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PHILADELPHIA — Maddy Siegrist remembers being nervous.

NEW YORK — Brandon Slater’s birth name is James, and when he’s playing well, Villanova coach Kyle Neptune calls him “Jimmy.”

The Illini (14-3) are ranked No. 24 in their first Top 25 appearance since Nov. 27, 2000. Illinois hasn’t had a winning season since 2012-13.

Early success has been a common theme at these schools in 2022–23.

Dan Hurley made the short walk from his team’s hotel to the entrance of the XL Center and it was like walking back in time. Restaurants were full, fans in the window banging on the glass.

This Harvard mammalogist is here to tell you: There’s a fair chance your college mascot isn’t what you think it is.

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn fans lined up outside Hartford’s XL Center, some as early as seven hours before tip-off, eager to watch the men’s basketball team take on Big East rival Villanova on Wednesday. In another game where the program’s identity was tested, the Huskies made shots in key moments…

Indiana and Kentucky are among the teams that have fallen short of preseason expectations.

After starting off with 363, you can count men’s college basketball’s undefeated teams on one hand.

PHILADELPHIA — The debut of freshman phenom Cam Whitmore added some extra energy inside Wells Fargo Center Saturday afternoon in what felt like a must-win game for a struggling Villanova men’s basketball team.

Looking back at all that took place in women's college basketball over the past week.