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2024-25 men’s NCAA basketball rankings: Way-Too-Early Top 25

History was made Monday night, as UConn became the first back-to-back national champions since Florida in 2006 and 2007. Is a three-peat “in Storrs” for the Huskies next season? Or will Dan Hurley and UConn finally be knocked from their perch? As the title game fades from memory and the transfer portal — and the […]

Men’s Power Rankings: Houston joins Purdue, UConn for the No. 1 debate

The Huskies’ metrics aren’t quite as strong as the other two programs’, but they own double-digit wins over North Carolina, Marquette and Creighton and had looked utterly dominant with a healthy Donovan Clingan before the road loss to the Bluejays. They’re 9-3 against Quadrant 1 opponents (tied for the most Q1 wins in the country), […]

Darrion Williams perfect, Bill Self tossed in TTU’s rout of Kansas

More Teams. More Games. Bill Self is sent out of the game after giving the referees a piece of his mind in the second half. (0:55) LUBBOCK, Texas — Darrion Williams had a perfect night for Texas Tech, and the Red Raiders never trailed in a lopsided 79-50 victory over sixth-ranked Kansas that saw Bill […]

Dickinson has ‘fun’ in bailing out Kansas in tight win over TCU

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Hunter Dickinson scored with 3.4 seconds left to lift No. 2 Kansas past TCU 83-81 on Saturday. Dickinson, who led Kansas with 30 points, hit a pair of free throws after a flagrant foul on TCU’s Ernest Udeh Jr. with less than a minute remaining to tie the score. Dickinson then followed […]

College basketball fantasy draft: The 24 best players halfway through 2023-24

Once again ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, Myron Medcalf and John Gasaway are out to build their very best fantasy rosters with eight picks and one coach. As always, our would-be GMs chose a draft method (snake) and an order (determined by the day of the month of their birthdays). Each roster can have no more than […]

The post-Feast Week Power Rankings: Purdue is No. 1 again

Once again, Purdue is rising to No. 1 in the Power Rankings — and almost assuredly the AP poll — on the Monday after Feast Week. This time around, it had an even more difficult run to a title, needing to beat Gonzaga, Tennessee and Marquette to win the Maui Invitational. How long will Purdue […]

Marquette turnovers, Kansas’ scoring and… Zach Edey: What we learned in Maui

This year’s event was played not on Maui but about 80 miles away in Honolulu, due to the devastating wildfires that swept through Lahaina in August. The traditional host venue, the Lahaina Civic Center, is still serving as a vital facility for ongoing recovery efforts in western Maui. Fans on the island of Oahu were […]

Men’s college basketball Power Rankings: Pre-Feast Week, Kansas is still No. 1

It begins Monday, with the Maui Invitational and a UConn vs. Texas showdown at Madison Square Garden for the Empire Classic, but it doesn’t slow down from there. Here are a couple of things we’re watching from three key events this week: Maui Invitational: Perhaps the most loaded field we’ve seen for a nonconference tournament. […]

No. 1 Kansas escapes Kentucky behind ‘monster’ Hunter Dickinson

More Teams. More Games. Hunter Dickinson shows out with 27 points and 21 rebounds as Kansas rallies back to beat Kentucky. (1:20) CHICAGO — For 40 minutes, Hunter Dickinson did what he always does. He pumped his fist after he made clutch shots, he chirped at the crowd and talked trash to his opponents during […]

Champions Classic: Duke’s not-quite dominance, Kansas’ comeback, more observations

The 2023 Champions Classic at the United Center in Chicago had all the pageantry of a major moment for men’s college basketball. Magic Johnson smiled when the cameras showed him on the giant screen during Duke’s 74-65 win over Michigan State. Rich Paul, the mega agent for LeBron James and other NBA All-Stars, sat courtside. […]

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