The best team does not always win the title.

A love affair is raging in Rupp Arena. Tshiebwe has raced onto the list of the most popular University of Kentucky players of the John Calipari Era.

Take a long look at the Purdue roster Matt Painter has pulled together while building the current No. 1 team in America. Then score one for old-fashioned college basketball.

I've seen plenty of Purdue big men. Matt Haarms does not belong in that group.

Another day, another acknowledgment of how much respect University of Louisville forward Jordan Nwora earned last season.