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Maryland head coach Kevin Willard speaks during Big Ten NCAA college basketball Media Days Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn) **FILE**

Maryland, Georgetown close to resuming rivalry in 2024

- The Washington Times

One of the area's most-missed college basketball matchups appears to be coming back, and soon. Maryland and Georgetown are close to renewing their men's basketball rivalry beginning in 2024, Terrapins head coach Kevin Willard said Tuesday.

Michigan center Hunter Dickinson (1) reacts after scoring during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Indiana, Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Bloomington, Ind. All-American forward Hunter Dickinson, arguably the top player in the transfer portal after deciding to leave Michigan, said in a social media post Thursday, May 4, that he was headed to Kansas for the upcoming season. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, File) **FILE**

Michigan transfer Hunter Dickinson headed to Kansas next season

- Associated Press

All-American forward Hunter Dickinson, arguably the top player in the transfer portal after deciding to leave Michigan, said in a social media post Thursday that he was headed to Kansas for the upcoming season.

New Georgetown NCAA college basketball head coach Ed Cooley speaks during an introductory press conference in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Ed Cooley embraces championships, sky high expectations in move to Georgetown

- The Washington Times

Speaking in the athletic center barring his idol's name, Ed Cooley recalled John Thompson's influence on his life. The late Georgetown coach wasn't just someone that Cooley watched growing up on television -- seeing a prominent Black coach, wanting to be the same -- but also as someone who once gave him the ultimate compliment.

Providence head coach Ed Cooley shouts to his players on the court during the second half of a first-round college basketball game against the Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 17, 2023, in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

Georgetown hires Providence’s Ed Cooley as basketball coach

- Associated Press

Ed Cooley is the new men's basketball coach at Georgetown, hired away from Big East rival Providence in the hopes of rebuilding a once-proud program that dropped to new lows under former star player Patrick Ewing.