Tag: NCAA

Sources told ESPN that VCU likely to hire Chattanooga coach Will Wade tomorrow. No offer yet, but heading that way. via Jeff Goodman of ESPN on Twitter

Alabama meeting with former NBA coach Avery Johnson tonight, sources told ESPN. via Jeff Goodman of ESPN on Twitter

Gonzaga freshman big man Domantas Sabonis will return to Spokane for his sophomore season, Mark Few told ESPN. via Jeff Goodman of ESPN on Twitter

Ben Dowsett discusses why elite players should declare for the NBA draft rather than returning to school.

There is a growing sense among NBA executives that Florida Gators coach Billy Donovan is looking to making the jump to the NBA more than ever before, according to league sources Sources told ESPN.com that Donovan is poised to draw interest from multiple NBA teams this offseason and is increasingly prepared to listen to those pitches after the […]

Rick Barnes’ contract at Tennessee is 6 years. Base salary of $2.25 million per year. via Ben Frederickson of Knox News on Twitter

Chris Mullin is not the only one returning to St. John’s. Former Johnnies team manager Matt Abdelmassih is leaving his spot as an assistant coach at Iowa State to take a position next to Mullin. He announced the move in a Twitter post on Tuesday. Abdelmassih graduated from St. John’s in 2007. “I am going […]

Louisville Cardinals coach Rick Pitino says high school athletes should have the right to enter the NBA draft. “I’m very much in favor of high school kids going pro,” said Pitino, who will lead Louisville against Northern Iowa in a round-of-32 NCAA tournament matchup Sunday, during his pregame comments Saturday. “I had six young men […]

North Carolina starting forward Kennedy Meeks sprained his left knee late in the Tar Heels’ 87-78 win over Arkansas on Saturday night, throwing his status into question for the Sweet 16. Coach Roy Williams said after the game Meeks will undergo further testing when the team arrives back in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to confirm the extent […]