College Basketball

The 2026 college baseball season concluded Monday with a national championship game. Oklahoma defeated North Carolina, 13-2, at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. The Sooners won their third national title in program history (1951, 1994, 2026). Advertisement Tennessee’s 2026 season ended May 30 in the NCAA Tournament Chapel Hill Regional with a 38-22 (15-15 SEC) record. The Vols …

Dusty May’s late-June departure for the NBA is incredibly rare. It has been done before, but it hasn’t been done since another Michigan coach, John Beilein, left for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2019. The dream of a Michigan dynasty under May is now dead, so what should Michigan fans expect next year? Obviously there are still a ton of moving …

Dusty May shocked the college basketball world, finalizing a deal with the Dallas Mavericks after leading the Michigan Wolverines to a National Championship title this past season. With the 49-year-old head coach leaving Ann Arbor, players will be granted a 15-day transfer window that begins five days after the program publicly announces its next head coach, and Mike Boynton has …

In all reality, the Duke basketball program doesn’t need much more addition ahead of the 2026-27 college basketball season. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff built what is potentially the deepest and most complete rotation in college basketball, headlined by three returning starters, a couple of high-profile transfer portal pickups, and the No. 1-ranked 2026 high school recruiting class. …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan, coming off a national championship in basketball, suddenly had a coaching search no one seemed to see coming. Athletic director Warde Manuel didn’t take much time to make a move. Advertisement Mike Boynton was promoted to interim coach to replace Dusty May, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. The …

In a shocking turn of events, Michigan’s head coach, Dusty May, has left Michigan for the NBA. In two years with the Wolverines, May turned the program from one of the worst in the Big Ten to a national champion. May built his team through the transfer portal, bringing in guys such as Yaxel Lendeborg, Aday Mara, Morez Johnson, and …

The day is finally upon us. The 2026 NBA Draft class, long projected for years to be one of the best of its generation, is finally here. I watched over 100 prospects in this year’s class. So, without further ado, here are my final prospect rankings. TIER 1 (Franchise Talent – All NBA – MVP-Caliber Ceiling) 1 – Darryn Peterson, …

Dusty May’s decision to leave Michigan for the NBA caught many off guard, considering that the Wolverines just won the national championship and had a solid chance of defending their crown next season. With that said, there were signs that May was looking at greener pastures. Once May’s move to Dallas became official, it was reported that the former Wolverines …

The New York Knicks won the 2026 NBA championship with three starters who played together for Villanova University and won an NCAA championship as teammates. Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges were college teammates who helped the Wildcats win the March Madness tournament in 2016. Brunson and Hart were even roommates. When Hart left for the NBA, …

UConn men’s basketball has announced a third preseason contest this year, against Syracuse. They’re already set to take on Michigan State and Purdue in exhibitions before a non-conference slate that features Duke, Michigan, and Arizona, among others. On Tuesday, Jon Rothstein reported that the Huskies will play the Orange on October 13 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, the third …

Somewhat lost in the shuffle of all of the offseason player movement surrounding the University of Washington basketball team has been a considerable amount of turnover for Danny Sprinkle’s coaching staff, as well. Since the season ended, three of his six assistants — two full-time coaches and a special assistant — have exited the program. Advertisement Jerry Hobbie, the special …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Razorbacks are set for several marquee SEC games next season with the headliner being a trip to Kentucky and Rupp Arena. The Hogs first traveled to Lexington in 2025 for coach John Calipari’s infamous return to Rupp Arena, where the Razorbacks took down the Wildcats, 89-79. Advertisement The initial thought heading into the 2026-27 basketball …

With the 2026 NBA Draft taking place on June 23rd, prospects have begun making their way to New York, workouts are finished and scouts are finalizing their own big boards. After watching these prospects throughout the college season and diving deeper into their film during the pre-draft process, I have put together my final big board ranking the top 31 …

Jay Bilas pinpoints ‘best pure basketball player’ among prospects appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. On ESPN’s special coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft, Jay Bilas gave high praise to Cameron Boozer. Boozer is projected to be one of the top picks in the NBA Draft, but Bilas gave him high praise, calling …

We’ve added eight teams to each of the men’s and women’s basketball NCAA Tournaments. Now what? What does it mean for mid-majors? How many of those additional bids will be earned by our beloved mid-majors? Advertisement According to last week’s poll, 75% of fans believe only one or two of them will come from the mid-major ranks in each tournament. …

The transfer portal has closed, the coaching carousel has stopped spinning, spring meetings are over and the summer recruiting circuit is underway. Before we know it, the 2026-27 women’s college basketball season will be here. Advertisement Teams are just beginning to finalize and release their non-conference schedules for the upcoming season, and there’s already several enticing matchups. One of the …

Tennessee Volunteers fans learned another big lesson about head coach Rick Barnes on Monday thanks to Michigan Wolverines Dusty May’s decision to leave for the NBA. Tennessee Vols head coach Rick Barnes is truly a unicorn. And Vols received yet another example of why that’s the case on Monday. Dusty May’s decision to leave Michigan for the NBA tells fans …

Kentucky Basketball now knows its SEC opponents for the 2026-27 season, giving fans a clearer look at what could be one of the toughest schedules in the country. The Wildcats will once again navigate a stacked SEC while also facing several national powers in non-conference play. Advertisement SEC HOME GAMES (RUPP ARENA) SEC AWAY GAMES The home schedule is highlighted …

The biggest point of interest for Mizzou basketball next season is its incoming freshman class, which ranks 12th in the nation and third in the Southeastern Conference. Atop of the class are five-star recruits Jason Crowe Jr. and Toni Bryant, who many expect to make an instant impact. The third member of the class is four-star Arkansas native Aidan Chronister, …

The talk of the college sports world Monday morning was Michigan basketball head coach Dusty May accepting the same role with the Dallas Mavericks, a seismic shift in the college hoops world. The star coach is coming off a national title run with the Wolverines, his first ever national championship and his second Final Four appearance in four years (where …

Mick Cronin is entering a pivotal year after a disappointing year last season. Cronin last year had the Bruins ranked 12th in the country, but they never reached those heights. Bringing in one of the top players from the transfer portal, Donovan Dent, to play alongside returning seniors Tyler Bilodeau and Skyy Clark, UCLA was considered one of the top …

The Duke Blue Devils will already go through one of the most challenging non-conference schedules of any team in college basketball next season. Head coach Jon Scheyer has just added to that slate with another high-major matchup. Mar 27, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer reacts in the first half during a Sweet Sixteen game …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Indiana fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Well. If one Indiana born-and-raised NBA figure as a tantalizing would-be savior for the Indiana University men’s basketball program wasn’t enough …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball has added a preseason game against Western Kentucky at the Ford Center in Evansville at 4 p.m. Oct. 25, 2026, to its 2026-27 schedule. The multi-use arena in Evansville has a capacity of 11,000 fans. The announcement gives IU a second exhibition game for this season in addition to the game it finalized for Oct. 18 …

Dusty May could soon become one of the few college basketball coaches to make the jump to the NBA. Multiple reports surfaced Monday linking the former Florida Atlantic men’s basketball coach with the head coaching vacancy at the Dallas Mavericks. Advertisement May, 49, is one of the hottest names in basketball coaching circles after leading the Michigan Wolverines to the …