College Basketball News

UConn unveils title banner, then opens with thrashing

STORRS, Conn.– Alex Karaban had 20 points, 7 helps, 7 blocks and 6 rebounds as No. 3 UConn opened its season with a 92-56 win over Sacred Heart on Wednesday […]

‘Superhuman’ Kalkbrenner internet 49 for Creighton

OMAHA, Neb.– Big East Conference preseason player of the year Ryan Kalkbrenner scored a career-high 49 points, and 15th-ranked Creighton needed almost each of them in a season-opening 99-86 win […]

Calipari triumphant in debut without any

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– John Calipari won his debut as Arkansas’ coach when the 16th-ranked Razorbacks held back a second-half rally by Lipscomb and pulled away for a 76-60 triumph Wednesday night. […]

Coach Cal wants to bring fun back to Arkansas and

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 6, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Author of the Year […]

Rutgers star freshman Bailey out vs

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Personnel WriterNov 6, 2024, 11:43 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware.Rutgers star freshman Ace Bailey is out for […]

NBA Academy star Khadim Rassoul Mboup’s winding path to BYU

Senegal’s Khadim Rassoul Mboup, a 6-foot-7 shooting guard from NBA Academy Africa in Senegal, committed to the BYU Cougars in the offseason, after injury diverged his path from birthday twin, […]

Male’s hoops Day 1 takeaways: Flagg, Kansas, court-storming and more

And easily, we’re back. The 2024-25 males’s college basketball season started Monday, as some of the top teams in America, impactful transfers and brand-new faces made their debuts. We could […]

UCF fans storm court after upset of Texas A&M

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Personnel WriterNov 4, 2024, 10:46 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Signed up with ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato After UCF upset No. […]

Dickinson returns, leads top-ranked KU in rout

LAWRENCE, Kan.– Hunter Dickinson was back on the court for No. 1 Kansas on Monday night.His next game is going to be a harder challenge.Dickinson remained 2 exhibition games due […]

Duke, UConn, KU leading males’s basketball title chances

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterNov 4, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Close Signed up with ESPN in 2014 Reporter covering gaming industry given that 2008 It’s crowded atop the chances at […]