Fairfield basketball coach Jay Young steps down just weeks before season begins

USATSI Fairfield men’s basketball coach Jay Young resigned from his position just weeks ahead of the Stags’ season opener at Boston College Nov. 6, the school announced Monday. Young, who was preparing... Read more »

Best of the rest: 2023-24 preview, picks, predictions for mid-majors and more teams outside power conferences

For this year (and quite possibly this year only, thanks to the decimation of the Pac-12), college basketball has six conferences (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC) perched above the rest. We’ve covered all... Read more »

College basketball rankings: Most underrated and overrated teams in the preseason AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll

Last year, I correctly labeled North Carolina — then preseason No. 1, and later the first preseason No. 1 in history to miss the NCAA Tournament — a team that on paper... Read more »

SEC expert picks 2023-24: Predictions, projected order of finish, overrated and underrated teams, key players

The SEC sent eight schools to the 2023 NCAA Tournament. No league sent more. And this season should be a lot of the same as the conference that brags about it just... Read more »

Indiana basketball recruiting: Five-star SF Liam McNeeley becomes Hoosiers’ first commit of 2024 cycle

247Sports Indiana is going back to back in five-star recruiting territory. Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers received a commitment from 2024 small forward Liam McNeeley on Sunday. McNeeley, the No. 15 player... Read more »

ACC expert picks 2023-24: Predictions, projected order of finish, overrated and underrated teams, key players

The ACC is in a unique position heading into the 2023-24 season. The conference will play one final year with 15 league members before adding Cal and Stanford to the mix for... Read more »

Kansas basketball ruling: Kentucky moves to No. 1 on all-time wins list as Jayhawks vacate victories

Getty Images Kentucky returned to the top of the NCAA’s all-time men’s basketball wins list on Wednesday as Kansas was forced to vacate 15 wins from the 2017-18 season. KU’s penalty through... Read more »

Kansas gets three-year probation, vacates 15 wins as Bill Self dodges big penalties in IARP infractions case

In a long-anticipated ruling, the Independent Resolution Panel (IRP), a judicial board part of the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP), ruled on Wednesday that Kansas men’s basketball would have to vacate 15... Read more »

Big East expert picks 2023-24: Predictions, projected order of finish, overrated and underrated teams

In a carryover from the early spring, the Big East could be the most interesting conference in college basketball this season. UConn is the reigning champion, having won a fifth national title... Read more »

Why Saint Mary’s was picked over perennial favorite Gonzaga to win 2023-24 West Coast Conference championship

For the first time since the 2017-18 season, a team other than Gonzaga has been picked to finish atop the West Coast Conference in the league’s preseason poll. Saint Mary’s edged the... Read more »