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3 Duke Basketball Players Appear in First Round of Latest Mock Draft
In the Jon Scheyer era, Duke basketball has produced two or more NBA Draft picks each year. But only once did three Blue Devils come off the board in the first round: 2025 with Cooper Flagg at No. 1 overall, Kon Knueppel at No. 4, and Khaman…
Fantasy Basketball 2026 Deep NBA Sleepers After Preseason
After an unpredictable offseason and an appetite-whetting preseason, the 2026-27 NBA season is here in all of its glory. The new campaign tips off Tuesday night, and it will soon carry all kinds of revelations. Like any changes to the league's…
AP College Basketball Poll 2026 Preseason Men's Rankings Released
Florida sits atop the Associated Press Top 25 poll as it looks to collect a second national title in three seasons in men's basketball. The Gators received 47 first-place votes to beat out Duke for the No. 1 spot. Michigan, the reigning champion…
Duke Basketball 'Not a Team That Has Bad Blood for Each Other
There's so much talent on the 2026-27 Duke basketball roster that an outsider might assume some chemistry issues could arise in the locker room. But judging by the recent chat between three Blue Devil sophomores on the latest episode of The…
Kentucky Men's Basketball ranked No. 23 in Preseason AP Poll
(LEX 18) — The Associated Press released its Preseason Top 25 Poll, and the Kentucky Wildcats ranked 23rd. Seven Southeastern Conference teams made the list; only the Vanderbilt Commodores are behind the Cats. Florida sits at number one…
Basketball-Euroleague CEO still open to NBA Europe deal, warns against market fragmentation
By Elvira Pollina and Ruairidh Barlow MILAN/MADRID, Oct 19 (Reuters) – The Euroleague remains open to talks with the NBA over a potential tie-up in Europe, with CEO Chus Bueno warning that competing leagues would fragment the continent's…
Gators Basketball Will Start Season at Top of AP Top 25
It was expected that the Florida Gators would enter the 2026-27 season as the preseason No. 1 team in the country. Now, it is official. The Associated Press released its official preseason poll on Monday, naming the Gators as the No. 1 team in the…
AT&T, NBA and WNBA Launch Next-Generation Network Built for the Future of Basketball
Fourth-Generation High-Speed Arena Network Marks the Latest Evolution of the Leagues' Connectivity Backbone, Connecting Leading Arenas, Production Facilities and Content Partners Multiyear Extension Continues AT&T's Role as Official Connectivity…
Where Vanderbilt Basketball Ranks in the Preseason AP Poll
The 2026-27 college basketball regular season is just a couple of weeks away from opening night. For Vanderbilt basketball, the Commodores played their first exhibition game of the offseason in the final weekend of September, beating Virginia in an…
How Maryland Basketball Stacks Up in the Big Ten Media Poll
Maryland enters the 2026–27 season ranked 11th in the Big Ten Media Poll, a placement that reflects both the struggles of last year and the optimism surrounding Buzz Williams' second season in College Park. After a difficult 12–21…
3 Arizona basketball stars projected as lottery picks in latest 2027 NBA mock draft
The Arizona Wildcats get the college basketball season underway in about two weeks, while the 2027 NBA draft is roughly eight months out. That isn't stopping scouts and analysts from projecting who could be at the top of this class when June rolls…
FSU Basketball Forward Alex Steen Granted Fifth Year of Eligibility
There has been a lot of uproar ever since the NCAA passed the five-for-five rule. While it made current and future athletes eligible for up to five years, graduating members from the 2022 recruiting class were not grandfathered into the rule…
Mizzou basketball unranked in preseason AP Top 25 Poll
With arguably a more talented team than it had in any of its four seasons under coach Dennis Gates, Mizzou basketball is beginning the season unranked in the preseason AP Top 25 Poll. The Tigers enter the season with their highest-ranked recruiting…
Player-By-Player Takeaways From Vanderbilt Basketball's Exhibition Win Over UAB
NASHVILLE—Vanderbilt basketball took down UAB 97-65 in a Monday-night exhibition game at Memorial Gymnasium in which it led big for most of the way and never really let up, even when the end of its bench got into the game. Vanderbilt played…
Where Is Arkansas Basketball Ranked In Preseason AP Top 25 Poll?
FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas Razorbacks will begin the 2026-27 season ranked in the AP Top 25 poll for the sixth consecutive season and third time under Naismith Hall of Fame coach John Calipari, coming in at No. 12 nationally. That is one…
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