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SALT LAKE CITY — The possibility made the rounds, players on the verge of something UCLA had not done in a decade talking about another Pac-12 regular-season championship.

Terrence Shannon Jr. shook off a slow start in his return from a concussion, scoring 24 of his 26 points in the second half as Illinois rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit to win 66-62.

After the firings in recent seasons of Allen Edwards (Wyoming), Steve Masiello (Manhattan) and Scott Padgett (Samford), the 2022-23 men’s college basketball season tipped off with only four ex-Kentucky Wildcats players serving as NCAA Division I head coaches.

Boo Buie scored 23 for NU, which earned 10 conference wins for just the fourth time ever

LOS ANGELES — It was a sneak peek that left some UCLA basketball fans covering their eyes.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Another litmus test for Villanova was here in a season that has had plenty of them.

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Shortly before Kansas State men’s basketball took the floor against Iowa State on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum the selection committee for the NCAA Tournament showed the Wildcats a great deal of respect by projecting them as a No. 3 seed in their annual February bracket preview.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — What was expected to be one of the toughest games remaining on Kentucky’s basketball schedule looked more like a walkover for the Wildcats for much of Saturday afternoon.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A few days into his new gig — and just a few minutes into Kentucky’s most important basketball game of the season — Tyler Ulis was all in.