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• Amid Potshots From SEC Peers, Mark Pope Highlights ‘Most Challenging’ Time to be a Coach
Mark Pope says it’s the most challenging yet rewarding time to coach, as SEC peers criticize Kentucky’s massive spending....2025
• SEC Coaches’ ‘Unfair’ Jibe on Kentucky’s Spending Spree Puts Major Pressure on Mark Pope
SEC coaches anonymously slam Kentucky's $20M NIL spending, declaring 'championship or bust' for Mark Pope after record investment....2025
• Mark Pope Raves About 2025 Transfer Jaland Lowe’s Special Trait That Kentucky HC Himself Lacks
Kentucky coach Mark Pope praises transfer Jaland Lowe's fearless leadership trait that Pope admits he lacks as a "born pleaser."...2025
• Mark Pope Gives Disappointing Update About Jayden Quaintance’s Driving Test After Helping Him Practice
Kentucky’s Jayden Quaintance nears key ACL rehab phase as Mark Pope shares lighthearted story about the player's failed driver’s license test....2025
• Mark Pope Reveals Family’s Reaction to Taylor Swift Reveal After Comparing Podcast Appearance to ‘New Heights’
Mark Pope shares how his family reacted to Taylor Swift’s reveal after his podcast went head-to-head with her “New Heights” appearance....2025
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• Mark Pope Gives Honest Review of Otega Oweh’s Progress After NBA Draft Withdrawal
Kentucky HC Mark Pope raves about Otega Oweh’s growth, praising his defense and playmaking as the senior guard returns to lead the Wildcats....2025

• 5 men’s college basketball head coaches who are poised for first year success in 2025-26

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Last college hoops season was a big one for first-year head coaches. The 2025-26 campaign could be even bigger. The 2024-25 men’s college basketball season was a banner campaign for first-year head coaches, Dusty May took Michigan from an 8-23 mark the year before to 27 wins and a trip to the Sweet 16. Pat Kelsey earned ACC Coach of the Year honors for ...2025
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• Malachi Moreno’s Injury Could be ‘Good Situation’ for Mark Pope, Says Kentucky Analyst as Alternatives Emerge
Rising star Malachi Moreno withdrew from the USA Basketball U19 training camp with an injury, but it doesn't look like it will affect the Kentucky Wildcats much....2025
• Men’s college basketball rankings: Breaking down the top 25 teams after NBA Draft declaration deadline

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Here’s our early top 25 rankings for the upcoming men’s college basketball season. After two months of portal madness and dozens of stay-or-go NBA Draft decisions, we finally have a pretty clear picture of what most rosters are going to look like for the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season. With that in mind, let’s update some early rankings. 1. Hou...2025
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• 12 NBA Draft decisions that will make-or-break college basketball teams next year

Photo by Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Boogie Fland has already said he’s coming back to college basketball for 2025-26. Now, who’s coming with him? We’ve got exactly two weeks to go until underclassmen players who are currently going through the NBA Draft process are forced to make their final decision about whether they’re going to keep their name in the draft or return to co...2025
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• College basketball men’s transfer portal’s 5 winners, 4 losers, and 1 wildcard

Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The biggest winners and losers from the men’s college basketball transfer portal, with one wildcard. College basketball free agency has arrived, and it can make-or-break the season for some of the best programs in the sport. The groundwork for Florida’s 2025 men’s national championship was laid in the days following their first-round lo...2025
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• Men’s college basketball top 25 rankings after transfer portal closed

Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The team that came excruciatingly close to cutting down the nets in 2025 is the early favorite to get the job done in 2026. The moving and shaking is far from finished, but the closing of the transfer portal leaves us with more clarity about the landscape of the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season than we had three weeks ...2025
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• Arkansas’ NCAA tournament success is proof John Calipari can defy odds

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images There were moments this season when Arkansas was doubted, but the Razorbacks still find themselves in the Sweet 16. The 2024 college basketball season has been a whirlwind from start to finish, be it from a player, coach or spectator’s perspective. Looking back at the offseason, among all the transfer portal movement and coaching changes, there was one de...2025
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• Ranking every men’s Sweet 16 game by watchability in 2025 March Madness

