BIG EAST BASKETBALL NEWS

Oklahoma holds off Duke 4-3, sets up rematch with UConn for regional championship

Grant Stevens pitched seven strong innings, Jason Walk drove in two runs and Oklahoma defeated Duke 4-3 to advance to the championship round of the Norman Regional at the NCAA Tour...

JUNE 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Basketball-centric schools face different challenges with NCAA settlement

Schools in basketball-centric leagues face the challenge of generating revenue to pay future players without the lucrative revenues from foo...

MAY 30

UConn's Karaban, Alabama's Sears and Arizona's Love back in college after withdrawing from NBA draft

UConn forward Alex Karaban is returning to school for a try at a third straight national title

MAY 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Marquette, Maryland agree to college hoops home-and-home series

Shaka Smart, Kevin Willard agree to Big East-Big Ten showdown to whet the college hoops appetite in November. Here is everything to know.

MAY 15

Paige Bueckers and UConn to host JuJu Watkins and USC in December on FOX

USC and UConn gave women’s basketball fans an early holiday gift Monday, announcing a two-game series that will start Dec. 21 on FOX.

MAY 13

Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Donte DiVincenzo and other notable college-NBA teammates

Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo played together in college at Villanova and have now reunited in the NBA with the Knicks, but...

MAY 8

St. John's, Rick Pitino land a difference-maker in Kadary Richmond

Transfer from Seton Hall will add spice to Big East rivalry, put Johnnies in position to be a top-20 team and end their NCAA Tournament win...

MAY 8

Star guard Kadary Richmond transfers to St. John's from Big East rival Seton Hall

Star guard Kadary Richmond is transferring to St. John’s from Seton Hall, staying close to home inside the Big East but switching sides in their Hudson River rivalry

MAY 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

College basketball is in a state of chaos, but it's not beyond fixing

Constant free agency without guardrails? That's the modern era of college basketball. John Fanta spoke to several college coaches about the...

MAY 2

Former UConn champs to compete for $1 million in The Basketball Tournament

Three players who won national titles at UConn have committed to the Stars of Storrs to compete for the first time in the 64-team, bracket-s...

MAY 1

St. John's Chris Ledlum and Jordan Dingle suing NCAA for denying them 2024-25 eligibility

St. John’s basketball players Chris Ledlum and Jordan Dingle have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA for denying their request for an eligibility waiver that would give them one more...

APRIL 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UConn freshman Stephon Castle declares for NBA draft and becomes school's second one-and-done player

UConn freshman Stephon Castle has entered his name into the NBA draft, becoming the fifth Husky starter to at least explore moving on after Connecticut’s latest title run

APRIL 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UConn forward Alex Karaban declares for NBA draft while retaining college eligibility

UConn forward Alex Karaban has declared for the NBA draft while retaining his college eligibility

APRIL 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former Michigan center Tarris Reed Jr. announces he is transferring to UConn

Former Michigan center Tarris Reed Jr. announced Wednesday that he is transferring to UConn

APRIL 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Back to back! UConn fans gather to celebrate another basketball championship

Thousands of fans lined the streets of Hartford, Connecticut, to celebrate the UConn men’s basketball team following its second-straight NCAA championship and sixth in the last 25...

APRIL 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Donovan Clingan is leaving UConn for the NBA after two seasons, two national titles

Donovan Clingan is leaving UConn after two seasons and entering the NBA draft

APRIL 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UConn finishes at No. 1 in first post-March Madness AP Top 25 poll after run to repeat NCAA title

UConn capped its run to the first repeat NCAA championship in 17 years by finishing atop the first Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll to be released after March...

APRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

POLL ALERT: Back-to-back champion UConn finishes at No. 1 in first men's AP Top 25 to be released after March Madness

POLL ALERT: Back-to-back champion UConn finishes at No. 1 in first men's AP Top 25 to be released after March Madness

APRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UConn students celebrate into the early morning after second straight title

Some windows were broken and street signs taken down, but celebrations following UConn’s men’s basketball championship were mostly peaceful,...

APRIL 9

Dan Hurley joins coaches denying interest in Kentucky job following UConn title

Dan Hurley joked that he can't take the Kentucky job as it would move his wife further away from New Jersey, becoming the latest coach to de...

APRIL 9

UConn, coach Dan Hurley provide blueprint on how to succeed in the age of NIL, player transfers

Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies proved that even in the age of NIL and rampant player transfers, it’s possible to build a program capable of winning back-to-back national titles

APRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fans welcome UConn's repeat champs back to the 'Basketball Capital of the World'

UConn’s men’s basketball team has returned to the campus the school has branded the “Basketball Capital of the World."

APRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UConn's Dan Hurley at the pinnacle of his career, joining legends like Wooden, Krzyzewski

Dan Hurley is a man at the pinnacle of his career, joining a star-studded list of coaches with consecutive national titles

APRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UConn defeats Purdue 75-60 to become first repeat NCAA men's basketball champion since 2007

UConn defeats Purdue 75-60 to become first repeat NCAA men's basketball champion since 2007

APRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UConn takes precautions to prevent repeat of vandalism that followed 2023 title

Precautions are in place at UConn, designed to prevent a repeat of the violence and vandalism that marred the celebrations of the school’s 2...

APRIL 8