Diagnosis and treatment
FILE - ESPN sportscaster Dick Vitale poses before an NCAA college basketball game between between Texas A&M and Arkansas at the Southeastern Conference tournament Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. Longtime college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale is celebrating after finishing chemotherapy at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida. He tweeted Thursday, April 14, 2022, that he was cancer-free, and posted a video of himself ringing the bell in excitement. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
ESPN's Vitale rings bell in celebration of being cancer free

By The Associated Press Apr. 15, 2022 03:33 PM EDT

ESPN sportscaster Dick Vitale poses with an autographed basketball before an NCAA college basketball game between between Texas A&M and Arkansas at the Southeastern Conference tournament Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Dick Vitale returns to court, gets recognized at SEC tourney

By Mark Long Mar. 12, 2022 01:42 PM EST

ABC/ESPN basketball analyst Dick Vitale sits at midcourt prior to an NCAA college basketball game between Baylor and Villanova, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
Dick Vitale taking extended break from ESPN college hoops

By The Associated Press Dec. 29, 2021 06:18 PM EST

ESPN announcer Dick Vitale discloses lymphoma diagnosis

Oct. 18, 2021 07:26 PM EDT
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale announced Monday that he has been diagnosed with cancer for the second time this year. ...

K-State loses forward Seryee Lewis for season to ACL surgery

Sep. 30, 2021 02:54 PM EDT
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State forward Seryee Lewis will miss the upcoming season after surgery last week to repair a torn ACL that he sustained in...

DePaul guard Charlie Moore (11) watches as Connecticut guard James Bouknight (2) prepares to shoot a free throw during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Storrs, Conn. (David Butler II/Pool Photo via AP)
UConn guard Bouknight has elbow surgery, out indefinitely

Jan. 13, 2021 04:53 PM EST

Syracuse C Bourama Sidibe has torn meniscus, needs surgery

Nov. 30, 2020 02:14 PM EST
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse senior center Bourama Sidibe will undergo surgery after suffering a torn meniscus in his left knee during the Orange’s season...

Louisville's Malik Williams out 12 weeks; needs foot surgery

Nov. 07, 2020 11:14 AM EST
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville forward/center Malik Williams will miss at least 12 weeks after reinjuring his right foot, an injury that sidelined him at...

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2012, file photo, Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie celebrates with fans after defeating Oklahoma in an NCAA college basketball game in Lubbock, Texas. Gillispie was named head coach at Tarleton State, taking over a program making the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I. The move Monday, March 30, 3030, came two years after Gillispie had a successful kidney transplant, and eight years after his last Division I job. (Zach Long/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP, File)
Gillispie back in Division I close to home at Tarleton State

By Stephen Hawkins Mar. 31, 2020 05:18 PM EDT

Illinois' Ayo Dosunmu (11) reacts to being called for a foul while attempting to steal the ball against Michigan State in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Holly Hart)
Illinois says MRI shows no damage to Dosunmu's knee

Feb. 12, 2020 06:35 PM EST

North Carol;ina coach Roy Williams, center right, assists guard Anthony Harris, center left, following an injury during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Yale in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
UNC guard Harris needs surgery for torn ACL in right knee

Jan. 03, 2020 10:19 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2017, file photo, Texas guard Andrew Jones (1) drives to the basket past New Hampshire forward Tanner Leissner (21) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Austin, Texas. Jones is ready for “significant” playing time after missing most of the last two seasons for cancer treatment, Longhorns coach Shaka Smart said Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Texas coach Smart says Jones to play after cancer treatment

By Jim Vertuno Nov. 04, 2019 05:19 PM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 file photo, Connecticut head coach Dan Hurley, center, talks to his players during a timeout in the second half of an NCAA basketball game against Central Florida in Orlando, Fla. UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley is back at work full time, less than two weeks after having surgery for a degenerative spinal condition that required replacing two disks in his neck with artificial ones. On Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 Hurley described the fear he felt when doctors told him in August that he needed surgery and that any hard fall or bump could have left him paralyzed. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
UConn men's coach Hurley back at work after spinal surgery

By Pat Eaton-Robb Sep. 18, 2019 03:49 PM EDT

UConn's Hurley has surgery to relieve neck, back pain

Sep. 06, 2019 05:01 PM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley had surgery Friday to relieve pain in his neck and upper back. School officials say doctors...

Old Dominion Monarchs celebrate after WKU's 62-56 loss to Old Dominion on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at The Star in Frisco, Texas. (Austin Anthony/Daily News via AP)
ODU's coach has cancer, putting basketball in perspective

By Pat Eaton-Robb Mar. 20, 2019 08:09 PM EDT