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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 18, 2024, 01:29 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Auburn forward Jaylin Williams suffered a non-season-ending knee injury in Saturday’s loss to Kentucky, the school announced Sunday. Williams landed awkwardly following a dunk attempt in the second half

ESPN News Services Feb 18, 2024, 12:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TUCSON, Ariz. — Jaden Bradley scored 21 points, Oumar Ballo dominated inside and No. 5 Arizona overpowered Arizona State 105-60 on Saturday night in the rivals’ final Pac-12 game at McKale Center. The Wildcats (20-5, 11-3 Pac-12) had their free-flowing offense clicking all

Feb 17, 2024, 10:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Saturday marked exactly one month until Selection Sunday — and if teams weren’t aware that a sense of urgency was needed moving forward, the NCAA tournament selection committee’s mock bracket reveal happened early Saturday afternoon. For teams with hopes of sitting in the top quarter of

ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUBURN, Ala. — Antonio Reeves and Kentucky stripped away Auburn‘s aura of invincibility at home. And the loss may be more costly than just in the SEC standings. Reeves scored 22 points and No. 22 Kentucky led throughout to beat cold-shooting Auburn 70-59

ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jared McCain set a Duke freshman record with eight 3-pointers and matched a school freshman mark with 35 points as the No. 9 Blue Devils defeated Florida State 76-67 on Saturday. McCain hit seven 3-pointers in the first half and

ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2024, 04:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Ketron Shaw scored 15 points and Jaylen Alston had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds to pace Winston-Salem State to a 64-47 victory over Virginia Union on Saturday in the NBA HBCU Classic. Issac Parson added 10 assists for

ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STORRS, Conn. — Donovan Clingan had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help top-ranked UConn rout No. 4 Marquette 81-53 Saturday and take control of the race for the Big East regular-season title. It was a historic blowout; UConn’s 28-point margin of victory

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 17, 2024, 01:33 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Purdue is the overall 1-seed in the NCAA tournament men’s basketball selection committee’s bracket preview, revealed Saturday afternoon, with reigning champion UConn given the overall 2-seed. It would be

Feb 17, 2024, 09:29 AM ET Hall of Fame college basketball coach Charles Grice “Lefty” Driesell, who won 786 games while leading four different Division I schools to 100 victories, died Saturday morning. He was 92. Maryland announced Driesell’s death. His grandson, Ty Anderson, an assistant coach at Wofford, told The Washington Post that Driesell

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 16, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The Pac-12 and embattled commissioner George Kliavkoff have mutually agreed to part ways, the league announced Friday. The Pac-12, which is down to Washington State and Oregon State following sweeping

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 16, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions This is usually the time within the college basketball season when the word parity is frequently used. As March approaches and a collection of imperfect teams aim to

Feb 15, 2024, 08:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Unusual things can happen behind closed doors. Just ask the Fairleigh Dickinson men’s basketball team. The Knights’ game against host Long Island University on Thursday night was delayed because they were stuck in an elevator at Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn prior to the game. “It

Associated Press Feb 15, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAHAINA, Hawaii — The Maui Invitational is returning to the Lahaina Civic Center for the first time since wildfires devastated the area and killed 101 people. The tournament will be played Nov. 25-27 after being shifted to Honolulu earlier this season. “As a long-standing

Associated Press Feb 14, 2024, 11:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Jayden Stone scored 25 points and Detroit Mercy beat IUPUI 81-66 on Wednesday night to end a 27-game losing streak, dating to last season. Detroit Mercy (1-26, 1-15 Horizon League) won its first game since topping Purdue Fort Wayne in last year’s

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 14, 2024, 07:54 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel gave a vote of confidence to head coach Juwan Howard on Wednesday amid speculation about his job status, saying he has “not really thought

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 14, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Chris Holtmann is out as Ohio State‘s head coach, sources told ESPN. Holtmann was nearing the end of his seventh season at the helm in Columbus. The Buckeyes lost

ESPN News Services Feb 13, 2024, 09:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Judah Mintz scored 25 points, including 16 in the second half, and JJ Starling had 13 of his 23 points in the second half as Syracuse stunned No. 7 North Carolina 86-79 on Tuesday night. North Carolina (19-6, 11-3 Atlantic

ESPN News Services Feb 13, 2024, 01:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LUBBOCK, Texas — Darrion Williams had a perfect night for Texas Tech, and the Red Raiders never trailed in a lopsided 79-50 victory over sixth-ranked Kansas that saw Bill Self ejected for the first time as the Jayhawks‘ head coach. The 29-point loss