7:25 PM ET Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State has hired Murray State athletic director Kevin Saal as its athletic director. Wichita State president Rick Muma announced Wednesday that Saal, a 44-year-old Kansas native, will take over the job in mid-July. Saal replaces Darron Boatright, who was fired in May in part over the
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2:14 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — George Washington University is dropping its “Colonials” moniker because “it can no longer serve its purpose as a name that unifies,” the school announced Wednesday. GW will keep using Colonials until a new name is introduced. That is expected by the 2023-24 academic year. “A moniker must unify
12:30 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin men’s and women’s basketball will play a doubleheader on Nov. 11 at the home of the Milwaukee Brewers. The doubleheader at American Family Field will start with Wisconsin women’s team facing Kansas State. Then, the Badgers’ men’s team will take on Stanford. The event, billed as the
5:26 PM ET Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Guard Jahari Long is transferring from Seton Hall to Maryland, following in the footsteps of coach Kevin Willard. The Terrapins hired Willard following the end of last season. They announced the signing of the 6-foot-5 Long on Monday. Long played two seasons under Willard for Seton
4:11 PM ET Four-star basketball recruit Dior Johnson has committed to Pittsburgh, he told ESPN on Monday. “I was looking for a coach to challenge me and hold me in high account,” Johnson said via text. “I still have some things to work on and another level to tap into, in all phases of the
2:30 PM ET Projected 2023 draft top-10 picks Amen and Ausar Thompson will be part of a team sports media company Overtime is sending to compete in The Basketball Tournament, marking the first time NBA draft-eligible prospects will participate in the TBT. The winner of TBT, a 64-team single-elimination tournament that runs from July 16
12:29 PM ET Canadian high school recruit Leonard Miller is withdrawing from the NBA draft and will sign with the NBA’s G League Ignite program, he told ESPN. The NBA draft withdrawal deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. ET, and mostly applies to international players since the NCAA withdrawal deadline for those intending on maintaining
10:14 AM ET WWE’s second class of college athletes receiving name, image and likeness agreements includes the first participants in men’s basketball, volleyball, gymnastics and cheer & dance, as well as four from Power Five football programs. The 15-member group participating in WWE’s “Next In Line” program will train at the promotion’s performance center in
11:31 AM ET Cincinnati, Houston and UCF will officially join the Big 12 on July 1, 2023, after reaching an exit agreement with the American Athletic Conference, the league and schools announced Friday. After Oklahoma and Texas announced planned moves to the SEC last year, the Big 12 added Cincinnati, Houston, UCF and BYU to
7:09 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona basketball coach Tommy Lloyd has agreed to a five-year contract extension through 2027 following a successful first season in the desert. The Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday approved the contract, which gives Lloyd a $1 million raise next season and includes $19 million in total
11:46 AM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — George Thompson, who played for Marquette from 1967-69 and remains one of the program’s all-time leading scorers, has died. He was 74. Marquette announced Thompson died on Wednesday at his Milwaukee home due to complications from diabetes. Thompson scored 1,773 points for Marquette and owned the school’s career
7:00 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 Welcome back to our continuing look at one key question in this transfer-heavy era of ours: Just how important have transfers been — whether due to
6:14 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky has hired longtime basketball assistant coach K.T. Turner to round out head coach John Calipari’s staff. Turner fills the opening created when Jai Lucas left to become an assistant at Duke. The nearly 20-year veteran spent last season as associate head coach at Oklahoma under Porter
7:22 AM ET WISCONSIN BADGERS COACH Bo Ryan walked into the news conference looking unhappy. His team had just been knocked out of the second round of the 2007 NCAA tournament by UNLV, which was led by Kevin Kruger’s 16 points, six rebounds, seven assists and four 3-pointers. Less than a year earlier, Kruger had
4:48 PM ET Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — New Duke men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer has hired a former Nike and NBA staffer for a newly created role with duties that include overseeing name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities for Blue Devils players. The school announced the hiring of Rachel Baker as the program’s first
3:06 PM ET Dayton head coach Anthony Grant said he’s grieving the loss of his daughter, Jayda Grant, who died on Friday. In a statement released on Tuesday, Grant said he and his family have appreciated the Dayton community’s support since the school announced his 22-year-old daughter’s death four days ago. Grant said his daughter
12:08 PM ET Washington State received news of two important men’s basketball commitments Tuesday that will have a major impact on its NCAA tournament hopes this upcoming season. Mouhamed Gueye has withdrawn his name from the NCAA transfer portal, he told ESPN, giving the Cougars one of the most promising returning big men in the
11:43 AM ET Top international basketball prospect Baba Miller has committed to Florida State, he told ESPN on Monday. “I could see an actual family at Florida State,” Miller said. “I saw a very close relationship between everyone. That was a big part of my decision.” The 18-year-old, 6-foot-11 small forward from Spain is considered