10:35 PM ET Grand Canyon standout Oscar Frayer died in a car accident in northern California early Tuesday morning, according to a release from the school. He was 23 years old. Frayer’s older sister, Andrea Moore, and a third person in their vehicle were also killed in the crash, the school confirmed. Frayer, a 6-foot-6
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7:20 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Gators guards Noah Locke and Ques Glover entered the transfer portal Thursday, one a surprise and the other expected. Losing them creates an even bigger backcourt hole for coach Mike White. Locke started 51 of the team’s last 52 games. He averaged 10.6 points and shot
8:51 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Pat Kelsey is leaving Winthrop to become College of Charleston’s men’s basketball coach. Charleston athletic director Matt Roberts announced Kelsey’s hiring Thursday. Kelsey, 45, spent nine seasons with the Eagles, leading them to three NCAA tournament berths, including this past season. Winthrop, seeded 12th, fell to No.
6:55 PM ET Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville University hired Florida assistant Jordan Mincy as its head coach Thursday, landing an up-and-comer to lead a basketball program that hasn’t been relevant since making the NCAA championship game in 1970. The 34-year-old Mincy followed Gators coach Mike White from Louisiana Tech in 2015. Florida went
4:48 PM ET Associated Press CHENEY, Wash. — Eastern Washington promoted David Riley to head basketball coach Thursday following the school’s NCAA Tournament appearance. Riley will replace Shantay Legans, who left Eastern Washington this week to take over as the head coach at Portland. Riley has been with the Eagles’ program for the past decade
2:54 PM ET Oklahoma men’s basketball coach Lon Kruger is retiring after 45 years in coaching, it was announced on Thursday. Kruger, 68, has been in charge of the Sooners for the last decade, leading them to seven NCAA tournaments and a Final Four appearance in 2016. They finished 16-11 overall this season, going 9-8
5:06 PM ET When Loyola Chicago reached the Final Four in 2018, Sister Jean never thought she’d see another run through March. The Ramblers are now just two wins away. “I’ll be jumping around, literally, not figuratively, I’ll be jumping around as much as they are,” said Sister Jean, who is confined to a wheelchair,
2:54 PM ET Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger is retiring after 45 years in coaching, sources confirmed to ESPN. Kruger has been in charge of the Sooners for the last decade, leading them to seven NCAA tournaments and a Final Four appearance in 2016. They finished 16-11 overall this season, going 9-8 in the Big
3:09 PM ET Virginia Tech guard Jalen Cone plans to enter the transfer portal, he told ESPN on Thursday. Cone, a 5-foot-10 sophomore, was considered one of the best 3-point shooters in the ACC. “I just want to explore some other options that will put me in a better position to achieve my end goal,
1:06 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Georgia Tech senior guard Bubba Parham will take advantage of the extra year of eligibility provided by the NCAA due to the coronavirus pandemic and return for the 2021-22 season. Coach Josh Pastner announced Parham’s decision Thursday. Pastner said other seniors, including top scorers Moses Wright and Jose
1:18 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Dynamic 5-foot-7 Miami Hurricanes guard Chris Lykes has decided to turn pro after a senior season limited to two games because of an ankle injury. Lykes’ size makes him a long shot for the NBA, but he’ll earn his degree this spring and wants to move on, coach
9:49 AM ET ESPN News Services Rutgers guard Geo Baker says the Scarlet Knights discussed delaying their NCAA tournament game last week against Clemson as part of an ongoing player protest of inequities in college sports. Baker, Michigan’s Isaiah Livers and Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon are leading the #NotNCAAProperty movement that is pushing the NCAA to
7:00 AM ET IT’S MARCH 17, two days before perhaps the most anticipated March Madness tournament in Gonzaga’s 113-year history, and senior Corey Kispert can’t stop gushing about a play his freshman teammate Jalen Suggs made some two months earlier, during a ho-hum 23-point Zags victory over the University of San Francisco. “There’s a video
7:38 PM ET Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — Duke freshman Jaemyn Brakefield plans to transfer. The school announced Brakefield’s decision Wednesday. The 6-foot-8 forward averaged 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 22 games, including two starts. In a statement, coach Mike Krzyzewski said Brakefield “has a bright future ahead of him and we will miss
3:02 PM ET ESPN News Services CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina freshman big man Day’Ron Sharpe is entering the NBA draft. The 6-foot-11, 265-pound Sharpe, who is ranked No. 33 among ESPN’s top 100 draft prospects, announced his decision in a social media post Wednesday after averaging 9.5 points and 6.9 rebounds in 19.3
1:54 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State basketball star E.J. Liddell says he’ll continue speaking out against social media users who direct racist, abusive and threatening messages at him and other athletes. Liddell was rattled by a social media rant directed at him after the Buckeyes were upset by Oral Roberts in
9:18 AM ET Florida Gators sophomore Tre Mann has decided to declare for the 2021 NBA draft and will forgo his remaining college eligibility. “After much consideration, I have decided to take the next step in my basketball career and will declare for the 2021 NBA draft,” Mann told ESPN. “To Gator nation, your love
8:22 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Ben Johnson arrived at Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle’s house already dressed for the job he was there to interview for. Johnson wore a Gophers pullover, making a strong first impression. His first task as head coach of the men’s basketball team will be to persuade more Minnesota