A year ago, FAU became the latest true mid-major to make a run all the way to the Final Four. We saw George Mason (2006) and VCU (2010) do it from the CAA, and Brad Stevens and Butler from the Horizon league in 2010. No, I’m not counting San Diego State as a mid-major, since…

Kyle Neptune and staff endured a busy 2024 recruiting cycle – leading to three commitments in the span of 10 days earlier this month. However, there’s little time to celebrate as efforts have shifted quickly (or concurrently) to the Class of 2025. Here’s our first look into the Class of 2025 and there are already…

The last-minute additions Kentucky coach John Calipari made to construct his roster weren’t totally by design nor were they left to luck. The approach is starting to become the new norm for college basketball coaches. And it allows Calipari to usher in a new style for the Wildcats that will look a lot like Connecticut…

Instructions for whichever team wins the Pac-12 tournament this season: Please turn off the lights on your way out. And you get custody of Bill Walton. The lid is about to shut on 108 years of history for the “Conference of Champions.” Four teams — UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington — will head to the…

Welcome back to college basketball in 2023-24, where rosters across the sport still feel the immense effects of the COVID-19 pandemic bonus year. That extra season of eligibility — as well as changing priorities for NBA teams — has led to the center position being deeper than I’ve ever seen it since I’ve been covering…

ESPN Fantasy Oct 20, 2023, 12:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The ESPN fantasy basketball experts got together for their third and final mock draft of the 2023-24 NBA season, using a 10-team H2H category format. If you’re new to fantasy hoops and looking to try it out for the first time, here is a…

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (WNEM) – Central Michigan University (CMU) held its media day on Thursday for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams. For the women’s team, the Chippewas are coming off a 6-23 season but they have a new head coach. Kristin Haynie is taking over for CMU after being a Michigan State assistant…

Posted Oct 19, 2023The 2023-24 UNC men’s basketball team will face Florida Atlantic in a “secret scrimmage” on Saturday in Boca Raton, Fla. And on Thursday afternoon, the Tar Heels’ official social media account posted what looks to be a hint at confirmation of those when-and-where details, showing the UNC basketball players loading the plane…

As the beginning of basketball season is near, the Blue Zone provides a detailed preview of each player on Duke men’s basketball’s 2023-24 roster. We’ve already looked at Stanley Borden, Spencer Hubbard, Neal Begovich, Jaden Schutt, Christian Reeves, Jaylen Blakes, TJ Power, Ryan Young and Sean Stewart. Next up is freshman guard Caleb Foster: Caleb…