College Basketball

HOOVER — As if the Iron Bowl of Basketball needed any more intrigue. Following one season with Auburn basketball, Aden Holloway, a former five-star recruit in the Class of 2023 who was also a McDonald’s All-American, transferred across the state to Alabama in April. His departure from the Plains and arrival in Tuscaloosa comes after he helped the Tigers to …

The John Calipari era at Kentucky ended earlier this spring when he took over as coach at Arkansas after 15 years in the Bluegrass State. Calipari departs UK having produced some of the top recruiting classes in the modern era and dozens of players selected in the NBA Draft.  During his time with the program, Calipari produced 35 first-rounders, 23 …

WEST LAFAYETTE — In 2015, Caleb Swanigan joined the Purdue basketball roster. Assistant coach Brandon Brantley, who works with Boilermaker post players, knew almost immediately he was training a future NBA talent. Brantley had no such premonition with his next NBA prospect. “Caleb Swanigan, everyone pretty much assumed he was going to get to the NBA,” Brantley said of Swanigan, …

WEST LAFAYETTE — In 2015, Caleb Swanigan joined the Purdue basketball roster. Assistant coach Brandon Brantley, who works with Boilermaker post players, knew almost immediately he was training a future NBA talent. Brantley had no such premonition with his next NBA prospect. “Caleb Swanigan, everyone pretty much assumed he was going to get to the NBA,” Brantley said of Swanigan, …

Armed with a strong work ethic and world-class ability, Xavier Johnson knew that he just needed an opportunity to prove himself as one of the top point guards in the country. He got that chance and ran with it this past season. Johnson, a former three-star prospect, played the first three years of his college career at George Mason. He …

STAUNTON — Mary Baldwin University experienced a historic men’s basketball season this past year, winning the USA South Tournament championship and advancing, for the first time, to the NCAA Division III tournament in only its third season as a varsity sport. A lot of that was attributed to Head Coach Matt Griggs, who started the program as a club sport …

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USATSI A pair of college basketball’s high-profile first-year coaches will clash in the CBS Sports Classic on Dec. 21, when Kentucky and Ohio State square off in the second of two marquee matchups. CBS and Paramount+ will air both games, beginning with UCLA vs. Ohio State at 3 p.m., followed by the showdown between the Wildcats and Buckeyes. The game …

LEXINGTON — A team’s style of play is dictated by a variety of factors. Talent. Injuries. A coaching staff’s philosophy. And a multitude of other components that may vary by the day, month or season. Of these, a staff’s core tenets is arguably the easiest — and logical — way to project how a squad will showcase when it hits …

WEST LAFAYETTE — In 2015, Caleb Swanigan joined the Purdue basketball roster. Assistant coach Brandon Brantley, who works with Boilermaker post players, knew almost immediately he was training a future NBA talent. Brantley had no such premonition with his next NBA prospect. “Caleb Swanigan, everyone pretty much assumed he was going to get to the NBA,” Brantley said of Swanigan, …

Missouri State men’s basketball has seen a downward trend in ticket sales when it was previously relied upon heavily in the university’s athletics budget. It’s been said to be a point of emphasis for several years by Missouri State’s outgoing administration but has yet to be fixed. Kyle Moats, the university’s former athletics director, said he’s conservative when he budgets, …

Indiana Fever rookie and former Iowa star Caitlin Clark was named the 2024 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and has now accepted the CWSA Honda Cup for the second consecutive year. In receiving the award Monday night, Clark became just the fourth athlete in the history of the honor to win it multiple times. She joined four-time WNBA champion and …

Jun. 24—Days after an offseason coaching change prompted Washington to cancel the final two games of a long-term contract with Gonzaga, another program on the Bulldogs’ nonconference schedule has held up its commitment despite a leadership change of its own. Gonzaga and Kentucky have settled on Dec. 7 for part three of a six-game series between two of college basketball’s …

North Carolina and Hubert Davis entered the race for 2025 prospect Acaden Lewis, officially offering him earlier in June. UNC added him to their recruiting board, which is already stacked with 2025 prospects. With Lewis revealing that he will visit UNC for an unofficial visit this Summer and then another official visit in October, the Tar Heels have positioned themselves …

The rankings for the classes of 2025 and 2026 received makeovers this week, and there was plenty of movement to discuss inside both groups. This weekend’s roundtable deals with the rankings week that was, as rankings contributors Jason Jordan and Houston Wilson join Rivals national analyst Rob Cassidy to address three questions related to the Rivals150 refresh. ***** RIVALS RANKINGS …

The basketball rankings for the 2025 and 2026 classes are being updated this week, starting off today with the Five-Star Countdown for the 2025 class. Rivals recruiting director Rob Cassidy gives his thoughts on each of the 15 five-stars. ***** RIVALS RANKINGS WEEK Tuesday: Five-Star Countdown for 2025 Wednesday: New Rivals150 for 2025 | Biggest storylines Thursday: New position rankings …

Illinois added a marquee name to its roster on Sunday, when five-star Will Riley announced his intention to sign with Brad Underwood’s program. Riley chose Illinois over finalists Alabama, Arizona and Kentucky as well as the New Zealand’s National Basketball League. Below, Rivals national analyst Rob Cassidy explores what Illinois is getting in Riley as well as what his pledge …

Marquette will welcome three men’s basketball teams to Milwaukee in early November as part of a round-robin tournament the program is dubbing the Marquette Challenge, and the event includes an MU game at the Al McGuire Center. Stony Brook, George Mason and Central Michigan will join Marquette in the tournament, with Stony Brook facing Marquette on Nov. 4 to start …

Marquette will welcome three men’s basketball teams to Milwaukee in early November as part of a round-robin tournament the program is dubbing the Marquette Challenge, and the event includes an MU game at the Al McGuire Center. Stony Brook, George Mason and Central Michigan will join Marquette in the tournament, with Stony Brook facing Marquette on Nov. 4 to start …

Colorado forward Cody Williams could make history on Wednesday during the 2024 NBA Draft if he’s selected in the first 30 picks. Williams could join his brother, Jalen Williams — the No. 12 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft — as the next set of siblings who were both drafted in the first round. The younger …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — There was a look on young Cody Williams’ face that his mother will never forget. This would have been when Cody was 6, maybe 7. It often came on the basketball courts at Arizona’s Luke Air Force Base, where the family spent their Saturdays. Cody, big sister Jasmine and big brother Jalen are the children of …

NAPLES, Fla. — Inside the beachside Ritz-Carlton resort along Florida’s southwestern coast, leaders of college athletics met in a second-floor conference room to discuss particulars about the industry’s future. Those in the room were limited to five men: NCAA president Charlie Baker and commissioners from the SEC, ACC, Big 12 and Big Ten. Not in the room: the other 28 …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2025 shooting guard prospect Adrien Stevens. “Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Stevens said. The 6-foot-4, 195-pound four-star shooting guard prospect is from Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland. Stevens ranks as the No. 123 prospect in the class of 2025. He ranks as the No. 18 shooting guard and No. 4 …

Will Riley has committed to play basketball at the University of Illinois, he announced June 23, 2024, on his Instagram. PEORIA — The University of Illinois men’s basketball team has hit it big with the addition of five-star wing Will Riley, who announced his commitment on social media on Sunday. Riley is the No. 9 overall prospect in the 2025 …

Nike EYBL Illinois picked up its highest-rated recruit of the 247Sports era Sunday, when five-star small forward Will Riley announced his commitment to the Illini. Riley is ranked No. 9 overall in the Class of 2025 by 247Sports and is considered the No. 2 small forward. However, he is expected to reclassify to the Class of 2024 and join Illinois for …