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Oct 29, 2023, 11:18 AM ET West Virginia forward Akok Akok, who suffered what the school called a medical emergency during a charity exhibition Friday, is out of the hospital and recovering at home in Morgantown, West Virginia, according to the school. Akok will “continue to be monitored and evaluated by our medical team,” the

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 27, 2023, 09:51 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato West Virginia forward Akok Akok was transported to a local hospital after he collapsed during the Mountaineers’ 85-78 win over George Mason in a charity exhibition on Friday night at WVU

Associated Press Oct 27, 2023, 06:09 PM ET EL CAJON, Calif. — A San Diego County Superior Court judge on Friday rejected a request to raise star Memphis basketball recruit Mikey Williams‘ bail for what the prosecution said was a threatening social media post, and granted a speedy trial for the 19-year-old on nine felony

Associated Press Oct 27, 2023, 03:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Regular-season conference champions are no longer guaranteed spots in the National Invitation Tournament. The NIT board of managers tweaked its qualifying rules for its postseason tournament Friday, saying regular-season champs who do not win their conference tournament and are not otherwise selected

Dick Vitale, College Basketball analystOct 27, 2023, 11:03 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 There are many lists and many rankings

Oct 26, 2023, 12:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Xavier has signed men’s basketball coach Sean Miller to a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2028-29 season, the school announced Thursday. Miller went 27-10 last season and took the Musketeers to the Sweet 16 as he started his second stint at Xavier after coaching

Oct 26, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to the Year of the Big Man in men’s college basketball. Maybe the Year of the Big Coaching Change, too. There are a lot of threads to follow once the 2023-24 season begins in 12 days. Let’s start with the return of Zach Edey, last

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterOct 26, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions A year ago at this time, Jordan Hawkins was coming off a season in which he started just four games and averaged 5.8 points. Bryce Hopkins averaged 2.1 points

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterOct 26, 2023, 12:08 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — In his first time addressing the media since the Atlantic Coast Conference voted in early September to add California, Stanford and SMU, ACC commissioner Jim

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterOct 25, 2023, 10:26 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Not only will there be a new head coach on the Syracuse men’s basketball sidelines for the first time since 1976, there will also be

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 Oct 25, 2023, 03:38

Paul Biancardi, Basketball RecruitingOct 25, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close 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 Open Extended Reactions Some of the greatest unknowns at the start of every college basketball season are freshmen. But this his

John Gasaway, ESPN InsiderOct 25, 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 Open Extended Reactions When speaking of mid-majors in 2023-24, one question insinuates itself right at the top: Who will be this year’s Florida

Associated Press Oct 24, 2023, 07:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL CAJON, Calif. — Star Memphis basketball recruit Mikey Williams is facing three additional felony charges in a March 27 shooting and was ordered to personally appear in court on Friday for arraignment on nine total charges. Williams was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday,

Anthony Olivieri, ESPN.comOct 24, 2023, 12:00 PM ET NEW YORK — Members of the Yeshiva University men’s basketball team stood in the dark along the baseline of the school gym, waiting for the overhead lights to turn on so they could start practice. It was Monday, Oct. 9, two days after Hamas launched an unprecedented

Associated Press Oct 23, 2023, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Zach Edey waited until nearly the last second to decide whether he should leave for the NBA or return to Purdue for another season. Not completely sure what he wanted to do, the reigning national player of the year picked up the phone to

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 20, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions Duke men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer has agreed on a six-year contract extension that’ll take him through the 2028-29 season, sources told ESPN on Friday. Scheyer’s new deal comes on the heels

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 Oct 20, 2023, 02:25