College Basketball

The start of the new college basketball season is just about here, and the Penn State Nittany Lions are looking to surprise many this year. The second season under head coach Mike Rhoades unofficially got underway Friday night with a charity exhibition game against Lafayette on the campus of Lebanon Valley College, Rhoades’ alma mater. Penn State came out on …

The Colorado Buffaloes will play the Cincinnati Bearcats in a Big 12 matchup this weekend airing on ESPN. (Christopher Hook/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) It will be a pretty even matchup at Saturday’s Big 12 game between Cincinnati and Colorado, who each boast a 5-2 record going into Week 9 of the NCAAF. Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, who threw for …

Kenyon Sadiq and the Oregon Ducks will play Illinois this Saturday in a Big 10 matchup, here’s how to watch. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images) The no. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1; 3-1 Big Ten), who are coming off a major win against Michigan last weekend, will head west to Eugene, Oregon on Saturday for a game against the Oregon Ducks. It’s …

Preview: Arizona State at Duke (exhibition) Taking a look at the impact of Khaman Maluach’s surprisingly loud voice on defense; plus everything you need to know for the Blue Devils’ second and final preseason game Duke freshman center Khaman Maluach high-5s fans on his way into Countdown to Craziness. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/USA Today Sports Images) Sometime over the summer, …

Boogie Fland shows off in first action as Razorback FAYETTEVILLE — The preseason exhibition between the No. 16 Arkansas Razorbacks and No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks may not have meant anything in the win-loss column, but fans got a heavy dose of freshman guard Boogie Fland, who was electric in an 85-69 win for the Razorbacks on Friday night at Bud …

Arkansas basketball opened the John Calipari era with an impressive 85-69 win over No. 1 Kansas in a preseason exhibition Friday night. The No. 16 Razorbacks controlled the game from start-to-finish, shooting 48.3% from the field as starting guards Boogie Fland and DJ Wagner led the offense in an efficient performance. The coaches agreed to a unique format for the …

Oct. 25—PALM DESERT, Calif. — Gonzaga’s Khalif Battle is thrilled to line up against somebody not sporting Zags practice gear, but the Arkansas transfer will still a familiar face on the opposing bench when GU faces USC in an exhibition contest Saturday. Battle had an eventful season with the Razorbacks last year under coach Eric Musselman. Battle was out, in, …

The Michigan basketball freshman point guard crossed over, stepped back and let it fly. It was a heat-check 3-pointer from LJ Cason and sure enough, it fell through the net, much like most everything else the 18-year-old threw up in the first half of his Crisler Center debut, a 96-92 exhibition victory for the Wolverines over Toledo. Cason made all …

Toledo put up a good fight against Michigan at Crisler Center in Friday night’s exhibition game, but Michigan’s fast-paced offense was too much for the Rockets to handle in the upset bid. The Wolverines escaped with a 96-92 victory, thus concluding exhibition play. Michigan’s offense was freezing cold to start the game. The Wolverines missed seven of their first eight …

Notebook: Replacing Beau Palmer, offensive line depth, Ty Bowman’s growth K-State offensive guard Andrew Leingang (Photo by Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images) On Saturday, Kansas State will suit up for another edition of one of college football’s longest-running rivalries. Since 1911, K-State and Kansas have played in the Sunflower Showdown, making it the fifth-longest continuous series in college football history. It’s …

Kansas basketball will get its first look at how its team is able to perform against another Friday, on the road during an exhibition game against Arkansas. The Jayhawks are coming into the season as the No. 1 team in the nation. The Razorbacks are coming into the season as the No. 16 team in the nation. Each ranking comes …

Oct. 25—The news on Thursday of ‘s two-year contact extension that will carry the Illinois women’s basketball coach through the 2029-30 season got me to thinking about five of the key moments from her tenure in Champaign. A tenure that includes 41 wins, an NCAA tournament appearance and WBIT championship. Here’s my list: It wasn’t the tournament the Illini expected …

DURHAM, N.C. — It was Nov. 4, 2010, the first time I visited Duke’s famed Cameron Indoor Stadium. Now, almost 14 years later, I’m back to cover the Arizona State men’s basketball exhibition Sunday in Durham, North Carolina, as Sun Devils coach Bobby Hurley returns to the campus that placed him in the national consciousness. It was David vs. Goliath …

FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS – APRIL 10: New Arkansas Razorbacks basketball head coach John Calipari holds his first news conference after his introduction at Bud Walton Arena on April 10, 2024 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) No. 1 Kansas will take to the hardwood on Friday night in a thrilling matchup against No. 16 Arkansas, the debut game for …

Jan 27, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators forward Alex Condon (21) posts up on Georgia Bulldogs guard Jabri Abdur-Rahim (1) during the first half at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports Florida basketball forward Alex Condon was labeled as a potential breakout candidate for this upcoming 2024-25 college basketball season, according …

If the second and last exhibition of the season for Michigan basketball is anything like the first, it should be a fun night for Wolverines fans. Michigan basketball coach Dusty May is set to make his coaching debut Friday night at Crisler Center as the Wolverines host Toledo for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off on Big Ten Network. The Wolverines looked …

MSU’s Szymon Zapala, left and Xavier Booker tip off to start the scrimmage during the Michigan State Madness event on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. The 2024-25 Michigan State basketball season will off soon, with the Spartans hosting Monmouth on November 4th. Despite the Spartans starting the year outside the top-25 in the AP …

© Matt Krohn-Imagn Images The college basketball season kicks off Nov. 4 and, thanks to the transfer portal, rosters across the country will look completely different than they did last season. Now that the 2024 basketball transfer rankings are final, here are five things to keep an eye on that will impact this season. FINAL 2024 HOOPS TRANSFER PORTAL RANKINGS …

Arkansas basketball is once again set to host one of the nation’s elite programs for a preseason charity exhibition, as the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks will face the Razorbacks on Friday evening at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. The game is set for an 8 p.m. CT tipoff and it will be televised on SEC Network. The matchup will mark …

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue men’s basketball plays at Creighton for a good cause Saturday, in a charity exhibition to help Omaha area residents affected by tornadoes last April. The No. 13 Boilermakers still expect a hostile basketball atmosphere. Welcome it, actually. Include that among the many basketball benefits potentially gained against the No. 14 Blue Jays in their arena. Purdue …

Tennessee basketball is back after the best season in program history. The No. 12 Vols open coach Rick Barnes’ 10th season against 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 Here …

EVANSVILLE — If there was a theme for the Evansville men’s basketball program this season, it’s continued positive momentum. The Aces are less than two weeks from the start of the 2024-25 season and Year 3 under David Ragland. Last year was a needed sign of growth with a 17-18 record, the program’s most wins since 2018, and a victory …

Oct. 24—LAS VEGAS — Mountain West Media Day, West Coast Conference Media Day or a 24-hour summit for teams headed to the new-look Pac-12 Conference? At times, last week’s media gathering at Resorts World in Las Vegas could’ve passed as all three. During a joint MWC/WCC Media Day, it was especially hard to ignore the elephant in the room — …

NCAA Basketball: American Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinal- South Florida v UAB TAMPA, Fla. — South Florida coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, who led the Bulls to the American Athletic Conference’s regular-season championship a year ago, has died, the school announced Thursday. He was 43. The school said he died from complications that presented while he was undergoing a procedure at a Tampa-area …

Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams watches his players during the first half of a quarterfinal SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament game against Arkansas at Bridgestone Arena Friday, March 10, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Sec Basketball Arkansas Vs Texas A M The Texas A&M basketball team will get to start the season where they left off when they travel an hour …