College Basketball

Welcome to basketball season! For some fans in the ACC, it can’t come soon enough (we’re looking at you in Chapel Hill and Louisville). We polled writers within the USA TODAY Network who cover ACC schools for their preseason predictions, all-conference teams and preseason awards ahead of ACC media days, which run Oct. 6-7 in Charlotte. Advertisement Duke was a …

Preseason injuries can be extremely heartbreaking, especially when they happen to someone who has just joined the Illinois basketball team. Lana Brenjo, a Nevesinje, Bosnia, product, suffered an ACL injury that will keep her out for the entire 2026-27 season. She will miss her debut season with the program after signing with the Illini from overseas this past May. Prior …

MADISON – Wisconsin men’s basketball is approaching the 2026-27 season with relatively low outside expectations. The annual Big Ten unofficial preseason media poll conducted by the Columbus Dispatch picked the Badgers to finish 11th in the 18-team conference. Advertisement That is down from the same poll’s seventh-place prediction for the 2025-26 Badgers – expectations that Greg Gard’s group surpassed with …

UCLA basketball recruiting news has been pretty quiet, unfortunately. The Bruins have yet to pick up any real steam from highly touted recruits, and one of their most promising fits is picking up some steam elsewhere. One of Mick Cronin’s top targets is Jalen Davis, a 6’3″ combo guard from Bremerton, Washington, and he recently took his visit to North …

The Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team is now less than a month away from beginning its fifth year under head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, and talk about what a season it could be. The reigning ACC Rookie of the Year, Uche Izoje, returns, but the roster includes plenty of new faces. The Orange also face an intriguing schedule ahead, and there’s …

The Tennessee basketball exhibition game against Xavier on Oct. 15 at Food City Center will tip-off at 7 p.m. and broadcast on SEC Network+, the program announced on Oct. 5. This will be the first of two exhibition games the Vols will play this fall. After hosting the Musketeers in Knoxville, they’ll travel to Durham, North Carolina, to play Duke …

Much of the offseason for the UCLA Bruins men’s basketball was spent waiting for the big move. That big move didn’t come early, as it took until July for Nikola Kusturica to sign with UCLA but don’t sleep on the rest of the UCLA freshman class. Along with the Serbian star Kusturica, UCLA added Javonte Floyd, Gunars Grinvalds and Joe …

The first team assembled at the University of Cincinnati by men’s basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun’s staff has practiced since early summer, taken a short trip to the Bahamas for exhibitions and is now gearing up for three dress rehearsals in October. Calhoun has a roster of 15, but with two question marks as October begins. Advertisement MJ Collins led Calhoun’s …

The new-look Gonzaga Bulldogs took the court at the McCarthey Athletic Center – freshly emblazoned with a Pac-12 logo – on Saturday afternoon for Kraziness in the Kennel, giving fans a taste of this roster with less than a month until the season opener. Gonzaga’s entire club – including senior transfers Javon Bennett, Xaivian Lee, and Chauncey Wiggins, as well …

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Melvin Council Jr. has returned to Kansas after he was granted a preliminary injunction in a New York state court allowing him to play a seventh season, the school announced Sunday. Coach Bill Self said in a statement posted on X that Council would begin practicing immediately like Tre White did last week. Advertisement “Melvin was …

LOS ANGELES – The defending champion UCLA Bruins announced some devastating injury news Sunday when it was revealed that sophomore forward Lena Bilić will miss the entirety of the 2026-27 season after suffering a torn ACL during a practice session. Bilić is one of the few Bruins returning from last season, alongside sophomore guard Chrizzy Karamouzi, sophomore forward Sienna Betts …

The 2026-27 Kansas basketball roster is now complete after the team announced the return of point guard Melvin Council Jr. via social media on Sunday morning. Council, who quickly became a fan favorite last year for the Jayhawks, is back in Lawrence for one final year of college basketball after receiving a preliminary injunction against the NCAA in New York …

The Syracuse men’s basketball team and St. John’s renewing their men’s basketball rivalry has been a widely discussed topic over the course of the past few months. New Orange head coach Gerry McNamara mentioned months ago that he wanted to return to Madison Square Garden, and this week, the two teams were announced as playing on Nov. 15 this season. …

UNCASVILLE, CT – MARCH 09: Villanova Wildcats mascot Will D. Cat poses for a photo before the BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament Championship game between the UConn Huskies and the Villanova Wildcats on March 9, 2026 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. (Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Back in the …

Kansas basketball received another major boost Sunday when Melvin Council Jr. announced that he will return to the Jayhawks for the 2026-27 season. Council made the announcement after a few days of uncertainty surrounding his future. The former Kansas guard had teased fans Saturday night by mentioning Kentucky, LSU and Michigan on social media, making it seem like he could …

We got our first look at the 2026-27 Wake Forest Basketball team this afternoon in a scrimmage against Georgetown, and unless Georgetown ends up being an NCAA contender, there is definitely a lot of work to do between now and November. While this was an October 4th scrimmage a full month before the season begins, there were a lot of …

One of UCLA’s most intriguing newcomers, Jaylen Petty, arrives in Westwood in an interesting position. The Bruins did a good job of surrounding Petty with complementary talent, so it will be interesting to see what Mick Cronin delegates as Petty’s assignments in-game. Petty’s Strengths Some believe that we’ll see Jaylen Petty in a point guard role, but I think that …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lena Bilic will miss the upcoming season for defending national champion UCLA because of an ACL tear. The school announced her injury on Sunday without providing further details. The sophomore guard/forward from Zagreb, Croatia, averaged 3.0 points and 1.4 rebounds while appearing in 33 games and playing 12 minutes a game. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement “We are …

Melvin Council Jr. confused the college basketball world on Saturday night when he took to Instagram to post a few schools he will be choosing to play college basketball at next season. The list included Kentucky, LSU, and Michigan. But on Sunday, Council instead announced he was returning to the Kansas Jayhawks. He’s another 5-for-5 guy who got a preliminary …

Last week, well at least for the second half, the Cincinnati Bearcats looked like a contender in the Big 12 conference this season. They were so dominant the final 30 minutes they were able to hand the Kansas State Wildcats their first loss of the season. This was after the Wildcats opened with three impressive victories over the Nicholls Cowboys, …

The Bruins have a lot of players on their roster who are capable of a major breakout season. One player who has flown under the radar this offseason and could be astronomically important for this UCLA team is returner Eric Dailey Jr. Advertisement Dailey Jr. Could Have His Breakout Season Mar 22, 2026; Philadelphia, PA, USA; UCLA Bruins forward Eric …

Former Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. was granted a preliminary injunction by a New York judge earlier this week, allowing him to temporarily seek out a collegiate opportunity until his case is decided. The Jayhawks have already added standout wing Tre White back to the roster, as he was part of a broader injunction in Indiana alongside 96 other plaintiffs. …

We are just about a month away from the start of the 2026-27 college basketball season, and many head coaches still don’t know whether some of their players will be eligible. The NCAA is fighting back against a barrage of rulings involving players who finished their fourth season of eligibility this spring and are now seeking a fifth year, stemming …

Duke fans (yes, we’re speaking for all of us) can understand why players like Christian Laettner and JJ Redick got on people’s nerves. Guys like that would get on our nerves too if Duke had to play against them. But fortunately, Duke never had to do that, and we loved them both. Advertisement Both of them were arrogant, cocky bastards, …

Despite being in the thick of football season, basketball is not too far away! Fans will get a much closer look at the team before the season tips off on November 2nd, thanks to an exhibition this Sunday against Georgetown. This gives fans the first opportunity to check out the squad and should be a good experience for this new-look …