College Basketball

The state of Pennsylvania’s top recruit for the 2025 recruiting cycle was impressed with his recent visit to Auburn. Meleek Thomas, a five-star shooting guard from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, traveled south to Auburn for his official visit recently and was pleased with Bruce Pearl’s desire to win. He also learned plenty about Auburn’s culture. In a follow-up interview with On3’s Jamie …

John Calipari will face the school that knocked his Kentucky team out of the NCAA Tournament last March. Arkansas will host the Oakland Grizzlies as part of the Razorbacks’ 2024-25 non-conference schedule, according to a report from college basketball analyst Rocco Miller. The game will be December 30 at Bud Walton Arena, Miller shared in a social media post to …

Head coach John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks will reportedly host Oakland as part of the 2024-25 non-conference schedule, according to a report from Rocco Miller. Based out of Auburn Hills, Michigan, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies eliminated Calipari and the 3-seed Kentucky Wildcats from the NCAA Tournament on March 21 behind Jack Gohlke’s 10 made three-pointers. The Razorbacks are 2-0 …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Barring any unforeseen changes, the Arkansas basketball roster is set for the upcoming season. In a surprising twist, Trevon Brazile announced his intention to return to the Razorbacks on Tuesday. Brazile declared for the NBA Draft and entered the transfer portal earlier this offseason, but he will instead play for John Calipari in the head coach’s inaugural …

1 Kansas This ranking is based on Bill Self’s Jayhawks returning three of the top six scorers – specifically Hunter Dickinson, KJ Adams and Dajuan Harris – from a team that secured a No. 4 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The additions of AJ Storr (Wisconsin), Rylan Griffen (Alabama) and Zeke Mayo (South Dakota State) from the transfer portal, …

After an up-and-down season, Rutgers men’s basketball has plenty to prove next season. Big Ten Network analyst and college basketball insider Andy Katz expects Rutgers to be headed to March Madness again. Expectations are also higher due to an influx of talent that will include potential stars in Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper, Lathan Somerville and Bryce Dortch.  Katz expects the …

The Huskers landed another player in the transfer portal. Berke Buyuktuncel, a power forward from UCLA, officially committed to Nebraska. This is the Huskers’ sixth transfer of the offseason. The 6-foot, 9-inch power forward played in 26 games during one season with the Bruins. Buyuktuncel averaged 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 16.2 minutes per game and shot 38.5 % from …

The C.L. Brown Show Podcast This week’s episode of The C.L. Brown Show features an interview with new Kentucky men’s basketball coach Mark Pope, who was the captain on the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team. Pope was the surprise replacement for John Calipari who left UK after 15 seasons to become the head coach at Arkansas. Pope explains why he …

NCAA Womens Basketball: Final Four National Semifinal-Connecticut vs Iowa STORRS, Conn. — It looks like Geno Auriemma isn’t retiring anytime soon as UConn announced a five-year extension for its women’s basketball coach on Tuesday. Auriemma’s contract extension, which runs through 2029, is valued at $18.7 million over the five-year term and includes the opportunity to earn additional compensation in the …

Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels were hoping to add at least one more player from the college basketball transfer portal to the roster for the 2024-25 season. After waiting on draft decisions from Coleman Hawkins and Ugonna Onyenso, many thought those two were the only options left. And now, one of those players is officially off the board. …

MANHATTAN — Kansas State basketball took one step closer to a full roster Tuesday by adding a 7-foot rim protector. Ugonna Onyenso, who spent the past two seasons at Kentucky, has signed with the Wildcats after withdrawing his name last month from the NBA Draft. The addition of Onyenso pushes K-State’s roster to 12 players with one scholarship remaining to …

Sandy Brondello, Breanna Stewart and Leonie Fiebich discuss Liberty’s 84-67 loss to MinnesotaThe Liberty dug themselves an early hole on the road in Minnesota and were not able to fully recover in their 84-67 loss. For head coach Sandy Brondello, 16 turnovers which led to 25 points for the Lynx and 24-percent shooting from behind the arc is not a …

The West Virginia basketball program has landed another commitment out of the transfer portal with a pledge from Detroit Mercy guard Jayden Stone. Stone, 6-foot-4, 200-pounds, is coming off a strong season where he averaged 20.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists while shooting 42-percent from the floor and 31-percent from three. The Perth, Australia native started his career at …

