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Va Tech extends AD Babcock's contract through June 2029

Aug. 09, 2021 02:57 PM EDT
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech has extended the contract of athletic director Whit Babcock for five years, keeping him with the school through June 2029....

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...

Incoming UConn freshman Jordan Hawkins speaks to the media outside the school's Werth basketball center on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Storrs, Conn. Hawkins is part of a highly touted 3-member recruiting class that is expected to help the Huskies compete for a Big East championship. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)
Freshmen class for UConn men doesn't lack confidence

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jun. 30, 2021 04:56 PM EDT

Michigan, Illinois, 5 other NCAA teams in Gavitt Tipoff

Jun. 24, 2021 03:47 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Michigan, Illinois and five other teams that earned berths in the NCAA Tournament will play in the sixth annual Gavitt Tipoff Games in mid...

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...

Seton Hall and Rutgers to play on Dec. 12 after missing 2020

Jun. 08, 2021 03:05 PM EDT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers and Seton Hall are going to renew their basketball rivalry with a game at the Prudential Center on Dec. 12. The...

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...

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...

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 transfer Sardaar Calhoun from Florida State

May. 19, 2021 06:22 PM EDT
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech is adding transfer Sardaar Calhoun from Florida State in yet another change to the roster for first-year coach Mark Adams. ...

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...

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...

Forward Aundre Hyatt transfers to Rutgers from LSU.

May. 06, 2021 05:25 PM EDT
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Forward Aundre Hyatt is transferring to Rutgers from LSU. Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell announced the move Thursday,...

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 - In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions during a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. The NCAA Board of Governors voted Tuesday, April 27, 2021, to extend Emmert's contract by two years through 2025. Emmert’s contract was set to expire in 2023, but the board voted unanimously to extend his deal. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Colo Colo vs CD Universidad Catolica 4/2/2019

Apr. 27, 2021 10:16 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 - 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

Loyola Chicago's Williamson to return for 1 more season

Apr. 23, 2021 03:54 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Lucas Williamson, who helped Loyola Chicago reach a Final Four as a freshman and return to the Sweet 16 as a senior this year, is returning for...

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. ...

Guard Montez Mathis transfers to St. John's from Rutgers

Apr. 22, 2021 04:40 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Guard Montez Mathis has transferred to St. John's after three seasons at Rutgers. St. John's coach Mike Anderson announced...