NCAA Basketball: ACC Conference Tournament Quarterfinals – Miami vs Wake Forest Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes says his wife is regaining movement on her left side following a stroke last month and he plans to continue with his coaching duties entering preseason practices. Johnetta Forbes, 58, suffered the stroke Aug. 8 and is receiving treatment at the Shepherd Center, a …
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Good Morning, Illini Nation: Gavitt Games being renewed?
Sep. 1—Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team: This year’s set of Gavitt Games matchups is, in theory, the last from the eight-year agreement between the Big Ten and Big East. Per CBS …
Read More »Auburn basketball breaks out new uniforms ahead of 2023-24 season
AUBURN — Auburn basketball has some new threads. The Tigers will be rocking a new set of uniforms come the season opener against Baylor on Nov. 7 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. There wasn’t massive change, but it was enough for the team to release a video featuring Johni Broome, Jaylin Williams and Chris Moore showcasing …
Read More »Scheduling an 18-team Big Ten
Sep. 2—Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team: The 2023-24 Big Ten men’s basketball schedule hasn’t even been released yet, and practices for that season (you know, the one that’s about to happen) …
Read More »Podcast | Week 1 recap
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Read More »What they said: Postgame with Chris Klieman and players
CHRIS KLIEMAN On the heat during the game…“You know I didn’t think it was that hot out there. I talked to Coach Trumain [Carroll], there’s just never a bad day toplay football when you get an opportunity to play. We’ve had so many more hot practices with the humidity and stuffthat we did. We did things a little bit differently …
Read More »Peoria Notre Dame senior commits to play college basketball in Missouri Valley
Peoria Notre Dame’s Eoin Dillon, left, passes the ball as Manual’s Dietrich Richardson guards in the first half Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 at Manual High School. The Rams defeated the Irish 47-29. Eoin Dillon’s last option proved to be the best one for him. The Peoria Notre Dame senior gave his verbal commitment to Belmont on Saturday night. The Bruins …
Read More »Kansas State easily handles SEMO in 2023 season opener: Photos
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Read More »Former Kansas, Gonzaga signee Marcus Adams Jr. commits to BYU
Sep. 2—After brief stops in the West Coast Conference and Big 12 Conference, former Kansas and Gonzaga signee Marcus Adams Jr. will resume his college basketball career at a program making the transition from one conference to the other. Barring another move, Adams , the four-star forward from Southern California who enrolled at Kansas before signing at Gonzaga and reopening …
Read More »MSU basketball releases non-conference schedule for upcoming season
Michigan State basketball has officially released its non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2023-24 season. The Spartans will open the season on October 25 in an exhibition against Hillsdale College and play their first official regular season game against James Madison on November 6. The non-conference slate includes notable matchups against Duke, Butler, Arizona and Baylor. Check out the complete Michigan …
Read More »BYU basketball gets commitment from 4-star transfer Marcus Adams Jr.
Marcus Adams Jr., a true freshman four-star talent from California, committed to BYU after recently re-opening his recruitment. He previously had signed with both Kansas and Gonzaga. | BYU Photo Less than a week after re-opening his recruitment, four-star transfer Marcus Adams Jr. verbally committed to the BYU basketball program on Saturday. Adams went on an official visit to BYU …
Read More »Iowa State starting lineman Jake Remsburg suspended 6 games by the NCAA for gambling
Iowa State starting offensive lineman Jake Remsburg has been suspended six games by the NCAA, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told The Des Moines Register on Friday. Iowa State administrators would not confirm the news, nor would they comment on any other player involved in the state’s sports gambling probe of student-athletes at ISU and Iowa. “Iowa …
Read More »Florida basketball loses sophomore forward to foot injury
Florida’s men’s basketball team suffered a tough loss on Tuesday when sophomore forward Aleks Szymczyk went down with a foot injury during team practice. After being evaluated, it turns out that the 6-foot-10-inch, 250-pound frontcourt player will miss 10 to 12 weeks and will require surgery, Florida Gators senior writer Chris Harry reports. Somewhat ironically, Szymczyk appeared in a majority of …
Read More »Nigel James has scheduled a Rutgers basketball official visit
Four-star guard Nigel James is looking to take an official visit to Rutgers basketball this fall. The Big Ten program are one of four teams that James has scheduled an official visit with so far. James, a 6-foot, 170-pound guard for Long Island Lutheran, is one of the top prospects in the northeast. Offered by Rutgers in late June, James …
