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Bill Walton

Bill Walton sends incredible message to UCLA for Final Four

You’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger UCLA fan than Bill Walton, and he came ready with a fantastic video message for the Bruins ahead of the Final Four. Walton sent a message to Bruins players — from in front of a truly great backdrop …

Chris Beard

Chris Beard made Texas decision under humorous circumstances

Chris Beard made one of the most important decisions of his professional life in one of the more casual settings you’ll find. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte traveled to Plainview, Texas, a town north of Lubbock, on Friday in order to …

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Could Drew Valentine get Loyola Chicago job as Porter Moser replacement?

Loyola Chicago needs a new head coach after Porter Moser left to take the Oklahoma job. They may have someone ready to take over. Moser on Friday agreed to become the Sooners’ head coach after spending the last 10 seasons at Loyola. Drew …

Porter Moser

Porter Moser to be named head coach at Oklahoma

After another headline-making season as head coach at Loyola Chicago, Porter Moser is finally making the jump to a bigger job. As first reported by Joe Henricksen of Chicago’s City/Suburban Hoops Report, Moser is finalizing a deal to take over …

Bill Self

Bill Self’s new lifetime contract with Kansas includes surprising clause

The Kansas basketball program is one of the teams involved in the ongoing federal investigation into corruption within college basketball, but head coach Bill Self is not going to lose his job over it. How do we know that? It’s literally …

Roy Williams at the podium

Is this one of the big reasons Roy Williams retired?

Roy Williams surprisingly announced on Thursday that he was retiring at the age of 70. There were no real hints that he would be calling it quits, so this was a surprise. So why did Williams retire? Why now, especially when he won a national …

Royal Ivey

Royal Ivey sends classy note after missing out on Texas job

Royal Ivey sent a classy note after missing out on the Texas Longhorns’ men’s basketball head coach job. Texas on Thursday announced that former Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard had been hired to lead the basketball program. Ivey, 39, …

Chris Beard

Texas Tech AD upset by manner of Chris Beard departure

Chris Beard departed Texas Tech for an in-state and conference rival in Texas, and when that happens, some hard feelings are inevitable. The Red Raiders’ athletic director isn’t bothering to hide that, either. Texas Tech athletic director …

Mike Krzyzewski in a suit

Coach K issues cool statement on Roy Williams retirement

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski faced off against Roy Williams many times in one of college basketball’s most heated rivalries. On the day of Williams’ retirement, however, Coach K demonstrated just how much he respects his North Carolina …

Chris Beard

Chris Beard named head coach at Texas

Chris Beard has been viewed as the leading candidate for the Texas job since Shaka Smart left, and he has landed the gig. Beard was announced on Thursday as the next head coach of the Longhorns. Beard was at Texas Tech for the five seasons. He made …

Roy Williams at the podium

Roy Williams announces retirement from coaching

One of the greatest coaches in college basketball history is calling it a career, as Roy Williams has announced his retirement. Some fans wondered if Williams’ retirement could be an April Fools’ Joke, but the University of North Carolina …

Dick Vitale

Dick Vitale signs 2-year contract extension with ESPN

Dick Vitale will remain on ESPN’s airwaves for the next few years. Vitale signed a 2-year contract extension with ESPN that will take him through the 2022-2023 season. In June 2019, Vitale signed a contract extension that ran through this …

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Mike Woodson makes big move keeping Parker Stewart at Indiana

Mike Woodson is making some quick work to help keep the Indiana Hoosiers’ basketball program intact. Woodson on Sunday was named the new head coach at Indiana, replacing Archie Miller. On Wednesday, we learned that one of their top transfers …

Rick Pitino

Rick Pitino rooting for former assistant coach in Final Four

Rick Pitino has a rooting interest in the Final Four thanks to one of his former assistant coaches. UCLA coach Mick Cronin was an assistant to Pitino at Louisville from 2001-2003. He’s been very successful since then, reaching the NCAA …

Shaka Smart

Shaka Smart takes jab at Texas fans on way out the door

Texas fans were left disappointed with the Shaka Smart era after the coach failed to lead the team to an NCAA Tournament win in six seasons. It sounds like Smart wasn’t thrilled with them, either. Smart was officially introduced as the new head …

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Franz Wagner had a rough ending in Michigan’s loss to UCLA

Michigan guard Franz Wagner had a really rough ending to the Wolverines’ NCAA Tournament run on Tuesday night. Michigan lost 51-49 to UCLA in the East Region finals, getting sent home by the 11 seed in the region. Wagner entered the game as …

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