6:47 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — UCLA has added 6-foot-7 Abramo Canka of Italy to its basketball roster for the upcoming season. Canka signed a grant-in-aid and will enroll as a freshman this fall, the school said Wednesday. The NCAA cleared Canka to join UCLA after he recently played with Lokomotiv Kuban, a
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6:15 PM ET Associated Press Sens. Tommy Tuberville and Joe Manchin asked the Southeastern Conference on Wednesday for feedback and ideas on how to regulate the way college athletes are compensated for their names, images and likenesses. Tuberville (R-Ala.), a former college football coach who led Auburn to an undefeated season in 2004, and Manchin
5:47 PM ET The NCAA Division I board of directors took no action to adopt transfer reforms during a meeting on Wednesday, giving the Transformation Committee time to address concerns about proposed transfer windows and immediate eligibility after more than one transfer. A news release described the board as “generally supportive” of the transfer package
7:00 AM ET One of the first things on coach Lamont Paris’ to-do list after taking the South Carolina job in late March was to take the 25-minute drive to Ridge View High School and meet with elite recruit G.G. Jackson and his father. Jackson had been a primary target for Frank Martin, but the
10:21 PM ET After Blue Collar U’s run in The Basketball Tournament ended one game shy of the final last summer, the former Buffalo basketball stars made sure to finish the job this year. Blue Collar U was on top of Americana for Autism from the opening tip, leading by as many as 22 points
8:01 PM ET Gonzaga and Kentucky have agreed to a home-and-home men’s college basketball series beginning with the Wildcats traveling to Spokane in November. The games were announced in a conversation between coaches John Calipari and Mark Few during Kentucky’s open practice and telethon to raise money for flood victims in eastern Kentucky on Tuesday
7:43 PM ET Top-25 senior Chris Johnson announced his commitment to Kansas on Tuesday night, days after taking an official visit to the Jayhawks’ campus. Johnson chose Bill Self’s program over a long list of offers, but the Jayhawks had prioritized him in July and were able to clinch his commitment on his late July
3:26 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 Kwame Evans, the No. 2-ranked
8:29 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 senior men’s basketball recruit
9:49 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota men’s basketball junior forward Isaiah Ihnen will miss the upcoming season after reinjuring the surgically repaired left knee that sidelined him last year. The Gophers revealed the news on Monday, 382 days after making the same announcement about Ihnen after he was hurt then in summer practice.
2:38 PM ET Top-50 center Ugonna Kingsley-Onyenso announced his commitment to Kentucky on Monday, choosing the Wildcats over a final list that also included Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Tennessee. Kingsley-Onyenso confirmed last month his intentions to reclassify into the 2022 class; he will arrive in Lexington for the upcoming men’s basketball season, although it’s unclear
1:07 PM ET John Calipari and Kentucky‘s men’s basketball team will hold an open practice and telethon on Tuesday to raise money for victims of the floods that have displaced thousands and caused millions of dollars of damage in eastern Kentucky in recent days, the program announced on Monday. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters
1:41 PM ET Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii — Arkansas will face Louisville in the opening round of a loaded 2022 Maui Invitational men’s basketball bracket. The eight-team bracket announced Monday for the November event will include six teams that went to the 2022 NCAA tournament, including three that reached the Sweet 16. Arizona faces Cincinnati
2:27 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 Xavier Booker, one of the
2:34 PM ET UCLA will receive about $67.5 million from Under Armour as part of a settlement to resolve the school’s lawsuit against the apparel company for terminating a record apparel sponsorship deal, according to a document obtained by ESPN. On May 26, the two sides agreed to the settlement, which required Under Armour to
10:01 AM ET Paolo Banchero has had an aiding and abetting DWI charge against him dropped after Michael Savarino, his former Duke teammate and the grandson of retired Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski, pleaded guilty to DWI on Wednesday. Orange County assistant district attorney Maren Hardin told The Raleigh News & Observer via email that
7:30 AM ET ESPN announced its early-season tournament schedule for the 2022-23 college basketball season early this week — a slate that highlights some of the game’s top programs and elite players, and builds on the 2021-22 campaign, which ended with four powerhouses in the Final Four: Kansas, North Carolina, Duke and Villanova. Here is
7:55 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-10 recruit Omaha Biliew announced