10:36 PM ET Five-star guard Tyrese Proctor is reclassifying into the 2022 class and will play at Duke next season, the school announced Thursday. Proctor originally committed to the Blue Devils in April as a member of the 2023 class. “The moment I stepped foot inside Cameron I knew it was where I belonged,” he
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5:39 PM ET Former Chattanooga guard Malachi Smith, the top available men’s basketball transfer in the portal, has committed to Gonzaga, he announced on social media Thursday. “I wanted to have a chance to play for a Hall of Fame coach in Mark Few, to be a part of a winning culture, for a team
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-obsessed era: Just how important have transfers been — whether due to addition or
11:25 PM ET Gonzaga star Drew Timme announced Wednesday he was withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to the Bulldogs for another season, solidifying Mark Few and the Zags as national championship contenders. Timme, a two-time All-American, initially entered the draft in early April but took his final decision on whether to stay in
11:04 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN After running an extensive search for the school’s next athletic director, Louisville is turning to a familiar place. The school is expected to elevate interim athletic director Josh Heird to the full-time position, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Heird’s appointment is not expected to become official until next week, as
10:38 PM ET Trevor Keels is keeping his name in the 2022 NBA draft and will forgo his remaining eligibility at Duke, a source told ESPN on Wednesday. Keels had until 11:59 PM ET to withdraw his name from the NBA draft and retain his eligibility and return to school, which he elected not to
10:24 PM ET ESPN News Services Michigan standout freshmen Caleb Houstan and Moussa Diabate are staying in the NBA draft. Both players had to make a decision to stay in school or remain in the draft by Wednesday. Houstan is projected to go No. 25 to the San Antonio Spurs next month, according to the
6:47 PM ET Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski is savoring the first taste of life after a Hall of Fame coaching career at Duke. The 75-year-old has spent time with family, travel and a new puppy in the two months since his coaching retirement. The magnitude of that change hit home during his
7:21 PM ET Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — Julian Strawther said Wednesday that he will return for his junior season at Gonzaga, a decision announced a day after guard Rasir Bolton also said he would return to the Bulldogs next season. “Spokane lets run it back!” Strawther, who will be a junior next season, said
5:33 PM ET Associated Press AMES, Iowa — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger received a contract extension and a $500,000 raise Wednesday after leading the Cyclones to the NCAA Sweet 16 and the third-best turnaround in major college basketball history. “I’m grateful that we are able to reward that success with this extension,” athletic director
2:16 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Boston College has targeted former Miami athletic director Blake James to be the school’s next AD, sources told ESPN. An announcement of the hire is expected in the coming days. James spent nearly 10 years as the athletic director at Miami before being dismissed in November as part of an
12:41 PM ET In a rematch of the 2021 national championship game, Baylor and Gonzaga have scheduled a nonconference basketball game for early December next season. The teams will play Dec. 2 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. “I’m really excited for this early-season matchup against one of the sport’s premier teams,”
9:56 AM ET NC State guard Terquavion Smith, a projected first-round pick, is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to school for his sophomore season, he told ESPN. “I’ve decided to play next season for NC State, the first team to offer me a scholarship,” Smith said via text. “I owe so much to
7:15 AM ET The 2022 NBA draft is now just three-plus weeks away, and the speculation over what will occur at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on June 23rd continues to intensify. The landing spots of the presumed “Big Three” of Auburn’s Jabari Smith, Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren and Duke’s Paolo Banchero will be the primary storyline
7:30 AM ET We’re slowly checking off college basketball’s offseason mile markers. There was the NBA draft early-entry deadline on April 24, then the May 1 deadline for players to enter the transfer portal without needing a waiver to play immediately. While there are still a dozen or so impact players in the portal, things
2:21 PM ET Former Iowa State guard Tyrese Hunter, the nation’s top available transfer, announced his commitment to Texas on Friday. Hunter chose the Longhorns over a final list that included Tennessee, Gonzaga, Louisville, Kansas and Purdue. Hunter, a 6-foot point guard from Wisconsin, won Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors last season. He
6:44 PM ET Five-star small forward Elijah Fisher committed to Texas Tech on Thursday, while also announcing he plans to reclassify into the 2022 class and play for the Red Raiders next fall. Fisher chose Mark Adams’ program over a final list that also included Kentucky, Louisville and Memphis. A 6-foot-7 Canada native who attended
6:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jack Kaiser, a former St. John’s baseball player and coach who later guided the New York City university through a changing landscape in 22 years as athletic director, has died. He was 95. St. John’s said Thursday that Kaiser died Wednesday. The school didn’t provide a cause