Category: NCAA Basketball

Auburn, Florida, Houston are part of the oldest men's Final Four of the modern era, and Duke's youngsters shouldn't look past them.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Caroline Fenton and Isis ‘Ice’ Young make their predictions for Saturday’s national semifinals featuring Florida vs. Auburn and Houston vs. Duke - then name the team that they believe will win the national championship. Hear the full conversation on the “College Basketball Power Hour” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.

Central Michigan fired basketball coach Tony Barbee on Thursday after the Chippewas failed to advance to the Mid-American Conference Tournament for the second time in three years.

A decade ago, Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were emerging from exile — two coaches who had been handed the harshest sanction imaginable by the NCAA and were looking to resurrect their once-successful careers. This week, they're both coaching at the Final Four, the “show-cause” penalties that once stood as a scarlet letter in college sports now barely visible in their rearview mirrors. The recruiting misdeeds that nearly submarined their careers seem almost quaint now in a cash-saturated world of name, image, likeness endorsement deals for players who can move around as freely as the coaches while the coaches worry as much about what the schools can pay them as the players they recruit.

Freshman Avery Howell is leaving Southern California and entering the transfer portal, along with two other Trojans guards. Howell announced her decision on her Instagram account. Howell averaged nearly 21 minutes off the bench.

It’s a significant pay increase from the $2.9 million he earned in his only season at West Virginia.

Auburn forward Johni Broome returned to practice for the Tigers on Thursday and said he has no pain in his right elbow and “no limitations” ahead of the Tigers' Final Four matchup with Florida. Broome, a unanimous first-team AP All-American, is the Tigers' leading scorer and emotional leader. Auburn got a major scare when he injured his elbow in the Tigers' win over Michigan State to get to the Final Four.

Here's a look at who Louisville has landed so far in the transfer portal and where the Cardinals' haul ranks nationally

Jamion Christian will move to the Rhode Island school after spending the last two seasons as coach of Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Professional Basketball League.

The Final Four for the men's NCAA Tournament bracket is set, featuring all No. 1 seeds. Here are expert predictions to make the national championship.

Bryant has hired Jamion Christian to replace Phil Martelli Jr. as its men's basketball coach, the school announced Thursday. Christian will move to the Rhode Island school after spending the last two seasons as coach of Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Professional Basketball League. Christian also has had prior head coaching jobs at George Washington, Siena and Mount St. Mary’s.

Whatever misgivings Kevin Willard may have had about coaching basketball at Maryland, Buzz Williams’ arrival shows the job is still pretty enticing.

Kevin Willard understands why he caught some heat.

This looks like the strongest Final Four since the tournament expanded.

A national title is all that's missing between Flagg and the likes of Anthony Davis and Carmelo Anthony.