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FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, fans watch as Creighton takes on St. John's in an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Big East Conference tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York. As more than 300 teams prepare to start a season that will look nothing like any before it, the conversation is not so much about who will be cutting nets at the end of March Madness, as whether anyone will cut nets at all. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Conference USA - Quarterfinal 2 (win) at Conference USA - Quarterfinal 1 (win) 3/13/2020

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Louisville fans sit socially distant during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Charlottesville, Va. (Erin Edgerton/The Daily Progress via AP)
The Latest: Indiana State limits attendance for men's hoops

By The Associated Press Nov. 16, 2020 02:22 PM EST

File-This Nov. 23, 2017, file photo shows Harvard forward Seth Towns, left, going to the basket while defended by Saint Mary's forward Kyle Clark during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Fullerton, Calif. Although the Ivy League won’t have a basketball season this year, a few of its most notable recent performers will be playing for new schools in different conferences. Former Harvard stars Bryce Aiken and Towns, as well as ex-Yale standout Jordan Bruner, left as graduate transfers during the offseason. Aiken headed to Seton Hall, Towns joined No. 23 Ohio State and Bruner opted to finish his career in Alabama. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
Saint Mary's Gaels at Harvard Crimson 11/23/2017

Nov. 16, 2020 02:02 AM EST

Georgetown to start season on campus without fans

Nov. 13, 2020 12:10 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown announced Friday it will start the season playing home games on campus without fans in attendance. The team’s...

FILE - Villanova head coach Jay Wright and forward Jermaine Samuels (23) celebrate from the bench in the last seconds of an NCAA college basketball game against Providence in Providence, R.I., in this Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, file photo. Villanova won, 64-60. Villanova will begin the college basketball season at No. 3 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll released Monday, Nov. 9, 2020.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
No. 3 Villanova back again as team to beat in Big East

By Dan Gelston Nov. 13, 2020 12:00 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2017, file photo, Steve Forbes, then coach for East Tennessee State, gestures during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Xavier in Cincinnati. Forbes spent the past five seasons at East Tennessee State before taking over the Wake Forest program. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Xavier Musketeers 12/16/2017

Nov. 13, 2020 05:34 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2019, file photo, Connecticut coach Dan Hurley smiles as he watches his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against New Jersey Institute of Technology in Hartford, Conn. UConn, a charter member of the Big East Conference, is hoping its return to the league this season will help restore the program to a position as a perennial national title contender. Hurley acknowledged that the Big East is an easier sell to big-name recruits, especially in the Northeast. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn, File)
UConn hoping return to Big East will improve fortunes

By Pat Eaton-Robb Nov. 13, 2020 02:53 AM EST

Baylor head coach Scott Drew directs his team against Texas Tech during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Waco, Texas, Monday, March 2, 2020. Baylor's prospects for this season improved exponentially when top scorers Jared Butler (16.0 points per game) and senior guard MaCio Teague (13.9 ppg) both decided to return after considering early entry in the NBA draft. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
No. 2 Baylor, AP All-American Butler get another shot at top

By Stephen Hawkins Nov. 12, 2020 01:51 PM EST

FILE - In this March 3, 2020, file photo, Iowa center Luka Garza shoots a free throw during an NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in Iowa City, Iowa. Seniors Garza of Iowa and Baylor's Jared Butler headline The Associated Press 2020-21 preseason All-America team, announced Wednesday, Nov. 11. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Garza, Butler headline AP preseason All-America team

By John Marshall And Aaron Beard Nov. 11, 2020 12:01 PM EST

FILE - Michigan State's Aaron Henry, left, shoots against Ohio State's Duane Washington Jr. during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in East Lansing, Mich., in this Sunday, March 8, 2020, file photo. Michigan State won 80-69. The team will need preseason All-Big Ten player Aaron Henry to produce much more than he has in the past as a role player.(AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
No. 13 Michigan St forced to prepare for season without Izzo

By Larry Lage Nov. 10, 2020 05:47 PM EST

Gonzaga is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll; Baylor, Villanova, Virginia, Iowa round out top five

Nov. 09, 2020 11:59 AM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Gonzaga is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll; Baylor, Villanova, Virginia, Iowa round out top five. ...

Butler assistant coach retires amid COVID-19 concerns

Nov. 03, 2020 11:42 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime college basketball coach Jeff Meyer is retiring after 41 seasons on the sideline, most recently at Butler, citing family...

FILE - In this March 7, 2020, file photo, Villanova head coach Jay Wright gestures during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgetown in Washington. Two-time Villanova national champion coach Jay Wright says it's "50-50" the sport -- which took one of the first major hits in the coronavirus pandemic era with the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Tournament - can make it through this season intact. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Villanova the Big East pick as league warily watches virus

By Doug Feinberg Oct. 28, 2020 08:30 AM EDT

A fan wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus waits for the start of the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Sweden at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
The Latest: Marquette halts all basketball for 2 weeks

By The Associated Press Oct. 21, 2020 08:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2020, file photo, Villanova head coach Jay Wright gestures during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgetown in Washington. Two-time Villanova national champion coach Jay Wright says it's "50-50" the sport -- which took one of the first major hits in the coronavirus pandemic era with the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Tournament - can make it through this season intact. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Wright leads Villanova through COVID-19, early injuries

By Dan Gelston Oct. 21, 2020 05:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 1999, file photo, former Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson addresses the media during a news conference for inductees to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Thompson is being remembered not only as a basketball coach but as someone who reshaped lives. He was recalled during a virtual memorial Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in which former President Barack Obama was among those who spoke. The 78-year-old Hall of Famer died Aug. 30, (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
John Thompson remembered as builder of young lives

By Bobby Bancroft Oct. 03, 2020 03:50 PM EDT

UConn may go beyond patches in support of BLM

By Pat Eaton-Robb Sep. 13, 2020 08:25 AM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — University of Connecticut officials have discussed creating helmet stickers, warm-up T-shirts and altering athletic uniforms in other ways...

FILE - In this April 2, 1984, file photo, Georgetown head coach John Thompson, left, gives a happy pat to the most valuable player Patrick Ewing, after Georgetown defeated Houston 84-75 in Seattle. John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. He was 78 His death was announced in a family statement Monday., Aug. 31, 2020. No details were disclosed.(AP Photo/File)
Ewing hopes to carry on Thompson's legacy at Georgetown

By Bobby Bancroft Sep. 04, 2020 01:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 15, 1996, file photo, Georgetown head coach John Thompson yells to his players during the second half of a first round NCAA college basketball game at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va. John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. He was 78 His death was announced in a family statement Monday., Aug. 31, 2020. No details were disclosed. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)
Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame coach John Thompson

By The Associated Press Aug. 31, 2020 03:57 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 9, 2013, file photo, former Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr., left, congratulates his son Georgetown head coach John Thompson III, right, after the Hoya's 61-39 win over Syracuse in an NCAA college basketball game in Washington. John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. He was 78 His death was announced in a family statement Monday., Aug. 31, 2020. No details were disclosed. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78

By Joseph White Aug. 31, 2020 10:20 AM EDT