College Basketball

The Gophers men’s basketball team was hurt by a poor nonconference schedule last season. It contributed to the Gophers heading to the NIT instead of earning an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament. Minnesota addressed its nonconference slate on Thursday, announcing it will play in the ESPN Events Invitational on Nov. 28-29 at State Farm Field House in Kissimmee, Fla. …

GAINESVILLE — The Florida men’s basketball team will headline the 2024 ESPN Events Invitational at Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Kissimmee during the Thanksgiving holiday. ESPN announced the Gators, coming off a 24-11 season in Todd Golden’s second year, will join Minnesota, Wake Forest and Wichita State during a four-team, two-day tournament running Nov. 28-29. Matchups, along with game …

Butler basketball will host SMU on Nov. 15 after the schools agreed to a home-and-home series. SMU will host a game in the 2025-26 season. SMU and Butler both played in the NIT in 2024. SMU, with new coach Andy Enfield, is entering the Atlantic Coast Conference this season. Chuck Harris, who played three years at Butler, is on the …

The North Carolina Tar Heels could be adding one more player late in the process for the 2024-25 college basketball season as they have talked with NBA Global Academy product Julius Halaifonua. The 7-foot center out of New Zealand drew the attention of a few programs who are hoping to land him for the upcoming season. But one of North …

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University men’s basketball announced its non-league schedule for the 2024-25 season, highlighted by seven home games. Combined with the team’s home games in the ACC this season, Clemson will host five-of-the-eight winningest programs in college basketball history this coming season (Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse and Notre Dame). Clemson Basketball season ticket renewal applications are now available …

CLEMSON — Clemson basketball revealed its full non-conference schedule for the 2024-25 season Thursday. The Tigers will begin their season on Oct. 30 against Augusta University in an exhibition game at Littlejohn Coliseum. They will face Charleston Southern, Saint Francis, Eastern Kentucky, Radford, Florida A&M, Kentucky and Memphis at home. On the road, Clemson will battle Boise State and South Carolina and …

The recruitment of one of the top prospects in the 2025 Rivals150 is nearing its end, as IMG Academy star Darius Acuff Jr. is poised to announce his college choice on Friday. Acuff will choose among Arkansas, Kansas and Michigan, all of which he has visited and seems to feel comfortable with. Below, Rivals breaks down the decision that lies …

Rick Barnes and Tennessee’s coaching staff have a offered a scholarship to 2027 point guard prospect Davion Thompson. “Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Thompson said. The 6-foot-3, 170-pound point guard prospect is from Bolingbrook High School in Bolingbrook, Illinois. There are currently no recruiting rankings for Thompson from 247Sports, Rivals, On3 or ESPN. The Vols …

The University of Dayton men’s basketball team was ranked No. 20 in home attendance last season. >>Dayton men’s basketball to play UC Bearcats for 2nd straight year The Flyer Faithful’s attendance for games averaged 13,407 fans a game for the entire season for the third straight year, according to numbers found on the NCAA website. UD’s top four attendance averages …

LEXINGTON — Until the games begin later this year, it’s impossible to know how good Kentucky basketball will be defensively. But one can project. If nothing else, it will be hard for the Wildcats to be much worse than they were during the 2023-24 campaign. In the final season of John Calipari’s 15-year run guiding the program, UK had one of …

The 2019 basketball season will live as one of the most favorable in the eyes of Michigan State basketball fans. The team that made a run to the Final Four, giving fans countless memories, will always be cherished by Spartan Nation. Two of the faces from that program returned to the program to visit their old stomping grounds, and it …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – The No. 60 prospect in the 2026 Rivals150, Dhani Miller has a few offers in town and is beginning to attract additional high-major interest. Miller averaged 16.3 points, 3.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game while running with Florida Rebels 16U at Peach Jam last week and impressed in gyms crawling with college coaches. …

