NCAABB

4:53 PM ET Trevor Keels became the fourth Duke player in the past week to put his name into the NBA draft when he announced his plans on social media Saturday. Keels, listed as the No. 26 pick in ESPN’s most recent mock draft, averaged 11.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists as a freshman

3:18 PM ET Former Kansas State guard Nijel Pack, the top available transfer in the portal, has committed to Miami, he told ESPN. Pack chose the Hurricanes over Ohio State and Purdue, all of which he visited in recent weeks. “The way Coach L [Larranaga] allows his players to play with freedom and get up

1:07 AM ET Former SMU guard Kendric Davis, the No. 1 men’s basketball transfer in the country, announced his commitment to Memphis on Friday night. Davis, who initially heard from more than 30 schools after entering the portal, ultimately chose the Tigers from a final list that also included Texas, Kansas, Texas Tech, Gonzaga, Houston

8:16 PM ET Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas — Kevin Obanor is returning to Texas Tech as a super senior after starting all 37 games in his first season with the Red Raiders and recording double-doubles in all three NCAA Tournament games last month. Obanor announced his decision Friday. The 6-foot-8 forward had weighed the possibility

6:51 PM ET NC State athletic director Boo Corrigan has received a one-year contract extension that takes him through 2027, the school announced on Friday. The new agreement includes increased compensation to slightly more than $1.2 million annually and a potential bonus of $300,000, according to a school spokesman. “Under Boo’s leadership, NC State Athletics

3:52 PM ET Kentucky coach John Calipari says that Shaedon Sharpe has not made a final decision on his playing future and that he is continuing to discuss with the wing player’s family whether Sharpe will stay in the NBA draft or play for the Wildcats next season. “All I can tell you is he

3:07 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — NC State is adding Ole Miss transfer Jarkel Joiner and La Salle transfer Jack Clark to its men’s basketball program. The school announced both additions Friday. Joiner is a 6-foot-1 guard with one year of eligibility remaining. He played two seasons at Cal State Bakersfield, then sat

1:49 PM ET Zach Edey, a second-team All-Big Ten center, will return to Purdue for his junior season, the school announced Friday, ending speculation that the 7-foot-4 talent would enter the NBA draft. Edey averaged 14.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game for a Purdue squad that finished second in adjusted offensive efficiency,

1:08 PM ET Myron Metcalf Before he made the decision to retire after 21 seasons as men’s basketball coach at Villanova, Jay Wright said he lacked the same “edge” this season that he had enjoyed in the past, he said Friday. During his retirement news conference, which also featured new head coach Kyle Neptune, Wright

9:24 AM ET Milwaukee freshman guard Patrick Baldwin Jr. is entering the 2022 NBA draft, he announced on Twitter on Friday. Baldwin entered college as a top-five recruit playing for the Panthers under his father, Pat Baldwin Sr., but injuries limited him to 11 games last season, when he averaged 12.1 points and 5.8 rebounds

9:26 PM ET ESPN News Services Wendell Moore Jr. is the third Duke player this week to announce plans to enter the NBA draft. The school revealed Moore’s decision Thursday night, saying he would hire an agent. The 6-foot-5, 213-pound junior and potential first-round pick won the Julius Erving Award as college basketball’s top small

2:59 PM ET Gonzaga Bulldogs freshman 7-footer Chet Holmgren — the No. 1 prospect in the ESPN Top 100 — will enter the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN. Holmgren, considered one of the front-runners to go first overall in the June 23 draft, brings to the NBA a unique skill set of 3-point shooting,

10:49 AM ET Elite guard Shaedon Sharpe plans to stay in the NBA draft and not return to Kentucky, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Sharpe announced earlier this month that he was entering the draft but maintaining his college eligibility. Despite having until June 1 to withdraw from the draft, Sharpe is expected to announce

RK PLAYER POS HOMETOWN HT WT STARS GRADE SCHOOL 1 PG Camden, NJCamden High School 6’2” 175 95 2 PF Baltimore, MDMontverde Academy 6’9” 200 95 3 SF Gladstone, NJGill St. Bernard’s School 6’7” 195 95 DukeCommitted04/08/2022 4 PF Duncanville, TXDuncanville High School 6’8” 200 95 5 SG Simi Valley, CADonda Acaemy 6’1” 170 95

8:46 AM ET Gonzaga senior Andrew Nembhard will declare for the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Friday. “This is my time,” Nembhard said. “It’s time to let the young guys take over the program. In this draft I feel like I’m among the top. There are not many point guards in this class

10:00 PM ET In 2000, I remember calling then-Delaware head coach Mike Brey and asking him what I might be missing in his league, the America East. Brey said, “You need to check out Hofstra. They have a couple of pros, and their coach is the real deal.” Brey was talking about Speedy Claxton and

8:30 PM ET A quiet Wednesday night in mid-April got very loud in quite a hurry within the world of college basketball, as Villanova men’s basketball coach Jay Wright stunned the industry via word of his imminent retirement after 21 seasons, 520 wins, two national championships and four Final Fours on the Main Line. Wright

7:31 PM ET Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright is expected to retire after 21 seasons as men’s basketball head coach at Villanova, sources confirmed to ESPN. Fordham’s Kyle Neptune, who spent 10 years under Wright as a video coordinator and assistant coach, is expected to be named his successor, sources said. Wright has called