College Basketball

For weeks, the men’s college basketball transfer portal had calmed down after a frenetic stretch in April and early May in which more than 1,000 Division I players left their previous schools and decided on a new home. Now, the biggest prize available is back on the market. Advertisement Former Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic, the No. 1 player in …

The Kentucky staff, and a few other suitors, are hard at work trying to land Iowa State transfer Milan Mocilovic, the best available transfer left as a top three player in the portal. On Wednesday night just before the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline, Momcilovic opted to return to college next season. Now, it’s all about where he will end up. …

The Spartans received terrific news Wednesday night when star point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. withdrew his name from the NBA Draft, officially committing himself to Michigan State for the 2026 season. Michigan State’s floor general, who shattered the program record for most assists in a single season last year, now returns to East Lansing for another run with Tom Izzo …

Now that the deadline has passed for guys to decide whether to stay in the NBA Draft or return to college, we have some impactful moves to discuss regarding the Kentucky Wildcats and several of their opponents next season. There will be many familiar names returning to the sport and appearing on Kentucky’s 2026-27 basketball schedule, as well as a …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Now that he finally has started signing players from the transfer portal again, Marquette coach Shaka Smart expects to continue doing it every year. “I would be shocked if there’s ever a spring where we don’t take any in the future,” Smart said Thursday during a media session previewing the start of summer workouts next week. Advertisement …

NOTE: This story has been updated with additional reporting. As Commissioner Travis Tellitocci and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference hosted the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo back in March, he kept hearing one question from others in the college athletics space. He even said he heard it from competing coaches. Advertisement What would the MAAC’s new name be? And I’ve lived …

As we sit in the doldrums of the offseason any bit of basketball news is big news here at Hammer and Rails. And short of a new player being added to the roster, the release of the non-conference schedule is just about the biggest thing we can have right now. So what do you know, it was released earlier today. …

The ACC released conference opponents for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season on Thursday, giving Clemson its first look at next year’s league slate. Clemson will play Georgia Tech home and away as its designated rival matchup, while Florida State will also appear twice on the schedule as the Tigers’ rotating repeat opponent. Advertisement At home, Clemson is set to host …

All eyes in the college basketball world were on former Iowa State Cyclones star Milan Momcilovic on Wednesday after he made the decision to withdraw his name from the NBA draft and officially enter the transfer portal. Several programs were rumored to be interested in the sharpshooting forward, but according to basketball insider Adam Zagoria, Momcilovic is now down to …

St. John’s men’s basketball has been reborn since hiring head coach Rick Pitino, but the college legend doesn’t have many years left leading the program. Pitino will turn 74 years old before the 2026-27 regular season, making him the oldest power conference coach in America by a couple years over Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, Tennessee’s Rick Barnes, and Houston’s Kelvin …

Purdue men’s basketball’s nonconference schedule has almost completely come into focus before the end of May. The full benefit of the games announced Thursday will not be known until later this winter. Typically, the depth of competition the Boilermakers bring to Mackey Arena — and not merely in home-and-home series with major conference opponents or special events — pays off …

The 2026-27 college basketball season is still months away, but with most rosters taking shape, some of the top programs in the country are already generating serious buzz. Most teams have just a handful of roster spots remaining after hitting the transfer portal hard this offseason, and now that the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline has come and gone, much of …

Jalen Rose is never one to miss an opportunity to defend Michigan basketball — especially when Tom Izzo is sitting nearby. During an appearance this week at the Mackinac Policy Conference alongside Dusty May and Izzo, the Michigan legend took a playful but pointed jab at Michigan State while celebrating the Wolverines’ 2026 national championship season. Advertisement “I just need …

My article prologues are running out as BYU continues its search for a starting caliber big man. The latest miss was Croatian Center Michael Ruzic, who went to LSU in a massive money deal. BYU offered Ruzic millions of dollars, but it didn’t match LSU’s offer. I tend to not throw out numbers I hear publicly, but the number I …

The Milan Momcilovic sweepstakes are very much alive after the Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic withdrew his name from the NBA Draft on Wednesday evening. The Kentucky Wildcats are in desperation mode as they look to add arguably the top transfer this cycle to their roster for the 2026-27 season and finally land a bona fide star. CBS Sports’ Natt …

College basketball rosters are close to being set for next season. Nearly a dozen potential first-round picks withdrew from the NBA draft and opted to return to school, including several high-profile guys just before the deadline on Thursday. Advertisement Former Baylor big man Tounde Yessoufou removed himself from NBA consideration and committed to St. John’s. Alabama’s Amari Allen, Arkansas’ Billy …

Former UNC point guard Derek Dixon has created some controversy after revealing how he ended up with the Arizona Wildcats this offseason. Dixon averaged 6.5 points and 2.7 assists per game as a freshman last season. He also provided a massive spark for the team when they were struggling at the start of ACC play, joining the starting lineup and …

Duke’s ACC schedule is out, and here’s what they gave us: The Blue Devilswill get UNC and Virginia for the home-and-home games. The home games will be: The away games are: Dates will be released later. Some interesting points here: Advertisement First, Jon Scheyer will face new coaches at State, Boston College, Georgia Tech, and Syracuse. Second, former Scheyer assistant …

Florida State has officially learned its conference opponents for the 2026-27 season, with the ACC on Thursday locking in the 18-game schedule for the Seminoles. FSU will host Pitt, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Notre Dame and Syracuse, while hitting the road to face off against Cal, Stanford, NC State, Wake Forest, Duke, Virginia and Boston College. The …

The ACC revealed Thursday morning every team’s opponents for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season. Here’s what Louisville will be working with this winter: Home: North Carolina, SMU, Duke, Miami, Cal, Stanford, Wake Forest, Clemson, Pitt. Advertisement Away: North Carolina, SMU, Virginia, Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State, Syracuse, Boston College, Virginia Tech. Not Playing: Notre Dame. Without knowing the dates, …

Head coach Jon Scheyer and the Duke basketball staff are bringing in the No. 1-ranked high school recruiting class for the third season in a row. Typically, over the last decade or so, the Blue Devils have revolved their rotations around their elite young freshman. That won’t be the case in 2026-27. Mar 26, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue …

For the most part, the NCAA Transfer Portal chaos has come and gone. The Duke basketball program didn’t deal with much drama. Cameron Boozer and Isaiah Evans, the two 2025-26 rotation pieces that declared for the 2026 NBA Draft, were always expected to keep their names in as opposed to returning to college basketball. Advertisement There was some slight concern …

The ACC conference opponents are signed, sealed, and delivered for the Virginia Cavaliers 2026-2027 season after an announcement was posted online by the official Virginia Men’s Basketball account. Times and dates are yet to be announced, but getting a glimpse at who the opponents will be will suffice for now. Some story lines relvoving the ‘Hoos draw include Virginia Tech …

With the 2025-26 season long since in the books, let’s take a few moments to look back at the performance of each member of YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles this year. While we’re at it, we’ll also take a look back at our player previews and see how our preseason prognostications stack up with how things actually played out. We’ll run through the …

Illinois basketball is coming off a massive night for the program, as Andrej Stojakovic officially announced he is back. This was a crazy up and down of emotions. Stojakovic was back with the Illini a month ago. He then wasn’t back. Illinois fans were clamoring for a decision. Stojakovic waited until just hours before the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline, but …