3:37 PM ET The Citadel is finalizing a deal to bring former head coach Ed Conroy back to the Bulldogs, sources told ESPN. An official announcement is expected this week. Conroy was the head coach at The Citadel — his alma mater — from 2006-10, going 49-76 overall but leading the Bulldogs to 20 wins
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1:55 PM ET Rutgers senior Ron Harper Jr. will declare for the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. “I’m ready to put myself out there to get myself in the best position possible to be drafted,” Harper said. “I’m going all-in.” Harper, a projected second-round pick, was named an Associated Press All-American honorable
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 Are upsets contagious? Not in actuality, no, but you wouldn’t know it from checking the 2022 men’s and women’s NCAA tournament brackets. In two otherwise very
10:58 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zach Wrightsil scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, tournament MVP Myles Burns added 17 points and 17 rebounds, and Loyola (La.) beat Talladega (Ala.) 71-56 on Tuesday night for its first NAIA title since 1945. Loyola (37-1), in its second NAIA championship game, won its
9:46 PM ET ESPN News Services Kevin Willard can see the potential in Maryland’s basketball program. Now it’s up to him to capitalize on it. The Terrapins formally introduced Willard as their new coach Tuesday night, and the former Seton Hall coach made it clear why he was willing to go from a Big East
7:06 PM ET Associated Press TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa has named Eric Konkol its new men’s basketball coach. Konkol compiled a 153-75 record in seven seasons at Louisiana Tech. He had six seasons with at least 20 wins and finished in the top three in the Conference USA standings five times. Konkol was a student
3:57 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Big Sky Conference commissioner Tom Wistrcill and Samford athletic director Martin Newton were added to the NCAA men’s basketball committee Tuesday while Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle was confirmed through the 2025-26 season. Coyle replaced Jim Phillips, who left Northwestern and his spot on the committee to become
2:56 PM ET Five-star senior Malik Reneau announced Tuesday that he has decommitted from Florida and plans to reopen his recruitment. Reneau originally committed to the Gators in September, choosing them over a final four that also included Memphis, Miami and Florida State. At the time, he was Florida and coach Mike White’s highest-ranked recruit
1:31 PM ET Associated Press Clemson starting guard Nick Honor has entered the NCAA transfer portal and plans to play his final college basketball season elsewhere. Honor, a fourth-year junior, played the past two seasons for the Tigers. He will have one year of eligibility left as a graduate transfer. He averaged 7.7 points this
12:06 PM ET After 39 seasons in college coaching, SMU‘s Tim Jankovich has announced his retirement, the university announced Tuesday. Jankovich, 62, has been at SMU since 2012, spending the first four years as the associate head coach and the last six as head coach. Overall, he has spent 39 years in college coaching, with
1:00 PM ET The National College Players Association (NCPA) has filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, asserting that more than 350 Division I colleges are violating Black students’ civil rights by imposing a collusive athlete compensation prohibition. The organization says that because a high percentage of
7:00 AM ET With this year’s Sweet 16, we’ve decided to have some fun. For every team that’s still alive in the 2022 NCAA tournament, we picked an all-time starting five — and we ranked them. This list is solely based on collegiate production. The goal was to create a traditional lineup that features both
7:30 AM ET GREENVILLE, S.C. — There were 19 seconds left Sunday night when Miami coach Jim Larranaga summoned point guard Charlie Moore to the Hurricanes’ bench. A massive smile on Larranaga’s face, he extended his long arms and embraced his sixth-year senior in a massive hug. They pulled away from each other, and then
6:31 AM ET So you didn’t pick Saint Peter’s through to the Sweet 16? You ripped your bracket up Sunday afternoon and put it in the trash? Join the club. What to do now with a busted bracket? Fortunately there are still plenty of ways to have some action on the remainder of the tournament.
3:41 PM ET South Carolina and Chattanooga coach Lamont Paris have finalized a five-year deal to make him the school’s next head coach, sources told ESPN on Monday. The deal still requires the formality of board approval later this week. Paris has been at Chattanooga for five seasons, going 87-72 over that span. After struggling
3:31 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN LSU is expected to hire Murray State‘s Matt McMahon as the school’s next basketball coach, sources told ESPN. McMahon comes to LSU after a charmed run at Murray State, where he recruited and coached Ja Morant and won NCAA tournament games in both 2019 and 2022. After leading Murray State
12:01 PM ET Nebraska freshman Bryce McGowens will declare for the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Monday. “I am planning on forgoing my college eligibility and hiring agent Drew Gross of Roc Nation Sports,” McGowens said. McGowens, the No. 30 prospect in the ESPN 100, was named to the Big Ten’s all-rookie team
10:14 AM ET La Salle has fired men’s basketball coach Ashley Howard after four seasons, sources told ESPN. The Explorers’ season ended in the Atlantic 10 tournament with a 71-51 loss to Saint Louis. They finished 11-19 overall and 5-13 in the A-10 this season. Howard has struggled since taking over in 2018, failing to