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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2024, 11:02 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats apologized for pushing Missouri forward Aidan Shaw toward his bench during a confrontation between Shaw and Alabama guard Aaron Estrada in the Crimson

ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2024, 11:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Purdue center Zach Edey arrived at Indiana determined to leave a lasting impact Tuesday night. Then he showed everyone why he is the reigning national player of the year. The 7-foot-4 senior drew fouls, made shots and even chased loose

ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Dalton Knecht scored a career-high 39 points and had eight rebounds to lead No. 6 Tennessee past Florida 85-66 on Tuesday. Jonas Aidoo had 19 points and a team-high 10 rebounds to help the Volunteers (13-4, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) win

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterJan 15, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions When Juwan Howard was hired to lead the Michigan Wolverines in 2019, he hinted at the possibility of a Fab Five reunion. “Brotherhood is special to me,” he

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2024, 05:51 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions St. John’s coach Rick Pitino will not be on the sideline for Tuesday night’s game at Seton Hall while he recovers from COVID-19, the school announced. Associate head coach

Jan 16, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ross Bjork has made the jump from Texas A&M to Ohio State to be the new athletic director for the Buckeyes, it was announced Tuesday. Bjork’s hiring brings a paradigm shift for Ohio State athletics in the wake of the retirement of longtime athletic director Gene

Associated Press Jan 15, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Ben Krikke scored 25 points, Josh Dix, who got the start in place of an injured Patrick McCaffery, added 21 points and Iowa beat Minnesota 86-77 on Monday night to make Fran McCaffery the winningest coach in program history. Fran McCaffery, who

Associated Press Jan 15, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Dwyane Wade is donating $3 million to Marquette just over two decades after leading the Golden Eagles to their last Final Four appearance. Marquette announced the gift Monday as the Hall of Fame guard attended the 17th-ranked Golden Eagles’ game with Villanova.

Associated Press Jan 15, 2024, 01:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Connecticut has followed last year’s run to the NCAA championship with its first No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll in nearly 15 years, while Gonzaga has fallen out of the AP Top 25 for the first time in eight

Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 15, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State is targeting Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork to become the school’s next athletic director, sources told ESPN. The hiring process is in the final stages per sources, with some finality expected in the upcoming days. In recent days, sources told ESPN

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJan 15, 2024, 09:25 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions We’ve talked about carnage at the top of the men’s college basketball rankings before. But we’ve never seen a week like the one we just finished. Four of the

Associated Press Jan 14, 2024, 10:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORFOLK, Va. — Old Dominion men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones will step away for the rest of the season due to health issues. The 63-year-old Jones has been home recovering from a heart attack suffered Dec. 20 at the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Jan 14, 2024, 07:39

ESPN News Services Jan 14, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Jahmir Young scored 28 points and Julian Reese had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead Maryland to a 76-67 victory over No. 10 Illinois, the 10th time this week a team ranked in the top 10 of the AP

ESPN News Services Jan 14, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HARTFORD, Conn. — Alex Karaban tied a career-high with 26 points and No. 4 UConn made its case to be considered the nation’s top team with an 80-67 win over Georgetown on Sunday. Cam Spencer added 20 points for the Huskies (15-2, 5-1

Associated Press Jan 14, 2024, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EAST LANSING, Mich. — Malik Hall scored 15 points, Tyson Walker scored 13 and Michigan State ended its two-game losing streak by beating Rutgers 73-55 on Sunday. But no basket drew the roar of the home crowd more than Michigan State’s last basket of

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterJan 14, 2024, 01:00 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions A series of injuries to the USC lineup recently created an opening for Bronny James to make his first collegiate start at Colorado on Saturday night. Starters Joshua

Associated Press Jan 14, 2024, 12:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOULDER, Colo. — J’Vonne Hadley led a balanced attack with 15 points and Colorado held USC to 21 points in the second half as the Buffaloes defeated the short-handed Trojans 68-58 on Saturday night in freshman Bronny James‘ first start for the Trojans. James