LSU athletic director Scott Woodward is set to receive a four-year contract extension that would pay him $1.85 million per year. LSU’s board of supervisors is scheduled to vote on the extension Friday afternoon.… Continue Reading »
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UNC tops preseason poll ahead of Zags, Houston
North Carolina was a surprise national title finalist last season but begins this year as the No. 1-ranked team in the AP preseason poll. Gonzaga, Houston, Kentucky follow, with Kansas and Baylor tied at No. 5.… Continue Reading »
Vandy rewards coach Stackhouse with extension
Vanderbilt has signed Jerry Stackhouse to an extension as he enters his fourth season as the Commodores’ head coach.… Continue Reading »
Kentucky’s Tshiebwe (knee) to miss exhibition
Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari said he would be cautious with Oscar Tshiebwe’s recovery from a knee procedure.… Continue Reading »
Sizing up the player of the year races in all 32 D-1 conferences
Look out for some good on-court battles this season as these men’s college basketball players vie for top conference honors.… Continue Reading »
Villanova’s post-Jay Wright future, a potential new face of the league and more Big East predictions
The countdown to the 2022-23 college basketball season continues with a wide-open Big East, where Villanova’s dominance could be ending with the retirement of Jay Wright.… Continue Reading »
Big 12 shuffle an awkward situation for departing teams
Texas coach Chris Beard said it was “it’s like you got divorced but you’re still living in the same house.”… Continue Reading »
Baylor’s Drew wants 128 teams in NCAA tourney
Baylor head coach Scott Drew would like to see the NCAA tournament expand to 128 teams, citing the “great parity” in college basketball.… Continue Reading »
Mizzou’s Gates wants NCAA tourney field doubled
Missouri’s Dennis Gates would like to see the 68-team NCAA tournament field doubled. But others, like South Carolina’s Lamont Paris and Arkansas’ Eric Musselman, say they’re “traditionalists” when it comes to expansion.… Continue Reading »
Boeheim: ACC won in tournament, unlike Big Ten
For Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim, the barometer of a conference’s success is its record in the NCAA tournament: “You can say what you want about the Big Ten. They sucked in the tournament.”… Continue Reading »