College Basketball
Sources: Arizona hit with nine alleged violations
The University of Arizona has been served with nine allegations of misconduct, including five Level I allegations, the most...
NCAA gives blanket waiver on multiteam events
The NCAA has issued a "blanket waiver" on multiteam events to provide opportunities for programs to complete their schedules...
Waiver protects juco athletes’ eligibility in ’20-21
The National Junior College Athletic Association board of regents approved a blanket waiver on Thursday for all sports in...
Chet Holmgren and four more star basketball prospects to watch in Sunday’s GEICO Top Flight Invite
This weekend's 2020 GEICO Top Flight Invite, held at Highland High School in Gilbert, Arizona, is an early preseason...
Transfers Sarr, Toppin eligible for Kentucky
Kentucky's Olivier Sarr and Jacob Toppin have been granted waivers and are eligible immediately for the Wildcats this season.Sarr,...
UConn underpaid women, Labor Dept. says
STORRS, Conn. -- The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay a total of just under $250,000 to seven...
College basketball coaching changes for 2020-21
9:00 AM ETJeff BorzelloESPN Staff Writer Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware.Follow...
Newcomer Impact Rankings: Which freshmen, transfers will determine team fortunes?
Up until now, most preseason player rankings have been separated into categories. Best graduate transfers, best sit-out transfers, best...
Famed Minnesota columnist Hartman dies at 100
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality Sid Hartman, an old-school home team booster who once ran the...
KU’s de Sousa opts out, citing ‘personal issues’
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Kansas forward Silvio de Sousa is opting out of the upcoming college basketball season, potentially ending...
UMass penalized for hoops, tennis violations
The NCAA is stripping Massachusetts of victories in men's basketball and women's tennis for overpaying 12 athletes about $9,100...
NCAA grants extra year for winter sport athletes
All winter athletes in NCAA Division I sports will be given an additional year of eligibility, and all football...
Survey: Majority of Power 5 favor restructuring
A majority of Power 5 athletic leaders who participated in a recent survey were "very or somewhat likely" to...
Kepnang, No. 22 in ESPN 100, chooses Oregon
Top-25 senior Franck Kepnang announced his commitment to Oregon on Saturday, giving Dana Altman his third ESPN 100 pledge...
Badgers’ Bowman takes leave for family reasons
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin freshman guard Lorne Bowman has taken an indefinite leave of absence and returned to his...
Top-five senior Smith commits to Auburn, Pearl
Oct 9, 2020Jeff BorzelloCloseESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware.Paul BiancardiCloseBasketball...
Dick Vitale’s college basketball preseason top 40 for 2020-21
The start of the 2020-21 college basketball season has been pushed back. Instead of opening in early November, it...
Nike Sibande case shines a light on NCAA’s broken transfer waiver system
There is little reasonable debate that the NCAA's transfer policy and waiver process is a hot mess. Actually, it...
Ryan Mutombo, son of HOFer, commits to Hoyas
Ryan Mutombo, the son of former NBA player and Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, announced Sunday he would follow...
Obama, others honor late Thompson at memorial
WASHINGTON -- Former President Barack Obama remembered John Thompson not so much as a basketball coach but as someone...
