College Basketball

The Kansas State Wildcats have been dominant against the Kansas Jayhawks in the Sunflower Showdown. The Wildcats have won 17 straight in the series, dating to 2008. No one knows the pain of losing this game than K-State coach Collin Klein. He was a member of that team that fell to the Jayhawks. And it wasn’t close. KU rolled to …

Great things are expected of this 2026-27 Virginia men’s basketball team. Many analysts, such as CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, have predicted the Cavaliers to be a top-10 team. Virginia’s rare continuity is a big reason why – it returns a lethal core of Thijs De Ridder, Chance Mallory, Sam Lewis and Johann Grunloh. Advertisement However, despite the talent retention and …

AUSTIN — It is true that Indiana has always been Micah Mohler’s dream school. It is also true that the 6-foot-5 guard was not going to make a college commitment until he had established a strong connection to the coaching staff. Mohler, a sophomore at Austin High School in Southern Indiana, announced his commitment to the Hoosiers on Tuesday afternoon …

I can’t believe I am saying this, but the Illinois basketball team plays a game this week. The Illini travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bearcats in an exhibition game this Saturday, October 17. While I don’t believe it is televised, the game does start at 4:00 p.m. CT/5:00 p.m. ET. Advertisement Illinois has a lot of hype this …

After a brutal defeat at Florida State, Virginia’s season outlook took a major turn for the worse, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index. The Cavaliers’ win over Syracuse did little to change projections for the rest of the season. Virginia is still projected to go 6-6, although the odds for each game have shifted. Some of the Cavaliers’ opponents have …

With their regular season slate less than a month away, the Big 12 has announced television plans for the league’s college basketball games. The Cincinnati Bearcats will appear on ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox, FS1, CBS Sports Network, Peacock and TNT during their regular season run from Nov. 2-March 6. Advertisement The Big 12 is the most widely distributed conference in college …

Don’t look now but the Georgia Bulldogs have been to back to back NCAA Tournaments under the leadership of Mike White. In this history of Georgia Basketball, dating all the way back to 1905 (granted the NCAA Touranment hasn’t been around that long but stick with the point), the Men’s basketball team has never been to three straight NCAA Tournaments. …

KenPom has long been the standard for advanced college basketball metrics. Ever since the site started tracking possession metrics in the early 2000’s they’ve been one of the go-to sites for college basketball aficionados and stat geeks. In recent years, EvanMiya and BartTorvik have also risen to prominence in the advanced metrics world and also do good work (in my …

The McNamera begins tonight at the Mohegan Sun Arena with an exhibition game pitting the Syracuse Orange against the notably stoic Dan Hurley and his UConn Huskies. Tip-off is at 7:00 tonight and the game will be streaming on Cuse.com. Here’s what we’re watching for: Advertisement Kevin: Offensive philosophy We’ve heard all about the Syracuse position length and commitment to …

KenPom’s preseason college basketball rankings just dropped, a signal that college basketball is just about to start. The godfather of college basketball analytics, KenPom, has widely been the most used analytical site in college basketball. There have been some other great ones pop up, but KenPom’s rankings hold plenty of weight in evaluating teams, including being used as one component …

College basketball is back! Tonight it’s an old Big East rivalry renewed as the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team heads to Connecticut to take on UConn. Syracuse fans can get their first look of the 2026-27 Orange as two storied programs compete in an early-season exhibition. After two summer sessions and fall practices, this Syracuse squad is ready to compete …

EAST LANSING — It may be some time before Michigan State basketball has a handle on which players and lineups will work best this season. This is a good problem to have. The Spartans, who will likely be inside the top 10 nationally entering the 2026-27 season, have 11 or 12 players who could realistically get minutes this year. MSU …

