Pacific-12 RUMORS & NEWS

ESPN "USC signee Evan Mobley has been named the Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year, annually given by the McDonald's All-American Game to the best high school basketball player in the country. "It's just an honor to be listed among players such..." April 01

CBS Sports "The finalists for the 2020 Naismith Men's and Women's Coach of The Year Awards will soon learn who will win the prestigious awards given annually by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The winners will be announced live Thursday at noon ET on CBS Sports HQ. Each of the..." April 01

The Score "The NCAA decided not to grant athletes from winter sports - including basketball - an extra year of eligibility due to the coronavirus pandemic, the committee announcedMonday. "Winter sports were not included in the decision," the statement read.  " March 30

The Score "Four-star recruit Reese Dixon-Waters has verbally committed to USC, the guard told 247Sports' Evan Daniels Tuesday. Dixon-Waters - who ranks 46th on the 2021 ESPN 60 - was also considering attending San Diego State, Vanderbilt, California, Stanford, and..." March 24

The Score "Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill on Friday that will allow amateur athletes to profit off of their names, images, and likenesses, reports USA Today's Steve Berkowitz. The law is set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, the same day as California's similar Fair Pay to..." March 20

CBS Sports "Near the end of "The Scheme," an HBO-produced documentary that will air March 31, convicted felon Christian Dawkins looks into the camera and says, "I want to be very clear with this: Any coach who offers to play a player, in my opinion, is a good guy." The moment..." March 19

The Score "The NCAA is unlikely to grant another year of eligibility to student-athletes who participate in winter sports and had their seasons and tournaments cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak, reports Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Spring student-athletes are still in line to..." March 18

USA Today "When filling out an NCAA tournament bracket, picking top-three seeds is a safe bet in choosing the Final Four. But oftentimes winning your March Madness pool rests on which picks can make it to the tourney's second weekend.  Here's a look at five teams who could surprise..." March 07

12 Up "The end of the college basketball regular season is right on our doorstep, and conference tournaments are almost ready to begin. The Power 5 conference tournaments will be on everyone's radar as we enter the madness that is March college basketball. For these conferences, we..." March 02

NBC Sports - College Basketball Talk "Here is today’s updated NCAA tournament bracketology projection. With just over two weeks until Selection Sunday, this year’s Selection Committee is once again going to have some challenging resumes to dissect. Today’s Case Study is..." February 29

CBS Sports "The sounds thumped a mother's soul with the resonance of a two-ton kick drum.  Janel Nnaji could not believe what she was hearing come from downstairs. Zeke? Is that really you? She'd just returned home after a weeklong work trip and was unpacking as her only..." February 22

Arizona Central "As he prepared his team to play 14th-ranked Oregon this week, Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley preached about the importance of maintaining a routine, paying attention to detail, and above all else, remaining humble. “You don’t want to think you’re better than you..." February 21

USA Today "Oregon women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves blasted fans at USC as “classless” for chants the stadium made against senior Ducks guard Minyon Moore, who transferred out of the Trojan program. In Sunday’s 93-67 Ducks victory at the Galen Center on USC’s..." February 17

Larry Brown Sports "Shareef O’Neal is headed to LSU. O’Neal announced in late January that he was leaving UCLA and looking to transfer. We heard he was considering LSU, where his father Shaquille went, and Memphis, where Shaq’s ex-teammate Penny Hardaway coaches. On..." February 15

12 Up "This college basketball season is already among the most chaotic in recent memory, as Kansas and Louisville are the only traditional major conference powers in the top five of the AP Poll. In a season where the mightiest teams have struggled to string together wins, the NCAA Tournament is..." February 11

NCAA "Butler’s Kamar Baldwin hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to knock off Villanova in an epic ending. Duke came back against North Carolina not once, but twice, by converting on missed shots — the first on a free throw and follow by Tre Jones to send the game..." February 10