College Basketball

The Villanova and Notre Dame men's and women's basketball teams are officially set for a one-of-a-kind season opener on an international stage. Pope included. The Fighting Irish's and Wildcats' teams will play in the "Eternal City Tip-Off" in Rome on Nov. 1 to start the 2026-27 season. The doubleheader will make history in a couple of categories: the first men's international season opener and the first Division I basketball game […]

The college basketball season is winding down, but for many teams the offseason has already started. The coaching carousel has changed the landscape, and while the transfer portal doesn't officially open until April 7, many players have expressed their intentions. Let's take a look at some of the top players who are set to hit the transfer portal. LSU transfer Dedan Thomas Jr. joins Houston Thomas is leaving the Tigers […]

PJ Haggerty could lead the nation in scoring during his fifth year of college basketball. Haggerty almost did that this past season, occasionally sitting on top of the the leaderboard before finishing the season averaging 23.4 points per game for Kansas State. That somehow was not enough to lead the Big 12 in scoring, however, as freshman phenom AJ Dybansta scored 25.5 points per game to pace not just the […]

Can Juke Harris' scoring prowess translate to success in his junior season? After two years at Wake Forest, in which the Deamon Deacons missed the NCAA Tournament both times, Harris entered the transfer portal. He averaged 21.4 points per game as a sophomore, mastering the mid-range as he shot 55.5% from inside the arc. But Harris' numbers didn't lead to team-wide success. Harris will have two years of eligibility to […]

Robert Wright III could be one of the best downhill guards in college basketball Wright averaged 18.1 points and 4.6 assists per game as a sophomore at BYU. Following the season, he entered the transfer portal, making it a second consecutive offseason in which Wright will choose a new team, as he started his college career at Baylor. Wright is a quick and physical guard that can use both those […]

LAS VEGAS — How drastically can the complexion of an entire season change in 64 seconds? For West Virginia, which arrived at this year’s College Basketball Crown with an overall record of just 18-14 and failed to win consecutive games since the third week in January, so much about the debut campaign for head coach Ross Hodge hinged on the answer to that question. His team trailed Stanford by six in […]

After winning a national championship with Michigan, Elliot Cadeau will run it back. On Thursday, he announced his return to the Wolverines for his senior year, per PeteThamel. Cadeau found his flow with Michigan, having his best season of his college career. Though the numbers seemed solid, the trust he had in his game saw the biggest improvement during his time at Ann Arbor. In an interview with CBS reporter […]

Jackson Shelstad could have a huge bounce-back season. Shelstad sustained a season-ending hand injury in December during his third year at Oregon, and entered the transfer portal when it opened on Tuesday after playing in just 12 games for the Ducks this past season. He averaged 15.6 points and 4.9 assists per game in those dozen games he played before the injury. He's an offensive engine who can create for […]

The Big Ten Conference amassed nearly $70 million from NCAA distributions that will be paid for team appearances and performances in the 2026 men's and women's basketball tournaments. That is by far the most among conferences, largely because the Big Ten swept the national championships — the Michigan Wolverines won the men's and the UCLA Bruins the women's — and had the Illinois Fighting Illini advance to the men's Final […]