College Basketball

Quarterback Davis Warren and the Michigan Wolverines will host the USC Trojans for their first Big Ten matchup on Saturday. (Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Michigan Wolverines have played the USC Trojans frequently as Rose Bowl competitors, but this weekend the two teams will play each other as Big Ten rivals for the first time. With a …

  The Utah Utes will face the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium. (Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images) The No. 12 Utah Utes will play No. 14 Oklahoma State Cowboys in a game on Saturday afternoon that will be televised on FOX. Both teams are currently 3-0, and the game marks the first Big 12 Conference game for both …

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The debut of John Calipari at Arkansas will come in a charity exhibition game against Kansas next month. The schools announced Wednesday that their men’s basketball teams would meet Oct. 25 at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Proceeds from the game will be split between the Fore the Kids Foundation, which is based in Overland …

Week 4 of the college football season is when the changes that resulted from recent conference realignment really start to sink in with three early league games featuring high stakes in the SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 on Saturday. No. 13 Oklahoma makes its SEC debut hosting ESPN’s ‘College Gameday’ and No. 7 Tennessee for a juicy matchup involving …

Oregon coach Dana Altman brings his team together before their game against Michigan last December at Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks open the 2024-25 season Nov. 4 at home versus UC Riverside. It’s time to bring on the Big Ten for the Oregon men’s basketball team. The Ducks’ 31-game 2024-25 season schedule was announced Thursday and it was hard not …

Sep. 19—Colby Brooks’ time with Gonzaga’s basketball program ended in March, but the former walk-on’s time in the West Coast Conference will resume this fall. Brooks, a forward from the Los Angeles area who spent the past two years in Spokane, announced his commitment to San Diego on Thursday and is listed on the Toreros’ official roster with the 2024-25 …

RALEIGH — The signs are everywhere at the Dail Basketball Center. Before walking into N.C. State’s basketball facility, a red decal on the front of the building serves as a reminder of what the Wolfpack accomplished during a magical 2023-24 season. On a table inside that building, there were copies of “The Technician,” N.C. State’s student newspaper, with the headline: …

Mar 15, 2024; Washington, D.C., USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Elliot Cadeau (2) shoots the ball as Pittsburgh Panthers forward Blake Hinson (2) defends during the first half at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports The UNC basketball team is ready to get after it this season. With a national championship in mind, veteran RJ Davis …

Michigan State’s Jaden Akins celebrates after a dunk against Oakland during the first half on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Michigan State basketball will open conference play in early December. The official Big Ten schedule for the Spartans was released on Thursday, with Michigan State opening league play on December 4 at Minnesota. Michigan …

Duck fans are going to have to get used to playing the Beavers early in the season and not just in football either. Oregon men’s basketball has its 2024-25 schedule officially set with the season opener Nov. 4 against UC-Riverside. The Ducks will then host Montana (Nov. 8), Portland (Nov. 12) and Troy (Nov. 17) before venturing out on the …

There may be a top-20 showdown on the gridiron in Ann Arbor this weekend between No. 12 USC and No. 16 Michigan, but ever so slowly, basketball season is arriving. With just over a month until Michigan basketball opens its season against Oakland on Oct. 20, the Big Ten revealed its conference schedule in its entirety Thursday afternoon. The Wolverines …

Shawnee Mission Northwest’s Keaton Wagler (23) dives the the ball over Washburn Rural sophomore Kaden Ballard (13) during the second quarter of Tuesday’s game. PEORIA — The Illinois basketball team produced a fast-break start to their 2025 recruiting class this week by landing four-star combo guard prospect Keaton Wagler. The ratings site, 247 Sports, ranked the 6-foot-6 Wagler as the …

INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue men’s basketball’s path to a third consecutive Big Ten regular-season championship begins and ends on the road. The conference released game dates Thursday. The Boilermakers’ Big Ten slate starts Dec. 5 at Penn State, resumes in earnest Jan. 2 in Minnesota and concludes March 7 at Illinois. Purdue basketball 2024-25 schedule: See who, when Boilers play this …

WEST LAFAYETTE − The conference has four new teams, but the goal for Purdue basketball remains the same, complete a Big Ten three-peat. The path to doing that was revealed Thursday on the Big Ten Network. In addition to a road exhibition game for the second year in a row, the Boilermakers have six non-conference home games and one true …

UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley has seen a lot of accolades over the past two seasons. Two-time national champion, National Coach of the Year, Ruler of the Jungle… the list goes on. But influential? Now that’s a label that transcends sports. Hurley was named one of the 50 Most Influential Figures in Sports by Sports Illustrated in the …

NORMAN — OU men’s basketball released its full 2024-25 schedule on Thursday. The Sooners will open their regular season at home against Lindenwood at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4. Head coach Porter Moser’s squad will head to the Bahamas in late November to participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. OU will open with a matchup against Providence at 4 …

NORMAN — OU men’s basketball released its full 2024-25 schedule on Thursday. The Sooners will open their regular season at home against Lindenwood at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4. Head coach Porter Moser’s squad will head to the Bahamas in late November to participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. OU will open with a matchup against Providence at 4 …

Michigan State basketball looks to be heading back to The Big Apple and The World’s Most Famous Arena, and it will be coming in Big Ten play. According to CBS Sports’ college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, the Spartans are reportedly scheduled to play their road game against Rutgers at Madison Square Garden. It is scheduled to take place on Saturday, …

Four-star point guard Chance Mallory says he hopes to make his college decision by the end of October and is in the midst of a run of official visits that will go a long way toward determining where he lands. Officially, the Virginia-based standout has a top six comprised of Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Miami, Villanova and Clemson. Those programs …

A return to the NCAA Tournament and a top-five Big Ten finish are projected for Ohio State in Lindy’s annual college basketball preseason magazine. The 2024-25 preview issue features Ohio State’s Evan Mahaffey as one of the three primary cover stars alongside Cincinnati’s Dan Skillings Jr. and Zavier’s Zach Freemantle while Dayton’s Nate Santos is related to his own spot …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball guard Trey Galloway took a patient approach to rehabbing the knee injury he suffered at the end of the 2023-24 season. Galloway didn’t want to force his way back onto the court too early after undergoing a surgical procedure to repair a torn meniscus and suffer a setback that would sideline him during his final year …

Sep. 18—The long-rumored Gonzaga-Baylor men’s basketball matchup has a date, a site and a future. The teams are expected to square off Nov. 4 — opening day of the upcoming season — at the Spokane Arena. Tip time and television arrangements are still being finalized, according to a Gonzaga source. GU and Baylor have also agreed to contests in the …

Apr 2, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; McDonald’s All American East guard Drake Powell (9) drives to the basket around McDonald’s All American West guard Trent Perry (0) during the first half at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports A major reason behind the North Carolina Tar Heels’ basketball success last year was their experienced roster. UNC carried fifth-year …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball guard Jakai Newton’s status going into the start of the 2024-25 season remains a bit muddled. While Newton declared himself “good to go” at the team’s media day Wednesday from the knee injury that’s sidelined him for two years — ”I’m 100” — his coach Mike Woodson wasn’t so optimistic. Newton is back with the team practicing, but Woodson detailed a …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball guard Jakai Newton’s status going into the start of the 2024-25 season remains a bit muddled. While Newton declared himself “good to go” at the team’s media day on Wednesday from the knee injury that’s sidelined him for two years — ”I’m 100” — his coach Mike Woodson wasn’t so optimistic. Newton is back with the team practicing, …