Xavier is turning to Richard Pitino as its next head basketball coach, several outlets reported Tuesday night.Pitino, who spent the past four seasons at New Mexico, replaces Sean Miller, who left for
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Richard Pitino takes head coach job at Xavier
Richard Pitino is the new head basketball coach at Xavier, joining his legendary father in the Big East coaching ranks.He heads to Xavier from New Mexico, where he led the Lobos to the past two NCAA
Arizona State’s Joson Sanon transfers to St. John’s
St. John’s picked up a commitment Wednesday from 6-foot-5 guard Joson Sanon, who played his freshman season at Arizona State.His commitment was confirmed by the 247Sports transfer portal listing.San
Report: West Virginia hiring Ross Hodge as new coach
West Virginia and North Texas coach Ross Hodge are in agreement on a five-year deal that would bring him to Morgantown at the conclusion of the Mean Green’s season, CBS Sports reported Wednesday.UNT
Former Will Wade assistant Bill Armstrong lands McNeese job
McNeese has hired Bill Armstrong as its new coach to replace Will Wade, who left to be the new coach at North Carolina State.Armstrong has close ties to Wade, having been on the latter’s staff at LSU
NCAA Tournament ratings hit records despite lack of upsets
The lack of upsets during the first week of the NCAA Tournament led to discourse about whether NIL and the transfer portal are hurting the sport in the long run.None of that stopped the tournament fr
Lack of NCAA Tournament upsets leaves sportsbooks sweating
With the power conferences dominating the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, sportsbooks stand to take a hit if the trend of most favorites winning continues.The SEC set a record with seven tea
Transfer portal roundup: Xavier, Seton Hall lose scorers
Dailyn Swain was one of three Xavier players to enter the transfer portal on Monday.The portal opened for men’s college basketball players the same day that coach Sean Miller left Xavier for the job
North Texas, Oklahoma State meet in NIT following dramatic wins
Oklahoma State entered the NIT as a losing team.Now it has a chance to make the NIT semifinals as a winning team.The fourth-seeded Cowboys host second-seeded North Texas Tuesday night in Stillwater
Drake standout Bennett Stirtz following coach to Iowa
Drake’s leading scorer, Bennett Stirtz, is transferring to Iowa.With the move, Stirtz follows head coach Ben McCollum, who accepted the top job with the Hawkeyes on Monday.Stirtz was named Player of
