The 8th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats get back to Rupp Arena Tuesday night for an SEC showdown with the No. 11 Texas A&M Aggies.

Another weekend of conference play in college basketball is underway with plenty of marquee matchups Saturday including a showdown between two of the top programs from the Mountain West. New Mexico will put its perfect 5-0 record against conference opponents on the line when it hosts San Diego State on CBS.

The consensus five-star prospect was one of the first high school recruits to receive a scholarship offer from Kelsey, and the recruitment has been in high gear ever since. Ament was offered back on Apr. 23, less than a month after Kelsey formally accepted the job, and later took an official visit to campus on Oct. 11.

At the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., over the weekend, the 18-year-old consistent stock-riser fueled Highland's 61-57 win over No. 1-ranked Prolific Prep (Calif.). Ament totaled 22 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, two steals, one block, and only one turnover across his 32 minutes on the floor.

Boise St. at Colorado St., 8:30 p.m. Duquesne at La Salle, 11 a.m. Holy Cross at Army, 11 a.m. Marquette at Providence, 11 a.m. Navy at Boston U., 11:30 a.m.

Five-star class of 2025 power forward Caleb Wilson will make his college commitment Thursday. Will his choice be Kentucky?

CS Bakersfield at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m. Idaho St. at Sacramento St., 10 p.m. Long Beach St. at CS Northridge, 10 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Pacific, 10 p.m. San Diego at Portland, 10 p.m. UC Irvine at UC Riverside, 10 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego, 10 p.m. Weber St. at Portland St., 10 p.m.

No. 23 West Virginia (13-5) did not play. Next: at Kansas St., Saturday. No. 24 Memphis (15-4) beat Wichita St. 61-53. Next: vs. UAB, Sunday. No. 25 Louisville (15-5) did not play. Next: vs. Wake Forest, Tuesday.

It’s commitment day for five-star forwardCaleb Wilson — or is it? Kentucky’s top recruiting target will choose between the Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels, telling On3’s Joe Tipton the announcement will come on NBA on TNT after the Boston Celtics vs.

Time to shuffle the teams and file another weekly ballot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. 1. Auburn (17-1) — Freshman guard Tahaad Pettiford, a 44% three-point shooter, carried the Tigers past Georgia. They’re off until Tennessee visits Saturday.

Robert Lighthizer, the former U.S. Trade Representative, lost his bid to rejoin the White House, but he still believes the President’s protectionist instincts can jump-start American manufacturing.

Residents of rural areas and small towns are more likely to rely on Medicaid for health coverage than city dwellers, a new report issued Wednesday finds. Authors of the report said the findings highlight the potential harm that could particularly affect rural residents if Congress imposes drastic cuts to Medicaid as is reportedly being considered.