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Myron MedcalfJan 31, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, John Calipari will return to Lexington for the first time since he left Kentucky for Arkansas in April. His homecoming is one of the biggest events of the 2024-25

Myron MedcalfJan 30, 2025, 04:39 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Rick Pitino knows how John Calipari might feel when the former Kentucky coach returns to Lexington on Saturday when Arkansas visit the 12th-ranked Wildcats. Pitino’s first visit there — and many

Associated Press Jan 30, 2025, 02:14 PM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Todd Golden is ready to move on, with any potential legal response to come after the season. That might not happen until April for the fifth-ranked Gators. In the meantime, Florida is embarking on a daunting, two-week stretch that includes three road

Jeff BorzelloJan 30, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Are we ready to put Houston in the elite tier of college basketball this season? Auburn and Duke have been staples at the top of our Power Rankings for several weeks, with

ESPN News Services Jan 29, 2025, 01:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — A fight between fans in the stands near the VCU bench caused a Rams’ Atlantic 10 Conference game with Saint Louis to be delayed about seven minutes with 1:10 remaining in regulation. The Billikens led 69-63 when fans wrestling with

Associated Press Jan 28, 2025, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — The Horizon League suspended Oakland basketball coach Greg Kampe for one game due to engaging with an official in an unacceptable way that violated league regulations after a loss to Robert Morris. Horizon League Commissioner Julie Roe Lach made the announcement Tuesday,

Associated Press Jan 28, 2025, 11:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas found itself in two very rare situations against UCF on Tuesday night. The No. 11 Jayhawks played without point guard Dajuan Harris Jr., who had tweaked his ankle in practice, for the first time in nearly five years. And the

Open Extended Reactions Undefeated in Summit League play and on a nine-game winning streak, the Omaha Mavericks are flying high as the college basketball season gears up for its final months. Their plan to parlay that momentum on the court into a packed crowd at Baxter Arena? Distributing up to five gallons of popcorn for

ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2025, 01:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TUCSON, Ariz. — Caleb Love hit a game-tying heave from beyond half court at the end of regulation and made two more 3-pointers in overtime, finishing with 22 points and lifting Arizona to an 86-75 win over No. 3 Iowa State on Monday

David HaleJan 28, 2025, 12:32 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions DURHAM, N.C. — Cooper Flagg wrapped the first half of Duke‘s 74-64 win over NC State with just five points, and during a late timeout, Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer had

Jeff BorzelloJan 27, 2025, 09:21 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Kentucky senior Lamont Butler, who has started 17 games for the Wildcats this season, is out for Tuesday night’s trip to Tennessee. Butler has been dealing with a shoulder injury, and coach

Jeff BorzelloJan 27, 2025, 03:08 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Top-ranked senior A.J. Dybantsa headlined the rosters for the 48th annual McDonald’s All American Game, giving BYU its first participant in 35 years. The rosters, which feature 22 of the top 24

Jeff BorzelloJan 27, 2025, 03:59 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Providence star forward Bryce Hopkins will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, coach Kim English said on his local television show. Hopkins suffered a torn ACL last January

Associated Press Jan 27, 2025, 01:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Auburn keeps winning games that come down to the wire. It’s kept them on top of the AP Top 25, too. The Tigers were the unanimous choice atop the men’s college basketball poll for the second consecutive week Monday, getting all 62 votes from

Associated Press Jan 27, 2025, 12:05 PM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has cleared Gators men’s basketball coach Todd Golden following a four-month Title IX investigation into allegations of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and stalking. The school released a statement Monday saying no evidence was found and ended its investigation amid No.

Associated Press Jan 26, 2025, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Vanderbilt was fined $500,000 by the Southeastern Conference on Sunday for allowing fans to storm the court Saturday after the Commodores’ 74-69 victory over No. 9 Kentucky. Vanderbilt was penalized for a third offense under the conference’s revised access to competition

Associated Press Jan 25, 2025, 10:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AUBURN, Ala. — Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and Johni Broome had 16 points and 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup as No. 1 Auburn extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 53-51 win over

ESPN News Services Jan 26, 2025, 12:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama guard Mark Sears entered Saturday night’s game against LSU leading the team and the SEC in scoring but was held scoreless and spent the entire second half of the Crimson Tide’s 80-73 win on the bench. “We played the