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Draymond video sparks U-M in Big Ten clincher
When his team needed a spark 48 hours after a tough loss, Michigan coach Juwan Howard turned to a rival:…
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Oklahoma St.’s Cunningham rolls ankle vs. Baylor
Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham left the men’s basketball game against Baylor on Thursday after rolling his left ankle, but…
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Creighton suspends McDermott over comments
Creighton men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott has been suspended from all team activities for racially insensitive comments he made to…
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Villanova’s Gillespie (MCL) likely out for season
Villanova guard Collin Gillespie has suffered a torn MCL in his left knee and is expected to miss the rest…
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Okla. St. AD Holder to step down after 16 years
Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder will step down this summer after 16 years and will be replaced by deputy…
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OTE pro league to pay high school-aged players
Short-form video content company Overtime announced Thursday that it is launching a professional basketball league that will compensate high school-aged…
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Wooden Watch: Which greats of the past does Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham evoke?
If Cade Cunningham hadn’t already gotten your attention, the Oklahoma State freshman standout surely received it last Saturday. Cunningham, the…
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Boeheim jabs reporter over height, credibility
Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim questioned a reporter’s credibility based on his height and perceived lack of basketball experience…
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Creighton’s McDermott said he offered to resign
Creighton men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott, who previously apologized for urging his players to “stay on the plantation” in a…
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English reelected as S. Carolina trustee after vote
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina’s first African American basketball star, a former NBA veteran running unopposed with…
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Which teams outside the top four have the best shot at a No. 1 seed?
Following Baylor’s bounce-back win over West Virginia and considering the fact Illinois was going to be without Ayo Dosunmu heading…
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No. 3 Baylor wins in OT to clinch first Big 12 title
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Coach Scott Drew jumped on Mark Vital‘s back after Baylor clinched the Big 12 championship, pointed a…
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Creighton’s McDermott apologizes for language
Creighton men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott apologized Tuesday for racially insensitive comments he made to his players following a loss…
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Trivia, internships and anime: What college basketball teams that aren’t playing are doing
7:00 AM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University…
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College Basketball Power Rankings: Michigan jumps Baylor for No. 2 spot
For the first time since the first week of the season, we’ve made a change in the top two of…
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Michigan bumps Baylor for No. 2 behind Gonzaga
Michigan finally broke the stranglehold of Gonzaga and Baylor atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll Monday, taking advantage…
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Dempsey out at Binghamton after nine seasons
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University announced Monday that men’s basketball coach Tommy Dempsey is out and assistant Levell Sanders has…
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Brown out as Albany hoops coach after 20 years
ALBANY, N.Y. — University of Albany men’s basketball coach Will Brown is out after two decades. Brown said in a…
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Hamilton, Florida St. agree on 5-year extension
Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton agreed to a five-year extension through the 2024-2025 season that will pay him $2.25 million…
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Allen, Nebraska’s leading scorer, leaves program
LINCOLN, Neb. — Teddy Allen, the Nebraska scoring leader who set the Pinnacle Bank Arena scoring record less than a…
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Predictions for all 31 college basketball conference tournaments
Thirty-one NCAA Division I men’s basketball conferences will crown champions over a nine-day stretch that begins with the Ohio Valley…
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The unreal offensive numbers behind Gonzaga’s first undefeated regular season
With its 86-69 win over Loyola Marymount Saturday night, the Gonzaga men’s basketball team completed its first undefeated regular season…
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Cade Cunningham’s late-season charge powering Oklahoma State
There were moments during Cade Cunningham‘s career-best 40-point effort in Oklahoma State‘s 94-90 overtime win at No. 7 Oklahoma —…
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Drew: COVID pauses ‘kryptonite’ to rusty Baylor
Following No. 2 Baylor‘s first loss of the season on Saturday night, a 71-58 defeat at No. 17 Kansas, coach…
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UNC’s Williams fifth men’s coach to hit 900 wins
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina’s Roy Williams became the fifth Division I men’s basketball coach to reach 900 wins…
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Squires, KU’s first Black men’s hoops player, dies
LAWRENCE, Kan. — LaVannes Squires, the first Black men’s basketball player at Kansas and a member of the Jayhawks’ 1952…
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Weir out as New Mexico coach at end of season
Paul Weir will be out as New Mexico’s head men’s basketball coach at the end of the season, the school…
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Interim no more: Shockers’ Brown gets 5-yr. deal
Wichita State has removed the interim tag from Isaac Brown, promoting him to the Shockers’ permanent head-coaching position on Friday.…
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NCAA overturns sanctions vs. Ga. Tech on appeal
The NCAA has vacated multiple sanctions levied against the Georgia Tech men’s basketball program in an appeal ruling, potentially helping…
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‘You can just see his heart’: Gideon George’s mission to use basketball to give back
GIDEON GEORGE HAD been in the United States just a few days when he spotted the basketball shoes at the…
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Michigan forcing its way into national title conversation
All season, the narrative around college basketball has been there’s Gonzaga and Baylor — and everyone else. The Zags and…
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Judge denies Title IX complaint against MSU
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a former female student’s report of sexual assault against three former Michigan State basketball…
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Wooden Watch: Which Wooden candidate is most likely to go off in a conference tournament?
