College Basketball

[ad_1] FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas basketball is hiring John Calipari as its next head coach. It reads like an unfathomable statement, but according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel and multiple reports Sunday night, the Razorbacks have lured the former national champion away from Kentucky. Calipari will succeed Eric Musselman, who accepted the head coaching job with Southern Cal on Wednesday. Calipari …

[ad_1] Brigham Young Cougars head coach Mark Pope yells during a men’s college basketball game between Brigham Young University and Baylor University at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. | Megan Nielsen, Deseret News College basketball’s coaching carousel just got a lot crazier. ESPN reported Sunday night that Kentucky head coach John Calipari is nearing a …

[ad_1] Eleven days ago, John Calipari and Mitch Barnhart sat side-by-side in the Kentucky basketball office conducting a painfully awkward TV interview. Barnhart had just publicly confirmed the previous day that Calipari would return to lead the school’s storied men’s basketball program for a 16th season. Now it was time for the embattled coach and his longtime athletic director to …

[ad_1] One of the top jobs in college basketball opened unexpectedly on Sunday with Kentucky coach John Calipari expected to take the vacant job at Arkansas after 15 seasons with the Wildcats. Kentucky will have a coaching vacancy just weeks after UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart met with Calipari to confirm he would be returning for his 16th season with …

[ad_1] Kentucky basketball might need a new coach, after all. On the eve of the NCAA Tournament national championship game, Wildcats coach John Calipari reportedly is closing in a deal to coach Arkansas, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. REQUIRED READING: Is John Calipari leaving Kentucky? Wildcats coach finalizing deal with Arkansas basketball | Reports Considering Calipari’s status as one of …

[ad_1] John Calipari at Kentucky John Calipari, the Kentucky Wildcats’ men’s basketball head coach since 2009, is believed to be negotiating a five-year deal with a Southeastern Conference rival of UK’s, the Arkansas Razorbacks, according to multiple reports Sunday night. Eric Musselman was named Arkansas’ head coach on April 7, 2019 – five years ago. Last week, Musselman was introduced …

[ad_1] John Calipari’s shocking move from Kentucky to Arkansas will be an expensive one for his new employer. The Wildcats coach — who led Kentucky to six SEC Tournament titles and an NCAA Tournament title in his 15 seasons at the helm of the program — led Kentucky to a 23-10 overall finish and a 13-5 record in SEC play …

[ad_1] FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — John Calipari will be the next head coach of the Arkansas basketball program, according to multiple reports, and the Razorbacks did not need to pay a dime in buyout money to get the Hall of Famer to Fayetteville. According to his contract extension signed in 2019, there is no buyout for Calipari if he decides to …

[ad_1] Arkansas shocked the college basketball world late Sunday night with the reported hiring of Kentucky’s John Calipari as the 14th head men’s basketball coach in program history, and news trickled out shortly after that he is expected to receive big-time NIL funding with the Razorbacks. Calipari has well-known relationships with members of the Tyson family (Tyson Foods), and specifically …

[ad_1] For the eighth consecutive year, and much to the consternation of the legions of devoted fans who follow his program, John Calipari’s team is not competing in the Final Four. The Kentucky basketball coach, though, still found a way to make himself the biggest topic of conversation around college basketball’s marquee event. Or, perhaps more accurately, Kentucky’s former basketball …

[ad_1] Arkansas basketball is hiring John Calipari as its next head coach. It reads like an unfathomable statement, but according to multiple reports Sunday night, the Razorbacks have lured the former national champion away from Kentucky. Calipari will succeed Eric Musselman, who accepted the head coaching job with the Southern California on Wednesday. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was the first to …

[ad_1] After serious talks between Kentucky coach John Calipari and Arkansas officials, it appears Calipari will be the next Razorbacks’ coach, a source told CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander on Sunday. The source said Calipari becoming the Arkansas coach is “imminent.” Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart told CBS Sports that Calipari has not notified him of talking to Arkansas AD Hunter …

[ad_1] Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari is reportedly finalizing a deal with Arkansas basketball to replace Eric Musselman as the Razorbacks’ head coach. The deal is reportedly five years in length and expected to be completed in the next 24 hours though no further details are known at this time. Calipari emerged late Sunday as one of Arkansas’ top candidates …

