College Basketball

Jul. 15—Several high-profile transfers picked Big Ten men’s basketball teams this offseason. Bigs like Oumar Ballo and Great Osobor. Guards like Kylan Boswell and Myles Rice. Other lower-profile transfers, like Tre White at Illinois, might wind up being just as meaningful. Illini beat writer Scott Richey spotlights five: Like all of UCLA’s international freshmen, Buyuktuncel had a difficult freshman season. …

Jul. 15—The Dayton Flyers and Cincinnati Bearcats officially announced the return of the Hoops Classic on Monday. Jon Rothstein, of CBS Sports, reported the date of the game, Dec. 20, in June. The time of the game and television information will be announced at a later date. The Hoops Classic will be played at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati …

Former Wisconsin Badgers Micah Potter and Nigel Hayes-Davis have traveled with USA Basketball and are set to suit up for the team’s exhibition vs. Australia on Monday afternoon. The Olympic exhibition match is in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and will tip off at noon Eastern. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1. Related: Big Ten basketball teams …

The expectations for Iowa State basketball are very high heading into the 2024-25 season. The level of competition the Cyclones will face is top-tier, too. Iowa State could face six top 10 opponents and nine top 25 opponents, according to ESPN’s Wayy-Too-Early Top 25 released on July 1. The Cyclones rank No. 7 in that poll. That official number will …

Wisconsin basketball secured an official visit with top-ranked class of 2025 shooting guard Davion Hannah, per 247sports’ National Basketball Scout & Recruiting Analyst Brandon Jenkins.  Hannah will also take official visits to Alabama, Louisville, Ohio State and Wake Forest this fall. He will visit Wisconsin the weekend of September 14, the same date as fellow four-star basketball target Amari Allen. …

Coach Thad Matta reached out to Tony Bollier in April about a new position on the Butler basketball staff. It was shortly after the Final Four and the conclusion of Bollier’s season as an assistant coach for the G League. Butler was adding a general manager position, and after seven years within the Milwaukee Bucks’ organization, Bollier fit the bill. …

BYU’s head men’s basketball coach Kevin Young speaks to reporters after practice at BYU in Provo on Thursday, June 6, 2024. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News At the end of May, quite a few eyebrows were raised in the Beehive State when AJ Dybantsa, the top high school basketball prospect in the Class of 2025 and the presumptive first pick …

Five-star small forward Jalen Haralson continues to be a top priority for Michigan State. On3 recruiting insider Joe Tipton reported that Spartans head coach Tom Izzo was in attendance for one of Haralson’s games on Sunday at the Peach Jam event. Other notable coaches in attendance included Purdue’s Matt Painter, Auburn’s Bruce Pearl, Notre Dame’s Micah Shrewsberry and Kansas’ Bill …

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo continues to make elite in-state shooting guard Trey McKenney a priority prospect. Izzo was one of many head coaches in attendance to watch McKenney and other top prospects at the Peach Jam event on Sunday. College basketball reporter Sam Lance said Izzo, Kansas’ Bill Self, Arkansas’ John Calipari, Georgetown’s Ed Cooley and Notre Dame’s …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 small forward prospect Chidi Nwigwe. “After a great conversation with coach (Rod) Clark, I am Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Nwigwe said. The 6-foot-7, 195-pound four-star small forward is from Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kansas. Nwigwe ranks as the No. 27 prospect in the class of 2026. He …

Eliot Clough/Rivals.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – It was semifinal Saturday at the adidas 3SSB Championships, and elite prospects turned in gritty performances in victory and defeat as hundreds of college basketball coaches looked on in South Carolina. It was clear that the players were playing with motivated vigor as the window to earn offers for the summer closes by the …

Wisconsin men’s basketball is set to play Montana State as part of its 2024-25 non-conference schedule on Nov. 7 in Madison, according to a report from college basketball analyst Rocco Miller. The news arrives on the same day Wisconsin received its opener from the inaugural Greenbrier tip-off in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The Badgers will play the UCF Knights …

