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Louisville coach Rick Pitino has won induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, a source told ESPNNewYork.com on Friday.

Rick Pitino looks to claim John Calipari's throne after last year's Final Four exit.

Jay Bilas answers the five burning questions facing the SEC in 2012-13, starting with the season outlook for the Kentucky Wildcats.

Blog | Conversation | October 26, 2012

And that advice might not have been what you think. After March's run to the Final Four, point guard Peyton Siva, who struggled for much of the season but was suddenly riding a high of postseason success, sat down and considered his basketball fut...

Kentucky's Anthony Davis is the clear choice for the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft, but other prospects also have star potential. Jay Bilas lists five potential NBA stars and six others who have upside but more questions.

Story | Conversation | June 13, 2012

The Hornets moved up three spots in the NBA draft lottery Wednesday night to land the No. 1 pick and, in the process, snatched the honor away from Charlotte, Washington and Cleveland.

Kentucky's national championship last month prompted an increased level of expectation that incoming recruiting classes won't escape. But is it an unfair standard for these freshmen to live up to?

Quick hitters post-Final Four: • Pitt and Syracuse representatives won't be at the Big East meetings, but they will be at the ACC meetings in May. The respective coaches will be at the ACC meetings, too. When will the two schools join the AC...

ESPN Insider Jay Bilas writes that people greatly misunderstand John Calipari because the Kentucky head coach is honest about the NCAA system and doesn't shy away from making it a priority to get his players to the NBA.

Blog | Conversation | April 03, 2012

Chad Ford examines the NBA draft stock impact on the prospects of Kentucky, Kansas, Ohio State and Louisville following the Final Four.

Blog | Conversation | April 03, 2012

NEW ORLEANS -- The questions will stop now about whether John Calipari can win the final game, the national championship. So what's next for him? "Before I leave coaching, I would like to coach an undefeated team," Calipari told ESPN after Monday n...

Eamonn Brennan takes an in-depth look at all of Kentucky's key players as it aims for the 2012 national title.

Chad Ford looks at 10 players NBA scouts will be watching intently at the Final Four in New Orleans. The top of the list is no surprise -- Anthony Davis -- but a stealthy prospect from Kansas will attract attention, as well.

Blog | Conversation | March 30, 2012

It's not a huge surprise that college basketball's big boys take center stage in New Orleans.

We're eagerly waiting for Final Four weekend, not to see whether Kentucky will win the NCAA tournament, but to see how badly the Wildcats will destroy Louisville and whoever's behind the Ohio State-Kansas door. That means we have time to ponder a mo...

There's a symmetry to the career arcs of Rick Pitino and John Calipari. ESPN.com interviewed several former and current colleagues and players, friends and administrators to attempt to trace the lineage of their careers from their roots to New Orleans.