The North Carolina Tar Heels will tip off their 2024-25 season on November 4th, hosting Elon in the Dean E. Smith Center, beginning what we hope will be an exciting season again in Chapel Hill. On Wednesday, the program officially unveiled its non-conference schedule, releasing all dates and opponents for Hubert Davis’ team. And looking at the schedule, it’s another …

North Carolina basketball has a nonconference schedule for the 2024-25 season that includes games against Alabama, Kansas and a trip to Hawaii. The Tar Heels finalized their non-ACC stretch on Wednesday. UNC coach Hubert Davis added several players from the transfer portal, including Belmont’s Cade Tyson, and a talented recruiting class to join returning starters Elliot Cadeau and RJ Davis. …

Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels’ basketball program have added another prospect to their 2026 recruiting board. Earlier this week, UNC offered a few recruits in the 2025 and 2026 recruiting classes, establishing their board. And on Wednesday, the program extended an offer to small forward Miikka Muurinen. The Arizona native has a tie to North Carolina as his …

Jul. 24—What made last February’s upset win against Indiana all the more impressive — it was the most significant single victory of the 2023-24 season for Illinois before the Illini went on a run to the WBIT title — was that coach did it by playing only six players. That shortened bench had varying degrees of success last winter, but …

Holbrook junior forward Tyler Tapaha joked with teammates between layups as his team, the Gunnerz, prepared for their first matchup in the Native American Basketball Invitational on Tuesday at Grand Canyon University’s Canyon Activity Center. Tapaha is the spirit of his team, consisting primarily of family members and other members of Indigenous tribes within the Northern Arizona region. Ahead of …

The C.L. Brown Show Podcast This week’s episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Louisville men’s basketball coach Pat Kelsey, who replaced Kenny Payne after just two years at the helm. Kelsey discusses building a relationship with U of L point guard Chucky Hepburn, who transferred from Wisconsin, the advantages of building a completely new roster and the Cardinals’ upcoming …

That The Ville has The Basketball Tournament crowds at Freedom Hall rocking won’t just be nostalgia that stays in the summertime. Coach Pat Kelsey will have Louisville men’s basketball back to the level where going to games is fun again. Where setting aside extra time to navigate the traffic at the KFC Yum! Center was a must to arrive on …

The Iona Gaels men’s basketball team officially announced the non-conference portion of its 2024-25 college basketball season schedule. The Gaels will open the 2024-25 season on the road, playing at Princeton on Nov. 4. Iona’s first home game will be against Delaware on Nov. 12. They will also compete in the 2024 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship from Nov. 29 …

CORAL GABLES — The Hurricanes basketball team taking part in summer workouts at the Watsco Center is wildly different than the one whose season ended at the ACC tournament in March. Miami said goodbye to seven players to the transfer portal, including starters Norchad Omier and Wooga Poplar, and lost one-and-done guard Kyshawn Greorge to the NBA draft. To replace …

July has a way of shaking up things in the recruiting world and the most important month of the rankings calendar did its thing once again in 2024. The impact of the last five weeks or so is too wide-ranging to sum up in a single story, but some of the most notable rankings implications of what Rivals witnessed on …

While many know about Keon Coleman’s time with Michigan State as a wide receiver, his time with the basketball program was a legendary experience for Spartan fans. Tom Izzo has been a noted factor in Coleman’s decision to go to East Lansing, being a key cog in his recruitment. Izzo spoke about Coleman and his athletic ability on a recent …

In today’s college basketball world, headlined by transfers and coaching changes, it’s rare to see either stay at a program for several years. Top transfers are choosing NIL money over a guaranteed starting spot, plus struggling Power 5 programs are hiring successful head coaches at lower levels. These both lead many fans to question loyalty in college hoops, with some …

Michigan State tapped into the transfer portal this offseason and picked up a big-time player in forward Frankie Fidler. Fidler came to Michigan State from Nebraska-Omaha, where he averaged double-digits in points in each of his three seasons with the Mavericks. This past year, he averaged 20.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. With the Spartans basketball season looming, the …