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Inside the frenzy to save college basketball's nonconference season
The NCAA cleared a path for the 2020-21 college basketball season to begin. Now comes the tough part.
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FORMER PLAYERS
Calipari loves seeing Bam and Herro thrive in Heat system
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KENTUCKY
MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich talk to John Calipari about his idea of playing college basketball in August
Seth and Dan tip off the podcast by talking about the cost and difficulties of putting together a bubble, Anthony Davis’ game-winning shot, and bubble fatigue for NBA players. Then Kentucky head coach John Calipari joins the pod to discuss his idea of playing college basketball in August, the necessity of playing “buy games” this season, the unlikelihood of fans in Rupp Arena and what recruiting via Zoom has taught him about recruiting during the summer (9:38).
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THE UNDEFEATED
The Undefeated
Celtics assistant Jerome Allen discusses new book detailing NCAA scandal
'No one is necessarily perfect, but even in failure ... you still have purpose.'
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THE SEASON AHEAD
Same as it ever was? Look closely, and 2020-21 college basketball season has plenty of precedent
Afraid of the altered look of the upcoming college basketball season? Relax. Even in our brave, new world, much of what's to come is not new.
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Bracketologists speak: What tourney forecasters expect from odd 2020-21 season
Joe Lunardi and Charlie Creme look ahead to March and size up how the NCAA hoops tournaments might look like.
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The coronavirus and college sports: NCAA reopening plans, latest news, program cuts, more
The Pac-12 is joining the rest of the Power 5 conferences and will play a seven-game fall college football season beginning Nov. 6. Here's the latest on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the college sports world.
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- Louisville hoops players lead march, call for unity
- NCAA suggests COVID test 3 times a week
- Calipari: Won't play Louisville at neutral site
- SEC sets conference play dates for men, women
- Pac-12 gives hoops go-ahead for Nov. 25 start
- Federal NIL bill introduced for college sports
- British guard Hildreth commits to Wake Forest
Predicting the landscape
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Baylor takes over No. 1 spot in college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2020-21
The Bears are the new No. 1 in the Way-Too-Early Top 25 for men's college basketball following the NBA draft deadline.
Silent summer
- Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports
Without summer recruiting, college basketball teams and prospects at a disadvantage
Amid the many challenges of the coronavirus for college programs, identifying the next wave of young talent has become a high-difficulty endeavor in a silent summer.
