College Basketball

Television announcer Bill Walton acknowledges fans before covering the first half of an NCAA college basketball game as Colorado hosts Arizona, Jan. 6, 2018, in Boulder, Colorado. David Zalubowski via Associated Press Bill Walton, an NBA Hall of Fame center who got his start at UCLA before winning NBA championships with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Boston Celtics, has …

The broader basketball world has lost one of its truly larger-than-life figures. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton died on Monday following a prolonged battle with cancer, with the NBA announcing the news on behalf of his family. He was 71 years old. “What I will remember most about him was his zest for life,” NBA commissioner Adam …

After a solid freshman season for the University of Kentucky, D.J. Wagner will have a new home next season. One of the top guards to emerge from New Jersey over the past decade, Wagner will follow John Calipari to Arkansas out of the transfer portal. In his only season at Kentucky, Wagner averaged 9.9 points and 3.3 assists per game. …

Despite an early exit from the Big 12 Tournament, Kansas State baseball will still have an opportunity to make the College World Series. On Monday, the Wildcats were announced as an at-large team in the NCAA Tournament, earning the No. 3 seed in the Fayetteville Regional, hosted by Arkansas. The Wildcats will play Louisiana Tech in the opening round. Southeast …

Two-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer Bill Walton has died of cancer at the age of 71. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) The world of basketball has lost one of its most colorful characters. Hall of Fame basketball legend Bill Walton has died at 71, the NBA announced Monday, after battling cancer in recent years. …

Bill Walton smiles as he acknowledges fans before broadcasting a Pac-12 basketball game. Walton has died following a battle with cancer, the NBA announced Monday. (Associated Press) Bill Walton, a UCLA basketball legend who became an NBA star and an outspoken advocate for the virtues of the Pac-12 conference as a broadcaster, died Monday at the age of 71 following …

New Arkansas coach John Calipari landed Kentucky transfer D.J. Wagner from the transfer portal Sunday. Wagner is the sixth Kentucky player or committed player to follow Calipari to Arkansas this offseason. The Wagner family has deep ties to Calipari as D.J.’s father, Dajuan Wagner, played for Calipari when he was the coach at Memphis. Calipari has landed serval high-profile commitments this …

The NBA announced that Bill Walton died at age 71. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Bill Walton brought joy to seemingly everyone who crossed his path. That was evident in the way his life was celebrated on Monday after his death was announced by the NBA. Walton’s death at age 71 brought forth an outpouring of sorrow yet joy for …

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, …

New Arkansas coach John Calipari landed Kentucky transfer D.J. Wagner from the transfer portal Sunday. Wagner is the sixth Kentucky player or committed player to follow Calipari to Arkansas this offseason. The Wagner family has deep ties to Calipari as D.J.’s father, Dajuan Wagner, played for Calipari when he was the coach at Memphis. Calipari has landed serval high-profile commitments this …

The commitments in the transfer portal keep coming for new Kentucky coach Mark Pope after the Wildcats landed West Virginia guard Kerr Kriisa and Dayton sharpshooter Koby Brea — one of the top 3-point shooters in college basketball. Brea, who led Division I by shooting 49.8% on 3-pointers last season after making 100 of his 201 attempts from deep, is …

John Calipari and Arkansas basketball reportedly added another player through the transfer portal over the Memorial Day Weekend in former Kentucky guard D.J. Wagner. According to multiple reports, Wagner has committed to his former Wildcats coach after entering the transfer portal in mid-April. He only took visits to Arkansas and USC, where former coach Eric Musselman now leads the Trojans …

The Arkansas basketball offseason is upon us, and new Razorbacks head coach John Calipari has some work to do to fill the remaining five open scholarships on the roster ahead of the 2024-25 season. Arkansas received its first transfer commitment of the offseason when Kentucky stretch big man Zvonimir Ivisic followed his former head coach and made his pledge to …

John Calipari and Arkansas basketball added another player through the transfer portal over the Memorial Day Weekend in former Kentucky guard D.J. Wagner. According to multiple reports, Wagner has committed to his former Wildcats coach after entering the transfer portal in mid-April. He only took visits to Arkansas and USC. Wagner, a three-time SEC Freshman of the Week in 2023-24 …

D.J. Wagner, a 6-foot-3 guard and former No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2023, is following John Calipari to Fayetteville, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s Richard Davenport reported late Sunday. Wagner was a consensus five-star recruit out of high school and a McDonald’s All-American. In his freshman season at Kentucky, he averaged almost 10 points per game (9.9) to go …

Wisconsin basketball will play a neutral site game against Butler this season at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. The game is added to an out-of-conference schedule that has been a challenge for the Badgers in recent years. The 2024-25 slate now includes a home battle with top-ranked Arizona, the Greenbrier Tip-Off, this game against …

A member of the University of Dayton’s legendary 1967 men’s basketball team has died. >>RELATED: Don Donoher, winningest basketball coach in UD history, dies at 92 Rich Fox died on May 15 at his Indiana home at the age of 78, according to his online obituary. The University of Dayton men’s basketball’s media guide said he played from 1965-67. Fox …

Head coach John Calipari and the Arkansas basketball team have landed their fifth transfer portal splash, as Kentucky guard DJ Wagner has committed to the Razorbacks according to a report from Richard Davenport on Sunday. A 6-foot-4, 192-pound soon-to-be sophomore, Wagner was one of the highest ranked recruits in the class of 2023 according to Rivals at No. 6 in …

After missing out on the NCAA Tournament in 2024, the Iowa Hawkeyes hope to make a return trip this coming season. As Iowa awaits a stay-or-go decision from its leading scorer in forward Payton Sandfort, the Hawkeyes have brought in a pair of transfers to add to its nucleus for next season. Iowa added Morehead State transfer guard Drew Thelwell …

Icon Sportswire One of the biggest names in the 2024 portal cycle has made his transfer choice: Former Kentucky lead guard DJ Wagner will be following John Calipari to Arkansas for his sophomore season, the Wagner family told CBS Sports. Wagner had been in the portal for more than a month and recently took visits to USC and Arkansas. He …

Of all the college basketball programs getting a new look for next season, there are few that are seeing the overhaul that the 2024-25 Kentucky basketball roster is right now. The Wildcats’ offseason started off with a bang when head coach John Calipari left Lexington after 15 years and joined the Arkansas Razorbacks. Kentucky is already looking to a bright …

The Arkansas Razorbacks hired veteran head coach John Calipari two months ago, and Calipari hired his son, Brad, as an assistant coach earlier this week. Brad spent last season as the director of on-court player development under Jerry Stackhouse at Vanderbilt. Every member of the new Arkansas basketball coaching staff has ties to Kentucky, including Kenny Payne, Chin Coleman and …

Two years ago, Acaden Lewis was dreaming of one day potentially earning his first offer as a member of the second unit on his high school team. Fast forward to last weekend at the Nike EYBL in Indy where Lewis pumped in 17.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.8 steals for Team Takeover, and the proverbial floodgates have been …

AUBURN — Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl said it May 20: The Tigers needed to make one final move. “I think that’s the last piece — one more impactful guard,” the coach said. “… We really need one more guy that has a chance to compete” Six days later, it’s done. Auburn landed a commitment Sunday from Georgia Tech transfer …

Butler basketball is beefing up its nonconference schedule. The Bulldogs will face Wisconsin at Gainbridge Fieldhouse this upcoming season, according to a report from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. The two schools last met in the 2011 Sweet 16, a 61-54 Butler win, with Matt Howard going for 20 points and 12 rebounds. More: Butler went looking for 3-point shooting in …