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FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2020, file photo, Arkansas coach Eric Musselman reacts after a call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky in Fayetteville, Ark. College coaches endured a tense time waiting for for the NCAA to green light the 2020 basketball season. They knew there was a window the NCAA was looking at to start the season, likely sometime in late November or early December. They just didn't have an exact date. So they did the best they could to prepare for the big moment, yet still found themselves in a scramble once it actually happened.(AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)

Kentucky Wildcats at Arkansas Razorbacks 1/18/2020

Oct. 16, 2020 05:24 PM EDT

Ronnie Hogue dies, UGa's 1st Black scholarship hoops player

Sep. 18, 2020 06:36 PM EDT
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Ronnie Hogue, the first Black scholarship athlete on the Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team, died Friday, the school announced. He was...

FILE - In this March 4, 2020, file photo, LSU coach Will Wade watches the team play Arkansas during an NCAA college basketball game in Fayetteville, Ark. NCAA enforcement officials say Wade is suspected of offering or providing “impermissible benefits” to 11 prospective recruits or people associated with them. The allegation is detailed in documents made public Wednesday, Aug. 26, by LSU. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)

NCAA probe of LSU's Wade includes offers to 11 players

Aug. 26, 2020 08:22 PM EDT

LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks 3/4/2020

Aug. 26, 2020 08:20 PM EDT

DePaul hires Peevy from Kentucky to replace Ponsetto as AD

Aug. 24, 2020 07:03 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — DePaul has hired DeWayne Peevy as its athletic director to replace the retiring Jean Lenti Ponsetto. Peevy, previously the...

Kentucky hires coaching veteran Flint as Wildcats assistant

Aug. 24, 2020 12:21 PM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has hired coaching veteran James “Bruiser” Flint as an assistant on John Calipari's men's basketball staff....

Alabama guard John Petty Jr. (23) works around LSU guard Skylar Mays (4) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Alabama's Petty announces his return for senior season

Aug. 05, 2020 04:57 PM EDT

No NBA draft yet as forward Yves Pons returns to Tennessee

Aug. 03, 2020 07:11 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Forward Yves Pons has informed Tennessee he is returning for his senior season with the Volunteers rather than try his luck with the...

Arkansas sharpshooter Joe returning for junior season

Aug. 01, 2020 03:43 PM EDT
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas sharpshooter Isaiah Joe will return for his junior season after withdrawing his name from the NBA draft. ...

Leading hoops scorer AJ Lawson returning to South Carolina

Jul. 29, 2020 06:23 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's top scorer and rebounder AJ Lawson is returning to school for his junior basketball season. Lawson...

Georgia transfer Howard immediately eligible at Georgia Tech

Jul. 29, 2020 03:00 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia forward Rodney Howard has been granted immediate eligibility following his transfer to state rival Georgia Tech. ...

The Latest: SEC says COVID-19 situation needs to improve

By The Associated Press Jul. 13, 2020 06:47 PM EDT

Florida's Mann returning for sophomore year, chance to start

Jul. 07, 2020 03:54 PM EDT
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida guard Tre Mann is returning for his sophomore season. Mann withdrew his name from the NBA draft Tuesday...

Alabama agrees to play 3 games with Tigers, 2 in Memphis

Jul. 07, 2020 12:13 PM EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Coach Penny Hardaway and Memphis will play Alabama three times over the next three seasons with two of those games in Memphis. ...

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2020, file photo, Hillcrest Prep's Makur Maker (20) controls the ball against Sunrise Christian Academy during a high school basketball game at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass. Highly touted prospect Maker picked Howard University over UCLA, Kentucky and Memphis. The five-star recruit is the highest-ranked player to commit to a Historically Black College or University since ESPN began tracking such things in 2007. Maker is a 6-foot-11 center who declared for the NBA draft in April before opting to consider college basketball. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)

Top prospect Maker picks Howard over UCLA, Kentucky, Memphis

Jul. 03, 2020 05:17 PM EDT

In this April 25, 2020 photograph, a small Mississippi state flag is held by a participant during a drive-by "re-open Mississippi" protest past the Governor's Mansion, in the background, in Jackson, Miss. This current flag has in the canton portion of the banner the design of the Civil War-era Confederate battle flag, that has been the center of a long-simmering debate about its removal or replacement. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

NCAA expands ban, joins SEC in targeting Confederate flag

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 19, 2020 11:30 AM EDT

LSU top assistant Greg Heiar leaving men's basketball staff

Jun. 18, 2020 05:33 PM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU associate head basketball coach Greg Heiar is leaving the staff, he announced on social media Thursday. Heiar...

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2018, file photo, Texas players sing "The Eyes of Texas" after an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. A group of University of Texas football players and athletes across several sports on Friday, June 12, 2020, urged the school to rename several campus buildings, change the traditional school song and donate a percentage of athletic department revenue to organizations supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson, File)

NCAA encourages day off from college sports on election day

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 12, 2020 05:11 PM EDT

South Carolina's Martin to chair hoops committee on race

Jun. 04, 2020 02:32 PM EDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — South Carolina coach Frank Martin will chair a new committee formed by the National Association of Basketball Coaches to address issues...