Kentucky turns to alum Pope to replace Calipari

Kentucky has announced that BYU's Mark Pope will replace John Calipari as coach. Pope was a captain on the Wildcats' 1996 national title team.


Center's stage: Edey again wins Wooden Award

Purdue center Zach Edey, who led the nation with 25.2 points per game and was third with 12.2 rebounds, won the Wooden Award for the second consecutive season.


Calipari on exit: Kentucky needs 'another voice'

John Calipari said that Kentucky "probably needs to hear another voice" as he inches closer to becoming the next men's basketball coach at Arkansas.


UConn caps dominant 2-year run with another title

Finishing a job that the selection committee thought they were capable of when they were granted the No. 1 overall seed, the UConn Huskies cruised to the school's sixth men's NCAA championship Monday night, pulling away from the Purdue Boilermakers.


Way-Too-Early Top 25: Kansas, Houston, Gonzaga are the new top 3

Kansas remains the preseason No. 1, but the rest of the top 10 is just as loaded, and coming for that spot.


Arizona big man Ballo entering transfer portal

Arizona star center Oumar Ballo entered the transfer portal Monday.


UK's Bradshaw enters portal, as Knox decommits

The roster fallout from coach John Calipari's decision to leave Kentucky for Arkansas began Monday, as Wildcats freshman Aaron Bradshaw entered the transfer portal and top-25 recruit Karter Knox decommitted from the program and reopened his recruitment.


'Composed' UConn cruises, will play for NCAA title

The UConn Huskies, defending national champions and the NCAA tournament's No. 1 overall seed, withstood a test on Saturday night before sailing past the Alabama Crimson Tide to secure a second consecutive berth in the national title game on Monday night.


Arkansas loses its top recruit amid coaching hunt

As Arkansas seeks its replacement for coach Eric Musselman, top-50 senior Jalen Shelley is reopening his recruitment, he told ESPN.


Hurley 'way past' travel chaos, 'lucky to be here'

Coach Dan Hurley "spiraled" while UConn's flight was delayed for hours, but after arriving for the Final Four at 3:15 a.m., he realized the Huskies are "lucky to be here."