4:58 PM ET Five-star wing Julian Phillips announced his commitment to LSU on Friday, giving Will Wade his fifth consecutive class with a five-star commitment. Phillips chose the Tigers over USC, Florida State and Tennessee. A 6-foot-7 small forward from South Carolina who plays at Link Year Prep (South Carolina), Phillips is ranked No. 14
NCAABB
6:29 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 Conference announced Thursday it will allow its member schools to decide the amount of education-related benefits athletes can be given in an academic year following a U.S. Supreme Court decision over the summer. Under current NCAA rules, students cannot be paid and the scholarship
3:55 PM ET Top-40 senior Cameron Whitmore announced his commitment to Villanova on Thursday, choosing the Wildcats over North Carolina and Illinois. Whitmore visited Villanova in mid-September, a few weeks after taking official visits to his other two finalists. A 6-foot-6 forward from Archbishop Spalding High School (Maryland), Whitmore is ranked No. 36 in the
1:44 PM ET Louisville freshman Mike James will miss the 2021-22 basketball season after tearing the Achilles tendon in his left leg in practice Wednesday. James will undergo surgery Friday. “First and foremost, I feel for Mike,” coach Chris Mack said. “He’s a phenomenal young man and was poised to have a stellar freshman season.
7:35 AM ET A year ago at this time, Gonzaga’s biggest question mark was point guard play. Mark Few was loaded all over the roster, but freshman Jalen Suggs was going to have a lot on his shoulders from day one, and neither Dominick Harris nor Aaron Cook was a sure thing at PG if
7:00 AM ET Back in May, it looked like we were ready to close the book on the 2021 class. There was only one ESPN 100 prospect available and the class rankings seemed set in stone. In reality, things weren’t truly settled until three months later, after Memphis landed potential top-five picks Jalen Duren and
6:01 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Rick Byrd, who retired in 2019 after leading Belmont to eight NCAA tournament appearances, will receive the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award. His selection was announced by Craig Impelman, Wooden’s grandson-in-law, at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on Tuesday. Byrd will receive the award in
7:55 AM ET More than 225 men’s and women’s college basketball recruits attended the Wootten 150 basketball camp. The two-day camp covered skill work, drills and both 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 games. The event also served as an early opportunity to evaluate future McDonald’s High School All-American candidates, nationally ranked prospects and future stars of the
10:40 AM ET Associated Press MAUI, Hawaii — The Maui Invitational is relocating to Las Vegas this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing travel restrictions in Hawaii. It will be held Nov. 22-24 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The original field of eight schools remains in place for the marquee early-season
2:54 PM ET The Mountain West on Friday said it will proceed with its membership intact, while the American Athletic Conference said it has not made any invitations to other institutions. Multiple schools have fielded interest from the AAC about joining the conference, sources confirmed to ESPN. Both the AAC and MWC released their statements
2:40 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The NCAA has amended its Notice of Allegations against Louisville, adding additional violations committed by the men’s basketball program that include impermissible activities and accusations coach Chris Mack did not promote an atmosphere for compliance. Already under review by the Independent Resolution Panel (IRP) for violations related
10:36 AM ET Clemson and men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell have agreed to a two-year extension that links Brownell to the school through 2026. The extension, announced Friday, comes after the Tigers went 16-8 last season and made their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2018. “None of this would be possible without the outstanding young
6:28 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 Jaden Bradley, the top-ranked point
11:36 AM ET Associated Press The NCAA is exploring holding a joint Final Four with the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments playing their last weekend in the same city, though it would not happen until at least 2027, with sites already locked in through 2026. Combining the tournaments was one of the recommendations stemming from
7:35 AM ET It’s getting late early in the 2022 class. We’re still several weeks away from mid-November and the early signing period, but dominoes continue to fall with top-100 prospects flying off the board every week. In fact, we’re still in September and only 33 players in the ESPN 100 — and just eight
9:24 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 Nick Smith, the highest-ranked available
8:00 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx Forum will continue requiring face masks for everyone attending basketball games for NBA Memphis Grizzlies and University of Memphis Tigers games and other arena events regardless of vaccination status through the end of October. Wednesday’s announcement follows Shelby County’s health directive continuing its mask mandate. A
12:27 PM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Two moves by the NCAA on Wednesday should allow increased opportunities for collaboration and cross-promotion between the Division I men’s and