College Basketball: Practices, Recruiting and Preseason

Georgia men’s basketball is expecting a large recruiting-visit weekend aligned with the football team’s home game against Alabama as the program looks to capitalize on increased traffic. North Carolina has been in preseason mode for about five weeks, with practice underway as staff evaluate the roster and prospects. Texas faces turnover after freshman scorer Tre Johnson left for the NBA, and coach Sean Miller’s staff has recruited glue player Weaver to help address shooting and rotation questions. Purdue opened official practice roughly a month before its Oct. 24 exhibition at Kentucky, released a highlight video, and is being framed as an early Big Ten and national title contender. Purdue is also scheduled to host Evansville on Nov. 4, and local and national outlets are previewing the season with award features, open-practice clips and highlight videos.