Kentucky has hired Mark Pope as its new head coach. Pope, who spent the past five seasons at BYU, replaces John Calipari. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) The most scrutinized job in college basketball didn’t go to someone whose resume is full of Sweet 16s and Final Fours. Kentucky has hired a men’s coach who has… Read More »
For about 40 years, Nike and Adidas ran college basketball. They sponsored the teams. They paid the coaches. They filled out the rosters… through everything from running massive grassroots systems to identify and vet recruits to paying players to sign with their favorite “blue blood” programs. Not surprisingly, their top teams dominated the game in… Read More »
There were no videos this week of fans lining up for city blocks hours before tipoff waiting to enter college basketball arenas. No fans cramming into walkways and hovering over tunnels begging for autographs from the brightest, best-known star in college basketball. That’s because the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team had the week off ahead… Read More »
Kenny Payne’s time in Louisville was an absolute disaster. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) The most predictable shot in college basketball happened Wednesday. Louisville parted ways with men’s basketball coach Kenny Payne a day after the Cardinals’ 94-85 loss to NC State in the first round of the ACC Tournament. the school announced Wednesday morningending a… Read More »
Duke’s Kyle Filipowski holds his bloody nose as he leaves the floor during the second half against Wake Forest. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) Jon Scheyer wasted no time Saturday afternoon in reigniting college basketball’s most controversial debate. “When are we going to ban storming the court?” the second-year Duke coach asked reporters just minutes after Kyle… Read More »
For the second straight year, an international player could be selected No. 1 overall in the 2024 NBA Draft, with French prospects Alex Sarr and Zaccharie Risacher at the top. The NBA game is becoming more global, but there are still a lot of talented players in college basketball who are making this season very… Read More »
The woman about to etch her name in the college basketball record books made the unlikely look look easy on Tuesday night. After picking up her dribble in the paint, she was swarmed by long-armed help defenders, spun out of a double-team and made a fiercely contested shot high off the glass. The level of… Read More »
Thursday night brings one of the most highly anticipated moments in college basketball history Caitlin Clark and the No. 4 Iowa Hawkeyes head home with Clark just eight points shy of becoming the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader in women’s basketball. That record belongs (for now). Kelsey Plum, who recorded 3,527 career points during her time… Read More »
Vaughn Dalzell shares his Saturday College Basketball card, including top 10 matchups between Houston and Kansas, plus Duke and North Carolina. Houston (-2.5) at Kansas: O/U 133.5 Kansas is 11-0 at home this season and has won 15 in a row, so the environment will be challenging for a Houston team still working its way… Read More »