Category: Basketball

The NCAA approved a rule change on Wednesday that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports. This doesn’t change the NCAA rule forbidding athletes from betting on college sports. The NCAA also prohibits sharing information about college competitions with bettors.

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo spouted off about the latest NCAA eligibility decision, another sign of college sports' current absurdity.

The preseason poll doesn't guarantee success, but there are some teams that should be among the top ones in the country.

The 2025-26 college basketball season is almost here. Here's a look at what the preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 look like:

The USA TODAY Sports men's basketball preseason poll is out. Who are the top contenders? Season outlooks for the Top 25 teams in the rankings.

There's some history in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball preseason poll with Purdue at No. 1 for the first time to start a season,

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'

On Saturday, the NCAA released their Division I committee's initial top 16 seeds projection for the 2025 NCAA tournament.

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.