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FILE - Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman is interviewed during the NCAA college football team's NFL Pro Day in Manhattan, Kan., Friday, March 31, 2023. Kansas State and Chris Klieman are close to finalizing a new contract that would give the Wildcats' football coach a substantial pay raise while keeping him tied to the program for the next eight seasons, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday, May 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

AP source: K-State close to $44 million new deal for Klieman

By Dave Skretta May. 08, 2023 01:22 PM EDT

South Carolina's Zia Cooke (1) goes for a loose ball over Tennessee's Jordan Horston (25) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game during the championship game of the Southeastern Conference women's tournament in Greenville, S.C., Sunday, March 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

South Carolina's star quintet ready for one last NCAA run

By Pete Iacobelli Mar. 16, 2023 03:38 PM EDT

Duke's Dereck Lively II, Kyle Filipowski and Ryan Young, from left, sit on the bench during the closing minutes of the team's NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Smith, Joiner help NC State roll past No. 16 Duke 84-60

By Aaron Beard Jan. 04, 2023 09:19 PM EST

FILE - UCLA guard Kiki Rice, rear, guards Southern California guard Kayla Williams (4) during an NCAA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. Rice arrived at No. 10 UCLA knowing it would take time to adjust to the college level, even as a touted recruit. These days, that’s tougher than usual. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)

Experience grows in women's game, a test for young teams

By Aaron Beard Dec. 21, 2022 01:20 PM EST

Xavier head coach Sean Miller reacts during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Gonzaga in the Phil Knight Legacy tournament Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Schools increasingly giving disgraced coaches second chances

By Dave Skretta Dec. 01, 2022 03:17 PM EST

Kansas head coach Lance Leipold, right, reacts to a roughing the passer penalty called on Texas during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

AP source: KU gives coach Lance Leipold 2-year extension

By Dave Skretta Nov. 22, 2022 09:32 PM EST

Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. celebrates a 3-point basket against UCLA during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)

Shannon scores 29, No. 15 Illinois rallies past No. 8 UCLA

By Mark Anderson Nov. 19, 2022 12:18 AM EST

Fordham to honor basketball scout Konchalski, AP's O'Connell

Nov. 17, 2022 12:53 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Fordham will honor the memories of alumnus and longtime high school basketball scout Tom Konchalski and The Associated Press' Hall of Fame basketball...

Jacksonville's Kevion Nolan (3) drives against Duke's Mark Mitchell (25) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

No. 7 Duke tops Jacksonville to open Scheyer's tenure

By Aaron Beard Nov. 07, 2022 09:04 PM EST

FILE - Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley watches during an NCAA college basketball game against Stanford, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Tempe, Ariz. Hurley had built Arizona State into a contender, taking the program to the cusp of a third straight NCAA Tournament in 2020. The pandemic cut that bid short and the Sun Devils haven't been the same since. That could change this season, a pivotal one for Hurley's tenure in the desert.(AP Photo/Darryl Webb, File)

'Plan for chaos': Roster upheaval dominates college hoops

By Aaron Beard Nov. 06, 2022 01:22 PM EST

FILE - West's Keyonte George participates in the first half of the McDonald's All-American Boys basketball game Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Chicago. Big 12 coaches made their expectations for George clear when they named him the conference’s preseason freshman of the year. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

TIPOFF: No. 7 Duke's class heads list of impact freshmen

By Steve Megargee Nov. 04, 2022 06:00 AM EDT

FILE - Louisville NCAA college basketball head coach Rick Pitino answers a question during the Atlantic Coast Conference men's media day in Charlotte, N.C., Oct. 26, 2016. An independent panel has fined Louisville $5,000 and placed the men’s basketball program on two years' probation, but sparing the school major penalties from NCAA allegations leveled in the aftermath of a federal investigation of corruption in college basketball. The Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) also declined to penalize former Cardinals coach Rick Pitino, whom the NCAA initially cited for failure to promote an atmosphere of compliance. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)

Louisville escapes major sanctions in hoops bribery case

By Gary B. Graves Nov. 03, 2022 10:40 AM EDT

FILE - Kansas head coach Bill Self, left, is held by assistant coach Kurtis Townsend after being called for a technical foul by referee Marques Pettigrew, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisiana Lafayette in Lawrence, Kan., Nov. 16, 2018. Kansas suspended Hall of Fame coach Bill Self and top assistant Kurtis Townsend for the first four games of the season Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, along with imposing several recruiting restrictions, as part of the fallout from a lengthy FBI investigation into college basketball corruption. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Kansas suspends Self for 4 games in ongoing infractions case

By Dave Skretta Nov. 02, 2022 11:13 AM EDT

FILE - Arkansas coach Eric Musselman speaks during a news conference for the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in San Francisco, Friday, March 25, 2022. Musselman has been one of the nation's best at dipping into the transfer portal, at Arkansas and his previous stop in Nevada. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Transfer portal causing ripple effecting hoops recruiting

By John Marshall Nov. 01, 2022 04:55 PM EDT

Portal chaos puts pressure on hoops coaches in lower levels

By Dave Skretta Nov. 01, 2022 01:24 PM EDT

Reigning SWAC coach of the year signs extension with Braves

Oct. 27, 2022 06:09 PM EDT
LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Alcorn State's men's basketball coach Landon Bussie has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him in Lorman, Mississippi, through 2026,...