5:17 PM ET Associated Press Saint Louis and North Carolina State have agreed to meet Thursday in St. Louis as part of a two-game men’s basketball series. The schools announced the late addition to the schedule Tuesday. The two-game set includes the Billikens returning the home game by visiting the Wolfpack during the 2022-23 season.
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4:32 PM ET Keyontae Johnson is talking to his family and doctors, and he even FaceTimed his team on Tuesday in a sign of remarkable progress for the Florida star, according to a statement from his parents on Tuesday. A day after the program said Johnson was “following simple commands” but remained in critical but
4:21 PM ET Associated Press UCLA has postponed its men’s basketball game against Long Beach State on Tuesday night. The school said the game is off out of “an abundance of caution” based on COVID-19 protocols within the Long Beach State program. It’s the second time the game has been postponed. The teams were originally
7:00 AM ET In Friday’s 105-77 victory over rival Iowa State, Iowa‘s Luka Garza finished with 34 points and recorded a 6 for 7 clip from the 3-point line, magnifying the buzz about his national player of the year hopes. During one stretch, he scored 21 points in a row for the Hawkeyes. “I think
12:14 AM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Marquette clamped down on Creighton’s shooters in the second half, made a few adjustments on the offensive end and left CHI Health Center with its second win over a top-10 opponent in two weeks. D.J. Carton scored a career-high 20 points, and Greg Elliott and Dawson Garcia
4:37 PM ET University of Florida basketball star Keyontae Johnson remains in critical but stable condition and is “following simple commands,” according to a statement Monday from the school. Johnson was successfully transported to UF Health in Gainesville, Florida, after spending the past two days at Tallahassee Memorial and is undergoing further tests, according to
1:09 PM ET Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips was named the next ACC commissioner on Monday. Phillips, who has led Northwestern’s athletic department since April 2008, will replace John Swofford, who is set to retire as ACC commissioner in June after 24 years leading the conference. “Jim is well-respected throughout college athletics and knows the
12:28 PM ET Associated Press Gonzaga and Baylor sit atop an unchanged top tier of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, while West Virginia and Tennessee have cracked the top 10. First-place votes in parentheses: 1. Gonzaga (54)2. Baylor (7)3. Iowa (1)4. Michigan State5. Kansas6. Houston7. Villanova8. West Virginia9. Creighton10. Tennessee11. Texas12. Wisconsin13. Illinois14.
7:00 AM ET Our weekly “Yeah, this is a weird season” update: The top two teams and three of the top four teams in the college basketball Power Rankings are on a COVID-19 pause. Two of the most anticipated games of the week (Michigan State at Virginia and Texas at Baylor) were both postponed. But
7:00 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 We have now seen 19 days of college basketball played in this most unusual of seasons. A number of games have been postponed or canceled outright
12:51 AM ET Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips has emerged as the leading candidate to become the next ACC commissioner, sources told ESPN on Sunday night. Phillips, who has led Northwestern’s athletic department since April 2008, is expected to replace John Swofford, set to retire as ACC commissioner in June after 24 years leading the
1:20 PM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Sue Donohoe, former director of both the women’s and men’s NCAA Division I basketball tournaments, has died Sunday after a brief
12:42 PM ET CHICAGO — Jimmy Collins, who coached Illinois-Chicago men’s basketball to the NCAA tournament three times in 14 seasons, died Sunday morning, the school announced. He was 74. Collins led UIC to a 218-208 record from 1996 to 2010. The Flames posted four 20-win seasons and made the program’s only NCAA tournament appearances
11:26 AM ET Florida basketball star Keyontae Johnson remained in critical but stable condition Sunday morning, one day after he collapsed during the Gators’ game against Florida State. The school announced that Johnson was still at Tallahassee Memorial hospital Sunday morning. Gators coach Mike White, associate AD for sports health Dave Werner and Johnson’s parents
6:13 PM ET Baylor, the No. 2-ranked team in the country, is pausing men’s basketball team activities because of COVID-19 protocols, the school announced Saturday. The Bears’ games against Texas on Sunday and Tarleton State on Tuesday have been postponed. “This is a disappointing time for everyone involved with our program, but we will always
4:03 PM ET Kentucky came up short against Notre Dame on Saturday, 64-63, dropping the Wildcats to 1-4 — their worst start since 1984-85. The Wildcats nearly erased a 24-point first-half deficit, but Olivier Sarr‘s shot at the buzzer didn’t fall and an offensive rebound put-back came after time expired. It was Kentucky’s fourth straight
3:38 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Miami coach Jim Larranaga responded angrily Saturday to the possibility the NCAA will ease its rules and grant all transfers immediate eligibility. The change would benefit the Hurricanes because Elijah Olaniyi would be able to play for them this season. But Larranaga blasted the timing of a possible
11:35 AM ET Florida basketball star Keyontae Johnson collapsed early in the game against rival Florida State and is in critical but stable condition at Tallahassee Memorial, according to the school. The Gators were coming out of a timeout Saturday when the cameras cut away from the court and ESPNU broadcasters said Johnson had collapsed.