College Basketball

[ad_1] Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks are working to build a roster for the 2025-26 season after their second-round exit in the NCAA Tournament, and their doing so in the transfer portal. The Ducks already landed a commitment from Texas Longhorns transfer Devon Pryor, a junior forward with two years of eligibility remaining. Now they’re looking to add a …

[ad_1] Wisconsin received a 247Sports transfer crystal ball to land former San Diego State guard Nick Boyd on Tuesday. National basketball analyst Travis Branham delivered the prediction with a ‘high’ confidence level. Wisconsin appears set to beat North Carolina for the guard’s commitment. Boyd visited Madison last week and Chapel Hill on Saturday. Despite the Tar Heels getting the final …

[ad_1] Buzz Williams talks messaging following Aggies third-straight loss Texas A&M basketball has lost three in a row entering March. Head Coach Buzz Williams talks the message in the locker room. Texas A&M men’s basketball is searching for a new coach after Buzz Williams departed to become the new Maryland head coach. The Aggies were bounced from the NCAA Tournament …

[ad_1] The Nebraska men’s basketball team will play the Georgetown Hoyas in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas. The Huskers are coming off an 86-78 win over Arizona State in the opening round on Monday night. Georgetown defeated Washington State 85-82 in their opening-round game. The tournament is breaking ground by awarding NIL payments to participating …

[ad_1] Michigan State basketball saw a slew of transfers enter the transfer portal to open the month of April. The Spartans saw Tre Holloman, Gehrig Normand and Xavier Booker hit the portal, leaving some glaring holes in the rotation. One major hole the Spartans have seen open up within the roster and rotation is the backup point guard spot, and …

[ad_1] Duke, Florida, Auburn, Houston punch their ticket to the Final Four The madness continues as Mackenzie Salmon previews the Men’s Final Four matchups, which will feature all No. 1 seeds for the first time since 2008. Sports Seriously Unsurprisingly, this year’s coaching-change cycle has schools in the Power Five basketball conferences dipping into the men’s NCAA tournament bracket to …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball is among five finalists to land Portland transfer forward Austin Rapp. On3’s Joe Tipton released the list on Tuesday evening: Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Clemson and Oregon. Rapp entered the portal after a standout freshman season at Portland. His campaign included averages of 33 minutes, 13.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 blocks on 39.7% shooting and …

[ad_1] Two Arkansas basketball signees and a big-time target all participated in Tuesday night’s McDonald’s All-American Game. The Razorbacks were directly represented by Darius Acuff (East) and Meleek Thomas (West) inside the Brooklyn Net’s Barclays Center. Nate Ament, the highest-ranked uncommitted recruit in the game, is still deciding among Arkansas, Duke, Kentucky, Louisville and Tennessee. Ament was supposed to announce …

[ad_1] It shouldn’t have been this hard. “It’s about a year late as far as I’m concerned,” Auburn coach Bryan Ott said after his former star guard Rakim Chaney committed to play for Valparaiso. Chaney could join East’s Sincere Parker as the only NIC-10 boys basketball players in the last decade to make an impact in NCAA Division I basketball. …

[ad_1] This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features basketball analyst Brendan Haywood, who works with CBS Sports and NBA TV, to discuss the NCAA Final Four. Hear why Haywood reluctantly acknowledges Duke as the best team in the field, but why he thinks Florida can win the national title. He also explains what Johni Broome means to Auburn and why Houston …

[ad_1] Swampcast talks Florida basketball Final Four matchup with Auburn The Sun’s Kevin Brockway and Noah Ram break down Florida basketball’s run to Final Four and preview Auburn game on Saturday with Adam Cole of the Montgomery Advertiser. Florida basketball coach Todd Golden and Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl now know each other well enough to dissect each other’s tendencies. …

[ad_1] Should the NCAA transfer portal open before the end of March Madness? Rick Pitino, John Calipari and even J.J. Watt sound off on the transfer portal opening during the NCAA Tournament. Sports Seriously It all comes down to this. The Final Four in the men’s NCAA Tournament is set, with all four No. 1 seeds — Duke, Florida, Houston …

[ad_1] USC coach Eric Musselman, shown earlier this season, led the Trojans to a win over Tulane in the College Basketball Crown tournament Tuesday. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) Rashaun Agee scored 27 points and USC rolled to an 89-60 victory over Tulane in the first round of the College Basketball Crown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. …

