College Basketball

Florida basketball and the Arizona State Sun Devils are finalizing a date for their 2024-25 season matchup, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. The two programs will face off on Dec. 14 at the State Farm Center in Atlanta. The Gators and Sun Devils have met just twice on the college hoops parquet, with the Orange and Blue prevailing in …

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – The 2024 Peach Jam is ongoing, and Rivals national analyst Rob Cassidy has been on hand for the last two days at the marquee grassroots event. Today, he shares five stock-rising performances he’s witnessed in his two full days in the South Carolina-based events center, as prospects familiar and not-so-familiar have made impressions. More from Peach …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have offered a scholarship to a top junior college player. Xavier Edmonds is a class of 2025 power forward from Salt Lake (Utah) C.C. Last season, he appeared in 32 games, averaging 20.8 minutes per appearance.  Edmonds also averaged 14.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. The 6-foot-8 power forward shot 55% from the field, …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2025 power forward prospect Marcus Jackson. “Blessed to receive the offer from Tennessee,” Jackson said. The 6-foot-7, 210-pound four-star power forward prospect is from AZ Compass Prep School in Chandler, Arizona. Jackson ranks as the No. 152 prospect in the class of 2025. He ranks as the No. 30 power forward and No. 10 player …

The University of Dayton men’s basketball team will play the University of Cincinnati for the second straight season in downtown Cincinnati. >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Dayton Flyers play strong 2nd half as they beat Cincinnati UD and UC will play on Friday, December 20, at Heritage Bank Center. The contest was announced Monday by bdG Sports, according to a UD spokesperson. The …

Former Wisconsin basketball greats Nigel Hayes-Davis and Micah Potter continue to train with the USA Men’s Basketball team as it prepares for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. The two are part of the USA Select Team, a group of current and former college basketball stars who serve as USA Basketball’s ‘practice squad’ during its Olympic preparation. Related: Big …

The Kentucky men’s basketball team has set its 2024-25 nonconference schedule. The 13-game nonconference schedule includes nine home contests in Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center, an away tilt at Clemson and three neutral-site matchups. The Southeastern Conference slate, along with television networks and game times will be announced at a later date. After a pair of to-be-determined exhibition contests, …

Several Duke and North Carolina basketball recruits were among the top high school basketball prospects in the nation at the Adidas 3SSB Circuit event in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Third-year Duke coach Jon Scheyer and fourth-year UNC coach Hubert Davis were among the power conference coaches on location at the Rock Hill Sports Center to scout potential Blue Devils and …

Summer basketball is coming to Hinkle Fieldhouse this week as Butler hosts a region for The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a made-for-TV annual event with a $1 million winner-take-all prize awaiting the last team standing in the 64-team TBT. Teams featuring alumni from IU, Purdue and Butler will compete, plus plenty of other familiar local names, including 2016 Indiana Mr. Basketball …

Summer basketball is coming to Hinkle Fieldhouse this week as Butler hosts a region for The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a made-for-TV annual event with a $1 million winner-take-all prize awaiting the last team standing in the 64-team TBT. Teams featuring alumni from IU, Purdue and Butler will compete, plus plenty of other familiar local names, including 2016 Indiana Mr. Basketball …

Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway added depth to his revamped roster in junior college forward Damarien “Dink” Yates. The 6-foot-8 Yates prepped at Fayette-Ware, earning Tennessee Class 3A Mr. Basketball honors in 2023, and spent his freshman season at Vincennes (Indiana) University. Yates is expected to join the team as a walk-on. Yates averaged 7.2 points and 4.6 rebounds in …

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — While waiting on a connecting flight late Thursday inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, I bumped into a college basketball coach I’ve known for years. Per airport tradition, I asked where he was headed. He said he was on his way to an Adidas event in South Carolina. Then he asked where I was going. “Peach Jam,” …

The first July live period started on Thursday and is unfolding under a backdrop of buzz for the upcoming college season as well as a prime commitment window for players in the class of 2025. This week in the round table, Rivals analysts Rob Cassidy and Jason Jordan address each of the aforementioned topics. Below, the duo weighs in on …

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA – MARCH 18: Johni Broome #4 of the Auburn Tigers and Jarace Walker #25 of the Houston Cougars jump for the ball to start the game in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Legacy Arena at the BJCC on March 18, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Auburn basketball is …

Devin Booker scored four points in the final minute to clinch Team USA’s win over Australia in an exhibition match at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on July 15, 2024. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images) Perhaps the eight-hour time difference in Abu Dhabi was a factor, but Team USA had a closer game versus Australia on Monday than …

While the last few months surrounding Xavier men’s basketball has been about the program’s roster reconstruction through the NCAA’s transfer portal, the Musketeers still have a few key returning pieces they are trying to get back to full strength. Speaking with Jon Rothstein on the College Hoops Today podcast on Monday, Xavier head coach Sean Miller said that forward Jerome …

Jul. 15—CHAMPAIGN — It’s quiet now near State Farm Center. But that won’t last. Come October, a new friend visits the home of Illinois men’s basketball. Goes by the name Anticipation. Brad Underwood did that. The eighth-year Illini coach just put the school in the Elite Eight for the first time since the magical 2005 team reached the NCAA championship …

AUBURN — Another big-time matchup has been added to the 2024-25 Auburn basketball schedule. The Tigers will play Purdue at Birmingham’s Legacy Arena on Dec. 21, Auburn announced Monday. The matchup is the first half of a two-year series with the Boilermakers, who will also play Auburn at Indianapolis’ Gainbridge Fieldhouse in December 2025. Purdue is coming off a season …

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue men’s basketball’s 2024-25 non-conference schedule now includes a southern trip to face another NCAA Tournament regular. The team announced Monday it has finalized an agreement with Auburn for a two-game neutral-site series, including a Dec. 21, 2024, game in Birmingham, Alabama. Auburn will play in the Indy Classic at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Dec. 20, 2025. The Birmingham …

Northpoint Christian School guard Ayden Kelley, the son of former Booker T. Washington and Memphis basketball guard Antonio Burks, has joined Arkansas, the team announced July 11. Kelley’s background is full of basketball talent. His stepfather is former Tennessee star point guard Tony Harris. Harris was a McDonald’s All-American out of East High School and played for the Volunteers from …

Jeremiah Fears is one of the most interesting names to watch in college basketball recruiting right now. The 5-star combo guard and brother of Michigan State basketball point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. recently rescinded his commitment to Illinois to explore other opportunities, and now teams across the company will compete to earn his talents. According to Fears himself, MSU has …

The Cincinnati Bearcats will face the Dayton Flyers again at Heritage Bank Center. The Cincinnati Bearcat/Dayton Flyer basketball series will continue in the 2024-25 men’s basketball season when the longtime rivals clash at the Hoops Classic presented by CareSource on Dec. 20 at Heritage Bank Center in downtown Cincinnati. The contest was announced Monday by veteran event promoter, bdG Sports. …

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 …