College Basketball

Jun. 28—CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois women’s basketball team’s nonconference schedule has yet to be finalized. Or at least be officially announced. But it’s clear Shauna Green took into consideration how tough the third-year Illini coach expects the Big Ten to be next winter — especially with the additions of Southern California and UCLA — as she formulated a plan for …

In just over four months, Xavier’s 2024-25 season will tip off when the Musketeers host Texas Southern. Xavier’s non-conference schedule was released Friday afternoon with plenty of intrigue behind several marquee matchups from the Skip Prosser Classic, the Fort Myers Tip-Off and the annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout. Last season, Xavier’s non-conference woes set the tone for the program’s first …

STAR-ADVERTISER Hawaii head coach Eran Ganot gestures from the sideline during the first half of a game against the UC Riverside Highlanders, in February 2023, in Honolulu. In the search for a multi-skilled power forward, the University of Hawaii basketball team found “Nemo.” 1 /1 STAR-ADVERTISER Hawaii head coach Eran Ganot gestures from the sideline during the first half of …

College basketball announcer Dick Vitale on air during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four championship game between the Connecticut Huskies and the San Diego State Aztecs on April 03, 2023. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) On Friday, legendary college basketball announcer and three-time cancer survivor Dick Vitale announced that he has cancer once again, this time in his lymph …

Michigan State and Team Motorcars’ Jeremy Fears Jr. moves the ball against Team Goodfellas in the game on Thursday, June 27, 2024, during the Moneyball Pro-Am at Holt High School. HOLT – Jeremy Fears Jr. remains a freshman eligibility-wise for the Michigan State basketball team. But the point guard from Joliet, Illinois, will still be tasked with being one of …

Year 1 of Eric Musselman’s USC basketball tenure is off and running. On a team that returns only one player from last season, Harrison Hornery, Musselman pointed to sources of vocal leadership after a practice held in the Galen Center. You won’t typically find a roster which is created almost entirely from the transfer portal the way this USC basketball …

Xavier University announced its non-conference men’s basketball schedule for the 2024-25 season on Friday. Xavier opens its season at home against Texas Southern Nov. 4. Xavier’s non-conference schedule includes seven games at Cintas Center, including the Skip Prosser Classic against Wake Forest Nov. 16. In the final Big East-Big 12 battle, Xavier will play TCU at Ed & Rae Schollmaier …

The 2024 NBA draft has come and gone and no former Notre Dame players had their names called. One did however agree to a short-term contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Cormac Ryan, who spent for years at Notre Dame after transferring from Stanford, is headed to the Sooner State. Ryan was a valuable transfer portal addition to the North …

NCAA tournament sensation Jack Gohlke signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder and will reportedly play with their summer league team. The news was confirmed by Oakland University on social media. Gohlke, 24, was the breakout star of the NCAA tournament’s first weekend, leading the No. 14 seed Golden Grizzlies to a first-round upset of No. 3 Kentucky. The grad transfer …

Austin-East basketball star guard Shane Cherry is transferring to the Academy of Central Florida in Orlando for his senior year, he confirmed to the Knoxville News Sentinel in a text message. Cherry, a 5-foot-10, 155-pound guard with a Tennessee basketball offer, is a three-star prospect and the No. 2 player in Tennessee, according to the 247Sports rankings for the Class …

Another injury has hit the Rutgers basketball backcourt. Postgrad guard Tyson Acuff suffered a broken foot in practice and will miss three months, the team announced Friday. Assuming his recovery goes as planned, the 6-foot-4 transfer from Eastern Michigan, who averaged 21.7 points per game last season, should be back in action for the 2024-25 season opener in early November. …

Xavier University announced its non-conference men’s basketball schedule for the 2024-25 season on Friday. Xavier opens its season at home against Texas Southern Nov. 4. Xavier’s non-conference schedule includes seven games at Cintas Center, including the Skip Prosser Classic against Wake Forest Nov. 16. In the final Big East-Big 12 battle, Xavier will play TCU at Ed & Rae Schollmaier …

