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UAB steamrolls Temple to seize AAC title, reach NCAA tourney

FORT WORTH, Texas — Alejandro Vasquez sank five 3-pointers on his way to scoring a career-high 29, Yaxel Lendeborg finished with his 19th double-double of the season and UAB cruised to a wire-to-wire 85-69 victory over Temple on Sunday in the championship game of the American Athletic Conference tournament, earning the Blazers a spot in […]

NCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2022-23

Between the one-time transfer waiver and the extra year of eligibility due to the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 season, keeping track of the comings and goings has become borderline impossible. As one coach said to me recently, it feels like every player in the country can find a year of eligibility if they really try. But keeping […]

LSU’s Mwani Wilkinson becomes 11th men’s basketball player to enter transfer portal

LSU lost its 11th player to the transfer portal on Friday, with sophomore Mwani Wilkinson opting to leave the men’s basketball program. Freshman forward Alex Fudge entered the portal earlier on Friday. In a fairly unprecedented situation, that now leaves new coach Matt McMahon with zero scholarship players from this past season still on the […]

March Madness 2022: Best of the upsets, action and moments from NCAA tournament Friday games

Is March Madness 2022 wild enough yet? How’s your bracket doing? Friday’s NCAA tournament games saw a share of underdogs coming out on top. No.11 Notre Dame downed No. 6 Alabama, No. 10 Miami beat No. 7 USC, and No. 11 Iowa State won over No. 6 LSU. Jabari Smith, a top NBA draft prospect, […]

NCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2021-22

Because it has been nearly impossible to keep track of rosters this offseason, we’ve decided to share a cleaner version of my roster changes research. (The actual one has cross-outs and underlines and capitalized names; it’s unreasonable to think anyone besides me can read it.) First, some guidelines. “Departed or expected to depart” players include […]

Baylor takes over No. 1 spot in college basketball’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2020-21

With Baylor getting Jared Butler and MaCio Teague back, the Bears move to the top of the preseason rankings. There’s a tier of three teams atop the rest of the country this season, with Baylor, Villanova and Gonzaga separating themselves from the pack — on paper, at least. But Baylor will have the most continuity […]