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Richard Pitino looking on

Richard Pitino lands new head coaching job

Richard Pitino’s 2025 NCAA Tournament run with the New Mexico Lobos will reportedly be his last. After serving as New Mexico’s head coach for the last four seasons, Pitino is expected to take on the same role at Xavier, per ESPN reporter …

Wes Wilcox looking on

High-ranking NBA executive leaves for job at Big 12 school

The University of Utah has managed to poach yet another notable NBA figure. Pete Thamel of ESPN reported on Tuesday that Utah was targeting Sacramento Kings assistant GM Wes Wilcox to become their new general manager. Shortly thereafter, James Ham of …

Caitlin Clark on the court

Caitlin Clark sends message to JuJu Watkins amid awful injury news

Caitlin Clark is offering her support to JuJu Watkins in the wake of Watkins’ devastating injury. The USC star guard Watkins went down during Monday’s NCAA Tournament game against Mississippi State. Watkins was driving to the basket in …

Tom Izzo at a press conference

Tom Izzo has incredible nickname for the transfer portal

Tom Izzo is very clearly not a fan of the transfer portal. The transfer portal for the college basketball season opened on March 24 and will close on April 22. The timing coincides with the heart of March Madness as it opened just after the first two …

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma wiping away tears

Geno Auriemma in tears after postgame moment with Paige Bueckers

UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma got emotional Monday after his team advanced to the Sweet 16 of this year’s NCAA Tournament. The 2nd-seeded Huskies took care of business in a 91-57 second-round blowout of the 10th-seeded …

USC Trojans star JuJu Watkins in pain due to a knee injury

USC star JuJu Watkins carried off the court with gruesome knee injury

USC women’s basketball standout JuJu Watkins suffered a serious-looking knee injury Monday during her team’s NCAA Tournament second-round matchup against Mississippi State at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Calif. With her top-seeded …

Josh Pastner in a suit

ESPN analyst lands college basketball head coach job

ESPN basketball analyst Josh Pastner is back in the coaching world. Pastner is being hired by UNLV as their next head coach. He is getting a 5-year deal and set to be introduced to the media on Wednesday, according to CBS Sports’ Matt …

Kentucky court logo at Rupp Arena

Kentucky’s secret weapon becomes best seller on Amazon

A random anecdote from the Kentucky men’s basketball team during March Madness has sent a cereal brand’s stock skyrocketing. 3rd-seeded Kentucky punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 on Sunday by beating 6th-seeded Illinois 84-75 in their …

The Sacramento Kings logo on a pair of shorts

Sacramento Kings legend lands fitting head coaching job

Former Sacramento Kings point guard Mike Bibby is trading in his sneakers for a clipboard next season. Bibby, 46, is slated to become the men’s basketball head coach of Sacramento State, according to NBA reporter Shams Charania. The post will …

Niko Medved at a press conference

Colorado State coach lands big new job after March Madness heartbreak

Niko Medved is off to a new program just one day after losing on a heartbreaking buzzer-beater. The University of Minnesota announced on Monday that they have hired Medved to be their next head basketball coach. Medved has landed a six-year deal from …

Bob Huggins at a press conference

Bob Huggins linked to a return to coaching

Bob Huggins may not be done coaching just yet. A new report suggested Monday that Huggins could be a candidate for the vacant McNeese State job. Jeff Goodman of Field of 68 reported that Huggins is among those being looked at as a potential …

Rick Pitino in the stands

Woman sitting behind Rick Pitino draws attention

The Pitino family made for a big storyline over the weekend, but there was someone else who was an even bigger focal point of the conversation. On Saturday, Rick Pitino’s St. John’s Red Storm faced Arkansas in the second round of the NCAA …

Dan Hurley looks on

UConn accused of threatening reporter over Dan Hurley video

A UConn staffer allegedly threatened the reporter who captured viral video of coach Dan Hurley leaving the court following the Huskies’ NCAA Tournament loss on Sunday. The video of Hurley emerged following UConn’s 77-75 loss to Florida in …

Scottie Pippen smiling

Scottie Pippen’s son makes decision about his future

Scottie Pippen’s son Justin has made a significant decision about his future, even though his team is still in the NCAA Tournament. Justin Pippen, a freshman guard for Michigan, has decided to enter the transfer portal, according to Travis …

JJ Watt looks on

JJ Watt unloads on NCAA for ‘cannibalizing your own sport’

The NCAA Tournament is one of the most popular events in sports, and JJ Watt is concerned that the changing landscape of college athletics could ruin it. There may be 16 teams still competing for a national championship, but the college basketball …

Bill Walton smiling

Fans all said the same thing about epic Arizona-Oregon clash

Several fans felt like there was something missing from Sunday’s epic NCAA Tournament clash between Arizona and Oregon. With a spot in this year’s Sweet 16 on the line, Arizona needed a big-time performance from Caleb Love to fend off an …

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