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The impact of Mark Pope’s hiring at Kentucky
Kentucky is set to hire its former national championship-winning player to succeed John Calipari. What's next for Pope, the Wildcats and the Cougars?
The numbers behind Pope's fit with Kentucky
TOP HEADLINES
COACHING CAROUSEL
With Mark Pope moving to Kentucky, a Big 12 job opens
The first dominos of John Calipari's move to Arkansas are falling. Is the cycle finally slowing down?
IS CLINGAN THE TOP DOG?
Woj: Donovan Clingan absolutely in conversation for No. 1 pick
READY FOR NEXT SEASON?
Men's WTE Top 25: Cooper Flagg and Duke are No. 1
The 2024 national champion was just crowned, but we're already looking ahead to the best teams of next season. Let's start with Duke at No. 1.
Breaking down the way-too-early rankings for men's hoops in 2024-25
ANDSCAPE
Andscape
Coaches: Call to end automatic bids could squeeze mid-majors out of March Madness
Leaders of historically Black programs say proposal to eliminate automatic qualifiers would yield repercussions for their schools on and off the court.
COACH CAL IS A RAZORBACK
The impact of Coach Cal's move from Kentucky to Arkansas
John Calipari is headed across the SEC. As his 15-season career in Lexington ends, what does the move mean for both schools?
FROM DESPAIR TO TRIUMPH
March Madness Pain Index: Whose 2024 tournament loss hurt most?
Sixty-seven teams have exited the Dance. Let's compare all of their fan bases' despair, from least to worst -- which isn't Kentucky, by the way.
UConn in rare company with back-to-back national championships
The Huskies can be mentioned in the same breath as Florida, Duke and UCLA.
PLAYERS ON THE MOVE
2024-25 transfer rankings: Where will these NCAA tournament stars land?
Names are flying into the portal -- including some familiar faces. Here's where Johnell Davis, Tucker DeVries, Terrence Edwards Jr. and more players we watched in March rank.
Top Headlines
- Going out on top: UConn's Clingan enters draft
- Duke top scorers Filipowski, McCain going pro
- Kentucky turns to alum Pope to replace Calipari
- Drew turns down UK interest, stays Baylor coach
- Sources: Alabama starter Griffen to enter portal
- Illinois drops its investigation into Shannon Jr.
- Arkansas' Calipari arrives: 'We've got work to do'
- Center's stage: Edey again wins Wooden Award
- Ranking all 85 men's national champions
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NCAA men's basketball transfer rankings for the 2024-25 season
Names are flying into the portal -- including some familiar faces. Here's where Johnell Davis, Tucker DeVries, Terrence Edwards Jr. and more players we watched in March rank.
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How did it happen? Kentucky's Calipari is the new Arkansas coach
John Calipari is headed across the SEC. As his 15-season career in Lexington ends, what does the move mean for both schools?
