Matt Norlander's hoops notebook also has details on a power struggle for the NCAA Tournament, plus teams with the longest AP Top droughts

With the season halfway done, coaches are starting to speak their favorites for National Coach of the Year. Aaron Torres believes his favorite to win should be win with 'no hesitation'.

Eight of the ACC's 18 teams have losing records as the season heads toward the home stretch while only 2, Duke and Louisville, are currently ranked.

The result of Scheyer's team-building? If the season ended today, Duke would have the highest net rating on KenPom (plus-36.80) since it won the national championship in 2001. Yeah, the Duke preseason hype was immense, and Scheyer somehow has lived up to it. -- Medcalf

First-year coach Pat Kelsey has turned things around for the Cardinals. Plus, Miami is a mess, mid-major spotlight and this weekend’s games to watch.

We dive into the numbers that show why Louisville has been able to fire off a nearly double-digit win streak following a 6-5 start.

Maxime Raynaud finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds and Stanford kept Miami reeling with an 88-51 victory on Wednesday night, sending the Hurricanes to their

Students left in December for winter break and are now back on campus for the Spring 2025 semester. The college basketball season continued through the break, with some teams rising and some

Coach Pat Kelsey started with a clean slate at Louisville, where he rebuilt the roster with transfers who had won at other places.

It was a clear-eyed toast to the future under Pat Kelsey, who's now one victory from tying Payne's two-year total. The buzz is intoxicating. Make it a double. Why not? There's snow everywhere ...

It also moved Kelsey past former coach Kenny Payne on the program's all-time wins ... ACC basketball coaching ranks and positioned Pat Kelsey to thrive Louisville basketball signee Mikel Brown ...

First year head coach Pat Kelsey has the Louisville men's basketball ... Not to mention previous head coach Kenny Payne went just 12-52 in two years at the helm, and their last trip to the NCAA ...