8:34 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — UCLA’s Cody Riley has a left medial collateral ligament sprain and won’t play Friday when the No. 2 Bruins host No. 4 Villanova. Riley will be re-evaluated next week, a team spokesman said Wednesday. The senior forward injured his knee in a collision eight minutes into a
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9:53 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN He might be just 18 years old, but Duke forward Paolo Banchero already has a star-studded list of seasoned athletes as fans. The freshman made his debut for Duke on Tuesday night in the Blue Devils’ first game of the 2021-22 college basketball season. Banchero had 22 points, 7 rebounds
3:05 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 Collin Chandler, one of last
11:58 AM ET Middle Tennessee will remain in Conference USA after considering an exit to the Mid-American Conference. University president Sidney McPhee said in a statement that Conference USA’s recent additions of Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State will help stabilize the league. Conference USA has lost eight current members in
2:06 AM ET NEW YORK — Tuesday was the start of Mike Krzyzewski’s farewell tour. Tuesday was also the start of Paolo Banchero‘s push to be the No. 1 pick in June’s NBA draft. But by the end of No. 9 Duke‘s 79-71 win over No. 10 Kentucky, the biggest storyline coming out of Madison
12:00 AM ET ESPN staff The 2021-22 college basketball season commenced Tuesday, ending seven-plus months of competitive inactivity with nearly 200 games involving Division I teams on the men’s side. A total of 22 AP Top 25 teams were in action on Tuesday, with several close calls and one huge upset among the results. Top-ranked
11:40 AM ET No. 1 overall prospect Shaedon Sharpe will be arriving at Kentucky earlier than expected — but he still won’t play for the Wildcats until next season. Sharpe plans to graduate from high school early and enroll at Kentucky after the fall semester. He will work out and practice with the Wildcats, but
12:43 PM ET Three Gonzaga players were featured on the list of 50 preseason candidates for the 2021 Wooden Award that was announced Tuesday. Junior Drew Timme, senior Andrew Nembhard and freshman Chet Holmgren were the trio representing the top-ranked Bulldogs, who fell one win short of a perfect season with a loss to Baylor
11:03 AM ET Top international prospect Fredrick King has committed to Louisville, a source told ESPN. A 6-foot-10, 220 pound center with a 9-foot-2 standing reach from the Bahamas, King averaged 23 points and 12 rebounds per game at the NBA Academy Games in San Luis Potosi, Mexico in late September, helping the NBA Academy
7:00 AM ET The late, great Skip Prosser used to say “never delay gratitude.” Gratitude. I am so grateful for so many things around the game as we enter the 2021-22 season. Gratitude is the overwhelming feeling after a 2021 season that was compromised by the global pandemic. There is renewed hope of a return
8:00 AM ET The 2021-22 college basketball season begins Tuesday with a full day of matchups across the country, including a meeting between two top-10 teams in No. 9 Duke and No. 10 Kentucky (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). And with the start of the season comes Bracketology. Gonzaga, UCLA, Kansas and Michigan have earned the
11:26 AM ET For the second straight year, Gonzaga will tip off the college basketball season as the consensus favorite to win the national championship. The Zags are the favorites at 6-1 and are the only team with odds in the single digits at Caesars Sportsbooks. Michigan, Villanova and UCLA are next, each at 12-1,
10:21 AM ET Associated Press The NCAA on Monday set the stage for a dramatic restructuring of college sports that will give each of its three divisions the power to govern itself. The nation’s biggest and most influential governing body in college athletics released a draft of an 18½-page constitution, cut down from 43 pages
7:00 AM ET It’s back! At least, that’s what the upcoming 2021-22 men’s college basketball season, which tips off Tuesday, feels like. Amid the backdrop of continued COVID-19 protocols, new NIL rules and Mike Krzyzewski’s farewell tour at Duke, arenas will be packed with fans again to see teams battle it out before the men’s
10:31 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-10 senior Cason Wallace announced
5:30 PM ET Texas Tech wing Terrence Shannon Jr. will be held out of competition indefinitely while an eligibility review process is ongoing, the school announced Sunday. Shannon entered the NBA draft last spring before withdrawing and returning to school. Texas Tech said it is holding him out “out of an abundance of caution …
12:05 AM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle University has placed basketball coach Jim Hayford on administrative leave. Hayford was placed on leave on Friday, Seattle athletic director Shaney Fink said in a statement Saturday. Citing unidentified sources, Stadium reported that a Seattle player alleged Hayford used a racial slur twice during a scrimmage Thursday.
10:00 AM ET Pittsburgh guard Ithiel Horton was arrested after allegedly assaulting a police officer early Saturday morning. Horton was charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. According to public safety records, Pittsburgh Police responded to reports of an altercation just after 1 a.m. ET Saturday, after a tow truck driver