College basketball is back, and one of the year's top tournaments is underway with the 2016 Maui Invitational.  The annual showcase of some of the nation's top teams has already featured some upsets, while other teams have proved themselves to be worthy of hefty preseason hype. With that in mind, let us take a look at the upcoming viewing schedule for this event. A full bracket can be found on the tournament's official website.  Georgetown provided the first ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas center Landen Lucas has a hideaway down the road in Kansas City at Hollywood Casino. In the offseason and a few times during the season, the fifth-year senior makes the trek to KC to play in Texas hold 'em poker tournaments. It's an escape from basketball, and he blends in as much as a 6'10", 250-pound man is able to. Lucas enjoys the process of reading people, and the word from regulars ...

The college basketball coaching carousel stayed in motion for quite some time this past offseason, with 50 of the 351 Division I schools hiring someone new to take over their program. As is the case with most of these cycles, a good number of those openings came about because coaches left one job to take another. That's the case with 10 of the 12 most high-profile coaching changes from this offseason, as sitting coaches at other ...

College basketball has a new No. 1 team. Fresh off waxing Michigan State and watching top-ranked Duke fall, Kentucky ascended to the top spot in the latest Associated Press rankings Monday. Kentucky is followed by defending champion Villanova, Indiana, North Carolina and Kansas in the remainder of the Top Five. Here is a look at how the rankings played out: Duke's 77-75 loss to Kansas dropped the Blue Devils five spots, but the defeat was understandable. The Blue ...

Indiana and Villanova both received first-place votes in this week's college basketball Associated Press Top 25, but the Kentucky Wildcats are the new No. 1 team in the poll. College basketball's "Feast Week" is upon us, and it begins with devouring the winners and losers of the latest rankings. Creighton jumped 10 spots after three wins over major-conference foes and could have climbed even higher. Michigan State dropped 11 spots for getting blown out by Kentucky and ...

It is noteworthy anytime Florida Gulf Coast loses by a mere one point against Michigan State on the basketball court, but Sunday's 78-77 victory for the Spartans ended in controversy. The Eagles had the opportunity to win the game with one final play and 1.6 seconds remaining, but the clock started running when Christian Terrell inbounded the ball instead of when Antravious Simmons received the pass. ESPN.com shared the play: There was plenty of confusion in the aftermath, ...

Duke lost to Kansas Tuesday, so it’s only fair that there’s a new No. 1 in our rankings this week. But as good as the Blue Devils have looked without their three injured freshmen, the new No. 1 figures to be a placeholder until Duke gets healthy. Kansas was impressive at the Champions Classic, and while the "what if" game suggests Duke would have won, it’s not a given. The quickness of the Jayhawks likely would have ...

Quade Green is the latest elite point guard to join Kentucky, following a long trend of top players Wildcats head coach John Calipari has recruited.  The 5-star player announced his decision Saturday, according to Evan Daniels of Scout.com.  Green is the No. 25 prospect in the 2017 class and No. 4 point guard, per Scout. While those above the 6'0", 175-pound guard might have more upside thanks to their size or athleticism, the Philadelphia product could end up being ...

We're in the home stretch now. This is when all the stats and trends really mean something. We must analyze all data at hand so that we might extrapolate the outcomes when the Big Dance arrives. Hold on. I'm being told in my earpiece that this is not the home stretch. In fact, it's still early. From what I'm being told, it's very early. Fine, so we're three games in, give or take. But does that mean ...

Though it ultimately means nothing in the grand scheme of things, being ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 is a prestigious achievement most college basketball teams are sure to savor. While schools like Arizona, Duke, Kansas and Kentucky make a habit out of being ranked, it's not that common for others and thus is a big deal when it happens. So far this season, we've had 27 different schools earn spots in the Top 25, ...