[ad_1] Butler Bulldogs (15-19, 7-15 Big East) vs. Boise State Broncos (25-10, 16-7 MWC) Las Vegas; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Broncos -6.5; over/under is 154.5 BOTTOM LINE: Butler visits Boise State after Pierre Brooks scored 22 points in Butler’s 86-84 win against the Utah Utes. Advertisement Boise State ranks fifth in the MWC with 14.4 assists per …

[ad_1] When Richard Pitino was asked about the expectations for his first season at Xavier Tuesday afternoon, the 42-year-old took a deep breath before a slight chuckle. Sure, Pitino’s team would have to forfeit if a game was played today with only two scholarship players left on the roster. That doesn’t mean he’s backing down from high expectations. “We want …

[ad_1] Ryan Nembhard dribbled around Braden Huff’s screen and was swarmed by two Houston defenders at the top of the circle. Another Cougar left Khalif Battle on the wing to cover Huff near the free-throw line. Nembhard made the right read and tossed a pass to Battle, who promptly drilled a 3-pointer with 5 minutes, 34 seconds remaining – the …

[ad_1] Orchard Lake St. Mary’s guard Trey McKenney is Michigan Mr. Basketball Trey McKenney, of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, named Hal Schram Michigan Mr. Basketball winner at the Detroit Free Press office Monday, March 10, 2025. The Michigan basketball program has landed its second big fish from the transfer portal in as many days. Morez Johnson Jr., a 6-foot-9, 225-pound …

[ad_1] Eastern Kentucky freshman Mya Wardle has entered the NCAA women’s basketball transfer portal. The former Peoria Notre Dame all-stater appeared in 32 of EKU’s 33 games, averaging 1.8 points, 1.4 assists and 1.1 rebounds in 14.5 minutes per game. Wardle has three years of eligibility remaining. This news was first reported by On3’s Talia Goodman. Wardle, a 5-foot-7 guard, …

[ad_1] Xavier hires Richard Pitino as their men’s basketball coach Xavier hires Richard Pitino as their men’s basketball coach. Coach Pitino speaks at a welcoming ceremony at Xavier. Former Xavier assistant coach and Cincinnati native Pat Kelsey landed a commitment from another former Musketeer. On Tuesday night, Jonathan Givony of ESPN reported that Ryan Conwell has committed to Kelsey’s Louisville …

[ad_1] Xavier hires Richard Pitino as their men’s basketball coach Xavier hires Richard Pitino as their men’s basketball coach. Coach Pitino speaks at a welcoming ceremony at Xavier. Dailyn Swain, who played two seasons for Sean Miller and the Xavier Musketeers before entering the NCAA transfer portal late last month, is joining Miller and the Texas Longhorns, according to multiple …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rashaun Agee scored 27 points and Southern California rolled to an 89-60 victory over Tulane in the first round of the College Basketball Crown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Tuesday night. The Trojans (17-17) move on to play Villanova in a Thursday quarterfinal. The Wildcats (20-14) beat Colorado 85-64 to advance. Advertisement Agee …

[ad_1] Hubert Davis and UNC have their first commitment in the transfer portal The North Carolina Tar Heels have landed their first commitment in the 2025 transfer portal and its at a position of need for the program. On Tuesday, shooting guard Jonathan Powell committed to the Tar Heels, hours after he had a meeting with the program over Zoom. …

[ad_1] UCF basketball: Johnny Dawkins talks impact of Moustapha Thiam vs. KSU UCF basketball player Moustapha Thiam had 11 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks in the Knights’ win over Kansas State Wednesday. The Knights were led by 15 points each from Nils Machowski and Tyler Hendricks, both of whom entered the transfer portal last week.UCF will face Big 12 …

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Trey Bonham scored 23 points and Honor Huff hit a big 3-pointer late to lead Chattanooga to an 80-73 victory over Loyola Chicago in an NIT semifinal at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. The Mocs (28-9) will play UC Irvine in the championship game on Thursday. The Anteaters (32-6) set a school record for wins in …

[ad_1] After sitting on the thought all season, BYU basketball coach Kevin Young finally let it out in the postgame news conference from the dais in Newark, New Jersey, and again to a smaller group of reporters in the hallway at Prudential Center after the Cougars were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament by Alabama’s otherworldly 3-point shooting. Noting that he …