Shining moments: The top memories from the 2019-20 college basketball season--CBS Sports
Evansville knocks off No. 1 Kentucky at Rupp Arena
College basketball's season was off the rails by January as top-ranked team after top-ranked team took loss after loss in stunning fashion. And it all started on November 12 in Lexington, Kentucky, when Evansville did the unthinkable by marching into Rupp Arena as 25-point dogs -- where Kentucky hadn't lost a nonconference game since 2017 -- and stunning then-No. 1 Kentucky, 67-64. They held UK to 4-of-17 shooting from 3-point range while they, on the other hand, hit 9 of their 30 attempts from distance. It prompted the second turnover at the top of the AP Top 25 rankings in as many weeks.
If that wasn't stunning enough, what followed in the months thereafter certainly was as this shining moment did not lead to a happy ending for the Purple Aces. Evansville coach Walter McCarty was later suspended and subsequently fired after a sexual misconduct investigation, and the team, meanwhile, managed to go winless (0-18) in conference play. They became the first team in a single season in NCAA history to knock off an AP-ranked No. 1 team while losing every conference game. -- Kyle Boone
Jalon Pipkins To Transfer from Loyola Men’s Basketball--Loyola Phoenix
Keaton Hervey becomes third recruit to commit to Missouri State basketball on Wednesday--Springfield News-Leader
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