NCAABB

7:00 AM ET What are the big developments in the 2021 NBA draft class? The college season is pushing full steam ahead — we’ve passed the halfway mark, after two action-packed months of competition. What have we learned thus far from some of the biggest standouts of the season? Which players are projected to be

7:00 PM ET The John R. Wooden Award is given annually to the most outstanding players in men’s and women’s college basketball, and the races to win the 2021 Wooden Award are expected to be hotly contested. ESPN has you covered with our updated lists identifying the top players across the men’s and women’s hoops

11:45 PM ET Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s charter flight was diverted to Indianapolis on Monday night because of mechanical problems, the athletic department said. The 24th-ranked Boilermakers left their campus in West Lafayette, bound for Maryland, where they were scheduled to take on the Terrapins on Tuesday. According to a statement issued

10:24 PM ET Florida State‘s next three games have been postponed following COVID-19 issues within its men’s basketball program, the ACC announced Monday. The conference said the decision “follows a positive test, subsequent quarantining, and contact tracing within the Florida State men’s basketball program.” The Seminoles’ games at Boston College (Feb. 2), Pittsburgh (Feb. 6)

4:52 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas coach Shaka Smart said Monday — as he and the No. 6 Longhorns prepare for a showdown with No. 2 Baylor — that he had “significant” symptoms while in extended isolation from his team and family after testing positive for COVID-19. “This was not a walk

4:39 PM ET Michigan star freshman Hunter Dickinson was one of three new names added to the updated watch list for the 2021 Wooden Award, which was also reduced from 25 players to 20 on Monday. Dickinson has been a revelation for a Michigan team that is an impressive 13-1 and finds itself atop the

1:38 PM ET Boston College will have just four scholarship players available for Tuesday’s matchup against No. 20 Florida State because of COVID-19 protocols. Boston College head coach Jim Christian said Monday that he’ll rely on his scout team to fill the spots on his roster. Steffon Mitchell, CJ Felder, Jay Heath, and Kamari Williams

12:26 PM ET Associated Press Baylor has overshadowed nearly everything in the Big 12 this season as it tries to complete an undefeated season. Oklahoma has been making a statement of its own. With a win over then-No. 9 Alabama on Saturday, the Sooners became just the second team in 25 years to beat three

6:58 AM ET The Big Ten received plenty of attention early in the season, and rightfully so. The league looked for a stretch like it could have 12 or 13 teams in the NCAA tournament hunt. That’s cooled down some with the struggles of Michigan State and Northwestern and the inconsistencies of Rutgers and Indiana.

8:24 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond is pausing all men’s basketball activities in response to the results of Sunday’s COVID-19 testing and contact tracing in the Spiders’ program. The decision comes two days after No. 22 Saint Louis, which had traveled to Richmond for a Friday night game against the Spiders, instead

7:45 PM ET After Keyontae Johnson collapsed face-first and was subsequently hospitalized for several days in critical condition, basketball became an afterthought for Florida’s men’s basketball team. Johnson was the Gators’ leader, a first-team All-SEC selection last season named the preseason SEC Player of the Year before this season. If Florida struggled on the court

7:33 PM ET With 13:30 remaining in No. 2 Baylor’s 84-72 home win over Auburn on Saturday, Matthew Mayer — the team’s popular, floppy-haired reserved — flew into the lane for a tip-dunk that made ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla scream, “Oh, my goodness!” The Baylor bench erupted too. For Mayer, however, the dunk also helped

11:14 AM ET No. 24 Oklahoma will be without leading scorer Austin Reaves for Saturday’s game against No. 9 Alabama due to COVID-19 protocol, the team announced. Reaves, who is averaging 15.8 points per game while also leading the Sooners in rebounds (5.1 RPG) and assists (5.1 APG), and fellow starter Alondes Williams (7.7 PPG)

3:25 PM ET Hall of Fame basketball coach John Chaney, a zone defense innovator who led Temple to 17 NCAA tournament appearances, has died at the age of 89. The university said he died after a short, unspecified illness. Chaney spent 24 seasons at Temple, beginning in 1982-83 — the only season his Owls failed

4:04 PM ET Associated Press Friday night’s men’s basketball game between No. 22 Saint Louis and Richmond has been postponed because of COVID-19 concerns raised by the Saint Louis medical staff, the Atlantic 10 announced. The Billikens, who lost 76-71 to Dayton on Tuesday in their first game in over a month, had their previous

4:30 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — You didn’t have to like John Chaney to respect him. And you didn’t have to agree with him to understand the man’s impact on college basketball, Temple University and the countless lives he touched. When Temple president Peter Liacouras went outside the box and tapped Chaney to lead the Owls

12:25 PM ET Kentucky‘s men’s basketball program is pausing team activities and the Wildcats’ game against No. 5 Texas on Saturday has been canceled, the school announced Friday. The school will reevaluate in 48 hours whether the Wildcats can resume practicing. Kentucky said the pause was “due to a combination of positive testing, contact tracing

7:00 AM ET BALTIMORE — When UMBC‘s starters were announced during a November 2019 game at Florida Gulf Coast, an unusually ecstatic ovation went up for one of the Retrievers’ guards. Darnell Rogers, a known figure to Florida Gulf Coast fans but hardly a returning star, was the recipient of the cheers. Rogers had been