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images If you can only watch one men’s Sweet 16 game this year, which should it be? The 2025 NCAA Tournament was missing upsets and a lot of drama during opening weekend. But the lack of Cinderella stories and double-digit seeds advancing means a Sweet 16 filled with gigantic matchups between power conference opponents. With only the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC r...2025
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• March Madness 2025: The Best and Worst From Day 4

Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images At long last, a thrilling March finish. That’s more like it. Let’s get into it. The 3 best games of Day 4 1. (4) Maryland 72, (12) Colorado State 71 (West) We finally got an absolute banger. Trailing by one point with 3.6 seconds to go, Maryland star Derik Queen made the decision easy for his head coach. “I want the fucking ball,” Queen told Kevin Willard....2025
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• March Madness’ 50 best players, ranked for 2025 men’s NCAA tournament

Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images Let’s rank the best players in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament College basketball is in a state of transition, and so too is the idea of the modern college basketball star. The defining players in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament do not fit in any particular box. They come from every corner of the world, in all shapes and sizes, each with their own idiosyncratic stren...2025
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"Amari Williams, C, Kentucky Mark Pope had to replace Kentucky’s entire roster after inheriting the program from John Calipari, and luring Amari Williams from Drexel might have been his best move."

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• 2027 Four-Star Recruit Marcus Spears Jr. Gives Mark Pope Hope With Statement About Kentucky Offer
The Kentucky Wildcats make an offer to 2027 forward Marcus Spears Jr., who recently spoke highly about Mark Pope’s system....2025
• Men’s college basketball rankings: Breaking down the top 25 teams after NBA Draft declaration deadline
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• College basketball men’s transfer portal’s 5 winners, 4 losers, and 1 wildcard
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• College basketball transfer portal team rankings for 9 best men’s classes so far

Photo by Bruce Yeung/Getty Images Lets rank the best team transfer portal classes in men’s college basketball. The transfer portal was in full swing in men’s college basketball well before the Florida Gators cut down the nets as the 2025 national champions. The portal is coming to a close on April 22, and until then, no team is safe from seeing any of their players test the open market. Th...2025
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• Arkansas’ NCAA tournament success is proof John Calipari can defy odds
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• Ranking every men’s Sweet 16 game by watchability in 2025 March Madness
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• Sweet 16 coaches, ranked by who’s facing the most pressure in 2025 men’s March Madness

Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Jon Scheyer will be feeling the heat this weekend, but not quite as much as one of his counterparts. The NCAA tournament’s second weekend brings a heightened level of pressure for every coach and every player fortunate enough to participate in it. For some, though, the stakes are just a little bit higher than everyone else. Let’s rank the level of pressure on the ...2025
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• Sweet 16 teams, ranked by national championship chances in 2025 men’s March Madness

Photo by Lance King/Getty Images Let’s rank the 16 teams still standing in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament by their national championship chances. The 2025 men’s NCAA tournament will certainly not go down in history for upsets and Cinderellas. The favorites held serve during the opening weekend of March Madness, setting up some high-powered matchups in the Sweet 16 and beyond. All four No. ...2025
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• 5 men’s college basketball head coaches who are poised for first year success in 2025-26
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• 2 college basketball teams are out-spending the field in men’s transfer portal, and the numbers are wild

