NCAABB

7:00 AM ET After a whirlwind two months since the end of the season, we can all take a collective breath … for now. The last several weeks have seen hundreds of players transfer schools, a dozen or so ESPN 100 prospects make commitments, and a longer-than-usual list of players enter the NBA draft. But

5:26 PM ET Associated Press John Calipari is awaiting a pivotal ruling on the eligibility of transfers before he will know who will be around to help the Wildcats bounce back from the coach’s first losing season in Lexington. As has been the case since Calipari’s 2009 arrival at Kentucky, the Wildcats underwent their annual

3:56 PM ET Howard University big man Makur Maker, the first five-star recruit to choose to play at a historically Black college and university, is declaring for the 2021 NBA draft, sources told ESPN. Makur, 20, won’t sign with an agent to keep open the option of returning to Howard for his sophomore year, sources

1:06 PM ET Associated Press AMHERST, N.Y. — University at Buffalo athletic director Mark Alnutt has signed a five-year contract extension that runs through May 2026. In addition to the new deal, the school added a vice president’s position to Alnutt’s title on Thursday. Alnutt is in his fourth year at Buffalo, during which the

11:20 AM ET A study out Thursday on the risk of heart damage to college athletes who have had COVID-19 contradicts other recent studies by suggesting symptoms are not the best indicator for possible heart problems and advocating for continued high-level cardiac monitoring, awareness and possible testing of athletes post-COVID. The study published in JAMA

11:00 AM ET College athletes would be able to form players’ unions and would be considered employees of their schools if a new Congressional bill introduced Thursday morning is passed into law. The College Athletes Right to Organize bill, co-authored by Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., presents a direct challenge to the

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff ESPN continued its Sales Pitch (ESPN+) series this week, examining the men’s college basketball programs in the Pac-12 that have the most and fewest advantages in enticing recruits and transfers to campus. After seeing the results of our survey, ESPN.com’s writing team of Myron Medcalf, Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway and

8:00 AM ET Michael A. Fletcher ON A FRIGID February night in Chattanooga, about 20 East Tennessee State basketball players, coaches and staff made the same peaceful, if provocative, statement many others had since 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick forged the silent act of resistance in 2016. In front of a reported 1,000 fans and many

7:24 PM ET ESPN News Services LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self acknowledged in the aftermath of one of the worst NCAA tournament losses in program history that the Jayhawks had to get more athletic and more dynamic if they wanted to once again be title contenders. They took a big step toward

5:21 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan freshman center Hunter Dickinson has entered the NBA draft while giving himself the option of staying in school. Dickinson made the announcement on social media on Wednesday. Dickinson earned second-team All-America, Big Ten’s Freshman of the Year and all-conference honors last season. Dickinson, who is

2:07 PM ET Gonzaga sophomore Drew Timme announced Wednesday he was returning to the Bulldogs next season, likely cementing the Zags as the preseason No. 1 team in the country and solidifying Timme’s status as the Wooden Award favorite. Timme wasn’t projected to be selected in ESPN’s latest mock draft. “After reviewing options with my

12:55 PM ET A federal judge in South Carolina on Wednesday dismissed former Louisville signee Brian Bowen Jr.’s lawsuit against Adidas and others who he claimed derailed his NBA career by promising to pay his father $100,000 to ensure that he signed with the Cardinals in 2017. Bowen, a five-star recruit from Saginaw, Michigan, sued

7:00 AM ET Earlier this month, we started our Sales Pitch series by ranking the schools in the ACC based on the quality of their enticements for men’s basketball recruits and then moved on to the Big East, where we examined whether anyone in the league can close the recruiting gap on Villanova. Last week

8:05 PM ET Associated Press The Big 12 Conference is distributing about $345 million of revenue to its 10 schools, the second year in a row that figure has been lower because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each school will get about $34.5 million for the 2020-21 fiscal year, down from $37.7 million announced at this

7:24 PM ET Iowa men’s basketball star guard Jordan Bohannon is recovering from a serious head injury after he was “physically assaulted” early Sunday morning, per a release from the school. The alleged assault occurred in Iowa City. “Thankfully, Jordan is recovering well after being attacked by an individual he did not see coming at

3:33 PM ET ESPN News Services LINCOLN, Neb. — Shannan Lum has been hired as recruiting coordinator for the Nebraska men’s basketball program, coach Fred Hoiberg announced Monday. Lum will be the second woman to hold the title at a Power Five school. The other is Bailey Bachamp, who has been Kansas State’s recruiting coordinator

3:09 PM ET Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — Former Gonzaga player Stephen Gentry was hired Monday as an assistant basketball coach to replace Tommy Lloyd, who left the Bulldogs to become the head coach at Arizona. Gentry was most recently an assistant coach at Illinois. “It is great to have Stephen back in the program,”

1:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Michigan State basketball player Keith Appling has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting in Detroit this past weekend. Appling was arrested Monday by Michigan State Police in Chelsea, Michigan, about 55 miles west of Detroit. Troopers recovered a firearm during the arrest, according to state police.