College Basketball

Taylor Stremlow speaks at media day. The 2026-27 Iowa women’s basketball season is rapidly approaching, especially now that media day has come and gone. While their men’s basketball counterpart has instilled a renewed sense of hope into the Hawkeye faithful after advancing to the Elite Eight, anything short of the Elite Eight is almost disappointing on the women’s side. Advertisement …

Welcome back to “You’re Nuts”, 24-team edition! Sorry, too soon? Welcome back to another college basketball edition of Land-Grant’s weekly debate series, “You’re Nuts”, where our basketball writers pick an Ohio State basketball-related or general college basketball-related topic and defend their respective sides. Advertisement The Ohio State men’s and women’s basketball broadcast and tip time information came out over the …

Kansas State Wildcats first-year coach Casey Alexander knows he has a tall task ahead of him. He has been in a tough position since he was hired after last season to replace the fired Jerome Tang in March. That has given him little time to construct a roster or even begin to place his stamp on the program. Advertisement So …

College basketball season is around the corner, and the Iowa State Cyclones are ready to get back in action. Their first test is a preseason game against the Creighton Bluejays, a Big East opponent. Creighton is one of the better programs in the Midwest area. They won at least 20 games in 10 straight campaigns, but that streak was snapped …

In its first action of the 2026-27 campaign Thursday night at Food City Center, the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team dropped an 86-70 decision to Xavier. The Volunteers led by 10 early in the second half, but Xavier’s scorching shooting down the stretch helped it pull away for the win. Advertisement Junior guard Terrence Hill Jr., led Tennessee with …

The hype train has been off and running since the spring — the roster is there on paper — yet Tennessee went out on got smoked in their exhibition opener by Xavier on Thursday night. Tennessee held an early lead, but Xavier pulled back even midway through the second half. The Musketeers would go on to absolutely run away with …

After a week off, your North Carolina Tar Heels make their return to the basketball court this weekend. On Sunday, October 18 at 6 p.m. in Indianapolis, UNC will face the Indiana Hoosiers for each team’s second preseason matchup. North Carolina delivered in Michael Malone’s collegiate coaching debut last Friday, roaring back from a small halftime deficit to dominate USC, …

The Deacs had their 2nd exhibition game of the season against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Thursday night, and it really didn’t go any better than the first one. I didn’t get to watch this one because it was streamed on some random website that I’m not sure anyone figured out how to use, but from what it sounded like …

Kansas freshman Tyran Stokes receives major honor as Big 12 poll delivers surprising Jayhawks verdict originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Kansas basketball fans have spent months anticipating the arrival of Tyran Stokes. Now the highly regarded freshman has received another important distinction before playing his first official college …

College basketball’s regular season starts next month, and few people are more excited than Fran Fraschilla. The ESPN analyst and former coach is adding a new title to his résumé: author. Don’t Mess With Happy will be released on Oct. 20 and is now available for pre-order. Co-written with David Smale, Fraschilla’s new book features stories and lessons from two …

Florida basketball enters the season with a real opportunity not only to be an elite team in the SEC, but to win a national championship. I’d go so far as to say anything less than a national championship for Florida will likely be viewed as a disappointment, as unfortunate and unfair as that might sound. Advertisement The harsh reality is …

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dons. The Hoyas. The Zags. Rollie Massimino and his cigars. Lou Carnesecca and his outlandish sweaters. Sister Jean — a devoted fan and mentor of Loyola Chicago players even after she turned 100. The list could go on endlessly. Talented teams, colorful coaches, unforgettable characters — adding up to the remarkable history of Catholic college …

It’s October, the heart of college football season, but also the start of preseason college basketball, so now is a great time to take a closer look at the Kentucky Wildcats’ 2026-27 schedule. While no official strength-of-schedule rankings have been released yet, NCAA.com analyst Andy Katz has Kentucky’s schedule ranked as the 9th toughest in the country, second amongst SEC …

It only took one preseason game for Duke basketball freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje to start drawing serious attention. The 7’1″ international prospect was a fairly late addition to the Blue Devils’ 2026 recruiting class, and although he will be 17 years old for the entire 2026-27 college basketball season, he could turn into one of Duke’s best all-around players. Advertisement …

Alright, here we go! Friday night, the ball will be tipped in Rupp Arena for the first time this season, albeit in an exhibition game. Still, the Kentucky Wildcats are playing a basketball game, and that matters to everyone associated with the Wildcats. Advertisement Friday night, Kentucky will play its first of three exhibition games, hosting the Little Rock Trojans, …

The St. John’s Red Storm kicked off their 2026-27 campaign with an exhibition win over Drexel. It was a lopsided game as expected, but one player in particular really looked impressive. Despite a lot of questions about the eligibility of some key players over the last several months and weeks, St. John’s recently received some good news on that front, …

Since Duke will welcome Tennessee to Cameron in a few days, we thought it might be good to look at some video from the Tennessee-Xavier exhibition. Tennessee is going to be somewhat different from the normal Rick Barnes team, which historically is physically aggressive, defensively oriented, but not necessarily all that offensively brilliant. Advertisement This one will be much more …

While it is important not to overreact, Syracuse’s preseason 72-52 loss to UConn on Tuesday was far from inspiring. One exhibition game into the season, faith in Syracuse’s offensive output is already in question. With how this roster was assembled during the offseason, it was easy to wonder where the scoring and playmaking would come from within this squad. The …

The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team has been consistently productive on the hardwood since T.J. Otzelberger took over as head coach. Entering Year 6 at the helm, expectations are the same: contend for a Big 12 championship and try to break through in the NCAA tournament. The Cyclones have three Sweet 16 appearances with Otzelberger already, but have not …

After a dominant regular season last year, and a spectacular run to the Final Four, Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats enter the 2026-27 season with a massive target on their back. In a conference loaded with talent, Arizona is the favorite to repeat as Big 12 champions – at least according to the preseason poll of the league’s coaches. …

The college basketball season is right around the corner and Baylor basketball will have its first exhibition game of the season on Sunday when the Bears play Florida. And after coming off their worst season since 2006-07, Scott Drew and Co. are hoping for major changes in Waco. Baylor finished 17-17 last season, missing the NCAA Tournament for the first …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama basketball outlasted Ole Miss 92-84 at Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham on Thursday night. This was the second of the Crimson Tide’s three preseason exhibitions. Amari Allen was Alabama’s only starter who held that same status in last week’s scrimmage. The rest of the lineup was filled with forwards standing between 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-10. Height was a …

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With the regular season almost underway, the Kansas basketball program will be one of 16 schools participating in the annual Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Bill Self will discuss several topics surrounding this year’s Jayhawks squad, which is receiving plenty of preseason hype. KU competes in its first scrimmage tomorrow against Pittsburg State, but it has already …

The Iowa State Cyclones are once again projected to be one of the best teams in the Big 12 during the 2026-27 men’s college basketball season. They have been predicted to finish in fourth place in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches’ Poll, right behind the Kansas Jayhawks and just ahead of the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Those three teams finished …