Latest blog entries about College Basketball
It’s not unusual for a head coach on the hot seat to say he isn’t worried about his job. And it’s not unusual for upper management and sporting directors to mumble supportive things about such a head coach. Yet despite Liverpool’s massively disappointing 2025-26 season, that the club look tired and without a tactical identity […]
First things first: we don’t know who Tvzi Machlin, the author of this article is. We wouldn’t know him from Adam’s housecat. But we do know this. Duke fans were not calling for “…Jon Scheyer to get the boot” after the loss to UConn. Unhappy? Okay. Upset? Fair enough. But we wanted him canned? Ludicrous. […]
Kansas Jayhawks News ChatGPT Through the Phog tells you what the analytics say about the Kansas basketball roster and its outlook for this year 247 takes you through Darryn Peterson’s combine testing and how he stacks up Is the Kansas basketball roster complete? SI takes you through the possibilities Links! A high-profile murder conviction of […]
Good morning, BBN! Kentucky Basketball center Malachi Moreno continues to weigh whether he will return to Kentucky for his sophomore season or remain in the 2026 NBA Draft. When Moreno first announced he would test the NBA Draft waters, many believed the Georgetown, Kentucky native was almost certainly going to return to Lexington. Moreno reportedly […]
“Bucketheads” is LGHL’s men’s basketball podcast, hosted by Connor Lemons and Justin Golba. In every episode, they give you the latest scoop on the Ohio State Buckeyes and everything else happening in college hoops. On episode 204 of the Bucketheads Podcast, Justin and Connor welcome on Wyatt Huff of the Kentucky Wildcats on SI and the co-host […]
While the freshmen at the top of the 2026 NBA Draft class are being touted as one of the best groups to grace basketball in a long time, several upperclassmen are flying under the radar with strong performances. Former Terp Ja’Kobi Gillespie was one of those — until he announced himself to the scouts in […]
Former Baylor guard Tounde Yessoufou made it clear Wednesday at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago that his current focus remains on turning professional rather than returning to college basketball. Speaking with CBS Sports national college basketball writer Isaac Trotter, Yessoufou addressed the possibility of returning to the college level after entering both the NBA […]
Like Carlos Medlock Jr., Ethan Taylor spent his senior season of high school at Link Academy. To better understand Taylor’s high school accomplishments and how they might translate to Michigan State, we thought it might be helpful to first take a quick look at Link Academy and where it fits into the high school basketball […]
After entering the 2025-26 season with Final Four expectations in year two under head coach Mark Pope, Kentucky Basketball instead finished with a disappointing 22-14 overall record and 10-8 mark in SEC play. The Wildcats were forced to play on the opening day of the SEC Tournament before eventually falling to Florida in the quarterfinals, […]
Kon Knueppel was a major revelation in his one season at Duke. We started to realize that he was unusual when Brotherhood Podcast host Caleb Foster was asking his teammates who had surprised them the most, and, almost to a man, they said Knueppel. Then during his rookie season, we noticed that not only was […]
DETROIT — The Cleveland Cavaliers have been called soft for years, and understandably so. They’ve folded in the biggest moments too often in the previous three years not to be called that. However, this isn’t that team. At least it wasn’t in Game 5. The Cavs were down nine against the Detroit Pistons with three […]
The NCAA added a 32nd game to the schedule for the 2026-27 season, including a 20-game Big Ten schedule. There will be 12 non-conference games and 20 conference games before the conference tournament starts March 9, 2027. We will not know the specific date and times for conference games until September, but this tracker will […]
©Colette Lewis 2026--Athens GA--Final preparations were underway today at the Dan Magill Tennis Center in Athens Georgia, with signage and banners being assembled and practices held on all 12 courts in anticipation of Thursday's and Friday's quarterfinals.The photo of the top three courts at Georgia, with the newly renovated press box above them, will be my office for the next four days. It's
The Gonzaga Bulldogs have landed a commitment from Rider Broncs sophomore guard Emmy Roach, according to her Instagram. The Littlehampton, South Australia native averaged 6.6 points on 40.6 shooting from the field, 34.3 shooting from beyond the arc, and 70.8 shooting from the charity stripe. The six-footer also chipped in 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 1.0 […]
2025-2026 Stats:39 games played (0 starts)178 points (4.6)62 rebounds (1.6)32 assists (0.8)13 steals (0.8)3 blocks (0.1)12 turnovers (0.3).401 field goal percentage.355 3-point percentage.861 free throw percentage 2025-2026 Awards / HonorsNo Awards or Honors Season RetrospectiveIn his sophomore season, Gicarri Harris was on a list of players for Purdue that the fans were hopeful to see […]
In a surprising decision, Alba Berlin combo guard Jack Kayil and his agents, Kevin Bradbury and Milan Nikolic, told DraftExpress’s Jonathan Givony that he’s staying in the 2026 NBA Draft. Technically, international players have until June 13 to withdraw, so his announcement coming much earlier than that makes one think that this is very much […]
It’s been a busy week as far as basketball news is concerned: Mike Rhoades filled out his roster with yet another international recruit, filled an assistant coaching vacancy, and got some scheduling news for the 2026-2027 season. 6’10” Serbian forward Aleksandar Zecevic became the latest addition to the roster. Zecevic has been playing professionally in […]
The Illini are headed to North Carolina this season. Illinois basketball announced Wednesday that it will play Duke on Nov. 17 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils will come to Champaign in December 2027. Duke and Illinois have matched up just twice this decade, most recently during the 2024-25 season. It was a game […]
Brad Underwood continues to schedule aggressively for the Illini, and the latest marquee matchup announced is a home-and-home series with the Duke Blue Devils. Illinois will travel to Durham for the first game of the series on Nov. 17, while Duke will make the return trip to Champaign on Dec. 4, 2027. The Illini are […]
As new head coach Michael Malone continues to build his first season roster, the former Denver Nuggets head coach added to the Tar Heels 2026 recruiting class with the addition of four star small forward Kevin Thomas. Thomas according to 247sports is ranked as the 79th overall player, 32nd small forward, and 13th best player […]
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Iona became the first MAAC team to finish its roster, so Mid-Major Madness took a trip to the Hynes Athletic Center to check in with the staff, including head coach Dan Geriot. Here is the Q&A [SF] Go through your roster and describe every player in one word [DG] Kosy Akametu […]
Of the 15 players who made the Horizon League’s All-League teams in 2025-26, just one player – C.J. O’Hara – is set to return to the league, and even he entered the transfer portal, but ended up at Wright State. Players transferring up after productive mid-major seasons is the new norm, and this offseason was […]
Following a strong run in the Big Ten Tournament, the Wisconsin Badgers are heading to the NCAA Tournament, drawing the Baylor Bears in the first round of the Austin Regional. Wisconsin, which finished the season with a 32-19 record, enters as the No. 2 seed in the regional, and will take on the 28-26 Bears […]
Head Lobo Coach Eric Olen and AD Ryan Berryman met with local media yesterday at the PIT to discuss the extension and other topics related to UNM Lobo Basketball. This extension follows Olen’s impressive first season, during which he led the Lobos to a 26-11 record, third place in the Mountain West Conference, and an […]
As Kentucky Basketball searches for one more impact player for next season, Milan Momcilovic has seemingly been the only big fish left that the Cats are in the mix for. However, they apparently tried to get in the mix for Santa Clara forward Allen Graves, but it doesn’t sound like that went anywhere. According to […]