Latest blog entries about College Basketball
The paint is not even dry off Michigan’s national championship. Let’s start taking a look at those Way Too Early Top 25 College Basketball Rankings. Hey, we know the portal could blow everything up, but it creates some fun talking points. Who knows what teams will like then, but in early April, here is what … Continue reading »
The fact that players in the transfer portal are having phone and Zoom calls with coaching staffs kind of reminds me of life in the Spring of 2020. How many times did we hear the words “Zoom call” or “phone interview?” Glad those times are over. One player Kentucky Basketball is expected to get in […]
Vincent Kompany spoke about the balance between satisfaction and restraint after Bayern Munich’s 2–1 victory over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu in the first leg of their Champions League tie. Speaking in the post-match press conference, the Bayern coach made it clear that while the result was significant, the job is far from finished. […]
Seven-foot sophomore center Ismaila Diagne has gone portaling, the fifth Gonzaga Bulldog to do so this cycle. He joins graduate wing Steele Venters, junior wing Emmanuel Innocenti, redshirt junior guard Braeden Smith, and redshirt freshman guard Cade Orness. Diagne served mostly as the third big behind forward Graham Ike and redshirt junior forward Braden Huff […]
Waukee native Reagan Bartholomew capped off a stunning series finale by launching a 245-foot walk-off home run over the center field fence to secure a 12-10 comeback victory for Iowa State on Monday. Entering the bottom of the seventh inning, the Cyclones trailed No. 14 Arizona 10-5 after a disastrous six-run frame bolstered by three […]
Transfer portal season kicked off with a surprising announcement that Kentucky Basketball guard Denzel Aberdeen is in the portal as he seeks a fifth season of college eligibility. Now, we’ve got the announcement from Aberdeen himself, who says he’s open to all future opportunities, so perhaps a return to Lexington is on the table if […]
It actually happened. The North Carolina Tar Heels have officially hired Mike Malone as the school’s next head coach, the school announced Tuesday. The news originally broke on Monday that Malone was the Heels’ ultimate choice to replace Hubert Davis after it was widely expected that Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan would get the […]
On Tuesday, Marquette men’s basketball announced the hiring of Jeremy Ballard as an assistant coach. Well, sure, that makes sense, it’s been six days since Siena announced Nevada Smith as their new head coach, obviously Shaka Smart knew that Smith was up for the job long before that point, he went about his hiring process […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Indiana fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Both Indiana’s men’s and women’s basketball programs are set to do plenty of work in the […]
Well, today was awful. Actually, I have more to say about it. I went to bed early so I would not have to watch the game. But going to bed just after 9 PM caused me to wake at 2:15 AM. Then I tossed and turned for a couple of hours. Finally fell asleep and […]
It’s no secret what the Kentucky Wildcats need in the transfer portal. They need creators and scorers. From what’s being reported, Mark Pope and the Cats are meeting, Zooming, FaceTiming, and doing whatever else they can to sign players that fit the molds of being creators and scorers. One of those players is Florida Atlantic […]
Bay FC defender Brooklyn Courtnall suffered a minor injury in the club’s latest game on April 5 and will therefore miss camp with her national team, Canada. The 23-year-old made her debut with Canada this year and this international break represented her second call-up with the national team in 2026. Additionally, she has started all […]
Greetings, BBN! Transfer portal madness is in full swing now that the portal has officially opened, and the Kentucky Wildcats continue to reach out to many of the best players in it thus far. So, we want to see which current transfer you’d really like to see Mark Pope and Co. land. Kansas center Flory […]
Indiana Football updates: Mendoza to be Draft Day no-show! Ristic exits IU Basketball! Colts Taylor wins!
Villanova has seen plenty of movement already as the transfer portal window has opened. After losing both Acaden Lewis and Bryce Lindsay in the portal, the Wildcats received good news regarding two important starters. On Tuesday, Jeff Neiburg of The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that both Tyler Perkins and Matt Hodge will return next season. Perkins […]
One of the highest-scoring players in college basketball this season was Utah point guard Terrence Brown, who is now in the transfer portal and drawing interest from Kentucky Basketball. Head coach Mark Pope held a FaceTime call with Brown on Tuesday, the first day of the portal being officially open. Brown posted the news on […]
The ending of the 2024 campaign was like some sort of nightmare for Oregon Women’s Basketball, but coach Kelly Graves showed the following season that he still knew exactly what he was doing. In 2025 the Ducks finished 20-12, 10-8 in the Big Ten, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, narrowly […]
The West Coast trips have been notorious for tripping up their Eastern time zone counterparts in all sports in the newly expanded ACC, but so far, so good for the Clemson Tigers, who just completed the road trip with a much-needed series win over fellow conference foe Stanford, followed by a Monday night victory over […]
It’s not a huge surprise, but Darren Harris has decided to put his name in the portal. He could always change his mind, of course, but realistically, he probably won’t. And we’re really going to miss him. Harris made some of the great hustle plays this season than Duke has seen in a while. He […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Purdue fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Basketball season is officially over and it’s time to look ahead to football… . . . […]
Michael Malone has accepted an offer to be UNC’s next basketball coach, the first one outside “the family” in most of our lifetimes. Malone became familiar with UNC thanks to his daughter Bridget, a rising sophomore, who plays volleyball for the Tar Heels. While reportedly in the mix to return to the NBA as a […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats are set to be in the mix for Syracuse forward Donnie Freeman, who officially entered the transfer portal on Tuesday. According to KSR’s Zack Geoghegan and SI’s Wyatt Huff, Kentucky is in the mix for the 6-9, 205-pound big man out of Washington, D.C. The soon-to-be junior has two seasons of eligibility […]
It had to feel like it was all slipping away. Cooper Flagg missed games with a foot injury, and while he was sidelined, his former Duke roommate was busy doing the one thing more impactful than posting impressive stat lines — Kon Knueppel was reshaping the narrative. More games played, cleaner shooting metrics, a winning […]
Indiana men’s basketball has fully entered its first full offseason under head coach Darian DeVries. The program has been in offseason mode for a few weeks now with roster movement and a new assistant coaching hire, but the transfer portal opening up gives the Hoosiers the chance to rebuild the roster ahead of year two. […]