NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
FILE - In this March 9, 2020, file photo, then-East Tennessee State head coach Steve Forbes applauds his team during an NCAA men's college basketball championship game against Wofford in the Southern Conference tournament, in Asheville, N.C. Forbes is now the head coach at Wake Forest. Forbes has five Division I transfers joining the program, with three added since he took over in April. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)
Wofford Terriers at East Tennessee State Buccaneers 3/9/2020

Jun. 29, 2020 12:16 PM EDT

NCAA says it will review Idaho's transgender law in August

Jun. 11, 2020 05:42 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — NCAA officials will discuss Idaho’s law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports amid calls for the organization to move...

FILE - In this Saturday, March 1, 2014, file photo, Brooklyn Nets' Jason Collins reacts from the bench in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Milwaukee. Groups that advocate for civil rights and women’s rights have joined notable athletes in asking the NCAA to move the first and second rounds of the 2021 men’s basketball tournament out of Idaho after the state passed a law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports. A letter sent and signed by a list of professional athletes including Megan Rapinoe, Billie Jean King, Jason Collins and Sue Bird calls for the NCAA to move the games set to be held March 2021 at Boise State University. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
Nets-Bucks 3/1/2014

Jun. 10, 2020 05:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, May 13, 2019, file photo, Seattle Storm's Sue Bird talks with media members at the basketball team's media day in Seattle. Groups that advocate for civil rights and women’s rights have joined notable athletes in asking the NCAA to move the first and second rounds of the 2021 men’s basketball tournament out of Idaho after the state passed a law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports. A letter sent and signed by a list of professional athletes including Megan Rapinoe, Billie Jean King, Jason Collins and Sue Bird calls for the NCAA to move the games set to be held March 2021 at Boise State University. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Rights groups, athletes ask NCAA to move tourney from Idaho

Jun. 10, 2020 02:44 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, file photo, Eddie Sutton, head coach at Oklahoma State between 1990-2006, is honored at halftime of the Oklahoma State basketball game against Iowa State in Stillwater, Okla. Sutton, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who led three teams to the Final Four and was the first coach to take four schools to the NCAA Tournament, died Saturday, May 23, 2020. He was 84. (AP Photo/Brody Schmidt, File)
Iowa State-Oklahoma State 2/3/2014

May. 24, 2020 12:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2017, file photo, Incarnate Word head coach Ken Burmeister directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash. Burmeister, a college basketball coach for 21 seasons who took Texas-San Antonio to the NCAA Tournament and later guided Loyola of Chicago, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020. He was 72. Loyola said Burmeister died following a bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)
Incarnate Word Cardinals at Gonzaga Bulldogs 11/29/2017

May. 19, 2020 03:50 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2017, file photo, Incarnate Word head coach Ken Burmeister directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash. Burmeister, a college basketball coach for 21 seasons who took Texas-San Antonio to the NCAA Tournament and later guided Loyola of Chicago, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020. He was 72. Loyola said Burmeister died following a bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)
Burmeister, who coached UTSA to NCAA tourney, dies at 72

May. 19, 2020 03:34 PM EDT

San Diego State adds Tomaić as transfer from Maryland

May. 18, 2020 06:12 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego State has signed forward Joshua Tomaić as a grad transfer from Maryland. Coach Brian...

Former Celtics, Canisius guard Johnny McCarthy dies at 86

May. 13, 2020 11:36 AM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — John McCarthy, who won an NBA title with 1964 Boston Celtics and helped the Canisius Golden Griffins to a pair of NCAA Tournament...

NCAA streamlines NET rankings for tournament selection

May. 11, 2020 02:17 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA is streamlining its evaluation tool for selecting NCAA Tournament teams. The five components of the NCAA...

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2020, file photo, East Tennessee State University head coach Steve Forbes questions a call during their game against The Citadel at Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tenn. Wake Forest has hired East Tennessee State’s Steve Forbes as its men’s basketball coach. The school announced the hiring Thursday, April 30, 2020. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP, File)/
Wake Forest turns to ETSU's Forbes as men's basketball coach

By Aaron Beard Apr. 30, 2020 01:45 PM EDT

San Diego State's Mitchell declares for NBA draft

Apr. 26, 2020 09:12 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego State junior forward Matt Mitchell has declared for the NBA draft while keeping open the option of returning to school. ...

FILE - In this April 4, 1988, file photo Kansas' Danny Manning, facing camera at center left, is mobbed by fans and teammates after he led his team to an 83-79 victory over Oklahoma in the championship game of the NCAA men's basketball Final Four in Kansas City, Mo. Manning orchestrated one of the biggest championship game upsets with his 31 points, 18 rebounds and five steals. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan, File)
Wake Forest fires coach Danny Manning after losing stretch

By Aaron Beard Apr. 25, 2020 11:37 AM EDT

NCAA to give men's hoops teams scheduling options in 2020-21

Apr. 24, 2020 08:24 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA is giving teams new scheduling options for the 2020-21 season. The NCAA's Division I Council approved a...

Illinois-Chicago coach Steve McClain reacts during in the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Northern Kentucky for the Horizon League men's tournament championship in Indianapolis, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Georgia hires former UIC coach Steve McClain as assistant

Apr. 22, 2020 04:39 PM EDT

ETSU adds guard David Sloan as transfer from Kansas State

Apr. 22, 2020 04:26 PM EDT
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — East Tennessee State has signed guard David Sloan as a transfer from Kansas State. Coach Steve Forbes on...

Flynn declares for NBA draft after historic season at SDSU

Apr. 17, 2020 03:56 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Guard Malachi Flynn, a consensus All-American and the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, will forgo his senior season at San Diego...

Illinois' Dosunmu declares for NBA draft

Apr. 16, 2020 08:27 PM EDT
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois star Ayo Dosunmu declared for the NBA draft in a video posted to his Twitter account Wednesday. A first...

Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 men's basketball tournament in Kansas City, Kan., Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Oklahoma St's Boynton could see turn with recruiting class

By Cliff Brunt Apr. 16, 2020 04:53 PM EDT

ETSU adds guard Jalen Johnson as graduate transfer from Vols

Apr. 16, 2020 11:53 AM EDT
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — East Tennessee has added guard Jalen Johnson as a graduate transfer from Tennessee to a team that won the Southern Conference...