College Basketball

Rob Cassidy/Rivals.com NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Jason Crowe Jr. has long been a buzzed-about name in college coaching circles and continued to collect scholarship offers this summer while avoiding 10 PPG and 4.1 APG for Team WhyNoty on the EYBL circuit. Rivals caught up with Crowe following one of his games at Peach Jam to discuss his college options, visit …

ATLANTA – The National Basketball Players Association, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and the Southwestern Athletic Conference hosted the Top 50 Basketball Camp July 25-27 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Top 50 Basketball Camp featured a group of the best men’s basketball players from the SIAC and SWAC. During the three-day camp, players showcased their talent against their peers of the …

The differences were jaw-dropping, starting with the final score. Louisville men’s basketball began the Pat Kelsey era with a 111-59 exhibition win over Bahamas Select on Tuesday night inside a ballroom at the Baha Mar resort in Nassau. The Cardinals’ romp doesn’t count toward anything; but it should go a long way in restoring the faith of a beleaguered fan …

EVANSVILLE — David Ragland had multiple objectives when assembling his non-conference schedule. Above all, to get his team ready for the Missouri Valley Conference. The University of Evansville men’s basketball program announced its non-conference schedule for the 2024-25 season on Tuesday. It includes games against five teams that finished in the top 150 of last year’s KenPom rankings. The highlights …

Butler basketball has added two more games to its 2024-25 schedule. The Bulldogs will open the regular season by hosting Missouri State on Monday, Nov. 4. They also added a Dec. 10 home game against North Dakota State. 2025 commitment: Another McCaffery brother is leaving Iowa, joining Butler Butler basketball non-conference schedule 2024-25 (More games will be added) Nov. 4, …

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 17: 3v3 Basketball athlete Jimmer Fredette poses for a portrait during the 2024 Team USA Media Summit at Marriott Marquis Hotel on April 17, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776106883 ORIG FILE ID: 2149014390 What’s the history of 3×3 at the Olympics? Jul 28, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; …

For all the imperfections of The Ville’s 70-61 loss to La Familia in The Basketball Tournament quarterfinals, it was a perfect night for Louisville basketball. The fact that The Ville, a team of mostly U of L alumni, had to watch the mostly Kentucky alumni who comprised La Familia advance to Philadelphia to the semifinals was secondary. Monday night in …

John Calipari wants his Arkansas Razorbacks to think big. The Hall of Fame coach is used to big thinking and expectations from his days at Kentucky, of course. Now, Calipari has constructed virtually a whole new Razorbacks roster since his hiring in April, with only forward Trevon Brazile returning after testing the NBA waters. He’s taking over a program that …

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas basketball will embark on a new era this season with Hall of Fame coach John Calipari leading the program, and the former national champion is demanding a refreshed mindset from his new team. Speaking at a press conference Monday recapping the Razorbacks summer workouts, Calipari stressed the importance of setting a new culture in Fayetteville. He pointed …

Wisconsin basketball was listed among the final six schools for top-100 class of 2025 small forward Amari Allen on Monday. Minnesota, UCF, Mississippi, Nevada and Alabama joined Wisconsin on Allen’s final list of schools. Shortly after Greg Gard and company extended an offer to Allen earlier this month, Allen scheduled an official visit to Madison, Wisconsin for the weekend of …

After losing Taison Chatman to a season-ending knee injury, Ohio State is adding veteran guard Ques Glover for the 2024-25 season. Glover, who played 99 games in four seasons split between Florida and Samford (with a brief stop at BYU), joins the Buckeyes after a year spent at Kansas State, where he missed the entire 2023-24 season with a knee …

How does a recently graduated high school senior break the news on one of the biggest stories in basketball? Well, for Abington High graduate James Madden, it’s never too early to start building your sources. On June 10 at 1:38 p.m., ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted that UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley was returning to the Huskies, turning down a …

