Bruce Pearl retires: Auburn coach abruptly steps down after 11-year tenure, greatest run in program history

College basketball has been hit with a huge coaching retirement decision for a second straight preseason. Auburn’s Bruce Pearl is leaving the profession, sources told CBS Sports on Monday. The news comes... Read more »

Missouri basketball lands 4-star wing, has nation’s No. 1 class for 2026

Missouri basketball’s Class of 2026 is now the top-ranked group in the country. The Tigers landed a commitment from four-star wing Aidan Chronister on Sunday evening, according to his social media. He... Read more »

Indiana men’s basketball lands commitment from 4-star G Chase Branham

Indiana men’s basketball has landed a commitment from Chase Branham, a 4-star guard in the class of 2026, according to On3/Rivals’ Joe Tipton. Branham is listed as a shooting guard by Rivals... Read more »

Stanford basketball recruiting: Aziz Olajuwon, son of NBA Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, commits to Cardinal

Aziz Olajuwon, the son of NBA Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, will play his college basketball at Stanford. The 2026 prospect announced on Saturday that he committed to the Cardinal over Vanderbilt,... Read more »

Wofford to hire alumnus Kevin Giltner as next men’s basketball coach, replacing recently fired Dwight Perry

Getty Images Rare is the situation that a school brings in an assistant from another program to take over its men’s basketball team in mid-September, but that’s what’s underway at Wofford College.... Read more »

Dribble Handoff: Predicting which college basketball team will have the best 2026 recruiting class

College basketball recruiting is in an unusual place, as late September arrives with only a handful of the top-50 prospects from the Class of 2026 committed. Duke, Kentucky and Kansas are just... Read more »

Are Illinois’ slow starts a cause for concern?

Saturday night, the non-conference part of Illinois’ schedule came to an end. The Illini made it a perfect 3-0 at Gies Memorial Stadium, defeating Western Michigan 38-0. They have won every game... Read more »

Big Ten tournament to feature all 18 teams this season after only having 15 teams qualify in 2025

Getty Images The 2026 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament is expanding to include all 18 teams in the conference, the league announced on Thursday. The move comes after only 15 of the... Read more »

Nebraska men’s basketball set to host BYU in October exhibition

Nebraska men’s basketball announced its opponent for the exhibition opener prior to the 2025-2026 season. The Huskers plan to welcome in BYU for a mid-October clash at Pinnacle Bank Arena. BYU is... Read more »

Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek frustrated with state of recruiting, suggests breaking rules might be needed

Hunter Yurachek stood in front of a group of supporters at the Little Rock Touchdown Club earlier this week and more or less compared recruiting in this era of college athletics to... Read more »