College Basketball

Kansas, the No. 1-ranked team in both the Associated Press and USA TODAY Sports men’s college basketball coaches’ preseason poll, also stands atop the new-look, 16-team Big 12, according to a poll of writers who cover the conference for the USA TODAY Sports Network. The Jayhawks are hoping for an improved year after being bogged down by injuries last season. …

The 2024-25 college basketball season is right around the corner. In the everchanging world of the transfer portal and one-and-done it’s sometimes hard to keep track of exactly who makes up your favorite team’s roster. After experiencing significant roster turnover last season, the Butler Bulldogs added five new players (three transfers, two freshman) to complement its seven returning players. With …

BLOOMINGTON – Securing a number of key returners from last year’s 19-win team, Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson used last spring to reinforce his roster with key additions from both the high school ranks and the transfer portal. The result was a roster on paper as talented as any in the Big Ten, perhaps capable of competing for a conference …

BLOOMINGTON – Securing a number of key returners from last year’s 19-win team, Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson used last spring to reinforce his roster with key additions from both the high school ranks and the transfer portal. The result was a roster on paper as talented as any in the Big Ten, perhaps capable of competing for a conference …

KNOXVILLE, TN — Indiana basketball players Trey Galloway, Jakai Newton and Bryson Tucker sat out Sunday’s charity exhibition against Tennessee at the Food City Center. The No. 18 Hoosiers beat the defending regular season SEC champs 66-62. Galloway, Newton and Tucker all made the trip, but didn’t dress out for the game. Indiana coach Mike Woodson told reporters on Friday that …

INDIANAPOLIS – A preseason power ranking for a conference with four new members and a revolving door of talent seems almost futile. Check back on this list in March and it may look futile, too. Purdue may be the consensus favorite, but four other teams received No. 1 votes in our USA TODAY Network Big Ten preseason poll. I didn’t …

INDIANAPOLIS – A preseason power ranking for a conference with four new members and a revolving door of talent seems almost futile. Check back on this list in March and it may look futile, too. Purdue may be the consensus favorite, but four other teams received No. 1 votes in our USA TODAY Network Big Ten preseason poll. I didn’t …

Oct. 27—Gonzaga started with a big lineup and finished with a group featuring three guards. In between, the Zags’ first substitution was five players entering to replace the starting unit and 11 eventually saw action in Saturday’s exhibition loss to USC in Palm Desert, Calif. Eight logged at least 13 minutes and only starting point guard Ryan Nembhard (32) played …

It wasn’t just a homecoming for Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley. It was one for his big man Jayden Quaintance, sort of. The Sun Devils took to famed Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday night for an exhibition showdown against No. 7 Duke, the school for which Hurley played three decades or so ago. Quaintance has a tie to the area, too. …

DURHAM — Duke basketball closed out its preseason schedule with a 103-47 exhibition win against Arizona State on Sunday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The seventh-ranked Blue Devils welcomed Bobby Hurley back to Durham for the Brotherhood Run charity game, with proceeds going to the Duke Children’s Hospital. Hurley, a two-time national champion at Duke who had his No. 11 …

IU basketball’s 66-62 exhibition win at Tennessee on Sunday was just that: a victory in the preseason, when results ultimately do not count. So let’s overreact to it. Bearing in mind all the necessary caveats, there was still plenty to be encouraged by Sunday. Here are three overreactions: IU vs. Tennessee player ratings: How new-look Indiana fared in exhibition win …

KNOXVILLE, TN. — The Indiana basketball team beat Tennessee 66-62 in a charity exhibition on Sunday at the Food City Center in Knoxville. While both teams made mistakes typical of a preseason matchup and the No. 18 Hoosiers were a bit short-handed with Trey Galloway, Bryson Tucker and Jakai Newton all sitting out, the effort resembled that of a regular season …

