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Power Rankings: Gonzaga, Auburn, Kentucky make gains

Power Rankings: Gonzaga, Auburn, Kentucky make gains

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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterNov 14, 2024, 08:30 AM ETClose Basketball recruiting expert. Signed up with ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware.The very first week of in-season College Basketball Power Rankings is constantly something of a crapshoot. Preseason priors are still greatly weighted, actually whatever is a little sample size and the absence of a constant competitors level throughout the board makes early contrasts hard.One declaration win can increase a group up the order.We saw 3 of those through the very first 10 days of the 2024-25 season: Gonzaga's blowout of Baylor on opening night, Auburn beating Houston in Houston and Kentucky returning to leading Duke at Tuesday night's Champions Classic.How high does each group increase?Auburn and Gonzaga slot right be...
Kim Mulkey’s Conflicts with Baylor, LSU Players, Coaching Methods Detailed in Report

Kim Mulkey’s Conflicts with Baylor, LSU Players, Coaching Methods Detailed in Report

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Carly Mackler/Getty ImagesIn the wake of LSU head ladies's basketball coach Kim Mulkey threatening legal action if the story dropped, Kent Babb of the Washington Post released a profile Saturday on Mulkey and her behind-the-scenes training design.Mulkey, 61, remains in the middle of her 3rd season as the head coach at LSU and formerly invested 21 seasons as the head coach at Baylor, and Babb's post concentrated on both stints and included accounts from existing and previous members of both programs.Some previous gamers informed Babb that for all of her success, consisting of winning 3 championship games at Baylor and one at LSU, Mulkey has actually had a fondness for holding heated group conferences.Gamers who have actually bet Mulkey stated staffers have at times "reduced the threat" of M...
<aNo. 7 Kansas Roasted by CBB Fans for Cold Shooting in Upset Loss to Unranked BYU

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Timothy Rapp@@TRappaRTIncluded Columnist IVFebruary 28, 2024Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesThat definitely wasn't what the Kansas Jayhawks were anticipating on Tuesday night.The No. 7 group in the country was disturbed in your home by unranked BYU 76-68, and a bad shooting effort was among the main perpetrators.CBS Sports College Basketball @CBSSportsCBBDOWN GOES NO. 7 < a href="https://twitter.com/BYUMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">> @BYUMBB< snaps Kansas' 19-game home winning streak. The Cougars make their 1st win versus Kansas considering that 1960. > pic.twitter.com/iTT95kIFk9The Jayhawks shot simply 39 percent from the field (23-of-59) and just 20 percent from 3 (3-of-15), all while the Cougars sank 13 of their 34 efforts from deep. Seeing those numbers, a quote from Kansas head coach Bill Self o...