1:18 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Dynamic 5-foot-7 Miami Hurricanes guard Chris Lykes has decided to turn pro after a senior season limited to two games because of an ankle injury. Lykes’ size makes him a long shot for the NBA, but he’ll earn his degree this spring and wants to move on, coach
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9:49 AM ET ESPN News Services Rutgers guard Geo Baker says the Scarlet Knights discussed delaying their NCAA tournament game last week against Clemson as part of an ongoing player protest of inequities in college sports. Baker, Michigan’s Isaiah Livers and Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon are leading the #NotNCAAProperty movement that is pushing the NCAA to
7:00 AM ET IT’S MARCH 17, two days before perhaps the most anticipated March Madness tournament in Gonzaga’s 113-year history, and senior Corey Kispert can’t stop gushing about a play his freshman teammate Jalen Suggs made some two months earlier, during a ho-hum 23-point Zags victory over the University of San Francisco. “There’s a video
7:38 PM ET Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — Duke freshman Jaemyn Brakefield plans to transfer. The school announced Brakefield’s decision Wednesday. The 6-foot-8 forward averaged 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 22 games, including two starts. In a statement, coach Mike Krzyzewski said Brakefield “has a bright future ahead of him and we will miss
3:02 PM ET ESPN News Services CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina freshman big man Day’Ron Sharpe is entering the NBA draft. The 6-foot-11, 265-pound Sharpe, who is ranked No. 33 among ESPN’s top 100 draft prospects, announced his decision in a social media post Wednesday after averaging 9.5 points and 6.9 rebounds in 19.3
1:54 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State basketball star E.J. Liddell says he’ll continue speaking out against social media users who direct racist, abusive and threatening messages at him and other athletes. Liddell was rattled by a social media rant directed at him after the Buckeyes were upset by Oral Roberts in
9:18 AM ET Florida Gators sophomore Tre Mann has decided to declare for the 2021 NBA draft and will forgo his remaining college eligibility. “After much consideration, I have decided to take the next step in my basketball career and will declare for the 2021 NBA draft,” Mann told ESPN. “To Gator nation, your love
8:22 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Ben Johnson arrived at Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle’s house already dressed for the job he was there to interview for. Johnson wore a Gophers pullover, making a strong first impression. His first task as head coach of the men’s basketball team will be to persuade more Minnesota
5:30 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pitt sophomore forward Justin Champagnie is going to test the NBA waters. Head coach Jeff Capel made the announcement on Tuesday. Champagnie was one of the bright spots for the Panthers (10-12), earning All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team honors after averaging 18.0 points and 11.1 rebounds. “The feedback I
3:21 PM ET Associated Press The National College Players Association said Tuesday that NCAA president Mark Emmert has informed a group of basketball players who started a social media campaign to protest inequities in college sports that he will meet with them after March Madness. NCPA executive director Ramogi Huma said in a statement he
10:00 AM ET Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire It’s a March Madness like no other, an NCAA tournament held in one state during what everyone hopes is the tail end of a pandemic. Every game took place in arenas in Indiana, the first state with regulated sports betting to ever host an NCAA tournament. The crowds at
11:35 AM ET George Mason has hired Tennessee assistant Kim English as its next head coach, the school announced Tuesday. English beat out several high-major assistant coaches for the job, sources told ESPN. “Kim English is a rising star in the college basketball world,” athletic director Brad Edwards said. “He is a tremendous communicator, tireless
12:59 AM ET The 2021 NCAA tournament provided more surprises and upsets in the second round on Sunday and Monday, as March Madness chaos continued to reign. But now we have a larger sample size with which to analyze the remaining field. Complete your bracket by selecting the winner in each of the games in
1:36 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — USC defeated No. 3 seed Kansas 85-51 on Monday night to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament — and in doing so handed the Jayhawks the third-worst loss in program history. Prior to Monday’s game, Kansas had suffered only eight 30-point losses in program history, the
11:55 PM ET Colorado men’s basketball coach Tad Boyle opened his postgame news conference Monday night by addressing the mass shooting that happened just a few miles from the school’s campus in Boulder, saying the tragedy left “an emptiness” in his stomach win or lose. “First of all, before we talk about this basketball game,
10:49 PM ET ESPN News Services INDIANAPOLIS — Illinois big man Kofi Cockburn is the second player to face racist comments on social media following a loss in the NCAA tournament. Cockburn shared on Instagram a racist social media post directed at him after the top-seeded Illini lost to No. 8 Loyola Chicago on Sunday.
9:34 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Creighton has been itching to reach its first Sweet 16 since last year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament was canceled because of COVID-19. Monday’s 72-58 win over Ohio was worth the wait. “It’s a phenomenal feeling,” junior guard Marcus Zegarowski said, “We worked — this is a two-year kind of thing
5:48 PM ET A historic NCAA men’s basketball tournament filled with a record number of upsets might strike concern into top-ranked title favorite Gonzaga, but the Bulldogs rolled through Oklahoma on Monday in their typical, convincing fashion. Sophomore big man Drew Timme said the team has paid attention to the double-digit seeds knocking off highly