NCAA Basketball

9:02 AM ET University of Michigan sophomore forward Franz Wagner — the ninth-rated draft prospect in ESPN’s Top 100 — told ESPN he is entering the 2021 NBA draft. Wagner, who plans to hire an agent, was the highest-rated player on ESPN’s board still unannounced for the July draft. The 6-foot-9 Wagner led the Wolverines

USATSI Michigan sophomore forward Franz Wagner declared for the 2021 NBA Draft on Tuesday. In a letter published on The Players’ Tribune, Wagner did not announce whether he was signing with an agent but strongly hinted that the decision would likely end his college career as he launches forward in pursuit of a future in

Franz Wagner‘s college career appears to be over. The Michigan basketball star declared for the NBA draft Tuesday after two productive years in Ann Arbor. The decision does not come as a surprise: Wagner is commonly projected as a first-round draft pick, considered entering the draft last offseason and has always been considered a future

7:00 AM ET High school basketball phenom Emoni Bates, perceived within the industry as a strong candidate to become the top pick in the 2023 NBA draft, decommitted from Michigan State last week to raise questions about the future of the 17-year-old star. If Bates isn’t attending Michigan State in the fall of 2022, where

Getty Images Kim Mulkey sent shockwaves through the women’s basketball world in late April by leaving Baylor University after 21 years to become the new women’s basketball coach at LSU. Unsurprisingly, it didn’t take long for one of the most prestigious programs in the country to find a replacement. On Monday, Baylor announced that current

6:18 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota made guard Luke Loewe the latest piece of a major offseason roster revamp, picking up the graduate transfer from William & Mary. The Gophers announced the addition of Loewe on Monday. The 6-foot-4, 186-pound Loewe was a two-time All-Defensive Team pick in the Colonial Athletic Association and

WACO, Texas — WNBA coach Nicki Collen has been hired as the new Baylor women’s coach, taking over a program that won three national championships and the last 11 Big 12 regular season titles. Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades made the announcement Monday night. Collen, who had coached the Atlanta Dream the past three seasons,

4:01 PM ET ESPN News Services Jacob Groves is joining his brother Tanner as a transfer from Eastern Washington to Oklahoma. Ethan Chargois from SMU and Jordan Goldwire from Duke are also joining the Sooners as transfers for new coach Porter Moser. Tanner Groves, the 2021 Big Sky Conference Player of the Year, averaged 17.2

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Getty Images LSU picked up one of college basketball’s top uncommitted transfers over the weekend when former Illinois guard Adam Miller announced he plans to resume his career with the Tigers next season. Miller averaged 8.3 points per game as a full-time starter for the Illini as a freshman this past season as he played

There’s been a lot of movement early on in the men’s college basketball offseason with a record number of players entering the transfer portal and Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams announcing his retirement after 33 years. A few high-major jobs opened up after Sean Miller (Arizona) and Archie Miller (Indiana) were both let go

With the benefit of hindsight, it’s wild that there was even a little bit of a debate about whether Michigan should hire Juwan Howard to replace John Beilein in May 2019. It’s been a total home run. The Wolverines finished 16th at KenPom in Howard’s first season (2019-20), finished third at KenPom in his second

1:39 PM ET Top international basketball prospect Igor Milicic has committed to Virginia, he told ESPN on Saturday. “There are many things that are special about UVA,” Milicic said. “In terms of basketball culture, great fans, and really good academics which is also a big thing for me. Coach Bennett and his coaching staff are

Michigan continued adding to its No. 1 ranked 2021 recruiting class Saturday, when the Wolverines secured a commitment from Coastal Carolina transfer DeVante Jones. The 6-foot-1 guard earned Sun Belt Player of the Year honors as a junior this past season while averaging 19.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.8 steals for a team

12:14 PM ET Coastal Carolina transfer DeVante’ Jones, the Sun Belt Player of the Year and one of the best available point guards in the portal, committed to Michigan on Saturday. Jones chose the Wolverines over a final list that also included Texas Tech, Texas and Memphis. “I had a great relationship with coach [Juwan]

Shaqir O’Neal, son of Hall of Fame player Shaquille O’Neal, will be playing college basketball at Texas Southern next season. O’Neal announced his commitment Friday night on Instagram.  He’ll be playing for Johnny Jones’ Tigers; Texas Southern has statistically been the best program in the SWAC for a decade.  The decision is significant not just

The transfer market got a high-profile addition on Saturday, when Syracuse forward Quincy Guerrier announced he will enter the transfer portal and test the NBA Draft waters after a strong sophomore season. Guerrier earned third-team All-ACC honors while averaging 13.7 points and 8.4 rebounds for an Orange squad that reached the Sweet 16. At 6-foot-7,

12:51 AM ET Shaqir O’Neal, Shaquille O’Neal’s youngest son, is committed to Texas Southern, he announced on Instagram on Friday. During an interview with Overtime, O’Neal, a 6-foot-6 shooting guard, said he committed to the Tigers to “change the narrative” on historically black colleges. “You can expect a lot of buckets,” he said in the