NCAA Basketball

USATSI After Kentucky struggled through one of its worst seasons in the program’s modern history, changes are coming to John Calipari’s staff. Longtime Calipari aid Tony Barbee is expected to be named head coach at Central Michigan and Wildcats assistant Joel Justus is heading to Arizona State to be the Sun Devils’ top assistant, according

NEW YORK (AP) Guard Montez Mathis has transferred to St. John’s after three seasons at Rutgers. St. John’s coach Mike Anderson announced the move on Thursday of the Baltimore native who played in 90 games and made 67 starts for the Scarlet Knights. Mathis averaged 8.3 points and helped Rutgers advance to the NCAA Tournament

2:47 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cameron Krutwig, who helped Loyola Chicago reach a Final Four as a freshman and return to the Sweet 16 as a senior this year, has decided to turn pro and skip his final year of eligibility. Krutwig announced his decision Thursday in a YouTube video, saying it was

4:21 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Former College of Charleston guard Zep Jasper has transferred to Auburn. Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said Wednesday that Jasper has signed an athletics financial aid agreement. He will have two years of eligibility remaining. Jasper spent three seasons at College of Charleston and averaged 15.6 points per

UCLA coach Mick Cronin, center, celebrates with his players after advancing to the Final Four with a win over Michigan on March 31 in Indianapolis. (Michael Conroy / Associated Press) It was a team without height, without expectations, without a prayer. Underdog UCLA barreled its way into the Final Four that season, not just discounted

Apr 21, 2021 Chet Holmgren‘s commitment to Gonzaga on Monday meant one of the strangest recruiting cycles in college basketball history is one step closer to finishing. There hasn’t been in-person recruiting, campus visits, in-home meetings or coaches scouting players in gyms in more than a year. The 2021 class has survived, however, and for

Apr 21, 2021 Men’s college basketball recruiting hasn’t stopped despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the NCAA’s recruiting dead period being in place since March 2020. The ESPN 100 (Class of 2021), ESPN 60 (Class of 2022) and ESPN 25 (Class of 2023) have been updated following the high school season, meaning some prospects rose considerably

Texas band members who don’t want to play the “Eyes of Texas” school song will soon have the option to be a part of a separate band.  The school announced Wednesday that it would be creating a second school band as controversy still swirls surrounding the school song. That second band group won’t be required

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s Keyontae Johnson is “patiently waiting” on medical clearance while hoping to play next season. Johnson, a junior forward who collapsed on the court in December and spent 10 days in hospitals, added Wednesday that he has decided not to enter the NBA draft. “I am progressing & steadily making progress daily

2:00 PM ET Former Wake Forest coach Danny Manning is expected to join Mark Turgeon’s staff at Maryland as an assistant coach, sources told ESPN. Manning and Turgeon played together at Kansas in the 1980s, including on the Jayhawks’ 1986 Final Four team. Manning was the head coach at Wake Forest for six seasons before

3:24 PM ET Florida Gators forward Keyontae Johnson, who was hospitalized after collapsing during a game in December, on Wednesday said he will not enter the 2021 NBA draft and is waiting for medical clearance to return to the team for next season. “I am progressing & steadily making progress daily in my health,” Johnson

USATSI After a scary on-court collapse during a game in December that ended his season, Florida forward Keyontae Johnson announced Wednesday that he won’t enter his name in the 2021 NBA Draft. Instead, the 2021 SEC Preseason Player of the Year indicated he will prepare for the upcoming college basketball season while waiting for clearance

Report: Terps adding former No. 1 pick Danny Manning as assistant originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington A few days after DeAndre Haynes left for an assistant coaching position with Marquette, Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon has filled the void on his staff. And he filled it with somebody he knows very, very well. Turgeon

8:55 AM ET Alabama freshman Joshua Primo is entering the 2021 NBA draft but will maintain his college eligibility and retain the option to return to school, he announced Wednesday. “I’m hoping to learn more about the habits I need to build for making the jump from being an amateur to a professional,” he told

“The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a member-led organization dedicated to the well-being and lifelong success of college athletes.” That’s how the NCAA defines itself to the world. If you wipe your mind of all you know about how the NCAA really operates, that statement might seem accurate. But the truth? The real truth? That

The Brooklyn Nets edged out a 134-129 win over the New Orleans Pelicans after Kyrie Irving stripped Zion Williamson on what could’ve been a game-tying 3-pointer. Without Kevin Durant or James Harden, the Nets once again beat a decent team to stay within one game of the Philadelphia 76ers for the top spot in the

4:35 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky senior forward Olivier Sarr has declared for the NBA draft and will forego his remaining collegiate eligibility after one season with the Wildcats. The 7-foot Frenchman transferred last year from Wake Forest and averaged 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. Sarr shot 47%,

4:29 PM ET ESPN News Services DURHAM, N.C. — Duke freshman forward Henry Coleman III says he plans to enter his name into the transfer portal. The school announced Coleman’s decision Tuesday. That came after the 6-foot-7 forward out of Richmond, Virginia, saw a limited role last season by averaging 1.1 points and 1.4 rebounds