9:28 PM ET Yale graduate transfer Paul Atkinson, the co-Player of the Year in the Ivy League last season, committed to Notre Dame on Sunday night, he told ESPN. Atkinson will graduate this spring and be eligible immediately for the Fighting Irish next season. “I felt I would fit in great and have a great
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2:42 PM ET Houston guard Caleb Mills is stepping away from the program for personal reasons and will not play in Sunday’s road game against SMU. The school announced Sunday that there is no timetable for the 6-foot-3 Mills’ return. “Caleb, our coaching staff and his family have agreed that he needs time to refresh
11:56 AM ET Northern Illinois parted ways with men’s basketball coach Mark Montgomery on Sunday amid the Huskies’ 1-7 start, the school announced. The Huskies have struggled this season, with their lone victory coming over winless Chicago State at home. Associate head coach Lamar Chapman will take over as the interim head coach for the
10:36 PM ET Before Kentucky snapped a six-game losing streak with a 78-73 double-overtime victory at Mississippi State on Saturday, Wildcats coach John Calipari said he told his staff he hoped Dontaie Allen — an in-state product who had logged just 19 minutes and scored seven points combined before the win — would help the
8:27 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — John Tonje scored 11 points, and his four-point play with 12.3 seconds left helped carry Colorado State to a 70-67 win over San Diego State on Saturday after the Rams overcame a 26-point deficit. It is the largest comeback win in Division I men’s basketball this
7:40 PM ET UCLA senior Chris Smith will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee during the Bruins’ win over Utah on Thursday, the school announced Saturday. “After speaking with our team doctors and medical staff, I’m confident that Chris will make a quick and full recovery,”
3:02 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — Courtney Ramey scored 18 points to lead five Texas players in double-figures scoring, and No. 8 Longhorns routed third-ranked Kansas 84-59 on Saturday to match the most lopsided win by an opponent in the history of Allen Fieldhouse. Andrew Jones added 14 points, Matt Coleman III had
1:07 PM ET Associated Press PROVO, Utah — Former BYU men’s basketball coach Dave Rose has been hospitalized after a stroke. The school said the 63-year-old Rose was stricken Thursday and has been stabilized. “The Rose family expressed appreciation for the love and support they have received,” the school said in a statement Saturday. Rose
10:02 PM ET No. 20 Duke‘s matchup against No. 18 Florida State in Tallahassee on Saturday, which the Blue Devils had been set to play without coach Mike Krzyzewski, has been postponed, the ACC announced Friday night. The postponement is due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Florida State program, as well as contact
10:02 PM ET Mike Krzyzewski will miss No. 20 Duke‘s matchup against No. 18 Florida State in Tallahassee on Saturday after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced Friday night. The team said Krzyzewski did not travel to Florida with the Blue Devils and would be sidelined “to observe
9:19 PM ET Associated Press Saturday’s scheduled men’s basketball game between No. 23 Virginia and No. 24 Virginia Tech has been postponed because a Cavaliers staffer has tested positive for COVID-19. The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the postponement on Friday, saying the positive test led to quarantining and contact tracing within the Virginia program. This
11:07 AM ET West Virginia sophomore Oscar Tshiebwe is stepping away from the Mountaineers’ program due to personal reasons, the school announced Friday morning. “Oscar has our full support, and we certainly wish him the best during this time,” coach Bob Huggins said. There had been rumors of a possible transfer for Tshiebwe, and while
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 Even in a college basketball season of unprecedented uncertainty, the degree of mystery that still enshrouds the SEC stands out as exceptional. Is Tennessee truly a
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