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Men's college basketball's top 50 players for 2026-27: Jeremy Fears Jr., Tyler Tanner lead way
Title contenders Florida, Duke, Illinois, UConn and Arizona lead the way with three top-50 players apiece.
Cincinnati to induct Bob Huggins into Hall of Fame amid medical condition
Huggins' 935 career wins rank third all-time among DI coaches and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.
Preseason AP men's basketball Top 25: Florida opens at No. 1, with Duke and Illinois next
Defending national champion Michigan, which must replace four starters and its head coach, is ranked 16th.
Kansas signs ex-Purdue star Trey Kaufman-Renn, raising Jayhawks' ceiling 2 weeks before season
Kaufman-Renn, a former All-Big Ten performer and Timberwolves draft pick, was recently granted eligibility by an Indiana judge.
Mid-major preseason rankings: Saint Louis, Grand Canyon and VCU lead the way
How will Saint Mary's adjust after losing Randy Bennett? Does High Point have more NCAA Tournament success in store?
Spanish club seeks to bar Aday Mara from joining NBA, claiming breach of contract
The Oklahoma City Thunder, who drafted Aday Mara, say that no clearance is required and Mara should be able to play.
Big East preseason rankings: After UConn and St. John's, Marquette and Villanova are making moves
If Rick Pitino has the players he thinks he will, St. John’s can reasonably challenge UConn atop the conference. But there are questions.
ACC men's basketball preseason rankings: Can Virginia, Louisville or Miami challenge Duke?
The top of the ACC is poised to make a resurgence this season, but the middle of the conference is also as meaty as ever.
Big 12 men's basketball preseason rankings: Arizona, Texas Tech, Houston form a top tier
Iowa State and Kansas also loom as contenders in a Big 12 that should benefit from the expanded NCAA Tournament.
LSU, SEC still at odds: Court filing accuses school of 'stubborn refusal' to follow conference rules
Pointing to the actions of Tigers men's basketball coach Will Wade, the SEC wants the option of booting LSU to remain on the table.
2027 HBCU Classic to feature Howard, Tennessee State in powerhouse matchup
Both teams made the NCAA Tournament last season. They will square off at NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix on Feb. 20.
SEC men's basketball preseason rankings: Can anyone challenge a loaded Florida?
Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee all loaded up this offseason and could have Final Four-caliber squads.
Penny Hardaway says he put up $2.6M for Memphis' roster. His AD says it's more nuanced than that
Hardaway’s salary is $2.9 million this season, his ninth at Memphis.
Big Ten men's basketball preseason rankings: Is this Illinois or Michigan State's year?
After Michigan snapped the Big Ten's title drought last April, the conference could have multiple contenders again.
Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa pleads guilty to federal wire fraud
Kriisa admitted to “carrying out a fraud scheme totaling millions of dollars" that dated as far back at least 2022, prosecutors say.
Mississippi Valley State men's basketball player detained by ICE
Qingfang Pang, a Mississippi Valley State men’s basketball player, is in ICE custody at the Richwood Correctional Center in Richwood, La.
What we're hearing about ACC hoops: Realignment rumors, eligibility intrigue and budding breakouts
Most of the buzz at the league’s annual preseason basketball event was focused on the four ACC schools looking for a possible exit route.
LSU's Will Wade jokes he’s ‘no longer the most controversial coach on campus’
Wade jokingly poked fun at LSU football coach Lane Kiffin and referenced the high expectations of the program he was fired from in 2022.
Dana Altman retires as Oregon men's basketball coach less than a month before start of season
Former DePaul coach Tony Stubblefield, a longtime member of Altman’s staff, will serve as the program’s interim head coach this season.
Alabama’s Aden Holloway returns to roster, suspended for first 2 regular-season games
Holloway will also miss exhibition games against Furman, Ole Miss and Auburn and is expected to return Nov. 9.
Michael Jordan donates $10 million to UNC's School of Social Work in honor of his mother
Jordan gave the donation in honor of his mother, Deloris, a longtime social worker.
Melvin Council Jr., eligible for now, rejoins Kansas for 7th year of college hoops
Kansas coach Bill Self said in a statement that Council would begin practicing with the team right away.
Big 12 launches sportsmanship campaign in wake of derogatory chants directed at BYU
The Big 12 has a zero-tolerance policy toward discriminatory behavior, but repeat issues sparked increased scrutiny and calls for action.
