NCAABB

3:16 PM ET Arizona‘s men’s basketball program has self-imposed a one-year postseason ban, the school announced Tuesday. The decision comes as a result of the NCAA investigation stemming from the 2017 federal investigation into corruption in college basketball and college basketball recruiting. ESPN and The Athletic reported in October that Arizona had been hit with

9:00 AM ET Just in case the 48- and 16-team versions aren’t enough to satisfy the craving for pandemic alternatives to the traditional 68-team NCAA tournament field, we present the first monthly update of a potential 80-team bracket. 2 Related Here’s a refresher on the basics: • All conference champions — regular season and tournament

7:30 AM ET If the final score of top-ranked Gonzaga‘s double-digit rout failed to get attention Saturday, the opponent should have. 2 Related The Virginia Cavaliers, a widely recognized college basketball power and still-defending national champion whose brand has been suffocating opposing offenses throughout Tony Bennett’s 12 seasons in Charlottesville, fell by a margin of

7:00 AM ET Although the 2022 NBA draft is at least 18 months away, teams are monitoring next year’s class closely. It’s important for NBA executives to get a baseline for the strength of the class and how valuable draft picks might be moving forward — especially as we approach the NBA trade deadline on

9:24 PM ET Gonzaga star Jalen Suggs is out for the Bulldogs’ Monday night matchup against Northern Arizona due to what the program called a right leg injury. Suggs suffered the injury in Saturday’s 98-75 win over Virginia, the team said. He finished with eight points, six assists and four steals in 29 minutes in

12:53 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida forward Keyontae Johnson is back with the team and working as a coach in practice, coach Mike White said Monday. Johnson was released from the hospital last week, 10 days after collapsing on the court at Florida State and needing emergency medical attention. White said “I

1:09 PM ET Florida starting wide receiver Trevon Grimes will skip Wednesday’s Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic to begin preparation for the 2021 NFL draft, he announced Monday. Grimes ranks third on the team in receptions (38), receiving yards (589) and receiving touchdowns (9). He’s the second prominent Gators pass-catcher to opt out of the game

12:20 PM ET Associated Press It’s hard to decide who has been more dominant in men’s college basketball this season: Gonzaga or the Big Ten Conference. The Bulldogs remained the clear-cut No. 1 on Monday, earning 62 of 64 first-place votes in the Associated Press poll after their latest win over a Top 25 foe,

7:00 AM ET Entering the season, it appeared that the Big Ten was going to be the best conference in the country. It had three consensus top-10 teams in the preseason, plus Michigan State, plus a slew of teams hanging around the borderline top-25 range. Through the first month of the season, that hasn’t changed

3:54 PM ET Villanova coach Jay Wright has tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced Sunday, and the No. 5 Wildcats are pausing all team activities. One other Villanova staff member also tested positive. “Our players have been very diligent and disciplined with all of the COVID protocols,” Wright said in a statement. “Unfortunately, we

4:40 PM ET Coach John Calipari’s summation of the Kentucky Wildcats‘ sixth straight loss — a 62-59 defeat to rival Louisville on Saturday — was simple and to the point: “Losing stinks.” “Let me just say this again, losing stinks,” Calipari said. “We had our chances, and we had some breakdowns.” Kentucky fell to 1-6

5:14 PM ET Associated Press Oregon’s men’s basketball game against UCLA scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed because of COVID-19 testing protocols for game officials. The Pac-12 initially announced that the start of the game set for noon Pacific time between the No. 25 Ducks and the Bruins was being delayed while the conference was

4:15 PM ET Chicago State is suspending its men’s basketball program for the remainder of the 2020-21 season “to focus on the health, safety, and academic pursuits of the Men’s Basketball student-athletes.” “It was a difficult decision, but a necessary decision in order to prioritize the health, wellness, and academic success of the student-athletes,” athletic

9:15 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 Four of the seven Big Ten college basketball teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25 will be in action on Christmas Day. With luck, this

6:33 PM ET Pittsburgh Panthers forward Justin Champagnie, one of the most productive basketball players in the country, will miss the next six to eight weeks after suffering a knee injury in practice over the weekend. Panthers guard Au’Diese Toney also suffered a right ankle injury in practice and is considered day-to-day. He is out

3:15 PM ET Paul Pierce, Doug Collins, Michael Cooper and Lauren Jackson headline the group of first-time nominees for the 2021 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class, announced Tuesday on ESPN’s The Jump. Also joining the first-time group is Howard Garfinkel, Lou Henson, Val Ackerman and Yolanda Griffith, to go with popular returning candidates

1:09 PM ET Ten days after collapsing during a game, Florida star Keyontae Johnson is being released from the hospital. “Today is a great day! Keyontae is being released from the hospital. We continue to be amazed at the pace of his recovery and look forward to spending Christmas together as a family,” Johnson’s family

7:00 AM ET A version of this column first appeared in January, 2001. Some of the names have been changed to protect the guilty. Congratulations to Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame. They are the unsurprising “final four” of college football. We won’t use the initial caps Final Four until the powers that be