The honeymoon period is officially over for Mark Pope at his alma mater, the University of Kentucky. The 1996 NCAA champion got off to a hot start to begin his coaching tenure at Kentucky, storming out to a 12-2 start which included wins over Duke,

In a “March-style game,” Duke built a 15-point lead, squandered it, then made big shots when it mattered most to defeat Wake Forest on Saturday.

Rarely challenged in the ACC thus far and looking like far and away the league’s best team, Duke plays Wake Forest having lost at Winston-Salem each of the past two seasons.

The traveling college basketball show hosted by Rece Davis, accompanied by analysts Jay Bilas, Andraya Carter, Seth Greenberg, Jay Williams and Pete Thamel, plans to broadcast live from Cameron Indoor Stadium beginning at 10 a.m. and be televised on ESPN.

Scheyer and his cohorts have extended offers to two other 2026 five-stars thus far in St. John Bosco High School (Calif.) guard Brandon McCoy Jr. and Compass Prep (Ariz.) forward Miikka Muurinen.

Plus, the 6-foot-9, 185-pound five-star, sitting No. 4 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite, is set to return to Duke for the Blue Devils' home bout against the archrival UNC Tar Heels on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN).

The Kentucky Wildcats joined just about every other ranked team by losing a game last week. Here’s how it all shook out in the new AP Top 25 poll.

Duke has overtaken Auburn as the new No. 1 in the latest college basketball power rankings. The Blue Devils, who have won a nation-leading 12 consecutive games, have a net rating of 36.71 en route to a 16-2 start -- the best in KenPom.

College GameDay will return yet again to Duke for the rivalry game against UNC instead of going to one of several massive SEC games.

Unlike Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr was unable to take the floor against the Commodores on Saturday afternoon. A back injury prevented the fifth year senior from practicing for multiple weeks, and on Saturday, Pope made the decision to keep him out for the game.

Feb. 1 college basketball slate is loaded with marquee matchups, including Florida at Tennessee, North Carolina at Duke and John Calipari bringing his Arkansas team to Rupp Arena to take on Kentucky.

The men’s college basketball teams at Kentucky, Louisville and Vanderbilt all have something in common besides proximity. All three are the exception to what was once considered a long-standing basketball rule: You can’t start over with a brand new roster and experience success.