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College basketball powerhouse Gonzaga set to join rebuilt Pac-12
Gonzaga will become the eighth member along with holdovers Washington State and Oregon State, and fellow newcomers Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Utah State and Colorado State.
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President Biden praises Dawn Staley, South Carolina for the ‘power of their example'
President Joe Biden congratulated the University of South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team on its NCAA championship during its visit to the White House on Tuesday.
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Biden honors South Carolina and UConn at White House for college basketball championships
President Joe Biden honored NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and UConn with White House celebrations to mark the programs’ latest title runs.
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Top NBA draft prospect Cooper Flagg signs endorsement deal with New Balance
The potential No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft said his Maine roots were a major factor in his decision to sign an endorsement deal with New Balance.
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Big East signs 6-year rights agreement with Fox Sports, NBC and TNT
The Big East Conference will expand to having games on three networks and see a significant increase in revenues under a new six-year media rights deal announced on Thursday.
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Caitlin Clark wins Honda Cup as top female college athlete for second consecutive year
Former Iowa star Caitlin Clark repeated as the winner of the Honda Cup, given to the nation’s top NCAA women’s athletes for their off-the-court impacts.
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Meet the Florida Gators' basketball recruit who's listed at a record-setting height
The listed height of incoming Gators freshman Olivier Rioux would make him the tallest college basketball player ever.
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Geno Auriemma gets five-year contract extension at UConn
It looks like Geno Auriemma isn’t ready to retire anytime soon.
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Defending champion South Carolina to open season in Las Vegas against Michigan
One year after starting its undefeated season in Paris, Dawn Staley and South Carolina will begin the 2024-25 season with a game in Las Vegas.
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Hawkeyes coach Lisa Bluder announces retirement
Lisa Bluder, the longtime head coach of the Iowa women’s basketball team, announced her retirement after 24 years.
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No hate crime charges filed against man who yelled racist slurs at Utah women's basketball team
A northern Idaho prosecutor won’t bring hate crime charges against an 18-year-old accused of shouting a racist slur at members of the Utah women’s basketball team.
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New in-season college basketball tournament could pay players: Report
Teams competing in “The Players Era Festival” reportedly will receive $1 million in NIL payouts to divide among its players.
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Kentucky targeting BYU's Mark Pope as John Calipari replacement: Reports
The Wildcats reportedly are closing in on the hire of BYU’s Mark Pope as its next men’s basketball coach after John Calipari left for Arkansas.
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NCAA president hopeful women's teams rewarded for appearance in tournament like the men
Despite huge TV ratings and unprecedented attention for women’s basketball, teams in the NCAA Tournament don’t cash in like their male counterparts.
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John Calipari to join Arkansas, leave Kentucky after 15 seasons, reports say
Longtime Kentucky head coach John Calipari reportedly is leaving to join Arkansas, multiple reports said on Sunday.
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Iowa-UConn women's Final Four match was most-watched basketball game in ESPN history
Iowa’s 71-69 victory over UConn at the women’s Final Four on Friday night averaged 14.2 million viewers on ESPN, making it the most-viewed women’s basketball game on record and the largest audience for an ESPN basketball broadcast.
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‘That call sucked': Referees take online beating after Iowa's 71-69 victory over UConn
Many commentators and social media users were quick to criticize the referees in the NCAA semifinal featuring Caitlin Clark and Iowa versus UConn on Friday night, saying they got in the way of the two teams battling it out in the final seconds by calling an offensive foul on UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards.
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Caitlin Clark and Iowa hold off UConn to head to 2nd straight national championship game
Caitlin Clark led Iowa back to the national championship game, scoring 21 points as the Hawkeyes rallied past Paige Bueckers and UConn 71-69 in the women’s Final Four on Friday night.
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New rules empowering players have NCAAB coaches frustrated, contemplating future of their profession
Switching schools is easier than ever via the transfer portal and the lure of better NIL deals can now be a factor for athletes looking to cash in on their celebrity.
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UConn holds send-off for men's basketball team as they head to NCAA Tournament
Fans sent off the 2023 national champion UConn Huskies as they head back to the NCAA tournament. The school invited fans to be there as the team left the Storrs campus. The sendoff took place around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday outside the Werth Family UConn Basketball Champions Center. UConn, the top seed, will take on 16-seed Stetson on Friday at…