Auburn: Johnnie Harris — 55-51 in fourth season at Auburn and overall. Brad Law (play-by-play) and Joe Ciampi (analyst) will call the game on SEC Network+. The broadcast can be accessed via WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).

Arkansas women's basketball coach Mike Neighbors speaks with guard Phoenix Stotijn (1), Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, during the third quarter of the Razorbacks' 98-64 loss to the LSU Tigers in the SEC opener at Walton Arena in Fayetteville. (Hank Layton/NWA Democrat-Gazette)

Ohio State has made the list of three finalists to sign five-star 2025 basketball prospect Caleb Wilson. A 6-foot-9, 205-pound power forward from Atlanta Holy Innocents Episcopal School, Wilson will pick from North Carolina, Kentucky and the Buckeyes. According to a report from On3.com, he will announce his choice Jan. 23.

Missouri is 14-3, the Hogs 11-6. The Tigers' losses are 83-75 at No. 19 Memphis, 80-77 in St. Louis to No. 18 Illinois, and 84-68 at No. 1 Auburn to open SEC action. A big win was 76-67 at home over No. 9 Kansas. Other SEC wins are at home over LSU, 83-67, and Vanderbilt, 75-66.

With the SEC clearly emerging as the strongest conference in college basketball, it is safe to assume that many of its top teams offer intriguing draft prospect

LIU at CCSU, 1 p.m. Quinnipiac at Iona, 1 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at Fairleigh Dickinson, 1 p.m. St. Peter's at Canisius, 1 p.m. Fairfield at Marist, 2 p.m. Manhattan at Merrimack, 2 p.m. Mercyhurst at Le Moyne, 2 p.m. Sacred Heart at Mount St. Mary's, 2 p.m.

All Times Eastern Bundesliga Matchday 17 Holstein Kiel vs. Borussia Dortmund — ESPN+, 12:20 p.m. Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05 — ESPN+, 2:20 p.m. Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Sport-Club Freiburg — ESPN+,

• Tennessee senior guard Samara Spencer transferred from Arkansas to Tennessee. Spencer is averaging 12 points and a team-high 5.5 assists, along with a 43.5% three-point percentage that ranks second in the SEC. Her 3.12 assist-to-turnover ratio is second best in the SEC.

Fanning’s season-best happened in 1990-91, when the Wildcats finished 20-9 (4-5 SEC), and recorded 3.3 blocks per game — No. 65 nationally. That year, UK fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to James Madison.

The first 12-team playoff should be a hint: as the Big Ten and SEC consolidate their influence, the sport is headed toward full stratification. We’re here to help.

The team includes stars from Bishop Moore, Edgewater, First Academy, Jones, Lake Howell, Lake Nona, Lake Mary, Master’s Academy, Ocoee, Olympia, Orlando Christian Prep, Osceola, Poinciana,

Matt Norlander's insider notebook is stuffed this week, including Mick Cronin's Big Ten issues, reader questions and much more