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9:13 PM ET Arkansas freshman Nick Smith Jr., considered the best NBA prospect in college basketball, is out indefinitely for “right knee management,” per the school. Smith missed the first six games of the season with the same issue, with the school calling it precautionary at the time. The 6-foot-5 guard made his season debut

7:13 PM ET Eastern Illinois pulled off the biggest college basketball upset by point spread in the modern era Wednesday, knocking off Iowa 92-83 on the road as a 31.5-point underdog, according to Caesars Sportsbook. Kinyon Hodges scored 22 points and Caleb Donaldson added 16 for the Panthers, who became the first underdog of 30

5:39 PM ET Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana starting guard Xavier Johnson has had foot surgery and will be out indefinitely for the 18th-ranked Hoosiers, the team announced Wednesday. The fifth-year senior was injured during a 84-62 loss at No. 8 Kansas on Saturday. Indiana (9-3, 1-1 Big Ten) said in a statement that

9:00 AM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal When Louisville started its season 0-9, Cal did even worse (currently 0-12) and teams like Troy were winning on the road against opponents such as Florida

9:00 AM ET IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, Antoine Davis would look up videos of Pete “Pistol Pete” Maravich’s dribbling drills on YouTube. He’d watch the Basketball Hall of Famer dribble two basketballs between his legs, around his back and through his legs again. Then he’d work with his father, Mike Davis, to try to mimic the

12:46 AM ET Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — Drew Timme scored a season-high 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and No. 11 Gonzaga beat Montana 85-75 on Tuesday night for its 72nd straight home victory. Gonzaga’s home winning streak is tied with UNLV (1974-78) for the ninth-longest in NCAA history. It’s the longest streak since

10:50 AM ET Associated Press AMES, Iowa — Iowa State canceled a men’s basketball game Wednesday and women’s basketball game Thursday because of the potential for severe weather. The athletic department announced Tuesday that the men’s game against Omaha and the women’s game against Drake will not be rescheduled. “After consulting with both Omaha and

7:00 AM ET Tonya Simpson Close Tonya Simpson is an award-winning writer for ESPN. She is based in Raleigh, N.C. and can be reached at Tonya.M.Simpson@espn.com. HUBERT DAVIS RISES from his desk, all 6-foot-5 of him, and greets me with a smile that reaches his eyes. I had been told before I arrived that he

8:01 AM ET Chris Harden Sitting at 7-3 with all three losses at the hands of ranked teams, basketball in Michigan looks fine on the surface. The team enters the inaugural Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte, North Carolina, looking to show it can beat North Carolina, which already got its analytical look. But fans and observers

5:52 PM ET Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It was a very public two-hour, father-son bonding experience between New Mexico coach Richard Pitino and his dad, noted coach Rick Pitino of Iona, on Sunday. And in the end, the son prevailed 82-74 as the Lobos (11-0) got 22 points from Jaelen House and 17 from

3:24 PM ET Rhode Island‘s game against Milwaukee scheduled for Thursday has been canceled due to a COVID outbreak within the Rams’ program, the school announced Monday. The game will not be rescheduled this season. It’s believed to be the first Division I men’s college basketball game canceled or postponed due to COVID in the

12:34 PM ET Associated Press Purdue maintained its grasp on No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday. Another unbeaten is closing the gap, though. The Boilermakers received 40 of the 60 first-place votes from a national media panel after knocking off Davidson in their only game last week, allowing

8:30 AM ET Of the seven Kansas players who saw more than five minutes in the 2022 national championship win over North Carolina, only two returned for the 2022-23 season. Out the door went first-round picks Ochai Agbaji and Christian Braun and three other veterans. So it’s fairly remarkable that Bill Self has the Jayhawks

6:22 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Pete Nance made a jumper at the buzzer to force overtime, R.J. Davis iced a much-needed victory for scuffling North Carolina with two late free throws, and the Tar Heels beat No. 23 Ohio State 89-84 on Saturday in the CBS Sports Classic. Armando Bacot had 28

5:17 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Drew Timme and Gonzaga‘s veteran team got the better of Alabama‘s youngsters in the end. Timme matched his season-high with 29 points and No. 15 Gonzaga overcame freshman Brandon Miller‘s 36-point outburst to beat No. 4 Alabama 100-90 on Saturday in the C.M. Newton Classic. Timme had

4:34 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jarace Walker scored 17 points and No. 5 Houston used runs in each half and the nation’s best scoring defense to beat No. 2 Virginia 69-61 on Saturday. Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark each added 13 points for the Cougars (11-1), who used a 10-2 run early

1:28 PM ET Indiana starting point guard Xavier Johnson suffered a foot injury in the first half of the No. 14 Hoosiers’ game against No. 8 Kansas on Saturday and will not return, a school spokesperson told ESPN. Johnson suffered the injury with 9:12 remaining in the first half and needed to be helped off

6:38 PM ET Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The NCAA has denied a waiver for immediate eligibility for guard Jose Perez at West Virginia, men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins announced Friday. The 6-foot-5 Perez transferred from Manhattan after his coach, Steve Masiello, was fired by the Jaspers on Oct. 25, two weeks before the start