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2025 coaching hot seat: Which team could set off the dominoes?
Can this new coaching cycle compare to the chaos of 2023-24? Our annual look at the programs and names to watch this season.
WHO TO WATCH FOR
Jay Bilas' preseason men's basketball All-America team
With the start of the season less than two weeks away, Jay Bilas picks four preseason All-America teams, led by Duke's Cooper Flagg and Alabama's Mark Sears.
16 can't-miss early-season games to watch in 2024-25
This early-season slate includes clashes of the titans, a classic Big 5 game and, yeah, a lot of Cooper Flagg.
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COUNTDOWN TO OPENING NIGHT
SEASON TIPS OFF ON NOVEMBER 4
Ranking the five power conferences entering 2024-25
A consequence of conference realignment is the distribution of NCAA tournament bids and seeds -- and bragging rights. How do the Big 12, SEC, ACC, Big East and Big Ten rank?
Bracketology: The numbers show it, Kansas is the best program in modern college basketball
Twenty-one years of history says Kansas' preseason No. 1 ranking should be a net positive for the Jayhawks.
ATTENDENCE IS FREE IF YOUR TEAM WINS?
Coastal Carolina will refund season tickets if men's and women's hoops win 35 games
If the Chanticleers' men's and women's programs combine for 35 wins, fans who purchase season tickets by Nov. 3 will have those tickets paid for in full.
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Oats discusses moving forward from Alabama's Final Four appearance
Nate Oats joins Marty & McGee to talk about Alabama's past achievements while staying focused on future goals and takes a blast to the past to relive his days as a football player.
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- Duke-Zona, IU-Kansas to play '27 Vegas twinbill
- Ex-UCR standout needs bone marrow transplant
- Calipari on Ark. fans' ovation: 'Haven't lost a game'
- Self: Dickinson injury won't be long-term issue
- USF basketball coach Abdur-Rahim dies at age 43
- Big 12 claims supremacy in hoops 'not debatable'
- UConn adds No. 24 Mullins to touted 2025 class
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Men's college basketball coaches on Cooper Flagg's potential
Everyone's locked in on Cooper Flagg, and breaking down just how big a problem he will be on the court with the Blue Devils this season.
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2025 NBA draft: Duke, Rutgers top teams with most prospects
How does Rutgers rank with Duke, UNC, and UConn in terms of NBA talent this season? We went straight to our player rankings to yield the top programs.
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How six major men's NCAA basketball teams rebuilt their rosters
Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, USC, Louisville and DePaul began the offseason with new coaches -- and virtually no rosters. Here's how they retooled.
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AP men's college basketball preseason poll reaction: What you need to know for each Top 25 team
The men's college basketball preseason AP Top 25 poll for the 2024-25 season is out. Here's what to know about each team, from No. 1 Kansas to No. 25 Rutgers.