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Meet the two biggest spenders in men’s college basketball. It was only a few years ago that college basketball players could not legally make money off their talent. The NIL rules that went into effective in July 2021 changed all that, allowing players to monetize their name, image, and likeness. When the transfer rules changed around the same time — all...2025
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• Sweet 16 coaches, ranked by who’s facing the most pressure in 2025 men’s March Madness
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• Mark Pope Reveals Family’s Reaction to Taylor Swift Reveal After Comparing Podcast Appearance to ‘New Heights’
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• Mark Pope Taking Over John Calipari’s Old Job Earns Honest Assessment From Kentucky Recruit’s Ex-NBA Father
A top 2027 guard has Kentucky’s attention and his ex-NBA father has a strong take on Mark Pope stepping in after John Calipari’s exit....2025
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• Mark Pope Among Suitors As Baba Oladotun’s Father Lays Out Coaching Priorities After 2026 Reclassification
16-year-old Baba Oladotun reclassifies to 2026 as top schools, including Mark Pope's Kentucky, chase him. His father outlines what they want in a coach....2025
• Despite Family Ties at BYU, Mark Pope Forced Into Battle With Tom Izzo and Dusty May for Top 2026 Recruit
Despite family ties to former BYU coach Mark Pope, top 2026 recruit faces a recruiting battle as programs like Kentucky and Michigan State seek him....2025
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• 2026 Recruit Christian Collins Reveals Relationship With ‘Proud Dad’ Mark Pope, Phone Call Chats With Assistant Coach Jason Hart
Five-star forward Christian Collins calls Mark Pope a "proud dad" and details deep ties with Kentucky coaches ahead of his October visit....2025
• Tyran Stokes’ Mother Finds Similarity Between Kentucky HC Mark Pope, Cardinals HC Pat Kelsey Despite Close Louisville Ties
Can Louisville keep Tyran Stokes home? Or will Kentucky’s NBA pitch win out? His mom's take might just shift the battle....2025
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• Mark Pope Breaks Silence as Koby Brea and Amari Williams Make Kentucky Proud at NBA Draft 2025
Mark Pope praised Koby Brea and Amari Williams after their NBA Draft 2025 selections, calling it a proud moment for Kentucky basketball and its future....2025
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• BYU to hire Kevin Young as coach: Phoenix Suns assistant to lead Cougars after Mark Pope takes over Kentucky

The Cougars are going into the NBA ranks by bringing up Young, who was recently a finalist for the Brooklyn Nets job...2024
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• Kentucky’s coaching search gets desperate after Scott Drew rejection

Where does Kentucky go for a new men’s basketball coach after Scott Drew turns them down? Kentucky men’s basketball is still looking for a head coach. Baylor’s Scott Drew turned down the Wildcats’ job offer on Thursday afternoon, which was first reported by Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. Drew just completed his 21st year at Baylor, taking over the program when it was at its lowest point following a...2024
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• 2 college basketball teams are out-spending the field in men’s transfer portal, and the numbers are wild
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• AJ Dybantsa commits to BYU over college basketball bluebloods as No. 1 recruit

Photo by ALTAN GOCHER/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images A.J. Dybantsa could be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. A.J. Dybantsa looks like a future No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick. Now we know where he will be spending what is very likely his first and only year of men’s college basketball. Dybantsa picked BYU over Alabama, North Carolina, and Kansas on Tuesday afternoon live on ESPN. ...2024
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• UK's Robinson needs wrist surgery; season over
Kentucky guard Jaxson Robinson, the team's second-leading scorer, will undergo surgery on his wrist and miss the rest of the season, coach Mark Pope said Saturday....2025

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• 5-Star Deron Rippey Jr. Highlights Why Mark Pope Might be an Ideal Fit Despite Delayed Kentucky Visit
Five-star PG Deron Rippey Jr. reschedules his Kentucky visit for Oct. 3-5, praising Mark Pope. Will the talented recruit end up in Lexington?...2025
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• Malachi Moreno’s Injury Could be ‘Good Situation’ for Mark Pope, Says Kentucky Analyst as Alternatives Emerge
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• Men’s college basketball top 25 rankings after transfer portal closed
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• Ranking every men’s Sweet 16 game by watchability in 2025 March Madness
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• 10 takeaways from the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament bracket reveal

Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Let the bracket reactions begin. We have a bracket, and now we have three days to talk about it. Let’s start immediately. Here are 10 immediate thoughts on this year’s field of 68: 1. The SEC was valued even more highly than we thought There was little doubt that Sunday was going to be the day the SEC was going to set a new record for t...2025
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• A diehard football fan’s guide to college basketball before March Madness

Photo by Lance King/Getty Images So consumed by football that you haven’t been able to pay any attention to college basketball? Don’t worry, we’re here to answer your questions and get you fully prepared for March Madness. Have you been so consumed by football for the last five months that you’re woefully behind on what’s been happening in the world of men’s college basketball? Would you ...2025
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• College basketball’s top-25 men’s teams, ranked, to start 2024-2025 season

David Butler II-Imagn Images The top-25 teams in men’s college basketball for 2024-2025 season, previewed by our experts Another chapter in college basketball begins on Monday as the 2024-25 season kicks off. Last April, UConn, led by head coach Dan Hurley, cut down the nets in at the national championship in Arizona, beating Purdue 75-60. With the transfer portal, new incoming freshmen...2024
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