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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterApr 9, 2024, 01:36 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — As he left the floor for the last time in his collegiate career after his team’s 75-60 loss to UConn in the national title game

Apr 8, 2024, 11:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — UConn has done it. The Huskies repeated as national champions with a convincing 75-60 victory over Purdue. Coach Dan Hurley’s team is the first reigning champion to defend its title successfully since Florida won back-to-back championships under Billy Donovan in 2006 and 2007.

Doug Greenberg Apr 9, 2024, 12:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A heavy betting favorite — both in the odds and for the public — throughout March Madness, UConn is the first back-to-back NCAA men’s basketball champion since Florida in 2007. But it’s uncertain if the Huskies can make it three in a row in

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 8, 2024, 11:30 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions History was made Monday night, as UConn became the first back-to-back national champions since Florida in 2006 and 2007. Is a three-peat “in Storrs” for the Huskies next season?

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 8, 2024, 11:34 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — There comes a point in every dominant UConn NCAA tournament win when Dan Hurley finally relaxes. Two straight years, 12 straight games. It’s become an inevitability.

Baker: NCAA eyeing ‘consumer protection system’ in NIL age Speaking to reporters before Monday’s national championship game, NCAA president Charlie Baker said he’s focused on creating a “consumer protection system” for collegiate athletes and their families as name, image and likeness deals become more prevalent.

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterApr 8, 2024, 09:47 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — NCAA president Charlie Baker said he’s focused on creating a “consumer protection system” for collegiate athletes and their families so they can have a better

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterApr 8, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The NCAA Division I Council could adopt emergency legislation this month for a new transfer rule that would allow all undergraduate athletes to transfer and play immediately if they meet

Associated Press Apr 8, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr., the team’s leading scorer at 17.6 points a game this season, is entering the NBA draft with the potential to rejoin the Gators for his senior year. Clayton, a 6-foot-3 junior from Lake Wales who became

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 8, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Arizona star center Oumar Ballo entered the transfer portal Monday, becoming arguably the most sought-after big man in the portal. Ballo released a statement via social media announcing his

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 8, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Kentucky freshman Aaron Bradshaw entered the transfer portal Monday, the first domino to fall since the news of John Calipari finalizing a deal to become Arkansas‘ next head coach.

Open Extended Reactions Arkansas’ Trevon Brazile told ESPN his college career is over as he’s hiring an agent and declaring for the 2024 NBA draft. “I’m 100 percent into the draft,” Brazile said. “Arkansas made a big hire with John Calipari. I’m happy for the program, but the main thing for me is keeping a

Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 8, 2024, 08:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — The No. 1-seeded UConn Huskies are on the precipice of completing a rare feat, becoming the first repeat champions in college basketball since Florida in 2007. The No. 1-seeded Purdue Boilermakers are one win from duplicating the unprecedented turnaround arc executed

Apr 8, 2024, 01:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nothing like a bombshell news drop on the eve of the national championship game. John Calipari is leaving Kentucky and headed across the SEC to Arkansas, finalizing a five-year deal to replace Eric Musselman in Fayetteville. Nobody could have foreseen this chain of events when SMU

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Pete Thamel Apr 7, 2024, 11:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions John Calipari is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next coach at Arkansas, sources told ESPN on Sunday night, a blockbuster move that

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 7, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — In a college sports landscape increasingly filled with transfer-laden rosters and portal-focused rebuilds, Monday night’s national championship game between Purdue and UConn will feature two teams

Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 7, 2024, 07:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — The UConn basketball team is on the cusp of its second consecutive national title. And perhaps more impressive, it would mark the program’s sixth overall title since 1999. If the No. 1 overall seed Huskies can topple fellow No. 1 seed

Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 7, 2024, 05:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — No. 1 seed Purdue spent five weeks as the top-ranked team in the Associated Press poll this season and never dipped lower than No. 4. Just twice during the regular season they were underdogs entering a game. But the Boilermakers head