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8:00 AM ET (Editor’s note: The following piece was originally published March 14, 2019, and has been resurfaced in advance of the ACC Network’s airing of the 10-part series “The Tournament”, beginning Monday.) Santa Claus, snow days and the big black TV cart. For so many southeastern schoolkids stuck in so many classrooms during so

7:15 AM ET A year ago at this time, the top eight in Power Rankings were, in order, Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Ohio State, Illinois, Villanova, Alabama and Houston. On Selection Sunday, five weeks later, seven of those eight teams received a 1-seed or a 2-seed in the NCAA tournament. The only member of that group

8:25 PM ET Every week in 2021-22, I will hand out awards for the week that just unfolded in college basketball and unveil a new top 25: PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kofi Cockburn, Illinois. He had 37 points, 12 rebounds vs. Wisconsin and also put up 17 points and 8 boards in a win over

9:45 PM ET CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski walked out of the tunnel and onto the court at the Dean E. Smith Center for pregame warm-ups on Saturday. It was his 36th trip into the belly of the beast and also his last one. His presence on the court instantly ignited the crowd, a

12:39 PM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and will miss the Hawkeyes’ home game against Minnesota on Sunday. Assistant Billy Taylor will serve as the acting head coach in McCaffery’s absence. Iowa (14-7, 4-6 Big Ten) has lost three of its

7:15 AM ET The No. 9 Duke Blue Devils will make their final trip to Chapel Hill in the Coach K era on Saturday (6 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN App), meeting the North Carolina Tar Heels in one of three compelling Sonic Blockbuster matchups on this weekend’s slate. Saturday also sees the No. 8

1:29 AM ET Mac Etienne, a redshirt freshman forward on UCLA‘s men’s basketball team, was arrested and cited for assault after appearing to spit at Arizona fans following the Bruins’ 76-66 loss to the Wildcats on Thursday night. Video of the incident appears to show Etienne, a four-star recruit who is out for the season

7:35 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson starting forward Hunter Tyson is out indefinitely with a broken clavicle. Tyson suffered the injury in the first half of the Tigers’ 75-69 victory over Florida State on Wednesday night. X-rays taken Thursday confirmed the injury to the clavicle, which connects the sternum to the shoulder.

7:00 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 The group of Murray, Kentuckians who make the nearly three-hour journey to Memphis 41 times a year will tell you it’s worth it. Then again, what might you expect from a

7:00 AM ET Ace researcher Jared Berson of ESPN’s Stats and Information group dropped a stat on Twitter last week that caught the eye of many around college basketball: it’s the first time ever that each of the previous season’s Final Four teams won at least 15 of their first 17 games the following season.

1:32 AM ET Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi freshman Daeshun Ruffin will miss the season with a knee injury that requires surgery. Ruffin was injured in the Rebels’ 76-72 win over No. 25 LSU on Tuesday night, when he scored 19 points in 20 minutes. “Daeshun was just hitting his stride and was establishing

3:53 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA generated more than $1.15 billion in revenue in 2021, returning to normal after the cancellation of the men’s basketball tournament because of the pandemic in 2020 cost the association and its member schools $800 million. The NCAA released its financial records Wednesday. Most NCAA revenue comes

3:30 PM ET Associated Press Stony Brook’s athletic teams will need to receive at-large bids to the NCAAs if the Seawolves want to make it to the tournament this year. The America East announced Wednesday that the school is ineligible for conference postseason tournaments because it’s leaving for the Colonial Athletic Association next year. Stony

7:00 AM ET WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Shortly after escaping with a one-point overtime road win against Monmouth in mid-January, Iona basketball coach Rick Pitino could be heard praising Hawks big man Walker Miller. Miller had just outplayed highly touted sophomore Nelly Junior Joseph and nearly helped lead Monmouth to an upset, finishing with

1:01 AM ET ESPN News Services LUBBOCK, Texas — Mark Adams stayed on the South Plains even before he knew he would get the job as Texas Tech’s new coach. Chris Beard got on a plane 10 months ago to Austin, and Red Raiders fans had waited since then to let them know how they

11:50 PM ET The father of Memphis freshman Emoni Bates told ESPN on Tuesday night that his son is dealing with pain in his back and “absolutely” plans to get back on the court with the Tigers when healthy. Elgin Bates said his son is questionable for Memphis’ game Thursday at Cincinnati. A report earlier

6:32 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville’s athletic board executive committee has approved a new contract for men’s basketball interim coach Mike Pegues that includes a guaranteed bonus of $340,000 and other incentives. The University of Louisville Athletic Association executive board approved the proposed bonus package in a special meeting on Tuesday. Pegues,

4:46 PM ET Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — The University of Connecticut said Tuesday it has complied with a recent arbitration ruling by paying former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie more than $11.1 million. Arbitrator Mark Irvings ruled last month that Ollie had been fired improperly under the school’s agreement with the American Association of