1:27 PM ET Northern Iowa star guard AJ Green, the two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, announced Wednesday he planned to enter the transfer portal. Green will also enter the NBA draft. “After talking with friends and family I have decided to enter the NBA draft with full intent to pursue my childhood
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11:45 AM ET The Big Ten is adding Minneapolis as a host city for its basketball tournaments beginning in 2023. Minneapolis will host the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament in 2023 and both the men’s and women’s tournaments in 2024. All three events will take place at the Target Center, site of the women’s Final
8:51 AM ET Illinois junior Kofi Cockburn will enter the 2022 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility. “I’m closing one of the most amazing chapters of my life,” Cockburn told ESPN on Wednesday. “I’m proud of what we accomplished in college, but I am not sure it can get much better than that.
7:00 AM ET After a slow winter that saw only three ESPN 100 prospects commit between the end of the early signing period and our most recent rankings update in January, there was a flurry of activity toward the end of the men’s college basketball season and in the first couple weeks of the offseason.
RK PLAYER POS HOMETOWN HT WT STARS GRADE SCHOOL 1 C Chester, PAWesttown School 7’1” 215 94 DukeSigned 2 SF Montverde, FLMontverde Academy 6’6” 190 94 DukeSigned 3 SG Jacksonville, ARNorth Little Rock High School 6’4” 170 94 ArkansasSigned 4 SF Spring Hill, FLMontverde Academy 6’7” 195 94 TexasSigned 5 SG Chatsworth, CASierra Canyon High
7:40 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — UCLA guard Jules Bernard has declared for the NBA draft, although the senior won’t hire an agent to preserve his eligibility. He announced his plans Tuesday on his Instagram account. Bernard has one year of eligibility remaining after the NCAA allowed an extra year because of the
4:26 PM ET Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — Terry Roberts has announced his plans to transfer from Bradley, where he was a first-team Missouri Valley Conference point guard, to Georgia. Roberts posted his transfer plans on his Twitter account on Monday, giving new Georgia coach Mike White a boost to his first-year roster. The 6-foot-3
7:39 PM ET Associated Press Mark Williams is the first of Duke’s multiple NBA prospects to say he’s leaving to enter the draft. The 7-foot-1, 242-pound sophomore announced his decision in a social media video Monday evening. “Playing in the NBA has always been a dream of mine, just like how (attending) Duke was when
6:06 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt guard Scotty Pippen Jr. is entering the NBA draft, and the Southeastern Conference’s leading scorer is signing with an agent. Pippen announced his decision Monday in a social media post. He thanked Nashville and Vanderbilt fans for making him feel at home and shaping him into
4:04 PM ET Memphis freshman Jalen Duren will enter the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN Monday. “My plan is to sign with agent Chafie Fields of Wasserman and enter the NBA draft,” Duren said. Duren, the No. 7 prospect in the ESPN 100, was named AAC Freshman of the Year and First-team All-AAC after
4:02 PM ET Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga forward Julian Strawther said Monday that he will enter the NBA draft and skip his junior year. The 6-foot-7 Strawther averaged 11.8 points on 49.5% shooting last season, earning an All-West Coast Conference honorable mention selection. He shot 36.5% from 3-point range, and was third on
1:56 PM ET Iowa State freshman point guard Tyrese Hunter, the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, announced Monday he plans to enter the men’s basketball transfer portal. “First of all, I’d like to thank the Good Lord for blessing me with the ability and talent to play this game that I love so much,”
1:46 PM ET Five-star recruit Malik Reneau announced his commitment to Indiana on Monday, giving men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson his second top-25 prospect in the 2022 class. Reneau announced his decision via social media. He decommitted from Florida last month following the coaching change in Gainesville: Mike White left for Georgia, while the Gators
1:39 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former LSU forward Alex Fudge transferred to Florida on Monday, becoming another key building block for new men’s basketball coach Todd Golden. Fudge, who was born in Jacksonville, Florida, averaged 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds as a freshman with the Tigers last season. The 6-foot-8 Fudge has
4:04 PM ET Memphis freshman Emoni Bates, a former No. 1 recruit, announced Saturday he planned to enter the transfer portal. “I’d like to thank Coach Penny [Hardaway], my teammates and the entire coaching staff at the University of Memphis for giving me the opportunity to be a Tiger,” Bates wrote on Instagram. “Thank you
2:48 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Butler coach Thad Matta announced Friday that he has hired former Louisville interim coach Mike Pegues and Kevin Kuwik as assistant coaches. Matta also will retain David Ragland from last season’s Bulldogs staff. “I had a lot of boxes that I wanted to check,” Matta said in a
2:21 PM ET Associated Press North Carolina wing Leaky Black is returning for a fifth year, available because of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing another boost to the Tar Heels after their run to the NCAA championship game. The 6-foot-8, 200-pound Black announced his decision in a social-media video. The NCAA in October 2020 granted basketball
1:46 PM ET Illinois transfer Andre Curbelo has committed to St. John’s, he announced Friday. Curbelo left the Fighting Illini in late March after a frustrating sophomore season in Champaign. A Puerto Rico native who played his high school ball at Long Island Lutheran — about 20 miles from the Red Storm’s campus — Curbelo