3:30 PM ET North Carolina is expected to promote longtime assistant Hubert Davis to replace Roy Williams as the Tar Heels’ new head basketball coach, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The university’s board of trustees was holding a meeting Monday to approve Davis’ contract, sources told ESPN. Williams, a Hall of Famer who won three
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3:56 PM ET Kentucky Wildcats freshman Devin Askew, a former five-star basketball recruit, has entered the transfer portal, a source told ESPN Monday. Askew, a 6-foot-3 point guard from California, started 20 games during his first season in Lexington. He averaged 6.5 points and 2.9 assists but struggled shooting the ball and was inconsistent taking
3:10 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — Guard Jamir Harris is returning to New Jersey and joining Seton Hall as a graduate transfer. Coach Kevin Willard announced the move on Monday, noting he can play next season. A New Brunswick resident, Harris spent the past three years at American University after starting his
2:44 PM ET Associated Press MT. PLEASANT, Mich. — Central Michigan has fired men’s basketball coach Keno Davis after nine years at the helm. CMU announced the move Monday. The Chippewas went 142-143 under Davis and did not make the NCAA tournament. The team did appear in the NIT in 2015 after winning a Mid-American
11:33 AM ET Associated Press AMES, Iowa — Iowa State extended athletic director Jamie Pollard’s contract through 2026 on Monday after a breakthrough football season. The school said there is no scheduled salary increase. He was earning $757,000 when he announced temporary 10% pay cuts for coaches and some administrators to help offset a $25
7:00 AM ET Could anything possibly top that? The Gonzaga Bulldogs‘ thrilling 93-90 overtime victory versus the UCLA Bruins in Saturday’s Final Four — already being called one of the finest games in March Madness history — established a new standard for what we expect from our NCAA tournament games. But Monday night’s national championship
8:00 AM ET Call it a support group for 66 fan bases. The Houston Cougars and UCLA Bruins joined a less-than-exclusive list on Saturday night of teams whose 2021 NCAA tournament experiences have ended with a loss. Either the Gonzaga Bulldogs or Baylor Bears will join them after Monday night’s national championship, and for whichever
11:10 PM ET What. A. Game. Thanks to freshman Jalen Suggs‘ buzzer-beating 3-pointer as time expired, the top-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs held on to beat 11-seed UCLA 93-90 in overtime. Drew Timme scored 25 points for the Zags, who held off the underdog Bruins and Johnny Juzang‘s 29 points in one of the best Final Four
11:15 PM ET If something felt wrong about penciling in the Gonzaga Bulldogs and Baylor Bears for the national championship of your 2021 March Madness bracket back on Selection Sunday, it’s only because the NCAA tournament has traditionally given us so many surprises. (Saturday night’s near miss for UCLA was yet another reminder.) It couldn’t
11:25 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Three dribbles, 60 feet and one of the greatest shots in NCAA tournament history. Following Johnny Juzang‘s putback with 3.3 seconds left to tie the score, Jalen Suggs caught the inbounds pass, took three dribbles and pulled up from 30 feet to bank in a game-winning 3 at the buzzer
8:13 PM ET Following the death of a noted Alabama fan, the Marion County health department is investigating whether anyone who was in Indianapolis for the NCAA Tournament last weekend was exposed to the coronavirus by any Alabama resident. The Tuscaloosa News reported that Luke Ratliff, a 23-year old Alabama student, died on Friday from
7:30 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — By halftime of Baylor’s 78-59 win over Houston in the Final Four on Saturday, it was clear the two programs, one from the Big 12 and another from the American Athletic Conference, were operating on two different levels. Baylor’s 45-20 edge entering the break was the largest halftime lead in
5:14 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati on Saturday put men’s basketball coach John Brannen on paid leave pending an investigation after six Bearcats players decided to transfer last month. The school announced March 26 that it had launched an investigation amid reports that a rift between Brannen and players had
3:49 PM ET Iowa senior Luka Garza was named the 2021 men’s Naismith Player of the Year, awarded annually to the best player in men’s college basketball. Garza was a finalist last season and becomes the first Iowa men’s player to win the award. “Winning an award in Naismith’s name is an honor my family
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10:05 AM ET Loyola Chicago is expected to promote Ramblers assistant coach Drew Valentine to replace departing men’s basketball coach Porter Moser, sources told ESPN. Final contract details were still being worked out as of Saturday morning, sources said. Valentine, the older brother of Chicago Bulls wing Denzel Valentine, has been on Moser’s staff at
11:28 PM ET Associated Press One week with coach Mike Woodson convinced Trayce Jackson-Davis he wanted to stick around and revive Indiana‘s program. The decision could help convince a few more players to stay. Less than a week after Woodson accepted the job at his alma mater, Jackson-Davis made the announcement Hoosiers fans had been
5:59 PM ET Loyola Chicago’s Porter Moser is in negotiations with Oklahoma to become the Sooners’ next head coach, sources told ESPN on Friday. A deal hasn’t been finalized yet, but it’s headed in that direction, sources said, confirming multiple reports. Moser has been one of the hottest mid-major coaches in the country since leading