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8:08 PM ET ESPN News Services WACO, Texas — Baylor became the first AP No. 1 team in men’s college basketball history to lose two home games in a week after Oklahoma State stunned them on Saturday with a 61-54 victory. Baylor (15-2, 3-2 Big 12) had won a national-best 21 games in a row

10:45 AM ET Some of America’s top Black men’s and women’s basketball coaches said they’re hopeful about recent hiring trends for minority coaches but also know they’ll face pressure to win for those trends to continue. After the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020, schools around the country vowed to do more to

8:57 AM ET Joe B. Hall, who succeeded legendary coach Adolph Rupp at Kentucky and led the Wildcats to an NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died at the age of 93. Hall is one of only three men to both play on and coach an NCAA championship team (1949, 1978) and is the only one

10:17 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-15 junior Marvel Allen announced

6:01 PM ET Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland assistant basketball coach Bruce Shingler faces charges of procuring or soliciting prostitution or assignation, according to online court records. The school said Wednesday that Shingler was suspended 30 days for “a violation of his employment agreement” — and the athletic department would not comment further.

10:25 AM ET Michigan State and Caesars Entertainment announced a multiyear sports betting partnership Thursday that includes a new premium seating space at Spartan Stadium. Caesars Sportsbook becomes the official and exclusive sports betting and iGaming partner of Michigan State and will receive significant exposure at venues. The new Caesars seating space inside Spartan Stadium,

12:41 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jacob Young scored a season-high 23 points and Oregon edged No. 3 UCLA 84-81 in overtime Thursday night to give coach Dana Altman his 700th career victory. Will Richardson added 12 points as one of three Ducks in foul trouble. Oregon (10-6, 3-2 Pac-12) won its fourth

1:08 PM ET Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman had shoulder surgery Thursday and is expected to miss at least two games, starting with Saturday’s game at LSU, the school announced. Assistant Keith Smart will serve as interim coach. A statement from Musselman’s doctor said he was injured in a

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 Utah Valley Wolverines center Fardaws Aimaq is your run-of-the-mill 6-foot-11, Afghan-Canadian pro basketball prospect with a black belt in mixed martial arts and a deep devotion to Islam living in a

7:20 AM ET There weren’t many programs in the country hotter than Michigan as the 2021-22 college basketball season began. The Wolverines were coming off a season in which they won the Big Ten regular-season title, came within a basket of the Final Four and Juwan Howard — who was coming off winning the national

7:49 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Georgetown men’s basketball coach Patrick Ewing will miss the Hoyas’ game against visiting Butler because of what his team said Wednesday were D.C. Department of Health guidelines. The news release announcing the former Georgetown and NBA star’s absence Thursday did not offer any other details or explanation. Georgetown

3:17 PM ET Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski will miss Wednesday night’s game at Wake Forest due to a non-COVID-related virus, the school announced. Associate head coach Jon Scheyer will serve as the acting head coach for Wednesday’s game. Duke had games against Clemson and Notre Dame postponed in late December due to COVID-19 issues

7:20 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 Welcome to our updated rankings of the top 25 players in men’s college basketball. We last conducted this exercise in the preseason, and much has changed

9:31 PM ET And then there were none. Both No. 1 Baylor and No. 5 USC, the remaining undefeated Division-I men’s basketball teams, suffered losses on Tuesday evening. Baylor’s 21-game winning streak, which started last season, was snapped in a 65-62 loss to No. 19 Texas Tech in Waco, Texas. The Red Raiders have been

12:45 PM ET Associated Press Baylor is the unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll once again, while fifth-ranked Southern California climbed to its highest ranking in nearly five decades. The reigning national champion Bears earned all 61 first-place votes in Monday’s poll for the fourth time in five weeks. Baylor

7:00 AM ET The ACC’s struggles during the first half of the 2021-22 men’s college basketball season have been no secret. I’ve discussed it multiple times here in the Power Rankings, and the lack of a non-Duke team even competing for a spot in the top 16 has been evident. The hashtag #OneBidACC appeared briefly

2:18 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Purdue–Michigan men’s basketball game has been postponed because the Wolverines have fewer than seven scholarship players cleared to play as a result of COVID-19 protocols. The third-ranked Boilermakers were scheduled to play at Michigan on Tuesday night. The Wolverines also had to postpone their game

8:47 AM ET Saturday’s game between Michigan and Michigan State has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Wolverines’ program, the schools announced Saturday morning. Michigan was missing four players because of COVID-19 issues in its loss to Rutgers on Tuesday, but the Detroit News reported Friday that two of the four players had