10:44 PM ET Elite rising senior G.G. Jackson has decommitted from North Carolina, he announced via social media on Thursday. Jackson becomes the first prospect to decommit from North Carolina in nearly 20 years; J.R. Smith committed to the Tar Heels in 2003, but opted to go straight to the NBA out of high school.
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1:37 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Southwestern Athletic Conference commissioner Charles McClelland will become the first representative from a historically Black college, university or league to chair the Division I men’s basketball committee when he takes over next year. The NCAA announced Thursday that McClelland, who has been with the SWAC since 2018, would
11:14 AM ET The matchups for the 2022 men’s and women’s Jimmy V Classic college basketball events were announced Thursday, highlighted by Duke on the men’s side and a pair of potential top-10 matchups on the women’s side. The men’s doubleheader will take place Dec. 6 at Madison Square Garden, with Duke facing Iowa and
11:17 AM ET In what has become an annual rite of passage on Big 12 media days, director of officiating Greg Burks was asked if the Horns Down gesture directed at the Texas Longhorns was a “dead issue.” Even with the Longhorns set to depart the league, Burks said he knew the question was coming,
7:30 AM ET BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — It must have felt like a cruel April Fool’s joke to Matt McMahon. In the early afternoon hours of April 1, LSU sophomore Mwani Wilkinson entered his name into the transfer portal. In isolation, a four-points-per-game scorer exploring his transfer options wouldn’t have been a national story —
7:23 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — They’re going to try to play college basketball on an aircraft carrier again, and nautical veteran Tom Izzo and Michigan State will get a return trip to San Diego Bay to face Gonzaga on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln on Veteran’s Day. The game
11:11 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — In his first public appearance, incoming Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said the conference is “exploring all options” when it comes to further expansion, including the possibility of adding Pac-12 schools. “We’re open for business,” Yorkmark said Wednesday when specifically asked about considering schools from the Pac-12. “And optionality
1:59 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Val Ackerman, Leonard Hamilton, Speedy Morris and Rick Byrd are this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Ackerman helped found the WNBA and served as the first president. She also has had a successful career as commissioner of the Big East Conference since 2013, leading
7:30 AM ET CINCINNATI — An hour before the start of “The Sean Miller Show” on June 9, the hostess at Dilly. Bistro, Bar and Bottle Shop announced that the restaurant would not have room for anyone without a reservation. The parking lot had already filled up with local fans anxious to mingle with Miller,
11:19 PM ET Five-star guard Kylan Boswell announced Wednesday he plans to reclassify into the 2022 class and play this fall at Arizona, where he committed in February. Boswell, who originally chose the Wildcats over Illinois and UNLV and has been linked to a potential reclassification for several months, released a statement on his Twitter
7:00 AM 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 The most important recruiting month
5:04 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The Pac-12 is pushing up negotiations for its next media rights agreements in the wake of the decision by UCLA and USC to leave for the Big Ten. The Pac-12 announced its board of directors authorized negotiations following a meeting Tuesday morning. The conference’s current media rights
12:50 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Coming off a Final Four appearance, Villanova and new coach Kyle Neptune will face Tom Izzo’s Michigan State in one of the major attractions of the seventh Gavitt Tipoff Games. The Big East and Big Ten Conferences announced the eight men’s basketball contests on Friday. The series
8:25 AM ET Former Rutgers guard Geo Baker said “NIL was the first step of whatever comes next.” Rick Osentoski/USA TODAY Sports Former Rutgers guard Geo Baker spent the final summer of his college basketball career last year preparing for post-student life. He launched a clothing line, set up basketball camps and Cameo accounts and started
5:00 PM ET ESPN staff Just when you thought the conference realignment carousel might have come to rest, the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins sent it spinning out of control again. Thursday’s report revealing USC and UCLA’s intention to join the Big Ten Conference by 2024 sent another round of shockwaves through the college sports
2:05 PM ET Pete Thamel Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University USC and UCLA, two of the Pac-12’s flagship programs, are planning to leave the conference for the Big Ten as early as 2024, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The Mercury News first
10:17 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Former NBA point guard Rod Strickland is the new men’s basketball coach at Long Island University. Strickland was hired Thursday to replace Derek Kellogg, who led the Sharks to a 16-14 record last season. He had been serving as the program director for the NBA G League
3:52 PM ET Memphis transfer Emoni Bates, a former No. 1 high school basketball prospect, announced Wednesday that he’s heading back home to play for Eastern Michigan. The star from Ypsilanti, Michigan, released a list of six schools in early May, a group that included Michigan, Arkansas, Seton Hall, DePaul and Louisville as well as