Latest College basketball News

Gonzaga coach Lisa Fortier says she's been undergoing treatment for breast cancer

Sep. 10, 2024 19:36 PM EDT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga coach Lisa Fortier announced Tuesday that she has been undergoing treatment for breast cancer but intends on coaching the upcoming season. Fortier made the announcement on Gonzaga’s social media pages and said she was first diagnosed in February, a...

St. John's finalizing deal to make Fordham athletic director Ed Kull its next AD, AP source says

Sep. 10, 2024 13:16 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — St. John's is negotiating a deal to make Fordham athletic director Ed Kull its next AD, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because a deal was not yet complete. St....

Kansas guard Shakeel Moore will miss up to eight weeks after breaking his foot

Sep. 09, 2024 17:33 PM EDT

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas guard Shakeel Moore could miss up to eight weeks after breaking his foot in a pickup game, potentially leaving the Jayhawks without a second guard for the start of the season following Elmarko Jackson's knee injury. The Jayhawks, who are front-runners...

Memphis shares letter alleging violations to NCAA as Penny Hardaway fires 4 people

Sep. 05, 2024 21:28 PM EDT

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway fired three assistants and a staff member two months before the Tigers' season opener, and the university also confirmed officials shared an anonymous letter alleging multiple violations in his program with the NCAA. Hardaway announced Wednesday morning...

South Carolina basketball star Ashlyn Watkins is charged with assault and kidnapping

Aug. 31, 2024 17:22 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina national championship-winning forward Ashlyn Watkins was arrested Saturday on charges of assault and battery and kidnapping. Online judicial records for Richland County show that Watkins was granted a $30,000 personal recognizance bond. She was...

Atlanta will host the 2031 Final Four after the pandemic wiped out the city's previous bid in 2020

Aug. 29, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The Final Four is returning to Atlanta after the pandemic wiped out the city's previous bid four years ago. The NCAA announced Thursday that Atlanta will be the site of the 2031 Final Four, its first time hosting since the 2013 bracket and the sixth time the city has...

Gonzaga guard Steele Venters to miss second straight season due to injury after injuring Achilles

Aug. 27, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga's Steele Venters injured his left Achilles tendon and will miss the upcoming 2024-25 season, the guard's second straight season missed due to injury. Venters missed the entire 2023-24 season after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee two days before...

South Carolina unveils highway signs celebrating Gamecocks women's basketball championships

Aug. 27, 2024 18:19 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina will install new highway signs around the state celebrating the continued success of coach Dawn Staley’s women's basketball program. Justin Powell, chief operating officer of the state Transportation Department, unveiled the sign Tuesday...

NCAA lays out pay structure for women's basketball tournament performances

Aug. 23, 2024 18:35 PM EDT

A women's basketball team that reaches the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament could bring its conference roughly $1.26 million over the next three years in financial performance rewards. In an email obtained by The Associated Press on Friday from the NCAA to its basketball committees...

Wofford basketball gets probation, former coach McAuley given 2-year penalty for overworking players

Aug. 23, 2024 13:43 PM EDT

SPARTANBUG, S.C. (AP) — The NCAA has placed Wofford's men's basketball on probation for a year after finding it failed to monitor the program when former coach Jay McAuley regularly made players participate in team activities on days off. Wofford, McAuley and the NCAA reached a...