Xavier is turning to Richard Pitino as its next head basketball coach, several outlets reported Tuesday night.Pitino, who spent the past four seasons at New Mexico, replaces Sean Miller, who left for… MORE
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NCAA Tournament ratings hit records despite lack of upsets
The lack of upsets during the first week of the NCAA Tournament led to discourse about whether NIL and the transfer portal are hurting the sport in the long run.None of that stopped the tournament fr… MORE
Kansas F KJ Adams has Achilles surgery
Kansas senior forward KJ Adams, who was injured in the NCAA Tournament first-round loss to Arkansas, had surgery on his torn Achilles on Wednesday, Jayhawks coach Bill Self announced.Adams had grabbe… MORE
Former Will Wade assistant Bill Armstrong lands McNeese job
McNeese has hired Bill Armstrong as its new coach to replace Will Wade, who left to be the new coach at North Carolina State.Armstrong has close ties to Wade, having been on the latter’s staff at LSU… MORE
Arizona State’s Joson Sanon transfers to St. John’s
St. John’s picked up a commitment Wednesday from 6-foot-5 guard Joson Sanon, who played his freshman season at Arizona State.His commitment was confirmed by the 247Sports transfer portal listing.San… MORE
Report: Penn set to hire former Iowa coach Fran McCaffery
Fran McCaffery is nearing a deal to become the next head coach at Penn, CBS Sports reported on Wednesday.McCaffery, who is a Penn alum and played for the Quakers from 1979-82, spent the past 15 seaso… MORE
North Texas, Oklahoma State meet in NIT following dramatic wins
Oklahoma State entered the NIT as a losing team.Now it has a chance to make the NIT semifinals as a winning team.The fourth-seeded Cowboys host second-seeded North Texas Tuesday night in Stillwater… MORE
Transfer portal roundup: Xavier, Seton Hall lose scorers
Dailyn Swain was one of three Xavier players to enter the transfer portal on Monday.The portal opened for men’s college basketball players the same day that coach Sean Miller left Xavier for the job… MORE
Lack of NCAA Tournament upsets leaves sportsbooks sweating
With the power conferences dominating the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, sportsbooks stand to take a hit if the trend of most favorites winning continues.The SEC set a record with seven tea… MORE
Report: Mike Bibby hired to coach Sacramento State
Mike Bibby, who spent the bulk of his prolific NBA career with the Sacramento Kings, is returning to the city to take over as the head coach of Sacramento State, ESPN reported Monday.Sacramento State… MORE
