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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

4:59 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Darrion Trammell converted a go-ahead free throw after he was fouled on a floater with 1.2 seconds left, and San Diego State muscled its way into its first Final Four, grinding out a 57-56 victory over Creighton on Sunday in the NCAA tournament’s South Region final. Lamont

3:56 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Texas forward Dylan Disu, one of the bright stars of the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament, was ruled out of the Longhorns’ game against Miami for a spot in the Final Four on Sunday with a left foot injury. The 6-foot-9 Disu was the MVP

9:00 AM ET Each year, the prestigious McDonald’s All American Games feature the nation’s best high school senior basketball players in the country. This year is no exception, as the top boys and girls prepare for Tuesday’s showcase events in Houston. The 2023 McDonald’s All American girls’ game tips off at 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2/ESPN

11:31 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points and UConn blew past its fourth straight NCAA tournament opponent, earning its first trip to the Final Four in nine years with an 82-54 blowout of Gonzaga on Saturday night. The Huskies (29-8) have felt right at home in their first extended

9:11 PM ET Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images NEW YORK — The 2023 Final Four is poised to be the land of the unknown. UConn is the only team still standing with a national championship to its name. Neither Creighton nor San Diego State has ever been to a Final Four. Prior to last Friday,

FAU holds off Nowell and K-State to reach 1st Final Four — Alijah Martin, Vlad Goldin and ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic became the first and lowest-seeded team to reach this year’s Final Four as the Owls withstood another huge game by Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell to beat the Wildcats 79-76 on Saturday night.

8:55 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Alijah Martin, Vlad Goldin and ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic became the first and lowest-seeded team to reach this year’s Final Four as the Owls withstood another huge game by Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell to beat the Wildcats 79-76 on Saturday night. FAU (35-3), making just its second

6:45 PM ET Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Will Yoakum scored 31 points, Dallas Graziani added 24 points, nine assists and three steals and top-ranked Nova Southeastern beat West Liberty 111-101 on Saturday to win the first NCAA Division II national championship in program history. “They’re special,” Nova Southeastern coach Jim Crutchfield said, “because they’re

6:47 PM ET ESPN News Services CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The family of former North Carolina and NBA big man Eric Montross says he has begun treatment for cancer. Montross’ family issued a statement through the school on Saturday announcing the 51-year-old’s diagnosis, though it didn’t specify the nature of the cancer. “We are all

7:00 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With San Diego State playing in the school’s first-ever Elite Eight NCAA tournament game on Sunday against Creighton, coach Brian Dutcher said opportunity looms for the basketball program and the school’s athletic department with both USC and UCLA headed to the Big Ten next season. “Realignment is

4:05 PM ET Ohio State forward Brice Sensabaugh, who led the Buckeyes in points and rebounds as a freshman this season, on Saturday said that he’ll enter the NBA draft. “Ever since I can remember, playing in the NBA has always been my dream,” the 19-year-old Sensabaugh said in a post on Instagram. “… After

2:59 PM ET Jim Larranaga and Katie Meier have each been at Miami for over a decade, the clear, recognizable faces of programs that always find a way to delight and surprise, and yes, establish the Hurricanes as a basketball school. They have provided not only stability but also a clear identity for their respective

12:40 PM ET GREENVILLE, S.C. — ACC commissioner Jim Phillips told ESPN on Saturday that he will meet with his league’s men’s basketball coaches and athletic directors as soon as the season ends to discuss ways to be more “proactive” and “aggressive” in changing the narrative surrounding the conference. The ACC got only five bids