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4:21 PM ET Ole Miss head coach Kermit Davis tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the school announced. Davis retested Tuesday to confirm the positive test, and that result is still pending. “The team is going through contact tracing, and those found to be a close contact will go into quarantine per medical guidelines,” a

2:02 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — College athletes continue to graduate at record rates and outperform non-athletes, according to the NCAA’s new Graduation Success Rate report. The data released Tuesday shows 90% of Division I athletes who enrolled in 2013 earned a degree within six years — an increase of 1 percentage point over

11:14 AM ET Wichita State basketball coach Gregg Marshall has resigned following an internal investigation into allegations of physical and verbal abuse, the school announced Tuesday. The school and Marshall agreed to a contract settlement of $7.75 million to be paid over the next six years. “This was a difficult decision, but one I feel

7:30 AM ET As the countdown continues to the start of the 2020-21 college basketball season on Nov. 25, ESPN.com’s panel of experts is making its predictions for all of the nation’s top leagues. After looking at the SEC, Big 12, Pac-12, Big East, American Athletic Conference and the nation’s top mid-majors, we move to

8:00 AM ET Throw away those mileage charts. Forget about which teams can’t play on their home courts. No one is opening the NCAA tournament on one side of the country and advancing to the next weekend on the opposite coast. All that matters now is to avoid conference rematches until the designated rounds. And

Luka Garza Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Email 7:30 AM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The 2020-21 college basketball season is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Nov. 25. As the countdown continues, ESPN will make sure you’re prepared with breakdowns of the national picture, all the highest-profile leagues and the

8:02 PM ET Associated Press Mississippi State has announced 25% seating capacity for men’s and women’s basketball games this season at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville. The governor’s most recent executive order determined capacity, and the school has designed a socially distanced seating plan, with protocols from state, university and city health officials along with the

11:53 AM ET Due to challenges associated with the coronavirus pandemic, the entire 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be played in one location, the NCAA announced on Monday. The NCAA said it is in talks with Indianapolis and the surrounding metro area to be that location. The decision comes after NCAA officials met to

7:30 AM ET As last season progressed, it became clear that what was once perceived as a potentially busy coaching carousel would feature few big-time changes. And then once the coronavirus pandemic hit, things dramatically changed. The appetite — and financial ability — to pay large buyouts disappeared, resulting in just one change at the

7:47 PM ET Tennessee-Martin men’s basketball coach Anthony Stewart died suddenly Sunday, the school announced. He was 50. “We are stunned to hear this tragic news,” athletic director Kurt McGuffin said. “Coach Stewart was a true leader to every one of the young men he coached. He emphasized the meaning of a college degree and

6:46 PM ET Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced Sunday. “As part of our routine COVID-19 health and safety protocols, I, along with my team and staff, are tested for COVID-19 multiple times each week,” the longtime Orange coach said in a statement released via Twitter. “Following our

Nov 13, 2020 Multiple Contributors In an unfortunate echo of March, the Ivy League on Thursday became the first Division I league to cancel its men’s and women’s basketball seasons, announcing that it would not play any winter sports in 2020-21 and would delay a decision on spring sports until at least the start of

Nov 14, 2020 As college basketball officials struggle to create a plan for the season, one of the sport’s most influential voices is calling for a new start date to “save the season” and a delay of the NCAA tournament. Rick Pitino, who took over at Iona earlier this year, tweeted on Saturday that college

Nov 13, 2020 Associated Press DETROIT — Terry Duerod, a college basketball standout who played for Dick Vitale at Detroit in the 1970s before winning an NBA title with the Boston Celtics, has died. He was 64. The school announced Duerod’s death on Friday and said he had been fighting leukemia. Vitale said in that

6:47 PM ET An NCAA committee this week declined to vote on or recommend two policies that broaden opportunities for minority candidates to interview for high-profile jobs in college athletics. On Tuesday, the NCAA’s committee to promote cultural diversity and equity (CPCDE) discussed both Oregon’s Rooney Rule and the Bill Russell Rule, which require at

Nov 13, 2020 ESPN 100 guard Bryce McGowens committed to Nebraska on Friday, giving the Cornhuskers their highest-ranked recruit in program history. McGowens, a former Florida State commit who reopened his recruitment in October, chose Nebraska over Georgia. He’ll join his brother, Trey, who transferred from Pittsburgh to Nebraska last spring and is eligible to

Nov 13, 2020 Eric WoodyardESPN Chet Holmgren didn’t answer many calls before his national television debut against top-ranked junior Emoni Bates, but there was one guy he had to pick up his phone for early Thursday. It was Detroit rapper Sada Baby, who also delivered a challenge to ESPN’s No. 1-ranked senior basketball player, even