Category: NCAA Basketball

The NCAA moved a step closer Wednesday to allowing athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports. “The Administrative Committee was clear in its discussion today that it remains concerned about the risks associated with all forms of sports gambling but ultimately voted to reduce restrictions on student-athletes in this area to better align with their campus peers,” said Josh Whitman, athletics director at Illinois and chair of the committee. “This change allows the NCAA, the conferences, and the member schools to focus on protecting the integrity of college games while, at the same time, encouraging healthy habits for student-athletes who choose to engage in betting activities on professional sports.”

College athletes would still be prevented from wagering on NCAA sports.

More than 75 Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball games will stream exclusively on Peacock for the 2025-26 season, including regular-season and early round Big Ten Tournament games.

Purdue is the overwhelming favorite for Big Ten title, and Braden Smith was a near unanimous pick for Player of the Year. Check out rest of the picks.

You just can't keep Tatum away from the game of basketball, it seems.

Boston Celtic star Jayson Tatum is returning to Duke with a new title. He was named Duke basketball's chief basketball officer.

Jayson Tatum will help his alma mater as he recovers from his Achilles injury.

Duke is getting help from former Blue Devils player and Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum. The school announced Tuesday that the six-time NBA all-star would serve in a volunteer advisory role for the program as “chief basketball officer.” Tatum is currently recovering from a ruptured right Achilles’ tendon suffered in May during the NBA playoffs.

Tarleton State reinstated men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie on Monday, three days after the school announced that he had been placed on temporary administrative leave following an anonymous complaint. Steve Uryasz, the school's athletic director, in a statement thanked the Texas A&M system “for working expeditiously in addressing this anonymous complaint.” “The welfare of our student-athletes is of the utmost importance to Tarleton State University and the Texas A&M System," Uryasz said Monday.

Zoe Brooks has never known a time at N.C. State before now when she couldn't lean on star teammates Saniya Rivers or Aziaha James before now. Florida State coach Brooke Wyckoff understands that type of jarring change considering last year's national scoring leader Ta'Niya Latson ha s transferred to South Carolina after three seasons.

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

The former Duke player and longtime assistant on Mike Krzyzewski's staff has led his alma mater to an 89-22 record over three seasons and is coming off a Final Four run in 2024-25.

The former Kentucky coach who also led the programs at Texas A&M and Texas Tech has been at Tarleton State for five seasons. Gillispie faced allegations of player mistreatment at Texas Tech, where he spent one season.

Jon Scheyer has succeeded in taking over from Mike Krzyzewski, leading Duke to the 2025 Final Four in his third season in charge.

Nearly 75 Big East college basketball regular-season and tournament games will be streaming on Peacock this season, including 50 Big East men’s games and 25 women’s games.