Are college basketball games on today? Here's what you need to know for "opening day" of the 2025-25 men's basketball schedule on Monday, Nov. 3:

Bells ring, campuses crowd and intramural pamphlets pile up. Well, symbolically — schools have already been in session for at least two months. But men’s college basketball is now officially back, and Monday launches us into a 2025-26 season with undeniable pull. The incoming freshman class is loaded; the field is wide open.

A women’s college basketball game produced one of the most lopsided scores in recent memory as Cal State Northridge opened its 2025-26 season on a 72-0 run against Bethesda on Tuesday night. In a less-than-warm welcome to Premier America Credit Union Arena, the Matadors extinguished the Flames in a 103-13 rout.

Fletcher Loyer hit a new high mark in points and was catalyst for a Boilermakers offense that struggled early. Braden Smith called him "the best shooter in the country."

Kentucky forward Trent Noah left Tuesday's game against Nicholls in the first half with an injury. Here's what we know.

STORRS - It took Donovan Clingan 39 games and a national championship under his belt before he finally started a game for the UConn men's basketball team. One game into his UConn career, Eric Reibe has already eclipsed Clingan in that category.