1:39 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former LSU forward Alex Fudge transferred to Florida on Monday, becoming another key building block for new men’s basketball coach Todd Golden. Fudge, who was born in Jacksonville, Florida, averaged 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds as a freshman with the Tigers last season. The 6-foot-8 Fudge has
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4:04 PM ET Memphis freshman Emoni Bates, a former No. 1 recruit, announced Saturday he planned to enter the transfer portal. “I’d like to thank Coach Penny [Hardaway], my teammates and the entire coaching staff at the University of Memphis for giving me the opportunity to be a Tiger,” Bates wrote on Instagram. “Thank you
2:48 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Butler coach Thad Matta announced Friday that he has hired former Louisville interim coach Mike Pegues and Kevin Kuwik as assistant coaches. Matta also will retain David Ragland from last season’s Bulldogs staff. “I had a lot of boxes that I wanted to check,” Matta said in a
2:21 PM ET Associated Press North Carolina wing Leaky Black is returning for a fifth year, available because of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing another boost to the Tar Heels after their run to the NCAA championship game. The 6-foot-8, 200-pound Black announced his decision in a social-media video. The NCAA in October 2020 granted basketball
1:46 PM ET Illinois transfer Andre Curbelo has committed to St. John’s, he announced Friday. Curbelo left the Fighting Illini in late March after a frustrating sophomore season in Champaign. A Puerto Rico native who played his high school ball at Long Island Lutheran — about 20 miles from the Red Storm’s campus — Curbelo
11:04 AM ET New Louisville coach Kenny Payne is expected to hire Danny Manning as an assistant coach, sources told ESPN. The hire could become official as early as Friday afternoon. Manning joins Nolan Smith, who left Duke after six years on Mike Krzyzewski’s staff, as assistant coaches on Payne’s staff. The Cardinals have one
9:51 AM ET Baylor freshman Jeremy Sochan will enter the 2022 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility by hiring agents, he told ESPN on Friday. “I am fortunate enough to be declaring for the 2022 NBA draft,” Sochan, the No. 14 prospect in the ESPN 100, told ESPN. He said he would sign
10:00 AM ET Brianna Williams After 1,202 wins, 13 Final Fours and five national titles, it’s safe to say that former Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski checked plenty of boxes during his time at the helm in Durham, North Carolina. However, there was one void he wanted to fill upon retiring.
12:03 AM ET ESPN News Services Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said on Thursday he’s cancer-free. The 82-year-old marked the end of his sixth chemotherapy treatment by ringing a bell at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida. It was RING THE BELL TIME ! Yes it was a tough 7 months but it was
12:03 AM ET ESPN News Services Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale’s cancer is in remission, he said on Thursday. The 82-year-old marked the end of his sixth chemotherapy treatment by ringing a bell at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida. It was RING THE BELL TIME ! Yes it was a tough 7 months
3:11 PM ET Detroit guard Antoine Davis, one of the top scorers in the history of college basketball, on Thursday said he’s entering the transfer portal. “After much thought and consideration, I have decided to enter the transfer portal,” Davis posted to Twitter. “I will always remember the University of Detroit Mercy and what it
1:30 PM ET Penn State added two all-conference transfers on Thursday, with former Drexel guard Camren Wynter and former Bucknell guard Andrew Funk committing to the Nittany Lions. Wynter (No. 69) and Funk (No. 84) are both ranked in ESPN’s top 100 transfers. “I thought Penn State was the best fit for me in terms
9:03 PM ET ESPN News Services TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama freshman point guard JD Davison is entering the NBA draft. Davison, who is projected to be the No. 38 pick in ESPN’s latest mock draft, announced his decision on Instagram on Wednesday. He didn’t say if he would be hiring an agent, but Davison told
7:33 PM ET Arizona Wildcats sophomore Bennedict Mathurin will enter the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN Wednesday. Mathurin, the No. 11 prospect in the ESPN 100, was Pac-12 player of the year and a consensus second-team All-American after averaging 17.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 33 minutes per game. He led Arizona
4:51 PM ET Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Bashir Mason is looking forward to the challenge of taking over at Saint Peter’s after its incredible run to the Elite Eight. He understands that replacing Shaheen Holloway will be a tough act to follow after the Peacocks became the first No. 15 seed to reach
2:27 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson has added Princeton leading scorer Jaelin Llewellyn to its men’s basketball team. The school announced the addition on Wednesday. Llewellyn, who played three seasons with the Ivy League school, will be eligible to play this fall. Llewellyn is a 6-foot-2 point guard from Canada who was
1:00 PM ET East Carolina transfer Tristen Newton, one of the best guards in the portal, committed to UConn on Wednesday. “I fit the role they need,” Newton told ESPN. “We are going to have one of the best backcourts in the nation with guys like Jordan Hawkins, Andre Jackson and myself, along with the
12:23 PM ET North Carolina star big man Armando Bacot is returning to the Tar Heels for his senior season, he announced Wednesday, cementing him in the discussion for preseason Wooden Award honors. “This year’s experience showed me I do not want to miss the chance to do it again next season. On the court,