Here are eight key developments that could shape 2025-26.
Category: NCAA
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2025-26 coaching hot seat, retirement guide
From Hubert Davis’ seat at UNC to Bill Self retirement watch at Kansas to future top candidates, these are the coaching storylines to watch.
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AP men’s hoops preseason poll: Breaking down all Top 25 teams
Here’s what to know about each team in the AP men’s preseason Top 25, from No. 1 Purdue to No. 25 North Carolina.
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Records: Gambling group targeted college hoops
As the NCAA and federal authorities investigate alleged point-shaving in college basketball, the documents reveal new details about the behavior of an alleged gambling syndicate and the games suspected members targeted.
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OU’s Moser reflects on Sister Jean: ‘Heart is sad’
Oklahoma coach Porter Moser reflected Wednesday on his longtime friendship with Sister Jean, the beloved chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago men’s basketball team, who died last week at the age of 106.
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College basketball teams that added — or lost — the most transfer talent
Which programs over- or underperformed in the portal ahead of the 2025-26 season based on previous cycles?
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Judge OKs NIL deal for Ohio high school athletes
An Ohio common pleas judge granted a temporary restraining order on Monday, which would allow high school athletes, such as receiver Jamier Brown who has verbally committed to Ohio State, in the state to enter into deals that profit off their talent.
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NCAA prez urges caution on private equity deals
NCAA president Charlie Baker is urging schools and conferences tempted by riches offered through potential deals with new equity sources to think about the long-term repercussions before jumping into the deals.
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Indiana State coach on leave after heart surgery
Indiana State men’s basketball coach Matthew Graves, 50, is taking a leave of absence after having triple bypass surgery on Monday. Associate head coach Mark Slessinger will serve as interim head coach.
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Purdue’s Smith unanimous preseason All-American
Purdue’s Braden Smith earned all 57 votes from a media panel in The Associated Press preseason All-America team released on Monday, a week after the Boilermakers were voted preseason No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time.