NCAABB

6:55 PM ET GREENSBORO, N.C. — For the second time in as many years, Kentucky is going home after the first weekend of the NCAA tournament, and the Wildcats have now gone four years since they last played in a Sweet 16. That’s a stretch of disappointment the fan base hasn’t endured since before John

Nowell, late 3s lift Kansas State past Kentucky in NCAAs — Markquis Nowell scored 23 of his 27 points after halftime, and Kansas State overcame a horrid start from outside by hitting a couple of clutch 3-pointers while topping Kentucky 75-69 in Sunday’s second round of the NCAA Tournament.

10:32 PM ET The 2023 NCAA men’s tournament has already been a bruising experience for top seeds. Kansas played without its head coach and was eliminated in the round of 32 by Arkansas and Eric Musselman (who promptly celebrated by taking off his shirt). Houston was down 10 at the half against Auburn (in Birmingham!)

11:34 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Beginning with the Ivy League men’s basketball tournament last week, Princeton seniors Tosan Evbuomwan, Ryan Langborg and Keeshawn Kellman knew that each time they took the court, it could be their last game for the Tigers. On its face, there’s nothing unique about that dynamic. That’s how college sports

10:25 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. — No. 15-seeded Princeton advanced to the Sweet 16 with 78-63 win against No. 7 Missouri on Saturday, becoming the second Ivy League team to do so since the men’s NCAA basketball tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. It is the third straight year a No. 15 has advanced

11:07 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson didn’t sense panic in his players as they trailed Auburn by 10 points at halftime in the second round of the NCAA tournament. So he chose not to light into his team as it gathered in the locker room. “Sometimes it’s not always about fussin’

8:25 PM ET William E. Ricks The NCAA men’s basketball tournament continues to provide upsets, and this time it was the No. 8 seed Arkansas Razorbacks defeating the No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Kansas is the second 1-seed to be ousted from the tournament, joining the Purdue Boilermakers, who lost to

7:49 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa — Kansas‘ worst fears about the Jayhawks’ second-round NCAA tournament matchup with Arkansas came true. As a result, the Jayhawks are no longer around to defend last year’s title. Kansas, the top seed in the West, fell to the Razorbacks 72-71. Arkansas, the region’s eighth seed, will move on

7:15 PM ET ORLANDO — Tennessee is headed to the Sweet 16 because they love playing in the mud. That’s the Vols’ term for the tough, physical, and sometimes ugly style of basketball they play. They don’t apologize or make excuses for it. It’s who they are. “That’s what we do,” forward Olivier Nkamhoua said.

5:05 PM ET COLUMBUS – The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights admit it won’t be easy to play Sunday on the heels of producing perhaps the biggest upset in college basketball history. But even after Friday’s “life-changing” victory over Purdue – just the second time ever a No. 16 seeded defeated a 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament

3:35 PM ET GREENSBORO, N.C. — Xavier coach Sean Miller still squirms when he thinks about the last time — the only time, actually — he has coached against his alma mater. Miller, a Western Pennsylvania native and former point guard at Pitt, last faced off against the Panthers in 2009 in what would turn

1:51 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Pete Thamel Western Kentucky is expected to hire Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Steve Lutz as its next head coach, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Lutz is coming off back-to-back men’s NCAA tournament appearances

11:18 AM ET Kansas coach Bill Self will not coach in Saturday’s second-round NCAA tournament game against Arkansas, the school announced. Self continues to recover from a procedure last week after complaining of chest tightness and balance concerns. He underwent a heart catheterization, had two stents placed for the treatment of blocked arteries and was

12:00 PM ET After a first round that saw a record number of last-second game-winners and a historic upset by a 16-seed (Fairleigh Dickinson), how does the Saturday’s second-round action follow it up? There are injury and availability concerns surrounding each of the top teams: Stars Marcus Sasser (Houston) and Brandon Miller (Alabama) are nursing

Mar 18, 2023 DENVER — It’s been decades since Gonzaga was anything but a basketball powerhouse. And the Bulldogs certainly flexed their collective muscles Friday night in Ball Arena with a get-loose, we’re ready 82-70 win over Grand Canyon University in a West regional first-round game. The Bulldogs rolled into this year’s tournament as a

1:16 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Fairleigh Dickinson will live now in NCAA tournament perpetuity, intertwined in highlight reels and slow-motion montages that provide eternal March backdrops. The Knights harassed and hounded No. 1 Purdue to become just the second men’s No. 16 seed since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 to pull

1:30 AM ET Well, our annual tradition of reseeding the field continues. This effort is both beloved and resented by fan bases around the country. But we’ll continue to do our best either way. There are, per the norm, few major changes for most teams at this point. But some movement is necessary. Thanks, Princeton,

10:54 PM ET Fairleigh Dickinson pulled off the biggest NCAA tournament upset point spread-wise in 38 years, stunning No. 1 seed Purdue as a 23.5-point underdog on Friday to become the second 16-seed to win a game in the round of 64 at Columbus, Ohio. FDU, which was 25-1 to beat Purdue straight-up at some