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After reaching the Final Four in 2024-25, the start of this season has been a rough one for Auburn basketball. The Tigers are navigating the recent retirement of longtime head coach Bruce Pearl while grinding through a gauntlet of a non-conference schedule. On Saturday, Auburn faced even more adversity. During a blowout 88-60 loss to […]

The USC Trojans were dealt a major blow on Wednesday when it was revealed that starting guard Rodney Rice would miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season due to season-ending surgery for a shoulder injury, as per Ryan Kartje of The LA Times. Rodney Rice had been one of USC’s top players this season, but […]

No. 11 Louisville Cardinals was shorthanded Tuesday night in Knoxville, and the absence of its starting point guard loomed large. The Cardinals fell 83-62 at No. 20 Tennessee Vols after freshman standout Mikel Brown Jr. was ruled out with a lower back injury sustained during Saturday’s win over Memphis Tigers. Brown’s status remained uncertain right […]

Kansas Jayhawks star freshman Darryn Peterson is still not over his injury troubles early in his college basketball career. Peterson missed his eighth game in the 2025-26 season on Tuesday, as Kansas basketball took care of business against the Towson Tigers without him. Peterson missed seven games in a row due to a hamstring issue […]

The USC Trojans are having a strong start to the 2025-26 college basketball season, with 10 wins in their first 11 games. However, USC basketball is not at its full strength of late, with star junior guard Rodney Rice currently sidelined with an upper-body injury that puts his availability not just in the short term […]

Kansas basketball got a big win in overtime against NC State, but they had to do it without their best player toward the end of the game. Darryn Peterson, a projected top NBA prospect after this season, was dealing with hamstring tightness, and head coach Bill Self took him out of the game at the […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish suffered a major blow recently with the ankle injury to junior guard Markus Burton. Burton has been the team’s leading scorer to start the 2025-26 season, and he will be out for an indefinite amount of time. But to help offset the loss of Burton, Notre Dame dipped into the […]

Things aren’t going well for Notre Dame right now. The football program was snubbed from the College Football Playoff, causing all kinds of drama. Now, the basketball team is dealing with a huge setback. Guard Markus Burton is out due to a foot and ankle injury, per the South Bend Tribune. Burton is expected to […]

The Kansas Jayhawks are looking to get back in the win column following their loss to the UConn Huskies this week, as they face off against the Missouri Tigers on Sunday. Missouri comes in at 8-1 while Kansas is 6-3. But Kansas is expected to receive a major boost in the form of Darryn Peterson […]

The USC Trojans are off to a strong start to the 2025-26 season at 8-0, and they’re coming off of an 82-77 win against Oregon in their Big Ten Conference opener. The Trojans cracked the top 25 in the AP men’s basketball poll this week at No. 24, and good news could be on the […]

No. 21 Kansas is moving on after a successful Players Era Tournament in Las Vegas, where the team ended 3-0. The Jayhawks took down Notre Dame, Syracuse, and No. 17 Tennessee to secure the three-game sweep in three days. Bill Self and his squad did this without star player Darryn Peterson. Peterson is one of […]

The Kansas basketball team has been without star Darryn Peterson for a good while. Peterson is battling a hamstring injury. He will again miss a game on Tuesday against UConn, per ESPN. “Darryn is not going to play tonight,” Kansas coach Bill Self said in a statement. “He is very close. He has worked his […]

The No. 16 North Carolina basketball is scheduled to take on the No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats in a marquee blue blood matchup at the Rupp Arena in Lexington this coming Tuesday night. However, they will not be at full strength, as they remain without star senior guard Seth Trimble, who is still recovering from an […]

Dan Hurley’s UConn men’s basketball is gearing up for its biggest nonconference test of the early season, a marquee Black Friday showdown with No. 13 Illinois at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Ranked No. 5 nationally, the Huskies (5-1) enter the holiday matchup knowing the environment and opponent mirror the type of games that shape […]

Kansas freshman guard Darryn Peterson is in contention for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, but so far Jayhawks fans have been left wondering when they’ll see the future NBA player on the court again. Darryn Peterson has been dealing with a hamstring injury that’s kept him sidelined for the past […]

There was a lot of hype coming into the season around UCLA basketball after a fairly disappointing 2024-25 campaign, but the Bruins are already going through some adversity. During Tuesday’s game against Cal, star point guard Donovan Dent went down with an apparent lower leg injury and left the game in the final minutes. Dent […]

The Iowa State basketball team got a huge win in Las Vegas Monday, over St. John’s. The Cyclones were able to make key plays late to hold on to a 83-82 victory. It wasn’t all peaches and cream for Iowa State though, as key scorer Tamin Lipsey went down with an injury. “We’re still evaluating,” […]

The NC State Wolfpack are in their first season with Will Wade at the helm after the program hired him away from McNeese State during last season’s NCAA Tournament. Under Wade, the Wolfpack have started the 2025-26 seasons at 4-0 and are ranked No. 25 in the country in the AP poll. NC State will […]

2025-26 is going to be a but of a transition period for Auburn basketball. Months after the Tigers lost a large part of a Final Four team, including star big man Johni Broome, head coach Bruce Pearl also stepped down and appointed his son, Stephen Pearl, as the team’s new head coach. Pearl had already […]

The No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini face their toughest test yet on Wednesday night against No. 11 Alabama at the United Center in Chicago. The 4-0 start has been impressive, but a major question looms over the matchup. Star center Tomislav Ivisic remains sidelined with a right knee bone bruise suffered in practice. Ivisic’s status […]

