Best College Basketball Blog Posts of Oct 27–Nov 2, 2025

Video, Quotes: Curt Cignetti previews Saturday’s matchup against Maryland

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media at his weekly press conference Monday afternoon in Bloomington. Cignetti previewed Saturday’s matchup against Maryland at SECU Stadium. Watch the full press conference below: A full transcript is available below, via ASAP Sports: ... The post Video, Quotes: Curt Cignetti previews Saturday’s matchup against Maryland appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .

Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis · Oct 27 · 2 reads that week

Game Thread: Michigan State @ Minnesota

It’s November, and if you live in the northern portion of the U.S., it’s probably cold enough outside that you may as well stay home and watch this game. Kickoff is at 3:30 PM ET and will be on BTN. Y’all know what to do!

The Only Colors · Nov 1 · 1 read that week

Arafan Diane cuts list to 5; to decide on Nov. 19th

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats are still looking for their first commitment of the 2026 class as we enter the regular season next week. With plenty of big names still left on the table for the staff, we now know that the Cats have made the final cut for one of their top frontcourt […]

A Sea Of Blue · Nov 1 · 1 read that week

POTB 544: Takeaways from IU basketball’s exhibitions and an IU-Maryland football preview

Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with host Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. On this episode, Bozich is joined by Josh Pos of Inside the Hall to discuss what we learned from IU basketball’s exhibition games and ... The post POTB 544: Takeaways from IU basketball’s exhibitions and an IU-Maryland football preview appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .

Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis · Oct 31 · 1 read that week

The SEC Reloads: What to Expect (and Who to Trust) in the 2025-26 Season

Let’s start with some honesty: The SEC is going to take a step back. That’s inevitable coming off a season where the SEC put 14 teams in the NCAA tournament, nabbed a pair of top seeds, sent two teams to the Final Four, and saw Florida claim a national title. But if you checked in […]

Rock M Nation · Oct 31 · 1 read that week

Badgers get 64-point blowout in first exhibition game

The new-look Wisconsin Badgers had a great start to their season with an exhibition game on Monday, beating UW-River Falls 104-40 at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin had returners Ronnie Porter and Joanna Spasovski in the starting lineup, paired with transfer portal additions Laci Steele, Kyrah Daniels, and Gift Uchenna. But, it was Destiny Howell who […]

Bucky's 5th Quarter · Oct 28 · 1 read that week

Notre Dame Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Nick Shrewsberry commits to the Irish

On Tuesday, St. Joseph guard Nick Shrewsberry gave his public commitment to Notre Dame. Sorry, but I don’t have much to offer on this one.

One Foot Down · Oct 28 · 1 read that week

Mihailo Petrovic ruled eligible by NCAA

Illinois point guard Mihailo Petrovic has officially been cleared for the 2025-26 college basketball season by the NCAA, according to a team spokesperson. Petrovic has been classified as a sophomore, meaning he has three years of eligibility remaining. Petrovic is 22 years old. The Serbian point guard averaged 14.2 points, 7.3 assists, and 2.8 rebounds […]

The Champaign Room · Oct 27 · 1 read that week

DISCUSSION: Has Xabi Alonso Established His Authority?

On a recent episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Sara Poraria of SportyTV discussed many topics, including Sara’s many viral pitch-side interviews, the state of both Real Madrid and Barcelona, and much more. The full episode can be found here. Around the time this podcast was published, Vinicius Jr was not starting every […]

Managing Madrid · Oct 27 · 1 read that week

The Shotgun/Throwdown (10/27/25): No. 24 WVU women extend unbeaten run to 14; No. 10 men fall in road loss to Kentucky

Welcome to The Shotgun/Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup (that we didn’t already talk about in another article) with some sophomoric humor and daily distractions thrown in for good measure. And if there’s something we missed, be sure to talk about it in the comments. West Virginia women’s soccer kept things rolling on Senior Day, handling Oklahoma […]

