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11:19 AM ET Tennessee forward John Fulkerson is out for the rest of the SEC tournament because of facial injuries suffered in Friday’s win over Florida, the school announced. Fulkerson left Friday’s game after receiving two elbows to the head from Florida’s Omar Payne, who was ejected. “That was a dirty play,” Tennessee forward Yves

8:00 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 This excerpt of “Miracles on the Hardwood: The Hope-And-A-Prayer Story of a Winning Tradition In Catholic College Basketball,” by John Gasaway, is presented with permission from

10:34 PM ET Back in the preseason, Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton had his team do what it did every preseason: practice cutting down nets. Every player went up on the ladder with scissors and snipped a piece of the net. For freshman Cade Cunningham, it was the first time he had done that in

2:50 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan coach Juwan Howard was ejected midway through the second half after getting into a shouting match with the Maryland bench in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals Friday. The fourth-ranked and top-seeded Wolverines advanced to the semifinals with a 79-66 victory and will take on No. 9 Ohio

2:01 PM ET Kansas has withdrawn from the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament due to a positive COVID-19 test. Kansas will remain in Kansas City in preparation for the NCAA Tournament following the health and safety protocols. The team will continue to be tested daily per NCAA guidelines. “Obviously we are disappointed and our players

12:53 PM ET The GEICO Nationals, an event that unofficially crowns the high school boys’ and girls’ basketball national champions, will return after a one-year COVID-induced hiatus in an expanded format, a source told ESPN. The four-day event will take place at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Florida, from March 31 to April

8:00 AM ET A year ago, Art Manteris was sitting alone in the back of his sportsbook at Red Rock Resort and Casino. He had been booking bets in Las Vegas since the late 1970s, but he had never seen anything like this. He should’ve been in the thick of the madness of the opening

9:49 AM ET Virginia is out of the ACC tournament following a positive COVID-19 test within the program, the ACC announced Friday morning. The Cavaliers were scheduled to play Georgia Tech in the ACC tournament semifinals on Friday evening after defeating Syracuse in the quarterfinals. Georgia Tech will now automatically advance to the ACC championship

7:30 AM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com FIVE WEEKS BEFORE the world shut down, Creighton’s Jett Canfield, a walk-on, stood on the court at The Palestra, a Philadelphia cathedral disguised as a basketball arena on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. His flop of curly hair leaned forward like his shooting form, which seemingly needed all

7:46 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 If watching Champ Week has left you with the impression that bubble teams have been losing left and right, well, you might be on to something.

8:20 PM ET Top-seeded North Carolina A&T withdrew from the MEAC tournament on Thursday following a positive COVID-19 test within the program. The Aggies won the Southern Division’s regular-season title after going 7-1 in conference play. “Obviously we are tremendously disappointed for the student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans for North Carolina A&T State,” MEAC commissioner

5:01 PM ET ESPN News Services Kentucky‘s season ended with a missed last-second shot in the SEC Tournament. But things began spiraling downward for the Wildcats long before Thursday’s disappointing 74-73 setback against Mississippi State that sealed their fate: No NCAA Tournament this year. When the Bulldogs’ Iverson Molinar made two free throws with seven

4:41 PM ET Patrick Ewing, minutes after coaching Georgetown to a thrilling victory over rival Villanova in the Big East tournament, said he was annoyed by the security measures he has encountered this week at Madison Square Garden — the hub of his Hall of Fame NBA playing career. The Hoyas’ 72-71 upset of the

12:45 PM ET ESPN staff The Duke Blue Devils are out of the 2021 ACC tournament after a positive COVID-19 test within their men’s college basketball program, the conference announced Thursday. The Blue Devils, who were scheduled to play Florida State in the ACC quarterfinals on Thursday, have been eliminated from the event, which is

10:41 AM ET Duke is out of the ACC tournament after a positive COVID-19 test within the program, sources told ESPN. The Blue Devils were scheduled to play Florida State in the ACC quarterfinals on Thursday. Duke beat Louisville, 70-56, on Wednesday to keep its NCAA tournament hopes alive. The Blue Devils moved into Joe

7:30 AM ET The 15-player final ballot for the 2021 John R. Wooden Award was revealed Saturday, with three Gonzaga players — Corey Kispert, Jalen Suggs and Drew Timme featured on the list. With the top-ranked Zags sitting at 26-0 and emerging as the clear team to beat in the 2021 NCAA tournament, ESPN.com’s panelists

10:55 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 What is always the busiest and, in some ways, most consequential day of Champ Week became even busier and more consequential on Thursday morning. Our colleague

7:11 PM 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 Championship Week is by definition filled with bubble drama. What has changed in 2021 are the names at the center of that drama: Louisville, Maryland, Drake,