NCAABB

8:30 AM ET We evaluate hundreds of men’s basketball prospects in each recruiting cycle, and we narrow our rankings to the ESPN 100 for the senior class, ESPN 60 for the junior class and ESPN 25 for sophomores. But how do they compare against each other? After all, there are some juniors who are better

6:13 PM ET The NCAA has adopted proposals to speed up and modernize infractions rulings, while also implementing transfer windows for all sports that will begin immediately. The NCAA board of directors met virtually Wednesday and approved three proposals, including the elimination of the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP), implemented in 2019 following a recommendation

3:09 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Longtime official Chris Rastatter has been chosen to take over as the NCAA’s national coordinator of men’s basketball officiating, and among his immediate plans is a comprehensive training program to help improve call accuracy during the regular season and postseason tournaments. Rastatter’s appointment begins Thursday. He takes over

8:20 AM ET TIM FULLER WAS one of dozens of scouts filling a Louisville gym in late April 2021 to assess some basketball talent. Among the players on the former Power 5 assistant coach’s list: Amen and Ausar Thompson, from unsponsored AAU team Florida Pro HSA, who initially hadn’t been on his radar but came

8:13 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Fox and ESPN have agreed to engage in discussions with the Big 12 about the league’s next television contract, sources told ESPN. The imminent opening of these conversations is significant, as they come more than a year and a half before the league’s television contract calls for a formal, exclusive

8:32 PM ET Duke men’s basketball’s unfortunate history of significant foot injuries continued this week when top recruit Dariq Whitehead underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a fracture in his right foot. He is out indefinitely, according to the school, but will begin rehab immediately and is expected to return sometime “this fall.” The school announced

4:17 PM ET South Carolina is becoming the first major college athletic department to partner with a sports marketing agency to establish an in-house name, image and likeness firm, where Gamecocks athletes will have free access to deal facilitation, content generation and branding services. The school has hired Everett Sports Management (ESM) to launch Park

11:00 AM ET Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. It has been nearly five

7:45 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State ESPN 100 forward Devin Williams

7:01 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Top-30 junior Jason Asemota committed

6:45 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Nicholas Sanders, son of Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders, is joining the Michigan State men’s basketball team as a freshman walk-on. The Spartans on Friday released their 2022-23 men’s basketball roster, which shows Sanders wearing No. 20 — the same number his father donned during his legendary career

1:58 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Allen Greene will “step away” from his role as Auburn athletic director, it was announced Friday. The decision was announced after the two sides negotiated terms of Greene’s departure earlier in the day, sources told ESPN. “The decision to step away from Auburn athletics is not an easy one, but

4:16 PM ET Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Baylor and Gonzaga will meet in a men’s basketball game in South Dakota on Dec. 2 and organizers will pay players on both teams who agree to help promote the game. Complete Sports Management and Range Sports announced this week that it would put on the

7:10 AM ET In July 2021, name, image and likeness (NIL) rules and laws opened the door for college athletes to make money for the first time. It did not take long for them, or brands, to capitalize. The past year, however, has also demonstrated swift changes in the NIL market. Yes, the biggest names

12:55 PM ET Notre Dame executive deputy athletics director Mario Morris has been hired as the NCAA’s vice president of administration and chief financial officer, the organization announced on Wednesday. Morris, a former starting linebacker at Alabama, where he won a national championship in 1992, was hired by outgoing NCAA president Mark Emmert, and will

4:26 PM ET Associated Press YPSILANTI, Mich. — Emoni Bates has officially transferred to Eastern Michigan. The school announced Tuesday that the 6-foot-9 guard will play for his hometown Eagles this season, nearly two months after Bates shared his plans on social media. “I love my city and coming home to do something special was

7:40 AM ET It has been a very quiet few weeks in the men’s college basketball world. July was filled with recruiting movement, including G.G. Jackson‘s decision to reclassify to the 2022 class and commit to South Carolina at the end of the month. And that’s about it. We’ve yet to see anything like last

11:21 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Loyola University’s Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt got some Chicago hardware with her name on it for her 103rd birthday. School, city and state leaders celebrated Sunday with the Catholic nun who became something of a folk hero as chaplain for the Loyola men’s basketball team that reached the