College Basketball

John Calipari said Kentucky made the “perfect” choice when it hired Mark Pope to replace him. “He has a heart for the place and he has an idea of what that is.”

New Kentucky coach Mark Pope believes the SEC “is really setting the standard for college basketball right now,” a point the rest of the conference’s coaches agreed with at media day Tuesday.

Kansas received 30 of 60 first-place votes and is the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason college basketball poll, ahead of Alabama and UConn.

The men’s college basketball preseason AP Top 25 poll for the 2024-25 season is out. Here’s what to know about each team, from No. 1 Kansas to No. 25 Rutgers.

Top international basketball prospect Dwayne Aristode told ESPN he has committed to Arizona.

Rick Pitino told the Kentucky crowd Friday night that new coach Mark Pope will carry Kentucky — which suffered two first-round exits in the past three NCAA tournaments — to “greatness.”

Cameron and Cayden will play basketball at dad Carlos Boozer’s alma mater. Here’s what this means for Duke — and Miami, which lost out on them.

SEC and Big Ten leaders showed a united front, as any big changes that would include private equity are unlikely to garner national support without their backing.

The Golden Bears brought in a NASA specialist during the offseason to speak to the school’s sports teams amid worries over increased travel during conference play.

Big 12 coaches tabbed Kansas as the preseason favorite to win the conference while Jayhawks center Hunter Dickinson was picked as the preseason player of the year.