Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
John Calipari talks Kentucky's youth, inexperience and Jarred Vanderbilt's injury.
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Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Bruce Pearl said he expects Austin Wiley (left leg injury) back in the next 10-14 days.
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Bruce Pearl said every player on his roster besides Austin Wiley (injury) has been able to practice. Has not held anyone out due to investigation.
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Avery Johnson said this team is louder and talks more. "We liked to text on the court a lot last year. And you can't do that, because your cell phones aren't allowed.
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Avery Johnson on Collin Sexton: "This guy is as fast as anybody I've ever seen, on the collegiate or pro level."
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Ben Howland said Mississippi State has not been contacted regarding the ongoing investigation. "We have not been contacted -- to my knowledge."
Tom Hart ESPN College Football
Top NBA prospect Michael Porter, Jr joins me to talk growing up in CoMo, SEC and Mizzou hoops at SEC Media Day.
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Michael Porter Jr. said he's not a one-and-done lock, even though people don't take it seriously. "I want to leave a legacy and help the team get back on course."
Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer
Patrick Ewing on the 1992 Dream Team: "[Chris Mullin] and I were the only ones taking those games seriously. We were still going and working out."
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Michael Porter Jr. said he has more support around him than Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz did in college. "We've got a lot of talent."
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Michael Porter Jr. has been a vegetarian his entire life. When asked about his main protein sources, he responded: "That's a secret."
Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer
Ed Cooley on the Big East: "I think we have the best coaches in America. And I'm very, very proud of that."
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Missouri's Cuonzo Martin said any college basketball reform shouldn't do away with the summer recruiting period. Taking away scholarship opportunities.
Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer
Big East commissioner Val Ackerman: "We're very comfortable with who we are. We are basketball schools."
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Preseason Media Poll: Kentucky, Florida, Texas A&M, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Auburn, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Tennessee, LSU.
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Preseason First Team All-SEC: KeVaughn Allen, Yante Maten, Hamidou Diallo, Michael Porter Jr., Robert Williams.
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Three-way tie for Preseason SEC Player of the Year: Georgia's Yante Maten, Missouri's Michael Porter Jr. and Texas A&M's Robert Williams.
Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting
Recruiting update: Will Richardson told ESPN that he has narrowed down his final list of schools to Georgia, Gonzaga, and Oregon. He has completed all his official visits and plans on making his decision in the upcoming weeks. Richardson made a huge jump in the latest rankings back in August. He went from no.84 up to no.38. One of the most versatile point guards in the country as he can easily find the open man, play the drive and kick game, knock down deep 3's, and rebound down with his length at 6'4".
Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer
The mascots are all ready for Big East Media Day.
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
ESPN 100 Tyler Herro has decommitted from Wisconsin. No. 27 in 2018.
Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer
Rick Pitino's federal lawsuit Adidas' actions have caused grave damage to his "public and private standing and reputation, causing him extreme embarrassment, humiliation, and emotional distress." The lawsuit says it is "about more than just money; it is Coach Pitino's vehicle for proving that he had nothing to do with Adidas' outrageous, wrongful, and illegal conspiracy."
Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer
Rick Pitino sued Adidas America in federal court on Tuesday, one day after he was formally fired as Louisville's basketball coach. In the civil lawsuit, Pitino alleges he suffered damages as a result of Adidas' "outrageous conduct in conspiring to funnel money to the family of a college basketball recruit...all without Coach Pitino's knowledge, participation, or acquiescense."
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
David Padgett told ESPN there is no update on Brian Bowen's status. "That situation's out of my hands. I wish I knew more."
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
David Padgett told ESPN he hopes to have his assistant coaches figured out by the end of the week. Said he's going through the process with a few candidates.
Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting
Breaking news in recruiting: Point guard Jared Butler tells ESPN he is headed to Alabama. Butler sits at no.83 overall in the ESPN 100. This is the first commitment for Avery Johnson and staff in 2018. A Scout's Take is on the way.