Conference tournament season begins Thursday, when the Horizon League becomes the first 2021 postseason event to tip off in men’s…
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ACC men’s and women’s tourneys to have fans
The easing of public-gathering restrictions in North Carolina has opened the door for a limited number of fans to attend…
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NCAA: No replacement teams after tourney starts
The NCAA on Thursday announced policies for how it will handle potential coronavirus-related withdrawals from the Division I men’s basketball…
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NCAA puts South Carolina on 2 years probation
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina‘s men’s basketball program was placed on probation for two years by the NCAA on Thursday…
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Who’s the top 2020-21 coach of the year candidate in every college basketball conference?
Earlier this year, a top mid-major coach said he worried about the way his peers might be treated in a…
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Lapchick: 2020 college racial and gender report card shows ‘insignificant progress’
Editor’s note: Richard Lapchick is a human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, expert on sports issues, scholar and author.…
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What’s wrong with UVA? Explaining the defending champs’ fade before Selection Sunday
Less than two weeks ago, Virginia was atop the ACC standings, rising in the AP poll every week and a…
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Surprise exit: Pitt’s Johnson enters transfer portal
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Panthers junior point guard Xavier Johnson is transferring. The school made the surprise announcement Wednesday. Head men’s…
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Bill introduced, would OK endorsements, more
The menu of options for how Congress may reshape college sports grew again Wednesday with the introduction of a new…
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Upset seniors, transfer havoc and more: How ‘free year’ could turn college hoops upside down
Wisconsin’s final home game of the 2020-21 season is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, a pivotal Big Ten contest against Illinois…
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“We just all weren’t together:” Baylor shows rust returning from 21-day coronavirus hiatus
On Monday, Baylor Bears star Jared Butler seemed confident in his team’s ability to bounce back after its three-week pause…
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Wooden Watch: Whose name would you add to the Wooden Award list?
There are but 20 names on the most recent Watch List for the 2020-21 John R. Wooden Award. There are,…
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Big 12 sets 12 pre-tournament makeup games
IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 has scheduled a dozen makeup games next week in the break the conference had…
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3 Michigan recruits highlight McDonald’s roster
The top 20 prospects in the ESPN 100 have been named to the 44th annual McDonald’s All American Game rosters,…
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Who’s the top 2020-21 player of the year candidate in every college basketball conference?
Handicapping player of the year races is always a difficult task. But in a season filled with paused programs and…
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Bracketology and March Madness Bubble Watch — Duke gets closer to NCAA tournament field
ESPN’s NCAA tournament Bracketology has been updated through games of Monday, Feb. 22. ESPN’s March Madness Bubble Watch (ESPN+) is…
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Ivy League to allow grad students for ’21-22
The Ivy League Council of Presidents has approved the opportunity for current senior student-athletes to play an additional season as…
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Canes PG Lykes unlikely to return this season
MIAMI — Dynamic point guard Chris Lykes is unlikely to play again this season for the Miami Hurricanes because of…
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