Potential Big East Breakout Players for 2025-26

America East women’s basketball previews 2025-26

1. Vermont (21-13, 13-3 AE)  Despite finishing second in the America East in the regular season, Vermont captured the AE title, advancing to March Madness for the second time in three years. This performance, along with the fourth-best scoring defense in the nation at 52.9 points allowed per game, earned them first place in the preseason poll with 63 points and seven of eight possible first-place votes. Notable losses for the team this season in…

Potential Big East Breakout Players for 2025-26

The 2025-26 college basketball season has begun, with nine Big East teams tipping off on Monday. Thanks to the transfer portal, a slew of new faces take over the conference. Nine players picked for the Preseason All-Big East teams transferred into the conference this past spring. All eleven teams have intriguing players who could make the difference in making a push for the NCAA Tournament. With that, we have a potential breakout player for each…

Men’s basketball 2026-26 season preview

After a long offseason of coaching changes and transfer portal additions, Samford basketball is back. Head Coach Lennie Acuff is here coming off a March Madness appearance with Lipscomb University and brings with him a whole team of players to rep the red and navy.   So, who are the new players? How does Samford stack up in the Southern Conference (SoCon) and what else can fans expect from the Men’s basketball team this year?  Projected Starters…

Women's Basketball 2025-26 Season Preview

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