Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterDec 12, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions A couple of months ago, hoopheads around the country circled Saturday on their calendars. Or added an alert to their phone, or some other modern-day reminder. It looked to
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Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterDec 11, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — NCAA president Charlie Baker is “bullish” on the prospect of the NCAA basketball tournaments expanding to 72 or 76 teams in the near
Associated Press Dec 10, 2024, 09:24 PM ET LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A former New Mexico State basketball player has agreed to a plea deal in a sexual assault case against teammates that led to the shutdown of the team’s 2022-23 season. Kim Aiken Jr. agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to two felony counts of
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 10, 2024, 05:51 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions UC Davis in 2026 will join the Mountain West Conference in several sports, including basketball but not football, it announced Tuesday. The Aggies will continue to play football in the
Dec 10, 2024, 12:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The No. 1 prospect in high school basketball is off the board — and he’s going to BYU. A.J. Dybantsa, who is also the overwhelming favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft, chose the Cougars over Alabama, North Carolina and Kansas.
Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Paul Biancardi 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 Dec 10, 2024, 10:46
Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterDec 10, 2024, 11:01 AM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions Three athletes whose lawsuits have prompted the pending $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement are calling for major structural changes beyond those established through the pending settlement,
Associated Press Dec 9, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tennessee is the new No. 1 in men’s college basketball after a massive shakeup in the AP Top 25. The Vols received 58 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel Monday to reach No. 1 for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Tennessee
Dec 9, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We hope you wrote down all of your preseason predictions in pencil, not pen. Because some of those thoughts that seemed reasonable a month ago — not so much now. Take UConn, the two-time champion that has already fallen on hard times after an 0-3 stretch
Associated Press Dec 8, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBIA, Mo. — Tamar Bates had 29 points and five steals to help Missouri beat Hunter Dickinson and No. 1 Kansas 76-67 on Sunday. Mark Mitchell scored 17 points in Missouri’s first win over Kansas since a 74-71 victory on Feb. 4, 2012. Anthony
ESPN News Services Dec 8, 2024, 01:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Andrew Carr had 19 points and No. 4 Kentucky erased an 18-point second half deficit to beat No. 7 Gonzaga 90-89 in overtime Saturday night. Otega Oweh converted at the rim in the opening minute of overtime to put the Wildcats
J.J. Post, ESPNDec 7, 2024, 05:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With the St. John’s Red Storm honoring legendary coach Lou Carnesecca — who died last Saturday at age 99 — current men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino paid tribute in a uniquely fitting manner. Editor’s Picks Pitino has been known for donning a wide array
Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterDec 7, 2024, 11:01 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Creighton guard Pop Isaacs is expected to undergo hip surgery and miss the rest of the season, sources told ESPN. Isaacs underwent hip surgery last spring, but it has
Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterDec 6, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions TWO DAYS AFTER UConn returned home from a disastrous 0-3 trip to the Maui Invitational, Dan Hurley took to the podium following the Huskies’ 99-45 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2024, 12:56 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel is set to receive a five-year contract extension, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Manuel, who also chairs the College Football Playoff selection committee, has
Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions It’s been two weeks since the last edition of the Power Rankings, and we were all set to unveil a dramatically-changed top five with a Kansas vs. Auburn debate
ESPN News Services Dec 4, 2024, 10:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OMAHA, Neb. — Pop Isaacs helped unranked Creighton upset No. 1 Kansas 76-63 on Wednesday night, scoring a season-high 27 points and matching his career high with six 3-pointers. Kansas cut a 13-point deficit to one early in the second half, but Isaacs
Associated Press Dec 4, 2024, 09:18 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU men’s basketball forward Jalen Reed was diagnosed with a torn right knee ligament that will sideline him the rest of this season, coach Matt McMahon said Wednesday night. The team captain tore his anterior cruciate ligament during LSU’s 85-75 victory over Florida