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The Virginia basketball program is dealing with the aftermath of longtime head coach Tony Bennett’s decision to retire. A little over a week after the news of Bennett’s departure broke, Virginia lost the commitment of senior forward and transferee Jalen Warley. Moreover, Warley is being joined by a second player: Class of 2025 guard Chance […]

USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins is one of the biggest names in women’s basketball right now. She had a phenomenal freshman season last year, and she led the Trojans on a deep run in the NCAA tournament. Typically, fans in attendance are starstruck to see her when they come and watch USC play. However, […]

The Virginia basketball team recently lost head coach Tony Bennett to retirement, and the announcement came as a big surprise as the season is about to start. The Cavaliers now have a frantic head coaching search beginning, and they just lost their first player to the transfer portal. When a head coach leaves, the portal […]

Diamond Johnson made waves by landing on the 2025 Preseason Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Watchlist, announced Monday by the Naismith Starting Five. This marks the fourth preseason honor for Johnson this season, following recognition as MEAC Preseason Player of the Year, All-MEAC First Team, and inclusion on the 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major […]

The official start of the 2024-25 men’s college basketball season is only a little over a week away, and now that enough time has passed since the AP Top 25 preseason poll was released that any reaction couldn’t possibly be misconstrued as an overreaction, it’s time to break down five of the biggest surprises from the […]

With high expectations for the Kentucky basketball team, they started off with a bang as they bulldozed past Kentucky Wesleyan in an exhibition game, 123-52, Wednesday at Rupp Arena. As Mark Pope takes over for John Calipari, his era starts on a very high note, though he interestingly received an apology from Kentucky Wesleyan head […]

WNBA prospect Hailey Van Lith lit up social media after making a courtside appearance at Thursday’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs. Fans couldn’t contain their excitement when they spotted the Van Lith seated alongside her brother, as confirmed by NBA legend Reggie Miller, per TheSpun. The online buzz took off, […]

South Florida men’s basketball head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim passed away on Thursday due to an “undisclosed” and aggressive” illness, according to the Tampa Bay Times’ Joey Knight. He was just 43 years of age. The university and athletic department issued a statement and sent their condolences following the tragic news. “In a very short time, […]

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope made his coaching debut on Wednesday night as the Wildcats hosted Kentucky Wesleyan for an exhibition matchup. Pope played college basketball at Kentucky back in the day, and he was hired to be the head coach of the team after John Calipari left last offseason. Like always, expectations are […]

Relax, Georgetown basketball fans. Ed Cooley is not going anywhere. Cooley put the rumor about him potentially being a candidate to replace former Virginia head coach Tony Bennett, who shockingly announced his retirement last week, to rest in an interview with Fox Sports on Monday. FOX SPORTS EXCLUSIVE: @GeorgetownHoops head coach Ed Cooley is not […]

New Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope coached his first game Wednesday night as the Wildcats took on Kentucky Wesleyan in an exhibition matchup. Kentucky easily took care of business as they cruised to a 123-52 win. The competition wasn’t very difficult, but the Wildcats played how you would expect them to. One player that Mark […]

Former Virginia basketball head coach Tony Bennett shocked the college basketball world when he suddenly announced his retirement last Friday. Who is the best person to lead Virginia following Bennett’s 15-year tenure with the Cavaliers? While Ron Sanchez, Bennett’s former associate head coach, was named the interim head coach, Virginia is expected to consider a […]

UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley may not have mentioned the Big Ten by name during Big East Media Day on Wednesday, but if you read between the lines it’s clear that the back-to-back National Championship winning head coach was taking a not-so-subtle shot at the conference that has been called by many as the […]

College sports fans have been locked into college football during the past couple months, but the college basketball season is right around the corner. A lot of teams are having scrimmages and exhibition games this week, and the regular season will be here in less than two weeks. One fan base that is always excited […]

The next domino in conference realignment appears close to falling. This time, one of the most successful mid-major basketball programs over the last few seasons may be making a significant jump. The talks regarding Grand Canyon University joining the Mountain West Conference as a non-football member are “heating up” according to College Football insider Brett […]

Shaquille O’Neal recently opened up about his collegiate basketball journey at LSU during an episode of The Big Podcast with Shaq. Known for his outstanding performance on the court, O’Neal‘s tenure with the LSU Tigers from 1989 to 1992 set high standards. However, despite his accolades—including averaging 21.6 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists, along […]

One of the most decorated players in South Carolina women’s basketball history, A’ja Wilson, will have her No. 22 jersey retired by the Gamecocks next year. The ceremony will take place before the team’s game on Feb. 2, 2025, against Auburn at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. The announcement was made Tuesday, marking […]

The Duke basketball program is preparing to start another electrifying season. Blue Devils fans will get to see former No. 1 high school basketball recruit Cooper Flagg headline the team’s lineup in 2024-25. However, Flagg is not the only major Duke recruit generating buzz. After receiving commitments from Cameron and Cayden Boozer, the Blue Devils […]

If BYU basketball wants to bring in the AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2025, they will have to pay up. Dybantsa is expected to land an NIL deal, “north of $3M and could get as high as $4M.” Based on that projection, BYU is prepared between $4 to $4.5 million, […]

