4:28 PM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Marcus Zegarowski announced Tuesday he is leaving Creighton and declaring for the NBA draft, the biggest name in an exodus that started after the Bluejays’ run to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Zegarowski was one of the top point guards in the nation, averaging a team-leading 15.8
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12:15 PM ET Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The North Carolina Tar Heels‘ five-year deal with new men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis will pay an average of $2 million annually in salary, compensation from apparel and multimedia deals, and an expense allowance. The school has released terms for Davis, a former Tar Heels player
10:43 AM ET The American Athletic Conference announced Tuesday that it has voted to eliminate the league’s intraconference transfer policy, allowing student-athletes to transfer between schools in the league without losing a year of eligibility. The decision, which the league’s athletic directors made unanimously, is effective immediately and comes on the heels of similar decisions
9:57 AM ET Jake Malooley DAVID RAYMOND’S PILGRIMAGE to the happiest pantheon in sports always begins rather drearily. After a flight from Philadelphia to Chicago’s Midway Airport, he takes a 40-minute drive in a rental car southeast, down the construction-plagued Skyway toll road, across a bridge that spans one of the nation’s most polluted waterways
1:33 AM ET A former student is suing the University of Evansville, alleging she was sexually assaulted by former men’s basketball coach Walter McCarty and that the school failed to provide a safe environment. The Title IX lawsuit was filed Monday. In it, the former student, identified as Jane Doe and described as a former
7:24 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida landed its fourth transfer in two weeks on Monday when former Charleston Southern guard Phlandrous Fleming Jr. formally committed to the Gators. The 6-foot-4 Fleming averaged 20.1 points and 7.4 rebounds as a senior last season with the Buccaneers. He was named the Big South’s Defensive
7:42 PM ET Villanova seniors Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels announced Monday they planned to return to college for another season, likely cementing the Wildcats as a preseason top-10 team. Gillespie tore the MCL in his left knee in early March and missed the rest of the season. One of the best point guards in
7:15 PM ET Associated Press YPSILANTI, Mich. — Eastern Michigan has hired Stan Heath as its new men’s basketball coach. The 56-year-old Heath, an EMU alum, returns to the Mid-American Conference. He was previously the coach at Kent State, leading that program to the Elite Eight in 2002. He also guided Arkansas to the NCAA
5:59 PM ET Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — New Indiana coach Mike Woodson spent most of last week trying to persuade his players to stick around. On Monday, he added a new name — 6-foot-3 guard Xavier Johnson, a transfer from Pitt who could provide the consistent perimeter scoring threat the Hoosiers have lacked for
6:17 PM ET East Carolina transfer Jayden Gardner, a first-team all-conference selection, committed to Virginia on Monday. Gardner chose the Cavaliers over a final five that also included NC State, Miami, LSU and Arkansas. “Tony Bennett was a very vital factor in me going there,” Gardner told ESPN. “Our relationship is really good and us
12:16 PM ET UNLV senior Cheikh Mbacke Diong told ESPN he will enter the NCAA transfer portal and explore exercising his extra year of eligibility, but will also declare for the NBA draft. Diong, a Mountain West Conference all-defensive team selection this season, turned 21 this past December and was one of the youngest seniors
8:00 AM ET Former UConn Huskies coach and 13-year NBA veteran Kevin Ollie has been hired as head coach and director of player development for the Overtime Elite, a new professional basketball league for top prospects between 16 and 18 years old, sources told ESPN. A formal announcement is expected Monday morning. Ollie will work
6:14 PM ET Texas Tech guard Mac McClung announced Sunday that he planned to enter the transfer portal while also going through the NBA draft process. “Although things have changed, my love and appreciation for you guys remain the same,” McClung wrote on Twitter. “Lubbock is a very special place and I thank everyone for
7:19 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN Luka Garza, the former Iowa Hawkeyes star and Wooden Award winner, is the latest athlete to get in on the NFT trend. When his college career ended with a loss in the second round of the 2021 NCAA tournament, Garza became eligible to profit off of his name, image and
7:56 PM ET Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech junior guard Kyler Edwards has decided to transfer, new head coach Mark Adams said Saturday. Edwards had initially put his name in the transfer portal at the end of the season to explore his options. Adams, the Red Raiders’ top assistant the past five seasons
2:23 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota guard Gabe Kalscheur announced Saturday that he’s transferring to Iowa State for his senior season, the first of several expected departures from the Gophers following their coaching change. Kalscheur said on Twitter he was excited about “the next chapter and fresh start” for his college career with
10:54 AM ET Vanderbilt sophomore guard Scotty Pippen Jr. has declared for the 2021 NBA draft but will retain his college eligibility, he announced on social media Saturday. Pippen, the son of the Chicago Bulls Hall of Famer, led the Commodores in scoring (20.8 PPG), assists (4.9 APG) and steals (1.8 SPG) last season. “We
11:55 AM ET Former South Alabama guard Michael Flowers, the top available scorer in college basketball’s transfer portal, has committed to play at Washington State next season, he told ESPN. “I chose Washington State because I wanted to play in a Power 5 conference and I felt they were the best fit,” Flowers said. “The