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AAC Player of the Year Davis in transfer portal

Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. SMU star guard Kendric Davis, the AAC Player of the Year, entered the transfer portal Monday afternoon. Davis, a 6-foot point guard from Houston, has been one of the most productive guards in the country the past two seasons. This past season, Davis averaged 19.4 points, 3.8 rebounds […]

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KU claims championship with thrilling comeback

Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. NEW ORLEANS — Entering Monday, Kansas had trailed at halftime just once in this year’s NCAA tournament. It was in the Elite Eight against Miami, when the Jayhawks turned a six-point halftime deficit into a 26-point win. They outscored the Hurricanes 47-15 in the final 20 minutes of […]

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SMU coach Jankovich retires after 39-year career

Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. After 39 seasons in college coaching, SMU’s Tim Jankovich has announced his retirement, the university announced Tuesday. Jankovich has been at SMU since 2012, spending the first four years as the associate head coach and the last six as head coach. Overall, he has spent 39 years in […]

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‘One more time’: Izzo set for final Coach K faceoff

Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette GREENVILLE, S.C. — For decades now, Tom Izzo has seen the man he considers one of the greatest — if not the greatest — of all time lined up opposite of him. Duke versus Michigan State has become a high point when […]

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Jackson-Davis stays hot, lifts IU to First Four win

College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. DAYTON, Ohio — Trayce Jackson-Davis was the first Indiana player to take the court Tuesday night and the last to leave. Thanks to his efforts, Indiana will play on in the NCAA tournament. Jackson-Davis, brilliant last week at the Big Ten tournament, carried over his performance to his NCAA […]

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Mizzou fires Martin after five seasons, 78-77 mark

Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Missouri fired head men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin after five seasons, the school announced on Friday. Martin took over the Tigers in 2017 after three seasons at California, with Missouri hiring him to replace Kim Anderson. The Tigers reached the NCAA tournament in his first season at the […]

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Chasing tourney bid, Rutgers extends Pikiell deal

Chasing its first back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances in more than 40 years, Rutgers has agreed to a four-year contract extension with men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell, the school announced Friday. Pikiell, who has the Scarlet Knights at 18-12 as they open Big Ten tournament play Friday against Iowa, is now signed through the 2029-30 season and is set to make […]

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