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Apr 5, 2024, 09:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Members of one of the most unlikely quartets in recent college basketball history will fight to win a national championship in the days ahead. Sure, most of the sports world expected UConn to return to this stage a year after a national title run, even though

Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — IF THERE’S anyone qualified to recognize a lack of patience, it’s UConn walk-on Andrew Hurley. He’s the son of coach Dan Hurley and the grandson of Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley, which gives him a generational familiarity with impatient DNA. When

Associated Press Apr 4, 2024, 09:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Dre Davis scored on a layup with 16 seconds left Thursday night to cap Seton Hall‘s decisive late run, giving the Pirates a 79-77 victory over Indiana State and their first NIT championship since 1953. Seton Hall (25-12) scored the final nine

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 4, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Arizona — After having some time — and a couple hours of sleep — to reflect on UConn‘s travel issues, coach Dan Hurley said Thursday that the Huskies

Associated Press Apr 4, 2024, 07:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Oklahoma State basketball coach Steve Lutz embraces the expectations that come with leading a program that has won two national titles and featured Hall of Fame coaches Henry Iba and Eddie Sutton. The Cowboys have reached six Final Fours, but none since 2004.

Associated Press Apr 4, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions David Riley finally found an opportunity that made him think it was time to leave what he helped create at Eastern Washington of the Big Sky Conference. Despite uncertainty about the future, Riley made the jump in part because all it required was a

Open Extended Reactions Cal’s Jaylon Tyson, an All-Pac-12 first-team player, told ESPN his college career is over and that he’ll be declaring for the 2024 NBA draft. “I am going to forgo my remaining eligibility and enter the draft,” Tyson said. “I am in Las Vegas getting ready right now.” Tyson, ranked No. 32 in

Pete Thamel Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Apr 4, 2024, 03:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USC is expected to hire Arkansas‘ Eric Musselman as its next head coach, sources told ESPN. A deal is expected to be finalized in

Associated Press Apr 4, 2024, 03:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Kobe Johnson has committed to UCLA after leaving crosstown rival USC and entering the transfer portal. Johnson posted a photo of himself in a UCLA uniform and included the word “Committed” on his Instagram account Thursday. He averaged 10.9 points, 4.6

Apr 4, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions UConn men’s basketball has made history, becoming the first team ever to win 10 straight NCAA tournament games by double digits. That streak has also made history at the betting window. UConn is the first team to cover 10 straight NCAA tournament games since Villanova did

ESPN News Services Apr 3, 2024, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The UConn men’s basketball team is leaving for the Final Four in Arizona late Wednesday night after a confluence of issues delayed its trip out of Connecticut. The team’s departure was pushed to 11:30 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday because of mechanical issues, the

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Mark Montgomery, the former Northern Illinois coach who has served as an assistant on Tom Izzo’s staff at Michigan State for the past three seasons, has been hired as the new head coach at Detroit Mercy. The Horizon League school announced the

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 04:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The average price paid for a ticket on the resale market this week was twice as high for the NCAA women’s Final Four compared with that for the men’s semifinals, according to a technology company that analyzes prices across multiple platforms. The average price

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 3, 2024, 04:16 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Utah State big man Great Osobor, the Mountain West Player of the Year, entered the transfer portal Wednesday. He’s also expected to go through the NBA draft process, sources

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 03:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Fox Sports and AEG will launch a new postseason college basketball tournament next year. The College Basketball Crown will be a 16-team tournament taking place March 31 through April 6, 2025, in Las Vegas. The games will be played at the

Open Extended Reactions Devin Carter, the Big East player of the year, told ESPN his college career is over and he will be declaring for the 2024 NBA draft. “I will be forgoing my senior year at Providence,” Carter said. Carter, ranked No. 17 in the ESPN 100 among NBA draft prospects, had an outstanding

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterApr 3, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions A rusty commemorative soda can, a newspaper, a pocket schedule and a VHS tape with no machine to play it on. That’s

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 12:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Derik Queen outshined high school teammate Cooper Flagg, the nation’s top-ranked recruit, leading the East team to an 88-86 victory over the West on Tuesday night in the McDonald’s All-American game. Queen, a bruising 6-foot-9 center and teammate of Flagg’s at Montverde