Category: NCAA Basketball

This is exactly why Michigan basketball wanted Yaxel Lendeborg this past summer - to dominate as he did at the Players Era in Las Vegas.

Darryn Peterson will not play for No. 21 Kansas against fifth-ranked UConn at Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday night, Jayhawks coach Bill Self said. Peterson sat out a loss to Duke at Madison Square Garden in New York and three games last week at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. The Jayhawks still managed to go 3-0 over power conference schools without Peterson.

The 6-foot-9 senior averaged 17.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.3 blocks as Michigan won all three games by at least 30 points, the last two over ranked teams. A transfer from UAB, Lendeborg had 15 points, six rebounds and four assists in a 40-point win against San Diego State in Las Vegas.

These days, the SEC has veered into the ACC’s lane.

Tom Izzo begins his quest for a record 12th Big Ten title when No. 8 Michigan State basketball hosts No. 25 Iowa on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

Thanksgiving is a great time to be a college basketball fan with all the holiday tournaments and marquee matchups. This week will feature another trove of must-see games, including 10 between AP Top 25 opponents. No. 4 Duke, No. 6 Louisville and No. 18 Kentucky double up on tough games, each playing two ranked opponents within days of each other.

The Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences are southern-footprint neighbors best known for different long-running strengths: the ACC with rich men’s basketball tradition, the SEC in football. As the third ACC/SEC Challenge begins Tuesday, the SEC is coming off a year with a record haul of 14 NCAA Tournament bids, two Final Four teams and Florida winning the national championship. The SEC’s rise has magnified that concern and presented the ACC an opportunity to help its case.

Between NIL and the transfer portal, the gap between college basketball's haves and have-nots is increasing.

A pair of basketball icons will work the mic together for the first time.

Kansas coach Bill Self said Monday that Darryn Peterson has looked good in practice while coming back from a hamstring injury, but he won't know until Tuesday whether the star freshman will be available when the No. 21 Jayhawks play fifth-ranked UConn at Allen Fieldhouse that night. Peterson played the first two games of the season, a blowout of Green Bay and a loss at North Carolina, but has missed the past six contests. Peterson was widely considered the nation's No. 1 recruit coming out of high school, and many NBA mock drafts have pegged the 6-foot-5 guard as the first pick for the June draft.

No. 1 Purdue and No. 2 Arizona remained atop the rankings.

Michigan basketball is No. 1 in KenPom and No. 1 in the initial NET rankings. Now, it's Dusty May's job to keep Wolverines there as long as possible.

Nobody stood a chance against Michigan at the Players Era Festival last week.

Here's an updated look at the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 after Week 4 of the men's college basketball season:

After a dominant week, Michigan basketball is inside top five of USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll for first time in 5 years. Michigan State is in top 10.