Kansas State, Jerome Tang reach $12 million settlement over firing: Source
Kansas State fired Tang in February after he said his players did not "deserve to wear this uniform."
College basketball’s international wave: These 11 newcomers could make impacts
St. John's, UCLA, LSU and others are hoping for big seasons from their international imports.
Judge grants Denzel Aberdeen fifth year: Does Florida lock up preseason No. 1?
Aberdeen, who spent his first three seasons at Florida but played for Kentucky last season, transferred back to the Gators in the spring.
Miami (Ohio) has big MAC money, bigger ambitions. Can it climb the college sports ladder?
The RedHawks have been in the Mid-American Conference since 1947. Amid college sports changes, they goals of making a leap. Here's how.
The Senate just passed a historic bill to federally regulate college sports. What happens now?
Senate approval is a massive win for the NCAA and its conferences, but the Protect College Sports Act must pass the House, too.
Big Ten enacts basketball-specific rule to ban players who have signed pro contracts
The rule prohibit players who have signed professional contracts with NBA, G League or WNBA franchises from playing for Big Ten teams.
What's actually in the Senate bill that's supposed to stop the madness in college sports?
Changes to the bill have it inching toward a final vote in the Senate, meaning the possibility of something passing is closer than ever.
Protect College Sports Act scheduled for historic final vote in U.S. Senate on Monday
The approval, which is expected, would signal a massive win for the NCAA and its conferences.
Jon Scheyer 'in this for the long haul with Duke' after Mavericks' pursuit in offseason
The Mavericks interviewed Scheyer, 39, during their head-coaching search that ended with the hiring of Michigan's Dusty May.
Indiana's Stephen Daley, Kellan Wyatt eligible to play after winning preliminary injunction
Monroe County Circuit Judge Kara E. Krothe granted a preliminary injunction against the NCAA, restoring eligibility for dozens of athletes.
Chris Spatola, ESPN college basketball analyst and son-in-law of Coach K, dies at 47
Spatola played college basketball at West Point, served in the Army and was on Mike Krzyzewski's staff at Duke.
Who gets blamed when college football teams lose now? You, the fans
The solution to every problem in college football and basketball these days? Ask fans for more money. And Congress can't change that.
The 'Protect College Sports Act' wants to fix college sports. Here’s what it actually targets
It remains unclear how the central components of the bill would solve the central components of college sports’ so-called crisis.
Michael Sweetney, Georgetown star and Knicks first-round pick, dies at 43
Sweetney's wife announced his death Thursday on Facebook.
Why USC asked for a 4-game Big Ten road trip in late December — and got it
USC plays four consecutive Big Ten games in the Eastern time zone, and all of them take place during the school's winter break.
Eating grass, turkey legs and milk showers: Sport’s strangest winning rituals
From full-fat dairy to cutting nets and tattoos, here’s how sportspeople savour winning moments
College classes have started. These basketball teams still don't know who will play for them
Less than two months before the season, several NCAA Tournament hopefuls face roster uncertainty as key players await eligibility rulings.
Ex-USC star Chad Baker-Mazara sues school, alleges Eric Musselman launched racially charged tirade
The lawsuit by the former USC men's basketball player alleges that Musselman told him to "go back to the f---ing Dominican Republic!"
UConn hoops lands commitment from 5-star NaVorro Bowman Jr., son of 49ers great
Bowman is the first five-star recruit to commit to a school in the 2027 class.
Michael Malone is an NBA champion. How will he adjust to Chapel Hill?
"I had to train my eyes. … These kids are 16 and 17 years old. They're not 25-year-old NBA players with years of experience.”
Rutgers men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell announces he has cancer
Pikiell, 58, said he still plans to be involved with his team this season as he navigates treatment.
LSU fans know they're college football's bad guys. Most don't care
Plenty of LSU fans are standing behind the school's nexus of "villainy" as of late.
Planning your college sports road trip? Here are the 20 stops to take for 2026-27
The Athletic's 20 must-see college sports events this year.
Michigan 5-star basketball signee Brandon McCoy Jr. will miss entire season
McCoy was projected by many evaluators as a potential lottery pick in the 2027 NBA Draft. What happens next?
UCLA replaces AD Martin Jarmond with ex-Lakers exec, calls financial path 'not sustainable'
In announcing the move, Chancellor Julio Frenk called the current financial path of UCLA athletics "not sustainable."