Cal basketball coach Mark Madsen filled one of his biggest remaining roster needs in landing a true point guard as Grand Canyon transfer Jovan Blacksher Jr. announced his commitment Tuesday. Blacksher, a 5-foot-11 guard who has one season of eligibility remaining, racked up accolades during his five years at Grand Canyon. He was named the WAC Freshman of the Year …

Arkansas basketball and new coach John Calipari received some good news on Tuesday. Razorbacks forward Trevon Brazile, who previously declared for the NBA draft, announced he’s returning to the program on Tuesday. He announced the move with a graphic posted by Arkansas basketball’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter, despite announcing his transfer portal entry on May 1. REQUIRED …

The Gophers women’s basketball team has added two more players via the NCAA transfer portal in point guard Alexsia Rose (from UMass) and post player Jordan Brooks (Cal State Bakersfield). The moves likely set the Gophers roster for the upcoming season. The team officially begins summer practice Monday. Rose is a 5-7 veteran grad transfer who will have one more …

Former Arkansas forward Trevon Brazile is once again current Arkansas forward Trevon Brazile. The 6-foot-10 basketballer’s return was announced Tuesday afternoon. Brazile initially declared for the NBA Draft on April 8 then removed his name from consideration just six days ago. Brazile has played two seasons with the Razorbacks, but, really, only one-plus. He was lost to a torn ACL …

Arkansas got a boost to its 2024-25 roster on Tuesday when star forward Trevon Brazile announced he was withdrawing his name from the transfer portal. Brazile started 23 games last season for the Razorbacks, averaging 8.6 points and 5.9 rebounds. The Razorbacks received a commitment from Kentucky transfer D.J. Wagner last month, who became the sixth Kentucky player or commit …

Approximately two months after declaring for the NBA Draft and one month since entering the transfer portal, forward Trevon Brazile is set to make his return to the Arkansas basketball program per an announcement from the team on Tuesday. Brazile was one of the most athletic performers at the NBA Combine in May, as he notched a 41.5 inch max …

Kentucky transfer Ugonna Onyenso has committed to Kansas State, he announced on social media. Onyenso announced his commitment following his visit on Monday. In what was a big weakness of last year’s team, Jerome Tang has rebuilt his frontcourt into a very strong position. Onyenso comes to Kansas State following two years at Kentucky. The 7-foot center averaged 3.6 points …

Myles Foster Clemson has signed Illinois State forward Myles Foster to its men’s basketball roster for next season. Coach Brad Brownell announced Foster’s addition. The 6-foot-7 Foster was the Redbirds second-leading scorer last season at 12.4 points a game. He led the team in rebounds at eight per contest. Foster, from Brooklyn, N.Y., spent his first three seasons at Monmouth …

Nebraska secured the commitment of UCLA transfer forward Berke Buyuktuncel today, according to Jonathan Givony of Draft Express. Buyuktuncel (pronounced BEAR-keh buh-YOOK-toon-jell) is the sixth scholarship transfer addition for Fred Hoiberg’s Huskers this offseason. He has three seasons of eligibility remaining. Nebraska now has one scholarship remaining for the 2024-25 roster, but may choose to sit on it now that …

While the Xavier basketball roster for the 2024-25 season has been set for nearly a month and practices are already underway at Cintas Center, the Musketeers brass still had a busy May, capped by a slew of offers to prep prospects over Memorial Day. Here’s an update on some of the high school standouts Xavier has recently offered a scholarship …

The Kentucky Wildcats will usher in a new era when the 2024-25 college basketball season tips off. After 15 seasons, John Calipari, who won one national title in Lexington and turned Kentucky into a recruiting juggernaut, left to become the new head coach at Arkansas. UK replaced Calipari with Mark Pope, a standout guard on the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship …

The Arkansas Razorbacks were once a college basketball powerhouse, with Nolan Richardson leading the program to a national championship in 1994 and going to the championship game again in 1995. However, Arkansas has only made the NCAA tournament nine times in the 22 seasons since Richardson left the program and the athletic boosters decided it was time to make a …