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Men’s college basketball Power Rankings: Arizona rises; MSU, Duke fall

A top-five team (Michigan State) loses at home to the Sun Belt favorite (James Madison) in overtime A matchup between two top-12 teams (Duke and Arizona), a game that went down to the final seconds A battle between a top-25 team (Baylor) and a borderline top-25 team (Auburn) that went down to the final minute […]

These college basketball arenas are most daunting for visitors

For some teams, it manifests in loud and passionate student sections that energize them and intimidate their foes. For others, the mere reputation of the venue itself can be daunting to visiting teams. Regardless, home-court advantage is real and powerful. Here are some of the most intimidating venues in college basketball: The Jayhawks have gone […]

Men’s Final Four picks and other national predictions for 2023-24

Zach Edey, the reigning Wooden Award winner, returns for Purdue, which hopes to duplicate Virginia’s feat and put last year’s first-round loss to Fairleigh Dickinson behind it with a national title run. The sport also hasn’t had a back-to-back Wooden Award winner since former Virginia star Ralph Sampson Jr. 40 years ago. Could Edey follow […]

College basketball fantasy draft: Three teams, eight rounds and the top 24 men’s players

If you’ve been following along with us here for a while you may know how this works. Each member of ESPN’s panel of experts — Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway, Myron Medcalf — builds the best fantasy roster he can with eight player picks and one coach. This year, there’s an added advantage: they all got […]

The biggest questions for the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season

Let’s start with the return of Zach Edey, last year’s Wooden Award winner who solidifies Purdue as the favorite in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers have a chance to avenge last season’s historic first-round upset loss to 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson and chase a national title. Virginia did the same thing five years ago. Maybe Purdue […]

Five-star guard Boogie Fland picks Kentucky over Indiana

Alabama was also on Fland’s final list of three, but this became a Kentucky vs. Indiana battle over the past few weeks. The Hoosiers appeared to be in the driver’s seat down the stretch, but Calipari and the Wildcats finished strong and won over Fland. “The visit played a big part in my decision,” Fland […]

Kentucky’s John Calipari proposes transfer rule with no penalty

At an SEC basketball preview event on Wednesday, Calipari said he would allot players five years to play four seasons — without exception. “If you want to transfer without penalty,” he said, “you can one time. If you had any other issues — family stuff, mental health — you take the year off to get […]

Key storylines for all 32 D-I conferences ahead of 2023-24

The past six months of men’s college basketball have been eventful. Some of the game’s prominent coaches have moved to other schools — Ed Cooley to Georgetown and Rick Pitino to St. John’s were two of the most intriguing moves of the offseason. Reigning Wooden Award winner Zach Edey is back at Purdue after the […]

Kentucky centers Aaron Bradshaw, Ugonna Onyenso out several more weeks

At Kentucky’s pro day Wednesday, Calipari said on “SportsCenter” he has two big guys “who are out another five, six weeks.” He was referring to Bradshaw and Onyenso, who each had foot surgery during the offseason. Bradshaw suffered his injury at the McDonald’s All American Game last spring, while Onyenso was injured in July. Bradshaw […]

High school hoops stars Juju Watkins, D.J. Wagner attend prom together

More Teams. More Games. NBA champion Milt Wagner discusses what it’s been like watching his grandson, D.J. Wagner, play in the McDonald’s All American Game. (1:15) Juju Watkins and D.J. Wagner conquered the basketball court in their high school careers, so the prom’s royal court seems like a logical next step. Watkins, the National Gatorade […]

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