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1 week, 4 days ago

VICE TV will air shows on Rick Pitino and John Calipari before March Madness

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! NEW YORK — VICE TV is expanding its footprint with several new original sports series, including two that will document the seasons for a couple of famous college basketball coaches. VICE announced on Thursday that it will air six-episode series on St. John’s coach Rick …

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1 month ago

Kansas coach Bill Self reaches 800 wins. His big goal this season is a 3rd national title

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! One week after Bill Self became the winningest coach at Kansas, the Hall of Famer joined John Calipari and Rick Barnes as the only active Division I head coaches with 800 wins. “That’s the most important one for him right now.” The truth is, Self …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Roster Chaos: NIL Money and the Transfer Portal Turn College Hoops Upside-Down

Associated Press

College basketball teams are experiencing a significant amount of roster chaos due to the transfer portal. With the NCAA allowing players to profit off themselves, many schools are using the portal to make significant changes to their rosters. This has led to a situation where teams are often fielding teams with a mix of veterans and newcomers, which has caused …

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2 months ago

McMahon's Tepid Expectations as LSU Enters Year 3

Associated Press

LSU coach Matt McMahon enters his third season with tepid expectations after improvement last season. The Tigers were projected to finish 14th in the SEC in the conference’s preseason media poll, but they showed measurable progress from the first year of the McMahon era, when they finished five games below .500 and just 2-16 in SEC play.

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2 months ago

A New Era in the SEC: Alabama's Title Pursuit, a Story to Be Told

Associated Press

The SEC is a conference with a diverse range of teams, with nine teams in the Top 25 men's basketball poll. Arkansas is one of the teams in the Top 25, despite having to rebuild the entire roster. Alabama is another team in the Top 25, led by guard Mark Sears, who is a preseason first-team All-American. Kentucky is ranked …

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2 months ago

Calipari's Return to Arkansas: A High-Voltage Prospect for the Razorbacks

Associated Press

John Calipari brings high hopes to No. 16 Arkansas. The former Kentucky coach is preparing for his first year at the Wildcats’ biggest Southeastern Conference rival in 2024-25. Calipari is working with a slew of transfers, including several of his former players at Kentucky. The Razorbacks’ first three SEC games all come against ranked opponents as Arkansas heads to No. …

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3 months ago

John Calipari to make Arkansas debut against Kansas in charity exhibition in October

Associated Press

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The debut of John Calipari at Arkansas will come in a charity exhibition game against Kansas next month. He said at the time the Wildcats’ program “needs to hear another voice,” and Calipari headed to SEC-rival Arkansas to replace Eric Musselman, who left for the same job at Southern California. “Not only is it an entertaining and …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Calipari, new-look Arkansas stirring up excitement as Hall of Fame coach approaches his debut season

Associated Press

John Calipari wants his Arkansas Razorbacks to think big. “I’m trying to get them to think like kings, because kings think different.” If Arkansas isn’t quite basketball royalty like Kentucky, the Razorbacks have reached six Final Fours, won the national title in 1994 and returned to the title game a year later. Calipari, 65 and the winningest active coach in …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Mark Pope looks to veterans and being himself as he adapts to coaching Kentucky after John Calipari

Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Meeting one challenge of playing for the Kentucky Wildcats gave Mark Pope a blueprint for the taller task of coaching them after John Calipari. “I’m just as much a member of BBN as anyone, and he’s a Hall of Fame coach,” said Pope, a member of Kentucky’s 1996 NCAA title team led by Hall of Famer Rick …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Pat Kelsey has worked fast to build staff, roster and grasp Louisville’s basketball legacy

Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pat Kelsey is finally able to catch his breath, if only to gauge progress before tackling his next task in rebuilding Louisville’s basketball program. “The things that we identify and look for is toughness and how competitive basketball IQ can make people around you better,” said Kelsey, who’s 261-122 over 12 years including a stop at Winthrop. …

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7 months ago

Will Mark Pope or John Calipari have a better 2024-25 season? Kentucky mailbag

New York Times

We put out a call for national college basketball mailbag questions a couple of weeks back, and so many of you wanted to know about Kentucky, Mark Pope and John Calipari, we figured it made sense to just pull out those questions and answers separately. He secured the top two in-state recruits, both of them four-star prospects — reaffirming Travis …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

UConn, Kentucky among those with big changes through transfers in college basketball’s portal window

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Portal additions include guard Lamont Butler, who hit the buzzer-beating winner for San Diego State in the 2023 Final Four against Florida Atlantic; Oklahoma forward Otega Oweh; Wake Forest forward Andrew Carr; Oklahoma State big man Brandon Garrison; Dayton guard Koby Brea, the nation’s top …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Jayden Quaintance, 5-star center, commits to Arizona State after Kentucky decommitment

New York Times

Arizona State and coach Bobby Hurley just pulled off a major recruiting upset, landing arguably the most valuable prospect in high school basketball when five-star center Jayden Quaintance, a former Kentucky signee, committed to the Sun Devils on Monday. Quaintance reopened his recruitment when John Calipari left Kentucky for Arkansas early this month, and it was initially assumed he’d follow …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Kentucky hires BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach to replace John Calipari

Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Initially off the radar among Kentucky’s coaching targets, Mark Pope is now entrusted with maintaining the program’s gold standard. Kentucky hired the BYU coach to guide its men’s basketball program, bringing home a captain of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari. Saint John’s coach Rick Pitino, a Hall of Famer who led Kentucky …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Scott Drew staying as Baylor’s coach after being mentioned as John Calipari’s successor at Kentucky

