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
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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.
12:15 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Mike White added Oklahoma State assistant Erik Pastrana to his staff Monday. Pastrana spent the past two seasons as an assistant who also served as Oklahoma State’s recruiting coordinator. The Cowboys signed the fourth-ranked recruiting class in 2020, a group that included talented big man
9:43 AM 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 Six of the biggest high
4:56 PM ET ESPN News Services LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech is getting another transfer in French forward Daniel Batcho, who left Arizona without playing for the Wildcats. Batcho will have all four years of eligibility when he joins first-year coach Mark Adams’ team. Batcho is the fourth transfer to pick Texas Tech since Adams
1:34 AM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Detroit police named a former Michigan State University basketball star as the suspect in a deadly shooting late Saturday. Keith Appling, 29, was wanted in connection to the shooting death of a 66-year-old man, according to a police news release. The slain man was not immediately identified. Police
12:48 PM ET Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Michael Durr has decided to transfer from South Florida to Indiana, Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson announced. The 7-foot center spent three seasons with the Bulls and started 19 games last season, averaging 8.8 points and 7.9 rebounds. He will have two years of eligibility remaining. “Michael will
2:00 PM ET Sterling “Scoot” Henderson, the No. 7 prospect in the ESPN class of 2022 recruiting rankings, has signed with the NBA’s G League Ignite program, the league announced on Friday. Signaling a shift in the nature of the G League Ignite thinking, Henderson is the first high school junior to commit to the
12:55 PM ET The ACC distributed a record $497.2 million for the 2019-20 financial year, the highest gross revenue ever reported for the league, according to tax documents released Friday. The revenue increased more than $42 million over the previous year — thanks largely to its increased television and postseason bowl revenues. Television revenue increased
10:05 AM ET Two 6-foot-9 Florida twins ranked among the top 15 high school juniors in the country — Matt and Ryan Bewley — are signing two-year deals with the Overtime Elite professional league, sources told ESPN, marking the first prep underclassmen to sign contracts with an American professional basketball league. Matt, who is ranked