Wisconsin men’s basketball program extended an offer to class of 2025 small forward Amari Allen on Friday, per his recent post on X. The news arrives four days after the Badgers locked in an official visit with top-ranked in-state SF on Monday. He is slated to visit Madison the weekend of Sept. 13, the same weekend UW will play Alabama …

The country’s top high school basketball players, including Louisville native Tyran Stokes, are getting ready to showcase their talents at the 2024 Nike EYBL Peach Jam in North Augusta, South Carolina. Play-in games are scheduled to start Friday, and the event will conclude July 21 with the finals. Peach Jam marks the final stage of Nike’s EYBL circuit and features …

With the open evaluation period beginning this week, college coaches across the country are watching prospects on the AAU cycle. That includes Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels. On Thursday, Davis was in South Carolina to watch a big recruiting target in the 2025 class with Malachi Moreno playing. And a day later, he was back watching a …

Late November will feature not one but two men’s college basketball tournaments at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. Joining the annual Sunshine Slam event set for Nov. 25-26, the first Boardwalk Battle will run from Nov. 21-23. It will include eight mid-major teams: East Carolina, Jacksonville State, James Madison, La Salle, Stetson, Toledo, UC San Diego and UIC. Each …

Kevin Love says he has a new phrase that he wants to live by: “Plant trees and watch ’em grow.” Consider Cooper Flagg one of Love’s next trees that might not need too much help growing. Love and Flagg are in the middle of a quick, but deserved, media tour. Flagg was named the Gatorade Best Male Player of the …

The most important argument in the ongoing lawsuits between Florida State/Clemson and the ACC became slightly clearer this week thanks to a newly unredacted South Carolina court filing. The heart of the dispute between the conference and two of its biggest brands is this question: Who owns the TV rights to an ACC home game after a school leaves the …

A record audience of 1.162 million viewers tuned in to watch former Wisconsin Badger Micah Potter see game action for USA Basketball earlier this week. Maybe the entire audience didn’t tune in to see Potter specifically, but instead to watch USA Basketball’s Olympic exhibition match against Canada. Then Potter saw game action to close the contest and even hit a …

The 2024-25 non-conference schedule for the Marquette men’s basketball team includes seven home games (one on campus), three on the road and one at a neutral site. Here is a look at the Golden Eagles’ opponents: Nov. 4: Stony Brook, Fiserv Forum 2024-25 BartTorvik.com preseason projection (out of 364 NCAA Division 1 teams): No. 275 Opponent nickname: Seawolves Opponent conference: …

Wisconsin men’s basketball to open the 2024 Greenbrier Tip-Off against the University of Central Florida on Friday, Nov. 22. Wisconsin will also participate alongside Pittsburgh and LSU in what will be the event’s first installment in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The first announcement surrounding Wisconsin’s involvement with the early-season tournament arrived in early March. The circuit will take place …

Former Wisconsin basketball stars Nigel Hayes-Davis and Micah Potter were featured in a recent video following a 2024 USA Men’s National Team practice in Las Vegas. The clips showcased both Hayes-Davis and Potter participating in a half-court set and shooting drill following a practice at UNLV’s Mendenhall Center. Hayes-Davis and Potter participated as members of the 2024 USA Select Team, …

Former Wisconsin Badger Micah Potter sent social media ablaze Wednesday night when he subbed in for LeBron James during USA Men’s Basketball’s Olympic exhibition game against Canada. The former Badger promptly made his presence felt, hitting a corner three-pointer. Related: Big Ten basketball teams ranked by returning production entering 2024-25 season Potter played for only two minutes in the USA’s …

Jul. 11—CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois men’s basketball program approached its last stage of roster building for the 2024-25 season with a specific intent of landing another player that would fit what the coaching staff calls an “action guy.” A player to run the offense through. Someone comfortable — and effective — with the ball in their hands. The Illini ultimately …

Shaqir O’Neal’s decision to join Florida A&M’s men’s basketball team continues to generate excitement throughout Rattler Nation. Shaqir, the youngest son of Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, has transferred from fellow Southwestern Athletic Conference program and HBCU Texas Southern. FAMU announced the news Monday night. Shaqir O’Neal, 21, is a rising redshirt junior and joins new FAMU head coach …