College Basketball

NEW YORK — Providence College could be set to both move forward and turn back the clock if its women’s basketball season plays out as predicted. The Friars were selected third on Wednesday morning at the league’s annual media day, which was held at Madison Square Garden. Perennial power Connecticut was the unanimous favorite while Creighton picked up a lone …

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – MARCH 31: Head coach Rick Barnes of the Tennessee Volunteers talks with Zakai Zeigler #5 against the Purdue Boilermakers during the first half in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Little Caesars Arena on March 31, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images) Rick Barnes enters his tenth season as …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – If all goes well, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team will be in the T-Mobile Center hoisting a Big 12 championship trophy in five months. For now, Coach Wes Miller’s men are here with the No. 20 Associated Press preseason ranking and the No. 20 ranking in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, the program’s …

LEXINGTON — A little more than six months after his hire as Kentucky basketball’s coach, Mark Pope will lead his team onto the court for the first time against another team. It just won’t count in the standings, win or lose. UK has its first of two preseason exhibitions ahead of the 2024-25 campaign tonight, hosting in-state school Kentucky Wesleyan at …

Notre Dame guard Matt Allocco speaks with media during Notre Dame men’s basketball’s media day at Purcell Pavilion on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in South Bend. It’s perhaps not surprising that a Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s basketball squad that was 13-20 overall in 2023-2024 isn’t in the top 25 in the initial USA Today coaches poll. The Irish didn’t receive any …

Mar 22, 2024; Memphis, TN, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Manny Obaseki (35) celebrates after a play during the first half of the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports Like the Texas A&M football team, there is some excitement for the Aggie basketball team …

When The Associated Press preseason poll was released last week, the Illinois basketball team found itself just outside the top 25. The nation’s coaches are a little higher on the Fighting Illini, putting then at No. 24 overall in the 2024-25 preseason coaches’ poll released Wednesday. “There’s major turnover for the Fighting Illini with the loss of Terrence Shannon, who …

Mar 30, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; The Clemson Tigers mascot Tiger Cub performs in the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the finals of the West Regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports With the start of the 2024-25 college basketball season only days away, Wednesday saw the unveiling of the …

Mar 20, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Hubert Davis during practice at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports Last week, the preseason AP Poll was released and North Carolina came in as the No. 9 ranked team in the nation. Today, the first release of the USA TODAY Sport’s men’s basketball coaches’ poll …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball was ranked No. 18 in the preseason USA TODAY Sports coaches poll that was released on Wednesday. The team was ranked No. 17 in the preseason AP Poll released last week. The Hoosiers fell short of reaching the NCAA tournament last season for the first time during coach Mike Woodson’s tenure with a 19-14 record (10-10 Big …

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball is entering the season as one of the favorites to win a national championship, and it should come as no surprise then that it’s ranked No. 1 in the USA TODAY Preseason Poll — as voted on by the coaches. Kansas is coming off of a season in which it finished 23-11 and No. 21 in the …

NEW YORK — Rick Pitino’s return to Lexington — to coach a basketball game — seems to no longer be happening. At Big East basketball media day Wednesday at Madison Square Garden, the former Kentucky and current St. John’s basketball coach said the highly anticipated home-and-home series between the Wildcats and Red Storm is off. Adam Zagoria of NJ.com was …

Auburn Tigers forward Chris Moore (5) and Auburn Tigers forward Chad Baker-Mazara (10) pump up the crowd during the Tipoff at Toomer’s at Toomer’s Corner at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala., on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. Auburn basketball looks to give the Auburn fan base something to look forward to this season after the football team’s disappointing start to the …

Marquette men’s basketball guard Kam Jones is finally seen as one of the best players in the Big East conference. At the league’s media day Wednesday in New York, the coaches voted Jones to the preseason all-Big East first team. Jones, a 6-foot-5 senior, did not even earn honorable mention all-Big East last season despite averaging 17.2 points per game, …

Marquette men’s basketball guard Kam Jones is finally seen as one of the best players in the Big East conference. At the league’s media day Wednesday in New York, the coaches voted Jones to the preseason all-Big East first team. Jones, a 6-foot-5 senior, did not even earn honorable mention all-Big East last season despite averaging 17.2 points per game, …

Jan 17, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners forward Jalon Moore (14) celebrates after scoring against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the second half at Lloyd Noble Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. Year 4 of the Porter Moser era will tip off on Nov. 4 when the …

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – APRIL 06: Head coach Nate Oats of the Alabama Crimson Tide meets with Mark Sears #1 in the first half against the Connecticut Huskies in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game at State Farm Stadium on April 06, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) The start of the 2024-25 college basketball …

The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team will begin their 2024-2025 regular season on Nov. 4 at home against Holy Cross. The preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released on Wednesday in advance of the 2024-25 campaign, and Wisconsin begins in the ‘receiving votes’ section. The USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the college basketball regular season …

Could the 2024-25 college basketball season be a rebuilding year for the Big Ten? The conference only had four teams listed in the preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll on Wednesday, with Purdue leading the way at No. 13 a season after falling to UConn in the national championship game. REQUIRED READING: Michigan basketball opens Dusty May era with rout of …

Colorado (26-11, 13-7 Pac-12) Coach Tad Boyle has plenty of openings to fill after losing all five starters off a team that won a program-record 26 games, including two in the NCAA Tournament before losing to Marquette. Three of the departed Buffaloes — Cody Williams, Tristan Da Silva and KJ Simpson — were picked in the NBA draft last June. …

In Shaheen Holloway’s six years as a college basketball head coach, his team has finished near the bottom of its league just once – his first season at Saint Peter’s. He hasn’t posted a losing record in league play since. Yet seemingly everyone continues to have low expectations for Seton Hall – again. The 2024-25 Pirates have been slotted for …

NEW YORK CITY − A lot can change in college basketball. For proof, just look at the Xavier Musketeers. Seven months after being knocked out of the Big East Tournament quarterfinals by UConn in a 27-point blowout, Xavier is back at Madison Square Garden for Media Day expected to be in contention for a conference title this season. Wednesday marked …

NEW YORK — The college basketball season unofficially kicked off in the Big East on Wednesday as the conference’s 11 programs met at The World’s Most Famous Arena for Big East media day. With that came the release of the preseason coaches poll, which brought little-to-no surprise on who was predicted at the top. Fresh off back-to-back national championship titles, …

Despite all of the fresh faces inside the Arkansas basketball program this winter, many of the roles within the team already feel predictable. John Calipari has a group of nine core players in his first season with the Razorbacks. Trevon Brazile — the lone holdover — will stretch the floor and attack the basket off the dribble so fellow big-man …

The C.L. Brown Show Podcast This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features a pair of throwbacks to Louisville’s 2013 men’s basketball national championship team. N.C. State coach Kevin Keatts, who was an assistant coach on that U of L team, is fresh off making his first Final Four with the Wolfpack. Luke Hancock, who is now an ACC Network basketball analyst, …