Donovan Dent commits to UCLA from portal after New Mexico exit - ESPN
New Mexico transfer Donovan Dent, the best available player in the transfer portal, announced his commitment to UCLA on Friday.
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March Madness 2025: Bilas' path to the men's Final Four for every Sweet 16 team - ESPN
Based on the commentary I have heard and read after the first weekend of the men's NCAA tournament, fans have a lot of opinions on the state of the tournament — and the sport.
'Ticked off' Tom Izzo rants about NCAA transfer portal opening as Michigan State prepares for Sweet 16
Geoff Schwartz and Chris "The Bear" Fallica give their best bets heading into the Sweet 16. Hear why the guys are interested in the Duke Blue Devils' team total over 81.5 against the Arizona Wildcats.
Breaking: Xavier hires Richard Pitino from New Mexico
There will be a father and son in the Big East, and they're both named Pitino!Richard Pitino, the son of St. John's head coach and Hall of Famer Rick Pitino, is leaving New Mexico to take the same position at Xavier, sources confirmed to Fox Sports on Tuesday night.After the 42-year-old took New Mexico to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments, beating Marquette this year in the first round after a 26-7 regular season, Pitino increased his stock significantly and was in the mix for both the Villanova and Xavier positions.Musketeers athletic director Greg Christopher was enamored by the upside of Pitino, who tried the high-major route at Minnesota but was let go in 2021 after eight seasons on the job. Going to Albuquerque led Pitino to reignite his career, going 88-49 over the last four seasons, winning the Mountain West Tournament in 2024 and charging the program to a regular-season title this year.This move only adds to the family atmosphere and tradition of the Big East. The fact that we will see at least two (and perhaps three) showdowns between Rick and Richard Pitino is phenomenal for the league and its storylines. Father has outdone son in their four meetings, with Rick owning a 3-1 record, including St. John's beating the Lobos this past November.But Richard was well in position for a high-major job in this cycle. After Villanova did not extend an offer to him despite being very much in the mix – with Maryland's Kevin Willard and a mystery candidate out there for the Wildcats – Christopher extended the offer to Pitino. And now he's heading to the state of Ohio to take over a Xavier program that has been a staple in the NCAA Tournament the majority of the last two decades.
Sources -- Richard Pitino set to leave New Mexico for Xavier - ESPN
Xavier is expected to hire New Mexico's Richard Pitino as its next head coach, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night.
Top storylines from Day 4 of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Chalk continued to reign supreme in this year's NCAA Tournament as Sunday's action produced just a single victory by a lower-seeded team: sixth-seeded Ole Miss, which upended the undermanned and third-seeded Cyclones of Iowa State. But the games themselves were thrilling — most of them anyway — with a handful decided by single digits and one coming down to a fadeaway jumper at the final buzzer. The stage is now set for a heavyweight Sweet 16 featuring big brands and blue bloods across the bracket.
Nevada MBB Coach Steve Alford, Never Offered The Indiana Job, Keeps His Faith Front And Center
Nevada men’s basketball coach Steve Alford joined his college teammate on "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich" to discuss his career in the sport.
2025 men's NCAA tournament instant bracket: Predicting every game - ESPN
For the past three decades or so, I've printed out a blank bracket on Selection Sunday to fill out as the NCAA tournament is announced. I used to hem and haw over my selections for days, and it never worked out, so now we're taking tinkering out of the process and revealing my bracket picks… instantly.