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7:35 AM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal Welcome back to our continuing look at one key question in this transfer-focused era of ours. Just how important have transfers been — whether due to

Getty Images With the NBA Draft order set following Tuesday night’s lottery, discussions over who will be taken at the top of the draft next month will be ramping up considerably. Per usual, that conversation centers on some of the youngest players in the class, such as freshmen phenoms Jabari Smith, Paolo Banchero and Chet

Retired Duke men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski broke many records during his long career, and his 2020 salary should be added to that lengthy list. According to school tax filings obtained by USA Today, Coach K was the highest-paid Duke employee in 2020, as well as the highest-paid coach ever, credited with $13.7 million in

Ademola Okulaja is dead at 46 years old. (Getty Images) Former North Carolina basketball standout Ademola Okulaja has died at 46 years old. UNC confirmed his death on Tuesday. A cause of death was not reported. “Our thoughts and condolences are with his family, friends and teammates, the UNC statement reads. Okulaja made Final Fours

7:00 AM ET A record 120 players will gather at Wintrust Arena in Chicago for the NBA draft combine and G League Elite camp this week. Chicago will also play host to 17 agency-run pro days, as well as the NBA draft lottery on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN), marking one of the most important

1:19 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has graduated from Davidson College, the school announced Sunday morning. Curry, who helped lead the Warriors to a 110-96 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6 of their second-round series on Friday to advance to the Western Conference finals, will receive a Bachelor

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Pacman Jones believes Colin Kaepernick wants to play, but partially agrees with Antonio Brown’s criticism When former NFL Colin Kaepernick sat down for an interview with the I Am Athlete podcast, former NFL cornerback Pacman Jones was one of the former players who questioned Kaepernick. Now, Jones is joining former

The way the NBA Draft calendar works, college coaches are often waiting into the summer months to know if key players will be on their roster as key underclassmen decide if they will return to school or stay in the draft. And with a few weeks to go until the NCAA’s June 1 deadline for

Getty Images Rick Barnes received good news Thursday afternoon when five-star forward Julian Phillips announced his commitment to Tennessee live on CBS Sports HQ. “I picked Tennessee because I have a great relationship with coach Barnes, [assistant] coach [Justin] Gainey and the rest of their staff,” Phillips said. “I took my visit down there a

7:35 AM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal Welcome back to our continuing look at one key question in this transfer-focused era of ours. Just how important have transfers been — whether due to

Adreian Payne was killed while attempting to assist a woman who was involved in an abusive relationship with his alleged shooter, court documents state. The former Michigan State and NBA player was pronounced dead at an Orlando hospital after being shot early Monday morning. He was 31 years old. His alleged shooter Lawrence Dority remained

6:22 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Butler coach Thad Matta landed his second big man in less than a week Monday, announcing the addition of 6-foot-11 Manny Bates from North Carolina State. The grad transfer had 147 blocks, fourth in school history, and shot 64.7% from the field in two seasons with the Wolfpack.

Getty Images Former Michigan State star and NBA first-round pick Adreian Payne, a key part of the Spartans’ 2014 Elite Eight run who made 94 starts in four seasons with the program from 2010-14, died Monday morning after being shot, authorities in Orlando, Florida, said. He was 31 years old. The Orange County Sheriff’s department

USATSI Jay Wright’s April 20 retirement announcement was one of the most surprising offseason headlines in college basketball in a long time. At 60 years old and with 28 years of head coaching life behind him, Wright decided he was done with the ever-increasing rigors of the job. Barring any change of heart down the

Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde discuss the proposal offered by WAC commissioner Brian Thornton that would pause the regular season for 22 mid-major conferences in February to allow for big name, non-conference matchups aimed at boosting NCAA Tournament resumes. Video Transcript DAN WETZEL: All right, here’s an interesting story from college

9:00 AM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal Now that the transfer portal is an annual offseason obsession for all of us, it might be useful to reflect on a larger question: Just how

USATSI BARTLETT, Tenn. — Early in the broadcast last weekend, after Jett Howard made another nice play during the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic on CBS Sports Network, two-time NBA champion J.R. Smith offered some commentary that caught my attention. He described Howard as “the most pro-ready guy here.” This was an interesting remark because Smith

10:00 AM ET The first edition of our 2022-23 Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 25 rankings came out at the final buzzer of Kansas‘ national championship victory over North Carolina. Since then, a couple of things have changed — like more than 1,600 players entering the transfer portal and more than 250 submitting their name to the