4:13 PM ET Villanova guard Justin Moore suffered what coach Jay Wright said to be a “pretty severe” sprained ankle in the first half of Saturday’s game against Providence, adding to the growing injury woes for the No. 10 Wildcats. Moore went down with an ankle injury in the first half of the Wildcats’ 54-52
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11:03 AM ET Northern Illinois has hired Arizona State assistant Rashon Burno as its next head coach, the school announced on Saturday. Burno replaces Mark Montgomery, who was fired back in January after a 1-7 start. “When we started this process, it was about the right fit and matching up with our core values at
11:31 AM ET The national ballot for the John R. Wooden Award — awarded to college basketball’s top player — was revealed Saturday, with 15 players including Iowa‘s Luka Garza and Oklahoma State‘s Cade Cunningham among those featured on the list. Garza, who finished as runner-up for the Wooden Award last season, has delivered on
10:39 AM ET Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham won’t play on Saturday at West Virginia, coach Mike Boynton told ESPN. Cunningham rolled his left ankle toward the end of Thursday’s loss at Baylor and missed the final minute of the game. Boynton said after the game it didn’t seem serious, and the expectation remains that
8:00 AM ET This excerpt of “Bracketology: March Madness, College Basketball, and the Creation of a National Obsession,” by Joe Lunardi, is presented with permission from Triumph Books. For more information or to order a copy, visit Triumph Books, Bookshop, Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Perhaps the most common Bracketology myth is that the Selection
11:49 PM ET Liberty will face North Alabama in the Atlantic Sun tournament championship game Sunday, but it already has clinched a spot in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament even before stepping on the court. The Flames beat Stetson 77-64 in the semifinals Friday in Jacksonville, Florida, and since North Alabama — a school transitioning
10:56 PM ET Arizona faces allegations of five Level I rules violations, including two alleged instances of academic misconduct within the men’s basketball program, according to an NCAA notice of allegations the university released to ESPN on Friday through an open records request. Arizona released the notice of allegations in response to a Maricopa County
8:14 PM ET Friday’s Missouri Valley Conference quarterfinal men’s basketball game between Drake and Northern Iowa was canceled, the league announced. Drake, currently on the bubble for the NCAA tournament, automatically advanced to the semifinals in St. Louis. The league tweeted its announcement, saying an official statement was forthcoming, but did not give a reason
5:04 PM ET The Tennessee Volunteers have notified former interim head football coach Kevin Steele that he will not be retained on Josh Heupel’s staff but will receive his full $900,000 salary over the next two years after less than two months on the job. Steele was hired by Tennessee on Jan. 12 as a
4:34 PM ET Donyell Marshall is out as the head coach of Central Connecticut State, the school announced Friday. Marshall was the head coach of the Blue Devils for five seasons. “It has been a privilege to serve as the head coach for this program for the past five seasons,” Marshall said. “I’m grateful to
7:30 AM ET A 2020-21 men’s college basketball season that began with major questions about its format and duration will reach a key mile marker on Sunday, as the regular season concludes for all of the game’s power leagues. Champ Week and the most unique NCAA tournament in history are moving nearer on the horizon,
12:06 AM ET When his team needed a spark 48 hours after a tough loss, Michigan coach Juwan Howard turned to a rival: Draymond Green, the NBA standout and former Michigan State star. Howard said he used a video of Green trash-talking the Wolverines to help motivate his team prior to its 69-50 win over
3:19 AM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal Davidson’s Luka Brajkovic and Kellan Grady celebrate during Davidson’s quarterfinal win over George Mason on Friday night. Geoff Burke/USA Today Sports Atlantic 10 teams have been fixtures
10:53 PM ET Creighton head coach Greg McDermott has been suspended from all team activities for racially insensitive comments he made to his players last week, the school announced Thursday night. The decision comes comes two days after the school said any disciplinary action would remain confidential. “After our Creighton men’s basketball team returned to
10:10 PM ET Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham left Thursday’s game against Baylor after rolling his left ankle, but he was able to walk back to the locker room under his own power after the game ended. “It happened right in front of me there,” coach Mike Boynton said. “I didn’t see anything unusual other
6:15 PM ET Villanova guard Collin Gillespie has suffered a torn MCL in his left knee and is expected to miss the rest of the men’s basketball season, the school announced Thursday. Gillespie left Wednesday’s game against Creighton with 6 minutes, 38 seconds remaining in the first half after landing awkwardly and immediately grabbing at
4:49 PM ET Associated Press Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder will step down this summer after 16 years and will be replaced by deputy AD Chad Weiberg. Oklahoma State said Thursday the moves will be effective July 1. Holder, 72, took over in 2005. During his tenure, significant upgrades to T. Boone Pickens Stadium
7:00 AM ET If Cade Cunningham hadn’t already gotten your attention, the Oklahoma State freshman standout surely received it last Saturday. Cunningham, the current favorite to go No. 1 in the 2021 NBA draft, dropped 40 points and 11 rebounds on Oklahoma in a critical overtime win for the Cowboys, following it up two days