College Basketball

The Duke Blue Devils are back in action this week. Duke kicked off the 2026-27 campaign with Countdown to Craziness over the weekend, but fans will get their first in-game look at the new roster this week when the Blue Devils face Belmont in a scrimmage. Mar 26, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer shoots …

Cayden Boozer would probably start for the majority of high-major teams this season. Nonetheless, the sophomore guard elected to return to Duke for his second year with the program and will be a key part of arguably the deepest and most talented backcourt in college basketball. Advertisement Boozer joins returner Caleb Foster, Wisconsin transfer John Blackwell, and 5-star rookie Deron …

After several months of work relatively out of the public eye, a reloaded Xavier men’s basketball roster will take center stage in a unique setting when the Musketeers face the Dayton Flyers in an outdoor exhibition on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Xavier will play Dayton and Cincinnati will face Ohio State in the CareSource Invitational at the Lindner Family Tennis Center …

Quinnipiac transfer forward Amarri Monroe is eligible to play for Syracuse men’s basketball, at least for now. On Tuesday, Onondaga County State Supreme Court Judge Jean Marie Westlake granted him a preliminary injunction in his lawsuit against the NCAA. The NCAA is likely to appeal the injunction while they continue to fight the case itself, so there could be a …

Buckle up, Gophers basketball fans. You’re going to need access to more than a handful of television and streaming services to watch every Minnesota men’s basketball game this season. On Tuesday, the Gophers released the TV assignments for the 34-game slate, including 32 regular-season contests and two exhibitions. In perfect 2026 fashion, they will play on six different channels or …

Tennessee is still in wait and see mode for an important potential piece of their 2026-27 puzzle. Jalen Washington is seeking a fifth year of eligibility after testing the NBA waters this summer. The former Vanderbilt Commodore and North Carolina Tar Heel made the decision to try for that final year after playing in the NBA Summer League back in …

Duke will face Belmont Thursday, and things could get interesting. The teams have played twice before, once in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, and once inf 2011, when the Maui Invitational had the Bruins visit Cameron. Advertisement Total margin of victory? Two points. In 2008, Duke won 71-70, and in 2011, it was 77-76. So there’s some interesting history there. And …

It’s crazy to think that the No. 25 Pittsburgh Panthers are a perfect 5-0 (2-0) but are only four-point favorites against the North Carolina Tar Heels. DraftKings provided the odds for the Week 6 matchup, one that is featuring a vulnerable Tar Heels squad that has dropped back-to-back games. Advertisement Pittsburgh’s narrow victory last Friday, Oct. 2, may have influenced …

On Tuesday, five-star 2027 center Darius Wabbington committed to Indiana. He chose the Hoosiers over Illinois and Arizona. He became the first five-star prospect to pledge to the program since 2023 (Mackenzie Mgbako). Wabbington’s commitment marked the biggest recruiting win of the Darian DeVries tenure. With his one-of-a-kind offensive versatility, Wabbington will perhaps be the cornerstone of Indiana’s offensive attack …

It’s officially basketball season at BYU. The Marriott Center was back to its rowdy ways Tuesday night, as more than 5,000 students and fans packed the arena for BYU’s annual Marriott Madness preseason pep rally. Advertisement It was part meet-and-greet, part circus — Cougar players from both the men’s and women’s teams took the court to introduce themselves, BYU’s dunk …

A month away from Randy Bennett’s first season in Tempe, the Sun Devils are already making splashes. In a way. College basketball outlet and broadcast platform “The Field of 68” posted its non-conference schedule “Cupcake Awards” for the upcoming 2026-2027 season. Advertisement On the list? Utah, Stanford and Arizona State. New Era, Soft Launch ASU earned the label of cupcake …

The hope was that the Illinois basketball team would be set up for success in the paint with the addition of Darius Wabbington. I truly believed the Illini had the inside track for Wabbington at one point. He was supposed to take an official visit to Champaign in late October, but he moved that visit up to September 18. Illinois …

