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The Golden State Warriors took the NBA by storm with their willingness to shoot 3-pointers from anywhere, at any time. The precedent was set in college basketball, where current Louisville coach Rick Pitino set the trend and the rest followed. ''Rick Pitino went to it right away, but everybody else didn't,'' Villanova coach Jay Wright said. Continue to Article

November 11, 2016 5:34:am EST

Kansas coach Bill Self was asked not long ago about the Jayhawks' early schedule, and he wryly gazed across the room at several school administrators and responded with his own question. Few teams play tougher nonconference schedules than the third-ranked Jayhawks, which is a big reason why their RPI is always among the best in the country. ''I think to get a couple of blue-bloods to play, I think it will be a great game,'' said Self, whose Jayhawks face the Hoosiers in Honolulu before turning around to play the Blue Devils in New York. Continue to Article

November 10, 2016 2:11:pm EST

The Arizona-Michigan State game is one of the top matchups on college basketball's opening weekend. "They have some new guys, they have some old guys," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said of Arizona. Arizona has four new starters, including two true freshman starters -- guard Rawle Alkins and power forward Lauri Markkanen, a 3-point shooter and NBA lottery prospect who was the team's leading scorer with 21 points in its final exhibition game against Chico State on Sunday. Continue to Article

November 10, 2016 12:03:pm EST

College basketball season tips off Friday night with every Top 25 team in action. To celebrate the end of the offseason, here are 68 fearless predictions for the new season. Continue to Article

November 10, 2016 9:28:am EST

Also in this week's column: Best in the West rankings, Five Questions with BYU coach Dave Rose and the five most intriguing opening-week games involving teams from the West. Continue to Article

November 09, 2016 1:28:pm EST