Rick Pitino is asking Kentucky fans to be respectful, Matt Laurance is expecting they will be, and John Calipari isn't sure what will hapopen. Coach Cal's return to Lexington as Arkansas coach should be something to watch this college basketball weekend.

The Steelers season ended earlier than they hoped but they have plenty of reasons to be optimistic about next year.

The hype surrounding Calipari’s return, capped by Lexington mayor Linda Gorton naming the days leading to the game ‘Basketball Week’ to highlight Saturday’s contest and other local games, is palpable in Kentucky — “What’s more Lexington than basketball?” Gorton said in a statement.

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.

Sacramento at New York, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

All Times Eastern Basketball Women’s Unrivaled Vinyl vs. Lunar Owls — TNT/truTV/Max, 7:30 p.m. Rose vs. Laces — TNT/truTV/Max, 8:45 p.m. Unrivaled Pregame — TNT/truTV/Max, 7 p.m. Unrivaled Postgame — truTV/Max,

Receptions Per Game

Mississippi State basketball suffered another loss to a top-10 team, but one of the positives that emerged was Josh Hubbard, who scored 38 points.

Drexel at Northeastern, 3 p.m. Cornell at Dartmouth, 6 p.m. Princeton at Yale, 6 p.m. Delaware at Towson, 6:30 p.m. Columbia at Harvard, 7 p.m.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football program — coming off a 7-5 season which fell just short of a Football Championship Subdivision playoff bid — announced its 2025 schedule Monday.

How Mark Pope’s Wildcats and John Calipari’s Razorbacks match up at each position for Saturday’s SEC men’s basketball showdown.

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