Hoops Southbound

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[Hoops Southbound @HoopsSouthbound]

Wanting to do a mailbag episode to close out our summer series. Ask us anything you want to talk about. Whether it’s this upcoming season, a storyline not talked much about, something historic, whatever. Send it:

[email protected]

[Jack Pilgrim @JackPilgrimKSR]

When KSR asked about John Wall's retirement, Coach Cal first thanked his late mother, Frances Pulley -- who died of breast cancer in 2019 -- for the opportunity to coach her son at Kentucky.

Then he did the John Wall Dance.

"He’s a good one."

READ: https://t.co/JwA3nPMX8t

[The Field of 68 @TheFieldOf68]

John Calipari on NCAA tourney expansion.

“I would leave the tournament alone.”

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

The All-SEC Preseason First-Team is here 🔥

Otega Oweh earns Preseason POTY honors 👏

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

11. Louisville
12. UCLA
13. Arizona
14. Arkansas
15. Alabama
16. Iowa State
17. Illinois
18. Tennessee
19. Kansas
20. Auburn
21. Gonzaga
22. Michigan State
23. Creighton
24. Wisconsin
25. North Carolina

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

🚨 FIRST AP POLL OF THE 2025-2026 SEASON!

1. Purdue
2. Houston
3. Florida
4. UConn
5. St. John's
6. Duke
7. Michigan
8. BYU
9. Kentucky
10. Texas Tech

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

SEC Preseason Poll, per release.

1. Florida
2. Kentucky
3. Tennessee
4. Alabama
5. Arkansas
6. Auburn
7. Missouri
8. Ole Miss
9. Texas
10. Mississippi State
11. Vanderbilt
12. Oklahoma
13. Texas A&M
14. Georgia
15. LSU
16. South Carolina

[Kevin McPherson @ARHoopScoop]

Man of the people! Head Hog John Calipari ...

[Hoops Southbound @HoopsSouthbound]

Just want to remind everyone that KenPom preseason data puts an emphasis on last 5 years performance for a school. So... if your team had a really bad year, it's taking that into account. It clears after a certain amount of games.

[The Field of 68 @TheFieldOf68]

The first KenPom rankings of the season are out!

1. Houston
2. Florida
3. Purdue
4. Kentucky
5. UConn
6. Illinois
7. Duke
8. Gonzaga
9. Tennessee
10. UCLA
11. Michigan
12. Texas Tech
13. Iowa State
14. Louisville
15. Arizona
16. St. John’s
17. Baylor
18. BYU
19. Vanderbilt
20. Wisconsin
21. Kansas
22. USC
23. Alabama
24. Ole Miss
25. Michigan State

[Tennessee Basketball @Vol_Hoops]

Amari Evans wins it!

tip-in at the buzzer for Team Grey!

[Hoops Southbound @HoopsSouthbound]

I blame @Players_Era

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

NEWS: The 2027 Maui Invitational is slated to feature the following six programs, according to multiple sources.

Georgetown
SMU
Utah
Saint Mary's
Saint Louis
Chaminade

The final two spots in the event are currently TBD.

https://t.co/WNHblYOTLM

[Joe Tipton @JoeTipton]

5⭐️ Caleb Gaskins is taking an official visit to Texas A&M this weekend, he tells @Rivals.

The 6-8 forward is a top-10 recruit in the 2026 class.

https://t.co/07mD1fYjba

[Sam Kayser @KayserHoops]

NEWS: 2027 4⭐️ Jason Gardner Jr. will take an unofficial visit to Florida on October 16th, he told @LeagueRDY.

The 6-foot-1 guard also has unofficial visits setup to see Kentucky, Purdue, Ohio State and Cincinnati. He also recently visited Notre Dame.

One of the top prospects in the state of Indiana.

[Hoops Southbound @HoopsSouthbound]

Drugs are bad kids

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

For all the old heads still living in the past thinking the SEC is a better conference than the Big 10 I just put together the 8 best matchups between the conferences. I honestly thing Big 10 goes 8-0. Maybe Vandy beats Iowa. Maybe And if you’re really generous maybe Georgia beats Illinois but I doubt it.

1. Ohio State beats Ole Miss by 20
2. Oregon beats A+M by 20
3. Indiana beats Oklahoma by 7
4. Michigan beats Alabama for 3rd time in a row duh
5. Illinois beat Georgia by 3.
6. Penn State beats LSU in battle of disappointing
7. USC beats Tn by 10
8. Iowa beats vandy by 3

Big 10 - 8 wins
Sec - 0 wins

Game, set, match Big 10

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

NCAA SVP of basketball Dan Gavitt on the passing of Sister Jean.

[Trilly Donovan @trillydonovan]

🚨 SECRET SCRIMMAGE FINAL 🚨

Oklahoma 89
Texas Tech 87

[Dick Weiss @HoopsWeiss]

so sad to hear about the passing of Sister Jean at age 106. a true pure soul.

[Yea Alabama @yea_ala]

Mic'd up practice with Aden Holloway 🎙️

https://t.co/TZfq9iRj7i

[Alabama Men’s Basketball @AlabamaMBB]

How’s it going [INSERT LEGAL NAME]?!

[Travis Branham @TravisBranham_]

NEWS: Colben Landrew, the No. 21 overall recruit in the country, is down to six schools and will announce his college decision on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 2:30 PM ET live on the @CBSSportsCBB Channel.

Story: https://t.co/Ep0pIsIEgz
📺: https://t.co/MWYuKDxRje