11:50 AM ET Associated Press Jim Whitesell is out as the University at Buffalo men’s basketball coach after his first losing season in four years on the job, the school announced Saturday. “We felt it was necessary to make a change in leadership of our men’s basketball program,” athletic director Mark Alnutt said in a
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12:23 AM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas coach Eric Musselman made it very clear he wasn’t happy with a loss to No. 18 Texas A&M and an early exit at the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Razorbacks assistants had to restrain Musselman a couple times during a 67-61 loss Friday night in the quarterfinals
12:23 AM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas coach Eric Musselman made it very clear he wasn’t happy with a loss to No. 18 Texas A&M and an early exit at the Southeastern Conference tournament. Razorbacks assistants had to restrain Musselman a couple times during a 67-61 loss Friday night in the quarterfinals
10:42 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas coach Bill Self spoke to his team remotely during breakfast Friday, while the Hall of Famer continued his recovery from an emergency medical procedure earlier this week, and told the Jayhawks that he was proud of their quarterfinal performance in the Big 12 Tournament. Their
8:45 PM ET Missouri head coach Dennis Gates has received a contract extension through the 2028-29 season, the school announced Friday, amid speculation linking him to other coaching vacancies. Gates is nearing the end of his first season in Columbia, guiding the Tigers to an NCAA tournament appearance. Missouri upset Tennessee in the quarterfinals of
8:17 PM ET ESPN News Services GREENSBORO, N.C. — No. 14 Miami lost starting forward Norchad Omier to an ankle injury early in the team’s 85-78 defeat to No. 21 Duke in their Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinal matchup on Friday. Omier was hurt just over a minute into the game when he rebounded a
4:29 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — South Florida basketball coach Brian Gregory was fired Friday, one day after the Bulls lost 73-58 to East Carolina in the opening round of the American Athletic Conference tournament. Gregory went 79-107 over six seasons at USF. The Bulls were 14-18 this season. “Brian has been a
3:51 PM ET St. John’s fired head coach Mike Anderson on Friday, and the Red Storm are expected to make Iona‘s Rick Pitino their top target, sources told ESPN. Anderson failed to reach the NCAA tournament in any of his four seasons at St. John’s, with the Red Storm going 68-56 under his watch. They
2:11 PM ET Pete Thamel Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Georgia Tech is set to fire veteran basketball coach Josh Pastner on Friday, sources told ESPN. Pastner is expected to meet with Tech officials Friday afternoon to formalize the dismissal,
1:42 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ohio State freshman Brice Sensabaugh will not play in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals against Michigan State on Friday because of knee soreness. Sensabaugh had played in each of the first two days of the tournament. The 6-foot-6 forward had nine points during Wednesday’s 65-57 victory over Wisconsin
1:07 PM ET Former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and his friend, Michael Lynn Davis, have been indicted on capital murder charges by a Tuscaloosa County grand jury on Friday, Chief Assistant District Attorney Paula Whitley told ESPN. Davis and Miles were arrested on Jan. 15 and eventually charged with the capital murder of Jamea
12:15 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Syracuse introduced Adrian Autry as the school’s new head men’s basketball coach at a Friday news conference and gave clarity on the awkward exit of coach Jim Boeheim earlier this week. On Wednesday, the school abruptly announced Boeheim would not return after 47 seasons as coach. Boeheim addressed the media
1:31 AM ET Jerod Haase will return as Stanford‘s head coach next season, a school spokesperson told ESPN late Thursday night, amid speculation on Haase’s future with the program. Stanford’s season ended Thursday night with a loss in the Pac-12 tournament to Arizona. The Cardinal finished 14-19 overall and 7-13 in the Pac-12, the fifth
9:49 PM ET ESPN News Services GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina‘s already shaky NCAA tournament hopes were dealt a damaging blow Thursday night in a 68-59 loss to No. 13 Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday night. Jayden Gardner had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Reece Beekman added 15 points, 5
8:33 PM ET New NCAA president Charlie Baker made it barely a week before the first public Congressional requests to reform college sports started to land in his inbox. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) sent a letter to the new leader of college sports this week asking for his help in improving the gender equity differences
8:02 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — No. 13 Virginia has lost forward Ben Vander Plas to a season-ending injury. The school announced Thursday that Vander Plas broke his right hand during practice the day before. The announcement came before the Cavaliers faced North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
7:13 PM ET Mike Brennan is out as coach at American University after 10 seasons at the helm, the school announced Thursday. He had a 125-166 record with the Eagles, who lost their final six regular-season games this season before winning two games in the conference tournament. They ended the campaign 17-15 overall, 7-11 in
7:17 PM ET Georgia Southern head coach Brian Burg is out after three seasons, the school announced Thursday. The Eagles finished 17-16 overall this season, going 9-9 in the Sun Belt. “I would like to thank Brian Burg for his contributions to our men’s basketball program over the past three seasons,” athletic director Jared Benko