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Pac-12 picks MGM executive Kliavkoff as next commissioner

By Ralph D. Russo 3 hrs ago

Sellers named head men's hoops coach at Central Connecticut

May. 10, 2021 03:20 PM EDT
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Fairfield University assistant coach Patrick Sellers has been hired as the head men's basketball coach at Central Connecticut, his...

TCU adds 6th, 7th DI transfers in 2 former Texas A&M players

May. 07, 2021 06:02 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU's roster rebuild is up to seven Division I transfers with the additions of two players from Texas A&M, including the Aggies'...

FILE - Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning cheers on his team against North Carolina during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., in this Tuesday, March 3, 2020, file photo. Maryland hired former Wake Forest coach Danny Manning as an assistant on Mark Turgeon’s staff on Monday, April 26, 2021, reuniting a couple of old college teammates. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

Maryland hires ex-Wake coach Danny Manning as assistant

By Stephen Whyno Apr. 26, 2021 12:33 PM EDT

Central Michigan hires Tony Barbee as new basketball coach

Apr. 23, 2021 05:39 PM EDT
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Central Michigan announced Friday it has hired Kentucky assistant Tony Barbee is its new men’s basketball coach. ...

Painter hires Terry Johnson as new Boilermakers assistant

Apr. 22, 2021 01:17 PM EDT
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue coach Matt Painter filled the second void on his coaching staff Thursday by hiring Terry Johnson from Ohio State. ...

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...

TCU adds former Texas Tech and top Texas prep player Peavy

Apr. 20, 2021 12:41 AM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU has added transfer guard Micah Peavy, the 2020 Texas high school Class 6A player of the year who started 25 games for Big 12 rival...

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. ...

Duke elevates former player Nolan Smith to assistant coach

Apr. 15, 2021 02:57 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has promoted Nolan Smith to assistant men’s basketball coach. The school announced the move Thursday, with Smith...

UNC-Greensboro head coach Wes Miller encourages his team during the first half of a first-round game against Florida State in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Banker's Life Fieldhouse, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Cincinnati hires UNC Greensboro basketball coach Wes Miller

Apr. 15, 2021 02:12 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

Eastern Michigan hires Stan Heath as new basketball coach

Apr. 12, 2021 04:48 PM EDT
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Eastern Michigan has hired Stan Heath as its new men's basketball coach. The 56-year-old Heath, an EMU alum,...

Texas Tech's post-Beard exodus continues with guard McClung

Apr. 11, 2021 07:09 PM EDT
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech junior guard Mac McClung intends to go through the NBA draft process while the team's leading scorer from last season also has...

Texas Tech junior guard Edwards transferring out of program

Apr. 10, 2021 07:50 PM EDT
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech junior guard Kyler Edwards has decided to transfer, new head coach Mark Adams said Saturday. Edwards had...

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2020, file photo, Minnesota guard Gabe Kalscheur dribbles against Green Bay in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Minneapolis. Kalscheur has announced he is transferring to Iowa State for his senior season. He is the first of several expected departures from the Gophers following their coaching change. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)

Minnesota guard Kalscheur announces transfer to Iowa State

Apr. 10, 2021 02:06 PM EDT

Shane Wiskus, representing the University of Minnesota, competes during the Winter Cup gymnastics event Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Indianapolis. The University of Minnesota and the University of Iowa will stop offering men's gymnastics as a scholarship sport at the end of the month. Wiskus wants to be part of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team. It's one of the reasons he left Minnesota last fall for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Olympic Gold: Men's gymnastics struggling to survive

By Will Graves Apr. 09, 2021 12:04 PM EDT

Texas Tech's Shannon declares for NBA without hiring agent

Apr. 08, 2021 08:54 PM EDT
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech sophomore Terrence Shannon Jr. declared for the NBA draft Thursday without hiring an agent, making him eligible to return to...

Wake Forest's Childress exits Demon Deacons' coaching staff

Apr. 07, 2021 07:45 PM EDT
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest program great Randolph Childress is leaving the Demon Deacons coaching staff. The school announced...