NCAABB

9:59 AM ET Kentucky freshman Cason Wallace, a projected lottery pick, will forgo his remaining college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Saturday. “I’m all in,” Wallace said. “This season was fun. It had its ups and downs but the best part was having my brothers with me. We stuck

8:00 AM ET Throughout this NCAA Tournament full of historic upsets and unpredictability, UConn has been the lone contender and blue blood to survive the carnage and reach the Final Four. The Huskies are odds-on championship favorites (-130) as they face Miami as 5.5-favorites in the national semifinals. “If you asked 10 college coaches which

3:17 PM ET ESPN News Services Following a record audience for the first round of the men’s NCAA tournament, upsets over the first two weeks have seemingly taken a toll on the ratings. The tournament is averaging 9.11 million viewers through the regional finals, down 6% from 2022. This after the first round on March

4:03 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN HOUSTON — UConn guard Jordan Hawkins, the best NBA prospect in the Final Four, missed the Huskies’ open practice Friday with an illness that teammates and staff are calling a stomach bug. Hawkins stayed at the team’s hotel Friday to rest, and there is a belief throughout the program that

4:03 PM ET HOUSTON — In the minutes leading up to tipoff Saturday night, Adama Sanogo is going to be focused on more than just keeping Miami‘s Norchad Omier off the backboard. The UConn center will be looking to quickly eat food and get fluids before the ball is tipped. Sanogo and teammates Hassan Diarra

4:29 PM ET Michigan Wolverines star big man Hunter Dickinson entered the transfer portal Friday. Dickinson, a 7-foot-1 junior, is classified as a graduate transfer and plans to graduate at the end of the summer semester. One of the most dominant centers in the country over the course of his three seasons in Ann Arbor,

4:56 PM ET HOUSTON — Nijel Pack believes that any concerns about name, image and likeness deals adversely affecting athletes are overblown. The Miami men’s basketball star, who reportedly signed an $800,000 NIL deal with billionaire booster John Ruiz’s LifeWallet company when he transferred from Kansas State, said Friday that the sponsorships have not created

3:41 PM ET Kansas freshman guard Gradey Dick will enter the 2023 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility, he told Malika Andrews on ESPN’s NBA Today on Friday. “None of this would be possible without God and my family,” Dick told ESPN. “They’ve been with me every step of the way. I also

2:57 PM ET Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo said he has “no faith” in the NCAA’s plan to limit the immediate eligibility exceptions for two-time transfers because players will continue to use issues such as mental health to earn waivers. Izzo, who also said he’s against players gaining immediate eligibility if they transfer a

2:10 PM ET Texas Tech has hired Grant McCasland to a six-year deal as the Red Raiders’ new men’s basketball coach, the school announced Friday. McCasland has spent the past six seasons as head coach at North Texas, winning three Conference USA titles while going 211-89. The Mean Green had a 31-7 record this season,

11:00 AM ET Indiana freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino, a projected lottery pick, will forgo his remaining college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Friday morning. “For me, the time is now,” Hood-Schifino told ESPN. “This has been a dream of mine since I was a little boy.” Hood-Schifino, the No.

9:10 AM ET This isn’t the men’s Final Four anyone predicted at the start of the season. It’s not the Final Four anyone predicted on Selection Sunday. If someone tells you that they expected UConn, Florida Atlantic, San Diego State and Miami to be the last four teams standing in Houston, ask them if they’re

9:32 AM ET Associated Press Zach Edey spent the days after Purdue‘s historic NCAA tournament loss lying low, his phone turned off, along with the rest of the outside world. The disappointing finish did little to diminish the season the Boilermakers big man had. After dominating at both ends of the floor during the regular

7:00 AM ET ESPN Sports Betting An amazing 2023 NCAA tournament will come to an end on Monday as fans turn their attention to college basketball’s biggest stage, the Final Four. UConn, Miami, San Diego State and FAU will face off in the semifinals on Saturday night, the first time since 1979 that none of

8:00 AM ET Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Michael Rothstein Close Michael Rothstein ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette UConn‘s Adama Sanogo

12:41 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Kai Huntsberry scored 14 of his 21 points in the first half, Tylor Perry scored 14 of his 20 after halftime and North Texas beat fellow Conference USA foe UAB 68-61 on Thursday night to claim the program’s first NIT championship. It was the fourth NIT championship

9:13 PM ET The story isn’t over for Dusty May and the Florida Atlantic men’s basketball team. The school confirmed Thursday it has reached a long-term deal with May, who has led his team to a historic run to the Final Four at this year’s NCAA tournament. May, a fifth-year coach, is currently in his

7:15 PM ET Purdue Boilermakers center Zach Edey and Indiana Hoosiers center Trayce Jackson-Davis were among the five finalists for the Wooden Award and 10 All-Americans that were announced Thursday night. The Wooden Award, given annually to the best men’s and women’s college basketball player in the country, will be announced April 7. Edey, a