FILE - Alabama head coach Nate Oats speaks to the media during a news conference ahead of a Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Arkansas head coach John Calipari is interviewed on an ESPN set with his players during the Southeastern Conference NCAA college basketball Media Day in Birmingham, Ala., Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary Cosby Jr., Tuscaloosa News)

FILE - Alabama guard Mark Sears fields questions ahead of the team's Sweet Sixteen college basketball game in the NCAA tournament Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

FILE - Kentucky men's NCAA college basketball head coach Mark Pope speaks at the team's media day at the Craft Center on campus in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)

FILE - Auburn forward Johni Broome (4) slam dunks the ball over South Carolina guard Meechie Johnson (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

FILE - Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl reacts after a win over Mississippi during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)