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UNC: Bacot returning to Tar Heels for junior season

Jun. 21, 2021 06:15 PM EDT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina big man Armando Bacot is returning for his junior season after making himself eligible for the NBA draft. ...

South Carolina's Woods to leave, Bryant, Couisnard returning

Jun. 02, 2021 04:09 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina guard Seventh Woods has entered the NCAA transfer portal with the intention to play his sixth and final season elsewhere. ...

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2021, file photo, Kentucky head coach John Calipari gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. Calipari is awaiting a pivotal rulings on the eligibility of transfers before he will know who’ll be around to help the Wildcats bounce back from the coach’s first losing season in Lexington. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Kentucky outlook unclear; Calipari awaits transfer rulings

By Gary B. Graves May. 28, 2021 05:10 PM EDT

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

Kansas officially signs 2 of top college hoops transfers

By Dave Skretta May. 26, 2021 06:46 PM EDT
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self acknowledged in the aftermath of one of the worst NCAA Tournament losses in program history that the Jayhawks had...

Michigan's Dickinson enters draft, leaves option to return

May. 26, 2021 05:07 PM EDT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan freshman center Hunter Dickinson has entered the NBA draft while giving himself the option of staying in school. ...

Oral Roberts' Abmas declares for draft, doesn't hire agent

May. 10, 2021 12:17 PM EDT
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oral Roberts basketball star Max Abmas has declared for the NBA draft but has not hired an agent, making him eligible to return to school...

National champ Baylor adds 2nd transfer guard in Bonner

May. 04, 2021 08:39 PM EDT
WACO, Texas (AP) — National champion Baylor is adding another transfer guard. Coach Scott Drew said Tuesday night that Dale Bonner has...

Sophomore Franz Wagner leaves Michigan, enters NBA draft

May. 04, 2021 01:43 PM EDT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Franz Wagner is entering the NBA draft. The Michigan sophomore made the announcement Tuesday. ...

Kentucky guard Mintz enters NBA draft, has option to return

May. 03, 2021 04:19 PM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky guard Davion Mintz will enter the NBA draft but has left open options for him to return to school. The 6...

Syracuse forward Alan Griffin (0) and Jesse Edwards (14) watch from the bench against Houston in the second half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 27, 2021. Houston won 62-46. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Syracuse's Alan Griffin to enter NBA draft

Apr. 30, 2021 04:43 PM EDT

FILE - Oklahoma forward Kur Kuath (52) goes up for a dunk in front of Houston Baptist guard Brycen Long (3) and guard Pedro Castro, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla., in this Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, file photo. Marquette has added former Oklahoma forward Kur Kuath to its roster. “He’s a player who we got to know as an opponent while he was at Oklahoma, and he’s one of the best two-way bigs we played against,” Marquette coach Shaka Smart said in a university release. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Marquette loses Carton to pros, adds Oklahoma transfer Kuath

Apr. 28, 2021 03:40 PM EDT

FILE - West Virginia's Derek Culver (1) shoots against Morehead State's Johni Broome (4) during the first half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, in this Friday, March 19, 2021, file photo. All-Big 12 forward Derek Culver has decided to skip his senior season at West Virginia to enter the NBA draft. Culver announced Monday night, April 26, 20212, on Instagram that he has signed with an agent. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
WVU's Derek Culver signs with agent, will enter NBA draft

Apr. 27, 2021 10:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, Kentucky's Terrence Clarke brings the ball up during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Kansas in Indianapolis. Kentucky says freshman guard Clarke died following a car accident in Los Angeles. He was 19. The school announced Clarke’s death in a release Thursday night, April 22, 20221, but did not include any more details. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Kentucky's Clarke mourned by teammates, basketball world

By Gary B. Graves Apr. 23, 2021 05:49 PM EDT

Duke signs Marquette's John, Davidson's Jones as transfers

Apr. 23, 2021 02:43 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has signed Marquette graduate transfer Theo John and Davidson graduate transfer Bates Jones to scholarship agreements. ...

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2020, file photo, Kentucky's Terrence Clarke, center, drives between Richmond's Jacob Gilyard (0) and Andre Gustavson (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky says freshman guard Clarke died following a car accident in Los Angeles. He was 19. The school announced Clarke’s death in a release Thursday night, April 22, 20221, but did not include any more details. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)
Former Kentucky guard Terrence Clarke dies in LA car crash

Apr. 22, 2021 11:24 PM EDT

Tar Heels add 3-point shooting big man Manek from Sooners

Apr. 22, 2021 04:22 PM EDT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has added Oklahoma transfer Brady Manek. The school announced Thursday that the 6-foot-9 graduate...

Florida's Johnson awaits medical clearance, hopes to play

By Mark Long Apr. 21, 2021 06:56 PM EDT
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's Keyontae Johnson is “patiently waiting” on medical clearance while hoping to play next season. Johnson,...

File-This March 11, 2020, file photo shows Georgia guard Sahvir Wheeler (15) driving between Mississippi defenders Khadim Sy (3) and Devontae Shuler (2) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. Wheeler, who led Georgia in scoring as a sophomore, says he is entering his name in the NCAA's transfer portal while also exploring his NBA options. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Dogs' Wheeler declares for NBA draft, enters transfer portal

By Charles Odum Apr. 20, 2021 08:00 PM EDT

Texas Tech adds 2nd signee since Mark Adams replaced Beard

Apr. 20, 2021 06:41 PM EDT
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech has added a second signee for new head coach Mark Adams, with Dallas Baptist career scoring leader Chandler Jacobs planning to...