Nine players departed after Stackhouse’s firing. That prompted Byington to bring in 11 transfers, including Michigan State guard AJ Hoggard, North Texas’ leading scorer Jason Edwards, Virginia Tech sharpshooter Tyler Nickel and James Madison sophomore center Jaylen Carey.

No. 18 Georgia Tech picked the worst time Sunday to have a scoring drought. The Yellow Jackets managed just one point over the final 5:13 of their matchup with No. 14 Duke in front of 4,301 at McCamish Pavilion and lost 55-50.

Caleb Wilson, No. 6 in the ESPN 100 and one of the highest-ranked uncommitted prospects remaining in the 2025 class, announced Thursday he has chosen to attend North Carolina.

Holy Cross at Boston U., 7 p.m. Towson at Northeastern, 9 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Alcorn St., 6 p.m. Southern Miss. at Troy, 6 p.m. Houston Christian at SE Louisiana, 7 p.m.

We’re approaching the mid-way point of the conference season — and we’re seeing separation in several power conferences.

Notre Dame hosts the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets after Markus Burton scored 21 points in Notre Dame's 74-59 victory against the Virginia Cavaliers.

Lauren Betts scored 33 points and No. 1 UCLA stayed undefeated by handling No. 8 Maryland 82-67 on Sunday afternoon in College Park, Md.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Lauren Betts scored a career-high 33 points, Kiki Rice added 19, and No. 1 UCLA defeated No. 8 Maryland 82-67 on Sunday. The Bruins (20-0, 8-0 Big Ten) have won their last 19 games by double figures.

A rough first quarter doomed the Arkansas women’s basketball team at No. 11 Kentucky on Sunday in Lexington, Ky. The Razorbacks (8-14, 1-6 SEC) were outscored by 19 points in the first quarter of an 89-69 loss at Memorial Coliseum. Arkansas trailed by as many as 27.

TCU’s top addition was former Idaho wide receiver Jordan Dwyer. He’s a four-star transfer who posted 1,204 yards with the Vandals in 2024. There’s a question when guys jump from the FCS to the Power Four, but we’ve seen Big 12 schools have success finding receivers from that level.

Campbell at Stony Brook, 1 p.m. Elon at Drexel, 1 p.m. Loyola Chicago at Rhode Island, 1 p.m. NC A&T at Hofstra, 1 p.m. Navy at Army, 1 p.m. Rutgers at Penn St., 1 p.m.

Now it is time to remain a top 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament and make a statement in March that Kentucky is a team on the rise in women’s college basketball. They’ll look to bounce back at home against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sunday.