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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 8, 2023, 11:54 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Longtime Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick is stepping down next year and will be replaced by NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua, the school announced Thursday. Bevacqua will leave NBC Sports at

Jun 8, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Any discussion of the top prospects in the 2023 NBA draft has primarily focused on three names — Victor Wembanyama, Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson. Wembanyama and Henderson jumped out of the gates early as the presumptive top two picks, while Miller joined them as the college basketball season

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 7, 2023, 07:02 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. UC Riverside transfer Zyon Pullin, the best men’s basketball guard remaining in the portal, told ESPN on Wednesday he has committed to Florida. Pullin chose the Gators over LSU after visiting both

Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 7, 2023, 06:36 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pac-12 schools are still playing the waiting game for a new television contract. Arizona president Bobby Robbins on Wednesday said he doesn’t expect any decisions concerning conference realignment to be made until Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff brings hard numbers to university presidents. Robbins said

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 6, 2023, 11:01 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Rutgers transfer Cam Spencer committed to UConn on Tuesday night, sources told ESPN. Spencer chose the Huskies after visiting the school’s campus earlier this week. He visited Miami last week. A 6-foot-4

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 6, 2023, 07:43 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Top-30 senior Simeon Wilcher decommitted from North Carolina on Tuesday, sources told ESPN, confirming reports. Wilcher’s decision comes just over a week after top-10 guard Elliot Cadeau announced his plans to reclassify

Associated Press Jun 6, 2023, 05:48 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Marquette coach Shaka Smart has received a contract extension after leading the Golden Eagles to their first outright regular-season championship and tournament title in the Big East. Smart’s contract now runs through the 2029-30 season. This is the first extension Smart has received since signing

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 6, 2023, 01:03 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Ron Sanchez stepped down as the Charlotte men’s basketball head coach on Tuesday and will return to Virginia as associate head coach under Tony Bennett. Sanchez is coming off a season in

Associated Press Jun 3, 2023, 11:25 AM ET Alabama student manager Cooper Lee was identified in a lawsuit against The New York Times as the basketball team member who was in Brandon Miller‘s vehicle minutes before the Jan. 15 shooting that killed 23-year-old Jamea Harris, according to the Times. Freshman walk-on Kai Spears filed the

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJun 2, 2023, 01:36 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said Friday that the conference has “a plan” when it comes to expansion, and while league leaders are satisfied with their current membership, they continue to explore “all

John Gasaway, ESPN InsiderJun 2, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal Kyle Filipowski raised some eyebrows in April when the reigning ACC Rookie of the Year announced he would return to Duke for his

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 12:56 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Toledo transfer RayJ Dennis, the reigning MAC player of the year, committed to Baylor on Thursday, he told ESPN. Dennis chose the Bears over Illinois, Michigan and Utah. He was arguably the

Texas freshman Dillon Mitchell will withdraw his name from the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Mitchell, the No. 41 prospect in ESPN’s draft projections, averaged 4.3 points and 3.9 rebounds in 17 minutes per game at Texas, helping the Longhorns reach the Elite Eight, where they lost to Miami. Mitchell entered the

Jordan Walsh is keeping his name in the 2023 NBA draft and will forgo his remaining eligibility at Arkansas, he told ESPN on Wednesday. “This was a super hard decision, with Arkansas being home for me, but ultimately I chose my dream,” Walsh said. “I’m betting on myself and taking the chance that I can

Illinois power forward Coleman Hawkins is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to school for his senior season, he told ESPN on Wednesday. “The reasoning behind going back is just feeling more comfortable with the start of my NBA journey,” Hawkins said. “I would have been a draft pick, but regarding the contracts, two-way

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMay 31, 2023, 09:48 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Purdue star center Zach Edey, the consensus National Player of the Year, announced Wednesday that he is withdrawing his name from the NBA draft and returning to the Boilermakers for another season.

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderMay 31, 2023, 08:41 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 UConn junior guard Andre Jackson Jr. — an immense part of the Huskies’ run to the national championship — plans to remain in the June NBA draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Jackson is one

Virginia guard Reece Beekman is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to school for his senior season, he told ESPN. “I’ve decided to go back to UVA to work towards being a first-round draft pick next year and finish my degree,” Beekman told ESPN. Beekman, the No. 43 prospect in ESPN’s draft rankings, says