5:04 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — St. Francis College, one of the smallest NCAA Division I schools, announced Monday that its board of trustees has approved a plan to eliminate its athletic program at the end of the spring semester. St. Francis sponsors 21 NCAA teams, including men’s and women’s basketball, and has
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4:45 PM ET If Ed Cooley jumping from Providence to Georgetown wasn’t enough, the Big East had a second landscape-shifting hire on Monday, with St. John’s officially agreeing to a deal with Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino. Pitino was the top target for the Red Storm from the outset, emerging as the favorite even
5:04 PM ET Pepperdine sophomore Maxwell Lewis will enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Monday. “I’m going all in and forgoing my college eligibility,” Lewis said. “This is the right time to make this decision.” Lewis, the No. 27 prospect in ESPN’s NBA draft projections, was named second-team All-WCC after averaging 16.6
2:48 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Adrian Wojnarowski Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Pete Thamel Iona coach Rick Pitino has been named the new coach at St. John’s, returning to the Big East Conference with ambitions of restoring the Red Storm to national prominence. The school announced Pitino’s
11:14 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 Anthony Olivieri Tom Izzo scanned the faces of the Michigan State basketball players gathered in the basement of his home, searching for an idea about how to proceed on
11:33 AM ET Pete Thamel Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Georgetown is expected to hire Providence coach Ed Cooley as the Hoyas’ next coach, sources told ESPN. The sides have been in deep discussions Monday, and a deal is expected
10:57 AM ET And … relax. We can finally catch our collective breath after a weekend that saw a 15-seed and 16-seed advance to the second round for the first time in NCAA tournament history; two 1-seeds go down before the Sweet 16; and a trio of game-winning baskets in the final seconds. True college
10:24 AM ET Former St. John’s coach Mike Anderson said he will file an arbitration lawsuit against the school after he was terminated “for cause.” Per his contract, Anderson would have been owed $11 million if he had not been fired for cause, and he believes he has been wrongfully terminated. According to ESPN’s Jeff
9:00 AM ET Steve Fezzik, a longtime Las Vegas pro bettor, admits it: He bet a lot — potentially upwards of $100,000 — for a chance to win just a couple thousand dollars on heavily-favored Purdue to beat Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. To Fezzik, it was “simple
9:47 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — While the 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson Knights have been the Cinderella story of this NCAA tournament, the school doesn’t have a band. The University of Dayton, however, does. And the UD band, whose campus is only a little over an hour’s drive from Nationwide Arena, has stepped in to cheer
12:07 AM ET Pete Thamel Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Iona‘s Rick Pitino met with St. John’s officials on Sunday, and the sides remain in serious discussions about him becoming the school’s next men’s basketball coach, sources told ESPN. Some
11:55 PM ET COLUMBUS — Coach Tobin Anderson said he and his Fairleigh Dickinson players will remember it all. “Everything. Everybody chanting ‘F-D-U.’ The place going crazy. The police escorts. Leaving the hotel with the band playing,” Anderson said. “Every part of this I’ll remember forever — and they will, too.” FDU’s magical NCAA tournament
12:20 AM ET So … how’s your bracket? Yeah, we understand. The first two rounds have given us historic moments and thrilling wins. Remember when Furman beat Virginia on a 3-pointer in the final seconds on Thursday? We don’t either. Because since then, Fairleigh Dickinson and Princeton manufactured more consequential upsets that quickly stole Furman’s
10:07 PM ET ALBANY, N.Y. — The nightmares might come a little less frequently now for Connecticut coach Dan Hurley, a level of relief for the Huskies head coach. He’d been close to this stage of the NCAA tournament before as a head coach – years ago at Rhode Island. He didn’t get there then,
10:38 PM ET Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y — Saint Mary’s senior forward Alex Ducas was knocked out of Gaels‘ second-round NCAA tournament game against UConn on Sunday with a first-half back injury. The Australian had to be helped off the court with 4:52 left in the half after going down away from the play. He
Sources: Pitino in serious discussions to be St. John’s coach Iona coach Rick Pitino, whose Gaels lost in the NCAA Tournament on Friday to UConn, met with St. John’s officials on Sunday, and the sides remain in serious discussions about him becoming the school’s next coach, sources told ESPN.
8:42 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Only 10 seconds remained, but Joey Hauser stooped down before inbounding the ball a final time to tie his sneakers anyway. As he went from one shoe to the next, the chants of “Joey, Joey” came cascading down Nationwide Arena. Michigan State‘s senior forward saved one of the best
John Calipari says playing for UK ‘not for everybody’ because of expectations After a loss to Kansas State in the NCAA tournament, UK coach John Calipari suggested the immense expectations that followed his team throughout this season may have played a part in some of his stars’ struggles.