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FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2004, file photo, former St. John's basketball coach Lou Carnesecca, right, addresses fans at St John's in New York at a ceremony that was to rename the court for the longtime former coach. Looking on is Donald J Harrington, then-president of the university. St. John's plans to unveil a statue of Hall of Fame coach Carnesecca this fall in the on-campus arena that bears his name. (AP Photo/Ed Betz, File)
St John's to unveil Carnesecca statue in arena bearing name

Jul. 28, 2021 11:54 PM EDT

UConn: Probation over NCAA violations under Ollie ends

Jul. 23, 2021 04:58 PM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The two-year probation imposed on UConn men's basketball for NCAA violations under former coach Kevin Ollie has ended. ...

Rhoades, VCU agree to contract extension

Jul. 22, 2021 02:21 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball coach Mike Rhoades has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him on the...

St. John's adds Rutgers assistant Vetrone to hoops staff

Jul. 16, 2021 11:21 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — St. John's has added veteran assistant coach Greg Vetrone to its basketball staff. Coach Mike Anderson announced the hiring...

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, Seton Hall's Myles Powell (13) shoots against Marquette defenders during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Milwaukee. Powell has sued Seton Hall, coach Kevin Willard and a staff member for failing to diagnose a knee injury during his senior season, causing him to suffer severe physical and financial damage. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash, File)
Guard Myles Powell sues Seton Hall, staff for bad diagnosis

Jul. 15, 2021 03:42 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 6, 2016, file photo, SMU head coach Larry Brown works the bench during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Cincinnati, in Cincinnati. Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has added Hall of Famer Larry Brown to the Tigers’ staff as an assistant, reuniting the former New York Knicks player and coach. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Back in NCAA: Larry Brown joins Hardaway's staff at Memphis

Jul. 08, 2021 05:42 PM EDT

NCAA puts TCU basketball on probation, punishes ex-assistant

By Schuyler Dixon Jun. 29, 2021 02:20 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The NCAA put the TCU men's basketball program on three years' probation Tuesday and punished a former assistant coach it accused of...

Otzelberger's annual pay package at Iowa St is $1.5 million

Jun. 28, 2021 01:23 PM EDT
AMES, Iowa (AP) — New Iowa State men's basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger will be paid $1 million per year with an additional $500,000 in supplemental benefits...

North Carolina State head Coach Elliott Avent exits the locker room during a delay due to COVID-19 safety protocols before their baseball game against Vanderbilt at the College World Series Friday, June 25, 2021, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
NCAA declares NC State out of CWS because of COVID-19 issues

By Eric Olson Jun. 25, 2021 02:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2019, file photo, Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos speaks during an NCAA college football news conference in Lincoln, Neb. Moos abruptly announced his retirement Friday, June 25, 2021, saying he will step down next week.The announcement came as a surprise because the 70-year-old Moos has said publicly he wanted to stay in the job until he was comfortable the Cornhuskers football program had been turned around. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos retiring after 3 years

By Eric Olson Jun. 25, 2021 12:44 PM EDT

Seton Hall promotes Billmeirer, adds Copeland to hoops staff

Jun. 24, 2021 01:27 PM EDT
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Grant Billmeier was promoted Thursday to associate head coach and Donald Copeland has been named an assistant basketball coach at...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 file photo, Philadelphia University coach Herb Magee calls out plays from the bench during an NCAA college basketball game against Goldey-Beacom College in Philadelphia. Herb Magee turned 80 this week and there’s no quit in the Philadelphia college coach with more than 1,000 career wins. Magee had the year off because Thomas Jefferson did not play because of the pandemic. But he’s ready to get back to work for at least one more year on the bench. (AP Photo/Michael Perez, File)
1,000-game winner Magee not finished in Philly at 80

By Dan Gelston Jun. 23, 2021 02:47 AM EDT

UConn coach says refusal to violate protocols led to ouster

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jun. 17, 2021 05:33 PM EDT
A former strength coach for UConn's men's basketball team has sued the school, claiming his contract wasn't renewed after he refused demands from coach Dan...

FILE - Jim Phelan, head coach of the Mount St. Mary's men's NCAA college basketball team, ponders his future in his office, in this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, file photo. Phelan, who won 830 games during nearly a half-century at Mount St. Mary's, has died. He was 92. The athletic department at Mount St. Mary's said Phelan died in his sleep at home Tuesday night, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy Jacobsen, File)
Longtime Mount St. Mary's coach Jim Phelan dies at age 92

Jun. 16, 2021 12:49 PM EDT

Texas Tech adds another transfer in UTEP's Bryson Williams

Jun. 14, 2021 05:41 PM EDT
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech added another transfer Monday in Bryson Williams, who is set to play for his third college in his fifth and final season. ...

Mike Roth to retire after 24 years as Gonzaga AD

Jun. 07, 2021 09:46 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga athletic director Mike Roth said Monday he will retire on Aug. 31, ending a 24-year run during which the Bulldogs had...

Tom Izzo promotes Wojcik, hires 3 ex-Michigan State players

Jun. 07, 2021 01:10 PM EDT
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo has promoted Doug Wojcik to assistant coach, replacing Dane Fife. Izzo...

Marshall AD Mike Hamrick moving into new role at school

Jun. 04, 2021 04:54 PM EDT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick is stepping down at the end of the month to take on a new role at the school. ...

Jon Scheyer center, laughs while talking with Wendell Moore Jr. after an NCAA college basketball press conference at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Friday, June 4, 2021. Scheyer will spend the upcoming year in his role as associate head coach as coach Mike Krzyzewski chases one more championship in a Hall of Fame career. Then it’s up to the 33-year-old Scheyer to take over ahead of the 2022-23 season in the program’s first coaching change in more than four decades. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
Duke's Scheyer 'not afraid' of test as Coach K's successor

By Aaron Beard Jun. 04, 2021 01:05 PM EDT

Appeals court upholds guilty verdicts in NCAA bribes case

By Larry Neumeister Jun. 04, 2021 11:48 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The convictions of a sports business manager and an amateur basketball coach in a conspiracy to bribe top college coaches to get them to steer...