NEW ORLEANS — As he sat just a few rows behind the Kansas bench at the Caesars Superdome on Monday night, Mario Chalmers tried not to squirm. The program he had led to the 2008 basketball national championship had entered halftime with a 15-point deficit. Chalmers, the hero of that team who hit a 3-pointer … Read more
Men’s college basketball has a new national champion. The Kansas Jayhawks launched a historic comeback to prevail 72-69 over the North Carolina Tar Heels in Monday night’s final in New Orleans, the school’s fourth national title and second under head coach Bill Self, who also led KU to the 2008 crown. Kansas made history by … Read more
Auburn sophomore Walker Kessler will enter the 2022 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility by hiring an agent, he told ESPN on Sunday. “I am fully committed to the NBA draft,” Kessler said. “I am not planning on returning to college.” Kessler, ESPN’s No. 24 prospect, was both Naismith and NABC National Defensive … Read more
4:19 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN NEW ORLEANS — North Carolina star big man Armando Bacot plans to play in the national championship game against Kansas on Monday night. Bacot sprained his right ankle in UNC’s 81-77 win over Duke in the Final Four on Saturday. He left for less than a minute of game time … Read more
Thad Matta is back in coaching — and back at Butler. The Bulldogs announced Sunday they were hiring Matta as their next head coach. Matta, who spent the last year as an associate athletic director at Indiana, replaces LaVall Jordan, who was fired Friday after five seasons as Butler’s head coach. “The success that Thad … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — After the last game of his 47-year career, Mike Krzyzewski walked to the podium in a makeshift media room at the Superdome and spoke after Duke’s 81-77 loss to North Carolina in the Final Four — exactly four weeks after the Tar Heels spoiled his last home game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. … Read more
With quite a few intriguing storylines to the 2022 Final Four, ticket marketplaces are seeing an increase in demand and price to watch the last four teams in the NCAA tournament. Duke and North Carolina are playing against each other for the first time ever in the NCAA Tournament — and it’s happening in coach … Read more
LSU lost its 11th player to the transfer portal on Friday, with sophomore Mwani Wilkinson opting to leave the 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 roster. LSU … Read more
6:46 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Elite 2023 prospect Mookie Cook … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — NCAA president Mark Emmert said Thursday at the Final Four that the association needs to work with Congress to create a uniform name-image-likeness model across all 50 states in order to properly regulate it moving forward. Beginning last July 1, college athletes have had the opportunity to benefit from their name, image … Read more