11:36 PM ET Associated Press UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Virginia Tech overcame some late-game adversity to dominate overtime and upset No. 3 Villanova just a day after learning they would be playing the Wildcats. Keve Aluma scored 22 points, Nahiem Alleyne had 20 and Tyrece Radford added eight points and 13 rebounds for Tech (2-0), which
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5:35 PM ET Nick Wagoner Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Rams for nine years for stlouisrams.com Previously covered University of Missouri football Member of Pro Football Writers of America Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For at least the next
9:26 AM ET Howard is shutting down Makur Maker indefinitely due to a groin injury, according to coach Kenneth Blakeney. Maker, a five-star recruit (No. 16) who when he committed to Howard became the highest-ranked college basketball prospect to commit to a historically Black college or university since the ESPN recruiting database started in 2007,
3:40 PM ET Associated Press UNCASVILLE, Conn. — San Francisco shocked No. 4 Virginia on Friday, scoring the biggest upset of the young college basketball season and the program’s biggest win in decades. Jamaree Bouyea scored 19 points, and the Dons used a late 8-0 run to beat the Cavaliers 61-60 in the Homelight Classic,
11:24 AM ET Associated Press No. 3 Villanova has added a third game at Bubbleville, the 11-day gathering of college basketball teams in Connecticut for early-season nonconference play. The Wildcats are now scheduled to play Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena against Virginia Tech. Temple had been scheduled to be the Hokies’ opponent for
11:19 AM ET Gonzaga will hold two players out of Friday’s game against Auburn, the school announced, due to the results of coronavirus testing after Thursday’s game. The father of Gonzaga freshman Dominick Harris tweeted that his son is in quarantine “because he was in close proximity with a player who tested positive.” Gonzaga, the
12:26 AM ET Associated Press No. 2 Baylor made an unexpected Thanksgiving night flight to Las Vegas, where the Bears now hope to open their men’s basketball schedule with two games this weekend. Baylor expects to play Saturday against an opponent that was not initially revealed and then take on Washington the following day. The
4:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Drew Timme scored 25 points, Jalen Suggs had 24 and Corey Kispert added 23 as No. 1 Gonzaga pulled away from No. 6 Kansas for a 102-90 victory Thursday in the men’s basketball season opener for both teams. The Bulldogs built a double-digit lead in the first half at
1:40 PM ET Temple and Butler both announced Thursday that their men’s basketball teams are pausing activities following positive COVID-19 tests within their programs. The Owls said they will undergo a 14-day quarantine, with the individual who tested positive going into isolation for 10 days. Temple had games against Virginia Tech, No. 3 Villanova and
11:00 PM ET We finally got college basketball on Wednesday. Sure, it wasn’t as much as we hoped and the marquee game originally expected to highlight the slate (Arizona State-Baylor) didn’t happen, but there was certainly college basketball — and plenty of it. Was it a normal opening day? Not really, but what’s normal in
1:09 PM ET West Virginia is replacing Tennessee in next week’s Jimmy V Classic, it was announced on Wednesday. West Virginia will face preseason No. 1 Gonzaga next Wednesday night in Indianapolis. The other game in the event features No. 2 Baylor vs. No. 8 Illinois. The No. 12 Volunteers had to withdraw on Tuesday
10:02 AM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — The NCAA has suspended Nebraska basketball player Derrick Walker for the first 16 games of the season for a rules violation while he was at Tennessee in 2018-19. The Nebraska athletic department made the announcement Wednesday, shortly before the Cornhuskers’ opener against McNeese State. The 6-foot-8, 232-pound
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8:00 AM ET Welcome back, college hoops! It seems like only yesterday that you were so abruptly taken away from us. Those terrible handful of days when plug after plug was pulled on the 2020 postseason, just as it was tipping off. A stack of conference tournaments shuttered, followed by what will forever be remembered
5:25 PM ET Gonzaga guard Andrew Nembhard, who transferred from Florida in the spring, is eligible to play immediately this season after the NCAA approved his waiver Tuesday. Prior to his waiver, Nembhard was considered the top sit-out transfer in the country for the 2021-22 men’s basketball season. A 6-foot-5 point guard from Canada, Nembhard
3:06 PM ET Sunday’s game between Baylor and Seton Hall has been canceled, both programs announced Tuesday. For the Bears, ESPN’s preseason No. 1 team, it’s their third game cancelled since coach Scott Drew tested positive for COVID-19 last Sunday. “While we were excited about this Big 12-Big East Battle matchup, we agreed that canceling
1:35 PM ET Tennessee is out of next week’s Jimmy V Classic after extending its men’s basketball shutdown following further COVID-19 test results, the school announced. The Volunteers announced Monday they were pausing team activities due to positive COVID-19 test results, including one from coach Rick Barnes. The entire program was retested on Monday, while
By Joe Lunardi 11/24/20 The 2020–21 college basketball season is unique. All involved — coaches, players, administrators, media, fans — can expect postponements, cancellations and adjustments to the normal cycle of games and the postseason. This includes the NCAA tournament, which is under the largest microscope after the abrupt end to the 2019–20 season. The