College Basketball

2025-26 Season Recap: 16-16 record, 7-13 in conference play Finished in 8th place in the Big East, tied with Marquette and Providence Lost to Providence 91-81 in the Big East Tournament (Opening Round) Head Coach: Ronald Nored (replacing the retired Thad Matta) Nored was a player under Brad Stevens during both of the National Title Game runs. Nored started every …

With the 2025-26 season in the rear-view mirror, the first order of business for the NBA in 2026-27 is the 2026 NBA Draft, which begins on Tuesday, June 23, in Brooklyn. Given the firepower at the top of the draft, many consider this to be one of the deepest draft classes in recent memory. There may be a clear separation …

On Sunday, the 2026 Ole Miss baseball season came to an end with a combination loss and historic win. Troy eliminated Ole Miss, 12-8, for their first program win at the College World Series, making the Rebels a Trojan media guide factoid for the rest of humanity. So, despite the loss sending Ole Miss home, the Rebels have that going …

Monday marked the first day that college coaches were permitted to directly contact rising high school juniors. And on Thursday afternoon, another elite member of the class joined the list of those who have reported hearing from Jon Scheyer’s Duke basketball recruiting team, as Bolingbrook High School (Ill.) five-star guard Brady Pettigrew told League Ready’s Sam Kayser that the Blue …

Iowa Hawkeyes, welcome to the college basketball party. My goodness, the Hawkeyes are loading up the non-conference slate for the 2026-27 season, showing some serious muscle. Iowa has already locked in games with in-state rivals, the Iowa State Cyclones, in the annual Cy-Hawk game, along with a neutral-site showdown against the Creighton Bluejays. Iowa is taking on the Big 12 …

Oklahoma State head coach Steve Lutz and his staff are gearing up for their third season in Stillwater, and the schedule is getting tougher. The Cowboys made their first official announcement for a non-conference game for the 2026-27 schedule by releasing information on its game with Saint Mary’s at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday, Dec. 5. Advertisement Oklahoma State learned its …

Much has been made about Arkansas’ basketball’s perceived lack of an elite big man going into the 2206-27 season. Razorback fans have been curious about UA’s situation on the interior, especially given the elite backcourt Calipari will bring into Fayetteville this fall. Advertisement Even with the potential addition of 6’11, 225-pound Russian center Ilia Frolov on the horizon, Arkansas’ current …

Hours after completing his official visit to the University of Arkansas, Russian center Ilia Frolov committed to the Razorbacks and head coach John Calipari. The 6’11, 225-lb big man is a member of the Russian national team. He turned 18 Thursday. Advertisement “”It was an amazing visit,” Frolov said, per Paul Bancardi of ESPN. “Coach Calipari and the staff made …

New York’s Jalen Brunson just showed the world that on basketball’s grandest stage, the smallest player on the floor can also be the biggest. One undersized point guard in Provo, Utah, was watching his every move — and it wasn’t the first time. Advertisement “He went to Villanova and that’s 30 miles from my house, so I’ve been watching him …

On paper, Illinois projects as one of the most talented and intriguing teams in college basketball. Returning roughly 60% of its total minutes from last year’s Final Four run, the Illini have most certainly turned heads across the country. Yet, beneath the off-season hype and a loaded roster, no team is bulletproof. As Brad Underwood looks to build on his …

Former Iona basketball player Adam Njie Jr. has been made permanently ineligible for NCAA competition for agreeing to participate in a point-shaving scheme, even though he said he never actually went through with it. An NCAA Division I infractions committee panel released the agreement announcing Njie’s violations and punishment on Thursday. Hampton announced last month that it had signed Njie …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas coach John Calipari may have assembled the most NBA-ready roster in program history. Entering the 2026-27 season, as many as seven Razorbacks possess legitimate NBA Draft ceilings, including multiple players already projected as first-round selections. Advertisement There is a good chance if the season goes well, this team can potentially crush the school record for picks …

The 2026-27 roster for Virginia men’s basketball is officially live on the Virginia Sports website. Some things were previously known – this is a team that features rare continuity, with only a few transfers to supplement a Cavaliers squad that won 30 games and finished second in the ACC last year. However, there are a few new details – namely …

Dan Hurley wants Duke battle at White House after attending UFC Freedom 250 fights appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley was one of the attendees for the recent UFC Freedom 250 fights at the White House, which got him wondering about 1600 Pennsylvania Ave playing host to …

UFC Freedom 250 has sparked inspiration for one college basketball coach. Sunday’s UFC card at the White House was a major financial success, despite being a logistical nightmare with UFC President Dana White telling reporters that he will not do any other outdoor events. Advertisement UConn’s two-time national champion coach and known MMA fan Dan Hurley attended the event, and …

The Duke basketball program will deal with one of the most difficult non-conference schedules of any team in college basketball next season. One of the many heavyweight opponents the Blue Devils will take on in 2026-27 is UConn, a team coming off a national title game appearance in 2026 and projected as a top-five team in the sport entering next …

It’s hard to forget Yaxel Lendeborg’s euro poster dunk against St. Louis in the Round of 32, or Morez Johnson Jr.’s alley-oop poster over Coen Carr against Michigan State in the regular-season finale. But a dunk Michigan fans likely won’t forget anytime soon, considering the emphatic reaction from the bench, is Oscar Goodman’s poster dunk against Auburn at the Players …

The White House celebrated President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence by hosting the UFC Freedom 250 this past Sunday. After the event’s success, Dan Hurley has pitched his idea for the next big sporting event, one worthy of being held at the White House. Dan Hurley Wants …

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We are finally at the point in the offseason when the picture is clear, the coaching staff is set, the roster is essentially finalized, and the allotment of opponents is known. The dates and times for the conference games are still to be announced, but the majority of non-conference competition dates have been announced. Obviously, the matchups against the likes …

The Duke Blue Devils will have weapons all over the floor in 2026-27. Duke will enter the college basketball season as likely the deepest team in the country and one of the three to five best teams in the sport. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff built a roster ready to make a deep postseason run, and this could …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff are bringing in the No. 1-ranked high school recruiting class for the third year in a row. The latest addition to that recruiting class is international prospect Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, who has spent the last few seasons competing with FC Barcelona on the junior circuit. Mar 26, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; …

Last week the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball program announced the numbers that the 26-27 squad will be wearing when they take the court. If you don’t want to scroll through the IG post, here they are: Advertisement 0 – Moesch1 – White2 – Butler3 – Dual4 – Doty5 – Goodrick6 – Russell7 – Anthony10 – Siby11 – Folefac12 – Mahmutovic13 …

AJ Dybantsa’s tantalizing skill has long made him the favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft. The BYU standout met all expectations in becoming a first-team Associated Press All-American. He’s the headliner among a forward group that features fellow freshmen Cameron Boozer of Duke and North Carolina’s Caleb Wilson. That trio, along with Kansas guard …

It’s a yearly tradition: On June 15th, NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball coaches can initiate contact with prospects that just finished up their sophomore year of high school. That leads to a flurry of updates of what schools made a phone call to which prospects right out of the gate and that gives us a picture of the recruiting targets …