NCAABB

1:09 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Princeton coach Mitch Henderson has invited noted author John McPhee to be a book club guest and occasionally joins him for bike rides. Henderson frequently meets noted economist Gene Grossman at Small World Coffee in town. When Henderson had a chance encounter with Golden State coach Steve

9:28 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Markquis Nowell broke the NCAA tournament record for assists in a game with 19, his last two on spectacular passes in the final minute of overtime, and Kansas State beat Michigan State 98-93 on Thursday night in a Sweet 16 thriller at Madison Square Garden. Playing

8:22 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats said Thursday that he was not offended by comments Nick Saban made regarding Saban’s handling of a football player’s arrest, in contrast to how the top-ranked Crimson Tide have dealt with the controversy surrounding All-American freshman Brandon Miller. Saban on Monday

6:53 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Last summer, Kevin Durant made a trip to Austin, Texas, and attended a workout with the Longhorns. The time with the NBA superstar inspired the club, Texas interim head coach Rodney Terry said Thursday at a news conference before his second-seeded team faces 3-seed Xavier in the Sweet

4:37 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After having two key players work through injuries in recent weeks, Houston expects to be in a healthier state for its Sweet 16 game against 5-seed Miami on Friday. Marcus Sasser, who has wrestled with a groin injury for the past two weeks, and Jamal Shead, who had

Mar 23, 2023 One would assume an event dubbed March Madness has already created any and all forms of chaos, but this year’s NCAA tournament has generated sports betting history. For the first time ever, two underdogs of at least 15 points (Princeton and Fairleigh Dickinson) have won outright. Plus, 35 of 52 games (67%)

9:07 AM ET Providence has finalized a deal to make George Mason‘s Kim English the Friars’ next head coach, sources told ESPN. English will sign a six-year contract, according to sources. The school had zeroed in on English as its top target in the week leading up to Ed Cooley’s departure for Georgetown, sources told

5:55 PM ET Pete Thamel Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Notre Dame is finalizing a deal to make Penn State‘s Micah Shrewsberry the school’s next men’s basketball head coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Shrewsberry will sign a seven-year contract

4:37 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Ed Cooley’s task at Georgetown is to bring a once-storied program back to prominence in a competitive conference that has three teams still part of March Madness in the Sweet 16. Cooley’s lofty aspirations go beyond lifting the Hoyas up from the bottom of the Big East Conference.

3:34 PM ET North Carolina big man Armando Bacot will return for a fifth season with the Tar Heels, he told Stadium on Wednesday. Bacot, who is among the 15 finalists for the Wooden Award, averaged 15.9 points and 10.4 rebounds this season. The Tar Heels (20-13) decided not to play in the NIT after

1:59 PM ET Arizona‘s Kerr Kriisa told ESPN he will enter the transfer portal later Wednesday, immediately becoming one of the most coveted players in the portal. “I went to compliance earlier and filled out all the paperwork; they said my name will be in the portal soon,” Kerr said. Kriisa, a 6-2 point guard,

12:12 PM ET UCF freshman Taylor Hendricks will forgo his remaining college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Hendricks says he has signed with attorney Raymond Brothers, president of Roc Nation basketball, as his NBA representation. “I want to thank my mom and brothers Tyler and Jamal,” Hendricks said.

9:49 AM ET DES MOINES, Iowa — Sir’Jabari Rice came to Texas like a lot of his teammates, for the chance to win championships — Big 12 and NCAA. He couldn’t help but wonder, if only for a brief moment, whether his dreams were ruined on the morning of Dec. 12, when he received word

8:00 AM ET No 16-seed had ever beaten a 1-seed in the men’s NCAA tournament until 2018. Now it’s happened twice. In the first 28 tournaments that featured 15-seeds (1985-2012), four 15s had beaten 2-seeds. Seven have done so in the past 11. No 15-seed had reached the Sweet 16 until Florida Gulf Coast did

9:18 PM ET Arizona State men’s basketball coach Bobby Hurley has received a two-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season, the school announced Tuesday. Hurley had just one year left on his current deal. The two sides engaged in contract discussions for most of this past season, sources told ESPN, and while Hurley was linked

8:00 PM ET Wichita State is expected to hire Oral Roberts‘ Paul Mills as its next coach, sources told ESPN. An official announcement is expected this week. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Mills has coached Oral Roberts the past six seasons, going 106-84 overall. He guided the Golden Eagles to the NCAA tournament in two of

5:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The video banner above the entrance to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday read: “Welcome Rick Pitino.” More like welcome back for the new St. John’s coach. Back to the Garden, where he once coached the Knicks. Back to the Big East, the conference that launched his stardom

4:50 PM ET Wofford has removed the interim tag from Dwight Perry and made him the full-time head coach, the school announced Tuesday. Perry took over for Jay McAuley in late November after McAuley took a leave of absence from the program. McAuley fully stepped down from his position in late December, although the school