Read More »Stanford, Cal, SMU join ACC: How college basketball conferences are impacted by realignment
Less than one month after one of the most impactful days in the history of college athletics that saw six Pac-12 programs leave the storied conference, more dominoes fell on Friday when the ACC announced they were adding Cal, Stanford and SMU to the conference in 2024-25. Last month, Oregon and Washington both finalized their moves to the Big Ten and …
Read More »Iowa State starting offensive lineman Jake Remsburg suspended 6 games by the NCAA
Iowa State starting offensive lineman Jake Remsburg has been suspended six games by the NCAA, per a source with direct knowledge of the situation. Iowa State starting offensive lineman Jake Remsburg has been suspended six games by the NCAA, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told The Des Moines Register on Friday. Iowa State administrators would not confirm …
Read More »Xavier University announces “Victory Parkway Preview” for upcoming basketball seasons
The Xavier University athletic department presents the Victory Parkway Preview, an evening to tip-off the upcoming basketball season, on Monday, Oct. 2 at Cintas Center, according to a press release. The Victory Parkway Preview will be hosted by FOX College Sports and Chicago White Sox broadcaster Jason Benetti and will include an open bar and hors d’oeuvres. More: ‘I want …
Read More »Mack Brown releases statement on Tez Walker situation, slams NCAA
North Carolina head coach Mack Brown isn’t happy with the NCAA. With just about 24 hours until the Tar Heels kick off the 2023 season in Charlotte against South Carolina, the status of Tez Walker is still uncertain as the NCAA has yet to make a decision on his appeal. The NCAA ruled Walker ineligible a few weeks back, citing …
Read More »ACC adding Stanford, Cal and SMU means the conference’s days of being an elite basketball league are over
So, the unwanted inevitable became official in the early hours of Friday morning when 12 out of 15 Atlantic Coast Conference presidents and chancellors decided to panic-add Cal, SMU and Stanford beginning in July of 2024. It was North Carolina State chancellor Randy Woodson who flipped on his initial standing (Clemson, Florida State and North Carolina remained firmly opposed), giving way …
Read More »ACC Adds Stanford, Cal, SMU and Antitrust Risk
The ACC’s announcement on Friday to add Stanford, Cal and SMU as members starting in 2024-25 further consolidates elite athletic programs into four of the five Power Five conferences. The Pac-“12” is now left with only Washington State and Oregon State as programs committed (for now) beyond next season. More from Sportico.com The consolidation continues a pattern that began earlier …
Read More »Conference realignment winners, losers: Stanford, Cal face travel headaches, SMU gets long-awaited promotion
The 2023 version of conference realignment will go down as one of the most chaotic in college athletics history. The Pac-12 as we know it is all but gone after more than 100 years of existence, with 10 of its 12 members defecting to the other power conferences. Stanford and California became the latest schools to leave as they join the ACC …
Read More »Inside the contracts that put Kansas basketball’s 2023-24 non-conference schedule together
LAWRENCE — The excitement around the upcoming Kansas basketball season is building, with Late Night in the Phog’s Oct. 6 date inside Allen Fieldhouse drawing closer. The Jayhawks, led by head coach Bill Self, are coming in as a favorite to win the national title. They have an intriguing roster. And on Oct. 29, fans will be able to see …
Read More »Coach K on current state of college basketball: NIL is ‘pretty much pay for play right now’
When Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski talks, you listen. And this week, the former Duke coach had much to say in a sit-down interview with Field of 68’s Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman, wherein he blasted the NCAA for what he believes is a lack of leadership, bemoaned the structural guidance of the NIL era and more. For years, …
Read More »Candid Coaches: What are the biggest fixes needed with the transfer portal?
CBS Sports college basketball insiders Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander spent a month surveying 100-plus Division I men’s basketball coaches for our annual Candid Coaches series. They polled across the sport’s landscape: some of the biggest names in college basketball, but also small-school assistants in low-major leagues. Coaches agreed to share unfiltered opinions in exchange for anonymity. We asked them …
Read More »Big Ten, Big East in discussions to renew Gavitt Games beyond 2023-24 campaign
For the last eight years, the Gavitt Games have been a staple for the Big Ten and Big East. While they have been successful, the future of the games is in doubt, as the current agreement between the two conferences is set to expire after the 2023-2024 season. However, on Thursday, there were reasons to be optimistic. According to CBS …
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