Basketball Industry News

Alabama basketball 2025-26 season preview, predictions: Houston Mallette

Returning for his final season of college basketball, Houston Mallette likely projects to be a prominent player for the Alabama Crimson Tide during the 2025-26 campaign. A graduate student, Mallette joined the Alabama program a year ago as an…

They are dream investors': Inside the billion-dollar Middle East race to control the future of basketball

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- It's a few minutes before tipoff in the first NBA game of any sort in the 2025-26 season and the basketball court inside Etihad Arena is overflowing with training camp-sized rosters of Knicks and 76ers players and…

Women's NCAA basketball 2025-26 nonconference impact games

As much as February and March get most of the attention, NCAA tournament résumés begin their construction the moment the college basketball season begins. November and December matter. They matter plenty. Those are the games that…

16 biggest NBA questions with Bobby Marks, Tyrese Haliburton predicts NBA trends & fantasy basketball draft advice with Dan Titus

Kevin O'Connor is joined by Bobby Marks to preview the 2025 NBA season and react to major preseason headlines, including Russell Westbrook signing with the Sacramento Kings and Keegan Murray's extension. The pair discuss whether Lonzo Ball is the…

The greatest women's college basketball players: Who made the list?

For many college basketball experts, selecting the greatest players of the women's poll era sounds easy — until they try it. Of course, USC 's Cheryl Miller and Diana Taurasi of UConn are relatively easy choices. But narrowing the list from…

2025-26 men's NCAA basketball coaching hot seat, retirement guide

The tectonic shift that NIL deals and revenue sharing have sparked in college sports has not spared the men's basketball coaching carousel and the annual hot seat discussion. When NIL and revenue sharing were first introduced, there were questions…

Fantasy basketball: 'One player I feel differently about compared with the crowd

Sometimes if you do enough fantasy basketball mock drafts, consume a lot of preseason content and listen to what everyone seems to be saying, everything starts to look and sound the same. Certain players are regarded one way, others are viewed…

GB banned from international basketball amid £15m dispute & high court battle

GREAT BRITAIN have been banned from international men's basketball competitions amid chaos within the country's governing body. The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has also been suspended by global governing body Fiba. Your info will be used in…

Fantasy basketball rankings, picks 2025: Top sleepers, breakouts, busts

The 2025-26 NBA season tips off on Tuesday, Oct. 21, with two games. In the first matchup, the Rockets clash with the defending NBA champion Thunder, followed by a Pacific Division matchup between the Warriors and Lakers. That means the 2025…

CyHawk Talk: Predictions for Penn State football, Creighton basketball

NBA 2K26 brings AAA basketball action to Apple Arcade

NBA 2K26 Arcade Edition brings the latest update to what many consider the definitive basketball game franchise for Apple devices. It goes way beyond just playing the game with amazing graphics — players can also take a different route and…

Which UConn women's basketball legends made AP's list of greatest ever?

For many college basketball experts, selecting the greatest players of the women's poll era sounds easy — until they try it. Of course, USC's Cheryl Miller and Diana Taurasi of UConn are relatively easy choices. But narrowing the list from…

Some Spurs will wear special jersey patches sure to thrill basketball card fans

SAN ANTONIO — In case you didn't know, the NBA's trading card world got flipped upside down with the licensing going from Panini to Topps. According to Topps, the company and the NBA have rejoined for a long-term exclusive trading card…

College basketball rankings: Michigan State, Auburn among teams in AP Top 25 who could miss NCAA Tournament

In every college basketball season since 2012, at least one team that began the season ranked in the AP Top 25 has failed to reach the NCAA Tournament. In the past three years alone, there were 13 teams ranked in the preseason that didn't reach…

Mick Cronin preparing UCLA for the evolving college basketball landscape

UCLA coach Mick Cronin instructs his team during a timeout in the second half against Long Island University on Nov. 15, 2023, at Pauley Pavilion. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) LOS ANGELES — When dressing for…