11:33 AM ET Kansas State men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber announced Thursday that he had resigned from his position after 10 seasons in Manhattan. The Wildcats’ season ended Wednesday night with a 73-67 loss to West Virginia in the Big 12 tournament. Kansas State finished 14-17, starting 14-11 before losing their last six games. Following
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7:30 AM ET Kevin ConnorsESPN Close ESPN studio anchor Writer, ESPN mid-major college basketball top 10 4-year member of the Ithaca men’s basketball team Tell me you didn’t react. Tell me you didn’t spring off your loveseat or lounger. Tell me there’s no joy in watching a young man make the shot of his life
7:00 AM ET MADISON, Wisconsin — Everywhere Johnny Davis turned in high school, he heard the knock against Wisconsin: Great college program, but not for elite players seeking the fast track to the NBA. The skeptics surrounding Davis weren’t outsiders with limited Badgers intel. They were Wisconsin kids from La Crosse Central High School, one
Mar 3, 2022 Kevin ConnorsESPN Close ESPN studio anchor Writer, ESPN mid-major college basketball top 10 4-year member of the Ithaca men’s basketball team Tell me you didn’t react. Tell me you didn’t spring off your loveseat or lounger. Tell me there’s no joy in watching a young man make the shot of his life
6:26 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin star Johnny Davis says he expects to play in the Big Ten tournament after getting knocked out of the Badgers’ regular-season finale on a hit he described as “dirty and uncalled for.” “The plan is to see how tomorrow goes and Friday goes, but the plan
4:56 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Juwan Howard looked and sounded contrite about the swipe that forced him to watch his basketball team play five games on TV. “I can come up with 1,000 excuses, but I’m not,” he said Wednesday. “I take full ownership for my actions.” Howard resumed
1:42 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Syracuse star Buddy Boeheim punched Florida State’s Wyatt Wilkes in the stomach during the first half of the Orange’s 96-57 victory in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Wednesday. “In the heat of today’s game, after some shoving in the lane, I swung
5:54 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Rick Pitino, the Hall of Famer who led Iona to the regular-season Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title, was honored as the coach of the year Wednesday. In his second season with the program, the 69-year-old Pitino guided the Gaels to a 25-6 overall mark and a
5:23 PM ET The Northeast Conference said Wednesday that it is launching an investigation into a fight between fans in the stands that marred the ending of the Wagner–Bryant tournament final in Smithfield, Rhode Island, and led to one arrest. In a statement Wednesday, NEC commissioner Noreen Morris said she was “disgusted” by what transpired
11:46 AM ET USC has signed men’s basketball coach Andy Enfield to a contract extension that links him to the school through the 2027-28 season, the Trojans announced Wednesday. The extension comes after Enfield had been linked as a possible candidate for Maryland‘s head-coaching position. Enfield earned his master’s degree from Maryland, which is looking
1:49 PM ET Miami head coach Jim Larranaga has agreed to a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the Hurricanes through the 2025-26 season, sources told ESPN. An official announcement is expected Wednesday afternoon. Miami is poised for its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2018 after winning 22 games this season and finishing
8:58 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN LSU has received a notice of allegations related to potential violations in the men’s basketball and football programs, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. The notice comes from the Complex Case Unit, which is part of the Independent Accountability Resolution Process that’s handling this and other cases for the NCAA.
8:02 PM ET ESPN News Services LOUISVILLE, Ky. — CJ Fleming scored a career-high 27 points, Dylan Penn added 22 and Division I newcomer Bellarmine defeated Jacksonville 77-72 in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament final on Tuesday, handing the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament to regular-season champion Jacksonville State. Bellarmine is not eligible for
9:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Bryant on Tuesday night secured its first trip to the Division I NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but its NEC championship game against Wagner was marred by a fight between fans in the stands late in the second half. Peter Kiss, the nation’s leading scorer, had 34 points to lead
8:00 AM ET In what is being billed as the first deal of its kind in the NCAA, the Mid-American Conference has signed a statistical data partnership and sponsorship agreement with Genius Sports, the league announced Wednesday. The five-year agreement gives Genius Sports the rights to manage and market the stats for all sports in
7:00 AM ET The secret is out, and Hyunjung Lee knows it. First came the crowds of Korean fans, who showed up whenever he was playing, often waiting with posters and memorabilia for the 21-year-old guard to sign. Then came the features in American news outlets and Korean publications reporting Lee could be drafted by
7:00 AM ET Welcome to Champ Week, that frenzied stretch of college basketball between the end of the regular season and Selection Sunday and the NCAA tournament — otherwise known as the best postseason in American sports. A multitude of leagues will send their lone representatives to the NCAA tournament via conference tournament title games
7:04 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Juwan Howard has resumed his role as Michigan‘s basketball coach after serving a five-game suspension for hitting a Wisconsin assistant in the head. Howard met individually with each player Monday, when the team did not have practice. The Wolverines are on the NCAA tournament bubble with