NCAA Basketball Articles - Page 258

Jalen Green, a 5-star combo guard in the 2020 recruiting class, appears to be considering taking an official visit with the Fresno State Bulldogs, according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. Here’s what Green told Borzello about Fresno State: “They’re officially an option. … It’s the hometown.” The 6-5 combo guard, who attends Prolific Prep in California, […]

Scottie Barnes, a 5-star forward in the 2020 recruiting class, has set his official visit to Kentucky for next weekend, according to Ben Roberts of the Lexington Herald-Leader. The 6-8 small forward, who attends Montverde Academy in Florida, continues to be a priority target for John Calipari and company as they try to lure another […]

Michigan Wolverines coach Juwan Howard apparently gets a nice little college basketball recruiting benefit thanks to his son, Jett Howard, being all that and a bag of chips. Let’s try to unpack this. Jett Howard, a four-star prospect in the 2022 college basketball recruiting class, is going to be invited to all sort of top-whatever-camps. […]

While a college basketball loving nation still has a full year until it happens, the 2020 Legends Classic lineup at the Barclays Center is now known. Reporter Jon Rothstein swooped in from the heavens with the scoop. Sources: UConn, Notre Dame, USC, and Vanderbilt will headline the 2020 Legends Classic at the Barclays Center. Matchups […]

ESPN college basketball personality Jay Bilas might be one of the smartest minds in all of collegiate sports coverage. It’s why so many outlets run to him for comment whenever something off the hardwood is happening. With SB206 being signed, a name, image and likeness bill that allows players to profit off their NIL, it’s […]

JaDun Michael, a four-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has been offered a scholarship by the Louisville Cardinals. A few different people appear to have gotten in on the scoop. For the sake of citing someone for it, we shall go with 247Sports (paywall). It’s not exactly shocking to see Chris […]

Syracuse Orange freshman Joseph Girard left high school as New York’s all-time leading scorer. It’s resulted in some relatively large college basketball expectations being hurled on the young man’s shoulders. With the Orange losing 55 percent of last season’s offense, coupled with the young man joining four other freshman on Syracuse, there’s good reason to […]

Tennessee Volunteers talent Lamonte Turner was lost a bit in the team’s hype last season, playing in the shadows of two NBA-level players. Heading into the 2019-20 college basketball season, though, this is clearly his team. He’s ready for the chance to show why. “This is something you work for all your life,” the 6-foot-2 […]

Syracuse Orange coach Jim Boeheim has seen it all as his time as a college basketball coach. Heading into the 2019-20 season with a lot of freshmen on his roster won’t actually shake the legend. After the team’s summer trip to Italy, the veteran head coach explained the entire process of getting so many youngsters […]

Bryce McGowens, a four-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, will be checked on by the Xavier Musketeers. The Big East Conference program is sending an assistant to see him on Saturday. This information was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Stockrisers and Rivals grassroots guru Jake […]

The Syracuse Orange lost 55 percent of its offense after last season ended. In turn, it’s not then shocking to hear Jim Boeheim talking about the flexibility his rotation might have when the 2019-20 college basketball campaign begins. With five freshmen on the roster, some of whom are expected to see a good chunk of […]

Adama Sanogo, a 4-star center in the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has received an offer from Travis Steele and the Xavier Musketeers, according to Andrew Slater of The Athletic. The 6-9 center, who is originally from Mali and now attends St. Patrick School in New York Jersey, continues to rack up offers from top […]

Utah State basketball coach Craig Smith joined us on the Marching to Madness podcast to preview the 2019-20 season for the Aggies. Some of the topics Smith discussed included: Leading the Aggies to 28 wins in his first season on the job How he developed his up-tempo offensive system The importance of Sam Merrill to […]

Deivon Smith, a 4-star guard in the 2020 recruiting class, has committed to Ben Howland and the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The 5-11 point guard, who attends Grayson High School in Georgia, took his official visit to Starkville back in September and was impressed enough to make Mississippi State his choice. Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia […]

The UCLA Bruins are entering a new era ahead of the 2019-20 college basketball season. Prince Ali, a talented senior guard, wants to help get it off to a good start. While shouldering far too much blame for last year’s woes, Ali discussed his place as the Mick Cronin era begins. “Last year didn’t really […]

Patrick Ewing and the Georgetown Hoyas are hoping to stir some echoes in the Big East Conference during the 2019-20 college basketball season. At the league’s media day on Thursday, plenty of coaches had much to say about just about everything. Ed Cooley talked about NIL rights, Kevin Willard spoke about Seton Hall’s expectations, so […]

Marquette Golden Eagles standout Markus Howard is one of the best and most electrifying college basketball players in the country. In turn, he’s expected to be up for numerous individual awards for the upcoming 2019-20 campaign. If he ask the nifty guard, though, as he was at Big East Conference media day, he much rather […]

After last season, many people assumed Seton Hall Pirates talent Myles Powell would leave the school to go to the NBA or some other professional ranks. Instead, he’s returned and is helping the program enter the 2019-20 college basketball season with a high set of expectations attached to it. At Big East Conference media day, […]

The Seton Hall Pirates are set for another visit with 2020 5-star forward Earl Timberlake on Thursday, according to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers. The 6-5 small forward, who attends Dematha Catholic in Maryland, continues to be a huge priority for Kevin Willard and his staff after taking his official visit to Seton Hall in late […]

