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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Former Virginia coach Tony Bennett, who officially announced his retirement Friday morning, pointed to the “current environment” in college sports as one of the driving forces behind his abrupt

Oct 18, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s never been a ring celebrating back-to-back championships in men’s college basketball. Until now. On Thursday, the UConn Huskies revealed a special ring commemorating their 2023 and 2024 NCAA tournament titles. UConn defeated the 5-seed San Diego State Aztecs 76-59 in 2023 and the 1-seed Purdue

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Jonathan Givony Close Jonathan Givony ESPN 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 Oct 18, 2024,

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2024, 04:47 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett will announce his immediate retirement Friday, the school announced. Bennett, 55, was set to begin his 16th season with the Cavaliers in less

Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — It was just more than a month ago when the Mountain West’s future was very much in doubt, and even though realignment seems to be never-ending, commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Thursday she feels the conference is finally in a good place.

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions “I met with the team. There is no team.” New Arkansas head coach John Calipari perfectly summed up the state of the men’s college basketball offseason — what was,

Associated Press Oct 16, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The late Bill Walton, who helped lead UCLA to consecutive national championships in 1972 and ’73, will be honored during the men’s home basketball game against Ohio State on Feb. 23. He died of cancer in May at age 71. Walton

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 16, 2024, 03:54

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions It’s never too early to project the conference player of the year races in men’s college basketball. Every league features a collection of strong candidates. What do most

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — As he prepares for his first season as Kentucky men’s basketball coach, Mark Pope will have a fan from afar: John Calipari. Calipari, who left

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Last season, Mark Pope said he believed the Big 12 was the toughest conference in America as he led BYU during its first year in

Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 preseason men’s college basketball AP Top 25 poll results are out! Kansas enters the season as the No. 1 team, over Alabama. Back-to-back reigning national champion UConn, meanwhile, will start a new season ranked outside the top-2 once again — but we all know what happened the last two times

Associated Press Oct 14, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas was picked No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason men’s basketball poll Monday, getting the nod on half of the 60 ballots from a national media panel to start the season ahead of Alabama and two-time defending national champion UConn. Kansas

Jonathan Givony, ESPNOct 13, 2024, 09:44 AM 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 Top international basketball prospect Dwayne Aristode, a top-20 recruit in the 2025 high school class, told ESPN

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