National Sports
LSU coach Matt McMahon enters a pivotal 4th season with an overhauled roster
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
LSU (14-18 overall, 3-15 SEC) Coach Matt McMahon enters what could be a make-or-break fourth season. His three-year record is 45-54. His only winning season finished with a 17-16 mark two seasons ago. He has yet to coach the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament, something he was able to do in his previous job at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 10 Texas Tech has highest preseason AP ranking and preseason All-America forward JT Toppin
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Texas Tech (28-9, 15-5 Big 12) The 10th-ranked Red Raiders have never started a season ranked so high. This is after being No. 8 in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll last season, matching the best in program history. They made it to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before an 84-79 loss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ross Hodge is West Virginia’s fourth coach in four seasons and has a tall task with a rebuilt roster
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
West Virginia (19-13, 10-10 Big 12) The Mountaineers have their fourth coach in four seasons and they have undergone a roster overhaul under Ross Hodge, who was hired after Darian DeVries left for Indiana after one season. Hodge went 46-24 in two seasons as coach at North Texas. As a Mean Green assistant, his teams ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 2 Houston Cougars return three starters after heartbreaking national title loss
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Houston Cougars (35-5, 19-1 Big 12) The second-ranked Cougars are expected to be one of the nation’s top teams after falling to Florida 65-63 in the national title game last season. They return three starters and seven lettermen from a team that won 31 of its final 33 games last season to advance to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mark Byington back for 2nd season at Vanderbilt with more portal additions
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Vanderbilt (20-13, 8-10 SEC) Mark Byington debuted as Vanderbilt’s new coach by guiding the Commodores to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2017. They won 20 games for the first time since 2011-12 and had 11 more victories than the season before. Byington filled up his roster with 11 transfers. Byington has gone back to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TCU has another much-changed roster for Jamie Dixon’s 10th season coaching his alma mater
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
TCU (16-16, 9-11 Big 12) Jamie Dixon goes into his 10th season coaching his alma mater, which has four NCAA Tournament appearances in that span after only four in the 67 seasons before he returned to Fort Worth from Pittsburgh. The only returning starter is sophomore forward David Punch, but the roster turnover isn’t as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cincinnati goes into season with primarily new roster as it looks to contend in Big 12
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Cincinnati (19-16, 7-13 Big 12) Wes Miller goes into his fifth season leading a Bearcats program that has not made the NCAA Tournament since Mick Cronin’s final season in 2019. Jizzle James, UC’s leading scorer last season at 12.7 points per game, was dismissed from the program in August, but Miller rebuilt the roster by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arizona State needing a big year as Bobby Hurley enters final year of contract
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Arizona State (13-30, 4-16 Big 12) Coach Bobby Hurley enters his 11th season in Tempe and the final year of his contract potentially needing a strong March run to keep his job. The Sun Devils haven’t been to the NCAA Tournament since 2023 and are coming off a difficult injury-filled season. Hurley will have to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oklahoma State’s strong transfer portal class fuels high hopes for the season
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Oklahoma State (17-18, 7-13 Big 12) Oklahoma State built a reputation for being scrappy last season under first-year coach Steve Lutz. Now, he’ll have more talent to work with. On3 and HoopsHQ say the Cowboys had the Big 12’s top transfer portal class. Lutz seems to have rectified the scoring issues, as evidenced by a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas A&M rebuilds after losing coach, key players
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Texas A&M Aggies (23-11, 11-7 SEC) This Aggies team will look nothing like the one from last year after multiple players exhausted their eligibility before many more left in the transfer portal after coach Buzz Williams departed for Maryland after six seasons. Bucky McMillan, who has been Samford’s coach since 2020, took over and put ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas A&M rebuilds after losing coach, key players
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Texas A&M Aggies (23-11, 11-7 SEC) This Aggies team will look nothing like the one from last year after multiple players exhausted their eligibility before many more left in the transfer portal after coach Buzz Williams departed for Maryland after six seasons. Bucky McMillan, who has been Samford’s coach since 2020, took over and put ... Read More »
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