With the college basketball season about a month away, the America East Conference has been given an important national responsibility. Commissioner Brad Walker has been named the chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee. Walker has served on the committee since April 2024 and officially began his new duties as chair on … Read more
With Dusty May’s Michigan Wolverines sitting atop college basketball as defending national champions, the 2026–27 men’s college basketball landscape enters autumn defined by high-powered reloads, transfer portal arms races, and unprecedented SEC depth. Repeating is not something we see too often, but the Wolverines will have that on the top of their wish list for … Read more
August 19, 2026 (HOUSTON) — Texas Southern University announced the hiring of Corey Lowery as the next head coach of the men’s basketball program. Lowery brings 27 years of coaching experience to Houston, including 13 seasons as a collegiate head coach and an overall head coaching record of 266-73. “Coach Lowery has won at every … Read more
The NCAA approved a major eligibility change on Tuesday. The new rule will reshape college football, basketball, and other sports. Athletes now receive five years of eligibility within a five-year window. That clock begins after high school graduation or an athlete’s 19th birthday. The earlier date starts the countdown. The rule removes the traditional redshirt … Read more
With the NBA just a week into the 2026 offseason, the 2026 NBA Draft is less than a week away. There have been plenty of rumors of top picks being dangled in draft talks, and the rising question is who the Utah Jazz will take with the #2 pick. While the top tier of the … Read more
New UMass Lowell women’s head basketball coach Brianna Finch has been busy putting her stamp on the program as the spring and summer move along. Recently, the assistant coaching staff and Director of Basketball Operations positions were filled by Sherill Baker, Didier Dinh, Meagan Morelli, and Sydney Avoletta. Sherill Baker was on staff with Finch … Read more
The NBA is just under two weeks away from the 2026 NBA Draft. The 2026 draft class has been hyped as one of the best incoming classes over the last couple of decades, resulting in the most egregious tanking by teams in recent memory. The Washington Wizards hold the top pick in the 2026 NBA … Read more
With the NBA Finals roaring toward their conclusion, the rest of the basketball world has officially shifted its attention to the 2026 NBA Draft, scheduled to kick off in less than two weeks on June 23. Unlike draft classes of the recent past, the 2026 crop is being heralded by scouts as an absolute goldmine—boasting … Read more
When the floodgates of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) burst open, it was heralded as a long-overdue triumph for player rights. The idealized vision was beautiful: a star quarterback getting paid to pitch local trucks, or a gymnast monetizing her massive social media following. Instead, college athletics has mutated into an unregulated, multi-million-dollar free-for-all. Even … Read more
While the calendar may say May, college basketball never stops. For the UMass Lowell River Hawks, that means aggressively retooling the roster. Head coach Pat Duquette has been hard at work following the departure of four players to the transfer portal after the 2025–26 season. Constructing a roster for the 2026–27 campaign, Duquette has already … Read more