12:16 PM ET After leading the Bruins to their first Final Four appearance since 2008, UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin has signed a two-year extension worth $4 million per year, athletic director Martin Jarmond announced Thursday. Cronin, who is now signed through the 2026-27 season, is 41-22 in two seasons as UCLA coach. In
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11:25 AM ET Former Miami wing Earl Timberlake, one of the top college basketball transfers this spring, has committed to play Memphis next season, he told ESPN Thursday. “I felt like I can learn a lot from (coach) Penny Hardaway — all he’s done in his career,” Timberlake said. I like the way they defend,
9:59 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota does not owe a buyout payment to former men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino for his dismissal, according to the separation agreement provided Wednesday by the university. Pitino was fired March 15. He was hired at New Mexico the next day. In the contract extension Pitino signed in
7:03 PM ET Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland agreed Wednesday with basketball coach Mark Turgeon on a contract extension through the 2025-26 season. Turgeon has led the Terrapins to five NCAA tournament appearances during his decade at the school. Most recently, Maryland reached the second round this season before losing to Alabama. “We
8:31 PM ET Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest basketball great Randolph Childress is leaving the Demon Deacons’ coaching staff. The school announced Childress’ move Wednesday, with the former star player saying it was time to explore “other opportunities” after his ninth season on the staff as an assistant. He had worked under former
5:49 PM ET Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. — New Oklahoma coach Porter Moser isn’t intimidated by the impressive track records of the coaches he’ll face in the Big 12 as he steps in for the retired Lon Kruger. Scott Drew just led Baylor to a national title. Kansas‘ Bill Self, who just signed a lifetime
5:58 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Penn State’s leading scorer is heading to Florida and could be a huge help right away. Guard Myreon Jones announced his commitment to the Gators on Wednesday, joining fellow transfers Brandon McKissic from UM Kansas City and CJ Felder from Boston College as new additions for coach
4:22 PM ET Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State has added high-scoring guard Tyson Walker, a transfer from Northeastern. Spartans coach Tom Izzo made the announcement Wednesday, a little more than a week after sophomore guard Rocket Watts entered the transfer portal to leave the program. Walker averaged 18.6 points, 4.8 assists and
3:46 PM ET Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. — Graduate transfer center Nysier Brooks has signed to play with Ole Miss. The 7-footer, whose signing was announced Tuesday, played last season at Miami. Brooks averaged 7.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game last season while shooting 51.7% from the field. Brooks has played in 130 college
1:01 PM ET Sean Miller has been fired as the head coach of Arizona, sources told ESPN. Miller had been in Tucson since 2009, leading the Wildcats to seven NCAA tournaments and three Elite Eight appearances. Arizona won at least a share of five Pac-12 regular-season championships under Miller. Miller had one year left on
12:16 PM ET Miami transfer Chris Lykes announced his commitment to the Arkansas basketball program on Wednesday, becoming the Razorbacks’ second transfer pickup this spring. Lykes chose Arkansas over USC. A 5-foot-7 guard from Maryland, Lykes played just two games this past season due to injury. In his last full season with the Hurricanes in
10:56 AM ET Tennessee freshman Keon Johnson will declare for the 2021 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility by hiring an agent, he told ESPN Wednesday. Johnson, the No. 6 prospect in the ESPN 100, was named to the SEC’s all-rookie team after averaging 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 25
7:54 PM ET Associated Press AMES, Iowa — Rasir Bolton, Iowa State‘s leading scorer this past season, has entered the NCAA transfer portal and will be looking to play at his third school in four years. Bolton left Penn State in 2019 after then-coach Patrick Chambers made a race-tinged comment to Bolton. Chambers resigned in
8:30 PM ET Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech‘s search for its new basketball coach didn’t take long, and didn’t have to go far. Mark Adams, the Texas Tech graduate who was born about 40 miles from the Lubbock campus and spent the past five seasons as a Red Raiders assistant, was introduced Tuesday
6:32 PM ET One year after finishing second in a tight race, Iowa star Luka Garza added another award to his trophy case Tuesday by winning the John R. Wooden Award as the top player in men’s college basketball. Garza, a 6-foot-11 senior standout, secured the award and completed the sweep of the major national
5:09 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose State has hired former Nebraska coach Tim Miles to take over the Spartans’ struggling men’s basketball program. Athletic director Marie Tuite announced the decision Tuesday, pointing to Miles’ experience building programs at Colorado State and Nebraska. Miles ended NCAA tournament droughts at both those
5:42 PM ET Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Hubert Davis understands the challenge ahead of him in taking over at North Carolina. He’s a first-time college head coach. He’s following a Hall of Famer in Roy Williams. And he’s now leading a program that has six NCAA championships and ranks among college basketball’s all-time
4:41 PM ET Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — UConn men’s basketball senior Isaiah Whaley has decided to take advantage of the extra year of eligibility being offered to athletes by the NCAA and will return for a fifth year with the Huskies, the school announced Tuesday. The Big East’s co-defensive player of the year, who