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In this Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, photo, Texas head coach Chris Beard, center, directs a practice at the team's facility, in Austin, Texas. Beard starts his season with the Longhorns with a roster loaded with transfers who collectively bring more than 750 games and nearly 8,000 points and 3,000 rebounds in their new program. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Tipoff: In era of rampant transfers, Texas stands out

By Steve Megargee Oct. 26, 2021 03:16 AM EDT

FILE - West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins shouts at an official during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, in this Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Huggins enters his 40th season as a head coach with 900 career wins and a new two-year contract extension. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
West Virginia's Bob Huggins enters 40th season with 900 wins

By John Raby Oct. 22, 2021 01:31 PM EDT

Kentucky coach John Calipari speaks to the press during Kentucky's NCAA college basketball media day in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/James Crisp)
No. 10 Kentucky looks to veterans, transfers for title run

By Gary B. Graves Oct. 21, 2021 11:58 AM EDT

Crean faces big challenge after Bulldogs picked last in SEC

By Charles Odum Oct. 21, 2021 11:16 AM EDT
Southeastern Conference media gave Georgia coach Tom Crean an easy motivational tool when they predicted the league's finish. Crean now can...

FILE - Iowa men's head coach Fran McCaffery addresses the media during the first day of the Big Ten NCAA college basketball media days, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in Indianapolis. McCaffery goes into this season without two players who combined to average nearly 40 points and 15 rebounds per game last season. Both were NBA draft picks, one was national player of the year. Yes, Iowa's 12th-year coach has his work cut out for him. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Hawkeyes taking committee approach to replacing their stars

By John Bohnenkamp Oct. 20, 2021 01:52 PM EDT

FILE - Florida State's Malik Osborne (10) goes up to block the shot of North Carolina State's Markell Johnson (11) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., in this Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, file photo. Florida State reached the Sweet 16 in 2019 and '21 behind veteran teams that focus on defense. Leonard Hamilton welcomes a highly regarded signing class to Tallahassee that blends with guard Anthony Polite, forward Malik Osborne as well as transfers Caleb Mills (Houston) and Cam'Ron Fletcher (Kentucky).(AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Florida State Seminoles at North Carolina State Wolfpack 2/22/2020

Oct. 20, 2021 01:50 PM EDT

FILE - Missouri's Kobe Brown, right, drives against Georgia's P.J. Horne, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tenn., in this Thursday, March 11, 2021, file photo. Senior forward P.J. Horne, Georgia's only returning starter, will miss the 2021-22 season after suffering a knee injury in practice. Georgia coach Tom Crean said Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, on his Twitter account Horne had season-ending surgery on his right knee last weekend. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Georgia loses only returning starter Horne to knee injury

Oct. 20, 2021 10:27 AM EDT

Kentucky will honor ex-coach Tubby Smith with retired jersey

Oct. 19, 2021 09:12 PM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky plans to honor former coach Tubby Smith, who led the Wildcats to the 1998 NCAA men’s basketball championship and multiple...

Kentucky favored to win SEC; Pippen preseason player of year

Oct. 19, 2021 01:26 PM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Kentucky is the favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title, while defending champion Alabama is picked to finish second in...

Top recruit Shaedon Sharpe commits to Kentucky

By The Associated Press Sep. 07, 2021 09:44 PM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ken. (AP) — Five-star recruit Shaedon Sharpe has committed to Kentucky, giving coach John Calipari his highest-rated player in five years. ...

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2021, file photo, Kentucky head coach John Calipari gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. Calipari said he contracted COVID-19 before July's NBA draft after being vaccinated but is relieved that the shot did its job in leaving him with mild symptoms. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores 2/17/2021

Sep. 07, 2021 02:28 PM EDT

Kentucky to host Southern in series against SWAC schools

Aug. 25, 2021 06:23 PM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will host Southern this season in men's basketball to tip off a five-year Unity Series during which the Wildcats will play teams...

Kentucky guard Davion Mintz will return for final season

Jul. 01, 2021 03:39 PM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Guard Davion Mintz will withdraw from the NBA draft and return to Kentucky for his final season after leading the Wildcats in scoring as...

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2019, file photo, Kentucky forward Kahlil  Whitney goes up for a dunk during the NCAA college basketball team's Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday, June 24, 2021, allowing the state's college athletes — including players on the nationally renowned Kentucky and Louisville men's basketball teams — to make money through the use of their name, image or likeness. (Alex Slitz/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, File)
BK Forward vs Team TG FF 10/13/2019

Jun. 24, 2021 07:20 PM EDT

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during a news conference, Thursday, June 10, 2021 in Frankfort, Ky. Gov. Beshear on Thursday, June 24, 2021 dangled a $1,500 bonus meant to lure thousands of unemployed Kentuckians back to work, offering it as an alternative to an early cutoff of enhanced jobless benefits that Republicans and businesses blame for a workforce shortage. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, Pool)
Kentucky to allow college athletes to earn off likeness

By Bruce Schreiner And Piper Hudspeth Blackburn Jun. 24, 2021 05:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2021, file photo, Kentucky head coach John Calipari gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. Calipari is awaiting a pivotal rulings on the eligibility of transfers before he will know who’ll be around to help the Wildcats bounce back from the coach’s first losing season in Lexington. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Kentucky outlook unclear; Calipari awaits transfer rulings

By Gary B. Graves May. 28, 2021 05:10 PM EDT

Kentucky adds Antigua, Coleman to coaching staff

May. 06, 2021 12:54 PM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has added former Illinois assistants Orlando Antigua and Ron Coleman to the coaching staff. Antigua, who...

Kentucky guard Mintz enters NBA draft, has option to return

May. 03, 2021 04:19 PM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky guard Davion Mintz will enter the NBA draft but has left open options for him to return to school. The 6...

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, Kentucky's Terrence Clarke brings the ball up during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Kansas in Indianapolis. Kentucky says freshman guard Clarke died following a car accident in Los Angeles. He was 19. The school announced Clarke’s death in a release Thursday night, April 22, 20221, but did not include any more details. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Kentucky's Clarke mourned by teammates, basketball world

By Gary B. Graves Apr. 23, 2021 05:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2020, file photo, Kentucky's Terrence Clarke, center, drives between Richmond's Jacob Gilyard (0) and Andre Gustavson (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky says freshman guard Clarke died following a car accident in Los Angeles. He was 19. The school announced Clarke’s death in a release Thursday night, April 22, 20221, but did not include any more details. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)
Former Kentucky guard Terrence Clarke dies in LA car crash

Apr. 22, 2021 11:24 PM EDT