On Tuesday afternoon Louisville Men’s Basketball had their opportunity to take center stage at ACC Media Days in Charlotte. Representing the Cards were head coach Pat Kelsey, forward Flory Bidunga and guard Adrian Wooley. With the women’s teams wrapping up their portion of the media days Tuesday morning, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips took the stage to commence the men’s session. …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have had a whirlwind of an offseason, one that is ongoing with four players still in eligibility limbo, less than one month until the season opener against Purdue. Gonzaga’s projected starting lineup has changed dramatically throughout the offseason, with multiple surprise departures, additions, and back-and-forth eligibility for the three 5-in-5 seniors in Javon Bennett, …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs embark on a new adventure in the Pac-12 in 2026-27, after spending the last 46 years in the West Coast Conference. The new Pac-12 consists of five former Mountain West members – Boise State, Colorado State, Utah State, San Diego State, and Fresno State – as well as stalwarts Oregon State and Washington State, …

BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech head coach Mike Young – plus guards Ben Hammond and Tyler Johnson, as well as forward Amani Hansberry – are set to speak at the ACC Tipoff in Charlotte, N.C. tomorrow. Ahead of Virginia Tech’s section, here’s three things atop the list of questions I’ve got: No. 1: Who’s caught Young’s eye among the newcomers? Virginia …

It appears that the hype is not going to be coming to the Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team as the 2026 college basketball season approaches. In fact, some heavy doubts are being cast on the Hawkeyes and head coach Ben McCollum. After captivating college basketball with a run to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament last year, there is …

It was one of the worst seasons Baylor basketball has had under Scott Drew. The Bears went 16-16 in the regular season, and made the College Basketball Crown Tournament, where Baylor would win its first game before falling to Oklahoma. Cameron Carr left for the NBA, and five-star freshman Tounde Yessoufou hit the road after one season in Waco. He …

Phoenix Sunnyslope basketball’s senior center Darius Wabbington, who helped the Vikings capture the Open Division state basketball championship last season, announced his commitment to Indiana on social media. He posted a photo of himself on X wearing an Indiana Hoosiers uniform and pointing on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Wabbington, 6-foot-10, had narrowed his colleges to Indiana, Illinois and Arizona. Advertisement Sunnyslope …

Kansas gets massive boost with Melvin Council Jr. return originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Kansas basketball just received one of the biggest October roster boosts imaginable. Melvin Council Jr. is returning to the Jayhawks for the 2026-27 season after receiving a preliminary injunction in his eligibility case. Advertisement …

Five-star center Darius Wabbington has committed to Indiana, he told Rivals. The 6-foot-10 senior out of Sunnyslope High School (AZ) ultimately chose the Hoosiers over Arizona and Illinois. He also received offers from North Carolina, Kentucky, Louisville, Texas, and others. Advertisement [ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] Wabbington, a native of Phoenix, …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Louisville coach Pat Kelsey hopes a deep dive in the transfer portal can help the Cardinals make up ground on perennial national power Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference and compete with some of the more physical teams in college basketball. After dipping his toes in the portal during his first two seasons at Louisville and …

It started as a joke. But new Belmont basketball coach Evan Bradds is serious about the Bruins’ exhibition game on Oct. 8 at traditional NCAA men’s basketball power Duke. Belmont’s first season under Bradds, who replaced Casey Alexander in the offseason, won’t begin until November. Still, the Bruins are preparing for this exhibition game at Cameron Indoor Stadium (6 p.m. …

More than 6,000 people filled the McCarthey Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon to watch a 20-minute intrasquad scrimmage featuring a roster that has barely existed for four months. For a Gonzaga team that spent most of the summer waiting on eligibility rulings, the afternoon went about as well as it could have gone. The two teams combined to shoot 18 …

One question a lot of people had surrounding this Tennessee team coming into the season was what exactly the defensive line would look like. Through five games, it looks like the strongest positional group on the entire team. Rodney Garner’s group has absolutely gotten after it so far this season, creating havoc and pressure on opposing offenses. Tennessee has this …