Rivals From Cameron Boozer’s dominance at the Nike Peach Jam to Ikenna Alozie’s unstoppable play in the adidas 3SSB, five-star prospects were certainly living up to their billing during the gauntlet of shoe circuit championships over the last week. That said, they weren’t alone. We zeroed in on five prospects outside of the top 50 in the Rivals150 who managed …

Jul. 28—LAS VEGAS — It’s difficult to decipher what’s being said on the court some 30 yards away, but fairly easy to understand what’s going on near the end of the fourth and final practice of United States Olympic training camp in Las Vegas. In a half-hour, the group will break and start shifting its focus to an exhibition the …

Tom Izzo has gone big game hunting in the 2025 recruiting class, going after a multitude of highly ranked recruits in the class. Another prospect that the Spartans are in a good spot with is Cam Ward, a forward from Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Ward is a prospect that the team has been on since the beginning of the cycle. He …

Jul. 27—LAS VEGAS — It’s difficult to decipher what’s being said on the court some 30 yards away, but fairly easy to understand what’s going on near the end of the fourth and final practice of United States Olympic training camp in Las Vegas. In a half-hour, the group will break and start shifting its focus to an exhibition the …

UConn men’s basketball’s quest for a three-peat will reportedly begin with an in-state opponent, according to Bryan DeNovellis of the Tri-State Basketball Podcast. The Huskies, DeNovellis reported, will host Sacred Heart in their 2024-25 season-opener on Nov. 6 at Gampel Pavilion. It would be the eighth matchup between the two programs and the first since 2019, Dan Hurley’s second season …

The 2024 Paris Olympics are underway, with men’s basketball taking the floor on Saturday. On the tournament’s opening day, one Husker helped his country to victory. Jack McVeigh scored 13 points for Australia in its opening game against Spain. He shot 4-for-8 from the field and 3-for-6 from beyond the arc. The Aussie also made two free throws. McVeigh’s 13 …

The Blade Jerry Easter didn’t need any extra motivation headed into the Nike Peach Jam last week, his sole focus was to concentrate on the one area he’s spent extra time focusing on in the gym. “My jump shot,” Easter said. “Most people see me as just a driver, so I’ve been putting in work to improve my shooting.” Easter’s …

© Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports From Kevin Durant to LeBron James to Anthony Edwards, the 2024 United States Olympic men’s basketball team is obviously stocked with star power and players that have been in the spotlight since they were high schoolers. The rest of the world has its share of big-time players as well, however, as 11 former five-stars will …

One of the most anticipated events at the 2024 Paris Olympics gets underway on Saturday. Eight countries will be in action on Saturday as they look to win a gold medal in the 5-on-5 basketball event that lasts from July 27 to August 11, when the women’s gold medal game is scheduled. REQUIRED READING: Anthony Davis leads Team USA over …

Arkansas landed one of the top scorers in all of high school basketball on Friday, when five-star guard Darius Acuff Jr. made the call for the Razorbacks. Acuff chose John Calipari’s program over finalists Kansas and childhood dream school Michigan and provides Arkansas fans with yet another reason to be optimistic about the direction of the program in the post-Eric …

The North Carolina Tar Heels basketball program found its groove again last season, a year removed from missing the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Hubert Davis’ team won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title, earning a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Despite not winning it all and losing in the Sweet 16, the season was a fun one for …

The first full recruiting cycle of a new Arkansas basketball era is off to a flying and historic start. Darius Acuff committed to John Calipari and the Razorbacks Friday at a ceremony in his hometown of Detroit. The class of 2025 point guard who plays high school basketball for IMG Academy in Florida chose Arkansas over Kansas and Michigan. More: …

PEORIA — The Bradley Braves are moving closer to finalizing their schedule for the 2024-25 basketball season. “We need about two more games to finish, but so do a lot of teams out there,” Bradley coach Brian Wardle said. “It’s a complicated process.” The Missouri Valley Conference is requiring teams to schedule a minimum of four Quad 1 and Quad …