All-SEC forward Mark Mitchell returns to Missouri a week after Kentucky commitment
The move sets Missouri up to be a borderline top-15 team, while Kentucky falls to the fringes of the top 25.
SEC vows to 'defend' its 'rights' in court as Lane Kiffin, LSU engage league on roster rules
LSU is the lone SEC football program that has openly pursued players who were in NFL training camps this summer.
Dae'Quan Wright's Browns-to-LSU saga exposes college sports' identity crisis
What is a college athlete in 2026? Wright's jumps between college football and the NFL suggest it's somewhere between amateur and employee.
Texas, Louisiana judges rule against SEC, NCAA, opening return for players on NFL rosters
The judge issued a temporary restraining order against the NCAA, the SEC and commissioner Greg Sankey.
Arkansas and Jordan Smith Jr. look 'elite,' and more summer SEC basketball observations
We check in on three SEC teams that took foreign tours to play exhibition games this summer.
SEC schools — except LSU — approve penalties for signing returning pro athletes
Tigers football coach Lane Kiffin has recruited at least two players made NCAA eligible by a Louisiana court injunction.
How does Purdue look post-Braden Smith? What we saw on college basketball teams' foreign tours
Rivals Purdue and Indiana have new looks this season. Here's what we learned from their summer exhibition slates.
What we learned about 2 Final Four teams — Michigan and Arizona — on their summer foreign tours
Why Arizona looks like a title contender already, and why there's no reason to panic about Michigan's losses overseas.
LSU lands Donovan Dent, completing sweep of UCLA's starting backcourt
Dent has been granted one more year of eligibility following a recent federal court injunction in California.
NCAA's win in court pauses extra year of eligibility for Class of 2022 athletes
Friday's ruling in the federal class-action lawsuit does not supersede rulings in similar challenges at the state-court level.
The rules in college football and basketball are constantly changing. Can you keep up?
The state of eligibility in college sports is perplexing. See how you do with these nine cases.
What’s the single most important leadership trait? We asked 12 top coaches
A World Series champion, a Super Bowl champion and two Hall of Famers among several head coaches to weigh in.
How to watch the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony
The 2026 class features one NBA player, three WNBA players, three coaches, one referee and one whole team.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's UCLA jersey once traded for transistor radio sells for $1.25 million
Once the subject of a trade in The Forum parking lot, the jersey was later found to have been worn in the 1968 NCAA Championship game.
Dusty May explains why he left Michigan and college basketball, where 'nothing's getting fixed'
May is the first coach since Larry Brown in 1988 to win a national title and then coach another team the next season.
Seth Trimble, after 4-year UNC career and NBA Summer League stint, joins ACC rival Louisville
Trimble is one of a growing number of Class of 2022 players attempting to return to school after the NCAA changed its eligibility rules.
The Field of 68 brings back college basketball’s 24-hour season-opening marathon
The college hoops season will tip off with 16 teams playing eight games around the clock on Nov. 2.
If Congress can't save college sports, it's time for Plan B. Except there is no Plan B
If College Sports Inc. truly wants stability, it's going to have to blow up the current model completely and try something new.
Don Nelson, 5-time NBA champion and pioneer of 'Nellie Ball' as coach, dies at 86
Nelson's 1,335 regular-season wins are second all-time in NBA history, behind only Gregg Popovich.
Dan Hurley says court rulings allowing roster additions are hurting college basketball
Hurley said the current state of college basketball is “not sustainable” and called it “absolute chaos.”
Why the Protect College Sports Act deserves to pass, flaws and all
Fan fatigue makes strongest case for the Senate bill, which standardizes what has been improvised and relitigated for five exhausting years.
Why a college basketball player turned down $1.5 million to stay at his school
Hamad Mousa had offers upwards of $1.5 million this year, yet he decided to stay at Cal Poly, which could only offer a fraction of the pay.
Did Boston College's new coach fire the announcers? Or was he blindsided, too? A whodunit story
BC's radio team said it was told new coach Luke Murray wanted nothing left over from the previous era. BC says it wasn't Murray's decision.
Why college basketball's changing rules are making high school recruiting less valuable
Coaches agree that the new 5-in-5 eligibility rule devalues the importance of high school recruiting unless you're getting a star talent.