Things haven’t quite gone according to plan so far this season for Kansas basketball, but there’s still plenty of time to get things back on the right track. On Tuesday night, however, things weren’t pretty at the end of the second half in a 78-66 loss to No. 5 Duke. Of course, there will be […]

The Kansas Jayhawks face the Duke Blue Devils on Tuesday night without their star freshman Darryn Peterson. The 6-foot-5 guard will miss his third straight game due to a hamstring strain, and sources have revealed why the Jayhawks are taking an extremely cautious approach with their projected top NBA draft pick. A source told The […]

Kentucky basketball will be facing Michigan State in the Champions Classic showdown, but they have been dealing with some injuries that could affect them. One of those players is Jaland Lowe, who is not supposed to play because of an injury to his non-shooting shoulder, according to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. “Additional injury news: […]

The No. 25 Kansas Jayhawks collected their second win in a row and third overall through four games in the 2025-26 college basketball season on Saturday. As expected. Kansas basketball took care of business against the Princeton Tigers at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, crushing the visitors to the tune of a 76-57 score. However, the […]

The Oklahoma Sooners are set to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in what should be a thrilling college basketball matchup. However, it appears the Sooners are going to be without one of their players for Saturday’s contest. Reports indicate that Jadon Jones is officially ruled out for the game due to a groin injury, according […]

North Carolina basketball watched newcomer Caleb Wilson go off on the scoring end. But the Tar Heels have their first major CBB injury of this young season. This one involves key leader Seth Trimble. UNC announced the ailment the senior has via the social media website X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday evening. “Senior captain Seth […]

The BYU Cougars opened their 2025-26 season with a statement win over Villanova, as freshman phenom AJ Dybantsa delivered 21 points in his college debut. However, the eighth-ranked squad received tough news regarding their backcourt depth before their dominant 98-53 home victory over Holy Cross on Saturday night, with Dybantsa adding 17 points. Earlier this […]

Alabama basketball guard Davion Hannah appeared to suffer some sort of back injury early in Saturday’s game against St. John’s. Hannah was attempting to score a basket which led to the injury scare. He was able to walk off the floor, but was clearly in pain. Video via FOX College Hoops on X, formerly Twitter: […]

Louisville basketball head coach Pat Kelsey is keeping things cautious when it comes to J’Vonne Hadley’s availability for Tuesday’s highly anticipated rivalry clash with Kentucky. The veteran guard remains in concussion protocol. He is listed as day-to-day after missing Thursday’s 106-70 win over Jackson State. Kelsey confirmed Hadley’s status during his latest media availability. He […]

The Oregon Ducks basketball team appears to have dodged a major early-season scare. The Ducks escaped both a one-point thriller and what initially looked like a devastating injury to forward Kwame Evans Jr., who went down clutching his left knee late in Tuesday’s 60-59 win over Hawaii. Early fears of a serious setback quickly gave […]

Mark Pope and the No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats had a significant injury update to share about forward Jayden Quaintance. Quaintance joined the Wildcats in the 2025 offseason. He moved on from the Arizona State Sun Devils after his freshman campaign. He impressed in his first year as he averaged 9.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.6 blocks […]

UConn basketball has some good things to look forward to, and it should be an exciting season to watch with the players that they have. Unfortunately, one of their top freshman is expected to miss some time due to an injury, according to NCAA reporter Andy Katz. “Freshman Braylon Mullins suffered an ankle injury in […]

Since it was announced a few months ago that Illinois basketball guard Ty Rodgers would be out indefinitely with a knee injury, the fanbase has been wondering if there is a possible update regarding the junior. With the Illinois basketball team led by head coach Brad Underwood, he would give insight into a possible update […]

Florida basketball coach Todd Golden hopes to win back-to-back national championships, by taking the crown again this season. Golden got some good news as star transfer Boogie Fland got a positive injury report on Tuesday. “Boogie Fland (sports hernia) hopes to be fully cleared for all basketball related activities when the school year officially begins […]

Louisville basketball had some problems with injuries during the 2024-25 campaign. The Cardinals lost a few players for the year early on, including forward Kasean Pryor. Pryor is doing better though after dealing with a knee injury that left him off the floor. Kelsey gave a positive injury update for his star forward, when asked […]

Texas A&M basketball has a new leader this season. Bucky McMillan takes over the program, after Buzz Williams left for Maryland. McMillan is going to have one of his best players available for the start of practices. Pop Isaacs has been cleared for no-contact activities, per basketball insider Jon Rothstein. Isaacs averaged nearly 17 points […]

April Fool’s Day is here, and that means jokes are aplenty. Unfortunately, those jokes can lead to miscommunication and frustration. That is what happened to college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale, who fell victim to an Auburn basketball prank. An account released a post on X, formerly Twitter, that Auburn basketball star Johni Broome would not […]

The Auburn Tigers are going to the Final Four following their 70-64 triumph over Michigan State, becoming the last of the top seeds to advance to the tournament’s semifinal games in San Antonio. The Tigers were led by Johni Broome, who scored 25 points and added 14 rebounds despite taking a fall in the second […]

Duke inflicted severe damage on its opponents through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, and it was not even at full strength. The Blue Devils are now set to welcome back one of their best defenders for Thursday’s Sweet Sixteen battle with Arizona. Junior forward Maliq Brown, who has dealt with a shoulder […]