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May 11, 2021 ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Parker Fox, a 6-foot-8 forward and a native of Minnesota, joined the revamped Gophers men’s basketball team on Tuesday. Fox played three seasons at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and was selected this year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches as a Division II

10:32 AM ET Jonathan Givony 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 Five-star basketball recruit Patrick Baldwin has committed to Milwaukee of the Horizon League, he told ESPN on Wednesday, spurning offers from

7:00 AM ET Last week, 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, also debating the schools that do the most with fewer resources and those our team would consider “sleeping giants.” This week, we’ll continue our exercise by

7:28 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Parker Fox, a 6-foot-8 forward and a native of Minnesota, became the latest transfer to join the revamped Gophers men’s basketball team on Tuesday. Fox played three seasons at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and was selected this year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches

1:41 PM ET Top international basketball prospect Adama Bal has committed to Arizona, he told ESPN on Tuesday. “Coach Tommy Lloyd and his staff were the key,” Bal said. “He recruited me at Gonzaga and offered me the first day on the job at Arizona. He showed me how much he wanted me every step

1:33 PM ET Arizona State guard Remy Martin, a two-time first-team All-Pac-12 selection, entered the transfer portal Tuesday. Martin, one of the most productive guards in college basketball over the last two seasons, will graduate before spending his final season elsewhere. Martin announced last week he was not returning to Arizona State next season, saying

3:34 PM ET Associated Press NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Fairfield University assistant coach Patrick Sellers has been hired as the head men’s basketball coach at Central Connecticut, his alma mater. Sellers returns to school where he was a team captain as a player in 1991 and began his coaching career as an assistant in 1999,

3:27 PM ET Oral Roberts sophomore Max Abmas is entering the NBA draft, but will maintain his college eligibility and retain the option to return to school, he told ESPN Sunday. “My plan is to enter the draft and get as much feedback as I can. I’m hoping to work my way into the first

11:50 AM ET The only known Michael Jordan game-worn North Carolina Tar Heels basketball jersey sold for $1.38 million on Saturday with Heritage Auctions. The jersey was photo-matched to the 1982-83 season, when Jordan won NCAA player of the year from The Sporting News, and is the same jersey he wore on the cover of

10:51 AM ET NCAA president Mark Emmert said he recommends the association’s board members approve new rules allowing athletes to make money from their name, image and likeness rights this summer. Emmert told The New York Times on Friday that he’s pushing for approval of NIL guidance “before, or as close to, July 1.” That

6:20 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU’s roster rebuild is up to seven Division I transfers with the addition of two players from Texas A&M, including the Aggies’ scoring and rebounding leader, Emanuel Miller. The Horned Frogs announced Friday the signings of 6-foot-7 sophomore forward Miller and 6-4 freshman guard Cashius McNeilly,

3:53 PM ET College basketball is tired of the flopping. And now, floppers could pay. The NCAA men’s basketball rules committee has proposed a rule that would assess a technical foul to players who “fake being fouled.” It would be a Class B technical foul, so the opposing team would get one free throw attempt

10:12 PM ET Less than two months after Hartford’s men’s basketball team reached its first NCAA tournament, the University’s Board of Regents voted Thursday to transition the athletics programs from Division I to Division III. The university will have to file its intent to the NCAA in January 2022, and expects to be transitioned to

6:04 PM ET Associated Press PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Forward Aundre Hyatt is transferring to Rutgers from LSU. Coach Steve Pikiell announced the move Thursday, saying the New York City native will have three seasons of eligibility remaining. The Scarlet Knights posted a 16-12 record last season and made the NCAA tournament for the first time

1:21 PM ET Associated Press AMES, Iowa — Izaiah Brockington has transferred from Penn State to Iowa State and will have two years of eligibility, Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger announced Thursday. Brockington spent the last three seasons at Penn State after playing his freshman year at St. Bonaventure. The 6-foot-4 guard from Philadelphia started 24

11:45 AM ET After one of the worst seasons in Kentucky basketball history, John Calipari dipped into the transfer pool of coaches to sign two-thirds of Illinois‘ staff. Illinois assistants Orlando Antigua, previously a key member of Calipari’s staff, and Ron Coleman have joined Kentucky’s staff, the Wildcats announced Thursday. The moves follow Kentucky’s 9-16

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff ESPN unveiled its Sales Pitch (ESPN+) series this week, examining the men’s college basketball programs in the ACC 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

2:22 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Former Arkansas guard Desi Sills is heading to Southeastern Conference basketball rival Auburn. Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said Wednesday Sills has signed an athletics financial aid agreement. Sills, who played three seasons with the Razorbacks, has two years of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot-2, 200-pounder averaged 7.5 points,