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St. John's to play Kentucky next season in marquee matchup
The game in Atlanta on Dec. 20 will feature Rick Pitino coaching against the program he led to a national championship in 1996.
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Former Wisconsin forward Serah Williams transferring to UConn

Alijah Arenas, USC recruit and son of former NBA player Gilbert Arenas, out of hospital after crash

St. John's adds Handje Tamba for frontcourt depth

Sacramento State hires Shaquille O'Neal as a voluntary GM, AP source says1m read
Federal judge tosses lawsuit brought by ex-college basketball players against NCAA over use of NIL1m read

Duke freshman big man Khaman Maluach is headed to the NBA draft1m read
St. John's Ejiofor excited to see what incoming transfer class can bring3m read

Former South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley is transferring to LSU
More college basketball

USC basketball recruit Alijah Arenas is out of an induced coma after vehicle crash in Los Angeles
St. John's RJ Luis Jr. chosen as Haggerty Award winner3m read

UCLA guard Londynn Jones leaving Westwood to join rival USC for her final season

USC basketball recruit Alijah Arenas injured in LA car crash1m read

St. John's adds Cincinnati transfer Dillon Mitchell from portal2m read
Nikki Blue goes from LA Sparks assistant to same job for USC women's basketball team

Flau'jae Johnson says she'll return to LSU for senior season

Dillon Mitchell becomes latest player to join Rick Pitino's squad at St. John's

Pitino gets commitment from Austrian swingman Suljanovic, loses Iwuchukwu to portal1m read

Florida's Todd Golden rounds out his coaching staff and officially fills 2 roster spots1m read
Omaha women's basketball coach Carrie Banks fired after 5 straight losing seasons
Maryland F Allie Kubek enters the transfer portal after averaging 9.1 points per game in 2024-25

North Carolina guard Ian Jackson transfers to St. John's to play in hometown for Rick Pitino1m read

Tennessee signs 5-star forward Nate Ament to polish up Rick Barnes' latest class1m read
NYC-raised Jackson heading home to St. John's2m read

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick2m read

St. John's Wilcher enters transfer portal2m read

Duke's Tyrese Proctor to skip senior season and jump to NBA draft1m read

Hawkeyes hire LaSondra Barrett away from Georgia Tech to be a women's basketball assistant

Aberdeen and Alexis planning to leave Florida, Michigan State adds Fort from the transfer portal1m read
Buffalo women's hoops program hires former player Kristen Sharkey to replace Becky Burke
Arizona hires former WNBA player Michelle Marciniak as women's basketball GM

St. John's lands Stanford transfer Oziyah Sellers2m read

Former Princeton point guard Xaivian Lee commits to national champion Florida

Duke freshman Kon Knueppel to take the 1-and-done route to the NBA draft1m read

Atlantic Sun champion Lipscomb hires Carroll as men's head basketball coach to replace Acuff1m read
Denver hires Tim Bergstraser as men's basketball coach after successful stint at Division II school

South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley enters transfer portal, AP source says

Ex-Michigan State guard Tre Holloman is transferring to NC State

Florida gets another championship celebration, this one in the Swamp in front of nearly 60K3m read

Kentucky lands quartet, Conwell heads to Louisville, UCLA adds 3 transfers, Michigan adds 12m read

Arizona extends Tommy Lloyd's contract 5 years through 2029-30 season
Cleveland State to introduce Rob Summers as its new men's basketball coach

Louisville coach Pat Kelsey gets 1-year extension, $1 million raise after leading turnaround season

Michigan signs Elliot Cadeau and Morez Johnson, Michigan State adds Kaleb Glenn from transfer portal1m read

Alan Huss will leave High Point to become coach-in-waiting at Creighton, says it's a 'dream job'2m read
Arizona hires Buffalo's Becky Burke as women's basketball coach

With NCAA settlement pending, Power Four conference stakeholders lobby lawmakers on Capitol Hill2m read

John Andrzejek won a national title with Florida to start the week. Now he's Campbell's head coach2m read

A strike for Ejiofor, now Red Storm seek home runs4m read

Lipscomb's Lennie Acuff is heading home to Alabama to take job at Samford

Kevin Willard says he'll maintain culture Jay Wright built while trying to turn around Villanova2m read

Texas point guard Rori Harmon to return next season in bid to get Longhorns back to the Final Four

Houston's Kelvin Sampson was close to his 1st national title. It slipped away painfully vs. Florida5m read

Olivia Miles is transferring from Notre Dame to TCU to finish her college career1m read

Tennessee adds portal transfer from in-state rival Vandy with Jaylen Carey1m read

Florida's comeback victory over Houston in men's title game averages 18.1 million on CBS

Florida shows up late again, this time for the team's championship celebration on campus2m read

Texas' Tre Johnson announces he'll declare for NBA draft after his stellar freshman season1m read

Jase Richardson enters NBA draft, leaving Michigan State a year or two sooner than father expected2m read
Area colleges
Pitino and Pearl share AP coach of the year award2m read
'It was 100% the right move'
Pitino explains why he sat RJ Luis Jr. late vs. Arkansas3m read
Why Dunlap is leaving St. John's in transfer portal2m read
St. John's picks up forward Hopkins, loses Dunlap in portal1m read
Storm's Luis makes himself NBA Draft-eligible — and enters transfer portal2m read
Rubin: Pitino vs. Pitino will be Big East theatre at its finest2m read
St. John's lands Sanon from the transfer portal1m read