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Anthony Gharib, ESPNFeb 12, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Indiana State Sycamores are slotted in at No. 23 in Monday’s AP poll — the program’s first appearance in the Top 25 since Larry Bird’s final season with the Sycamores. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Indiana State went 817 AP polls without appearing in

Associated Press Feb 12, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The National Labor Relations Board on Monday granted Dartmouth’s trustees extra time to request a review of a regional official’s ruling that the school’s men’s basketball players are employees. The official’s ruling last week cleared the way for an election that could create the

Associated Press Feb 12, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte 49ers removed the interim tag from basketball coach Aaron Fearne on Monday. He had been serving as the interim coach since June 2023. The 49ers are 15-8 overall and 9-2 in their first season in the American Athletic Conference.

Associated Press Feb 12, 2024, 01:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana State’s balanced scoring, free-flowing offense and its goggle-wearing big man have the program off to one of its best starts in years. Now the Sycamores have something that hasn’t happened since Larry Bird played in Terre Haute: a spot in the AP Top

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 12, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Last week we’d talked here about UConn and Purdue separating themselves from the rest of the country. That theme was cemented once again this past week, with eight of

ESPN News Services Feb 11, 2024, 12:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue center Zach Edey wanted to leave Indiana with a lingering impression Saturday. Naturally, he delivered. The reigning national player of the year had 26 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and the first 3-pointer of his career

Feb 10, 2024, 10:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After last weekend’s quartet of marquee top-10 matchups, this Saturday was more about teams on either side of the NCAA tournament cut line needing to take advantage of résumé-boosting opportunities. Six top-10 teams faced unranked teams on the road — environments where highly ranked teams have

ESPN News Services Feb 10, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Anton Watson scored 17 points, including a go-ahead three-point play with 3:49 remaining before adding two key layups in the final 91 seconds, Ben Gregg and Nolan Hickman sank key late free throws and Gonzaga survived a second-half rally to

Associated Press Feb 10, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The two Dartmouth players working to unionize their basketball team say other athletes, both on campus and from other Ivy League schools, have been reaching out to see if they can join the effort. Romeo Myrthil and Cade Haskins said on

Associated Press Feb 10, 2024, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Jeremiah Williams scored 18 points and Rutgers used a stifling defense to lead the entire game and hand No. 11 Wisconsin its fourth straight loss 78-56 on Saturday. The Scarlet Knights (13-10, 5-7 Big Ten) scored 15 points off 12 Wisconsin

Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The Dartmouth men’s basketball team has scheduled a March 5 election to determine whether the players will unionize — a step that would be unprecedented in American college sports. The National Labor Relations Board said the in-person election will take place on

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 9, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions There is an annual debate in college basketball about the value of momentum. Is it real? Does it really matter if it is? Some believe that a streak

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 8, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The SEC will distribute $741 million to its 14 member universities, about $51.3 million per school, from the 2022-23 fiscal year, commissioner Greg Sankey

Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 8, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions Pressure is mounting on the NCAA. On Monday, the National Labor Relations Board told players on the Dartmouth men’s basketball team that they fit the definition

Associated Press Feb 8, 2024, 03:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlantic Coast Conference will hold five straight men’s basketball tournaments in North Carolina starting in 2025, while the women’s tournament that has had a longtime home in Greensboro as the city of the league’s founding will split time between there and Charlotte. The

Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 08:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — At 6-foot-11, Scot Pollard‘s size helped him play more than a decade in the NBA, earning him a championship ring with the 2008 Boston Celtics. Now it may be killing him. Pollard needs a heart transplant, an already dire predicament that is

Dick Vitale, College Basketball analystFeb 7, 2024, 08:30 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 To win big in today’s men’s college

ESPN News Services Feb 6, 2024, 09:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — PJ Hall had 25 points along with the go-ahead putback with 3:14 left as Clemson survived a blown 16-point lead to stun No. 3 North Carolina 80-76 on Tuesday night, earning a marquee win for a team battling to