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,
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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,
7:00 AM ET “You can recruit there.” It’s a statement made frequently during college basketball’s annual coaching carousel, and relates to the attractiveness of any number of head-coaching vacancies. But what does it mean? With the pursuit of top high school prospects set to resume next month, and with the transfer portal adding a new
9:07 PM ET Associated Press WACO, Texas — National champion Baylor is adding another transfer guard. Coach Scott Drew said Tuesday night that Dale Bonner has signed with the Bears after leading Division II Fairmont State in scoring, assists and steals in each of his past two seasons at the school in West Virginia. The
9:02 AM ET University of Michigan sophomore forward Franz Wagner — the ninth-rated draft prospect in ESPN’s Top 100 — told ESPN he is entering the 2021 NBA draft. Wagner, who plans to hire an agent, was the highest-rated player on ESPN’s board still unannounced for the July draft. The 6-foot-9 Wagner led the Wolverines
7:00 AM ET High school basketball phenom Emoni Bates, perceived within the industry as a strong candidate to become the top pick in the 2023 NBA draft, decommitted from Michigan State last week to raise questions about the future of the 17-year-old star. If Bates isn’t attending Michigan State in the fall of 2022, where
6:18 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota made guard Luke Loewe the latest piece of a major offseason roster revamp, picking up the graduate transfer from William & Mary. The Gophers announced the addition of Loewe on Monday. The 6-foot-4, 186-pound Loewe was a two-time All-Defensive Team pick in the Colonial Athletic Association and
4:01 PM ET ESPN News Services Jacob Groves is joining his brother Tanner as a transfer from Eastern Washington to Oklahoma. Ethan Chargois from SMU and Jordan Goldwire from Duke are also joining the Sooners as transfers for new coach Porter Moser. Tanner Groves, the 2021 Big Sky Conference Player of the Year, averaged 17.2