The NCAA released health and safety guidelines for the college basketball season on Friday, including a suggestion to test players, coaches and officials three times per week during the season. The guidelines were created by the NCAA Sport Science Institute in partnership with the NCAA COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group and are supported by the NCAA […]
Our team of CBS Sports college basketball writers was tasked with choosing our favorite stars from the past decade of college basketball for this week’s edition of the Dribble Handoff, and there are couple things that stand out from our selections. Three of the four players chosen played four seasons of college basketball, and the […]
USATSI The SEC announced Friday that Dec. 29 and 30 will be the the start dates for conference games in men’s basketball, meaning league games will begin roughly a week earlier than they have the past two seasons. The news comes after the NCAA Division I Council approved a Nov. 25 start date for college […]
In a surprising preseason development, Louisville and Kentucky don’t agree on something. Kentucky coach John Calipari released a statement Friday signaling that he will not budge on playing a rivalry game at Louisville during the 2020-21 season after Cardinals coach Chris Mack recently said he’d prefer a neutral site and questioned whether the contest will […]
After announcing last month that no Pac-12 schools would compete in athletics before January 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pac-12 CEO Group announced Thursday that the conference will resume its football, basketball and winter sport seasons, more or less, effective immediately. Football will start Nov. 6. Basketball will start Nov. 25. As a […]
After announcing last month that no Pac-12 schools would compete in athletics before January 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pac-12 CEO Group announced Thursday that the conference will resume its football, basketball and winter sport seasons, more or less, effective immediately. Football will start Nov. 6. Basketball will start Nov. 25. As a […]
Pac-12 presidents and chancellors have officially and collectively changed their minds. There will be Pac-12 basketball happening prior to Jan. 1, sources confirmed to CBS Sports. The league’s CEOs convened on Thursday afternoon and voted to allow winter sports to return prior to Jan. 1. This means all 12 men’s and women’s basketball teams in […]
USATSI The opening tip is one of the most exciting aspects of a basketball game. But in the wild year that has been 2020, the state of Kentucky is making a change when it comes determining who gets the first possession of the game in order to keep players safe. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has […]
HBO’s upcoming documentary about the fall of former WFAN star Craig Carton may end up serving as the prologue to his resurgence. The final scene of “Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth,” which was screened by NJ Advance Media on Wednesday, informs the viewer Carton has “negotiated a radio comeback” and “vows to […]
Sep 24, 2020 John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal Now that Nov. 25 has been announced as the official start date for the college basketball season, programs are scurrying around chaotically trying to cobble together […]
