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Sources : Southern Illinois expected to move on from Bryan Mullins
The Salukis’ season ended Thursday with a loss to Illinois Chicago in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. Mullins has been at the helm for five seasons, taking over for Barry Hinson in 2019. He went 86-68 overall during his time in Carbondale, going 49-45 in league play. The Salukis finished 19-13 this season, losing their […]
Continue readingSources: No. 11 recruit Liam McNeeley decommits from Indiana
McNeeley’s decision comes one day after ESPN confirmed that coach Mike Woodson will return for the 2024-25 season. The 6-foot-8 small forward from Texas originally committed to the Hoosiers over Kansas in October, although he also considered the Longhorns until the final few weeks of his recruitment. “Indiana has been recruiting me the longest, and […]
Continue reading32 men’s college basketball storylines midway through 2023-24
More Teams. More Games. Check out the highlights of a wild week in college basketball, as several teams in the top 10 fall to unranked opponents. (2:13) Each year, college basketball regains national prominence just as the college football season ends and the NFL playoffs wind down. While the die-hards have been following the sport […]
Continue readingCollege basketball fantasy draft: The 24 best players halfway through 2023-24
Once again ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, Myron Medcalf and John Gasaway are out to build their very best fantasy rosters with eight picks and one coach. As always, our would-be GMs chose a draft method (snake) and an order (determined by the day of the month of their birthdays). Each roster can have no more than […]
Continue readingWhat to watch: UConn-Indiana in the Empire Classic top a good weekend of games
Teams can struggle in the nonconference season and bounce back in league play. And sometimes, the best teams don’t even show their best stuff until March. Remember, UConn finished fourth in the Big East standings in 2022-23 and then won the national title. College basketball loves second chances. Third and fourth chances, too. But it’s […]
Continue readingRyan Day: ‘Hopefully’ Ohio State gets key players back this week
Day was asked Tuesday about the status of Egbuka, Henderson and Miyan Williams. He didn’t go into each specific situation but did say, “Hopefully, we’ll have all those guys back for Saturday.” He later added that the same applies for Burke, a starting cornerback who left last week’s game against Purdue in the third quarter […]
Continue readingNCAA 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 […]
Continue readingNCAA 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 […]
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