KU basketball is preparing for a big game on a big stage, against the Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden. Ahead of Tuesday's late-night tipoff, the Jayhawks met with the media to talk about their early season form, as well as the clash against one of the nation's top players in Cameron Boozer.

Purdue coach Matt Painter notched his 500th career win on Sunday afternoon in West Lafayette, and in turn, saw his team rise in the latest edition of the AP Top

It was a milestone for Matt Painter when Purdue defeated Akron, but Purdue's basketball coach was already looking ahead to Memphis on Thursday.

Sierra Canyon, a defending CIF State champion, starts at No. 1 in the Daily News rankings for the 2025-26 boys basketball season.

Taking preseason bias out, Gonzaga has performed better than any team in college basketball thus far, according to Bart Torvik. The last three wins have come against high-major competition — Oklahoma, Creighton and Arizona State — and Gonzaga has outscored those three by 25 points per 100 possessions.

Michigan skyrocketed in the latest AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll and earned its highest ranking in four seasons. The Wolverines jumped eight spots, the biggest risers this week, to No. 6 in Monday’s poll. Their 93-54 win over then-No. 18 Notre Dame was certainly a major factor. Michigan is 3-0 and faces No. 1 Connecticut later this week.

Three Arizona high school boys basketball teams are being put in the spotlight by ESPN entering the 2025-26 season. Chandler AZ Compass Prep, Scottsdale Bella Vista Prep and Goodyear Millennium were listed in the Top 25 national poll unveiled on Monday, Nov. 17. AZ Compass is ranked No. 5, Bella Vista's No. 11 and Millennium's at No. 24.

Girls basketball has already tipped off in Louisiana for the non-football playing classes (B & C). The rest of the state will get officially started on November