College Basketball

On Thursday, five-star big man Darius Wabbington cut his list to three teams: Indiana, Illinois and Arizona (according to Sam Kayser of League Ready.) He has taken an official visit to all three schools within the past month, with Indiana being his first destination, followed by Illinois and then Arizona. Wabbington, a 6-foot-11, 255-pound center out of Phoenix, is rated …

The NCAA wasn’t in much of a rush, but Purdue has finally received some positive news on 6-foot-8 forward Enzo Shahrvin. The big man from France will be eligible for the 2026-27 season and will have just one year of eligibility to use with the Boilermakers. Purdue made the announcement during a practice on Thursday. Advertisement Shahrvin’s eligibility is a …

Blue-chip son of NBA legend commits to SMU originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon’s son has made his college decision. Advertisement Abdul-Malik Olajuwon, a top-60 recruit, has committed to SMU, according to ESPN. He reportedly visited the campus in Dallas last week before announcing his …

The completely overhauled, new-look Washington State Cougars will get the basketball bouncing Saturday with their intra-squad “Crimson & Gray” scrimmage at Friel Court in Beasley Coliseum. It will give third-year coach David Riley his best opportunity to evaluate a new cast of incoming transfers, headlined by guard Lazerek Houston (Central Missouri), forward Ronnie Harrison (East Texas A&M) and guard Jamari …

John Calipari gets a reality check on how capitalism works originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball coach John Calipari isn’t a fan of players getting paid and wasn’t shy about letting everybody know. During a press conference on Thursday, the longtime coach took on the …

When the 2026-27 college basketball season tips off, four former Boilermakers will be playing for teams other than Purdue. Aaron Fine is the only player who left the program following the 2025-26 season, but Will Berg, Myles Colvin and Camden Heide all departed after the 2024-25 campaign. All four have found homes for the upcoming season, and Purdue Boilermakers On …

While one postseason college basketball tournament expands, another is contracting. The NCAA announced on Thursday it will reduce the NIT field to 24 teams for 2027, down from the 32-team format it has used for most of its modern history. The move coincides with the NCAA Tournament’s expansion to 76 teams, up from the 68-team field that had been around …

Basketball has changed quickly as college athletes gain new ways to make money. Schools now have to deal with a system that can affect recruiting, roster decisions and spending across their programs. That has made the fight over new college sports rules much bigger. The U.S. Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act 77-22 on Sept. 28, sending the bill …

Texas Tech basketball is getting one of the biggest television stages of the 2026-27 season. The Red Raiders’ road game against Kansas on Feb. 6, 2027 will air nationally on ABC, with an 11 a.m. tip at Allen Fieldhouse. Advertisement MORE: Inside Texas Tech Injury Report Ahead of Week 5 Road Test at Colorado It’s the only Big 12 matchup …

Two days after the U.S. Senate voted down a $5 million cap on college coaching salaries, Arkansas head coach John Calipari answered the coaching side of the debate with numbers from his own program. He spoke with reporters on Wednesday ahead of the Razorbacks’ Primetime at the Palace event at Bud Walton Arena, in comments captured in a video shared …

FAYETTEVILLE – As Arkansas transitions into exhibition season for the 2026-27 men’s basketball team, the Razorbacks have more pressure on them this season to be good than many others before them. From a loaded backcourt to a rebuilt frontcourt, third-year coach John Calipari has delicately pieced a roster together that can potentially contend for the program’s first national championship since …

WEST LAFAYETTE — The Purdue basketball stacked it up to end Thursday’s practice, then erupted in celebration. Enzo Shahrvin’s eligibility was cleared by the NCAA. He is eligible to play a single season for the Boilermakers under the new age-based eligibility model. Advertisement After coach Matt Painter made the announcement, Shahrvin’s teammates mobbed him as if he’d made a buzzer-beating …

The unofficial start of Kentucky basketball is almost here, with Big Blue Madness coming up on Friday night. The first game of the season is a little over a month away, and the fan base can’t wait to see this team get rolling. This is the time of year when the media puts out a lot of articles previewing teams …

The NCAA took a more-the-merrier approach this spring when it expanded its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams. As a result, though, college basketball’s secondary postseason tourneys are shrinking. Both the men’s National Invitation Tournament and Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament announced Thursday that they’re dropping from 32 to 24 teams and adopting new selection processes in 2027. Advertisement …

The Duke Blue Devils always seem to add talented freshmen, and they did it again! No. 2 ranked-international prospect Luke Paul has committed to the Duke men’s basketball team for the 2027-2028 season The Australian point guard is 6’6 and can impact the games in multiple ways. He led Australia to a bronze medal at the 2026 FIBA U17 World …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When Denzel Aberdeen toured the Florida basketball facility in April, he still had the locker room code. It hadn’t changed. Little had, really. Aberdeen’s return to the Gators mostly has been smooth despite waiting five months to get cleared to play. Circuit court judge George Wright granted Aberdeen an injunction that provided him a fifth year of …

With practice beginning last week, the 2026-27 college basketball season is right around the corner. For the Duke Blue Devils, they enter this season with high expectations once again. They ended last season in disappointing fashion, blowing 19-point lead to UConn in the Elite Eight. The collapse cost the Blue Devils a return to the Final Four and who knows …

Tyran Stokes has yet to play a college basketball game, but expectations are already extremely high for the Kansas freshman. The Jayhawks’ newest star has been named a preseason All-American by 247Sports, adding another major honor to a resume that has made him one of the most highly anticipated freshmen in the country. Stokes enters Lawrence as the consensus No. …

Updating and ranking the 50 greatest college basketball players of all time appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. As the 2026-27 college basketball season approaches, than now to rank the 50 greatest college basketball players of all time. Whenever doing such a challenging task like ranking the best college basketball players ever, many …

John Calipari is heading into his third season as Arkansas’s men’s basketball head coach. Calipari took the Arkansas job before the 2024-25 season and has led the program to two straight NCAA Tournament appearances. He also helped the program win the SEC Tournament this year before playing in the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement MORE: Protect College Sports Act passes U.S. Senate …

Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari doubled down on his support for the Protect College Sports Act during a recent press conference. The bipartisan PCSA — which aims to enforce stricter standards on college athletes to create a regulated system for compensation, transfer limits and player eligibility — passed the U.S. Senate on Monday. Advertisement The bill, introduced by Texas Sen. …

Darian DeVries is still out to land Indiana men’s basketball’s center of the future and one of the top prospects seems to be nearing a decision. Darius Wabbington, a 5-star in the class of 2027 who took an official visit to Bloomington earlier in September, has since completed visits to Arizona and Illinois later on with his other visits having …

We’re just days removed from Kentucky Basketball Media Day, where Mark Pope was asked numerous things, one of them being the potential to add another coach to the staff with an assistant role still open. On Monday, Pope’s answer was, “Technically, there’s no exact right number on our staff. I like our staff so much right now. There’s a real …

We are counting down the days to the start of the college basketball season. If you’re reading this on the day is was published, we have 47 days to the official start of College Basketball, and 36 days until we can see the team in action against K-State (presuming it’s televised). Advertisement The Full Non-Conference Schedule: October 23rd — at …

It was announced Thursday, October 1 that Illinois and Texas are working on a home-and-home basketball series that would begin next season. Eric Henry of Horns247 first reported the news following an interview with Texas head coach Sean Miller on his show. Miller noted that a future home-and-home series with Illinois beginning next year in Austin is close to being …