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Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Feb 7, 2025, 04:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson is stepping down from his position at the end of the season, the school said Friday. The Hoosiers are heading

Associated Press Feb 7, 2025, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Point guard Walter Clayton Jr. will return to Florida’s starting lineup when the sixth-ranked Gators play at No. 1 Auburn on Saturday. Coach Todd Golden said Friday that Clayton has been cleared to play after missing a game with a sprained

Jeff BorzelloFeb 7, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions One of the biggest jobs in college basketball — and what could arguably be the biggest one available this spring — took a sizable step toward opening on Thursday, with ESPN reporting

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Feb 6, 2025, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson is not expected to return to Indiana next season, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Woodson, 66, is expected to coach the

Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 06:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference distributed an average of almost $52.6 million to the 14 full-year members for the 2023-24 season in a slight increase from the previous year, according to its tax filing. The league announced its revenue figures and released its

Dick VitaleFeb 6, 2025, 11:50 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 Oh, baby! This moment, this opportunity, this incredible blessing —

Jeff BorzelloFeb 6, 2025, 08:15 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions This past Saturday featured the craziest, most upside-down day of the men’s college basketball season thus far. Eleven AP-ranked teams lost, according to ESPN Stats & Information research, with 10 of them

Myron MedcalfFeb 5, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions PROVO, Utah — The Strap Tank Brewery looks like a postcard from a scenic ski resort, the type of place where you can eat half-pound bison burgers while surrounded by vintage

Associated Press Feb 5, 2025, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MADISON, Wis. — Indiana coach Mike Woodson questioned his team’s toughness after the Hoosiers dropped their fourth consecutive game, damaging their sagging postseason hopes. The Hoosiers fell behind 19-2 in the first 4½ minutes and never got the margin into single digits for the

Feb 5, 2025, 08:31 AM ET Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale will return to broadcasting for the first time in nearly two years for Saturday’s matchup featuring No. 2 Duke at Clemson at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN. Vitale, 85, who has been fighting cancer for the past 3½ years, announced he was cancer-free

Jeff BorzelloFeb 4, 2025, 11:56 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — An aggressive, hounding defense. Bully ball on the offensive end. A Hall of Fame coach walking the sideline. Chants of “Let’s go, Johnnies!” filling Madison Square Garden in the

Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 06:49 PM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida point guard Walter Clayton Jr. won’t play against Vanderbilt on Tuesday night. The sixth-ranked Gators ruled Clayton out about an hour before the opening tip. Denzel Aberdeen was expected to start in his place. Clayton rolled his ankle late in the first half

Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions North Carolina coach Hubert Davis is planning changes to the staffing of the blueblood men’s basketball program, including hiring a general manager to navigate the era of players being able to profit from their athletic fame. The fourth-year coach talked about plans to add

Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 03:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia guard-forward Tucker DeVries will have surgery for an upper-body injury and miss the rest of the season. His father, West Virginia’s first-year coach, Darian DeVries, made the announcement Tuesday, saying the school will apply for a medical redshirt that

Associated Press Feb 3, 2025, 05:44 PM ET John Shumate, who sparked Notre Dame to the 1974 upset of UCLA that snapped the Bruins’ record 88-game winning streak, has died. He was 72. Notre Dame announced that Shumate died on Monday. Shumate played at Notre Dame from 1971-74 and was a first-team Associated Press All-America

Open Extended Reactions The Marist Red Foxes have been one of the best stories of the mid-major college basketball season, currently sitting in first place in the MAAC after a 9-1 start in conference play. And as the regular season nears the home stretch, the Red Foxes are looking to the past in search of

Jeff BorzelloFeb 3, 2025, 03:25 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton announced Monday he’s stepping down at the end of the season, ending a 23-year career in Tallahassee. Hamilton, 76, will end his Florida State tenure as

David PurdumFeb 3, 2025, 02:40 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions A gambling ring currently under federal investigation for its role in two NBA betting cases also was involved in unusual wagering activity on at least three men’s college basketball programs this season, sources told