College Basketball

Officially, the transfer portal for men’s basketball doesn’t open up until the day after the national championship game. However, that doesn’t stop anyone from making an announcement or a declaration that they will be in the portal once it opens. It makes sense: Get the word out that you’re available, and no sense waiting until the moment things are officially …

Tarleton State star guard, college basketball’s second leading scorer entering transfer portal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. High major college basketball programs that aren’t currently competing in the NCAA Tournament should have their antennas up as players announce their plans to enter the transfer portal. Advertisement There will …

Khani Rooths got “CARDS” tattooed on his left calf before his second season with Louisville basketball. Commitment. Attitude. Responsibility. Discipline. Sacrifice. On Tuesday, Rooths’ representation with 20/20 Management told 247Sports’ Dushawn London that the 6-foot-10 forward from Washington, D.C., intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens April 7. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Advertisement Rooths …

Louisville forward Khani Rooths plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, per On3’s Joe Tipton. He has two years of eligibility remaining. Rooths made 31 appearances and two starts for the Cardinals this past season. He averaged 5.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 15.9 minutes per game. Rooths shot 44.9% from the field and 22.4% from 3-point range. …

Gonzaga basketball HC Mark Few voted into Hall of Fame as part of 2026 class appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Gonzaga basketball program has taken college basketball by storm. Since the start of the 2000s, Gonzaga has become a mainstay in college basketball. The biggest reason is how Mark Few built …

8 2026 NBA Draft prospects whose stock shot to the moon during March Madness appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. March Madness is beloved because of both the quality and quantity of games. There are 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament field, and many of the matchups end in iconic fashion. Advertisement What …

UConn basketball HC Dan Hurley breaks silence on referee headbutt appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Whenever Dan Hurley is involved in a viral scene with a referee, it tends to be negative. However, it was the exact opposite when UConn head basketball coach Dan Hurley went forehead-to-forehead with Roger Ayers in the …

In the afterglow of super soakers, cowboy hats, and Kylan Boswell teaching David Mirkovic how to cut down a net, the conquering Illini are back in Champaign and preparing for a revenge game against UConn. On Sunday, I was already thinking about what to write about how Illinois can poke holes in Duke’s long, fierce switching defense, until UConn came …

In the high-stakes theater of March Madness, the players capture the highlights, but the coaches provide the script. Reaching the Final Four is the ultimate litmus test for a collegiate coach. It requires a rare blend of tactical genius, psychological warfare, and the stamina to survive three weeks of single-elimination chaos. As we stand in 2026, the landscape of college …

Arizona basketball HC Tommy Lloyd drops the mic on Final Four’s ‘event’ status appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Arizona basketball coach Tommy Lloyd wants his team’s entire focus to be on Michigan and not on the theatrics of being in the Final Four. As exciting as he knows the moment is, Lloyd …

Your Georgetown Hoyas may be facing an even steeper offseason climb today with the news that another key contributor intends to depart. Malik Mack, the team’s second-leading scorer and top minutes-earner over the past two seasons, has entered the transfer portal. Mack played two seasons under head coach Ed Cooley on the Hilltop after transferring from Harvard. His departure signifies …

Florida State’s men’s basketball roster continues to thin this offseason, with Martin Somerville and Shah Muhammad becoming the latest Seminoles to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Somerville, a sophomore guard, started 10 of FSU’s 33 games during 2025-26 season and averaged 8.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. The former UMass Lowell transfer completed his first season in …

Brad Underwood gets real about Final Four opportunity ahead of Illinois-UConn rematch originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Illinois Fighting Illini are four days away from potentially clinching their spot in the national title game should they knock off the UConn Huskies in Indianapolis Saturday night at Lucas …

The 2026 NCAA Tournament has been the usual wild ride (Good lord, UConn, and you, Braylon Mullins), and now we’re down to the Final Four, sports fans. No surprise there. But it is a bit jarring not to see Duke among the Regional winners. As you most definitely have heard, read, and seen and seen and see again, Dan Hurley’s …

Ian Eagle calls viral moment from UConn-Duke ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. UConn shocked the college basketball world in the final moments of Sunday’s 74-73 win over Duke. Braylon Mullins became a March Madness hero with one flick of the wrist, sending the Huskies to a third …

Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE. As we wind down March, there is only …

According to a report from CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander, Gonzaga Bulldogs coach Mark Few has been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame after his second straight year as a finalist. Other members of the Class of 2026 include Amar’e Stoudemire, Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, and Doc Rivers, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. A major personal accomplishment for the …

Georgetown junior guard Malik Mack plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after two seasons with the Hoyas, On3’s Joe Tipton has confirmed. Mack transferred to the Hoyas’ program after a breakout freshman season in 2023-24 at Harvard. With the Crimson, he averaged 17.2 points, 4.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds per contest while shooting 41% from the field and 34% …

Illinois’ Brad Underwood coached for 26 years before landing his first Division I head coaching job. Now in Year 39, the well-traveled 62-year-old finally is heading to the Final Four, where the Fighting Illini meet UConn. Advertisement He’s doing it in what he’s long referred to as his dream job. In 2013 while in that first DI head coaching job …

In reaching its first Final Four since 2001, Arizona has regularly used eight players who have each made significant contributions to this historic season. All eight have led the Wildcats in scoring at least once, and seven have topped the 20-point mark. On any given night, one of those eight could be the key to victory for the UA. But …

The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team, and coach Mark Pope are going to have a busy month of April. After a disappointing season that ended against Iowa State, there figures to be a lot of changes with the team. Two assistant coaches are already out, with former NBA player Mo Williams replacing one of them. Jaland Lowe is also the first …

We saw the definition of March Madness last weekend, when No. 2 UConn stunned No. 1 overall seed Duke with a last-second 3-pointer to win 73-72 and complete a historic comeback, having been down 15 points at halftime. UConn is a small underdog against No. 3 Illinois in the Final Four, while No. 1 Arizona is a currently a small …

Florida basketball’s offseason has arrived and the transfer portal movement has begun. The portal opens on April 7 and closes on April 21. Which of Florida’s scholarship players are entering the transfer portal? What about the players transferring to join the Gators? Advertisement More: Florida basketball shifts attention to key roster questions Here’s a look at how things stand. Florida …

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. Indiana men’s basketball’s first season under head coach Darian DeVries ended on a disappointing note when the Hoosiers were among the …

Every March it begins anew. “There weren’t enough upsets… where are all the mid-majors?… no one wants to see a .500 power conference team… no more Cinderellas… this was better years ago… the magic is gone.” Those are the familiar complaints about the second most watched sporting event in the United States. There is functionally a cottage industry in complaining …