College, NBA Media Days Underway

College and NBA media days are underway ahead of the 2025–26 season as conferences and teams name representatives and showcase rosters. Michigan held its media day and practice at Crisler Center with players Malick Kordel, Yaxel Lendeborg, Aday Mara and coach Dusty May meeting the media. Purdue announced its contingent for Big Ten Media Days in Chicago (Oct. 8–9), including coaches Matt Painter and Katie Gearlds and players Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman‑Renn, Lana McCarthy and Madison Layden‑Zay. The ACC Tipoff is scheduled for Oct. 6–8 in Charlotte and will feature Syracuse — which returns just two players and adds 11 newcomers — and commissioner Jim Phillips as the league courts more NCAA bids. NBA teams also held media days, highlighted by the Detroit Pistons presenting Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Jaden Ivey and Tobias Harris, and national outlets are running NBA Media Day programming and analysis including discussion of the Mavericks’ roster impact.