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FILE - UCLA coach John Wooden listens to Greg Lee, left, during a timeout in the team's NCAA college basketball game against Iowa in January 1974 in Los Angeles. Lee, who helped UCLA to consecutive national championships in 1972 and '73 as a starting guard under Wooden, has died. He was 70. Lee died at a San Diego hospital Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, from an infection related to an immune disorder, the university said Thursday after being informed by his wife, Lisa. (AP Photo, File)

Greg Lee, UCLA guard under coach John Wooden, dies at 70

By Beth Harris Sep. 22, 2022 08:27 PM EDT

FILE - Harvard coach Tommy Amaker smiles while speaking at a news conference at the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., March 21, 2014. Former President Barack Obama returned to Cambridge, Mass., Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, to attend “The Breakfast Club,” a group formed by Amaker with law professors Charles Ogletree and Ron Sullivan to create a community of Black leaders and connect it with his team. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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Sep. 09, 2022 08:04 PM EDT

Rastatter new NCAA coordinator of men's basketball officials

Aug. 31, 2022 02:38 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime official Chris Rastatter has been chosen to take over as the NCAA's national coordinator of men's basketball officiating, and among his...

FILE - Then-Memphis forward Emoni Bates looks on during the first half of a first-round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Boise State, on March 17, 2022, in Portland, Ore. Bates has officially transferred to Eastern Michigan. The school announced Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, that the 6-foot-9 guard will play for his hometown Eagles this season, nearly two months after Bates shared his plans on social media. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)

Emoni Bates officially transfers to Eastern Michigan

Aug. 23, 2022 03:57 PM EDT

FILE - Inductees to the Basketball Hall of Fame pose at a news conference in New York, Feb. 4, 1997. From left are Joan Crawford of Nashville, Tenn.; Denise Curry of UCLA; Pete Carril of Princeton; Alex English of the Denver Nuggets; Don Haskins of UTEP; and Bailey Howell of the Detroit Pistons. Carril, the rumpled, cigar-smoking basketball coach who led Princeton to 11 appearances in the NCAA tournament, where his teams unnerved formidable opponents and rattled March Madness with old-school fundamentals, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. He was 92. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)

Pete Carril, old-school Princeton coaching maestro, dies

By Tom Canavan Aug. 15, 2022 04:22 PM EDT

FILE - North Carolina forward John Henson (31) vies for a rebound with Michigan State center Adreian Payne (5) and forward Branden Dawson (22) during the first half of the Carrier Classic NCAA college basketball game aboard the USS Carl Vinson, Nov. 11, 2011, in Coronado, Calif. They're going to try to play college basketball on an aircraft carrier again, and Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans will get a return trip to San Diego Bay to face Gonzaga on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 11. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill,File)

Michigan State gives Tom Izzo new deal worth $6.2M per year

By Larry Lage Aug. 11, 2022 04:07 PM EDT

Massachusetts lawmakers reach compromise on sports betting

Aug. 01, 2022 09:57 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers reached a deal early Monday on a bill that would legalize betting on professional and collegiate sports, joining more than 30...

McClelland to become NCAA men's basketball committee chair

Jul. 14, 2022 01:27 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southwestern Athletic Conference Commissioner Charles McClelland will become the first representative from a historically Black college,...

FILE - Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo speaks during a news conference on Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Greenville, S.C. Coming off a Final Four appearance, Villanova and new coach Kyle Neptune will face Tom Izzo’s Michigan State in one of the major attractions of the seventh Gavitt Tipoff Games. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Villanova-Michigan St highlight Gavitt Games in BEast-BTen

Jul. 01, 2022 12:26 PM EDT

Emoni Bates says he's transferring to hometown E. Michigan

Jun. 29, 2022 07:21 PM EDT
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Emoni Bates, one of the top recruits in the 2021 men's basketball recruiting class, says he is transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan....

FILE - Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun instructs his team in the first half of their NCAA tournament second-round college basketball game against Iowa State in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, March 15, 2012. Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches who will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November.(AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

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Jun. 29, 2022 02:18 PM EDT

FILE - Michigan head coach John Beilein celebrates after beating Florida State in an NCAA college basketball tournament regional final in Los Angeles, March 24, 2018. Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches who will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)

Williams, Calhoun among coaches headed to college hoops Hall

Jun. 29, 2022 01:48 PM EDT

FILE - North Carolina basketball star Lennie Rosenbluth is shown during a practice session Feb. 27, 1957, location not known. Rosenbluth, who led North Carolina to its first basketball NCAA title in 1957 with a victory over Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas in the championship game, died Saturday, June 18, 2022. He was 89. (AP Photo/File)

Lennie Rosenbluth, star of UNC's '57 title team, dies at 89

Jun. 18, 2022 10:13 PM EDT

FILE - Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger, left, talks with his team during a timeout in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri, Jan. 29, 2022, in Ames, Iowa. Otzelberger has received a contract extension and $500,000 raise after leading the Cyclones to the NCAA Sweet 16 and the third-best turnaround in major college basketball history. "I’m grateful that we are able to reward that success with this extension,” athletic director Jamie Pollard said Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney, File)

Sweet 16 run earns Cyclones' Otzelberger raise, extension

Jun. 01, 2022 05:22 PM EDT

Weber State's Rahe retiring after 16 seasons

May. 16, 2022 09:53 PM EDT
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Weber State men's basketball coach Randy Rahe is retiring after 16 seasons and three trips to the NCAA Tournament. Longtime Wildcats...

Carey, Holloway become latest Georgetown players to transfer

Apr. 28, 2022 07:38 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don Carey and Collin Holloway became the fifth and sixth Georgetown basketball players to enter the NCAA transfer portal this spring. ...