College Basketball

The Tennessee Vols played their first exhibition game of the season, and it ended in a defeat to the Xavier Musketeers. The final score was ultimately 86-70 in favor of the visiting Musketeers. The Vols were playing well for most of the game, but in the late stages, they let the game slip away. What We Learned from the Exhibition …

The UCF Knights enter the preseason underrated in the Big 12 coaches’ poll, ranking 13th after breaking a six-season NCAA Tournament drought. UCF ranked below teams like the Oklahoma State Cowboys (11th) and Cincinnati Bearcats (8th), two programs that didn’t punch their ticket to the dance. The Knights beat the Bearcats in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament and marched …

In the second of three tune-ups for Rome, the Wildcats defeated the Patriots 84-67 at the Finneran Pavilion on Saturday afternoon. The game was not televised (get it together), but those in attendance got to witness Devin Royal on the home floor for the first time. The former Ohio State Buckeye once again led the team in scoring, tallying 25 …

Mick Cronin and the Bruins have a huge priority in their building this week, as they hosted 5-star combo guard Jalen Davis in Westwood yesterday. Davis’s first official visit to UCLA was on Friday, Oct. 16, and the Bruins remain firmly in the mix for landing the talented 6’3″ guard. Bremerton’s Jalen Davis holds up a two as the team …

Kansas basketball opened its exhibition schedule with an 80-62 victory over Pittsburg State, using a dominant first-half stretch and strong defensive effort to pull away from the Gorillas. The Jayhawks received balanced scoring from Tre White, Tyran Stokes and Christian Reeves, giving fans an early look at what the team could bring into the upcoming season. Pittsburg State initially kept …

After an 81-52 blowout of Drexel in their preseason opener Wednesday night, the Red Storm are back in exhibition action against Rutgers at the World’s Most Famous Arena. The Scarlet Knights are coming off a narrow 77-75 defeat to Villanova in their first preseason game last Sunday, October 11, in which they played without their leading scorer from last season, …

The 2026-27 Kentucky basketball team made their debut on Friday night in an exhibition game against the Little Rock Trojans, and walked out with a 69-49 victory. It wasn’t always pretty, but they had some highlight moments, and started Mark Pope’s third season off with a win. Offensively, the Wildcats looked a bit rusty. In the first half, the shots …

Nick Arnold || Brock Davis || Maxime Meyer || Jacob Theodosiou || Sebastian Wilkins || Bryson Howard || Drew Scharnowski || Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje ||Cameron Williams || Deron Rippey || John Blackwell || Dame Sarr || Cayden Boozer || Caleb Foster || Pat Ngongba There are two player previews from the Duke Chronicle this time, senior Caleb Foster and junior …

Kentucky Basketball freshman guard Mason Williams is already finding ways to improve his game, and he is doing so by paying close attention to the veterans around him. Following Kentucky’s 69-49 exhibition victory over Little Rock on Friday night, Williams discussed how watching experienced teammates such as Milan Momcilovic, Zoom Diallo and Alex Wilkins has helped him adjust to the …

If you want more Action Network content, be sure to add us as a preferred source on Google. The Kansas Jayhawks take on the Kansas State Wildcats in Manhattan, KS. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. Advertisement Kansas State is favored by -4.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -198. The total is …

The biggest question surrounding Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats heading into the 2026-27 season is at power forward. While RJ Godfrey battles in court for another year of eligibility, Arizona is preparing for the year without the Clemson transfer – and it leaves a big hole in the frontcourt. Advertisement One of the top contenders to fill that hole, …

Illinois takes on Cincinnati in an exhibition game Saturday (4 p.m. CT), the first opportunity of the 2026-27 season for the Illini to match up against a different squad. The contest will take place in Cincinnati and won’t be televised. Here’s what else you should know about the game: 3 things to know about Illinois’ exhibition opponent Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats …

At long last, Illinois basketball has returned, which, Illini Nation surely agrees, couldn’t come at a better time given the school’s underwhelming output on the gridiron lately. Illinois’ 2026-27 hoops season gets underway with an exhibition matchup at Cincinnati on Saturday (first regular-season game: Nov. 2). The good news for fans: The Illini are back. The bad news: The game …

Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats battled a physical San Diego State squad in an exhibition showdown on Friday night, ultimately escaping the McKale Center with an 82-67 victory. Arizona is now 2-0 in the exhibition slate, with one final game next Friday at home against Eastern Washington. Advertisement Arizona’s brutal first half offensively allowed San Diego State to lead …

Tennessee basketball’s first exhibition game offered a clear lesson: building a lead means little without the toughness to protect it. The Vols eight point halftime lead disappeared. After the Volunteers fell to Xavier, Troy Henderson and Terrence Hill Jr. pointed to defense, rebounding and mindset as areas that need work. Tennessee struggled to close the game, with the final nine …

We are in one of the more chaotic eras in the history of college sports. Over the last few years, several historic “blue blood” programs have fallen below that level of play. Programs like Kentucky, North Carolina, and Kansas have recently struggled to meet that threshold in the current landscape of collegiate athletics. Advertisement Michigan State, however, has not. Spartans …

Kentucky basketball got their exhibition slate underway on Friday when they welcomed former Wildcat Travis Ford and the Little Rock Trojans to Rupp Arena. After Big Blue Madness and Pro Day, fans were eager to get a full glimpse at this year’s Kentucky squad against another opponent. The Wildcats took down Little Rock in their first of three exhibition games, …

The Vols were up 35-27 at the break and led by 10 early after it. Xavier then scored 59 in the half to Tennessee’s 35, according to the school’s recap. The box score shows Xavier shooting 49.2 percent from the field and 37 percent from three. Tennessee shot 38.6 percent overall and just 15.4 percent from deep. The Musketeers also …

Patrick Ngongba II has dealt with foot issues dating back to his days as a heralded prep at Paul VI Catholic High School (Va.). And he sat out over a handful of games in each of his first two Duke basketball campaigns. But judging by the spring in the 6-foot-11, 250-pound big man’s step in preseason play and Jon Scheyer’s …

Even when it doesn’t count, San Diego State always proves to be a hard out. Arizona shook off poor shooting and plenty of defensive breakdowns to beat the Aztecs 82-67 on Friday night in an exhibition game at ALKEME Arena at McKale Center. The contest was eerily similar to the teams’ meeting last December in Phoenix, one that saw the …

The Michigan Wolverines basketball team went into Friday night’s watch party with 4-star guard Devin Cleveland hoping for some positive recruiting momentum after landing Lucai Anderson earlier in the week. The hope was that Cleveland would potentially pair with Anderson to give the team an instant impact in the backcourt with their talented backcourt potentially depleted by the end of …

Milan Momcilovic was one of the most sought-after transfers in the country after one of the greatest shooting seasons in college basketball history. He first left Iowa State to enter the NCAA transfer portal, then withdrew from the 2026 NBA draft. After that, the recruitment really began, with many programs making Momcilovic a late-portal priority and willing to pay him …

A familiar face came to Ann Arbor for Michigan men’s basketball’s second exhibition game of the season, with the Wolverines hosting Justin Joyner and the Oregon State Beavers on Friday night. In a back-and-forth battle, Michigan did just enough in the final minutes to come away with a 98-93 win. This was a good test for the Wolverines. Not only …

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Students, alumni and Jayhawk fans of all ages returned to the ultimate nest at Allen Fieldhouse as they welcomed the men’s team for the 42nd annual Late Night in the Phog.  Sporting KC officially eliminated from MLS Cup playoffs contention  Advertisement Unlike previous years, this late night did not have a musical guest. It also isn’t filled …

The Michigan Wolverines outlasted the Oregon State Beavers 98-93 in preseason play at the Crisler Center on Friday. Michigan was powered by a game-high 27 points and eight assists from guard Elliot Cadeau in the exhibition win. Here’s the recap, highlights and stats. FIRST HALF Advertisement Michigan got the scoring started, as guard Ricky Liburd snatched a steal and finished …