College basketball is back. We’ll have highlights and results from a busy weekend in college basketball in this stream.
College basketball schedule and results: Rick Pitino, Louisville open with a win against Richard Pitino and Minnesota
Duke bench goes bananas after Plumlee three

Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY SportsDuke center Marshall Plumlee -- younger brother of former Blue Devils Mason and Miles -- had not even attempted a three-pointer in his college career before Saturday night. There’s a first time for everything, and Duke’s bench made sure to celebrate the moment properly.
Read Article >What do you do when you don’t have an arrow?


No. 12 Villanova is playing a “home” game at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa., against Lehigh, which is actually about five miles from Lehigh’s campus. The arena just opened in September, and is meant for a minor league hockey team, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL. It was not meant for basketball, so there isn’t a possession arrow. Instead, they went to this official looking system:
A few seconds after that call, there was one the other way:
Read Article >Hollis-Jefferson throws down for Arizona

Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY SportsThe Wildcats are expected to compete for the national title this year, and Hollis-Jefferson’s ability to turn defense to offense like this is a big reason why.
Read Article >Boatright is making things happen for UConn
Shabazz Napier is gone, but there’s still plenty on talent on the defending champs. It’s Boatright’s team now, and that means the Huskies are going to be a lot of fun.
Read Article >VCU’s JeQuan Lewis suffers scary head injury

Peter Casey-USA TODAY SportsPer the broadcast, Lewis is responsive, and the school said he’s questionable to return.
Lewis is a sophomore guard filling in for suspended Rams star Briante Weber. He averaged 5.9 points and two assists in 16.1 minutes per game last season.
Read Article >Justise Winslow slams home the alley-oop for Duke

Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY SportsJahlil Okafor gets all the hype (we can already see why) for Duke, but he’s just one of four McDonald’s All-Americans entering the program this season as freshmen. Another is Houston native Justise Winslow, a small forward some project as a first-round NBA Draft pick after this year. He just did this to Presbyterian.
He’s pretty good defensively, too.
Read Article >VCU’s Melvin Johnson hits from way downtown
VCU is up early on Tennessee.
Read Article >Jahlil Okafor’s debut is a success
The No. 1 freshman in the country starts his career against Presbyterian on Friday night. So far, so good.
Update: More Jahlil!
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