College Basketball News

Duke will host Illinois in November as the first part of a home-and-home series between the programs the next two seasons. The Blue Devils are bringing the Fighting Illini back to Cameron Indoor on Nov. 17 with Illinois hosting the Blue Devils the fol...

Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady joined the Wagner men's basketball program as a strategic advisor. The university said McGrady, 46, was selected to lead the Seahawks' basketball operations, recruiting and name, image and likeness efforts alongside head co...

UConn and Duke are finalizing plans to clash on Nov. 25 -- Thanksgiving Eve -- at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, CBS Sports reported on Wednesday. It would be a rematch of last month's Elite Eight showdown in Washington, D.C., where the Huskies knocked ...

Iowa State men's basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger agreed to a 10-year contract extension on Wednesday that will pay him $6 million annually. He is now under contract until June 30, 2036. Otzelberger guided the Cyclones to their third Sweet 16 appeara...

Tyran Stokes, the consensus No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2026, committed to play for Kansas on Tuesday. Stokes was deciding between Kansas and Kentucky, and his lengthy recruiting battle was finally resolved with his announcement Tuesday on ESPN's "...

The men's and women's NCAA Tournament fields will expand from 68 to 76 teams in 2027. The plans for expansion are expected to be approved by NCAA committees and formalized as soon as May, multiple reports said Tuesday. CBS Sports reported that the NC...

Former Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang is returning to Baylor as the associate head coach, ESPN reported on Tuesday. Tang reportedly was working with the university to finalize a multi-year contract to rejoin longtime coach Scott Drew's staff. Ta...

Two former Fordham men's basketball players received permanent bans from the NCAA on Tuesday after a lengthy gambling investigation. The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions found that Elijah Gray and Will Richardson participated in potential game...

Dylan Mingo, a top-10 recruit in the Class of 2026 who decommitted from North Carolina after its coaching change, will play for Baylor next season. Mingo joins his brother Kayden Mingo, a fellow guard who transferred from Penn State to Baylor earlier ...

Arizona center Motiejus Krivas is returning for the 2026-27 season after a breakout junior campaign for the Wildcats. The school announced the news on social media Monday with the caption, "Go ahead and add him to your preseason POY watch list now. Mo...

Five-star Finnish 7-footer Miika Muurinen committed to Arkansas and elevated John Calipari's 2026 recruiting class to No. 1 in the country, according to ESPN. Muurinen, 19, who played at multiple U.S. high schools, took an official visit to Arkansas i...

Loyola Marymount transfer forward Jalen Shelley has committed to Texas A&M, he told On3 on Sunday. Shelley, who is from Little Elm, Texas, is coming off his weekend visit to College Station. He averaged 13.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists and s...

Former Southern California center Gabe Dynes is transferring to his home state to join Louisville for his final college season, according to the 247Sports transfer portal database on Saturday. Dynes is 7-foot-5 and played his high school basketball at...

Big East Conference commissioner Val Ackerman announced her retirement on Monday after 13 years as one of the most powerful women in college sports. Ackerman, 66, is leaving her position on Aug. 31. A national search for her successor will commence im...

Kansas snagged MAC Freshman of the Year point guard Leroy Blyden Jr. from Toledo in the transfer portal. He made the All-MAC Third Team in 2025-26 after averaging 16.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.8 steals while shooting 40.7% from 3-point ...

Wagner removed the interim tag and hired Dwan McMillan as its men's basketball coach, CBS Sports reported on Monday. McMillan, 36, coached the Seahawks in 2025-26 after the school suspended coach Donald Copeland amid player complaints about abusive be...

Patrick Ngongba II is coming back to Duke next season. Ngongba confirmed his decision on Monday and the defensive anchor for the Blue Devils is certain for a prominent role in head coach Jon Scheyer's altered rotation. Ngongba (6-foot-11, 250 pounds)...

West Virginia added another top transfer target Tuesday as former Georgia Tech big man Mouhamed Sylla committed to the Mountaineers, per multiple reports. The 6-foot-10 center from Senegal averaged 9.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 16 games (...

Legendary broadcaster Dick Vitale announced Wednesday that "some abnormalities" were discovered after the 86-year-old underwent a series of scans last week. He is scheduled for a biopsy on Friday. "Like countless others, each time I go for any kind of...

The nation's fourth-leading scorer will be on the move for the fourth time in four offseasons, as Kansas State guard PJ Haggerty entered the transfer portal, multiple outlets reported on Tuesday. As a junior this past season, Haggerty averaged 23.4 po...

Syracuse star forward Donnie Freeman announced Tuesday he is entering the transfer portal after two seasons in the program. "Syracuse gave me a place to grow, compete and be challenged," Freeman wrote as part of an Instagram post. "They welcomed me wi...

UCLA guard Skyy Clark entered the transfer portal while awaiting official word from the NCAA on a waiver request for a fifth year of eligibility. Clark averaged 11.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 26 games this past season for the Bruins, whi...

Texas forward Dailyn Swain plans to enter the 2026 NBA Draft. Swain came to Austin prior to this season to play for Sean Miller, who was his head coach at Xavier. "Cincinnati to Austin ... what a ride," Swain said on his Instagram page in announcing ...

Michael Malone, who won an NBA championship in 2025 with the Denver Nuggets but has never been a collegiate head coach, was hired by North Carolina to lead its men's basketball team, the university announced Tuesday. Malone, a 24-year NBA coaching vet...

Louisville freshman guard and projected lottery pick Mikel Brown Jr. declared for the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday. "Since I first picked up a basketball, it's been my dream to play in the NBA," he posted on Instagram. "I've decided to take that leap, de...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Michigan is a national champion for the first time since 1989, standing as the best in the land even if the Wolverines weren't at their peak on Monday. Michigan defeated UConn 69-63 to turn back the Huskies' bid for a third national ch...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Michigan won it all, but UConn made the Wolverines work for it in a seesaw national championship game on Monday. The Wolverines beat the Huskies 69-63 to win the program's second national title. Michigan point guard Elliot Cadeau scor...

INDIANAPOLIS -- A free-throw-fueled run to end the first half pushed Michigan in front of UConn, 33-29, in a back-and-forth national championship game on Monday night. Roddy Gayle Jr. followed a missed layup with a two-hand flush for Michigan, which m...

INDIANAPOLIS -- A national championship game and Final Four replete with transfer and freshman-filled rosters opens the door for plenty of surprises before the 2027 Final Four tips off in Detroit next April. Michigan restocked on the fly with transfer...

Wisconsin guard John Blackwell is entering the transfer portal with plans to gauge interest during the NBA draft process. Blackwell told ESPN on Monday that he made the decision based on his desire to compete for a national championship. Blackwell, a...