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Minnesota sophomore guard Joe Coleman was granted his release from his scholarship on Wednesday, according to the university.

Alvin Ellis III will be joining Michigan State's recruiting class after he was released from his commitment to Minnesota.

RecruitingNation ranks the top 10 battles for basketball's elite.

Story | Conversation | April 23, 2013

G.G. Smith has been promoted to head basketball coach at Loyola University after a six-year run as an assistant at the Maryland school.

RecruitingNation ranks the top 10 battles for basketball's elite.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2013

Richard Pitino got right to the point: He promised a fast-paced style at Minnesota that the Gophers will love to play and the fans will love to watch.

Minnesota is close to finalizing a deal with Florida International coach Richard Pitino, multiple sources told ESPN.com.

Tubby Smith talks about taking over as Texas Tech's men's basketball coach....

Tubby Smith's time at Texas Tech has begun. And he says he will fit in just fine in West Texas, where cowboy hats and cowboy boots are more prominent than other many other places he's coached.

1. Anthony Bennett's decision to leave for the NBA was expected. The UNLV freshman forward will contend for a top five position in the draft. But Bennett is not the norm in this season's class of possible draft picks. A number of players are making d...

Texas Tech announced Monday night that Tubby Smith has agreed to become the next coach.

John Saunders talks about the merits of Tubby Smith and Ben Howland, who were both fired since facing each other in the NCAA tournament....

ESPN analyst and former NBA coach Flip Saunders has turned down a job offer from the Minnesota Golden Gophers to be their next head coach, a source told ESPN.com's Andy Katz on Saturday.

Texas Tech has contacted former Minnesota coach Tubby Smith about its vacant head-coaching position, multiple sources told ESPN.com on Thursday.

1. Tubby Smith and his staff had no idea they were about to be fired Monday morning as they sat in a staff meeting at 10 a.m. going over recruiting, offseason workout plans and evaluations of the Gophers' loss to Florida the previous day. Members of ...

Two weeks ago, after his team's 51-49 loss to Illinois, Tubby Smith sat down at his news conference in the bowels of the United Center and tried to answer the same question -- differently phrased -- over and over: Why? He sighed and rubbed his tem...