Category: NCAA Basketball

Michigan State men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo is unhappy with the current state of college basketball, and he’s speaking his mind.

After a pair of college basketball programs added G League players, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo ripped the NCAA, saying it needs to 'regroup'

NCAA women's volleyball selection show is Nov. 30. Which teams will hear their names? Check out the updated AVCA Top 25 poll and RPI rankings.

We polled reporters within the USA TODAY Network who cover Big 12 schools for their preseason predictions, all-conference teams and preseason awards.

Michael Jordan made his debut as a special contributor to NBC Sports' return to NBA broadcasting on Tuesday night, saying he's doing so as a way to give back to basketball. Jordan, speaking to NBC play-by-play voice Mike Tirico in the first installment of a series the network is calling “MJ: Insights to Excellence,” said he makes a conscious decision to prioritize time with family over being seen more in the public basketball eye. “I have an obligation to the game of basketball ... as a basketball player is to be able to pass on messages of success and dedication to the game of basketball," Jordan said during a segment at halftime of the season-opening game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets.

The Red Storm received seven of the first-place votes from the conference’s coaches Tuesday. UConn garnered the other four.

Geno Auriemma and UConn are in a familiar place, atop the Big East preseason poll. The Huskies were a unanimous choice by the coaches Tuesday to win the conference again. The Huskies are coming off a 12th national championship led by preseason player of the year Sarah Strong.

St. John's and coach Rick Pitino finished atop the Big East men's basketball preseason poll, edging out UConn and coach Dan Hurley

St. John's is No. 1 in the Big East Conference preseason poll for the first time in three decades. The Red Storm received seven of the first-place votes from the conference's coaches Tuesday. UConn garnered the other four.

The president of the NCAA is urging schools and conferences tempted by riches offered through potential deals with new equity sources to think about the long-term repercussions before jumping into the deals. “My message to everybody on this would be really simple: Be really careful,'" Charlie Baker said Monday at a Big East roundtable on the future of college basketball. With schools and conferences under increasing pressure to raise funds to pay their players, reports of them negotiating with new equity sources for college sports are becoming more frequent.

Braden Smith played with Zach Edey and followed his large footsteps by becoming an All-American last season. The Purdue guard had a chance to leave for the NBA over the summer, but, like Edey before him, decided to return for another chance at a national championship under coach Matt Painter.

Reigning national champion Florida is one of 12 teams in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll scheduled to play at Madison Square Garden this season. UConn and Duke will make multiple appearances inside “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” which is set to host seven programs ranked in the top 10 and nine that have won an NCAA title. No. 5 St. John's, the defending Big East champion, will play 12 regular-season home games at MSG in its third year under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino — the school's most since 1951-52.

How many points did AJ Dybantsa score in an exhibition vs Nebraksa on Saturday? Here's how the freshman star fared against the Cornhuskers:

Four Free Press sports writers chime in on whether Michigan State football can rebound for an upset of No. 3 Indiana on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Four Free Press sports writers chime in on whether Michigan State football can rebound for an upset of No. 3 Indiana on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.