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Duke Recruiting: Asa Montgomery Getting Close?

Recruiting analyst Joe Tipton, among others, reports that 5-star target Asa Montgomery has canceled visits to Arizona and Louisville. Additionally, he now has several Crystal Balls pegging Duke as his final choice. Montgomery is about 6-6, has a 6-10 wingspan, and some analysts think he’s not done growing. He’s an excellent defender and a guy […]

“Deeply Saddened”: Magic Johnson Mourns MSU Legend Jim Bibbs After First Black Head Coach Dies at 97

NBA Hall of Famer and Michigan State University alumnus Earvin “Magic” Johnson is one of those mourning a profound loss to the Spartan community. He expressed grief following the passing of legendary MSU track and field head coach Jim Bibbs. The Spartan icon passed away on Saturday, October 10 at the age of 97. Not […] The post “Deeply Saddened”: Magic Johnson Mourns MSU Legend Jim Bibbs After First Black Head Coach Dies at 97 appeared first on EssentiallySports .

Breaking down the 2026-27 Kentucky Basketball schedule

It’s October, the heart of college football season, but also the start of preseason college basketball, so now is a great time to take a closer look at the Kentucky Wildcats’ 2026-27 schedule. While no official strength-of-schedule rankings have been released yet, NCAA.com analyst Andy Katz has Kentucky’s schedule ranked as the 9th toughest in […]

Duke HC Manny Diaz’s transfer fee idea comes with an awkward catch

Manny Diaz took a proposal for the transfer portal to Andy & Ari On3, the college football show hosted by Andy Staples and Ari Wasserman, in an interview On3 circulated on Thursday. The Duke head coach wants schools to collect a payment when a player they recruited and developed leaves for another program, the way […] The post Duke HC Manny Diaz’s transfer fee idea comes with an awkward catch appeared first on Gridiron Heroics .

Players to watch for Kentucky vs. Little Rock

Alright, here we go! Friday night, the ball will be tipped in Rupp Arena for the first time this season, albeit in an exhibition game. Still, the Kentucky Wildcats are playing a basketball game, and that matters to everyone associated with the Wildcats.  Friday night, Kentucky will play its first of three exhibition games, hosting […]

The Daily Mauling: 10/16/26

Kansas Jayhawks News The Field of 68 takes us through everything Tyran Stokes talked about at KU’s media day The 247 guys from Kansas and Kansas State have a podcast up about the Sunflower Showdown from each team’s perspective In this year’s certain of the Sunflower Showdown, there’s a battle between brothers on opposing sides […]

Latest Duke Chronicle Player Preview: Cayden Boozer

Nick Arnold || Brock Davis || Maxime Meyer || Jacob Theodosiou || Sebastian Wilkins || Bryson Howard || Drew Scharnowski || Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje ||Cameron Williams || Deron Rippey || John Blackwell || Dame Sarr || Cayden Boozer || Caleb Foster || Pat Ngongba One of the guys on this season’s team that we’re really pulling for is Cayden Boozer, subject of the latest Duke Chronicle Duke player preview. We were really […]

Kentucky Wildcat News: Little Rock Gameday for UK Basketball

Good morning, BBN! It is an exciting day, as we have a basketball game being played tonight as the Kentucky Wildcats welcome Little Rock to Rupp Arena. This offseason has been a roller coaster ride with plenty of highs and several dips along the way, but tonight we finally get an answer to how good […]

YouTube Gold: Xavier vs. Tennessee Didn’t Go As You Might Have Expected

Since Duke will welcome Tennessee to Cameron in a few days, we thought it might be good to look at some video from the Tennessee-Xavier exhibition. Tennessee is going to be somewhat different from the normal Rick Barnes team, which historically is physically aggressive, defensively oriented, but not necessarily all that offensively brilliant. This one […]

DBR Podcast #860 – Secret Agent Visits A Duke Practice

A report from the inside! As a reward for a very successful fundraising effort at the Duke Dribble for Victory over cancer, The Duke Basketball Roundup was invited to send someone to see a Duke basketball practice this week. Jason and Donald could not make it, so they sent their buddy Carl Heimel (of The […]

Opponent Defensive Preview: Purdue Boilermakers

The Huskies hit the road this week and head to West Lafayette, IN to take on the Purdue Boilermakers in search of their first conference win. Washington (3-3, 0-3) are in the midst of a three game skid that began during conference play Purdue (3-3, 2-1) on the other hand are a program that found […]

Tide Holds On To Beat Ole Miss, 92-84

The Alabama Crimson Tide improved to 2-0 in exhibition games after defeating Ole Miss 92-84 on Thursday night. The game was played in Birmingham’s iconic Boutwell Auditorium. Bama defeated Furman last Thursday and will wrap up their warm up games by playing Auburn next Thursday in Legacy Arena in Birmingham. The Tide ran out to […]

Illini Star David Mirkovic Set to Take the Basketball World By Storm

On the final day of summer practice, Illinois Fighting Illini power forward David Mirkovic suffered a foot injury that required surgery and extensive recovery time. However, Mirkovic returned to practice this week, and he was seen dunking, driving to the rim, crashing the boards, and just looking like he’s very close to returning. The first […] The post Illini Star David Mirkovic Set to Take the Basketball World By Storm appeared first on The Sports Bank .

How does Gonzaga’s star duo of Braden Huff, Massamba Diop rank against the nation’s best frontcourts?

Gonzaga men’s basketball has prided itself on its frontcourt over the past decade. From towering giants like Przemek Karnowski to fluid, athletic bigs like Jonathan Williams, Zach Collins, Killian Tillie, and Brandon Clarke to game-breaking scorers and playmakers like Domantas Sabonis, Drew Timme, Chet Holmgren, and Graham Ike, Zags fans have been blessed to see […]

What to watch for when Arizona men’s basketball hosts San Diego State

Arizona’s preseason slate had a successful beginning on Tuesday, with the Wildcats cruising to a 24-point win over San Francisco. It was far from a perfect performance, but exhibitions aren’t meant to be graded on style points. Now comes a second tuneup, with San Diego State coming to ALKEME Arena at McKale Center on Friday […]

OVC Preview Series: Morehead State Eagles

This article is the ninth in a series previewing each team in the Ohio Valley Conference. Now in his third season at the helm of Morehead State basketball, Jonathan Mattox continues to find players willing and ready to play for him and by him heading into this year. “It’s the player’s ability to buy into […]

Basketball Game Thread: 10/15/26

Your new-look Oregon Ducks play host to Seattle University tonight, in an exhibition matchup! When: Thursday, October 15th @ 7:00 PM PST Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR  Watch: BigTen+ ‘Sco Ducks!