Take a deep dive into the current state of Kentucky basketball and one of the first things you’ll see is that the headlines are far worse than the analytics. The Wildcats are 7-4 and have been booed off the floor at times, but according to the statistics, they are actually the 19th best program in […]
CBS Sports graphic Another week in college basketball presents voters in the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball rankings with a new dilemma over which team deserves the No. 1 seed. And after No. 1 Purdue’s 81-58 home loss to No. 10 Iowa State this weekend, the list of worthy contenders to replace the Boilermakers […]
1 File: (7-0) This week: defeated Eastern Illinois 109-62 Purdue made the most of their lone outing during the holiday week with a win vs. Eastern Illinois. Daniel Jacobsen had 24 points and nine rebounds in the win and Braden Smith, second in the NCAA in assists, finished with 10 dimes in 23 minutes of […]
CHICAGO — UCLA coach Mick Cronin is in the middle of a monologue Thursday at Big Ten Media Days describing his new big man, Michigan State transfer Xavier Booker, when he does something he’s really adept at: steering the conversation. “If you’re 6-foot-4 and (Booker) has a good year, he’s going to get drafted,” Cronin […]