College Basketball

[ad_1] Chaunce Jenkins scored 17 points and three other players added 11 points each to lead Old Dominion to an 80-59 victory over Virginia State in a men’s basketball exhibition game at Chartway Arena on Wednesday night. Jenkins, a junior guard from Newport News, scored nine points in the first half and finished 7 of 12 from the floor. ODU’s …

[ad_1] As the college basketball season gets ready to tip off what should be another exciting season on the hardwood, the excitement is around the corner. The calender is set to flip to November meaning we are going to be right in the thick of non-conference action. For the next two months, the non-conference action will heat up before it …

[ad_1] Oct. 26—When he’s not on the team bench in street clothes, the Pit will still be Jaelen’s House. Mashburn will again be a monster in the midrange. And whenever Nelly Junior Joseph gets a chance to unpack his suitcase after arriving in the country Tuesday, he’ll shine as the Lobos center. But if UNM’s 83-65 exhibition game win over …

[ad_1] When PJ Hall opted to return to Clemson basketball for a fourth and final season last spring, coach Brad Brownell knew that much would be expected out of his 6-foot-10 center as well as his team. That was confirmed Thursday during the ACC’s annual media day in Charlotte as Hall was named preseason First Team All-ACC and the Tigers …

[ad_1] As a former Mountaineer himself, assistant coach Alex Ruoff understands what WVU basketball is all about. And his journey from college player to professional player and now into coaching has brought him back to where it all began. “I came here in 2005 and the program was not what it is now,” Ruoff said. “What has been built is …

[ad_1] There’s no one better suited to evaluate a sport than one of its best players. In the last few years, Aliyah Boston has earned that distinction in women’s basketball by winning a national championship and multiple college player of the year awards before being named an All-Star and unanimous rookie of the year during her first season in the …

[ad_1] No. 20 Tennessee (5-2, 2-2 SEC) will play at Kentucky (5-2, 2-2 SEC) Saturday in Week 9. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. EDT at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. ESPN will televise the SEC East matchup. Saturday will mark the 119th game in the series. Tennessee holds a 83-26-9 advantage in the all time series, dating back to …

[ad_1] The Arkansas men’s basketball team is all set for its final dress rehearsal of the fall, welcoming one of the best teams in the country to Bud Walton Arena. The No. 14 Razorbacks will face No. 3 Purdue on Saturday afternoon (3 p.m. CT, SEC+), 10 days before their season-opener against Alcorn State. This marks the second-straight season Arkansas …

[ad_1] LEXINGTON — The long-awaited debut of Zvonimir Ivišić is on hold indefinitely. Ivišić, part of Kentucky’s eight-man freshman class, is not cleared to play against outside competition until he is approved by the NCAA, UK Athletics announced Thursday in a news release. However, Ivišić is eligible to practice with the team and compete in intrasquad games and scrimmages. A 7-foot-2 center from …

[ad_1] STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn coach Dan Hurley has enjoyed an offseason of celebrating a national championship. He says the best part of his job is building a contender, not admiring the finished product. That gives him a lot to enjoy this fall as Connecticut rebuilds, looking to fill a void left by the loss of the three biggest …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JJ Traynor wouldn’t have believed you. Four years ago, if you had told the 6-foot-8 Bardstown native when he committed to the Louisville men’s basketball team he would attend ACC Tipoff on Wednesday as the last senior standing from U of L’s 2020 recruiting class — playing for Kenny Payne, not Chris Mack — it would …

[ad_1] With the 2023-24 college basketball season starting in under two weeks, basketball is right around the corner. For the North Carolina Tar Heels, they are hoping to avoid a repeat of last season when they failed to make the NCAA Tournament as the preseason number one. Hubert Davis and his team will have a new look when they tip …

[ad_1] At this point last season, the North Carolina Tar Heels were the preseason No. 1 team in the country and the favorites to cut down the nets. They were also the big favorites to win the Atlantic Coast Conference. This year, things are a little different. The Tar Heels have a revamped roster losing talent to the transfer portal …

