Category: NCAA Basketball

UCF is one of five teams in the Big 12, ACC, SEC and Big Ten to return none of their scoring from last season. The Knights had to dig into the transfer portal to remake their roster, finding veteran players looking for bigger opportunities on the Big 12 stage. There is a lot of uncertainty with the Knights this season.

Cameron Boozer’s extraordinary potential is evident from the way Tennessee coach Rick Barnes described him before the Duke freshman forward even played a college game that counts. “One of the best players in the country,” Barnes said after Boozer collected 24 points and 23 rebounds in No. 6 Duke’s 83-76 exhibition victory over No. 18 Tennessee on Sunday. Boozer ranks alongside Kansas’ Darryn Peterson and BYU’s AJ Dybantsa as the best players in a freshman class that’s loaded with star power at the top.

The Wildcats have reached the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 three of coach Tommy Lloyd's first four seasons and are hoping to make an even deeper March run with one of the nation's top recruiting classes. Arizona still has a solid core of players despite some key losses and several freshmen from a recruiting class ranked No. 2 in the 247 Sports composite who should have an immediate impact. Arizona's point guard has been solid since transferring from Alabama, going from spark off the bench his first season to a team leader last year.

Coach Bobby Hurley enters his 11th season in Tempe and the final year of his contract potentially needing a strong March run to keep his job. The Sun Devils haven't been to the NCAA Tournament since 2023 and are coming off a difficult injury-filled season. Hurley will have to do it with a roster that's almost entirely new, with one returning scholarship player.

Wes Miller goes into his fifth season leading a Bearcats program that has not made the NCAA Tournament since Mick Cronin's final season in 2019. Jizzle James, UC's leading scorer last season at 12.7 points per game, was dismissed from the program in August, but Miller rebuilt the roster by leading heavily on the transfer portal.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey urged the NCAA to rescind its decision to permit college athletes to wager on professional sports, describing the move as a “major step in the wrong direction.”

No. 21 Michigan State basketball travels to No. 4 UConn Huskies for a final exhibition game before the 2025-26 regular season opens Monday.

Yale’s Nick Townsend never seriously considered following the lead of so many other mid-major stars who decided to finish their careers at power-conference programs. “I feel fully loyal to this program,” Townsend said. Townsend enters his senior season as one of the top players from traditional one-bid leagues after collecting 15.4 points 7.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game last season.

Jake Diebler enters his second full season as head coach with an experienced roster. The Buckeyes return three of their top four scorers from last season, including an experienced backcourt, as they look to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2022. Senior point guard Bruce Thornton averaged 17.7 points per game last season and led the conference with a 3.15 assist-to-turnover ratio (148 assists, 47 turnovers).

Every one of Penny Hardaway's 15 Tigers are brand-new to Memphis as part of a complete overhaul after earning an NCAA Tournament berth last March.

Matt Painter believes one of his mistakes last year was not talking about playing for the title enough.

UCLA guard Donovan Dent embraces the responsibility that comes with playing for one of college basketball’s most storied programs.

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UCLA guard Donovan Dent embraces the responsibility that comes with playing for one of college basketball's most storied programs. “It’s an honor just having the four letters in front of you,” the former New Mexico guard told reporters. Once Dent entered the transfer portal, he didn't need much persuading to pick UCLA.

Michgan basketball score: Star transfer Yaxel Lendeborg led the Wolverines with 25 points and added 10 rebounds and four assists in a 96-94 OT win.