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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterNov 14, 2023, 12:24 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — Dan Gavitt, the NCAA’s vice president of men’s basketball, said postseason expansion is “not necessarily” inevitable but the event’s officials have to consider the

Nov 13, 2023, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hall of Famer Dick Vitale said his vocal cord cancer “is gone” but needs more time for voice healing and is not yet ready to return to his longtime position as an ESPN college basketball analyst, it was announced Monday. “While I’m disappointed with the latest

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterNov 13, 2023, 05:06 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — To fuel his 7-foot-4 frame each morning, Purdue star Zach Edey has to load up on calories. “It’s a lot,” he told ESPN on

Dalen Cuff, ESPNNov 13, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023 State Farm Champions Classic takes place at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The doubleheader features No. 9 Duke vs. No. 18 Michigan State at 7 p.m. ET, followed by No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 17 Kentucky at approximately

Associated Press Nov 13, 2023, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The first Associated Press men’s basketball poll of the regular season is typically a jumble of teams swapping positions as preseason expectations meet the reality of playing actual games. The first poll of the 2023-24 is no different. Kansas remained at No. 1 and

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterNov 13, 2023, 10:42 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Bryant men’s basketball coach Jared Grasso, who has been on a leave of absence since September, is resigning from his position. Grasso released a statement to ESPN announcing his

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterNov 13, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions In the weeks leading up to the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season — and then especially once the ball was finally tipped last Monday — there was a steady

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 Nov 12, 2023, 12:36

ESPN News Services Nov 10, 2023, 11:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions No. 5 Marquette‘s 95-65 win over Rider on Friday night in Milwaukee came at a cost. The Golden Eagles lost reigning Big East Player of the Year Tyler Kolek to injury late in the game. He hobbled off the court and into the

Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 12:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DURHAM, N.C. — Caleb Love didn’t offer more than a passing glance at Duke’s famously rowdy students hurling insults his way as he took the court for pregame warmups Friday night. He had plenty to say by the final horn. The 6-foot-4 guard who

Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Arizona’s athletic department is struggling financially ahead of its move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12. University President Robert C. Robbins acknowledged during a Nov. 2 meeting with the board of regents that athletics was not producing the revenue that

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2023, 11:08 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 men’s college basketball season kicked off with a series of memorable performances. And we’re still just in the first week. Baylor’s Ja’Kobe Walter took control in

Sara Coello, ESPNNov 9, 2023, 03:19 PM ET Close Sara Coello is a writer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. Before joining, they wrote about legal issues and crime for The Charlotte Observer, The Post and Courier and The Dallas Morning News. Coello studied sociology, journalism and Spanish at The University of Dallas. Open Extended

Associated Press Nov 8, 2023, 08:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Butler athletic director and former men’s basketball coach Barry Collier will retire at the end of April, the school said Wednesday. The 69-year-old Collier took over as AD of his alma mater in August 2006 and presided over the Bulldogs’ national runner-up

Associated Press Nov 8, 2023, 04:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAWRENCE, Kan. — Bill Self intends to finish his coaching career at Kansas, making his clearest statement yet one day after the announcement of a lifetime contract that will pay the Hall of Famer $53 million over the first five years and make him

Paul Biancardi, Basketball RecruitingNov 8, 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 The start of college basketball and an influx of new talent means there is a level of hope

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterNov 7, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions The early signing period doesn’t carry the same sort of significance it once did, when most of the elite prospects announced their college decisions and recruiting drama ruled the

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterNov 7, 2023, 04:01 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Kansas coach Bill Self has signed an amended five-year contract — effectively a lifetime deal — that now makes him the highest-paid coach in college basketball, sources told ESPN.