NCAABB

2:09 AM ET HOUSTON — Brian Dutcher nodded while two of his veteran players, Matt Bradley and Aguek Arop, shed tears as they talked about the impact he’d had on their lives, just moments after San Diego State suffered a 76-59 loss to UConn in Monday night’s national championship game. Dutcher said his players not

11:41 PM ET HOUSTON — UConn assistant coach Tom Moore embraced guard Tristen Newton in a big hug as he walked toward the bench. Dan Hurley high-fived his players as they jogged off the floor. The Huskies’ fan section was the loudest it had been all night. It wasn’t the end of the game. It

11:41 PM ET After one of the wildest NCAA tournaments in recent history — a tournament that included a 16-over-1 upset, zero top-three seeds in the Final Four, a buzzer-beater in one national semifinal and a 5-seed vs. a 4-seed in the title game — what does the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season have in

10:05 PM ET Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas — Grant McCasland said it has a been a remarkable journey to becoming head coach at Texas Tech from his days working as the program’s director of basketball operations while getting his master’s degree at the school. McCasland was introduced as the new coach on the Lubbock campus

8:00 PM ET Enormous upsets, multiple game winners, Cinderella runs, a Final Four buzzer-beater — how will Monday’s national championship game between UConn and San Diego State cap one of the wildest NCAA tournaments in history? Will it be the game that officially stamps UConn’s admission into the blue bloods club? The Huskies might be

7:26 PM ET Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. — Mark Madsen knows the situation he inherited when he was hired to take over a California men’s basketball program coming off the worst season in school history. Instead of focusing on the challenges, Madsen is jumping into the role with the same enthusiasm he had diving on

7:18 PM ET Oral Roberts guard Max Abmas, the breakout star of the 2021 NCAA tournament, entered the transfer portal Monday. Abmas was ninth in the country in scoring this season, averaging 21.9 points and shooting 37.3% from 3-point range. He also contributed 4.4 rebounds and 4 assists per game. In 2021-22, he was fifth

5:11 PM ET Baylor guard LJ Cryer plans to enter the transfer portal, he told ESPN on Monday. Cryer has been a consistent contributor for the Bears the last two seasons and is one of the best 3-point shooters in the country. This season, Cryer averaged 15 points per game and shot 41.5% from 3-point

3:20 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bob Knight was hospitalized over the weekend with an undisclosed illness, according to an email sent to former Indiana basketball players Friday. The email asked for prayers and said the former coach hoped to return home soon. He was not listed as a patient on

8:14 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Nathaniel Pollard Jr. of Maryland-Eastern Shore earned MVP honors after leading his team to victory in the second annual HBCU All-Star Game, played Sunday as part of the Final Four weekend’s festivities. Pollard had 10 points and 13 rebounds to lead Team Barnett over Team Reed 113-99. The

7:21 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN HOUSTON — UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma is attending his first men’s NCAA Final Four since 1981, when he happened to live in the host city of Philadelphia and had a ticket. He recalled going on the same day that President Ronald Reagan got shot. His return to the

6:18 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN HOUSTON — The day after hitting the biggest shot of the 2023 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, San Diego State junior Lamont Butler reflected on the meaning of the moment to he and his family. Butler’s sister, Asasha Lache Hall, was shot and killed in January 2022. Butler said on Sunday

4:44 PM ET HOUSTON — An NCAA committee could soon announce a recommendation on potential expansion of the NCAA tournament field, but UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley says he believes the tournament is fine with 68 teams. Hurley, who will attempt to lead the Huskies to their fifth national title since 1999 in the

1:25 PM ET Kyle SoppeESPN Pain is something sports fans know all too well. Pouring everything you have into rooting for a single team can be exhausting, and when things go sideways, the loss is tough to get over. Yet as much as it hurts, we come back for more because … well, sports. March

8:59 PM ET The San Diego State Aztecs are off to the 2023 NCAA tournament national championship. They punched their ticket to the title game Saturday in rather dramatic fashion after Lamont Butler‘s buzzer-beater secured a 72-71 win over the Florida Atlantic Owls in Houston. Editor’s Picks 1 Related With the victory, San Diego State

11:50 PM ET ESPN staff The UConn Huskies are headed to the 2023 NCAA tournament national championship game to face the San Diego State Aztecs. The Huskies secured their spot in Monday’s title game with a decisive 72-59 win over the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday. The Aztecs beat Florida Atlantic 72-71 in the other Final

11:31 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — UConn doled out another drama-free basketball beatdown Saturday, getting 21 points and 10 rebounds from Adama Sanogo to dispatch Miami 72-59 and move one win from the school’s fifth national title. Jordan Hawkins overcame his stomach bug and scored 13 for the Huskies, who came into this

11:26 PM ET Providence guard Alyn Breed has been suspended indefinitely after he was charged by local police with multiple crimes for an off-campus incident Saturday, the school said in a statement. Breed, who averaged 4.8 points per game this season, is no longer listed on the team’s website. “It was announced [Saturday] by the