NCAABB

9:46 AM ET Oklahoma guard Austin Reaves will declare for the 2021 NBA draft and will forgo his remaining college eligibility. “I have decided to declare for the NBA draft and will be hiring an agent in the near future,” Reaves told ESPN. “My family and I believe this is best decision for my future

12:40 AM ET The 2021 Final Four is here in men’s college basketball, and it’s dominated by heavyweights and historic programs. Even in an NCAA tournament where Cinderellas received plenty of the spotlight, the penultimate and ultimate stages will be dominated by two teams that were talked about all season long — the Gonzaga Bulldogs

10:18 PM ET When March Madness comes around, millions of brackets are filled out every year and everyone probably thinks they are an NCAA tournament expert. However, ESPN does have its very own experts. Does that mean they all picked a completely perfect Final Four? Not exactly. ESPN’s group of college basketball writers, commentators and

11:16 PM ET About 24 hours prior to leading his team to the men’s Final Four and a 30-0 record, Gonzaga star Jalen Suggs FaceTimed his good friend and Connecticut star Paige Bueckers just after she had carried the Huskies to the Women’s Final Four with a game-high 28 points in a 69-67 win over

12:24 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — First Four to Final Four. UCLA, which was one of the last four at-large teams selected to the NCAA tournament and earned an 11-seed, became the first team since VCU in 2011 to advance from the First Four to the Final Four, holding on to upset top-seeded Michigan 51-49 on

7:33 PM ET Associated Press NCAA President Mark Emmert is planning to meet this week with a group of basketball players who used a social media campaign at the start of March Madness to protest rules banning college athletes from earning money from their names, images and likenesses. Ramogi Huma, executive director of the National

6:22 PM ET Associated Press MARTIN, Tenn. — UT Martin has hired Ryan Ridder as the Skyhawks’ new men’s basketball coach. Athletic director Kurt McGuffin announced the hiring Tuesday, and Ridder will be introduced next week on campus. Ridder, 36, spent the past four seasons at Bethune-Cookman in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. He had a

7:48 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — A referee collapsed early in the first half of Tuesday night’s Elite Eight matchup between Gonzaga and USC. Official Bert Smith was alert as he was placed on a stretcher and moved off the court at Lucas Oil Stadium. The NCAA said he left the game with a medical issue.

6:28 PM ET Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After Syracuse was eliminated by Houston in the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament, Orange coach Jim Boeheim said he expected players to leave the program. He was spot on. Point guard Kadary Richmond, forward Robert Braswell, and center John Bol Ajak entered the NCAA transfer

6:11 PM ET Associated Press JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Jason Shay has resigned after one season as head coach of the men’s basketball team at East Tennessee State. Athletic director Scott Carter said Shay told him earlier Tuesday of his intention to resign. “I fully respect Coach Shay’s decision and have accepted his resignation,” Carter

4:30 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Akron coach John Groce has agreed to a contract extension through 2026. Zips athletic director Larry Williams announced the agreement Tuesday with Groce, who just completed his fourth season at the school. Williams called Groce “a uniquely talented leader who has done and will continue to do

12:43 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The rebuilding project for the Florida Gators continues to grow. Forward Omar Payne entered the transfer portal Tuesday and became the fifth player to leave coach Mike White‘s program since the end of the season. The 6-foot-10 Payne joined shooting guard Noah Locke, backup point guard Ques

2:13 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — One of the biggest rebuilding efforts in recent college sports history is finally one step closer to completion, as Baylor got over the hump and advanced to its first Final Four since 1950. Since Scott Drew took over in Waco, Texas, in 2003, he has led the Bears to the

12:20 AM ET Half the men’s Final Four was set on Monday night, as the Houston Cougars and Baylor Bears kept their national championship hopes intact. Now it’s on to Tuesday’s NCAA tournament matchups, with the top overall seed Gonzaga Bulldogs and an increasingly impressive USC Trojans squad starting things off, and the resilient Michigan

8:27 PM ET ESPN News Services KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee men’s basketball guard Jaden Springer said he’s signing with an agent and declaring for the 2021 NBA draft after his freshman season. Springer announced his decision Monday with a social media post. ESPN rates Springer No. 27 in its latest draft rankings. He thanked Tennessee

7:06 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Shaka Smart acknowledges he’s happy to return to his home state but says that isn’t necessarily the reason he decided to leave Texas for Marquette. “I grew up about an hour from here,” Smart said Monday at his introductory news conference, three days after taking the Marquette job.

6:15 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Fordham is finalizing a deal to hire Villanova assistant Kyle Neptune to be its men’s basketball coach, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, confirming multiple reports. The hiring is expected to be announced this week, according to sources. Neptune, 36, is a New York native who went

5:05 PM ET Kentucky has landed a commitment from Kellan Grady, one of the best available transfers in men’s basketball. Grady left Davidson last week, entering his name in the portal to explore his options. “First, I want to express my eternal gratitude for Davidson College, Coach [Bob] McKillop and his entire staff for giving