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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 28, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Western Kentucky‘s Steve Lutz has emerged as the focus of Oklahoma State‘s search for a new men’s basketball coach, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 03:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — New West Virginia coach Darian DeVries’ brought some reinforcements from Drake. Tucker DeVries sat in the front row for his father’s introductory news conference Thursday as Darian announced that his son, a two-time Missouri Valley Conference player of the year, is

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — As Matt Painter prepares top seed Purdue to face Gonzaga on Friday in the Sweet 16, he knows the NCAA tournament could undergo significant changes in

Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 02:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl still isn’t happy with a call that led to the costly ejection of Chad Baker-Mazara in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, but he’s urging fans to lay off his starting guard. Baker-Mazara threw an elbow

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Two weeks ago North Carolina State had no reason to feel it would belong in the Sweet 16. But now that they’re here, the Wolfpack feel

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Wisconsin sophomore AJ Storr entered the transfer portal on Thursday, immediately becoming arguably the best available transfer this spring. Storr, a 6-foot-7 guard, was a second-team All-Big Ten selection

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 11:09 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Southern Illinois is expected to hire Wright State‘s Scott Nagy as its next men’s basketball coach, sources told ESPN. Nagy has coached in five NCAA tournaments and won at

Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 10:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Cameron Tyson scored 30 points and made seven 3-pointers, Alex Schumacher scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, and third-seeded Seattle U closed on an 11-0 run to beat top-seed High Point 77-67 on Wednesday night for

Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 10:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORFOLK, Va. — Christian Ings scored 17 points, Allen Betrand added 16 and Norfolk State beat Purdue Fort Wayne 75-67 on Wednesday night in the championship game of the CIT. Norfolk State (24-11) set a program record by winning 15 games at home this

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, 09:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SMU is targeting Andy Enfield for the school’s basketball job, sources told ESPN. Enfield has been the focus of the search for days, but

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 27, 2024, 09:29 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Florida Atlantic is hiring Baylor assistant John Jakus as its next head coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Jakus is replacing Dusty May, who left last week to become

Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 08:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STANFORD, Calif. — Ever since Kyle Smith watched Mike Montgomery turn Stanford from an also-ran into a national basketball power, he has viewed the Cardinal job as the dream destination in his coaching career. The dream has now been realized with Smith being introduced

Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 08:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — It was personal for Danny Sprinkle when, after a decade as an assistant coach, his first chance at being a head coach came at his alma mater, Montana State. The feelings were very similar for Sprinkle after accepting the head-coaching job at

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNMar 27, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Alabama senior guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is considered day-to-day ahead of the Crimson Tide’s matchup against No. 1 seed North Carolina in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, coach Nate Oats said. “Latrell’s being re-evaluated by the medical

Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 27, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — In a quest for back-to-back national titles, UConn coach Dan Hurley saw a competitive advantage for the Huskies soon after they cut down the nets in Houston last year. Way back then, he saw UConn’s potential path back to the Final Four

Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 04:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STOCKTON, Calif. — Pacific has hired former Canadian college basketball coach Dave Smart as its new men’s basketball coach. Athletic director Adam Tschuor announced the decision to hire Smart as the replacement for the recently fired Leonard Perry. Smart spent this past season as

Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 04:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s Patrick McCaffery, son of Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery, has entered the transfer portal, the school confirmed Wednesday. Patrick McCaffery has one year of eligibility remaining after starting 60 of 123 games. He was a starter for the first half

Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida guard Riley Kugel, who was benched for two games during the Southeastern Conference tournament, is transferring. Kugel announced his intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal on social media Wednesday. “It’s been fun and I appreciate everyone who has supported