TNT and CBS Sports announced on Thursday that Bruce Pearl will be an analyst for their college basketball coverage this season.
Category: NCAA
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Preseason Top 25: Final rankings as 2025-26 tipoff looms
Does Purdue, Houston or Florida deserve the top spot? Find out in the last offseason edition of our rankings.
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Kentucky’s Pope says Quaintance won’t sit out
Kentucky coach Mark Pope says there is no chance Jayden Quaintance will skip this season to rehab from an ACL tear and prepare for the NBA.
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14 can’t-miss early-season games to watch this November
November has nonconference heavyweight games (Purdue-Alabama), future bubble teams (VCU-NC State) and underrated rivalries (Yale-Vermont).
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Best (and worst) offseason moves
Here are eight key developments that could shape 2025-26.
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2025-26 coaching hot seat, retirement guide
From Hubert Davis’ seat at UNC to Bill Self retirement watch at Kansas to future top candidates, these are the coaching storylines to watch.
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Sources: USC, U-M question Big Ten capital deal
Trustees at Michigan and USC questioned the Big Ten’s proposed $2 billion-plus private capital deal, with one sticking point being it doesn’t address the root issue — soaring costs — that has made the need for cash so imperative.
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Purdue’s Painter to get Legends of Coaching award
Purdue’s Matt Painter will receive the Legends of Coaching award as part of the John R. Wooden Award weekend in Los Angeles next spring.
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Calipari: Will retire before becoming ‘transactional’
John Calipari has no plans to leave college basketball but said if he can no longer build relationships with players and do the job the way he wants, he’ll exit the sport.
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AP men’s hoops preseason poll: Breaking down all Top 25 teams
Here’s what to know about each team in the AP men’s preseason Top 25, from No. 1 Purdue to No. 25 North Carolina.