NCAABB

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

6:30 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN HOUSTON — In his 37th season as a head coach and at his second career Final Four, 73-year-old Miami coach Jim Larranaga told ESPN on Thursday that he fully expects to return to the school next season. He added that he hopes his tenure at Miami will be “a lot

7:27 PM ET Associated Press AMHERST, N.Y. — Longtime Villanova assistant George Halcovage is taking over the Buffalo men’s basketball program, the school announced Thursday. Halcovage broke into coaching as a graduate assistant on Jay Wright’s staff at Villanova in 2008 before working his way up to associate head coach in Wright’s final season in

12:12 PM ET Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. — Tony Skinn, who helped lead 11th-seeded George Mason to the Final Four as a player in 2006, was hired Thursday as the men’s basketball coach at the school. Skinn replaces Kim English, who left George Mason for Providence after Ed Cooley departed Providence for Georgetown. “Tony Skinn

8:30 AM ET Perhaps the wildest tournament in NCAA history concludes Monday night. For the first time since seeding began in 1979, not a single top-three seed reached the Final Four. That leaves 4-seed UConn as an odds-on favorite entering the Final Four. UConn entered the tournament with 15-1 odds, tied for the eighth-shortest odds

8:00 AM ET Damion Baugh boarded the TCU team bus after the Horned Frogs’ second-round loss to Gonzaga like the rest of his teammates, quiet and dejected. Their season had just ended in an 84-81 defeat, a disappointing close loss to a top-10 team for the second NCAA tournament in a row. Baugh’s mood was

10:16 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — UCLA guard Jaylen Clark has declared for the NBA draft, weeks after a leg injury forced him out of the season’s final six games. The junior from Riverside, California, announced his plans on his Instagram account Wednesday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related “Thank you to UCLA and coach

6:14 PM ET Temple has hired Adam Fisher, who spent the last two seasons on Micah Shrewsberry’s staff at Penn State, as its next head coach. The Owls officially announced the move on Wednesday afternoon and will introduce Fisher next week. “I am truly honored and humbled by the amazing opportunity to become a part

2:31 PM ET Utah Valley‘s Mark Madsen, the former Stanford star and NBA veteran, will be Cal‘s next head coach, sources told ESPN. An official announcement could come as early as Wednesday afternoon. Madsen guided Utah Valley to a regular-season WAC championship this season and the Wolverines advanced to the NIT semifinals before losing 88-86

1:47 PM ET Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — Duke freshman Dariq Whitehead is entering the NBA draft, he announced Wednesday. The 6-foot-7 wing averaged 8.3 points and shot a team-best 42.9% from 3-point range in 28 games this season. Whitehead missed the first four games while recovering from an offseason foot injury then missed another

1:01 PM ET South Florida is expected to hire Kennesaw State‘s Amir Abdur-Rahim as its next coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. An official announcement is expected this week. He will replace Brian Gregory, who was fired this month after six seasons. The Bulls haven’t made the NCAA tournament since 2012 and have yet to

12:19 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Army basketball has reached a five-year deal to hire Butler assistant Kevin Kuwik as the school’s next head coach, sources told ESPN. Kuwik brings a long line of strong mentors to the job, as he’s worked for Thad Matta, Bob McKillop, Brad Stevens and Archie Miller. According to sources, one

9:24 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Penn State is working toward a deal to hire VCU‘s Mike Rhoades as the school’s next men’s basketball coach, sources told ESPN. The sides are deep in discussions, according to sources, with clarity on a deal expected Wednesday. Sources told ESPN on Wednesday morning that no deal has been completed,