The Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team added a huge commitment to its class of 2017 haul Saturday, as small forward Kimani Lawrence revealed his intention to play for ASU. According to Evan Daniels of Scout.com, Lawrence believes he will be a great fit with the Sun Devils: "I just felt comfortable with the coaching staff, the players and even down to the managers. I just had a good vibe with everybody. I really believe what ...

In two weeks' time, we'll finally get some college basketball back into our lives with the start of the 2016-17 season. Though the meat of the schedule won't happen until January, when teams dive into conference games for the stretch run to the NCAA tournament, nonconference play has its fair share of strong matchups. Depending on the school, every Division I team has from nine to 17 non-league games on the slate that are mostly condensed ...

The Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team won a combined 55 games the past two seasons, and the school rewarded coach Mark Turgeon accordingly Thursday. According to Jeff Ermann of 247Sports, Maryland announced it signed Turgeon to a four-year extension, which pushes his deal through the 2022-23 campaign. Maryland Director of Athletics Kevin Anderson added this, via Ermann: Mark has built a program that we are incredibly proud of as he continues to lead the great tradition that is ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If Dennis Smith Jr. impresses on the court as much as he does in interviews, North Carolina State is going to have the best player in the country. It's the year of the freshmen in the ACC. According to Scout, 23 of this year's top 100 recruits are joining what most believe will be the nation's best conference. Led by Duke at No. 1, the ACC has six of the top 13 classes. Only ...

The Maui Invitational is always among the premier early-season tournaments in college basketball, but the 2018 version might be the best one yet. According to the event's official site, there will be eight Division I teams competing in the prestigious tournament for the first time ever. Division II Chaminade, which has been the host and played every year since the event's inception in 1984, will play on the mainland during the opening rounds. Arizona, Auburn, Duke, Gonzaga, ...

Prized power forward recruit Carte'Are Gordon will be playing college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens starting with the 2018 season.  Gordon announced his decision on Twitter: In addition to announcing his decision on Twitter, Gordon told ESPN's Jeff Goodman and Jeff Borzello more about why he opted to play for Saint Louis.  "There were a lot of reasons why I chose Saint Louis, but more than anything I just felt it was the best fit for me," Gordon said. ...

Athleticism and offense propelled Malik Monk up recruiting ranks straight toward the spotlight at Kentucky. Will they help him soar up 2017 NBA draft boards?  Production and eye-test results won't be issues for one of the most talented freshmen in the country. He'll put up numbers and turn heads with superhero-like leaping ability. Monk is expected to replace Jamal Murray at off-guard and emerge as the Wildcats' No. 1 option. Head coach John Calipari believes he will "probably ...

Former Indiana basketball player Todd Jadlow accused Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight of physical and emotional abuse in his memoir, Jadlow: On the Rebound. Per Bob Kravitz of WTHR in Indianapolis, Jadlow stated Knight punched him in the back of the head, grabbed him by the neck and shook him violently and "made a habit...of grabbing players by the testicles and squeezing." "If he did those things today," Jadlow said, "he would be in jail." The book, ...

The 2016-17 NBA season began Tuesday, and basketball is officially back in our lives for the next eight months. While fans of the pro game can begin to see if anyone can prevent the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors from meeting in the NBA Finals, college basketball and high school basketball are still a few weeks away from getting started. But if your team is mired in mediocrity the next few seasons, then looking toward ...

Tracy Abrams has missed the last two seasons due to injury, but if he's finally healthy enough to play his senior year, Illinois could be one of the biggest surprises of the 2016-17 college basketball season. Every year there are multiple major-conference teams who either come out of nowhere to make the NCAA tournament or make an unexpected leap from preseason bubble to Final Four candidate. We had USC and Texas Tech for the former, as ...