College Basketball Recruiting Articles - Page 2

The Miami Hurricanes are entering the program’s first season under new head coach Jai Lucas, and on Thursday, Lucas landed the first five-star recruit of his early tenure with the commitment of big man Caleb Gaskins, as per Travis Branham of 247 Sports. Gaskins is the first player from the class of 2026 to commit […]

When it comes to developing as a big man in basketball, there is one former NBA star whom players seem to flock to in Hakeem Olajuwon. Olajuwon is considered one of the best players of all-time, and one of the most skilled centers ever. San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was among the latest to […]

It is good that legendary coach John Calipari will remain the head coach at Arkansas. On Friday, the Razorbacks secured a significant victory by getting a four-star prospect Abdou Toure to commit, per Dushawn London of 24/7 Sports. Ultimately, Toure chose Arkansas over UConn and Providence. A major reason for that was wanting to play […]

When Caitlin Clark was lighting up the court, the Iowa Hawkeyes emerged as a powerhouse in college basketball. With Clark’s departure to the WNBA, the Hawkeyes have still managed to remain a formidable team in the Big Ten. Clark helped build the program up to where Iowa has become a recruitment destination for top players, […]

The Kansas Jayhawks have long been one of the standard bearers in college basketball, especially under head coach Bill Self. Self has led the Jayhawks to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances, including two NCAA national championships. Kansas has always been a program that’s able to attract the top recruits in the country, and they did so […]

Beginning in 2026, every Power Four conference will require its members to play nine league games. Three of the four NCAA leagues will also mandate at least one non-conference matchup against another power opponent. The Big Ten will be the only one that does not. The Big 12 already enforces the 10-game standard, and the […]

When Hakeem Olajuwon roamed the court, the Houston Cougars were a powerhouse making it to three straight Final Fours and three national championship game appearances. So it would make sense that Houston would recruit Hakeem Olajuwon’s son, Aziz. But Aziz Olajuwon turned down the Cougars in favor of Stanford this weekend, as per Joe Tipton […]

Following four seasons under Ben Johnson, the Minnesota Gophers opted to go in a different direction, parting ways with Johnson and hiring Niko Medved as head coach. With the 2025-26 season not even underway yet, Medved still got to the recruiting trail already landing two recruits for the 2026-27 season. Minnesota added a third recruit […]

The Vanderbilt Commodores experienced a major turnaround in just one season under new head coach Mark Byington. After seven straight years of missing the NCAA Tournament, and five losing seasons in that time frame, the Commodores reached the postseason, albeit losing in the round of 64. The success seems to have gotten noticed by potential […]

The Michigan basketball team picked up its first commitment in the 2026 recruiting class on Tuesday as four-star power forward Quinn Costello announced that he will play for the Wolverines. Michigan State, Purdue and North Carolina were all recruiting Costello hard, but Michigan head coach Dusty May was able to secure the commitment. He has […]

Florida State basketball has a new man at the helm, but the Seminoles are still on fire on the recruiting trail. The ACC basketball program got a big commitment Tuesday, literally and figuratively. Florida State basketball picked up a pledge from 7-foot big man Marcis Ponder, per On3. Ponder is a top 75 recruit in […]

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo has had a busy offseason. The Spartans made the offseason even more special by adding four-star prospect Carlos Medlock Jr., per League Ready. Medlock pledged to Michigan State over several other big-time programs, including Michigan and Tennessee. The guard got rave reviews by basketball recruiting analysts. “Medlock Jr. is […]

The USC Trojans got a major win on Friday with the commitment of Saniyah Hall, the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2026, as per Talia Goodman of On3 Sports. Saniyah Hall’s commitment gives USC the top three recruits in the last four recruiting classes with 2023 No. 1 JuJu Watkins and 2025 No. […]

Florida basketball head coach Todd Golden won the national championship without needing his 7-foot-9 center on the floor. Golden ended a more than decade long title drought in Gainesville without turning to his big man. But was Billy Napier secretly recruiting Olivier Rioux for Gators football? Rioux earned a chance to line up for the […]

USC basketball watched Alijah Arenas survive a horrific car accident during the spring. But the prized true freshman now will miss the upcoming season with a new setback involving his meniscus. The five-star sustained a knee injury tear, per basketball insider Chris Haynes Wednesday. Haynes added updated details on Arenas. “Alijah Arenas is expected to […]

The Michigan basketball team got better on Tuesday as the Wolverines landed a very intriguing prospect from overseas. Center Marcus Moller currently stands at 7’3″, and he is coming to the United States to play for head coach Dusty May and Michigan. May has done an outstanding job in the recruiting world since coming to […]

When the 2025-26 NCAA season begins, the Iowa Hawkeyes will have a new face at the helm with the hiring of Ben McCollum as head coach. McCollum made sure to tamper expectations for the upcoming season amid a roster overhaul with ten players leaving via the transfer portal. But Iowa will have an unexpected reinforcement […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide are hoping to build on what was a fairly successful 2024-25 season, with the arrival of a few new recruits. The Crimson Tide were busy in the transfer portal this offseason, adding players to help shore up what should be a contending roster in the SEC. Alabama also added to its […]

Will Wade and NC State basketball just lost one commit after a change of heart, with big man Paul Mbiya deciding to hit the recruitment trail again, according to Joe Tipton of On3. Via Tipton on X (formerly Twitter): “Congolese big man Paul Mbiya has decided to decommit from NC State and reopen his recruitment, […]

The Indiana basketball team picked up an intriguing commitment on Monday as Serbian guard Aleksa Ristic announced that he will come to the United States to play for the Hoosiers. Ristic was born in 2005, so his freshman year would’ve been back in 2023 if he started college at 18 like most college basketball players. […]

