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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 11, 2024, 10:22 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Rick Pitino came home Friday night. Nearly three decades after he led Kentucky to the 1996 national championship, Pitino walked onto the floor at Rupp Arena and was

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Oct 11, 2024, 11:10

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Oct 11, 2024, 09:16

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterOct 10, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Following an “unprecedented” meeting between the SEC and Big Ten on Thursday, the commissioners of both conferences addressed multiple weighty issues facing college athletics and strongly pushed

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2024, 05:51 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Moving to the ACC has been a boost for Cal and Stanford from a number of different standpoints, providing both schools with a long-term home

Associated Press Oct 10, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IRVING, Texas — Big 12 coaches tabbed Kansas as the preseason favorite to win a conference that had nine of its current teams make the men’s NCAA tournament last season. The Jayhawks were picked ahead of Houston, Iowa State, Baylor and league newcomer Arizona

David Purdum Close David Purdum ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Shwetha Surendran Close Shwetha Surendran ESPN Shwetha Surendran is writer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. Oct 10, 2024, 11:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The abuse college athletes face on social media, including threats of violence,

Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions A new company co-founded by former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins is offering college athletes upfront cash in exchange for a portion of their name, image and

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — While Cooper Flagg isn’t in attendance at this week’s annual ACC Tipoff, it’s clear Duke‘s star freshman is still the talk of the league. The

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions The NCAA Division I Council has approved the elimination of the National Letter of

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 06:34 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions The NCAA’s Division I Council has voted to shorten the transfer portal windows for FBS and FCS football as well as men’s and women’s basketball, the NCAA

Associated Press Oct 8, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt forward Kijani Wright, among the transfers brought in by first-year coach Mark Byington, is out indefinitely with a health issue that isn’t related to basketball. “Due to the personal nature of medical information, no further details will be shared at

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 10:26 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Abuse by “angry sports bettors” is one of the most common types of harassment college athletes receive, making up at least 12% of publicly posted social media abuse, according to a new analysis conducted

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Making Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings the night of the national championship game has become something of a fool’s errand in the transfer portal era. Rosters change dramatically from one

Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterOct 7, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions College athletes moved one significant step closer Monday to a future in which they can be paid directly by their schools. Judge Claudia Wilken granted preliminary

Jonathan Givony, ESPNOct 4, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Close NBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in July 2017Founder and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a private scouting and analytics service used by NBA, NCAA and international teams Open Extended Reactions DURHAM, N.C. — Duke freshman forward Cooper Flagg, projected as the No. 1 pick in the 2025

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2024, 04:37 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions ROSEMONT, Illinois — Almost 25 years ago, Tom Izzo led the Michigan State Spartans to the 2000 national championship. That was the last time, however, the Big Ten

Open Extended Reactions The men’s college basketball regular season begins Nov. 4, and teams are already hitting the practice courts in preparation for the 2024-25 season. In looking ahead to how the college basketball season impacts the 2025 NBA draft, I went on the road for a university tour, ultimately hitting four programs that are