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7:00 AM ET The unusual, late-starting 2020-21 college basketball season has been anything but typical, yet there has been no denying the bounty of interesting games and storylines through the first week-plus. That continues this weekend, when the top four teams in the KenPom rankings — Baylor/Gonzaga and Villanova/Texas — will square off for a

7:35 AM ET New Mexico State basketball head coach Chris Jans’ new home is still growing on him. About a week before the season commenced, his team left its campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico, for the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa in Phoenix to avoid its state’s ban on games and practices. The Aggies

12:49 AM ET ESPN News Services One member of the Syracuse men’s basketball team has tested positive for COVID-19. The school said in a release the positive result stemmed from testing that occurred last week. Consistent with local health department guidelines, that individual and the team are taking all necessary precautions. Syracuse did not reveal

11:51 PM ET The Louisville men’s basketball program has paused team activities because of a positive COVID-19 test, the school announced Thursday. The Cardinals’ game against UNC Greensboro on Friday has been canceled. “We are adhering to the ACC and university protocols, and will monitor the matter day-to-day,” athletic director Vince Tyra said. Louisville (4-0)

7:00 AM ET Before the college basketball season began, I reached out to several coaches to get a feel for their biggest concerns entering a pandemic-impacted campaign. Aside from the safety of their players and the 14-day quarantine rule, there was one concern that came up multiple times that I hadn’t really thought about: the

7:30 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — When Bobby Hurley hits the recruiting trail looking for a point guard, he has a particular player in mind. Sometimes he finds him; sometimes he doesn’t. But the Arizona State head coach knows exactly what he wants — almost to the point of being too specific. Hurley wants the

8:06 PM ET Jalen Suggs, the electrifying Gonzaga freshman and projected first-round NBA draft pick, suffered a left ankle injury and had to be carried off the floor late in the first half of the team’s matchup against No. 11 West Virginia in the Jimmy V Classic in Indianapolis on Wednesday night. Suggs was running

7:00 AM ET Gonzaga is good, but the Basketball Power Index thinks Villanova is the best team in college basketball. On Dec. 3, Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis plays host to the Jimmy V Men’s Classic. The games are part of V Week from Dec. 1-12. Donate to the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The

7:00 AM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal Oklahoma State freshman Cade Cunningham is currently projected as the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA draft. If that does indeed happen, Cunningham will join

11:27 PM ET For all of Tom Izzo’s success in college basketball, there was one thing he had never done: get a win at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Duke. Until Tuesday. No. 8 Michigan State came back from an early nine-point deficit to beat No. 6 Duke 75-69 in the first game of the Champions

7:08 PM ET Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas — Sophomore forward Joel Ntambwe has left Texas Tech‘s men’s basketball program after the former UNLV transfer played in only three games for the 17th-ranked Red Raiders. Coach Chris Beard said Tuesday that Ntambwe told him the decision to leave the program was based on personal reasons and

3:36 PM ET Associated Press No. 19 Richmond’s men’s basketball is pausing all activities and its game at College of Charleston on Wednesday night has been called off due to COVID-19 concerns within the Spiders program. Charleston said Tuesday it will look to reschedule with Richmond or find another opponent to make up the lost

1:18 PM ET Iowa senior center Luka Garza highlights the list of 50 preseason candidates for the 2021 Wooden Award that was announced Tuesday. Garza, one of five finalists for the 2020 award and the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year, leads an Iowa team that is ranked No. 3 in the current AP

12:33 PM ET Associated Press Oklahoma plans to open its men’s basketball season on Thursday against Texas-San Antonio after a weeklong delay. Oklahoma was scheduled to play the Roadrunners last Wednesday, but the Sooners paused team activities after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Oklahoma’s game against Central Florida scheduled for last Saturday was postponed, and

12:48 PM ET Villanova and Virginia will face off in the Holiday Hoops Classic on Dec. 19 at Madison Square Garden, it was announced Tuesday. The game between the last two men’s basketball national champions will be the first college basketball game at MSG since the Big East tournament was canceled due to coronavirus back

10:34 AM ET Colorado men’s basketball has paused team activities due to COVID-19 issues, therefore postponing the team’s Pac-12 opener against Arizona scheduled for Wednesday. “We have temporarily paused our men’s basketball operations due to positive cases of COVID-19 within the program,” Colorado athletic director Rick George said. “This includes the postponement of Wednesday’s game

6:50 AM ET The need to raise awareness and funds for cancer research is more important than ever. ESPN and the V Foundation are dedicated to victory over cancer. Dec.1-12, starting on Giving Tuesday, the international day of giving, marks V Week across ESPN. During these challenging times, ESPN and the V Foundation’s fight against

7:30 AM ET The turbulence of the past week? Well, get used to it. This is college basketball in a pandemic. The cancellations and postponements will likely persist until the NCAA launches its 68-team, one-city tournament in 2021. Until then, we’ll have to take this thing day by day. 2 Related But the game is