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Pete Thamel Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Mar 27, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Louisville is targeting Charleston‘s Pat Kelsey as its next head coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Kelsey is coming off his second consecutive NCAA

Dick Vitale, College Basketball analystMar 27, 2024, 11:30 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 The most exciting weekend of the basketball

ESPN News Services Mar 27, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NCAA president Charlie Baker is calling for a ban on college prop bets in states with legal sports wagering. Prop bets — short for proposition bets — are wagers not related to the final score of a contest. An example of such a

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMar 26, 2024, 11:36 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Despite another early exit from the NCAA tournament, Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari will return for his 16th season in 2024-25, according to athletic director Mitch Barnhart.

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 26, 2024, 11:04 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Pepperdine transfer Michael Ajayi has committed to Gonzaga, he announced Tuesday via social media. Ajayi, from Washington, entered the transfer portal this month. The 6-foot-7 wing only spent one

Associated Press Mar 26, 2024, 11:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quan Lax had 15 points, JJ Wheat scored four of his nine points in the final 35 seconds, and Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) closed on a 10-0 run to beat Langston (Okla.) 71-67 on Tuesday night for the program’s first NAIA championship.

Associated Press Mar 26, 2024, 04:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Dusty May was succinct when outlining his goals as Michigan coach during his introductory news conference on Tuesday. “Our goal is to be enjoyable to watch,” he said. “We want to win championships, but we also want to put fans

Joe Lunardi, Senior Writer, ESPN.comMar 26, 2024, 09:26 AM ET Close Resident college basketball bracketologist for ESPN Contributor to SportsCenter, ESPN Insider Published first public bracket in 1995 Open Extended Reactions Sixteen sweet thoughts, observations and hot takes before another incredible weekend of basketball: No. 1: The selection committee appears to have gotten the top

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMar 26, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions In 2011, Jeffrey Anderson stood on the court at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati and breathed a sigh of relief. Toward the end of a Crosstown Shootout matchup

Associated Press Mar 25, 2024, 08:12 PM ET Marshall men’s basketball coach Dan D’Antoni — the oldest coach in Division I at 76 — is out after 10 seasons. He will be replaced by assistant coach Cornelius Jackson, the school said Monday night. Marshall did not release the terms of Jackson’s agreement and did not

ESPN News Services Mar 25, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina leading scorer Meechie Johnson is entering the transfer portal, just days after leading the Gamecocks to their first NCAA tournament appearance in seven years. Johnson, a 6-foot-2 junior from Cleveland, said in a statement to On3 on Monday

Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 25, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Veteran college basketball coach Cuonzo Martin is on the cusp of a second stint at Missouri State, as sources told ESPN that he and the school are working toward a deal to make him the next head coach. Martin is one of the most

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 25, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions New Mexico guard Jamal Mashburn Jr., son of the former NBA All-Star and Kentucky great, entered the transfer portal on Monday. Mashburn’s season ended on Friday with a 77-56

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Pete Thamel Mar 25, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vanderbilt has named James Madison‘s Mark Byington as its next head coach, the school announced on Monday. Byington is coming off a historic season

Associated Press Mar 25, 2024, 04:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oregon State and Washington State have finalized a settlement over financial distributions with the 10 schools leaving the Pac-12. The departing schools will have $5 million withheld during the 2024 fiscal year for a total of $50 million under the deal announced Monday. The

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Pete Thamel Mar 25, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vanderbilt is hiring James Madison‘s Mark Byington as its next head coach, sources told ESPN. Byington is coming off a historic season at James

Pete Thamel Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Mar 25, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Utah State‘s Danny Sprinkle has accepted the head coaching job at Washington, sources told ESPN. Sprinkle had emerged as one of the hottest candidates

ESPN Sports Betting Mar 25, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Outside of a few exciting upsets, like Oakland vs. Kentucky, most of the tournament favorites won their games and will continue their championship drive in the Sweet 16 and Elite 8. All four No. 1 and No. 2 seeds remain in the tournament,