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NCAA removes cap on official recruiting visits in basketball to deal with unlimited transfers
The NCAA has approved a waiver that will allow men's and women's basketball programs to pay for unlimited official recruiting visits to help teams deal with roster depletion caused by transfers, according to a memo obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. The Athletic first...
Vols announce addition of Igor Milicic Jr. from Charlotte. Croatian was among the top big men in AAC
Igor Milicic Jr., one of the top big men in the American Athletic Conference at Charlotte last season, will play his final year at Tennessee. Volunteers coach Rick Barnes announced on Thursday the addition of Milicic, who becomes the third transfer to join the team for 2024-25. ...
Star guard Kadary Richmond transfers to St. John's from Big East rival Seton Hall
NEW YORK (AP) — Star guard Kadary Richmond is transferring to St. John's from Seton Hall, staying close to home inside the Big East but switching sides in their Hudson River rivalry. Rated the top player available in the transfer portal, the 6-foot-6 Richmond was a first-team...
Big Ten women's basketball schedule brings USC, UCLA to conference's easternmost schools
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The 14 current Big Ten teams each will play two women's basketball conference games on the West Coast in 2024-25 and incoming members Southern California and UCLA each will play two games at the easternmost schools. The Big Ten announced the breakdown of...
Colorado adds basketball great Danny Manning to coaching staff as Buffs prepare to rejoin the Big 12
Colorado coach Tad Boyle is adding basketball great Danny Manning to his coaching staff in a reunion of former Kansas teammates. Boyle and Manning spent a season together with the Jayhawks in 1984-85. Manning would later go on to lead Kansas to the 1988 NCAA championship, an...
Larrañaga, Kruger, Dunphy and Nolan to be honored with Joe Lapchick Character Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Larrañaga, Lon Kruger, Fran Dunphy and Dianne Nolan are this year's recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Larrañaga has spent the past 53 years coaching in college since he got his start as an assistant at Davidson College in 1971. Larrañaga had...
Point guard Deivon Smith transferring to St. John's from Utah
Point guard Deivon Smith is transferring to St. John's from Utah, giving Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino a veteran replacement for Daniss Jenkins next season. A fifth-year senior, Smith ranked sixth in the country with 7.1 assists per game last season. He averaged 13.3 points and 6.3...
Clemson all-ACC center PJ Hall is entering NBA draft
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson all-Atlantic Coast Conference center PJ Hall is entering the NBA draft. Hall announced his decision on social media on Friday. The 6-foot-10 Hall led the Tigers with 18.3 points a game this season and in blocks with 51. He helped them reach the Elite...
Washington adds four assistant coaches including Tony Bland, who was part of 2017 FBI probe
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington coach Danny Sprinkle announced the hiring of four assistant coaches on Thursday, including former Southern California assistant Tony Bland, a key figure in the 2017 FBI probe designed to clean up college basketball. Bland was most recently the head coach...
Nebraska forward Rienk Mast will have knee surgery and miss the 2024-25 basketball season
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska forward Rienk Mast will have surgery on his left knee and miss the 2024-25 season, coach Fred Hoiberg said Thursday. Mast, who averaged 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, said he plans to take a medical redshirt and return in 2025-26. ...
