When Bruce Pearl was fired at Tennessee in March 2011 and subsequently hit with a three-year show-cause penalty by the NCAA, there was no guarantee he'd ever coach at the high-major level again. I mean,

Ahead of a Big Ten Conference showdown with Rutgers, the Wisconsin men found out they are gaining some traction towards a return to the college basketball rankings. The Badgers received 31 votes in the latest AP Poll Top 25 and are 30th overall while they picked up three votes in the Coaches Poll.