet offseason for Mick Cronin and the UCLA Bruins, Rothstein still shows some faith in the Bruins, slotting them in at No. 20 on his list. …

Tom Izzo isn’t going anywhere, and that means he’ll continue building Michigan State basketball through recruiting and landing some of the nation’s top high school talent. The latest player to receive an offer from Izzo and the Spartans is four-star center Jaydn Jenkins. Advertisement The 6-foot-9, 205-pound standout from Warminster, Pennsylvania currently plays for Archbishop Wood and is quickly becoming …

The Duke basketball program has been one of the most dominant programs in college basketball on the recruiting front since Jon Scheyer took over as the program’s head coach. The Blue Devils have sealed the nation’s top-ranked high school recruiting class in each of the past three years. Duke’s 2026 group features four 5-star recruits in Cameron Williams, Deron Rippey …

Much like watching a GriZ show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, we were all just waiting for the drop. Not the musical drop that comes with a melodic saxophone, captivating your eardrums and shaking your body to its core. Instead, college basketball fans and bettors alike were anxiously waiting for the first release of the Wooden Award odds. Advertisement Finally, on …

Basketball fans of a certain age will remember the days when Syracuse and UConn used to face one another twice a season, with legendary coaches Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun on the bench for so many of those tilts. The Orange and Huskies don’t see each other as much with the former’s move to the ACC, but the two schools …

Dusty May, Indiana men’s basketball’s latest prodigal son that wasn’t, is out of college basketball and off to the NBA, having been hired as the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. May was born in Terre Haute and raised in Greene County before attending Indiana University and becoming a student manager under Bob Knight. His coaching star rose as fast …

2025-26 Season Recap: 15-18 record, 7-13 in conference play Finished in 9th place in the Big East, tied with Marquette and Butler Lost to St. John’s in the Big East Tournament (Quarterfinals) Head Coach: Bryan Hodgson, who takes over for the fired Kim English. Hodgson came from South Florida, where he successfully led the Bulls to both an American Athletic …