NCAA Basketball

4:33 PM ET Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina has added Oklahoma transfer Brady Manek. The school announced Thursday that the 6-foot-9 graduate is joining the Tar Heels after spending the past four seasons as a Sooners starter under now-retired coach Lon Kruger. Manek provides the Tar Heels with an experienced big man

7:30 AM ET In a long-anticipated move, the NCAA announced on April 15 that student-athletes can now transfer once without needing to sit out a year. While it could lead to more of a “free agency” feel each spring in college basketball, freedom of movement is something celebrated by the Transfer Rankings. The transfer portal

10:28 PM ET Terrence Clarke, a freshman guard for the Kentucky Wildcats this past season, died following a car accident in the Los Angeles area on Thursday, it was announced. Clarke’s mother was at his side when he died, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Clarke was 19 years old. Los Angeles Police Department Sergeant John

USATSI On Thursday, 19-year-old Terrence Clarke, a former Kentucky guard who had declared for the 2021 NBA Draft, died following a car accident, according to multiple sources. The NBA Draft bound player was involved in the accident in the Los Angeles-area. His mother was by his side when he passed. “I am absolutely gutted and

USATSI Terrence Clarke, who played his lone season of college basketball at Kentucky in 2020-21, died Thursday following a car accident in Los Angeles. He was 19 years old. “I am absolutely gutted and sick tonight,” UK coach John Calipari said in a statement late Thursday. “A young person who we all love has just

Former Kentucky basketball player Terrence Clarke, who played his lone season for the Wildcats in 2020-21, died in a car accident in Los Angeles on Thursday. He was 19. The news of the death was confirmed by the University of Kentucky on Thursday night. “I am absolutely gutted and sick tonight,” Kentucky head coach John

The Associated Press Raptors ride strong 3rd quarter to 114-103 win over Nets TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Pascal Siakam had 27 points and nine rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors seized control in the third quarter in a 114-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, extending their winning streak to

USATSI Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse continues to face an uphill battle in his effort to build the Commodores’ roster into one that can compete in the SEC. The latest blow came Wednesday, when sophomore forward Dylan Disu entered the transfer portal after a breakout sophomore season. Disu, a 6-foot-9 forward, averaged 15 points and 9.2

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