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Trotter's Trends: Re-ranking college basketball's best players by position with conference play set to begin

These college basketball studs have been balling, and some newcomers have opened our eyes.

Texas Tech shocks Duke: No. 19 Red Raiders upset No. 3 Blue Devils, handing them their first loss of season

Texas Tech was down 17 points in the second half, but finished strong to win at Madison Square Garden

Kentucky and UNC soar; Free-falling Memphis is down to one NCAA Tournament path

Momentum shifted fast Saturday in the final weekend before the holidays, with Kentucky and UNC rising and Memphis running out of room for error. Here are our staff's winners and losers.

Kentucky vs. St. John's prediction, pick, odds, spread: CBS Sports Classic debut for Rick Pitino, Red Storm

Here's what you need to know when the Wildcats meet the No. 22 Red Storm in the CBS Sports Classic

Mark Pope details Kentucky's 'unlimited potential,' bond with Rick Pitino ahead of St. John's clash

Mark Pope, who won a championship with Rick Pitino nearly 30 years ago, detailed their evolving relationship and what's at stake in Saturday's Kentucky-St. John's showdown.

Dribble Handoff: Predicting SEC basketball champion as league play nears: Florida, Alabama among expert picks

The SEC title race is shaping up to be more wide open than originally expected

Grading college basketball's top recruiting hauls: The hits and misses for Kansas, Duke, Arizona and more

An early look at how the best recruiting classes have fared in their first semester of college hoops.

Trotter's Trends: Ohio State's Bruce Thornton stands alone, Kentucky's new plan and vital role players

This week's edition of trends also digs into the offenses who have (or haven't) lived up to the hype.

Brayden Burries' eruption in romp over No. 12 Alabama gives No. 1 Arizona a splash of championship hot sauce

Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats warned his team about Burries before his 28-point outing led the Wildcats to a convincing win

College basketball grades: Duke, North Carolina, Michigan headline top frontcourts in America, re-ranked

A baker's dozen worth of dominant frontcourts have emerged, plus why the double-big lineups have become a trend.

Dribble Handoff: Duke, Michigan, Houston among top title picks from fabled top 12 of Week 6 AP basketball poll

For over two decades now, the national champion has come from the top 12 of the Week 6 AP poll

Trotter's Trends: Top transfer splashes; jackpot or buyer's remorse, fallout for UConn, Florida, Michigan

The vibes behind the portal marriages between high-powered programs and the top-30 transfers from the 2025 portal cycle.

College basketball grades: Top takeaways, red flags or nerd stats for each SEC team post ACC/SEC Challenge

Each SEC team earned a grade after an illuminating first month of the college basketball season

How Iowa State, sparked by an underrated freshman, pulled off an historic upset of No. 1 Purdue

Purdue's 23-point loss to Iowa State tied the largest home loss by a No. 1 team

Purdue vs. Iowa State prediction, pick, odds, spread: Boilermakers meet Cyclones in top-10 clash

Here's what you need to know ahead of a top-10 showdown between Purdue and Iowa State

Isaac is a national college basketball writer for 247Sports. He previously covered Illinois for 247Sports and also spent time covering preps in Rochester, Minnesota.

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