Kelsey was hired in late March with an even taller task of lifting Louisville from two historically bad seasons under former Cardinals player Kenny Payne, who previously spent 10 years as Calipari’s assistant. (Payne has reunited with Calipari at Arkansas.)

Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats won the first meeting over Pat Kelsey’s Louisville Cardinals, but both college basketball coaches are inspiring hope.

The Kentucky Wildcats were able to take down the Louisville Cardinals in the first matchup of the Mark Pope vs. Pat Kelsey era. Despite nearly leading wire-to-wire, Kentucky had to battle for 40 minutes to pull out the victory,

One of the most intense rivalries in college basketball will write a new chapter Saturday when No. 5 Kentucky hosts Louisville at Rupp Arena. For the first time in over 15 years, someone other than John Calipari will be roaming the sidelines for the home ...

Complete statistics from Saturday’s Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball game against the Louisville Cardinals in Rupp Arena.

With only two college football games on the Saturday sports schedule, for the first time this season, college basketball will take center stage this weekend with a loaded slate and plenty of marquee nonconference matchups.

The No. 9 Gonzaga Bulldogs (7-2) face the No. 20 UConn Huskies (7-3) in the Hall of Fame Series Saturday. Tip-off from Madison Square Garden in New York City is set for 8 p.m. ET (FOX). Let’s analyze

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Wyoming-BYU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Wyoming-BYU. There are some huge games on Saturday night in college basketball. Then there are some games which will receive a lot less national attention but will still be eagerly anticipated on a local level.