College Basketball

In a surprising decision, German combo guard Jack Kayil with Alba Berlin told Draft Express’s Jonathan Givony that he’s staying in the 2026 NBA Draft. Technically, international players have until June 13 to withdraw, so his announcement coming much earlier than that makes one think this is a done deal. Currently, ESPN ranks Kayil as the No. 61 best available …

The Illini are headed to North Carolina this season. Illinois basketball announced Wednesday that it will play Duke on Nov. 17 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils will come to Champaign in December 2027. Duke and Illinois have matched up just twice this decade, most recently during the 2024-25 season. It was a game to forget for the Illini, …

In Year 2 of the Ben McCollum era, Iowa is looking to take a step forward. Yes, the Hawkeyes did just make a run to the Elite Eight, but they left much to be desired in the regular season – especially during Big Ten play. Iowa wound up finishing squarely in the middle of the pack, completing the 2025-26 season …

Illinois basketball to host Duke for first time ever as part of home-and-home appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Illinois basketball program is looking to turn the page to the 2026-27 season after a highly successful 2025-26 campaign that saw the Fighting Illini make it all the way to the Final Four …

The Duke Blue Devils continue to seek roster improvement through the transfer portal. So far, Jon Scheyer and his staff have landed three commitments. The group currently ranks 52nd in the nation with an average transfer rating of 93, per Rivals. While guard John Blackwell (Wisconsin Badgers) is viewed as the biggest splash so far, forward Drew Scharnowski (Belmont Bruins) …

Over the past few seasons, the Duke Blue Devils have been the cream of the crop in the ACC. The Blue Devils have a combined 36-2 record in league play over the last two seasons and have taken home both the ACC regular season and tournament titles in each of the last two campaigns. Duke has won three ACC Tournament …

More details are emerging about how Duke pulled off its landmark deal with Amazon, with ACC commissioner Jim Phillips shedding new light on the arrangement Wednesday. “ESPN was in every one of the conversations,” Phillips said. “To Duke’s credit, they came up with something creative and brought it to ESPN and us. Where it finished and where it started wasn’t …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer has done it again. Scheyer always aims to give his guys a daunting non-conference slate in order to best prepare them for the postseason. In 2025-26, the Blue Devils boasted what was likely the best resume in college basketball last season, compiling a 19-3 record in Quadrant 1 games. Mar 29, 2026; Washington, DC, …

One of Iowa women’s basketball’s fan favorites has a new coaching gig. Molly Davis was introduced as a new assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky in the Atlantic Sun Conference last week. Eastern Kentucky was the ASUN regular-season champion last season and earned a WBIT invite. The Colonels finished the 2025-26 campaign 25-9 (15-3 ASUN). Advertisement Davis arrives in Richmond, Ky., …

Michael Malone, UNC whiff on 2.6 blocks per game defensive star in transfer portal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Earlier this month, Michael Malone and North Carolina received a massive frontcourt boost after losing Henri Veesar to the NBA Draft, landing 7-foot international star Sayon Keita. Advertisement The …

Duke has shown in the past that it isn’t afraid to schedule some of the top teams in college basketball to prepare for the NCAA Tournament. For Jon Scheyer’s Blue Devils, that will be the case again next season as they have added yet another marquee matchup against Illinois. The two schools have agreed to a home-and-home series beginning this …

NEW YORK (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady is taking a position as a strategic adviser to the men’s basketball coach at Wagner College, where his son plans to play. McGrady will advise the college on the development of name, image and likeness investment, along with marketing and player development, the school said Wednesday. Advertisement McGrady — who …

The 2026 NBA draft combine tipped off on Monday as prospects hit the court for strength and agility testing, anthropometric measurements and more in Chicago, Illinois. The NBA announced on May 1 that 73 players were invited to the annual scouting event at Wintrust Arena. Five more players earned invitations to the festivities after emerging as the top scrimmage performers from the …

As UNC awaits a decision on the 2026 NBA draft from star center Henri Veesaar, the Tar Heels don’t seem to be trending toward receiving good news. Speaking to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, the 2026 Second Team All-ACC selection essentially confirmed he would remain in the draft and deemed his chances of returning to school as low. Advertisement “I’m all-in on …

As Kentucky Basketball searches for one more impact player for next season, Milan Momcilovic has seemingly been the only big fish left that the Cats are in the mix for. However, they apparently tried to get in the mix for Santa Clara forward Allen Graves, but it doesn’t sound like that went anywhere. Advertisement According to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, Kentucky …

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — The Big Ten and the ACC are taking different tacks when it comes to their schools licensing non-conference games outside of their TV partners. Duke recently announced that it had sold several neutral-site games to Amazon, including games against UConn, Gonzaga, and defending-champion Michigan. Shortly after the announcement, Yahoo Sports reported that the Big Ten was …

The Big Ten revealed every team’s home and away conference opponents for the 2026-27 season on Tuesday evening, and the Wisconsin Badgers have quite the schedule for next year. Wisconsin will bring five ranked opponents (from the final AP Top 25 poll) to the Kohl Center next year, including three top-10 opponents. In addition, they will face three teams twice: …

An old Big East rivalry could be renewed this year. Reported by Jon Rothstein, St. John’s and Syracuse are completing an agreement to face off at Madison Square Garden in non-conference play this upcoming season, and the official date is to be determined. Advertisement The Red Storm’s matchup with the Orange would be the third power-conference opponent on the non-conference …

Well here’s some fun news: Duke and Illinois will crank up a home-and-home series, starting in November. Illinois will come to Cameron first, on November 17th. That’s pretty early for a big game, but big games are fun. Crank it up! Advertisement Duke will return the favor next year, going to Champaign on December 4th, 2027. We really appreciate Jon …

The full Big Ten men’s basketball schedule is still a ways out, but we now know who Indiana will face and where for the 2026-27 season, Darian DeVries’ second as head coach. Here’s the breakdown on the Hoosiers’ home and away opponents next season, per an official release: Advertisement Home Away Home/Away Indiana will welcome some of the conference’s top …

Indiana men’s basketball added a twelfth scholarship player Tuesday in transfer guard Justin Monden of Maryland Eastern Shore. Monden is in his final year of eligibility, having spent two seasons at Georgia Southwestern State. Last year at Maryland Eastern Shore, Monden appeared in 32 games, making one start. He averaged six points and 1.6 assists in 20.7 minutes per contest. …

Saint Louis transfer forward Kalu Anya has committed to Virginia, his agent CJ Ward of LIFT Sports Management told On3. The 6-foot-8 senior redshirted this season, but averaged 6.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game during the 2024-25 season, leading SLU in rebounding and finishing third in the A-10 in rebounds per game. He recorded three double-doubles on …

The NCAA knows it had a good thing when Michigan and UConn squared off in the national championship game in April. While the game was, at times, not pretty, it was exciting, with Michigan pulling off a narrow 69-63 win to claim the national title. If Dan Hurley and UConn are seeking revenge for that loss, they won’t have to …

The offseason has barely begun, but UCLA now knows where it’ll face each Big Ten team during the 2026-27 men’s college basketball season. The Big Ten announced the opponents for each school on Tuesday, naming which teams they’ll play at home, which they’ll play away, and which they’ll play twice. Dates for the games will be announced later. Mar 20, …

The Big Ten Conference announced each team’s opponents for next season on Tuesday afternoon. It will once again be a 20-game conference slate, marking the ninth straight season with that format. Every team will play each conference opponent once either at home or on the road, while three teams will be played twice in a home-and-home series. Certain rivalries are …