NCAABB

11:56 AM ET Louisville administrators “knew or should have known that Adidas was its booster,” and thus the Cardinals are responsible for NCAA recruiting violations committed by an Adidas employee and consultant when they offered $100,000 to former player Brian Bowen II’s father for his son to sign with the university in 2017. That is

7:00 AM ET When the biggest storyline in the sport is a canceled game, you know it’s a strange college basketball season. And that’s how it was last week, as the most anticipated nonconference game of the season was called off 90 minutes before tipoff. No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 Baylor had been a

1:23 AM ET ESPN News Services UConn suspended team activities Sunday after a member of the men’s basketball program tested positive for COVID-19. According to the school’s release, Friday’s game against St. John’s has been postponed. “Per university protocol, team activities will remain on hold until contact tracing and additional testing is completed and it

7:50 PM ET No. 1 Gonzaga has paused all team activities due to COVID-19 protocols one day after two positive tests within the basketball program — from one player and another member of its traveling party — led to the postponement of a highly anticipated matchup against No. 2 Baylor in Indianapolis. According to the

7:11 PM ET No. 20 Kentucky‘s 79-62 loss at Georgia Tech on Sunday marked the Wildcats’ third straight loss and the first time they have started 1-3 since the 2000-01 basketball season. Along with the poor start, this is also first time Kentucky coach John Calipari has suffered two double-digit losses to unranked, nonconference opponents

10:25 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Nahziah Carter left the Washington basketball program this week after being suspended by the university following investigation of two sexual assault allegations against him. Carter announced Friday he was leaving Washington to begin his professional career. Carter, who was expected to be the Huskies’ top player this season,

7:34 PM ET ESPN News Services HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Rick Pitino won his first college basketball game in more than three years on Saturday as Iona defeated Hofstra 82-74. Pitino took over at Iona back in March after not having coached in college since being fired from Louisville in October 2017. Guard Isaiah Ross helped

4:21 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson and his son, assistant coach Kellen Sampson, will sit out Saturday because of COVID-19 concerns when the No. 10 Cougars host South Carolina. The school said the Sampsons would miss the game because of the virus and contact tracing protocols. It said both Sampsons

11:55 AM ET The much-anticipated matchup between No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 Baylor has been called off, both schools announced Saturday. Two members of Gonzaga’s travel party, one student-athlete and one non-student-athlete, produced positive coronavirus test results. The student-athlete did not play in the Bulldogs’ 87-82 win over West Virginia on Wednesday. “In consultation

1:20 AM ET Associated Press NC State says Saturday’s men’s basketball game against UConn has been canceled because of a positive COVID-19 test for a member of the Wolfpack’s traveling party. The school announced the cancellation early Saturday. The matchup was scheduled to be the final game in “Bubbleville,” a series of college basketball games

10:36 PM ET Marquette forward Justin Lewis‘ tip-in at the buzzer gave the Golden Eagles a 67-65 win over in-state rival and No. 4 Wisconsin. “That may have been a rush the floor-type moment for our fans,” Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski told reporters after the game. Marquette has now won three of the last four

6:23 PM ET Associated Press The Atlantic Coast Conference says it has postponed the men’s basketball game between the No. 15 Virginia Cavaliers and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons set for Dec. 16. The announcement comes amid positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and quarantines within the Wake Forest program. The Demon Deacons announced earlier this

7:35 AM ET New Mexico State basketball head coach Chris Jans’ new home is still growing on him. About a week before the season commenced, his team left its campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico, for the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa in Phoenix to avoid its state’s ban on games and practices. The Aggies

7:00 AM ET The unusual, late-starting 2020-21 college basketball season has been anything but typical, yet there has been no denying the bounty of interesting games and storylines through the first week-plus. That continues this weekend, when the top four teams in the KenPom rankings — Baylor/Gonzaga and Villanova/Texas — will square off for a

12:49 AM ET ESPN News Services One member of the Syracuse men’s basketball team has tested positive for COVID-19. The school said in a release the positive result stemmed from testing that occurred last week. Consistent with local health department guidelines, that individual and the team are taking all necessary precautions. Syracuse did not reveal

11:51 PM ET The Louisville men’s basketball program has paused team activities because of a positive COVID-19 test, the school announced Thursday. The Cardinals’ game against UNC Greensboro on Friday has been canceled. “We are adhering to the ACC and university protocols, and will monitor the matter day-to-day,” athletic director Vince Tyra said. Louisville (4-0)

7:00 AM ET Before the college basketball season began, I reached out to several coaches to get a feel for their biggest concerns entering a pandemic-impacted campaign. Aside from the safety of their players and the 14-day quarantine rule, there was one concern that came up multiple times that I hadn’t really thought about: the

7:30 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — When Bobby Hurley hits the recruiting trail looking for a point guard, he has a particular player in mind. Sometimes he finds him; sometimes he doesn’t. But the Arizona State head coach knows exactly what he wants — almost to the point of being too specific. Hurley wants the