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From Gerlufsen to Scheyer, the most promising second-year men's coaches
From mid-majors to the bluest of blue bloods, selecting a new coach requires a leap of faith. These second-year coaches are so far proving the decisions to hire them were right.
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ONE MONTH OF COLLEGE HOOPS
State of the men's college basketball season, one month in
Is Zach Edey still the best player? Do we still believe in Duke? What questions remain? We react to the first four(ish) weeks of the 2023-24 season.
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UConn rides big 2nd half to take down the Tar Heels
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UConn goes up double digits after Karaban and Ball hit back-to-back 3s
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RJ Davis' quick five points puts Heels back in it
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Solomon Ball's 3 puts UConn up big
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Armando Bacot gets T'd up after slamming home the and-1
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Is UConn a blue blood? 'We've got five nattys in the last 25 years, man'
MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS SCORES
MUST-SEE MOMENTS
Grand Canyon storms court after 1st ever win vs. ranked opponent
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Buzzer-beating winning 3 in OT for Kennesaw State
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MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS
Bracketology: Long live the Pac-12 (ahem!) -- Arizona the new No. 1 overall
The early NET numbers are akin to April batting averages in Major League Baseball: There can be wild swings the same way a light-hitting shortstop can take a .500 average to the plate.
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Power Rankings: Arizona takes Purdue's top spot, Kansas rises, Wisconsin wins
Wisconsin is having a moment. Oh, and the undefeated Wildcats are the third new No. 1 of the 2023-24 season.
ROAD TO REDEMPTION
'No red flags' and an abundance of forgiveness on Rick Pitino's road back
How Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino made his way out of basketball purgatory and back home to New York, to the Big East and the big time.
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PREPPING FOR THE ASSOCIATION
2024 NBA mock draft: Why Isaiah Collier is the new No. 1 prospect
In our first mock draft of the 2023-24 college basketball season, we look at how Isaiah Collier took the No. 1 spot, and who else is in contention.
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Top Headlines
- Sources: CCU's Ellis, active wins leader, to retire
- NCAA pitch: Let D-I schools pay athletes via NIL
- Bronny practices with USC, debut coming 'quickly'
- Arizona ascends to No. 1; Zags, Heels into top 10
- UNCW's Siddle: UK nemesis as player and coach
- TCU stuns G'town as officials can't overturn shot
- Vermont's last-second four-point play stuns Yale
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The definitive men's college hoops power ranking for all 50 states and D.C.
We're finally settling the debate: From Alaska to Wyoming, which region of the U.S. rules men's college basketball, according to NCAA tournament wins since 1985? (Yes, vacated wins are still wins.)
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Six D-I coaches are over 70, and with 3,000-plus wins they've seen it all
Rick Pitino, Jim Larrañaga, Fran Dunphy, Leonard Hamilton, Dan D'Antoni and Cliff Ellis are the deans of men's college basketball.
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More mid-major stars are leaving for bigger schools than ever. Meet the star who didn't.
Four of last season's All-Summit League first team transferred to Power 5s this summer. What kept the Jackrabbits star from leaving for a bigger stage too?