Associated Press

WACO, Texas — Scott Drew will remain as Baylor’s men’s basketball coach, stating his desire to “bring more championships” to the program on social media after being linked to the Kentucky coaching vacancy following John Calipari’s departure to Arkansas. Drew mentioned his Christian faith in a post on X and stated that he believed “God has called my family and …

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8 months, 1 week ago

After Scott Drew stays at Baylor, what’s next for Kentucky? Donovan, Pope, Pitino and other options

New York Times

Kentucky’s coaching search is not off to a great start. Barnhart and Kentucky moved quickly to target Drew; Calipari had not even left town before a UK contingent flew to Texas to collect Drew’s family and show them around Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday. Billy Donovan, the Chicago Bulls coach who led Florida to consecutive national titles in 2006 and 2007, …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky

Hindustan Times

— Arkansas hired John Calipari as men’s basketball coach on Wednesday, a day after the Hall of Fame coach stepped down from the Kentucky program he led to the 2012 NCAA championship. Calipari inherits a program that went 16-17 last season after three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Sweet 16 a year ago and the Elite Eight in 2021 …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky

Associated Press

— Fireworks went off as new Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari was introduced to fans at Bud Walton Arena. Calipari’s Kentucky teams won six conference tournament championships and six regular season titles, though the Wildcats haven’t won the tournament title since 2017. Calipari announced that he was stepping down as Kentucky coach on Tuesday, saying in a video that …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

John Calipari departs Kentucky after 15 years, saying the program ‘needs to hear another voice’

Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — There were too many people for John Calipari to thank by name, and too many moments to single out from one of the most fulfilling chapters of his career. Calipari stepped down as Kentucky’s men’s basketball coach after 15 years on Tuesday, saying that the “program probably needs to hear another voice” amid reports that he’s closing …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kentucky coach John Calipari talking with Arkansas about open job, according to multiple outlets

Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Longtime Kentucky coach John Calipari was in negotiations to potentially leave and take the men’s basketball coaching job at Arkansas, multiple outlets reported late Sunday. Athletic director Mitch Barnhart recently said Calipari would return, despite calls for his firing following the Wildcats’ third consecutive early exit from the NCAA Tournament. Kentucky’s quick exit drew immediate calls for …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kentucky basketball coaching candidates list: Nate Oats? Rick Pitino? Scott Drew?

New York Times

John Calipari is expected to become the next head coach at Arkansas, and Kentucky needs a new men’s basketball coach. Bruce Pearl, Auburn head coach: We have long heard that Barnhart would not be interested in hiring someone who has served a three-year NCAA show-cause penalty, but he’s among the multiple SEC coaches who did more than Calipari with less. …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kentucky and John Calipari were stuck. Arkansas saved them from themselves.

New York Times

So was John Calipari. We’ve had some highs and lows and we’ve had some things that haven’t gone exactly the way we wanted to, but by and large, I’m sitting next to a guy that I brought here 15 years ago and we’ve been together just fine.” Just fine is an apt description of the Kentucky program since 2020, and …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kentucky AD: Calipari will return as coach, despite calls for his firing after early NCAA exit

Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart confirmed on social media that John Calipari will return as men’s basketball coach despite calls for his firing following the Wildcats’ third consecutive early exit from the NCAA Tournament. Barnhart posted Tuesday night on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he and the Hall of Fame coach have talked about the direction …

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9 months ago

March Madness scores: Should Kentucky fire John Calipari after Oakland upsets him in the NCAA Tournament’s first round?

Slate

Kentucky basketball’s latest NCAA Tournament humiliation is enormous, but it’s not the worst the program has endured in the past three seasons. It includes a national championship in 2012, when Calipari didn’t just assemble one of the best rosters in the country but got it to play well at the right time. Kentucky is the bluest of bluebloods, and three …

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VICE TV will air shows on Rick Pitino and John Calipari before March Madness

Kansas coach Bill Self reaches 800 wins. His big goal this season is a 3rd national title

Roster Chaos: NIL Money and the Transfer Portal Turn College Hoops Upside-Down

McMahon's Tepid Expectations as LSU Enters Year 3

A New Era in the SEC: Alabama's Title Pursuit, a Story to Be Told

Calipari's Return to Arkansas: A High-Voltage Prospect for the Razorbacks

John Calipari to make Arkansas debut against Kansas in charity exhibition in October

Calipari, new-look Arkansas stirring up excitement as Hall of Fame coach approaches his debut season

Mark Pope looks to veterans and being himself as he adapts to coaching Kentucky after John Calipari

Pat Kelsey has worked fast to build staff, roster and grasp Louisville’s basketball legacy

Will Mark Pope or John Calipari have a better 2024-25 season? Kentucky mailbag

UConn, Kentucky among those with big changes through transfers in college basketball’s portal window

Jayden Quaintance, 5-star center, commits to Arizona State after Kentucky decommitment

Kentucky hires BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach to replace John Calipari

Scott Drew staying as Baylor’s coach after being mentioned as John Calipari’s successor at Kentucky

After Scott Drew stays at Baylor, what’s next for Kentucky? Donovan, Pope, Pitino and other options

Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky

Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky

John Calipari departs Kentucky after 15 years, saying the program ‘needs to hear another voice’

Kentucky coach John Calipari talking with Arkansas about open job, according to multiple outlets

Kentucky basketball coaching candidates list: Nate Oats? Rick Pitino? Scott Drew?

Kentucky and John Calipari were stuck. Arkansas saved them from themselves.

Kentucky AD: Calipari will return as coach, despite calls for his firing after early NCAA exit

March Madness scores: Should Kentucky fire John Calipari after Oakland upsets him in the NCAA Tournament’s first round?