NCAA Basketball

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

Keyontae Johnson, more than a year after he collapsed on the court during a game, is ready to resume his playing career. The Gators forward is entering the NCAA transfer portal after he graduated from Florida this weekend, according to The Associated Press. Johnson, during Florida’s game against Florida State in December 2020, suddenly collapsed

3:34 PM ET Morehead State transfer Johni Broome, one of the top 10 players in the portal, announced his commitment to Auburn on Saturday afternoon. Broome chose the Tigers over Florida, after visiting both schools in recent weeks. A 6-foot-10 sophomore center from Plant City, Florida, Broome had more than 20 schools reach out to

Getty Images One of the best big men available in college basketball’s 2022 transfer cycle picked Auburn on Saturday, when Johni Broome announced his commitment to the Tigers over Florida. Broome averaged 16.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.9 blocks for Morehead State as a sophomore in the 2021-22 season and ranks as the No. 12

Isaiah Wong wants a better deal, and he was willing to walk from Miami to get it. The Hurricanes guard said he planned to enter the transfer portal on Friday, unless his name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation isn’t increased, his agent told ESPN on Thursday night. Wong, the team’s second-leading scorer and a two-time

PHILADELPHIA – Jay Wright patted his chest in appreciation of the cheering crowd before he threw a first pitch to Phillies manager Joe Girardi. Wright then took the ball from Girardi, hustled back and handed it to Kyle Neptune so the new Villanova coach could lob his own ceremonial strike. Wright’s call to the bullpen

Getty Images The first issue for the next NCAA president: What is the association even going to look like for Mark Emmert’s successor? That’s the key question in assembling a list of candidates to replace Emmert, who announced Tuesday that he’s resigning effective June 2023. The NCAA he is leaving behind is in a bit

7:30 AM ET As recently as a decade ago, the first few weeks of the college basketball offseason were mostly quiet. NBA draft decisions, a few transfers here and there, the final turns of the coaching carousel. Now? It might be busier than the actual season. Between the one-time transfer waiver and the extra year

On Tuesday, the NCAA announced Mark Emmert would step down as its president, either once his replacement is found or by June 30, 2023. The distant departure date allows the Association to find a new leader and Emmert to continue to receive paychecks which, considering his approximate $2.7 million annual base salary, should be around

USATSI Caleb Love, one of the stars of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, announced Sunday afternoon on social media that he’s returning to North Carolina for his junior season. This was always expected to happen; it does not change anything as it pertains to the 2022-23 CBS Sports Preseason Top 25 And 1 college basketball rankings.

11:40 AM ET Kansas junior Christian Braun will enter the NBA draft but will maintain his college eligibility, he told ESPN on Sunday. “It is hard to follow a season where you win every championship that’s in front of you, but I’m excited to explore the options in front of me and enjoy this process,”

Why did Jay Wright retire? The Villanova legend explains originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Jay Wright’s decision to step down from being Villanova’s men’s basketball head coach took the entire city of Philadelphia – and the entire college basketball world – by surprise. Why would Wright, only 60 years old, step down as the

USATSI Offseason in college basketball is officially in full swing. With a champion crowned, there are already more than 1,400 players in the transfer portal and a strong contingent of the sport’s top talents have formally declared for this year’s draft well ahead of the looming entry deadline at 11:59 p.m. ET on April 24.

10:00 PM ET In 2000, I remember calling then-Delaware head coach Mike Brey and asking him what I might be missing in his league, the America East. Brey said, “You need to check out Hofstra. They have a couple of pros, and their coach is the real deal.” Brey was talking about Speedy Claxton and

One of the most accomplished head coaches in college basketball is stepping away. After multiple reports surfaced earlier Wednesday, Villanova’s Jay Wright announced his retirement from coaching on Wednesday night. Wright, a two-time national championship-winning coach, has been the head coach at Villanova since 2001. Kyle Neptune, a longtime assistant under Wright, will become Villanova’s

USATSI Duke star center Mark Williams announced Monday that he is declaring for the NBA Draft after a standout sophomore season with the Blue Devils. Williams earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors while helping the Blue Devils reach win the ACC regular-season title and reach the Final Four. Williams is considered a likely

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Emoni Bates, the five-star recruit who reclassified to 2021, has announced he’s entering the transfer portal after one season at Memphis. Bates announced his decision Saturday on his Instagram account, saying he thanked Memphis coach Penny Hardaway and the rest of his coaching staff for giving him a chance to be a

4:04 PM ET Memphis freshman Emoni Bates, a former No. 1 recruit, announced Saturday he planned to enter the transfer portal. “I’d like to thank Coach Penny [Hardaway], my teammates and the entire coaching staff at the University of Memphis for giving me the opportunity to be a Tiger,” Bates wrote on Instagram. “Thank you