NCAAB RUMORS AND NEWS

ESPN "Eastern Washington transfer Tanner Groves, one of the breakout stars of the NCAA tournament, has committed to Oklahoma to play basketball, sources told ESPN. A 6-foot-9 big man, Groves earned Big Sky Conference player of the year honors after averaging 17.2 points..." April 19

The Gazette "In a blow to the Iowa men’s basketball program, starting guard CJ Fredrick is leaving the Hawkeyes. Via Twitter Monday morning, the Iowa men’s basketball account merely said “Iowa Head Coach Fran McCaffery announced Monday that junior guard CJ Fredrick has submitted..." April 19

SI "Chances are, Mark Few hasn’t completely healed from the 86-70 shellacking he and Gonzaga suffered at the hands of Baylor in the national championship game earlier this month, but he and the Bulldogs received some news Monday that should fast-track their mental bounce..." April 19

247 Sports "When Shaka Smart made the move from Texas to Marquette, four-star shooting guard Tamar Bates opened up his recruitment. That move opened the door for Indiana and new coach Mike Woodson to make a run. Monday morning, Bates confirmed to 247Sports that he..." April 19

SI "Former Indiana center Joey Brunk, who spent two years in Bloomington after transferring from Butler, announced late Saturday night that he has committed to Ohio State. Brunk is the third Indiana player from the 2020-21 Indiana team to transfer after Archie Miller was fired on March 15..." April 18

Larry Brown Sports "Brad Stevens received interest from Indiana when the Hoosiers were looking for a new basketball coach. He declined the interest to remain with the Boston Celtics, and apparently he left big money on the table. Adrian Wojnarowski was talking on ABC ahead of Saturday’s..." April 18

SI "Ohio State senior forward Kyle Young announced on Friday morning that he will take advantage of the extra year of eligibility granted to all student-athletes due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to the Buckeyes for the 2021-22 season. A former four-star prospect from..." April 17

MSN.com "Emanuel Miller emerged as the top scoring option for Buzz Williams during the 2020-21 season. The expectations were high for Miller moving into next season, but it appears that the Aggies won’t be the team to benefit from his emergence in the future. According to a report from Jeff..." April 17

The Athletic "Former Creighton center/forward Christian Bishop announced on social media Friday that he is transferring to Texas. Bishop, who averaged 11 points and 6.4 rebounds last season, is No. 12 on The Athletic’s best available college basketball transfers and high school recruits...." April 17

Black Sports Online "Jalen Suggs is on his way to being a top 5 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft after his excellent freshman year with Gonzaga. They came up short in the championship game losing to Baylor who gave them their first loss of the season. For now, he won’t be going into the league a..." April 17

247 Sports "After having one of the best season in the Pac-12, point guard James Akinjo has entered the transfer portal. He originally declared for the NBA, but is unlikely to be drafted and is entering the portal due in large part to the coaching change. In his first season at Arizona,..." April 16

TMZ "Tragic news out of the North Texas basketball program -- assistant coach Nelson Haggerty has passed away after a single-car crash Friday morning. He was 47 years old. Haggerty was part of the coaching staff that helped lead the Mean Green to their first-ever NCAA tournament..." April 16

Bleacher Report "The Syracuse Orange are gaining another Boeheim for next season.  On Friday, head coach Jim Boeheim's oldest son, Jimmy Boeheim, announced he's transferring to Syracuse after playing for Cornell in the Ivy League. Another of the coach's sons, Buddy, is already a..." April 16

The Athletic "Former Oklahoma forward Brady Manek has committed to North Carolina, he announced on social media Friday. Manek, who ranked No. 19 on The Athletic's list of available players, averaged 10.8 points and 5.0 rebounds during his senior season with the Sooners. His numbers dipped..." April 16

ESPN "Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball transfer Theo John is going from a Coach K protégé to Coach K himself. John, who spent the past four seasons playing under former Duke star and assistant Steve Wojciechowski with the Golden Eagles, announced..." April 16

USA Today "A girls travel basketball game took a violent turn when a midcourt brawl broke out among a referee, player and several spectators that ended with a team being ejected from the tournament. "Yes, it was an unfortunate incident that we had to address this..." April 16

CBS Sports "More than three and a half years after the FBI's sting on college basketball ensnared a member of the USC staff, the Trojans have finally learned their penalty. The USC program is receiving a two years of probation and a series of recruiting restrictions in connection with former..." April 15

ESPN "Hubert Davis' coaching staff at North Carolina has a familiar ring to it. For the first time in UNC men's basketball history, the head coach and the three top assistants are all former players for the Tar Heels. Davis, who replaced Roy Williams after the Hall of..." April 15

Rocky Top Talk "The biggest piece of the offseason puzzle for Rick Barnes and Tennessee is now in place. The Volunteers picked up a commitment from Brandon Huntley-Hatfield today, adding a five-star piece to the frontcourt for the first time in the Barnes era. The top 2022 prospect will reclassify..." April 15

The Athletic "The Cincinnati men’s basketball program is set to venture into a new, rather unexpected era, with coach Wes Miller at the helm. Bearcats athletic director John Cunningham officially announced the hire Wednesday evening, making Miller the 28th men’s..." April 15

ESPN "South Carolina's Frank Martin admits he did a bad job as men's basketball coach last season. He also believes his track record shows that he knows how to turn things around. "I did a poor job of leading this year," Martin said Thursday of the Gamecocks' 6-15..." April 15

CBS Sports "Tommy Lloyd had long been set to succeed Mark Few at Gonzaga and eventually run the program he played a big role in building into a national power. But there are some jobs an assistant cannot turn down.  Arizona is one of those jobs. So when the offer was..." April 15

SI "As the saying goes, to the victor go the spoils. For Baylor men's basketball coach Scott Drew, those spoils apparently won't include a newly decked-out Jeep. Ted Teague, general manager of the Allen Samuels Auto Group dealership in Waco, was interviewed for a local news..." April 15

Saturday Down South "A high school basketball coach in North Carolina was killed in a shootout with a Mexican drug cartel, WCNC Charlotte reports. WCNC’s report states that Barney Harris, a high school basketball coach in Union County died on last week in a shootout with a drug cartel in..." April 15

CBS Sports "Less than a week removed from firing John Brannen, Cincinnati has picked its next coach: UNC Greensboro's Wes Miller. Sources told CBS Sports that Miller, regarded as one of the rising stars in the industry, has agreed in principle with Cincinnati to take over its men's..." April 14

The Score "Arizona will hire Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its next head coach, sources told Stadium's Jeff Goodman. Lloyd has served as an assistant on... " April 14

USA Today "Dan Dakich said Tuesday on his WFNI The Fan afternoon sports radio show that he assumes ESPN won't have him back as a college basketball analyst next season, after a February controversy in which he was accused of being a misogynist. The..." April 14

Knoxville News Sentinel "Jonas Aidoo committed to Tennessee basketball on Wednesday. The four-star center is the No. 60 prospect in the 247Sports Composite. He is the highest-rated big to commit to Tennessee under coach Rick Barnes. The 6-foot-11, 215-pound Aidoo decommitted from..." April 14

The Athletic "In an ongoing state of unknown in college basketball, Jay Wright just keeps winning. The NCAA announced in the fall that all winter student-athletes would automatically receive another year of eligibility because of the pandemic, and Villanova has taken full advantage. Collin..." April 14

SI "New Texas Longhorns head coach Chris Beard has continued his impressive streak of rebuilding the Texas Longhorns basketball roster, landing a commitment from Utah Utes standout Timmy Allen. Allen announced his decision via his Twitter account, becoming the second impressive transfer..." April 14