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FILE - This Feb.16, 2020, file photo shows South Florida's Shae Leverett, left, and Connecticut's Olivia Nelson-Ododa during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tampa, Fla. UConn, one of the original members of the Big East Conference, is hoping a return to the league will help put the Huskies back among the elite programs in college basketball. The Huskies spent seven years in the American Athletic Conference, on a mostly downward trajectory since winning a fourth national title in 2014. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)
The Latest: Iowa St women's hoops coach in quarantine

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2020 11:54 AM EST

Syracuse's Buddy Boeheim, left, shoots over North Carolina State's Jericole Hellems, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi)
Cornell's Jimmy Boeheim puts name in transfer portal

Nov. 17, 2020 06:08 PM EST

Syracuse's Buddy Boeheim, left, shoots over North Carolina State's Jericole Hellems, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi)
Syracuse coach Boeheim in virus isolation, eager to return

By John Kekis Nov. 16, 2020 05:45 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim speaks to reporters during the NCAA college basketball team's media day in Syracuse, N.Y. The Carrier Dome was built in the late 1970s at a cost of $26.85 million. “I remember. I was very skeptical playing in there," Boeheim said. (Scott Schild/The Post-Standard via AP, File)
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim tests positive for virus

Nov. 15, 2020 07:01 PM EST

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
Syracuse's Jim Boeheim hopeful for start of his 45th season

By John Kekis Nov. 13, 2020 04:24 PM EST

FILE - Kansas center Udoka Azubuike (35) is defended by West Virginia forward Oscar Tshiebwe (34) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Morgantown, W.Va., in this Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, file photo. West Virginia opens the 2020-21 season ranked No. 15 in the AP poll and returns four of the top five scorers from the team that went 21-10 last season. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten, File)
Top rebounding tandem Tshiebwe, Culver back for No. 15 WVU

By John Raby Nov. 12, 2020 01:30 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 12, 2020 11:53 AM EST
Nov. 15 1879 — Princeton beats Harvard 1-0 in a college football game held in New Jersey. The Tigers unveil the concept of using blockers...

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim speaks to reporters during the NCAA college basketball team's media day in Syracuse, N.Y. The Carrier Dome was built in the late 1970s at a cost of $26.85 million. “I remember. I was very skeptical playing in there," Boeheim said. (Scott Schild/The Post-Standard via AP, File)
Syracuse's Jim Boeheim facing lawsuit in fatal crash

Nov. 09, 2020 08:29 PM EST

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

Son of former Syracuse hoops star Billy Owens joins Orange

Sep. 02, 2020 11:36 AM EDT
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Chaz Owens, the son of former Syracuse All-American Billy Owens, has joined the Orange, men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim announced...

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

Syracuse guard Alan Griffin cleared to play

Aug. 18, 2020 05:34 PM EDT
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse guard Alan Griffin has been granted a waiver of the transfer residence requirement by the NCAA and is immediately eligible to...

Syracuse University appoints diversity director for sports

By John Kekis Jul. 10, 2020 02:01 AM EDT
Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack has added a position to his department, bucking a trend toward athletic cuts during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

FILE - In this March 7, 2020, file photo, Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma talks with Connecticut's Anna Makurat (24) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the American Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Auriemma is asking for help from Congress to get foreign students, including athletes, back to campus. The Huskies have three foreign players on their roster this year: Anna Makurat, a sophomore from Poland; Nika Muhl, a freshman from Croatia, and Aaliyah Edwards, a freshman from Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
College athletes from overseas might be stuck at home

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jul. 01, 2020 04:18 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo gestures during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind. Many of college basketball’s top coaches and biggest rivals teamed up with Madison Square Garden for a video posted on social media Wednesday night, May 13, 2020, saluting essential workers leading the fight against the coronavirus. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, Izzo and Villanova’s Jay Wright are some of the big names saying thank you in the 60-second spot, most of them appearing to be in their homes or backyards. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
College basketball coaches salute essential COVID-19 workers

By Mike Fitzpatrick May. 13, 2020 11:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2015, file photo, Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, winner of the Lapchick Character Award, gets together with former St. John's basketball coach Lou Carnesecca at the organization's annual luncheon, in New York. Krzyzewski and Carnesecca are among those who teamed up with Madison Square Garden for a video posted on social media Wednesday night, May 13, 2020, saluting essential workers leading the fight against the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
The Latest: College hoops coaches salute essential workers

By The Associated Press May. 13, 2020 01:28 PM EDT

A locked gate is seen by the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City was due to play Burnley in an English Premier League soccer match Saturday March 14, 2020, after all English soccer games were cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. For most people, the new COVID-19 coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it can cause more severe illness.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
The Latest: Big Ten announces members of disease task force

By The Associated Press Apr. 20, 2020 12:22 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2007, file photo, Kansas State forward Michael Beasley dunks the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Sacramento State in Manhattan, Kan. Beasley led all Division I players in rebounding (12.4) and ranked third in scoring (26.2) to earn first-team AP All-America honors his lone season at Kansas State. His 28 double-doubles that season remain the most ever by a Division I freshman. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
AP top tourney one-and-done players led by Davis, 'Melo

By Steve Megargee Apr. 04, 2020 11:48 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 28, 2012, file photo, Kentucky's Anthony Davis, left, is congratulated by former teammate Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, right, after Davis was selected as the No. 1 overall draft pick by the New Orleans Hornets at the NBA basketball draft in Newark, N.J. With no Final Four on tap this weekend thanks to the coronavirus, we instead put together a list of the greatest one-and-done players ever. Davis and Syracuse’s Carmelo Anthony top our list after leading their teams to national titles their lone season in college. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
BKN--NBA DRAFT

Apr. 04, 2020 09:04 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 4, 1983, file photo, North Carolina State's Dereck Whittenburg (25) takes the shot which was to be dunked a spilt second later by teammate Lorenzo Charles to beat top-ranked Houston 54-52 in the NCAA college basketball championship game, in Albuquerque, N.M. The airball-turned-buzzer-beating dunk stunned top-ranked Houston. (AP Photo/File)
Biggest tourney upsets? NC State's '83 title run hard to top

By Aaron Beard Mar. 21, 2020 11:54 AM EDT