North Carolina debuts at No. 4 in Autumn Johnson’s Power 10 women’s college basketball rankings, just behind the trio of South Carolina, Stanford and UConn.Source
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North Carolina earns women’s basketball Team of the Week honors after undefeated start
North Carolina remained undefeated (6-0) while claiming the Phil Knight Invitational title over Thanksgiving weekend.Source
Jordan Brand’s first-ever NIL athlete Kiki Rice is on a mission at UCLA
UCLA enters the 2022-23 season with the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, headlined by freshman guard Kiki Rice. She is the first college athlete ever to sign an NIL deal with the Jordan Brand, and joins a UCLA program that has never won an NCAA championship on the women’s side.Source
Purdue, Arizona soar to the top of the Power 36 college basketball rankings
Purdue and Arizona jump to the top two spots in Andy Katz’s post-Thanksgiving Power 36 college basketball rankings.Source
15 ‘what’s up’ questions to ask men’s college basketball teams after holiday hoops tournaments
As the hoopla of all the holiday tournaments subsides, Mike Lopresti checks in on some of the programs that warrant the most questioning. Is North Carolina in trouble? Is the hype surrounding Purdue valid? What is going on with Louisville? Asked and answered.Source
2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge: Schedule, game times, TV channels
Here’s the schedule for the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge, which starts Monday, Nov. 28 and goes through Wednesday, Nov. 30.Source
UConn earns women’s basketball Team of the Week honors after top-10 wins
UConn improved to 3-0 on the season and moved up two spots in the latest Associated Press top-25 poll to No. 3 overall after beating then-No. 3 Texas and 10th-ranked NC State last week.Source
Aliyah Boston’s double-double headlines this week’s Starting Five in women’s basketball
Aliyah Boston collected her 16th straight double-double against a ranked opponent with No. 1 South Carolina’s huge 76-71 overtime win over No. 2 Stanford. Source
Iowa’s dynamic duo of Caitlin Clark and Monika Czinano have their eyes on the women’s Final Four
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and Monika Czinano discuss their unique on-the-court connection. With Czinano back for her fifth year, the two express their shared excitement to play with each other again and lead the Hawkeyes to another Big 10 championship and beyond.Source
Men’s Final Four host cities named through 2030
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee selected four sites to host the 2027-2030 Men’s Final Fours, including — for the first time ever — Las Vegas, in 2028.Source