Jeff Mittie MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State and women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie have agreed to a new five-year contract through the 2028-29 season. Wildcats athletic director Gene Taylor announced the deal. The financial terms were not immediately available. Mittie’s previous contract, which was signed in 2022, would have lasted through the 2025-26 season. Mittie has spent the past 10 …

Michigan State basketball started their 2023-24 season with an unceremonious loss to James Madison, a team that became one of the darlings of the college basketball season. This year, Tom Izzo has lined up an opponent that will, presumably, be a less formidable match-up. The Spartans will start their 2024-25 season with a game against Niagara of the Metro Atlantic …

Getty Images A player from France has been selected No. 1 in each of the past two NBA Drafts — first Victor Wembanyama in 2023, then Zaccharie Risacher in 2024. That streak should end next year because, barring a surprise, the first player selected in the 2025 NBA Draft should be Cooper Flagg, the projected one-and-done star at Duke. He’s …

The 2024 NBA Draft is in the books. No college team in this draft had more players selected than two-time reigning national champion UConn. Stephon Castle (No. 4 to the San Antonio Spurs) and Donovan Clingan (No. 7 to the Portland Trail Blazers) were drafted in the top 10, while Tristen Newton and Cam Spencer were selected in Round 2. …

Even in a down draft there are bound to be really good players who blossom years down the road. And no matter what draft you’re looking at, it is 100% guaranteed to see a lot of players taken far later than they should have been. With that in mind, and with the 2024 NBA Draft now over and the basketball …

For close to two decades, Rick Pitino was a villain to Kentucky basketball fans, a man whose life and career had an almost Shakespearean arc. After leading the Wildcats from the depths of scandal to championship glory, and after an ill-fated three-year run with the Boston Celtics, Pitino stunned many nationally and angered hundreds of thousands across the commonwealth by …

Justin Edwards went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft. The former Kentucky wing is the first top-3 recruit to go undrafted in the history of internet-era recruiting rankings (no top-3 prospect, per the industry-generated 247Sports Composite, had ever fallen out of the first round before Edwards).  Reed Sheppard’s catapult up draft boards to being the No. 3 pick by Houston …

AUBURN — The winningest player in Auburn basketball history is going pro. Jaylin Williams agreed to a deal with the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. Williams spent five seasons with the Tigers and was a part of 114 victories, averaging 9.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in his 141 appearances. Reports from Justin Hokanson of Auburn Live and Bennett Durando …

The 2024 NBA Draft is officially in the books. In total, 58 selections were made over two days. Zaccharie Risacher was the first player picked. Ariel Hukporti was the last player picked. Needless to say, I didn’t agree with everything that was done — most notably the Bucks using the No. 23 pick on a 19 year-old who just averaged …

LAWRENCE — There’s a lot of optimism right now, surrounding the Kansas basketball program. Among the returners from last season are Hunter Dickinson, Dajuan Harris Jr. and KJ Adams Jr., forming a formidable trio. The transfer portal haul coach Bill Self has brought in includes high-profile talents such as Rylan Griffen, AJ Storr and Zeke Mayo. Flory Bidunga and Rakease Passmore …

Kansas State basketball’s Big 12 schedule always has been a grind. Now it’s an even longer grind. With the conference expanding to 16 schools — welcome Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah; so long to Oklahoma and Texas — the Big 12 announced Thursday that it will grow its league slate by two games to 20 for the 2024-25 season. …

The 2024-25 schedule for Iowa State men’s basketball is now a bit more clear. The Big 12 announced the schedule matrix with home and away opponents for the upcoming season on Thursday. Each team will play five opponents twice, home and away, and the remaining Big 12 opponents once during the season. Iowa State will play Arizona, UCF, Colorado, Kansas …

The Butler men’s basketball team will spend Thanksgiving in Arizona this year. According to a release, the Bulldogs will be one of four teams in the Cactus Division Field for the 2024 Arizona Tip-Off. Butler, Mississippi State, Northwestern and UNLV will be part of the tournament set for Nov. 28-29 at Mullett Arena in Tempe. Matchups, game times and TV …