College Basketball: Breaking Stories and all the latest from NBC Sports

The most important NBA Draft decisions left to be made
News has leaked that both Grayson Allen and Thomas Bryant will be retuning to play their junior and sophomore seasons, respectively, without so much as going through the NBA’s draft process. No combine. No NBA Draft workouts. Nothing. They’re back, meaning that Duke will be the preseason No. 1 team in the country and that […]

Valparaiso promotes assistant Matt Lottich to head coach
It didn’t take long for Valpo to settle on a replacement for Bryce Drew.

Iowa puts walk-on Nicholas Baer on scholarship
Iowa walk-on Nicholas Baer has been awarded a scholarship by coach Fran McCaffery.

Virginia Tech grants sophomore guard Jalen Hudson release
Virginia Tech says sophomore shooting guard Jalen Hudson has asked for, and been granted, his release from the program.

Thomas Bryant to return to Indiana for sophomore season
Bryant’s decision was one of the most anticipated of the spring.

Reports: Lavall Jordan to take over at Milwaukee
For the first time in six years, a member of John Beilein’s coaching staff will be departing as Lavall Jordan is expected to be named the next head coach at Milwaukee. Jordan will be replacing Rob Jeter, who spent 11 seasons with the Panthers. Milwaukee was 20-13 last season. Jordan has spent six seasons with […]

Boise’s Webb III hires agent
Broncos star moves quickly to hire representation

Jacksonville State hires Harper
Former WKU coach lands in Ohio Valley Conference

Villanova’s Jenkins and Hart to gauge NBA interest
Championship pair with go through evaluation process

Tyler Ulis will sign with an agent and remain in the NBA Draft
Tyler Ulis has made it official: he will be declaring for the NBA Draft and signing with an agent. Ulis was an NBCSports.com first-team all-american this season, averaging 17.3 points and 7.0 assists on the season. At 5-foot-9, he was the shortest player to be named a first-team all-american in more than 60 years. “I’ve […]

Florida State’s Rathan-Mayes to enter NBA draft
Florida State sophomore Xavier Rathan-Mayes will enter the NBA draft but not hire an agent.

Grayson Allen is returning to Duke for his junior season
Duke should be the consensus preseason No. 1 team in college basketball next season, as the Blue Devils announced on Wednesday that all-american Grayson Allen will be returning for his junior season with the program. “I talked with my parents and prayed about this decision, and I had the feeling that it was right,” Allen […]

Louisville self-imposes more sanctions on basketball team
Louisville has self-imposed more penalties stemming from the investigation into the allegations made by Katina Powell in her book. The school announced that they will be forfeiting two scholarships — one each in 2017-18 and 2018-19 — as well as implementing a number of recruiting restrictions. The staff will lose 30 recruiting days this spring […]

Gonzaga’s Domantas Sabonis to enter NBA Draft, per report
Domantas Sabonis is headed off to the NBA Draft and is expected to sign with an agent, according to a report this morning from ESPN.com. There isn’t much surprise here. Sabonis is projected as a mid-to-late first round pick and, considering that his father is Arvydas Sabonis, Domas likely has a great feel for where his […]

Ellenson declaring for draft and hiring an agent
Likely lottery pick leaving Marquette

Villanova’s legacy will be determined where the program grows from here
How will Villanova be remembered?

Skal Labissiere is headed to the NBA Draft
Skal Labissiere is signing with an agent and will remain in the NBA Draft, Kentucky announced on Tuesday afternoon. “I want to thank my family, my coaches, teammates and most importantly I want to thank God for the opportunity that he gave me to represent and play for the University of Kentucky,” Labissiere said. “I […]

Arcidiacono grew up Villanova fan, becomes Final Four MVP
Ryan Arcidiacono grew up outside of Philadelphia as a Villanova fan, and then played more games than any else ever has for the Wildcats.

VIDEO: Charles Barkley was fired up at Kris Jenkins’ game-winner
I can’t decide what I enjoy about this video more: Charles Barkley’s reaction to the game-winner — that he was watching on TV, by the way — or the fact that he’s doing this little dance in front of UNC alum Kenny Smith: Thrill of victory… Agony of defeat. #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/GuEPbDfpDY — NBA on TNT […]

With sacrifice of 2 families, Jenkins becomes national champ
It took two families and lots of sacrifice to get Kris Jenkins to Villanova. That was the difficult part.

Two Shining Moments: How a wild ending to an incredible game salvaged a forgettable season
The ending was perfect, a moment that will never be forgotten.

The NBC Sports 2016-17 Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 25
The top two are pretty clear cut. But who are those top two?

Villanova beats North Carolina on buzzer-beater to win national title
Kris Jenkins buried a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give Villanova a national championship in a win over North Carolina.

VIDEOS: Villanova wins second national title on wild sequence
Marcus Paige hit a phenomenal shot, but it was trumped by Kris Jenkins’ game winner.

PHOTOS: Of course there were ‘crying Jordan’ memes
Don’t act surprised. You knew this was coming.

VIDEO: This year’s edition of ‘One Shining Moment’
Millions look forward to seeing this video every year.

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