[ad_1] Kansas State offensive coordinator Collin Klein and defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman met with the media on Thursday to discuss the Wildcats’ upcoming contest against Houston. Kick-off is scheduled for 11 a.m. central and will air on ESPN2. Transcripts of Klein and Klanderman’s press conference, along with the full videos, are available below. OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR COLLIN KLEIN On the first …

[ad_1] The North Carolina Tar Heels’ 2023-24 non-conference basketball schedule is a difficult one for Hubert Davis and his team. While UNC opens up with some home games to begin the year, they will face off against Tennessee, UConn, Kentucky, and Oklahoma before they get into the full swing of things for ACC play. Oh, and they will take part …

[ad_1] After a surprise run to the Final Four last year, this year’s Hurricanes basketball team won’t be sneaking up on anyone. Miami, which is No. 13 in the preseason AP poll, was voted second in the ACC preseason basketball poll, trailing only preseason favorite Duke. The Hurricanes received five first-place votes. Additionally, Miami forward Norchad Omier was picked for …

[ad_1] Duke basketball is the favorite to win the ACC championship, according to the league’s official preseason media poll. The Blue Devils won 27 games in Jon Scheyer’s first season as head coach and claimed the ACC Tournament championship at Greensboro Coliseum. Duke returns four of five starters from that squad and starts the season at No. 2 in the …

[ad_1] NKU head coach Darrin Horn with veteran players, from left, Trey Robinson, Marques Warrick and Sam Vinson as Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team had preseason practice Oct. 26, 2023, at Truist Arena. The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team had its ups and downs last season. But in crunch time, the Norse were better than any team in the …

[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Neptune took over a Villanova program that hummed along as one of the best in college basketball. Those Big East titles, automatic. Final Four expectations, as high as the national championship banners raised in the rafters at the Pavilion. Sure, some growing pains were expected when Neptune inherited the top spot on the bench once …

[ad_1] On this week’s Spartan Speak podcast, Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press beat writer Chris Solari analyze Michigan State basketball’s exhibition win over Hillsdale, including what stood out from MSU’s freshman and several other players. Then they dig into the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal and what it might mean for the Spartans’ rivals, before previewing …

[ad_1] In less than two weeks, Wes Miller’s third season as University of Cincinnati basketball coach will be underway, albeit with an undetermined roster. In Miller’s eyes, the roster is the roster and he can’t imagine not playing without the young men he recruited. However, two players are two-time transfers that the NCAA has heavily scrutinized. The governing organization has …

[ad_1] Xavier University announced a two-year contract extension with head men’s basketball coach Sean Miller on Thursday, according to a press release. Miller’s new deal will run through the 2028-29 season. Miller, who returned to Xavier in 2022 after 12 seasons as the head coach at Arizona, led the Musketeers to a 27-10 season and tied the school record for …

[ad_1] Kentucky has announced that Zvonimir Ivišić is currently not cleared to play against outside competition until he is approved by the NCAA. However, Ivišić is eligible to practice with the team and compete in intrasquad games and scrimmages, per a release from the team. Ivišić, a 7-2 center from Croatia, committed to Kentucky on Aug. 1 and signed with …

[ad_1] Getty Images Michigan State played in an exhibition game against Division II Hillsdale on Wednesday. During that game, which ended in a 85-43 Spartans’ win, there was an emotional moment involving a player really close to coach Tom Izzo’s heart. With 54 seconds remaining in the second half, fifth-year graduate player Steven Izzo, the adopted son of Tom Izzo, …

[ad_1] For all intents and purposes, the list starts at No. 2 because there was no intelligent way for anybody on our panel to vote anybody other than Zach Edey as college basketball’s best player heading into the 2023-24 season. He’s the reigning CBS Sports National Player of the Year, a statistical monster and the centerpiece of the Purdue team …