AJ Williams, No. 1 prospect in Class of 2028, reclassifies to 2027
Williams joins a growing list of elite prospects who have reclassified in recent years.
The 10 best college basketball transfers who suddenly have another season to play
There are a handful of true difference-makers available for teams with open spots and money to spend after a federal judge's ruling.
Big Ten, SEC finally green-light college sports bill, teeing up historic trip to Senate floor
With the Big Ten and SEC now on board, the bill has a chance of getting to the Senate floor next week for a vote.
Judge grants injunction giving Class of 2022 athletes fifth year of NCAA eligibility
The injunction stems from a lawsuit over the NCAA’s refusal to grandfather Class of 2022 athletes into its new 5-in-5 rule.
Why college basketball's international player pipeline is stuck in NCAA limbo
St. John's and LSU are among the programs whose rosters hinge on international players getting cleared.
The secret to happiness is playing pickup basketball. Just ask this 81-year-old
There is a reason sociologists have spent decades studying pickup basketball.
Jalen Brunson has exceeded expectations at every level. Five words explain why
How did Brunson become an NBA champion, Finals MVP and New York legend? These moments tell the story.
UNLV coach Josh Pastner says basketball team 'not for sale' after call for investors
Pastner said in an interview last week that an "owner" could take over the team for $10 million to $12 million.
U.S. rugby needs more players. The answer could lie in basketball
Skill sets such as handling, dexterity and passing have made basketball fertile territory for U.S. rugby talent scouts
College basketball rosters now start at $10 million. And one league is spending 3 times that
Last season, Kentucky made headlines for a $22 million team. Multiple teams have soared past that amount this offseason.
These college basketball players will make more money than LeBron James next season
James will make $3.8 million this season — less than nearly 20 college basketball players are expected to earn.
Protect College Sports Act running out of time for vote before Senate recess: What's next?
The bill has drawn support from the NCAA and many Division I conferences, but not the Big Ten and SEC, which are recommending changes.
College basketball eligibility lawsuits created a summer free agent class. Now what?
A wave of players just won another year of eligibility with more to come. We asked 25 coaches what they think, and their opinions vary.
What's next at Michigan when Warde Manuel leaves behind both trophies and turmoil?
Three thoughts on Michigan got here and what's next, including potential candidates to take over as athletic director in 2027.
Warde Manuel to step down as Michigan AD; probe finds 'serious concerns'
Warde Manuel's tenure as AD at Michigan is ending after a tumultuous run that also included football and men's basketball national titles.
Who's best in the 2027 class? Here's what coaches say — and what we saw at Peach Jam
The 2027 class lacks high-end stars like AJ Dybantsa and Cameron Boozer, but two guards came out of Peach Jam as coaches' top picks.
Are you a football or basketball school? We've got the answers for all Power 4 colleges
For some Power 4 schools, the question of primary passion is an easy one to answer. It’s less obvious for others.
How 2 Palestinian brothers are using basketball to 'inspire everybody back home'
The Ali brothers moved to Minnesota in August 2024 to pursue their basketball dreams in America at the collegiate level and maybe beyond.
Warde Manuel addressed Sherrone Moore's relationship with assistant in 2024, report says
Manuel previously said that Michigan did not have evidence of Moore's relationship until Paige Shiver disclosed it in December 2025.
Michigan guard LJ Cason plans to enter the transfer portal
LJ Cason averaged 8.4 points, 2.4 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game across 28 games.
Michigan hires Brown head coach Mike Martin to basketball staff under Mike Boynton
Boynton was given a two-year contract on Friday to replace Dusty May, and now he's brought in Mike Martin to run the Michigan offense.
Former Kansas basketball player Lagerald Vick charged with attempted murder
Vick, 29, who played with the Jayhawks in the late 2010s, is accused of shooting a man at a July 4 party in Memphis, Tenn.
Why Gonzaga's starting point guard left for Spain in the middle of the summer
Mario Saint-Supéry would've been one of two European guards behind a talented frontcourt, but now the Bulldogs appear vulnerable.
Michigan removes interim tag from Mike Boynton Jr.'s title, making him full-time head coach
Boynton went 119-109 overall and 51-75 at Oklahoma State and made the NCAA Tournament once in seven seasons.
Wichita to join Dayton as men's March Madness opening-round host site
With the tournament expanding to 76 teams, the NCAA needed a second location west of the Mississippi River and Wichita is centrally located.