College Basketball Best Bets: Wednesday, November 13

College basketball is back in full swing, and we’re back with our college basketball best bets.  It’s officially college basketball season, as week two kicks off. We’ve gotten our first looks at the top teams in the country, and teams from across the nation have finally seen some game action in the 2024-2025 season. We’re […]

Colin Lynch  •  13 Nov 2024
Grand Canyon Declines West Coast Conference Invite to Join Mountain West Conference

Grand Canyon University (GCU) will join the Mountain West Conference (MW) by at least 2026, the school and conference announced Friday. The decision comes six months after GCU said it would join the West Coast Conference (WCC) in 2025. Grand Canyon will compete in 17 conference-sponsored sports in the Mountain West Conference “We want to […]

James Foglio  •  02 Nov 2024
NCAA Study Unveils Widespread Online Abuse of Athletes, Coaches

The NCAA has partnered with Signify Group to investigate online harassment of college student-athletes, and the organization released its first online harassment study on Thursday. NCAA partnered with Signify Group using its Threat Matrix service powered by artificial intelligence The NCAA released the complete summary analysis from the Division I championships pilot study, which monitored […]

James Foglio  •  11 Oct 2024
5-Star Recruit Tounde Yessoufou Commits to Baylor

Five-star small forward Tounde Yessoufou committed to Baylor on Wednesday, giving head coach Scott Drew his fifth consecutive recruiting class with a five-star prospect. Yessoufou, 18, chose the Bears over Arizona State and USC after visiting the Baylor campus in August. Five-star recruit Tounde Yessoufou moved to the United States from Benin, Africa, at the […]

James Foglio  •  03 Oct 2024
NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Sites Revealed For 2027, 2028

The NCAA has decided on two regionals for the women’s basketball tournament through at least 2028. Las Vegas and Philadelphia will host the two 2027 regionals and Portland, Oregon, and Washington will be the sites for the 2028 Sweet 16. The NCAA switched to a two-region format in 2023. It will be the first time […]

James Foglio  •  03 Oct 2024
Gonzaga To Join Pac-12 For 2026 Season, Leave WCC

The Pac-12 is adding Gonzaga as a member in all sports programs beginning July 1, 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday. The Bulldogs will also be exiting the West Coast Conference (WCC). Gonzaga will join the Pac-12 as its eighth member. “Following discussions with Pac-12 member presidents, I believe membership will represent an opportunity […]

James Foglio  •  01 Oct 2024
Adrian Wojnarowski Retires From ESPN, Joins St. Bonaventure As GM

ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from “The Worldwide Leader in Sports” and has agreed to become the general manager of the men’s basketball program at St. Bonaventure University, he announced on social media Wednesday morning. He has worked at ESPN since 2017. ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski graduated from St. Bonaventure […]

James Foglio  •  18 Sep 2024
St. John’s Hires Ex-Fordham Athletic Director Ed Kull to Role

St. John’s hired former Fordham athletic director and New York native Ed Kull to serve as its new athletic director, the private Catholic university announced Wednesday. Ed Kull graduated with an M.B.A. from St. John’s Tobin College of Business in 2005 “Ed Kull has demonstrated a commitment to excellence on and off the field of […]

James Foglio  •  12 Sep 2024
Pac-12 Adds Four Mountain West Teams For 2026-27 Season

The Pac-12 will add four Mountain West schools — Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State — to its conference for the 2026-27 academic year, the schools announced Thursday. Pac-12 expansion includes Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State The Pac-12 board of directors unanimously approved applications from the […]

James Foglio  •  12 Sep 2024