12:25 PM ET Associated Press The top five spots in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll remained the same. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble. Houston was No. 1 for the second straight week in the poll released Monday, receiving 49 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel. No.
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1:22 PM ET Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. — Freshman standout Keyonte George was ruled out for seventh-ranked Baylor‘s game Monday night at Oklahoma State because of a right ankle sprain. The school said George was considered day-to-day after that and would be reevaluated before the Bears play their regular-season finale at home against Iowa State
12:08 PM ET Associated Press Terry Holland, who elevated Virginia basketball to national prominence during 16 seasons as coach and later had a distinguished career as an athletic administrator, has died, the school announced Monday. He was 80. Holland died Sunday night, according to the school, which confirmed the death with his family. His health
8:00 AM ET Dalen CuffESPN Let’s run it back! Last year I wrote, “This is the deepest year in recent memory in terms of teams that can cut down the nets in New Orleans.” Well, last year has been replaced by this year. And this may be the new normal with the transfer portal and
8:00 AM ET Thirty-two NCAA Division I men’s basketball conferences will crown champions over a nine-day stretch that begins Saturday, March 4, with the Ohio Valley Conference tournament final and comes to an end on March 12 with five leagues: the Ivy League, Atlantic 10, SEC, American and Big Ten. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Who
Feb 20, 2023 Is the debate for the fourth 1-seed — and the Nos. 4 and 5 spots in the Power Rankings — growing as we enter the final two weeks before Selection Sunday? Let’s look at the first three 1-seeds: Alabama bounced back from its road loss at Tennessee with three straight wins, Houston
12:54 AM ET ESPN News Services GREENVILLE. N.C. — Kelvin Sampson had no interest in breaking down the ins and outs of top-ranked Houston‘s first-half lockdown on East Carolina. Not when compared to having another American Athletic Conference regular-season title in hand. “I’m happy for our kids to be rewarded with winning a conference championship,”
6:32 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats called freshman forward Brandon Miller‘s pregame introduction routine of being patted down by a walk-on before heading to midcourt “not appropriate” after his team beat Arkansas 86-83 on Saturday. “I don’t watch our introductions, I’m not involved with them, I’m drawing up plays
6:38 PM ET ESPN News Services CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Down by 25 early in the second half, Florida State decided not to stop playing. And the Seminoles ended Miami’s hopes of a perfect home season. Matthew Cleveland‘s 3-pointer as time expired capped Florida State’s comeback from a 25-point second-half deficit and the Seminoles stunned
5:06 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Desmond Cambridge Jr. hit a 60-foot shot at the buzzer and Arizona State rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat No. 7 Arizona 89-88 on Saturday. The Wildcats (24-5, 13-5 Pac-12) built a 10-point lead midway through the second half before going more than six minutes without
3:48 PM ET ESPN News Services Iowa used a remarkable late effort from behind the 3-point line to overcome a double-digit deficit in the final minute of regulation and defeat Michigan State 112-106 in overtime Saturday. The Hawkeyes trailed 91-78 with 1:34 remaining and 95-84 with a minute left as they caught fire from 3-point
11:31 PM ET ESPN News Services No. 16 Xavier‘s much-needed victory over Seton Hall on Friday night had an ugly ending when players from both teams came together in front of the scorer’s table after Musketeers guard Souley Boum and Seton Hall freshman Jaquan Sanders started jawing. Coaches and teammates did their best to separate
2:23 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats maintains that he believes the university and his program have done the right thing in continuing to allow star freshman forward Brandon Miller to play after his name appeared in connection with a January shooting. “We’ve been taking it very seriously from Day
9:17 AM ET WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — After his weeklong breakout performance on the national stage, the only thing on Zach Edey‘s mind was sneakers. You see, the 7-foot-4 Purdue center wears size 20 shoes and there are not a lot of size 20 basketball sneakers on the market. He wore the Nike Zoom Rize
9:46 AM ET The Ole Miss Rebels have fired men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis with just over a week left in the regular season, it was announced Friday. “We thank Coach Davis for his dedication to the Ole Miss basketball program and our student-athletes,” athletic director Keith Carter said in a statement. “No one wanted
8:00 AM ET Worried about your favorite team? Well, you should be. With nearly two weeks until Selection Sunday, the hierarchy of the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament will largely be decided — besides the automatic berths — in the days ahead. This weekend is packed with pivotal matchups that will influence those results. And for
9:00 AM ET BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky — Just before Jamarion Sharp dipped his head so he could fit through the door of a local Mexican restaurant, it happened to him — the thing that always happens when you’re nearly as tall as a Christmas tree — again. A young man who’d just pulled up to
7:24 PM ET ESPN News Services Mike Krzyzewski isn’t coaching for the first time in 48 years, but that doesn’t mean he has retired. Despite being away from the sidelines, the Hall of Fame coach has been busy with speeches and his weekly radio show. “It’s been good. I don’t miss coaching. I coached for