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		Getty Images Gordon Hayward is the latest NBA standout joining his alma mater in a front office sort of role, with Butler announcing that it hired the former star forward as executive...		Read more »
	
 
			
		This season marks 34 years on the college basketball sidelines for Arkansas coach John Calipari. With other old-guard coaches backing out of the sport by the year, those unable or unwilling to...		Read more »
	
 
			
		This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday...		Read more »
	
 
			
		The most formidable contenders in college basketball entering the 2025-26 season also have first-rate frontcourts in the sport. And that is no coincidence. Roster construction to build a juggernaut can take different...		Read more »
	
 
			
		In every college basketball season since 2012, at least one team that began the season ranked in the AP Top 25 has failed to reach the NCAA Tournament. In the past three...		Read more »
	
 
			
		Imagn Images CBS Sports is adding to its deep roster of announcers with the additions of former Auburn coach Bruce Pearl and former Purdue player Robbie Hummel. Pearl and Hummel will both...		Read more »
	
 
			
		Florida in 2025. UConn in both 2024 and 2023. Kansas in 2022. Baylor in 2021. Each men’s college basketball champion the last five years — and for much of the last two...		Read more »
	
 
			
		The ACC released its preseason predicted order of finish on Tuesday ahead of the 2025-26 college basketball season.Duke was picked to win the conference in the annual preseason poll, while NC State forward Darrion...		Read more »
	
 
			
		The return of the AP Top 25 is a kind reminder that basketball season is here. Clearly, the top objective for college basketball scribes throughout the country is to outperform the football...		Read more »
	
