Kansas predictably fell short against Duke, but good news: Bill Self says Darryn Peterson could be back next week

NEW YORK – No major team needs a player more than Kansas Darryn Peterson. The Jayhawks’ top freshman missed his third straight game due to a hamstring problem. Coach Bill Self said after Tuesday night’s 78-66 loss to No. 5 Duke that things are improving, adding that he doesn’t “think it will be long” before […]

Kentucky gets rocked by Michigan State and now Mark Pope has a very expensive problem to solve as quickly as possible

NEW YORK – On the 25th floor of the team hotel, Kentucky players went through their usual film session Tuesday morning. At the end of the 10-minute scouting report through Michigan State’s roster, a short hype video played. The words “FIGHT NIGHT AT THE GARDEN” accompanied Kentucky basketball highlights, interspersed with boxing prizefights of yesteryear […]

ACC predicted order of finish: Duke picked to win, UNC overrated, NC State underrated in preseason poll

The ACC has released its notice predicted order of finish in preseason on Tuesday ahead of the 2025-26 college basketball season. Duke was picked to win the conference in the annual preseason poll, while NC State forward Darrion Williams earned preseason Player of the Year honors. Williams transferred from Texas Tech to NC State to […]

Purdue, Houston, Florida top preseason AP men’s basketball Top 25: Who’s too high and too low?

For the first time in program history, Purdue is the No. 1 team in the Associated Press men’s basketball preseason Top 25. And while the preseason rankings only matter so much, in this case they reflect the Boilermakers’ recent ascension to the elite level of college basketball. Prior to the 2021-2022 season, Purdue was never […]

AP Top 25 Poll Reactions: North Carolina Overrated, Kansas Underrated in Preseason College Basketball Rankings

The AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll was released Monday, indicating the start of the 2025-2026 college basketball season is approaching. Purdue earned the No. 1 spot in the poll after receiving 35 of 60 possible first-place votes. Houston, Florida and UConn – the teams trailing the Boilermakers – all received first-place votes. Rounding out […]