Tennessee basketball announced it would be a force last season in its charity exhibition against Michigan State. It announced it has plenty of work to do Sunday in this season’s charity exhibition against Indiana. The No. 12 Vols had a slow shooting start and suffered through an unpleasant offensive outing in their final regular-season tune-up. They lost 66-62 to No. …

KNOXVILLE, TN. — IU basketball beat Tennessee 66-62 in a charity exhibition on Sunday at the Food City Center in Knoxville. While both teams made mistakes typical of a preseason matchup and the No. 18 Hoosiers were a bit short-handed with Trey Galloway, Bryson Tucker and Jakai Newton all sitting out, the effort resembled that of a regular-season game. The largest lead …

If Indiana basketball’s performance in its showcase exhibition is anything to go by, the Hoosiers are good value for their preseason hype. Mike Woodson’s remade roster delivered a hard-fought 66-62 preseason win at Tennessee, in a compelling matchup of preseason top-20 programs with league-title ambitions this winter. Here’s how the new-look Hoosiers graded out from their first competitive runout together. …

Mar 9, 2024; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Zakai Zeigler (5) goes to the basket against the Kentucky Wildcats during the second half at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports A top 25 college basketball game was contested on Saturday at Food City Center. No. 18 Indiana defeated No. 12 Tennessee, 66-62, in …

BLOOMINGTON — IU basketball will face Kansas as part of the 2027 Hall of Fame Series in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium, the home of the Las Vegas Raiders. The event will be a doubleheader that will also include a game between Arizona and Duke. It will be a trial run of sorts for the venue with it’s scheduled to …

CHAPEL HILL — UNC basketball closed out its preseason schedule with a 127-63 exhibition against Johnson C. Smith on Sunday afternoon at the Smith Center. The ninth-ranked Tar Heels, who won at Memphis with RJ Davis sidelined because of a minor injury, returned to Chapel Hill with the reigning ACC Player of the Year in the starting lineup against the …

BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana basketball team will face Kansas as part of the 2027 Hall of Fame Series in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium, the home of the Las Vegas Raiders. The event will be a doubleheader that will also include a game between Arizona and Duke. It will be a trial run of sorts for the venue with it …

MANHATTAN, Kansas — Kansas football dropped its rivalry matchup in Big 12 Conference play Saturday against Kansas State, 29-27. The Jayhawks (2-6, 1-4 in Big 12) couldn’t overcome self-inflicted wounds and timely responses from the No. 16 Wildcats. Kansas State (7-1, 4-1) took the lead for good late in the fourth quarter on a field goal. Kansas has now lost …

Tennessee basketball has one final game before the regular season begins. The No. 12 Vols face Indiana on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, SEC Network+) in a charity exhibition. All proceeds of the game will benefit the John McLendon Foundation, which works to empower and develop minorities desiring to be leaders in athletics administration. Vols coach Rick Barnes is entering his 10th …

Oct. 26—STORM LAKE, Iowa. — Dakota Wesleyan men’s basketball tipped off the Kevin Williamson coaching era with a road win on Saturday. Behind a 47-point first half, the Tigers built and protected a double-digit lead, earning an 83-67 non-conference win at Buena Vista University to open the 2024-25 season. Tied at 19-all midway through the first half, DWU began to …

USC Trojans forward Josh Cohen (33) is announced with the starting lineup before their exhibition game at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. The USC Trojans had Andy Enfield on their bench for more than a decade. Finally, USC basketball will get a different voice and a fresh perspective this season with Eric Musselman coming from …

USC Trojans head coach Eric Musselman watches his team from the bench during the second half of their exhibition game at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. The Eric Musselman era at USC basketball has not yet arrived at its first regular-season game, but the Trojans did take the court against another college basketball team on …

Jaylynn Nash-Imagn Images With college basketball season right around the corner, major programs all across the country are playing in exhibition games in preparation for the 2024-25 campaign. Two programs meet on Sunday night when Duke takes on Arizona State. The game will air on the ACC Network at 7:00 p.m. ET. Duke enters 2024-25 with huge expectations, in large …