The 2026 Unrivaled basketball season officially tips off on Monday, January 5, with a full slate of games for the second year of the women's 3x3 league. The action will begin at Sephora Arena in Miami,

That’s music to the ears of Tarris Reed Jr., UConn’s primary offensive initiator in the paint. He converts 2-point field goals at 64.2% and averages 14.0 ppg, and this is a prime matchup for him to feast inside against a soft Marquette frontcourt.

Solo Ball had 11 of his 17 points in the second half and Tarris Reed Jr. finished with 13 points and nine rebounds as No. 4 UConn rolled to a 73-57 win over visiting Marquette to extend its winning streak to 10 games.

Kansas and UCF are set to face off in Orlando as both programs open Big 12 play following strong nonconference performances. The Jayhawks are looking to begin the new year with a win in a tough road environment.

Purdue's defense has been tight, and our expert college basketball predictions expect the Boilermakers to win tonight's Big 10 matchup by a wide margin.

The first two months of the 2025-26 women's college basketball season were full of big games. The willingness of elite programs to schedule each other and play in marquee events made for compelling basketball. But the matchups and stakes only get bigger in January.

FAMU basketball left Daytona Beach in defeat, falling to Bethune-Cookman in the SWAC opener for the men's and women’s teams on Saturday, Jan. 3.

LSU women's basketball hits the road for the first time in SEC play this season, taking on Vanderbilt Sunday afternoon. Follow live updates here.

The UConn Huskies look to open 2026 the same way they closed 2025, with a Big East victory, as they host Seton Hall on Saturday, Jan. 3.

The SEC may not get 14 teams in the NCAA Tournament again this year, but the conference remains extremely deep. The Tennessee Volunteers and Arkansas Razorbacks are both ranked in the top 20 at the moment, and both performed well overall in non-conference play, posting identical 10-3 records.

Several high school basketball games, including Jeffersonville-New Albany rivalry, moving off Friday to avoid conflict with IU football CFP game.