The Smoking Musket · Oct 27 · 1 read that week

The Men’s Other Top 25: San Diego State tops preseason ranking

The Other Top 25 is back for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season. San Diego State received three of the four first-place votes in the preseason ranking. Saint Mary’s claimed the other first-place nod and came in second. Utah State was one point behind the Gaels. The Mountain West held three of the top four spots […]

Mid-Major Madness · Oct 27 · 1 read that week

Rip City Remix Trade for Dillon Jones

The Rip City Remix have traded for South Bay Lakers forward Dillon Jones. The 23-year-old played 54 games with the Oklahoma City Thunder last season, starting 3. He averaged 2.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 10.2 minutes per appearance. Before joining the NBA, Jones was a four-year played at Weber State, the alma […]

Blazer's Edge · Oct 27 · 1 read that week

The state of Mountain West basketball 2025

Mountain West Basketball Media Day in Las Vegas last week was a one morning turnaround of radio, podcasts, TV, print and local media interviews flowing in one open space. It was a short-and-sweet media engagement perhaps befitting of the anticipation or fate of the MW as know it. Even with some uncertainty, coaches and players […]

Mountain West Connection · Oct 27 · 1 read that week

2025-26 Marquette Men’s Basketball Player Preview: #12 Ben Gold

The 2025-26 college basketball season is right around the corner, so let’s dive into the Marquette men’s basketball roster and take a look at what to expect from each player this season. Going forward in these Player Previews, we’ll be going in this order: The four true freshmen expected to play this season going in alphabetical order […]

Anonymous Eagle · Oct 27 · 1 read that week

Duke Isn’t Using A Traditional Point Guard. That Looks To Be By Design.

How you view Duke’s performance after two exhibitions says a lot about whether you are a “glass half full” or “glass half empty” fan. The optimistic bunch will be focused on two victories over power conference opponents in games that looked like exhibitions in name only. That, plus two transcendent performances from Cameron Boozer—had Sunday […]

Duke Basketball Report · Oct 27 · 1 read that week

Duke-Tennesee Links Run

There have been a ton of stories about Sunday night’s exhibition game between Duke and Tennessee, so here’s some more links. Make sure to read Scott’s story too! Go to the DBR Boards to find Blue Healer Auctions | Drop us a line

Duke Basketball Report · Oct 27 · 1 read that week

Tennessee has a new look after years of continuity

Part of the fun of college basketball is watching players grow up over the course of four years. Coaches and player develop relationships and extends beyond the basketball court, and perhaps there are few relationships over the last few years quite like Rick Barnes and Zakai Zeigler. Zeigler represented more than just Tennessee as a […]

Rock M Nation · Oct 27 · 1 read that week

Projected depth chart, rotation for Colorado Buffaloes men’s basketball

The Colorado Buffaloes are one week from their 2025-26 opener. It’s a challenge competing in the loaded Big 12, especially with the limited resources available to Tad Boyle and the coaching staff. The team will be young and perhaps a bit too reliant on incoming freshmen, but they should be more balanced and more competitive […]

The Ralphie Report · Oct 27 · 1 read that week

2025-26 MSU Hoops Preview: The Coaches

The 2024-25 basketball season certainly exceeded expectations with Michigan State winning the Big Ten regular season championship by a ridiculous three-game margin and then advancing all the way to the Elite 8. What makes that season even more impressive is that Tom Izzo was basically breaking in a whole new coaching staff. One assistant, Doug […]

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The Only Colors · Oct 27 · 1 read that week

Boston College Men’s Basketball: Meet the Seniors

We are officially one week away from the return of Boston College men’s hoops. After Men’s Hockey suffered yet another defeat at the hands of Denver and Football suffered its seventh straight loss, Earl Grant’s squad is at least giving me something to look forward to on the horizon. As we get closer to tipoff, […]

BC Interruption · Oct 27 · 1 read that week

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