NCAAB News & Updates
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Big 12 latest to OK pro ban, includes all sports ↗
The Big 12 has unanimously agreed to ban professionals from returning in all sports, the conference announced Wednesday.
Sources: SEC to suspend coaches who add pros ↗
SEC schools that bring back NFL, NBA or WNBA players to their programs will face steep discipline under a new policy unanimously approved by the conference's 16 members, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Big Ten rewards Petitti with five-year extension ↗
The Big Ten and commissioner Tony Petitti agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep him with the conference through the summer of 2033, the league announced Wednesday.
ISU's Toure has surgery, expected back in January ↗
Iowa State's Killyan Toure had surgery on his right shoulder Friday and is expected to be ready to play basketball in January.
NFL, NBA, WNBA players cannot return, SEC says ↗
After the Big Ten passed a rule stopping players returning from the NFL from playing at its schools, the SEC followed suit but took it further, adding basketball in announcing a policy forbidding members from rostering anyone from the NFL, NBA and WNBA.
Luis cleared to play for LSU after signing NBA deals ↗
A Louisiana judge on Monday granted RJ Luis Jr., the 2025 Big East Player of the Year, a temporary injunction to play for LSU this season despite signing multiple NBA contracts.
Pro athletes planning to return to NCAA irks SEC ↗
As LSU hopes to sign NFL tight end Dae'Quan Wright, if he clears waivers, the SEC on Monday issued a statement emphasizing its belief that athletes who choose to leave to sign pro contracts "should not then be permitted to return to college competition."
Mitchell commits to UK after judge grants 5th year ↗
Former Missouri star Mark Mitchell, who was cleared to play a fifth season of college basketball through a temporary restraining order, has committed to play for Kentucky.
Sankey: Pros returning to school 'fuels disruption' ↗
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey asked a judge to uphold NCAA rules that prevent athletes from returning to play in college.
Kohler, eligible after injunction, commits to BYU ↗
Former Michigan State forward Jaxon Kohler, who was cleared to play after a judge granted an injunction for Class of 2022 athletes seeking a fifth year, has committed to play for BYU.
Court decision gives NCAA win in eligibility appeal ↗
In a legal victory for the NCAA, a federal appeals court has temporarily halted a court order that would have granted thousands of athletes who left college an extra year of eligibility.
Jury rules N.Y. Times defamed Bama hoops player ↗
An Alabama jury on Thursday awarded $9.25 million in damages after finding that The New York Times defamed an Alabama basketball player by incorrectly reporting that he was at the scene of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa.