College Basketball

Providence opens its men’s basketball season on Nov. 4, but the real business of attempting to move the NCAA Tournament needle doesn’t begin until nearly a month later. That’s when the Friars will take part in the Battle 4 Atlantis. They’ll play three games in the Bahamas against a stacked field over Thanksgiving, and their performance in paradise could go …

Turkey, the Macy’s parade, the Detroit Lions at noon followed by the Dallas Cowboys in the late-afternoon window on national TV. All of these are Thanksgiving Day traditions. The Arkansas men’s basketball team? At least for 2024, the Razorbacks will reportedly be part of the holiday festivities when they play Illinois in a nationally televised game on CBS on Thanksgiving …

Another high-profile opponent has been added to Arkansas basketball’s 2024-25 non-conference schedule, furthering the anticipation of the Razorback’s first season under John Calipari. The Razorbacks will be traveling to Kansas City to take on the Big 10’s Illinois on Thanksgiving Day at T-Mobile Center. It was first reported by 247Sports’ Jeremy Werner after Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman announced the …

The days countinue to dwindle down to the beginning of Nebraska’s 2024 season on August 31 against the UTEP Miners. In the player spotlight with just 72 days remaining is freshman offensive lineman Gibson Pyle. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound freshman is originally out of Klein Cain High School in Houston, Texas. He was a 2024 All-American bowl selection and was rated …

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Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2025 combo guard prospect Acaden Lewis. “Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Lewis said. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound four-star combo guard prospect is from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. Lewis ranks as the No. 49 prospect in the class of 2025. He ranks as the No. 9 combo guard and No. …

The Louisville men’s basketball team saw its NCAA transfer portal footprint grow in the wake of former head coach Kenny Payne’s ouster. There were 14 ex-Cardinals hooping across Division I during the 2023-24 season. That number has grown to 21 heading into the 2024-25 campaign; and that’s despite seven former players exhausting their collegiate eligibility: Sydney Curry, El Ellis, Aidan …

In just over four and a half months, North Carolina basketball will start the 2024-25 season with a new-look squad hoping to help the Tar Heels make a deep run in March Madness. UNC won the ACC regular-season title and snagged a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, finishing with a 29-8 record last season. In the months since …

The John Calipari era is officially over at the University of Kentucky, and the Mark Pope era will get underway when the 2024-25 college basketball season tips off this fall. After 15 seasons in Lexington, Calipari moved on to Arkansas following the 2024 NCAA Tournament, while Pope was hired away from BYU to be his replacement. Several players followed Calipari …

The John Calipari that left the Kentucky Wildcats isn’t the same John Calipari that Arkansas basketball landed. Coach Cal was notorious for not paying much attention to the college basketball transfer portal while in Lexington, but he’s made a reversal since becoming the Arkansas basketball coach. The Hogs rank first in terms of Class of 2024 transfer commits, per 247Sports, …

Jun. 19—Mark Few will have plenty on his plate when he links up with Team USA in Las Vegas a few weeks from now to start preparations for the Summer Olympics, but the Gonzaga coach shouldn’t have many concerns about the state of his program back in Spokane as he begins an international tour that includes stops in Abu Dhabi …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz reacts to the report by college sports reporter Ross Dellenger on Division I conference commissioners being presented with multiple models of a potential expanded field for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, which could take effect as soon as the 2025-2026 season. View more Video Transcript The NCAA is banking on the premise that there’s no such …

USATSI On Wednesday NCAA officials presented Division I conference commissioners with at least two different models that could expand the NCAA Tournament field to 72 or 76 teams, CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander confirms through multiple sources. If passed, the NCAA’s plans for tournament expansion would not take effect until at least the 2025-26 season.  According to Yahoo Sports, the presented changes …

NCAA tournament expansion appears to be inevitable. The question is how many more teams are added. (C. Morgan Engel/Getty Images) NAPLES, Fla. — College basketball moved one step closer this week to an expanded NCAA men’s basketball tournament. NCAA officials on Wednesday presented to Division I conference commissioners at least two models of an expanded field, one with an additional …

They say the best things come in pairs, and on Wednesday afternoon, Kansas State put that to the test, adding their second commitment of the day. Just moments after adding outside linebacker Maguire Richman, the Wildcats dipped into Arizona to land a commitment from Brophy Prep defensive back Dominic Mitchell. Holding mostly Group of 5 and FCS offers, Mitchell received …

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1 I went back and forth a dozen times on who to go with at No. 1. Big picture, I’m betting on the uncertainty of this year’s draft class leading to an unsuspecting player winding up as the best pick — and for that player to get taken outside of the top five. Knecht is the choice. Knecht is beating …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2025 combo guard prospect Isaiah Denis. “After a great conversation with coach (Rick) Barnes and coach (Justin) Gainey, I’m extremely blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Denis said. The 6-foot-5, 165-pound four-star combo guard prospect is from Davidson Day School in Davidson, North Carolina. Denis ranks as the No. 76 prospect …

EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern men’s basketball moved quickly to fill the vacancy left open by Talor Battle. The program announced Tuesday it has hired Shane Southwell as an assistant coach. Southwell was the associate head coach at Northern Illinois for the past two seasons. Battle departed NU for Ohio State after his brother, Boo Buie, exhausted his eligibility as the …

Less than 100 days stand between the Memphis basketball team and the official start of preseason practice. As much work as coach Penny Hardaway has gotten done since the Tigers’ offseason began, there is still plenty of business to attend to. The roster − even though most of it is already on campus for summer workouts − is incomplete. Same …

OMAHA, Neb. — Kentucky baseball’s College World Series game against Florida has been postponed. The contest was originally scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday. Because of the threat of severe weather in the area Tuesday night, the game now will be played at 11 a.m. Wednesday. This story will be updated. Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at …

OMAHA, Neb. — Kentucky baseball’s College World Series game against Florida has been postponed. The contest was originally scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday. Because of the threat of severe weather in the area Tuesday night, the game now will be played at 11 a.m. Wednesday. This story will be updated. Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at …

OMAHA, Neb. — Kentucky baseball’s College World Series game against Florida has been postponed. The contest was originally scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday. Because of the threat of severe weather in the area Tuesday night, the game now will be played at 11 a.m. Wednesday. This story will be updated. Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at …

Former BYU star Jimmer Fredette gives a thumbs up to fans during a timeout as BYU and Utah play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. BYU won 75-66. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Jimmer Fredette calls it like he sees it — and he sees BYU’s signing of Russian star Egor Demin as a …