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On the morning after the 2020 NBA Draft, back on Nov. 19, 2020, I projected that Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, Scottie Barnes, Jalen Suggs and Jonathan Kuminga would be among the first seven players selected in the 2021 NBA Draft. Then they all became top-seven picks. So that’s the latest bit of evidence that

7:00 AM ET With Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley and the rest of the 2021 draft class off to the NBA, it’s time to shift our full attention to next year’s crop of college and international players. The 2022 NBA draft is less than 11 months away, but we’ve had our eyes on this

Since the NBA draft’s inception in 1947, around 1,500 players have been drafted in the first round. About 90 percent of those players came from a Division I school. Chances are, if you picked one at random, they’d have worn blue in college. The 2021 NBA first round concluded July 29. The Detroit Pistons led off the

Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green and Evan Mobley were the big winners Thursday night, going Nos. 1-3 in the 2021 NBA draft. This is one of the most talented and deepest group of players in recent memory.  The Detroit Pistons are looking to rebuild from the ground up and got a big piece in Cunningham. There

Getty Images The Detroit Pistons are off the clock, and Cade Cunningham was in fact the first player selected. The 2021 NBA Draft already has produced its fair share of drama. It’s a month later than normal thanks to the COVID-19-delayed NBA calendar. We’ve already got several trades in the books. And the rumor mill

7:10 AM ET ESPN staff Texas’ and Oklahoma’s planned moves from the Big 12 to the SEC have the potential to stand as one of college sports’ most earth-shaking developments of all-time, with the league affiliations of many current Division I schools, the future of several conferences, and the future of the NCAA itself all

Cade Cunningham was a 6-foot-5 freshman at Arlington’s James Bowie High School (Texas) playing varsity with nationally ranked player Kyler Edwards. He had broad shoulders, long arms, big hands and looked much older than 14.  “I honestly thought he was a senior,” Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton told Yahoo Sports. “After practice Coach [Allen]

Wisconsin basketball is back in one of college basketball’s most prestigious early season tournaments. The Badgers are headed to Maui for the 2021 Maui Invitational and as of today they have their first round opponent. Wisconsin has been matched up with Texas A&M in round one as they look to improve upon their 2016 Maui

NCAA.com basketball expert Andy Katz revealed his predictions for what he thinks will happen with picks No. 1 through No. 14 in the first round of the 2021 NBA draft. Draft coverage begins Thursday, July 29 at 8 p.m. ET and can be watched on ESPN and ABC, with the second round airing only on ESPN. Both rounds will be available

7:37 AM ET The wildest, most unpredictable offseason in recent college basketball history has finally slowed to a crawl (possible SEC and Big 12 shakeups notwithstanding) and we can really start digging in on what teams will look like during the 2021-22 season. The transfer portal has closed for the most part, the NBA draft

7:12 PM ET Missouri and athletic director Jim Sterk announced on Monday that they have mutually agreed he will step down once the school is able to find his replacement. Sterk’s announcement comes during a turbulent time in collegiate athletics as Missouri’s former Big 12 brethren Oklahoma and Texas consider a move to the SEC.

Getty Images Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk will step down from his position after a “mutual” agreement was reached, the school announced on Monday. Sterk, who has served as Missouri’s athletic director since 2016 when he took over for Mack Rhoades after Rhoades left for the same position at Baylor, will remain in the position

Graphic by Mike Meredith There is a first time for everything … even when it comes to CBS Sports’ annual Best in College Sports award. After the COVID-19 pandemic forced many spring sports to be canceled last season, CBS Sports is back to crown a new champion following a one-year hiatus. And for the first

The inevitable became reality on Monday, as Texas and Oklahoma began the formal process of unwinding from the Big 12 conference and joining the SEC. It marks the first official step in a potentially seismic move that solidifies the SEC as the strongest conference in college sports and will likely send the other power conferences

Big revelation from the Tokyo Olympics: turns out robots are coming to replace the jobs of NBA sharpshooters, too.  At halftime of the USA-France men’s basketball game, a robot rolled out to midcourt and proceeded to start draining long jumpers like some nightmare-future version of Steph Curry. From the logo: Oh, but basketball robot isn’t

STORRS, Conn. — The two-year probation imposed on UConn men’s basketball for NCAA violations under former coach Kevin Ollie has ended. The governing body informed the school it has met all NCAA regulations, the university said. “We will continue to be committed to adhering to the highest standard of NCAA compliance,” athletic director David Benedict

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self revealed on Friday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has entered into a period of isolation after contracting the virus. Self said he is fully vaccinated and “feeling pretty good right now.”  Self had minor symptoms Thursday and decided to test out of an abundance of caution before he hit

5:12 PM ET Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — The two-year probation imposed on UConn men’s basketball for NCAA violations under former coach Kevin Ollie has ended. The governing body informed the school it has met all NCAA regulations, the university said Friday. “We will continue to be committed to adhering to the highest standard of