4:29 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Marquette has added former George Mason guard Tyler Kolek and ex-Clemson forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper as the Golden Eagles reshape their roster under new coach Shaka Smart. School officials announced Thursday the additions of Kolek and Prosper as well as incoming freshmen Emarion Ellis, Keeyan Itejere and David Joplin.
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2:58 PM ET Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma guards De’Vion Harmon and Alondes Williams entered the transfer portal on Thursday. The moves come shortly after the Sooners named Porter Moser the new coach, replacing the retired Lon Kruger. Harmon was Oklahoma’s No. 2 scorer this past season with 12.9 points per game. The 6-foot-2
3:17 PM ET Trevor Hudgins, the NCAA Division II player of the year, will return to Northwest Missouri State for his senior year, he told ESPN Thursday. Hudgins won the Division II national championship at the end of March, his second title for the Bearcats after winning the 2018-2019 trophy. His team’s 2019-20 season was
1:50 PM ET ESPN News Services South Carolina‘s Frank Martin admits he did a bad job as men’s basketball coach last season. He also believes his track record shows that he knows how to turn things around. “I did a poor job of leading this year,” Martin said Thursday of the Gamecocks’ 6-15 season, the
12:33 PM ET The NCAA on Thursday placed the USC men’s basketball program on two years’ probation as a result of former assistant coach Tony Bland accepting bribes to steer players to certain business managers and financial advisers once they turned pro. USC was fined $5,000 plus 1% of the men’s basketball program budget, and
12:08 PM ET Hubert Davis’ coaching staff at North Carolina has a familiar ring to it. For the first time in UNC men’s basketball history, the head coach and the three top assistants are all former players for the Tar Heels. Davis, who replaced Roy Williams after the Hall of Famer announced his retirement April
10:33 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 Five-star forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield has
9:43 PM ET Associated Press WACO, Texas — Baylor head coach Scott Drew has refused to accept a vehicle wrapped with the school’s national championship logo after an insensitive remark made by the dealership’s general manager when discussing it during a live TV interview. The customized Jeep Wrangler was driven in the team’s championship parade
6:42 PM ET Arizona announced on Wednesday it has hired former Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its next men’s basketball coach. Over the past few weeks, Lloyd had emerged as the favorite to replace Sean Miller in Tucson. Arizona looked at coaches with connections to the Wildcats, namely Pacific‘s Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech‘s Josh Pastner
8:21 PM ET Cincinnati announced on Wednesday that it has hired former UNC Greensboro coach Wes Miller as its next men’s basketball head coach. The school said in a statement that Miller will get a six-year contract. Miller has been at UNCG for 10 seasons. Over the past five seasons, he has led the Spartans
6:12 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan guard Eli Brooks is returning for a fifth season with the Wolverines. The team announced on Twitter on Wednesday that Brooks has accepted the chance to play an additional year, which the NCAA is allowing because of the coronavirus pandemic. Brooks started 27 games this
6:42 PM ET Arizona is expected to hire Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its next head coach, sources confirmed to ESPN. Over the past few weeks, Lloyd had emerged as the favorite to replace Sean Miller in Tucson. Arizona looked at coaches with connections to the Wildcats, namely Pacific‘s Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech‘s Josh Pastner
3:53 PM ET Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas announced Wednesday that it has signed men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman to a new, five-year agreement that could keep him with the Razorbacks through the 2028 season. The agreement, coming a month after Arkansas reached its first NCAA tournament Elite Eight appearance in more than 25
2:21 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville guard David Johnson will enter the NBA draft and forgo his final two seasons of eligibility after being one of the Cardinals’ most productive players the past two years. The 6-foot-5 Louisville native averaged 12.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 19 games as a
2:50 PM ET Duke sophomore Matthew Hurt will declare for the 2021 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility by hiring an agent, he told ESPN Wednesday. Hurt, the No. 48 prospect in the ESPN 100, was named first team All-ACC and the winner of the ACC’s most improved player award after averaging 18.3
1:25 PM ET Loyola Maryland sophomore Santi Aldama is entering the 2021 NBA draft, but will maintain his college eligibility and retain the option to return to school, he told ESPN Wednesday. The 6-foot-11 forward, the No. 57 prospect in the ESPN 100 NBA draft rankings, was named first-team All-Conference in the Patriot League after
9:28 PM ET In a 12-hour span Tuesday, Texas changed the trajectory of its 2021-22 season. New coach Chris Beard and the Longhorns landed commitments from Utah transfer Timmy Allen and Kentucky transfer Devin Askew, while junior guard Andrew Jones also announced he will return to Austin for another season. Allen was the big coup.
6:52 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville has announced that former Florida guard Noah Locke has transferred to the program after an impressive perimeter shooting career with the Gators. The 6-foot-3 Locke averaged 10.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per game as while starting 24 of 25 contests as a Gators junior. He made