The 2017 NBA draft conversation includes a number of compelling debates. Projecting the best shooting guard isn't one of them, though—Kentucky's Malik Monk looks well on his way toward earning that title following his 47-point eruption during Saturday's three-point win over North Carolina.  It felt like a statement performance, a historic display of offense capable of moving the draft-stock needle. "Definitely buying into a shot-maker like that," one NBA scout said of Monk. "If he was 6'5", everyone ...

Kentucky has played games this season in Brooklyn, the Bahamas and Las Vegas in front of crowds of all sizes. But no matter where they play or who they face, one thing has been constant: Big Blue Nation has had a major presence in the stands.   When sixth-ranked Kentucky (10-1) renews its rivalry against No. 10 Louisville (10-1), the Wildcats won't have the crowd advantage for the first time this season.  And hot off Saturday's epic 103-100 ...

Michigan State has been in every single NCAA tournament since Titanic was released in December 1997, but the Spartans are one of the many teams from the 2016 NCAA tournament that are definitively on the bubble for Selection Sunday 2017. It might seem like the same teams are in the NCAA tournament every year, but that isn't the case. In fact, since the field expanded to 68 teams in 2011, there have consistently been 16-19 quality ...

Markelle Fultz got his hands on the basketball for the first time in a college game half a minute into the Washington Huskies' season opener against Yale. The freshman point guard dribbled up the left side of the court, lulled his defender to sleep just beyond the three-point line, blew by him with a left-handed dribble and knifed through two other Bulldogs before rising to the rim, extending his right arm and floating the ball ...

The college basketball fan's ideal world consists of non-stop entertainment on the hardwood and access to as many intriguing moments of the 2016-17 season as possible. The holidays are a time for fulfilling wishes, and lovers of college basketball have several requests for things that would make the winter months more enjoyable. Some of the things fans want are sheer fantasy, while others are within the realm of possibility. Whether it be something to see or something to ...

Harry Giles made his long-awaited debut for Duke on Monday, but the forward didn't make much of an impact in his first appearance of the season. The freshman was considered the No. 2 overall recruit in the 2016 class behind only Kansas' Josh Jackson, per Scout.com, but he has been out recovering from knee surgery. He returned to the court Monday against Tennessee State, barely showing up on the stat sheet in a 65-55 Duke win. There ...

For the second straight week, the Associated Press Top 25 looks a whole lot like its predecessor.  Villanova remains the country's No. 1 team after receiving 56 of a possible 65 first-place votes, keeping a sizable lead over a pack of teams jumbled closely together. UCLA, Kansas, Baylor and Duke round out the Top Five for the second straight week. Here's a look at how the poll played out, per AP.org: Surprisingly not making a move upward is ...

Outside of a couple of neutral-court gems on Saturday, it was another quiet December week of men's college hoops, resulting in minimal noteworthy changes in the latest edition of the Associated Press Top 25. The top six teams in the country went a combined 8-0, which means Villanova remains No. 1 for a third consecutive week while UCLA and Baylor continue to receive a few first-place votes. No. 6 Kentucky beat North Carolina and gained some ...

Outside of a few highly entertaining games on Saturday, it was one heck of an uneventful week in the world of college basketball. A grand total of four ranked teams suffered losses, and only one of those four (South Carolina, by a one-possession margin at Seton Hall) lost to an unranked foe. In that myriad of unsurprising results, we did get the best game of the season, as Kentucky outlasted North Carolina in a 103-100 thriller ...

Conference play is right around the corner in the 2016-17 college basketball season. Are you ready? I'm going to level with you right now: I don't think you're ready. You are not ready for this jelly, by which I mean the grueling portion of the college basketball season that separates wheat from chaff and No. 1 seeds from No. 9 seeds. Fortunately, we're here for you. Not all conferences are equal, so the following rankings highlight the ...