NCAABB

William Weinbaum Feb 26, 2024, 12:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions More than half of the NCAA’s 32 Division I conferences say that they either have no policy on court storming or that their crowd-control approach covers storming without specifically mentioning it, according to an analysis by ESPN. Eleven conferences — the Atlantic 10, Big

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 26, 2024, 10:31 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Old Dominion coach Jeff Jones is retiring, the school announced Monday. The school announced in January that Jones was stepping away for the rest of the season due to

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 26, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions For the first time in months, we have a full-fledged three-way battle for No. 1. What had been a UConn vs. Purdue debate now includes Houston. UConn’s 19-point loss

ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2024, 05:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Dressed in white from head to toe, Rick Pitino and his St. John’s players handed No. 15 Creighton a humbling defeat. Daniss Jenkins scored a season-high 27 points and St. John’s shredded the Bluejays 80-66 on Sunday for its best

Feb 25, 2024, 09:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Just over a month after Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark collided on the court with an unidentified woman amid an Ohio State victory celebration, Duke‘s Kyle Filipowski was injured Saturday as a wave of Wake Forest fans rushed their home court after the Demon Deacons’

Feb 24, 2024, 09:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Following Duke‘ 83-79 loss at Wake Forest, a frustrated Jon Scheyer asked the question: “When are we going to ban court storming?” Minutes earlier, Kyle Filipowski was injured after he got caught in a sea of Wake Forest fans as they stormed the court at the

Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 08:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — A U.S. stamp honoring John Wooden was unveiled on the UCLA campus Saturday, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jamaal Wilkes on hand to honor their coach who guided the Bruins to a record 10 national championships in the 1960s and ’70s. Abdul-Jabbar

ESPN News Services Feb 24, 2024, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Hunter Sallis scored 29 points while Andrew Carr had a huge second-half performance to help Wake Forest edge No. 8 Duke 83-79 on Saturday, earning a massive boost to its NCAA tournament chances. As Demon Deacons fans stormed the court

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 24, 2024, 12:04 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions The coach of a private California school that recently announced the closure of its campus and canceled all sports is raising money to send the men’s and women’s

Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 03:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WACO, Texas — L.J. Cryer scored 15 points against his former team, including six free throws in overtime, as second-ranked and Big 12-leading Houston beat Baylor 82-76 on Saturday. The Cougars (24-3, 11-3 Big 12) blew a 16-point halftime lead, and thought they had

Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Judah Mintz scored 21 points as Syracuse pulled out an 88-85 win over Notre Dame on Saturday after nearly giving up a 29-point lead on “Jim Boeheim Day.” Over 25,000 fans plus friends, family and former players came out to honor

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 24, 2024, 11:58 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Memphis senior Malcolm Dandridge will be held out of competition indefinitely during an investigation into his eligibility, the school announced Saturday morning. The Tigers will host Florida Atlantic on

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 23, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) on Friday granted a request by the NCAA to prohibit wagering on prop bets involving collegiate athletes. Ohio sportsbook operators have until March 1 to

Associated Press Feb 23, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A federal judge on Friday barred the NCAA from enforcing its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation from being used to recruit athletes, granting a request for a preliminary injunction from the states of Tennessee and Virginia and dealing another blow to the

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 23, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions We’ve had a conversation about the value of handshake lines for years. Every time there is a problem after a game, we begin to question their purpose. As

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 23, 2024, 08:29 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions COLUMBIA, S.C. — Following South Carolina’s 75-60 win over Vanderbilt on Feb. 10, a large group of Gamecocks fans at Colonial Life Arena refused to budge, even as

Associated Press Feb 22, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama forward Mohamed Wague was suspended for one game by the Southeastern Conference on Thursday for elbowing Florida’s Alex Condon in the back of the head. Wague, who averages 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game for the 13th-ranked Crimson Tide,

Associated Press Feb 22, 2024, 03:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference has fined LSU $100,000 in connection to fans running onto the court after the Tigers’ victory over No. 17 Kentucky, the league announced Thursday. Tyrell Ward‘s basket as time expired gave LSU a 75-74 win Wednesday night and