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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 - In this Feb. 13, 2021, file photo, LSU guard Cameron Thomas (24) shoots a free throw in the second half an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee in Baton Rouge, La. LSU freshman Cameron Thomas, whose 23 points per game led the Tigers in scoring, says he is declaring for the 2021 NBA draft and intends to sign with an agent. The 6-foot-4 guard from Chesapeake, Virginia, led all Division 1 freshmen in scoring last season while helping LSU advance to the finals of the SEC tournament and second round of the NCAA tournament. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
LSU leading scorer Cam Thomas declares for NBA draft

Apr. 15, 2021 04:33 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

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, Gonzaga head coach Mark Few, right, calls a timeout as assistant coach Tommy Lloyd looks on during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against San Diego in Spokane, Wash. Arizona has hired longtime Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its next men’s basketball coach, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. The school says Lloyd will receive a five-year contract, pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)
Arizona taps Gonzaga's Lloyd to lead men's basketball team

By John Marshall Apr. 14, 2021 08:05 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

FILE - Arizona head coach Sean Miller motions toward the court in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington in Seattle, in this Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, file photo. Arizona has parted ways with men's basketball coach Sean Miller as the program awaits its fate in an NCAA infractions investigation, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person told the AP on condition of anonymity Wednesday, April 7, 2021, because no official announcement has been made. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Arizona parts ways with Sean Miller amid NCAA investigation

By John Marshall Apr. 07, 2021 01:04 PM EDT

AP Source: Arizona fires head basketball coach Sean Miller as the program awaits its fate in an NCAA investigation.

Apr. 07, 2021 12:59 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — AP Source: Arizona fires head basketball coach Sean Miller as the program awaits its fate in an NCAA investigation. ...

Baylor guard Jared Butler celebrates as he walks off the court after the championship game against Gonzaga in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Baylor won 86-70. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
NCAA may consider single site for part of future tourneys

By Michael Marot Apr. 06, 2021 04:43 PM EDT

Kansas hires Northwestern administrator Goff as next AD

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 05, 2021 07:08 PM EDT
Kansas has hired Northwestern administrator Travis Goff, a Sunflower State native who graduated from the school, to be its next athletic director during a...

FILE - The NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis is shown in this Thursday, March 12, 2020, file photo. The Associated Press has learned that the NCAA has not tested players for performance-enhancing drugs while they’ve been at March Madness and other recent college championships. Three people familiar with testing protocols tell AP full-scale testing has not resumed since the coronavirus pandemic shut down college sports a year ago. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
AP Sources: NCAA has not tested for drugs at championships

By Eddie Pells Apr. 02, 2021 03:37 PM EDT

Houston players celebrate their 67-61 win over Oregon State during an Elite 8 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Monday, March 29, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Texas two-step: Baylor, Houston reunite in the Final Four

By Dave Skretta Apr. 02, 2021 03:34 PM EDT

Kansas head coach Bill Self signals against USC during the first half of a men's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Monday, March 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Kansas gives Bill Self contract to keep him until retirement

By Dave Skretta Apr. 02, 2021 12:20 PM EDT

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson reacts against Oregon State during the second half of an Elite 8 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Monday, March 29, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Baylor, Houston a matchup of programs on the rebound

By Eddie Pells Apr. 01, 2021 02:53 PM EDT

FILE - Then-Democratic presidential candidate Corey booker speaks during the National Urban League Conference in Indianapolis, in this Thursday, July 25, 2019, file photo. Back in January, two Democratic senators introduced federal legislation called the College Athlete Bill of Rights. Among a long list of reforms, there was one item that jumped out as a potential game-changer to college sports: Schools would be required to share 50% of their profit with athletes from revenue-generating sports after accounting for cost of scholarships. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
AP survey: ADs fear sharing revenue with college athletes

By Ralh D. Russo Apr. 01, 2021 08:37 AM EDT

Baylor guard Davion Mitchell (45) celebrates beating Arkansas 81-72 after an Elite 8 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Gonzaga's bid for a perfect season moves on to Final Four

By John Marshall Mar. 30, 2021 10:36 PM EDT

Referee Bert Smith is taken off the court on a stretcher after collapsing during the first half of an Elite 8 game between Gonzaga and Southern California during the first half of an Elite 8 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Official collapses, wheeled off court on stretcher

Mar. 30, 2021 07:41 PM EDT

Michigan's Isaiah Livers wears a T-shirt that reads "#NotNCAAProperty" as he walks off the court with teammates after the first half of a first-round game against Texas Southern in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
NCAA President to meet with protesting basketball players

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 30, 2021 07:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert testifies during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on intercollegiate athlete compensation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Just days away from the start of the NCAA's most lucrative and high-profile event, the Division I men's basketball tournament, Emmert spoke to the AP about where things stand with the association's attempts to reform its rules related to name, image and likeness compensation for athletes. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Emmert agrees to meet protesting players after March Madness

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 23, 2021 03:11 PM EDT

VCU head coach Mike Rhoades shouts to his team against St. Bonaventure during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the Atlantic Ten Conference championship Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Positive virus tests bounce VCU from NCAAs; Oregon advances

By Aaron Beard And Eddie Pells Mar. 20, 2021 07:07 PM EDT

Michigan's Isaiah Livers wears a T-shirt that reads "#NotNCAAProperty" as he walks off the court with teammates after the first half of a first-round game against Texas Southern in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
Michigan's Livers wears shirt with #NotNCAAProperty hashtag

Mar. 20, 2021 04:51 PM EDT