NCAABB

7:31 PM ET Delaware transfer Jameer Nelson Jr., son of the former Saint Joseph’s star and NBA veteran, told ESPN he committed to TCU on Saturday night. Nelson Jr. was one of the best guards in the portal. He plans to graduate in the summer, allowing him to be eligible immediately via the graduate transfer

‘Excited for the next steps,’ Houston’s Mark eyes portal, draft Saying that he is “excited for the next steps of my journey” after the Cougars’ elimination from the NCAA tournament, Houston guard Tramon Mark announced Saturday he plans to enter the transfer portal, while also declaring for the NBA draft.

5:34 PM ET Houston guard Tramon Mark announced Saturday he plans to enter the transfer portal, while also declaring for the NBA draft. Mark started all 37 games for the 33-4 Cougars this season, averaging 10.1 points. “I am excited for the next steps of my journey,” Mark said. “I will continue to work to

4:52 PM ET Associated Press Shaka Smart has packed an entire career’s worth of experiences into 14 years as a college head coach. He led VCU to an improbable Final Four as a 30-something wunderkind in 2011, guided mighty Texas to a Big 12 tournament title during six otherwise tepid years in Austin, and now

12:14 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN American University is targeting George Mason assistant Duane Simpkins as the school’s next head coach, and a deal is expected to come together in the near future, sources told ESPN. Simpkins brings deep ties to the area from his time as an assistant, a high school coach and a star

11:31 AM ET Associated Press Tony Parker and Pau Gasol played for him. Becky Hammon coached alongside him. Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade waged battles against him. He is San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. And he, finally, is a Hall of Famer. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame made it official Saturday, with

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

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

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

2:10 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