“For me, he is a perennial guy who should be there every year,” Ime Udoka says. “He is motivated to do that and become that, and leave no doubt.”

Unbeaten Arizona was the unanimous No. 1 once again Monday, meaning the Wildcats have held onto the top spot for two full months.

Kansas men’s basketball is ranked No. 9 in the latest AP Top 25 poll, which was released Monday.

St. John’s jumped five spots to No. 17 to match Houston for the week’s biggest jump after the UConn win, which pushed the Red Storm’s winning streak to nine games entering this week.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Houston Rockets snapped a two-game losing streak with a 112-106 comeback win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday at Paycom Center.

A fight broke out between the Pistons and Hornets on Monday night, leading to the ejections of Charlotte's Moussa Diabate and Miles Bridges and Detroit's Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart.

FG 40-91 45-88 Field Goal % 44 51 3PT 10-36 12-25 Three Point % 28 48 FT 25-32 21-31 Free Throw % 78 68