Davonte Davis, a 4-star guard in the 2020 recruiting class, has picked up an offer from Eric Musselman and the Arkansas Razorbacks. The 6-4 point guard, who attends Jacksonville High School in Arkansas, is a top priority for the new staff as they try to land one of the state’s top players after he recently […]

Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari is set to visit with 2021 5-star forward AJ Griffin on Thursday, according to Pat Lawless of Prep Circuit. The 6-7 small forward, who attends Archbishop Stepinac in New York, continues to attract a lot of attention as one of the top players in the class. Duke, Villanova, Illinois, Michigan, […]

Ty Berry, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play for the Northwestern Wildcats. How do we know this? Well, tickle me glad you asked. He took to the mean streets of Twitter to make the announcement himself by way of a nifty tweet. https://twitter.com/Ty_Berry23/status/1182084390010183687 Here’s where things […]

Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self isn’t happy with the narrative going around that the college basketball coach is trolling the NCAA. Following the governing the governing body of college sports sending the school and coach a formal notice of allegations, the official Kansas Jayhawks Twitter account tweeted the following: Big Late Night in the Phog […]

DJ Gordon, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Prior to the commitment, the youngest had a final list of six schools left in the mix for his services. For the sake of context, those programs were the Pittsburgh Panthers, VCU […]

Jaden Springer, a five-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has narrowed his potential landing spots list to just three programs. Those schools are the Memphis Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers and Michigan Wolverines. This news was broken by reputable reporter and writer Adam Zagoria on his nifty website ZagsBlog, which is obviously named […]

Hunter Sallis, a 4-star guard in the 2021 recruiting class, has received an offer from Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide, according to Corey Evans of Rivals. The 6-3 combo guard, who attends Millard North High School in Nebraska, already holds numerous offers as one of the top combo guards in the class. Arkansas, […]

Former Connecticut Huskies coach Jim Calhoun has been accused of sex discrimination by a former associate athletic director at the University of Saint Joseph. For those unaware, that is where the Hall of Fame coach is currently applying his trade. The AP was one of the many outlets to relay the story to the masses. […]

N’Faly Dante, a former five-star college basketball prospect, is apparently still waiting to get cleared to play for the Oregon Ducks this season. For those unaware, the young man was originally a member of the 2020 recruiting class, but then decided to join the 2019 grouping instead. According to head coach Dana Altman, the entire […]

New Mexico basketball coach Paul Weir joined us on the Marching to Madness podcast to preview the 2019-20 season for the Lobos. Some of the topics Weir discussed included: Building chemistry with transfers joining the program How Vance Jackson could put together another big season for the Lobos JaQuan Lyle’s return to the court after […]

Alex Tchikou, a four-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has been offered a scholarship by the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The youngster made the announcement of the offer himself on the mean streets of Twitter. https://twitter.com/tcalex0/status/1181393416007163907 The 6-11 power forward, who attends Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, is drawing plenty of interest, recently […]

Gethro Muscadin, a four-star big man out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, is slated to be seen by the Kansas Jayhawks on Thursday. In fact, it will be head coach Bill Self who will see the young man. This news was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals […]

Duke Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski made a lot of noise on Tuesday when discussing player rights, but the college basketball legend also discussed the ACC in a way that shouldn’t go unnoticed. With the Blue Devils embracing one-and-done players more and more over the years, Coach K acknowledged roster turnover, pointing to a very […]

GaQuincy McKinstry, a five-star cornerback prospect in the 2021 college football recruiting class, has been offered a basketball scholarship by the Florida Gators. Yes, we know, that’s a bit to take in. In a tweet relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals and Stockrisers reporter Jake Weingarten, it was revealed […]

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats is set to visit with 2020 5-star guard Nimari Burnett on Wednesday, according to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers. The 6-3 combo guard, who attends Prolific Prep in California, continues to be a high priority target for the Crimson Tide after taking his official visit to Tuscaloosa back in late September. […]

Mike Aresco, the commissioner of the American Athletic Conference (AAC), didn’t hold back when asked about college sports moving in a direction where athletes were able to profit off their name, image and likeness. The man partially responsible for the Big East Conference becoming a basketball-only league again, as he was busy chasing college football […]

Things between Kennedy Chandler, a five-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, and the North Carolina Tar Heels appear to be heating up. According to a report from Stockrisers and Rivals reporter Jake Weingarten, UNC has reached out to the young man, showing heavy interest and wanting to set up a visit […]

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, a 5-star forward in the 2022 college basketball recruiting class, has set an unofficial visit with the Kentucky Wildcats for the Louisville game on Dec. 28, according to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers. The 6-8 power forward, who currently attends IMG Academy in Florida, is the cousin of former Kentucky star Alex Poythress and […]

Niels Lane, a 4-star guard in the 2020 recruiting class, has committed to Mike White and the Florida Gators, according to Corey Evans of Rivals. The 6-5 shooting guard, who attends Roselle Catholic in New Jersey, took his official visit to Gainesville back in early September and clearly he was impressed to the point of […]

Brad Underwood and the Illinois Fighting Illini will visit with 2020 4-star guard Andre Curbelo on Tuesday, according to Andrew Slater of The Athletic. The 6-0 point guard, who attends Long Island Lutheran in New York, is set to take his official visit to Illinois on Oct. 18. Curbelo named his final five schools in […]