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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2024, 12:39 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions While the past few months of the college basketball calendar have been filled with the transfer portal, coaching changes and the NBA draft, the start of the July live

Associated Press Jul 11, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — College athletes whose efforts primarily benefit their schools may qualify as employees deserving of pay under federal wage-and-hour laws, a U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday in a setback to the NCAA. The court, in the latest challenge to the NCAA’s long-held notion

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2024, 10:33 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions The NCAA will host a men’s college basketball soiree in 2026 that will feature multiple title games in the same city, the association announced Thursday. Indianapolis, the host

Dick Vitale, College Basketball analystJul 11, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Dick Vitale, college basketball’s top analyst and ambassador, joined ESPN during the 1979-80 season. His thorough knowledge of the game is brought forth in an enthusiastic, passionate style. Vitale also contributes columns to ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Here’s an early preseason look at my

Associated Press Jul 9, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STORRS, Conn. — Even with a deal that would make him one of the highest-paid college basketball coaches in the country, UConn’s Dan Hurley never let his thoughts stray far from what got him to the top of the men’s college basketball world. About

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2024, 09:25 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions High school recruiting used to take center stage almost immediately after the college basketball season ended: evaluation periods in April, target boards for the upcoming cycle finalized heading into

ESPN News Services Jul 8, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — A 3-pointer over Anthony Davis, swish. A baseline turnaround over Jrue Holiday, easy. An acrobatic putback after crashing the boards and getting fouled by Bam Adebayo, no problem. Those are three of the best defenders in the NBA. Cooper Flagg

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJul 8, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions UConn coach Dan Hurley, who has led the Huskies to back-to-back national championships and turned down an offer from the Los Angeles Lakers last month, has signed a new

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 7, 2024, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — When Cooper Flagg got the call from Team USA executive director Grant Hill that he would be part of the Select Team here at Team USA training camp ahead of the Paris Olympics — becoming the first college player in more

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJul 4, 2024, 09:36 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Top-50 guard Davis Fogle announced his commitment to Gonzaga on Thursday, giving Mark Few his first recruit in the 2025 class. Fogle recently cut his list to Gonzaga, Creighton

Paul Biancardi, Basketball RecruitingJul 2, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Close National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Open Extended Reactions The NBA draft was the highlight of June, and once again the ESPN 100 rankings fed the draft.

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 2, 2024, 09:23 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Sixteen former men’s college basketball players, including Kansas stars Mario Chalmers and Sherron Collins, UConn guard Ryan Boatright and Arizona guard Jason Terry, have

Jun 28, 2024, 05:42 PM ET ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale announced Friday that he will have surgery to remove cancer from his neck. In a post on X, Vitale said a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed cancer. Vitale said surgery is scheduled for Tuesday. My report on the Biopsy

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions The narrative ahead of the 2024 NBA draft was that the talent pool was down relative to previous years. Adding to that, the first round was projected to be

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJun 28, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions A year from now incoming Duke freshman Cooper Flagg could be the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft and he’s already adding to his resume.

Jun 28, 2024, 07:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr, Donovan Clingan and the rest of the 2024 class off to the NBA, it’s time to shift our attention to next year’s draft. The 2025 NBA draft is 12 months away, but we’ve had our eyes on these players for quite

Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterJun 27, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Open Extended Reactions Which teams were the winners and losers of the 2024 NBA draft? While we won’t know exactly how every prospect will fare over

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 27, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions Before Thursday, there had never been a father-son duo playing in the NBA