6:08 PM ET Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Saint Peter’s has hired Jersey City native Bashir Mason to replace Shaheen Holloway as the coach of the Peacocks. Holloway left Saint Peter’s a day after his team was eliminated in the Elite Eight by national runner-up North Carolina to return to Seton Hall, his alma
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2:50 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Former Ohio point guard Mark Sears, who averaged nearly 20 points a game last season, has transferred to Alabama. Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats announced the signing of Sears on Tuesday. The 6-foot-1, 185-pounder was a two-time All-Mid-American Conference performer who was a finalist for the Lou
1:11 PM ET Associated Press New Duke men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer has promoted former Blue Devils player Amile Jefferson to assistant coach. The school announced the hiring Tuesday. Jefferson, who turns 29 next month, was director of player development in Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski’s final season. He returned to Duke in July after
11:22 AM ET NC State freshman Terquavion Smith will declare for the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday. “I plan on entering my name in the draft and getting feedback,” Smith said. “I will be working out for teams and seeing how high I can get in the draft. I’m signing with a
5:27 PM ET SMU star guard Kendric Davis, the AAC Player of the Year, entered the transfer portal Monday afternoon. Davis, a 6-foot point guard from Houston, has been one of the most productive guards in the country the past two seasons. This past season, Davis averaged 19.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists while
5:28 PM ET Associated Press Brandon Murray has chosen to transfer to Georgetown, a potential boost for the storied men’s basketball program coming off a 6-25 season with no victories in the Big East. The former LSU guard picked Georgetown over Tennessee and Illinois. The Hoyas announced Murray’s decision Monday, and he tweeted, “DC WHAT
5:18 PM ET After winning the national championship last week, Kansas is doing what past champions could not do: cashing in. The Kansas “Barnstorming Tour” will begin on April 23 at a high school in Wichita, Kansas. For tickets ranging from $30 to $125, fans can get autographs, participate in a Q&A session, join a
1:34 PM ET Pete Thamel Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Coming off a historic run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, Saint Peter’s University is making a coaching hire that shows a commitment to returning to the postseason. The school
12:04 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida big man Colin Castleton is returning for a fifth season, a huge boost for new coach Todd Golden. Castleton, a 6-foot-11 forward from nearby DeLand who transferred to Florida after two years at Michigan, led the Gators in scoring and rebounding last season. He averaged 16.2
9:21 PM 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 Elite junior Mackenzie Mgbako announced
6:24 PM ET Louisiana Tech star Kenneth Lofton Jr. entered the transfer portal on Friday afternoon, immediately becoming one of the best available transfers. A 6-foot-7, 275-pound power forward from Texas, Lofton Jr. was one of the most productive players in the country this past season. He averaged 16.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists,
7:22 PM ET ESPN News Services SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga junior forward Drew Timme announced his intention to declare for the NBA draft Thursday but did not indicate if he would hire an agent. Timme was the West Coast Conference Player of the Year this past season for the Bulldogs and a second-team AP All-America
6:25 PM 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 Top-25 senior Skyy Clark, who
9:56 AM ET Kentucky freshman Bryce Hopkins entered the transfer portal on Thursday morning. Hopkins, a 6-foot-6 forward, was ranked No. 33 in the ESPN 100 for the 2021 class. The Fenwick High School (Illinois) product failed to carve out a consistent role during his lone season in Lexington. He was a rotation piece during
1:31 AM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Steve Lavin, the former men’s basketball coach at UCLA and St. John’s, was hired Wednesday night to take over the struggling program at San Diego. Lavin, 57, replaces Sam Scholl, who was fired March 6 after the Toreros went 15-16 in a third straight losing season. The
6:40 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Thad Matta’s first head-coaching tenure at Butler lasted one season. This time, he hopes to stick around a little longer — with a familiar script that helped the Bulldogs reach unprecedented heights in the decade following his departure. On Wednesday, more than 20 years after Matta left his
1:27 PM ET Less than one-quarter of the nation’s wealthiest college athletic departments say they have a plan in place to maximize the amount of money they can give to athletes this year by providing cash rewards for getting good grades. For many athletes, the academic year was a revolutionary one for their bank accounts.
2:30 PM ET University of Kentucky freshman guard TyTy Washington Jr. — a projected lottery pick — will enter the 2022 NBA draft and hire an agent, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Washington, ranked 14th in ESPN analyst Jonathan Givony’s most recent mock draft, plans to hire Kevin Bradbury of REP1 Sports for his representation,