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Associated Press Oct 19, 2023, 06:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FLINT, Mich. — The University of Michigan is applying for liquor licenses to potentially sell alcohol at Michigan Stadium, Crisler Center and Yost Ice Arena. The school’s board approved the action item Thursday. Michigan plans to sell alcohol at basketball and hockey games this

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2023, 01:42 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said the Big 12, which will feature the Cougars and three other new schools (BYU, Cincinnati, Central Florida) this season, is like a “tough

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2023, 10:57 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bill Self said the NCAA investigation that ended last week without additional penalties imposed on him or Kansas by the Independent Resolution Panel still

Oct 19, 2023, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The nonconference portion of the men’s college basketball season is a measuring stick of sorts. It’s a test of new coaches at new programs. Of a team’s cohesiveness after adding freshmen and transfers over the summer. Nonconference games offer us a data-backed look at a team’s

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 10:29 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Mike Boynton — whose Oklahoma State team was banned from the 2022 NCAA tournament for its connection to the FBI’s 2017 investigation into college basketball corruption — said

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 08:22 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For Kansas, the team’s No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press top-25 preseason poll is no surprise. For Hunter Dickinson, the former Michigan star

Associated Press Oct 18, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — DePaul has hired former Blue Demons and NBA star Mark Aguirre as a special assistant to athletic director DeWayne Peevy. Aguirre will provide “strategic counsel” to Peevy and will “cultivate partnerships with key stakeholders, community partners, and DePaul supporters,” the school said

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 02:07 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — As the transfer portal continues to influence college basketball, Kentucky coach John Calipari suggests tightening player eligibility. At an SEC basketball preview event on Wednesday, Calipari said

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 12:16 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — South Carolina coach Lamont Paris took note of the first question he received at the SEC basketball preview event Wednesday morning. “Right out of the gates with

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions The past six months of men’s college basketball have been eventful. Some of the game’s prominent coaches have moved to other schools — Ed Cooley to Georgetown and

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 08:45 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions A year ago at this time, expecting more than a dozen high-major jobs to change hands during the 2023 coaching carousel would have sounded incredibly far-fetched. It was a

Associated Press Oct 17, 2023, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions At a Senate hearing Wednesday, NCAA President Charlie Baker shifted the focus of college sports’ need for federal legislation away from regulating how athletes can be compensated for their fame and toward the looming possibility of players being deemed employees of their schools. Baker,

Associated Press Oct 17, 2023, 11:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Big 12 is preparing to play a 20-game conference schedule in men’s basketball, and an 18-game women’s schedule, when the league loses Texas and Oklahoma but welcomes four additions from the Pac-12 beginning next season. The arrival of Arizona,

Jonathan Givony Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Oct 17, 2023, 09:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The impact of international prospects on American basketball isn’t a new phenomenon. One need look no further than last season’s All-NBA first team, which

Associated Press Oct 16, 2023, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bill Self likes to remind his team that the faces might change at Kansas but the expectations within his program never do. Expectations outside the program? Turns out they are as high as possible this year. The Jayhawks were the clear No. 1 pick

Dalen Cuff, ESPNOct 16, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook, except where noted. Well, it’s that time again, where some guy like me tells you that the college basketball season starts in a matter of weeks (Nov. 6, to be exact). Why does college hoops still begin in the

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 15, 2023, 05:56

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 15, 2023, 04:00