It seemed like Dusty May and the Michigan basketball team’s offseason couldn’t get any better, but now it’s looking like it might. German standout Malick Kordel has received attention from Michigan, Butler, BYU, Iowa, Villanova and Xavier, and he is now enrolled at the University of Michigan. There has been no official announcement made yet […]

Ohio State picked up a 2025 commitment on Monday and the name might be ring a bell for basketball fans. Myles Herro, the younger brother of Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro, has committed to the Buckeyes out of Whitnall High School in Wisconsin, Myles told On3. “I chose Ohio State because it felt like the […]

The Duke basketball team picked up a massive commitment on Thursday as five-star Italian standout Dame Sarr announced that he will play for Jon Scheyer and the Blue Devils. Duke is losing a lot of good talent from their Final Four team, and that includes soon-to-be #1 NBA Draft pick Cooper Flagg. Replacing that talent […]

Wednesday has been a big day for the Illinois football team on the recruiting trail, and its latest commitment will play for the Illinois basketball team as well. Four-star athlete Nasir Rankin announced his commitment to the Fighting Illini on Wednesday, and he will play both football and basketball. He is viewed as a better […]

Arizona basketball is adding a talented big man from Senegal. Tommy Lloyd’s program got the commitment of 6-foot-11 forward Sidi Gueye, per ESPN. Gueye previously played for Real Madrid in Spain. The forward is seen as one of the top international basketball prospects available this year. “Coach [Tommy] Lloyd is one of the top coaches […]

The Illinois basketball team has had a lot of recent success recruiting overseas, and the Fighting Illini picked up their third European commit of the offseason on Tuesday. Serbian star Mihailo Petrovic announced his commitment to Illinois. He is currently an MVP candidate in the Adriatic League. He is one of the best scorers in […]

2024-25 was a mess for ACC basketball as a whole, with just four teams reaching the NCAA Tournament. Outside of Duke, Clemson, Louisville and North Carolina (who barely made it in the Big Dance), the rest of the league resembled a mid-major conference more than the powerhouse fans have become accustomed to. Miami basketball was […]

The Tennessee Volunteers were one of the top college basketball teams in the country this past season, earning a No. 2 seed and reaching the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before being eliminated by Houston. And on Sunday, they received huge offseason news. Five-star forward Nate Ament announced his decision to commit to Tennessee, […]

Since Arizona switched from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 conference, the last two years have seen various changes. A major one, of course, is Caleb Love leaving with the support of coach Tommy Loyd.  Now, change is coming from the top down of the women’s basketball program.   According to ESPN.com, Arizona women’s basketball hired […]

The No. 1 player in the 2026 high school boys basketball class will take a visit to Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks this weekend, according to Joe Tipton of On3. Tyran Stokes, a forward out of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, CA, will also skip the grassroots circuit this summer, leading to […]

Following a decent 2024-25 season for Kentucky in the first year with Mark Pope at the helm as head coach, the Wildcats lost a prized commit as four-star guard Acaden Lewis made the decision to re-open his recruitment and decommit from Kentucky. Amid his decision, Lewis released a message to Pope and to the program, […]

The Arizona basketball team added another five-star recruit to their already loaded 2025 recruiting class on Wednesday. Combo guard Brayden Burries announced his commitment to the Wildcats, and he is the fourth player to join the 2025 recruiting class. Burries is also the third five-star to commit to Arizona from the 2025 class. Tommy Lloyd […]

Illinois basketball head coach Brad Underwood continues to make splashes on the European recruiting front. The latest coup comes in the form of Montenegrin big man David Mirkovic, who committed to Underwood and the Fighting Illini on Monday night, per ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. The 19-year-old averages 8.8 points and 6.7 rebounds in 23 minutes per […]

Michigan basketball is getting a solid recruit. The Wolverines got a commitment from UAB star transfer forward Yaxel Lendeborg, per On3. Lendeborg was highly sought in the college basketball transfer portal following the end of the regular season. “I love the culture Dusty May has brought to every team that he’s coached,” Lendeborg said, per […]

Elite 2025 five-star power forward Koa Peat made his college decision on Thursday, and he is going to play for the Arizona basketball team. Peat is one of the top players in the 2025 class, and he chose the Wildcats over Arizona State, Baylor, Houston and Texas. “BREAKING: Top-10 senior Koa Peat has committed to […]

The Oklahoma women’s basketball program is throwing down a slam dunk in recruiting. The Sooners are getting the overall no. 1 national recruit Aaliyah Chavez to commit, per On3. Chavez pledged to the Oklahoma program on Tuesday. “OU is definitely a great experience,” Chavez said. “They play great basketball, play fast — that’s how I […]

Auburn basketball is one of the best teams in the country this season. Head coach Bruce Pearl is recruiting to keep things that way. Pearl and the Tigers just landed one of the best scorers available in the country, per On3. Auburn is getting a commitment from JUCO star guard Abdul Bashir. Bashir is averaging […]

USC basketball is in the midst of a middling 12-8 season, with their 4-5 conference record putting them in the middle of the Big Ten. However, as USC looks towards their future, they’re amped up knowing the type of talent they have coming to campus. On Thursday, Alijah Arenas committed to the Trojans. With his […]

The Cincinnati Bearcats have started out the 2024-25 season at 7-0 and have the top record in the Big 12 through non-conference play so far. And amid their strong start to the year, they got major news on Thanksgiving. Cincinnati landed the commitment from 5-star recruit Shon Abaev, as per Joe Tipton of On3 Sports. […]