College Basketball

Emanuel Yakubov, a 25-year-old man who lives in Queens where St. John’s University is located, has been arrested for stealing a ceremonial sword and bullhorn from Red Storm coach Rick Pitino’s office on campus, New York City police said on Saturday.

The Big 12 and UConn are in discussions for the Huskies potentially joining the league, sources told ESPN, though a high-ranking Big 12 official cautioned there is “a far distance between conversations and anything that would happen.”

The NCAA has placed Wofford’s men’s basketball on probation for a year after finding it failed to monitor the program when former coach Jay McAuley regularly made players participate in team activities on days off.

Two thieves gained entry “without authorization” to the office of St. John’s basketball coach Rick Pitino, stealing a ceremonial sword, a bullhorn and other items.

Police arrested a suspect Thursday in the theft of exclusive shoes from the home of Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway.

Police are looking for a porch pirate who took boxes of exclusive shoes from the home of Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway earlier this month.

Bobby Hurley is returning to Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium for a charity exhibition game with his Arizona State basketball team.

The union representing the Dartmouth men’s basketball team filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the school because it has refused to negotiate with the players on a collective bargaining agreement.

John Calipari will make his return to Rupp Arena on Feb. 1 when Arkansas faces Kentucky in the only regular-season matchup between the two teams.

Eddie Nunez, New Mexico’s athletic director since 2017 following a basketball career at Florida, agreed to a five-year contract to take the same position at Houston on Saturday, two weeks before the Cougars open the football season against UNLV.