NCAABB

5:39 PM ET Baylor freshman Keyonte George, a projected top-10 pick, will forgo his college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday. “Playing for coach Scott Drew was a blessing,” George said. “He’s a coach that not only cares about you as a player but also outside of basketball. He

4:56 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Rodney Terry held Texas together in crisis. Then he took the Longhorns on their deepest NCAA tournament run in 15 years. His reward: Texas removed the interim tag from his title and made him the full-time men’s basketball coach. “I felt confident the whole time, to be

3:28 PM ET NC State sophomore Terquavion Smith, a projected first-round pick, will declare for the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday. “I’m forgoing my college eligibility and going all the way in,” Smith said. “I’m thankful for everything the NC State coaching staff and fans have done for me. This is the

10:21 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The U.S. gambling industry is adopting a new responsible marketing code that will ban sportsbooks from partnering with colleges to promote sports wagering, bar payments to college and amateur athletes for using their name, image or likeness, and end the use of the terms “free” or

8:00 AM ET The Final Four is set and it doesn’t resemble last year’s national semifinals. Or any other year’s, honestly. Last year, North Carolina, Duke, Kansas and Villanova all battled for the national title. This year, UConn, SDSU, Florida Atlantic or Miami will leave Houston with a national championship Monday night at NRG Stadium.

8:32 AM ET The McDonald’s All-American Game is the most prestigious postseason all-star event for high school seniors. When this much star power gets together, the in-game matchups are most anticipated. There will be moments of one-on-one isolation that will bring the crowd to its feet and show college basketball coaches and NBA scouts who

10:47 AM ET Kyle SoppeESPN Analytics are a tricky thing and this tournament is proof of it. We saw Gonzaga design a play for a deep 3-pointer late in a one-point game. Watch a game for five minutes and you’ll see a fast break with players stopping at the 3-point line as if stepping inside

5:11 PM ET North Carolina star guard Caleb Love plans to enter the transfer portal, he announced Monday on social media. “My time at UNC has been rewarding and has inspired me to grow on and off the court,” he said, before thanking Roy Williams for recruiting him out of high school and Hubert Davis

2:42 PM ET Pete Thamel Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Texas interim head coach Rodney Terry has emerged as the focus of the school’s coaching search and is in discussions for the full-time job, sources told ESPN on Monday. The

2:09 PM ET Oregon freshman Kel’el Ware, a former top-10 recruit, plans to enter the transfer portal, he told ESPN on Monday. Ware, a 7-foot center from Arkansas, averaged 6.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in a mostly reserve role during his freshman campaign for the Ducks. He showed considerable promise early in the season, going

1:14 PM ET Kentucky guard Sahvir Wheeler entered the transfer portal Monday afternoon, becoming one of the most sought-after point guards on the transfer market. Wheeler started 43 games over the past two seasons for John Calipari, after spending the first two seasons of his college career at Georgia. He was a key player for

12:10 PM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal After watching players in the past two men’s NCAA tournaments miss 3-pointers at a higher rate than in previous years, the conventional wisdom was loud and

9:30 AM ET Duke point guard Tyrese Proctor — a potential 2024 NBA draft lottery pick — will return to the Blue Devils for his sophomore season, he told ESPN on Monday morning. “This is the best decision for my career, both present and future,” Proctor told ESPN. “Coach [Jon] Scheyer and I share the

FAU beat UTSA 106-66 that night. Three weeks later, as the NCAA tournament was getting underway, Menashe scrolled through DraftKings’ odds to win it all, looking to bet a top-tier contender and one long shot to win the tournament. He wound up with $500 on Gonzaga at 17-2 and, after recalling his text exchange, $500

9:49 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rodney Terry teared up and his voice cracked to the point he could barely talk as he professed his love for the team he took over less than one month into the season and coached to the cusp of the Final Four. “I enjoyed every

7:40 PM ET And then there were four. Don’t lie and say you predicted this. This Elite Eight made history with the absence of all No. 1 seeds. Alabama, Kansas, Houston and Purdue all looked like potential champs two weeks ago when they all earned top seeds on Selection Sunday. They didn’t even get a

7:40 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jordan Miller and Isaiah Wong rallied Miami from a 13-point second-half deficit, Norchad Omier made two big free throws and an even more important steal down the stretch, and the fifth-seeded Hurricanes stunned No. 2 seed Texas 88-81 on Sunday to reach the Final Four

6:51 PM ET Associated Press LAS CRUCES, N.M. — New Mexico State‘s new coach said Sunday his focus is on rebuilding the culture of a program that was shut down in midseason. “I think they made a statement when they hired a guy like me,” said Jason Hooten, who came from Sam Houston State and