[ad_1] Kansas State center Ayoka Lee isn’t done. On Sunday night, Lee announced that she would use her final season of eligibility and return to K-State. PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nc3RfX2NvbnRlbnQtYmxvY2sgc3RfX2NvbnRlbnQtYmxv Y2stLXR3ZWV0Jz4KPGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nY2VudGVyX3R3ZWV0Jz48YmxvY2tx dW90ZSBjbGFzcz0idHdpdHRlci10d2VldCI+PHAgbGFuZz0iZW4iIGRpcj0i bHRyIj5Ob3QgZG9uZSB5ZXQuLi48YSBocmVmPSJodHRwczovL3R3aXR0ZXIu Y29tL1lva2llNTA/cmVmX3NyYz10d3NyYyU1RXRmdyI+QFlva2llNTA8L2E+ IHggPGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9oYXNodGFnL2tzdGF0 ZXdiYj9zcmM9aGFzaCZhbXA7cmVmX3NyYz10d3NyYyU1RXRmdyI+I2tzdGF0 ZXdiYjwvYT4gPGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL01pRW9LaXhCdzciPnBp Yy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9NaUVvS2l4Qnc3PC9hPjwvcD4mbWRhc2g7IEstU3Rh dGUgV29tZW4mIzM5O3MgQmFza2V0YmFsbCAoQEtTdGF0ZVdCQikgPGEgaHJl Zj0iaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9LU3RhdGVXQkIvc3RhdHVzLzE3Nzcx NDM4MjA0MjcxMjkzMTY/cmVmX3NyYz10d3NyYyU1RXRmdyI+QXByaWwgOCwg MjAyNDwvYT48L2Jsb2NrcXVvdGU+CjxzY3JpcHQgYXN5bmMgc3JjPSJodHRw czovL3BsYXRmb3JtLnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tL3dpZGdldHMuanMiIGNoYXJzZXQ9 InV0Zi04Ij48L3NjcmlwdD4KCjwvZGl2Pgo8L2Rpdj4KCg== Lee’s college career has been a rollercoaster, defined by high-level success and injuries. She missed her true freshman season …

[ad_1] The NCAA Tournament is one of the most beloved American sports traditions in part of because of its unpredictability. We call it March Madness because the results so often defy logic and expectations, which is why it’s so rare for the national championship game to feature two teams that were among the very best in the country throughout the …

[ad_1] Apr. 7—Michael Ajayi will be wearing a Gonzaga uniform if he elects to continue his college career in 2024-25, but the Pepperdine transfer is keeping all options open for the time being and announced Saturday he plans to declare for the NBA Draft while maintaining his NCAA eligibility. An All-West Coast Conference First Team selection, Ajayi announced plans to …

[ad_1] GLENDALE, Ariz. — Purdue’s 7-foot-4 big man goes by many names: Zach Edey, “Big Maple” and… now “Zachille O’Neal?” That’s the nickname Shaquille O’Neal bestowed on Edey in March after he became the first player to have at least 20 points and three blocks in three straight men’s NCAA Tournament games since O’Neal did so in 1991 and 1992 …

[ad_1] GLENDALE, Ariz. – Somewhere Tobin Anderson has the game ball. Why wouldn’t Fairleigh Dickinson’s former head coach save a keepsake from not only one of the biggest upsets in college basketball but in American sports?  Anderson is the son of a coach from tiny Truro, Iowa, whose Knights brought down mighty Purdue last year in the first-round upset that …

[ad_1] After spending the entire 2023-24 season at or near the top of college basketball, UConn and Purdue are squaring off Monday night for the national title. The matchup features the reigning national champion Huskies against a Boilermakers squad that is seeking a historic breakthrough. Purdue is appearing in the national title game for the first time since 1969 and …

[ad_1] Michigan State’s Antonio Smith does a cartwheel after defeating Kentucky 73-66 in the NCAA Midwest Regional final in St. Louis on Sunday, March 21, 1999. The win advances Michigan State to the Final Four in St. Petersburg, Fla. It’s been 15 years since Michigan State’s men’s basketball team played on this Monday night — one of Tom Izzo’s best teams …

[ad_1] GLENDALE, Ariz. — All eyes will be on the two centers in Monday night’s NCAA championship game as Purdue’s 7-foot-4 Zach Edey and UConn’s 7-2 Donovan Clingan match up, but it all starts with the ball movement and guard play on the perimeter and that’s where things could get really interesting. UConn has a gauntlet of talent in the …

[ad_1] GLENDALE, Ariz. — As Tristen Newton, UConn’s All-American point guard, drifted across the top of the lane against Alabama in a national semifinal Saturday, he saw the cutter. A teammate was riding the baseline unmarked, set up for an easy alley-oop dunk. Alabama big man Grant Nelson tried to cut it off at the last second. Instead, he got …

[ad_1] GLENDALE, Ariz. − Purdue basketball is in unfamiliar territory. Not because the Boilermakers haven’t been in the NCAA title game since 1969. But because the UConn Huskies are trying to repeat and are on a historic run through this postseason. And for the first time this season, Purdue is the underdog. “A lot of our guys on our team, …

[ad_1] Purdue and UConn will play for the National Title on Monday On Monday night, a rare occurrence will cross the nation. March Madness is a beautiful mess full of Cinderellas and Titans, with equal opportunity for both to shine. But the brightest lights often eclipse the darkest days, and Titans topple and the Final Four is left to pick …

[ad_1] GLENDALE, Ariz. − Purdue basketball is in unfamiliar territory. Not because the Boilermakers haven’t been in the NCAA title game since 1969. But because the UConn Huskies are trying to repeat and are on a historic run through this postseason. And for the first time this season, Purdue is the underdog. “A lot of our guys on our team, …