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1 week, 1 day ago

Bluegrass rivalry enters new era with No. 5 Kentucky and Louisville led by Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “I do think the rivalry is a little bit more important this year than in years past, because Louisville has had a lot of down years recently,” Kentucky senior and Louisville native Daniel Peterson said as he stood in one of several lines for Rupp …

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1 week, 4 days ago

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

Associated Press

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, 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

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

Pope Sets Stage for Wildcat Legacy with Experienced Roster

Associated Press

Mark Pope begins a new era for No. 23 Kentucky as he follows Calipari with a seasoned first roster. The Wildcats have brought in a number of experienced players to build a competitive team. Pope promises perimeter shooting and BYU ranked third nationally in 3-pointers per game last season. The Wildcats open SEC play against No. 21 Florida on Jan. …

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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, 3 weeks ago

Rob Dillingham: From Ye’s Donda Academy debacle to the Minnesota Timberwolves

LA Times

Less than two years after leaving the Donda Academy Doves, Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham was a high pick in the NBA draft. “A sense of care, a sense of concern, a sense of love, an environment of health, and an environment of wealth, an environment of learning, and putting God as a focus.” Ye torpedoed the star-studded Donda Doves basketball …

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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, 4 weeks 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

Kentucky’s basketball opening offers top pay and perks. Candidates must also have tough skin

Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Life can be sweet for a Kentucky basketball coach who wins – especially in April – with a seven-figure salary and endorsements among the tangible rewards. “The pressure you feel there as a coach is relentless, but that’s what makes it the best job and the worst job all on the same day,” said ESPN basketball analyst …

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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

UConn vs. Purdue final score: How the Huskies repeated championships and became college basketball’s greatest team.

Slate

The UConn Huskies are dynastic through whatever lens you prefer. Last year’s team was nearly as dominant, cruising past every team it faced in March Madness and beating an overmatched Cinderella, San Diego State, by 17 in the title game. But any power-conference team can get good enough to make a Final Four run sometime, and it’s never been more …

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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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Bluegrass rivalry enters new era with No. 5 Kentucky and Louisville led by Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey

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

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

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

Pope Sets Stage for Wildcat Legacy with Experienced Roster

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

Rob Dillingham: From Ye’s Donda Academy debacle to the Minnesota Timberwolves

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

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

Kentucky’s basketball opening offers top pay and perks. Candidates must also have tough skin

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’

UConn vs. Purdue final score: How the Huskies repeated championships and became college basketball’s greatest team.

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.