For her sixth individual honor of the 2025-26 season, Cotie McMahon has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Top 50 Women's Watch List,

K-State began the year with victories over UNC Greensboro, Bellarmine, California and Tulsa. It was an encouraging start, but it was hard to judge the quality of those wins, seeing as how none of those opponents is expected to contend for the NCAA Tournament.

Mississippi State basketball is 2-3 for the first time in a decade. The Bulldogs were dropped 80-78 by New Mexico (4-2) in Kansas City, Missouri on Nov. 21. They went 0-2 in the Hall of Fame Classic after also losing 98-77 to Kansas State on Nov. 20. It’s their first 2-3 start to a season since 2015-16.

But after an 0-2 run through the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Missouri, with a 98-77 loss to Kansas State on Nov. 20 and 80-78 loss to New Mexico on Nov. 21, the early-season indications are that MSU will be fighting an uphill battle to get to the NCAA tournament.

The USA Today Alabama high school sports writers share their predictions for the 2026 Miss. Basketball nominations. Here's seven potential winners.

Creighton forward Jackson McAndrew will miss the rest of the 2025-26 season with a foot injury, head coach Greg McDermott announced on Friday. A Third Team Preseason All-BIG EAST selection in 2025-26 after setting a Creighton freshman record with 69 three-pointers last season,