It should come as no surprise that Bronny James and Shedeur Sanders are two of the highest-earning NIL athletes in the world — they have name recognition, media savvy and famous dads who have already proven sports superstardom runs in the family. Nico Iamaleava’s rise to NIL millionaire was a far more hot-button issue — […]

The college basketball world was shocked by the recent news of Virginia basketball head coach Tony Bennett announcing his retirement. It was a big surprise as Bennett has had a ton of success with the Cavaliers, and the announcement came right before the start of the season. At the end of the day, Bennett didn’t […]

On Monday afternoon, the preseason All-American Team for the 2024-25 season, and the six (yes, six) names included on the list should not come as a huge surprise. Alabama guard Mark Sears earned 54 of a possible 55 votes after leading the Crimson Tide to their first Final Four last year. North Carolina’s RJ Davis, […]

The top-ranked Kanas Jayhawks will tip off their season against Howard University, the reigning MEAC Champions and one of the best HBCU programs in the country. The game comes as Kansas invited MEAC hoops contender North Carolina Central for an early season game last season. The Jayhawks ultimately won the game 99-56. Howard University basketball […]

Former HBCU basketball star Shy Odom has transferred from Howard University to the University of Vermont after a stellar career as a Bison. Odoms was a key contributor to Kenny Blakeney’s emerging HBCU hoops power as Howard won the MEAC Championship in 2023 and 2024. The motive for Odom’s transfer from The Mecca is simple, […]

As Duke basketball is favored to win it all with Cooper Flagg and head coach Jon Scheyer at the helm, the sport will feel different after Tony Bennet announced his retirement from coaching the University of Virginia. As Bennett himself explained the decision, Scheyer was asked about his thoughts of the news and had an […]

There is no doubt that Duke basketball is a must watch this season because of freshman Cooper Flagg, projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft. Despite being a freshman, the Duke basketball team is favored to win it all because of Flagg’s influence as he displayed his talents during an […]

Baylor basketball has lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament in three straight years since winning it all in 2021. This program will be looking to be a lot better in March Madness in 2025 and that starts with having a quality season. The latest AP rankings have the Bears as No. 8 […]

CIAA competitor Bowie State University scored a huge 73-71 upset over the CIAA’s Hampton University in an early season HBCU exhibition. Bowie State looked good early on as they stormed out to an early lead and ended the first half up 43-35. But, Hampton fought back and ultimately took the lead as the game started […]

College basketball is almost here! The season starts in less than three weeks, and in the meantime, the AP Poll was released, which means that we have something to talk about and whether any team is underrated or overrated. The betting odds to win the NCAA Tournament are also out now, and they do not […]

The college basketball world was left stunned yesterday when news broke that Virginia basketball head coach Tony Bennett would be retiring effective immediately. After worries that the sudden retirement, which comes just weeks before the season opener, could be health-related or a result of a scandal, Bennett set the record straight during a press conference […]

ROSEMONT IL – Flashback to the 2023 offseason, and the UCLA Bruins were loaded up with incoming freshmen. Mick Cronin was rebuilding on the fly after losing the core group that had secured a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and had advanced to the Sweet 16. But the 2024-25 roster is going to […]

Duke University is set to tip off the 2024-2025 season against a Division II HBCU coached by a notable ACC alumnus Julian Hodges. Lincoln University of Pennsylvania is set to face off against the Blue Devils, keeping a tradition of playing HBCU basketball programs alive for another season. Lincoln is a formidable basketball program as […]

With less than three weeks from the start of the 2024-25 college hoops season, the Virginia Cavaliers will be without the man who has oversaw both the growth of the program for the last 15 years, and the school’s one and only National Championship. According to a tweet from Jeff Goodman of The Field of […]

For 33 years, Jim Nantz served as the lead play-by-play announcer for CBS during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, meaning that the University of Houston alum could never express his rooting interest in the Cougars, at least publicly. That changed last year, when Nantz stepped away from his longtime role at CBS and spent the […]

It’s not every day you see people with one arm shoot and dunk the basketball the way Hansel Enmanuel does. But then again, Enmanuel is a special breed. Born in the Dominican Republic, Enmanuel had a life-altering experience at just six years old. A concrete wall collapsed on him, trapping his left arm for two […]

Bill Walton’s most notable stops in the NBA may have taken him to Portland and Boston, but make no mistake, Big Red was California through and through. He was born in La Mesa. He played college basketball in Los Angeles. He resided in San Diego until the time of his death this past May. And this […]

The Austin Area Urban League is hosting the 3rd annual HBCU Basketball Classic on November 8th and 9th at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. This year’s HBCU Basketball Classic has partnered with HBCU+ to stream the event on its platform. Highlights of this year’s classic include the Conference Challenge and the Battle of […]

There’s no question that the transfer portal has changed the college basketball landscape forever. Whether it’s for the better or for the worse, it depends on who you talk to. For Georgetown Hoyas head coach Ed Cooley, while he acknowledges the need to change with the landscape, he also sees some of the downfalls of […]

The UConn Huskies are the premier program in college basketball right now. With back to back national championships and several players off to the NBA, it’s hard to argue against them. And head coach Dan Hurley has had success off the court too when it comes to the recruiting trail. UConn just picked up a […]