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USC's Isaiah Mobley won't follow brother to NBA draft

Jul. 07, 2021 10:46 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Isaiah Mobley decided not to follow his younger brother, Evan, into the NBA draft. The junior announced Wednesday that he has withdrawn his...

UCLA's Johnny Juzang and Cody Riley withdraw from NBA draft

Jul. 07, 2021 10:09 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Juzang and Cody Riley have withdrawn their names from the NBA draft and will return to UCLA this fall. Juzang, a...

UCLA's Chris Smith won't return to basketball team

By Beth Harris Jul. 05, 2021 10:39 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Smith, who injured his knee in January and was out the rest of his senior season, won’t be returning to UCLA’s basketball team. ...

Maryland adding transfer Pavlo Dziuba from Arizona State

Jun. 29, 2021 06:20 PM EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ukrainian forward Pavlo Dziuba is transferring from Arizona State to Maryland. Maryland announced the addition of...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2021 12:46 PM EDT
June 4 1870 — Ed Brown becomes the first African-American jockey to win the Belmont Stakes, with Kingfisher. 1927 — The...

FILE - In this March 30, 2021, file photo, UCLA forward Cody Riley looks to pass the ball during the first half of an Elite 8 game against Michigan in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Riley has entered his name in the NBA draft after helping UCLA to the Final Four. The redshirt junior forward averaged career highs of 10 points and 5.4 rebounds while starting all 31 games for the Bruins this season. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

UCLA's Cody Riley enters NBA draft

May. 28, 2021 04:53 PM EDT

FILE - Gonzaga assistant coach Donny Daniels, left, and director of basketball operations Stephen Gentry speak before an NCAA college basketball game against Texas-Arlington in Spokane, Wash., in this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, file photo. Former Gonzaga player and former Gonzaga director of operations Stephen Gentry was hired Monday, May 24, 2021, as an assistant basketball coach to replace Tommy Lloyd, who left the Bulldogs to become the head coach at Arizona. Gentry was most recently an assistant coach at Illinois. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)

Gonzaga hires Stephen Gentry as assistant basketball coach

May. 24, 2021 02:49 PM EDT

Texas Tech adds another transfer in Arizona's Daniel Batcho

May. 23, 2021 04:20 PM EDT
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech is getting another transfer in French forward Daniel Batcho, who left Arizona without playing for the Wildcats. ...

Pac-12 picks MGM executive Kliavkoff as next commissioner

By Ralph D. Russo May. 13, 2021 09:45 PM EDT

National champ Baylor signs transfer G Akinjo from Arizona

Apr. 28, 2021 08:24 PM EDT
WACO, Texas (AP) — National champion Baylor is adding transfer guard James Akinjo, the leading scorer for Arizona last season. Coach Scott...

UCLA guard Johnny Juzang reacts after making a 3-point basket during the second half of a men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game against Gonzaga, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

UCLA star Johnny Juzang enters NBA draft

Apr. 20, 2021 04:02 PM EDT

UCLA signs Rutgers grad transfer Myles Johnson

Apr. 19, 2021 09:07 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA has signed Rutgers transfer Myles Johnson, who will be a senior in the fall when he enrolls in graduate school. ...

USC's Evan Mobley declares for NBA draft in unique way

Apr. 16, 2021 10:07 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evan Mobley is leaving Southern California after one season to enter the NBA draft. The 7-footer revealed his long...

FILE - Gonzaga assistant coach Tommy Lloyd shouts to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas-Arlington in Spokane, Wash., in this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, file photo. Tommy Lloyd was in position to be Gonzaga's next basketball coach after Mark Few retired. A chance to coach at Arizona, one of the premier programs in the country, changed those plans. At right looking down is Mark Few. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)

Allure of leading Arizona pulls Lloyd away from Gonzaga

By John Marshall Apr. 15, 2021 07:31 PM EDT

FILE - Former assistant basketball coach for the University of Southern California Tony Bland, left, and his attorney Jeffrey Lichtman, leave federal court in New York, in this Wednesday, June 5, 2019, file photo. The NCAA hit Southern California’s men's basketball program with two years’ probation and a $5,000 fine as the result of a former assistant who violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when he accepted a bribe to steer players to a business management company. The Division I Committee on Infractions on Thursday, April 15, 2021, announced the penalties, which include a 1% loss of the school’s basketball budget. The probation runs until April 14, 2023. Tony Bland, the former associate head under coach Andy Enfield, wasn't mentioned by name in the NCAA report. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FIle)

NCAA hits USC basketball with 2 years' probation, fine

By Beth Harris Apr. 15, 2021 12:33 PM EDT

USC men's basketball program placed on 2 years' probation for former associate coach's role in national bribery scandal.

Apr. 15, 2021 12:25 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — USC men's basketball program placed on 2 years' probation for former associate coach's role in national bribery scandal. ...