3:36 PM ET Associated Press No. 19 Richmond’s men’s basketball is pausing all activities and its game at College of Charleston on Wednesday night has been called off due to COVID-19 concerns within the Spiders program. Charleston said Tuesday it will look to reschedule with Richmond or find another opponent to make up the lost
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1:18 PM ET Iowa senior center Luka Garza highlights the list of 50 preseason candidates for the 2021 Wooden Award that was announced Tuesday. Garza, one of five finalists for the 2020 award and the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year, leads an Iowa team that is ranked No. 3 in the current AP
12:33 PM ET Associated Press Oklahoma plans to open its men’s basketball season on Thursday against Texas-San Antonio after a weeklong delay. Oklahoma was scheduled to play the Roadrunners last Wednesday, but the Sooners paused team activities after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Oklahoma’s game against Central Florida scheduled for last Saturday was postponed, and
12:48 PM ET Villanova and Virginia will face off in the Holiday Hoops Classic on Dec. 19 at Madison Square Garden, it was announced Tuesday. The game between the last two men’s basketball national champions will be the first college basketball game at MSG since the Big East tournament was canceled due to coronavirus back
10:34 AM ET Colorado men’s basketball has paused team activities due to COVID-19 issues, therefore postponing the team’s Pac-12 opener against Arizona scheduled for Wednesday. “We have temporarily paused our men’s basketball operations due to positive cases of COVID-19 within the program,” Colorado athletic director Rick George said. “This includes the postponement of Wednesday’s game
6:50 AM ET The need to raise awareness and funds for cancer research is more important than ever. ESPN and the V Foundation are dedicated to victory over cancer. Dec.1-12, starting on Giving Tuesday, the international day of giving, marks V Week across ESPN. During these challenging times, ESPN and the V Foundation’s fight against
7:30 AM ET The turbulence of the past week? Well, get used to it. This is college basketball in a pandemic. The cancellations and postponements will likely persist until the NCAA launches its 68-team, one-city tournament in 2021. Until then, we’ll have to take this thing day by day. 2 Related But the game is
1:26 AM ET Associated Press Florida‘s men’s basketball team has signed on for a trip to Mohegan Sun in Connecticut for two midweek games in “Bubbleville.” The Gators will face Army on Wednesday and Boston College on Thursday night. Florida had been scheduled to open its season at “Bubbleville” on Nov. 25 and 27, but
12:19 PM ET The first Associated Press men’s college basketball poll of the regular season remained steady at the top. The rest, predictably, was filled with change as teams exceeded or failed to live up to preseason expectations. Gonzaga and Baylor remained Nos. 1-2 in the poll released Monday. The Zags received 57 of 63
7:00 AM ET The 2020-21 college basketball season is one filled with change, so over here at the Power Rankings, we’re making changes too. Of course, you can still find our top 16 teams in the country every Monday morning, but we’re adding a few wrinkles this season. We will hand out awards — Player,
12:59 AM ET Associated Press North Carolina State said its men’s basketball game against William & Mary on Monday has been canceled due to coronavirus issues within the Tribe program. The school announced the move late Sunday, saying that it was “exploring several options” to replace the game. William & Mary athletics spokesman Kris Sears
6:07 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Maryland basketball star Len Bias, who was chosen No. 2 by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA draft before dying days later of a drug overdose, was chosen for induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Bias leads a group of
3:53 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Richmond men’s basketball team could hardly have played worse in the first half Sunday, yet it trailed No. 10 Kentucky by only a few points. The Spiders pulled confidence from the small deficit and turned that into better execution after halftime, leading to the biggest win
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
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