NCAABB

3:33 PM ET Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State forward Antonio Gordon has been released from his scholarship and will transfer for his junior season. The 6-foot-9 forward from Lawton, Oklahoma, started 21 games and appeared in 27 more during his first two seasons with the Wildcats. The former three-star prospect averaged 4.9 points

3:31 PM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery signed a four-year contract extension through 2027-28 on Monday after leading the eighth-ranked Hawkeyes to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals and their highest NCAA tournament seeding since 1987. The Hawkeyes are 21-8 and finished third in the Big Ten regular season at

1:55 PM ET DePaul is expected to fire head coach Dave Leitao, sources told ESPN. Leitao has been in charge of the program since 2015, his second stint as the head coach of the Blue Demons after three years as the head coach from 2002-05. DePaul has finished last in the Big East in each

1:32 PM ET Boston College is expected to hire Charleston‘s Earl Grant as its next head basketball coach, sources confirmed to ESPN. Grant will replace Jim Christian, who was fired in mid-February during his seventh season in Chestnut Hill. Grant, 44, has been the head coach of Charleston for seven seasons, taking the Cougars to

12:05 PM ET Indiana has fired coach Archie Miller after the Hoosiers went 12-15 this season and missed the NCAA tournament, sources confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by Stadium. Miller went 67-58 in four seasons and didn’t lead the Hoosiers to any NCAA tournament appearances. He spent six seasons as Dayton’s coach

10:10 AM ET Indiana State is hiring Josh Schertz from NCAA Division II power Lincoln Memorial as its next head coach, sources told ESPN. An official announcement is expected later this week. At the Division II level, Schertz has led Lincoln Memorial to two Final Four appearances and an 83% winning percentage during his 13

12:40 PM ET Associated Press Gonzaga opened the season at No. 1. The Bulldogs never let go of that ranking. Now, after a start-to-finish run atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, coach Mark Few’s Bulldogs are focused on trying to become the first unbeaten national champion in more than four decades. The Bulldogs

9:08 AM ET Undefeated Gonzaga is the clear-cut favorite to win the NCAA tournament, but sportsbooks are more concerned about another No. 1 seed: Michigan. Gonzaga is 2-1 to win the tournament at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill, followed by Baylor at 5-1 and Illinois and Michigan, which are each 6-1. In early December, the

9:46 AM ET Penn State is expected to hire Purdue assistant Micah Shrewsberry as its next head basketball coach, sources told ESPN. Pat Chambers, who had been the Nittany Lions’ head coach since 2011, resigned in October after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct. Jim Ferry took charge this past season on an interim

11:30 AM ET If there was one truism about the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments prior to COVID-19, it’s that they felt — especially the opening weekend — like a shared American experience. Once the ball was tipped, the action was happening everywhere at once, in cities big and small, from sea to shining

8:30 PM ET It’s been two years since we could say this: We have a bracket. And we will have an NCAA tournament in 2021. Now it’s time to dig in and go through whatever process you use to pick your March Madness winners. This column is long enough, so I’ll keep the intro short.

9:09 PM ET Virginia won’t travel to Indianapolis for the men’s NCAA basketball tournament until Friday, with most of the Cavaliers’ roster remaining in quarantine until Thursday, coach Tony Bennett said Sunday. The Cavaliers had to withdraw from the ACC tournament this past Friday after a positive COVID-19 test. Bennett said the majority of the

9:50 PM ET ESPN News Services Colorado State, Saint Louis, Memphis and Ole Miss are the No. 1 seeds for the National Invitation Tournament. The four second seeds are Richmond, Davidson, Saint Mary’s and Boise State. Seeded third are Toledo, Western Kentucky, North Carolina State, and SMU, and the remainder of the field includes Buffalo,

9:03 PM ET Tennessee senior forward John Fulkerson, who missed Saturday’s SEC tournament semifinal game against Alabama because of facial injuries suffered in Friday’s win over Florida, met with specialists and underwent a surgical procedure Sunday morning in Knoxville, according to school officials. He later rejoined his teammates in Nashville on Sunday evening, officials said.

8:16 PM ET Winners and losers from Selection Sunday as college basketball readies for the 2021 NCAA tournament, according to Joey Brackets: WINNERS: 68 teams, approximately 1,000 college basketball players and millions of March Madness fans around the world. My co-author David Smale calls Selection Sunday “the biggest non-sporting sporting event” in America. He’s not

8:33 PM ET ESPN News Services Kansas coach Bill Self says three Jayhawks players will not travel with the team to Indianapolis for the NCAA Tournament because of COVID-19. Kansas is a three seed in the West Region with a first-round game against Eastern Washington. The Jayhawks had to withdraw from the Big 12 Tournament

6:45 PM ET Now that the 2021 NCAA tournament field is set, you’ll need the right information to make the right picks in your March Madness bracket. We’re here to help with our annual 68-team preview. The 2021 NCAA tournament will tip off on Thursday, March 18, with the First Four, while the first round

6:34 PM ET Gonzaga is the No. 1 overall seed in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament after a dominant season that saw them go undefeated. Baylor, Illinois and Michigan were awarded the other No. 1 seeds by the selection committee on Sunday. The Bulldogs are the fifth team to enter the NCAA tournament undefeated