NCAABB

4:03 PM ET HOUSTON — In the minutes leading up to tipoff Saturday night, Adama Sanogo is going to be focused on more than just keeping Miami‘s Norchad Omier off the backboard. The UConn center will be looking to quickly eat food and get fluids before the ball is tipped. Sanogo and teammates Hassan Diarra

4:29 PM ET Michigan Wolverines star big man Hunter Dickinson entered the transfer portal Friday. Dickinson, a 7-foot-1 junior, is classified as a graduate transfer and plans to graduate at the end of the summer semester. One of the most dominant centers in the country over the course of his three seasons in Ann Arbor,

4:56 PM ET HOUSTON — Nijel Pack believes that any concerns about name, image and likeness deals adversely affecting athletes are overblown. The Miami men’s basketball star, who reportedly signed an $800,000 NIL deal with billionaire booster John Ruiz’s LifeWallet company when he transferred from Kansas State, said Friday that the sponsorships have not created

2:57 PM ET Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo said he has “no faith” in the NCAA’s plan to limit the immediate eligibility exceptions for two-time transfers because players will continue to use issues such as mental health to earn waivers. Izzo, who also said he’s against players gaining immediate eligibility if they transfer a

3:41 PM ET Kansas freshman guard Gradey Dick will enter the 2023 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility, he told Malika Andrews on ESPN’s NBA Today on Friday. “None of this would be possible without God and my family,” Dick told ESPN. “They’ve been with me every step of the way. I also

2:10 PM ET Texas Tech has hired Grant McCasland to a six-year deal as the Red Raiders’ new men’s basketball coach, the school announced Friday. McCasland has spent the past six seasons as head coach at North Texas, winning three Conference USA titles while going 211-89. The Mean Green had a 31-7 record this season,

11:00 AM ET Indiana freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino, a projected lottery pick, will forgo his remaining college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Friday morning. “For me, the time is now,” Hood-Schifino told ESPN. “This has been a dream of mine since I was a little boy.” Hood-Schifino, the No.

9:10 AM ET This isn’t the men’s Final Four anyone predicted at the start of the season. It’s not the Final Four anyone predicted on Selection Sunday. If someone tells you that they expected UConn, Florida Atlantic, San Diego State and Miami to be the last four teams standing in Houston, ask them if they’re

9:32 AM ET Associated Press Zach Edey spent the days after Purdue‘s historic NCAA tournament loss lying low, his phone turned off, along with the rest of the outside world. The disappointing finish did little to diminish the season the Boilermakers big man had. After dominating at both ends of the floor during the regular

7:00 AM ET ESPN Sports Betting An amazing 2023 NCAA tournament will come to an end on Monday as fans turn their attention to college basketball’s biggest stage, the Final Four. UConn, Miami, San Diego State and FAU will face off in the semifinals on Saturday night, the first time since 1979 that none of

8:00 AM ET Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Michael Rothstein Close Michael Rothstein ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette UConn‘s Adama Sanogo

12:41 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Kai Huntsberry scored 14 of his 21 points in the first half, Tylor Perry scored 14 of his 20 after halftime and North Texas beat fellow Conference USA foe UAB 68-61 on Thursday night to claim the program’s first NIT championship. It was the fourth NIT championship

9:13 PM ET The story isn’t over for Dusty May and the Florida Atlantic men’s basketball team. The school confirmed Thursday it has reached a long-term deal with May, who has led his team to a historic run to the Final Four at this year’s NCAA tournament. May, a fifth-year coach, is currently in his

7:15 PM ET Purdue Boilermakers center Zach Edey and Indiana Hoosiers center Trayce Jackson-Davis were among the five finalists for the Wooden Award and 10 All-Americans that were announced Thursday night. The Wooden Award, given annually to the best men’s and women’s college basketball player in the country, will be announced April 7. Edey, a

6:30 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN HOUSTON — In his 37th season as a head coach and at his second career Final Four, 73-year-old Miami coach Jim Larranaga told ESPN on Thursday that he fully expects to return to the school next season. He added that he hopes his tenure at Miami will be “a lot

7:27 PM ET Associated Press AMHERST, N.Y. — Longtime Villanova assistant George Halcovage is taking over the Buffalo men’s basketball program, the school announced Thursday. Halcovage broke into coaching as a graduate assistant on Jay Wright’s staff at Villanova in 2008 before working his way up to associate head coach in Wright’s final season in

12:12 PM ET Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. — Tony Skinn, who helped lead 11th-seeded George Mason to the Final Four as a player in 2006, was hired Thursday as the men’s basketball coach at the school. Skinn replaces Kim English, who left George Mason for Providence after Ed Cooley departed Providence for Georgetown. “Tony Skinn

8:30 AM ET Perhaps the wildest tournament in NCAA history concludes Monday night. For the first time since seeding began in 1979, not a single top-three seed reached the Final Four. That leaves 4-seed UConn as an odds-on favorite entering the Final Four. UConn entered the tournament with 15-1 odds, tied for the eighth-shortest odds