College Basketball

Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils play the Maine Black Bears on Monday night, here’s how to watch the rising star’s debut. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images) It’s been over a year since basketball phenom Cooper Flagg made a commitment to play for the Duke University Blue Devils, and the college freshman is finally about to don the Duke uniform tonight …

The 2024-25 season has arrived for N.C. State basketball, which begins its eighth season under head coach Kevin Keatts, hoping to build off its ACC Tournament championship and Final Four run. Before shifting its attention to making its third straight NCAA Tournament and back-to-back Final Four appearances with a trip to San Antonio, N.C. State added two banners to the …

17-year-old Cooper Flagg is one of the most anticipated college players in recent history. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images) The college basketball season is finally here, and the sport is wasting no time getting going. All but six of the Associated Press’ Top 25 teams are in action on Monday night, including Duke and freshman star Cooper Flagg, top-ranked Kansas and several …

Nov. 4—P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown G Kylan Boswell Jr. 6-2 9.6 Champaign G Kasparas Jakucionis Fr. 6-6 19.2 Vilnius, Lithuania G Tre White Jr. 6-7 12.3 Dallas F Ben Humrichous Gr. 6-9 14.7 Tipton, Ind. C Tomislav Ivisic Fr. 7-1 7.1 Vodice, Croatia FYI: Boswell is the 14th Champaign native to play for Illinois. Robert McKay was the …

The 2024-25 season has arrived for North Carolina basketball, which begins its fourth season under head coach Hubert Davis hoping to compete for a national championship at the 2025 Final Four in San Antonio. The Tar Heels, led by fifth-year guard RJ Davis, have a crowd of new faces around their returning All-American and reigning ACC Player of the Year. …

Feb 19, 2022; Spokane, Washington, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs head coach Mark Few looks on after a game against the Santa Clara Broncos at McCarthey Athletic Center. Gonzaga won 81-69. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports On Monday, the men’s college basketball finally arrives, a very fun time of the year for hoops fans. And arguably the most exciting game of …

Alabama basketball is expected to have three of its sidelined roster members back for the season opener against UNC-Asheville on Monday night. Coach Nate Oats told college basketball media network Field of 68 that returning Latrell Wrightsell Jr., Grant Nelson and Aiden Sherell are “all expected to play” per a report from basketball analyst Jeff Goodman on Sunday. Goodman added …

(Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) On Monday, the men’s college basketball arrives, a very fun time of the year for hoops fans. One such game taking place at 7:00 p.m. ET, airing on the ACC Network, will feature No. 7 Duke, a potential national championship contender in 2024-25, taking on Maine to open its campaign. You can even watch Monday …

Middle Tennessee State women’s basketball flirted with a Sweet 16 appearance last season after beating Louisville in the first round and then leading LSU at halftime of the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Raiders, who have reached the NCAA Tournament three of the past four seasons, tied a program best with 30 wins and went unbeaten …

Metro Nashville Public Schools will be on display Monday (7:30 p.m. CT) when Tennessee State basketball opens the 2024-25 season against neighborhood rival Fisk at Gentry Center. The two Historically Black College and Universities are located about one mile from each other, which makes the matchup interesting in itself. But the fact that the coaches for both teams − Tennessee …

The 2024-25 men’s college basketball season is right around the corner. It’s a clean slate for every team, including those in Oklahoma. The state features four Division I programs, and all of them are looking to make strides after missing out on last season’s NCAA Tournament. Here’s a preview of each Oklahoma team, including key departures, impactful additions and record …

Tyler Wahl exhausted his eligibility. AJ Storr moved on to Kansas. Chucky Hepburn transferred to Louisville. Those players leave a major void to be filled for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team. Here are reasons to believe and doubt UW’s ability to overcome those losses plus Mark Stewart’s predictions for the season. Reason to believe in Wisconsin men’s basketball this season …

Game Preview: Purdue vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Photo by © Melissa Tamez-Imagn Images) New look Purdue still B10 favorites, look to get off to strong start The last time Purdue made its way onto a basketball court, the setting was Phoenix, Arizona on Aplis 8th with the Boilermakers taking on the UConn Huskies for the national championship. Now, with …

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – MARCH 14: Interim head coach Jake Diebler of the Ohio State Buckeyes gestures during the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first half in the Second Round of the Big Ten Tournament at Target Center on March 14, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) The Ohio State Buckeyes will take the court Monday …

Desmond Claude, battling Gonzaga guard Khalif Battle for a loose ball, will be USC’s lead guard this season after a breakout season at Xavier. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) Eric Musselman is not one for sugarcoating. The new USC basketball coach knew what he was inheriting when he took the reins of an underperforming program last spring. He understood the …

EAST LANSING — Somewhere inside Breslin Center, Tom Izzo delivered his assessment of Michigan State basketball’s second and final exhibition game. And it had nothing to do with his team’s play. “I learned a little about their character,” he said. “They’re starting to make some progress.” That was Nov. 14, 1995. Before the Final Fours. Before the national championship. Before …

Ohio State replaces Georgia, Penn State drops and Indiana, Brigham Young and SMU continue to move up in this week’s USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-134. The Buckeyes climb to No. 2 after beating Penn State 20-13. That dumps Georgia one spot to No. 3 after a tougher-than-expected dogfight against Florida that wasn’t settled until the final minutes. Penn State …

When Michigan basketball takes the court to open the 2024-25 season Monday night vs. Cleveland State, it’s likely there won’t be a single player who has previous logged a minute for the maize and blue in the starting five. The Wolverines’ starting lineup is instead expected to consist of five transfers: point guard Tre Donaldson (Auburn) shooting guard Roddy Gayle …

No matter how much things change, the same goal remains in men’s college basketball: make it to the end of the road to the Final Four. Like college football has already seen, this year’s men’s college basketball season will be one unlike any other. The list of teams in Division I continues to grow with more than 350 programs, and …

EAST LANSING — Somewhere inside Breslin Center, Tom Izzo delivered his assessment of Michigan State basketball’s second and final exhibition game. And it had nothing to do with his team’s play. “I learned a little about their character,” he said. “They’re starting to make some progress.” That was Nov. 14, 1995. Before the Final Fours. Before the national championship. Before …

After dealing with sky-high expectations to start last year and ultimately disappointing, Michigan State basketball starts a new campaign under head coach Tom Izzo unranked in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. In a way, being unranked may be a bit of a relief for a Spartans squad that was ranked in the top 5 to start last …

The Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball team has had high expectations since their magical Sweet Sixteen run in 2013. Since then, the Eagles have gone 201-151 (.571) as a program and are on their third head coach since Andy Enfield left after the 2013 season. Under Michael Fly and Pat Chambers, FGCU sits at just 87-93 (.483). The return …

It’s hoops season in Clarksville. The Austin Peay men’s and women’s basketball teams both open their seasons this week. The women host NAIA program Bethel at 5 p.m. Monday at F&M Bank Arena, with the men tipping off against Division II Union immediately after that game. Here are three things to know about each squad entering the 2024-25 college basketball …

Cuonzo Martin will make his first official return to the Missouri State basketball sideline when the 2024-25 season tips off on Monday evening in Indianapolis. Missouri State will open its season at Butler when the two tip off at 5:45 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The game will be televised nationally on Fox Sports 1. The Bears are coming off a …

Vermont men’s basketball embarks on its chase for a fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance when the Catamounts open their 2024-25 season at UAB today. The Catamounts, who won 28 games a year ago and lost in the first round of March Madness to Duke, return four starters and seven of their top nine scorers. Vermont won both of its exhibition …