Team: Georgetown Hoyas 2025-26 Record: 16-18, 6-14 Big East 2025-26 Big East Finish: Tied with Xavier for 10th, but lost the tiebreaker by way of head to head record against the Musketeers. Final 2025-26 Computer Rankings Advertisement NET: #87KenPom.com: #74BartTorvik.com: #76 Postseason: The highlight of the entire season has to be Georgetown ending up as the #11 seed (read as: …

The NBA announced on Oct. 13 that Tennessee State basketball and Howard will face other in the 2027 NBA HBCU Classic. The game will be played on Feb. 20 at Hardwood Central within Jam Session (Phoenix Convention Center) as part of the 2027 NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix. The NBA All-Star Game will be played on Feb. 21. Advertisement It …

Duke gets major preseason boost as college basketball rankings reveal surprising contenders originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The college basketball season is approaching, and one of the sport’s most respected statistical models has already identified its early favorite. Advertisement Duke opens the 2026-27 season ranked No. 1 in …

While football season is in full swing, it doesn’t mean we can’t dabble in some basketball prep ahead of the first tip-off on November 3rd! Next up is a guy whose best game came at the best time: Tate Sage! (Our regularly established timing will continue tomorrow) #24 – Tate Sage, G, 6’7″, 210 lbs2nd year; Weatherford, OK; Weatherford Advertisement …

For college basketball nerds, Ken Pomeroy’s preseason projections are a hallmark of the new season. On Oct. 12, the website for statistical analysis KenPom.com released its initial season ratings for all 365 Division I programs. Advertisement The first of the 2026-27 projections placed the Marquette men at 34th in overall net rating, which is KenPom’s dictating rank for a team’s …

The Illini will begin their season in less than three weeks when they face Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday, Nov. 2. Fans will get their first look at the 2026-27 team this Saturday when Illinois takes on Cincinnati in an exhibition game. The game will not be televised, but highlights and the box score will be available afterward. Illinois will play …

As a freshman and 30-game starter last season for a 2025-26 Duke basketball squad that finished 35-3 overall, won the ACC Tournament, and reached the Elite Eight, athletic guard/forward Dame Sarr earned a spot on the ACC All-Defensive Team and was a finalist for the Lefty Driesell Award (presented to the nation’s top defender). But at last week’s ACC Tipoff …

The Iowa State Cyclones have been one of the most consistently productive teams in men’s college basketball under head coach T.J. Otzelberger. Since he took over a team that went 2-22, the Cyclones have qualified for the NCAA tournament in all five seasons he has been at the helm. He has done a wonderful job of bringing in talent that …

Last week gave us several curveball games that changed the season. This week brings even more fun showdowns, with Notre Dame going to BYU, Ohio State at Indiana, Alabama at Tennessee, and Missouri at Ole Miss. Here are this week’s CFN Expert Picks for the biggest games. Jump to each gameDel at MTSU | FIU at Jax St | WKU …

Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats are bringing the San Francisco Dons of the West Coast Conference to the McKale Center for an exhibition game on Tuesday, the first of three for Arizona before the 2026-27 college basketball season begins officially on Nov. 2. Tuesday will give fans a chance to see Arizona’s new-look roster against another D1 opponent, while …

The St. John’s Red Storm are just a few weeks away from the 2026-27 men’s college basketball season starting, but they still don’t know for sure who is going to be in their lineup. Final decisions have yet to be made on the eligibility of several players on the roster. Forwards Babacar Sane and Keyshawn Hall both have temporary restraining …

The Auburn Tigers are gearing up to begin preseason play later this week, and the college basketball world is starting to spring to life in preparation for the upcoming season. One popular ranking system, the KenPom rankings, recently released its preseason rankings, and the Tigers cracked the list at No. 25. The KenPom rankings are quite different from the typical …

Duke’s regular season will get going in about a month. In early November, we’ll have real games, an exciting time for the fan base and players, as Duke looks like a guaranteed top-two team in America. Anything can happen in college basketball, so it’s impossible to make any real predictions or promises, but if Duke isn’t one of the top …