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Sibande carries Miami (Ohio) over Purdue Fort Wayne 84-80
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Nike Sibande posted 19 points as Miami (Ohio) held off Purdue Fort Wayne 84-80 on Wednesday night. Sibande, who returned to the RedHawks (1-1) after declaring for the NBA draft and going through summer workouts, made 7 of 13 from the field and 4 for 4 from the free-throw line....
Wiseman gets restraining order to play; Memphis wins
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — James Wiseman had another dominant game for the No. 14 Memphis Tigers. All anyone wants to talk about is Wiseman's status with the NCAA. Wiseman had 17 points and nine rebounds hours after getting a temporary restraining order to play amid an NCAA ineligibility ruling, leading Memphis...
Memphis' Wiseman has temporary restraining order to play
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The feel-good season for No. 14 Memphis plunged into uncertainty Friday after the school said second-year coach and former NBA star Penny Hardaway gave more than $11,000 to the family of top prospect James Wiseman, who got a court order allowing him to play while the university tries...
Vols beat UNC Asheville 78-63 for 27th straight home win
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Yves Pons showed he's capable of offering the scoring punch he hasn't provided thus far in his career. Pons collected a career-high 15 points with seven rebounds and three blocks Tuesday as the Volunteers opened their season by beating UNC Asheville 78-63 for their 27th...
Top prospects find options to bypass college in NBA pursuit
Precious Achiuwa wanted to be part of Memphis' No. 1-ranked recruiting class and fulfill his family's hope that he would attend college before pursuing an NBA career. He also knew there were other options that didn't include college. With the NBA draft age limit still in place, some recruits have bypassed a...
Clippers extend contracts of guards Shamet and Robinson
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Clippers have extended the contracts of guards Landry Shamet and Jerome Robinson. The team on Tuesday exercised its third-year options on both players. Shamet was acquired by Los Angeles in a midseason trade with Philadelphia last winter. He's averaged 9.2 points and shot 42% from...
WKU's Bassey heads list of top players from smaller leagues
Ja Morant provided an inspiration to all small-conference players when he earned All-America honors at Murray State last season and went to the Memphis Grizzlies with the second overall pick in the NBA Draft. There doesn't appear to be anyone of Morant's caliber in the mid-major and low-major ranks this season,...
Texas and Smart fighting to get back to NCAA Tournament
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Shaka Smart's four seasons with the Longhorns have produced a national tournament championship and three one-and-done, first-round NBA draft picks. Sounds great. But it includes just two NCAA Tournament appearances — both first-round losses — and a losing...
South Carolina's Frank Martin welcomes back familiar roster
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Frank Martin found himself with extra time on his hands this offseason instead of scrambling around searching for players to plug holes in a roster riddled with transfers and departures. "We've had the first summer where our roster was intact, where I wasn't...
No. 15 Oregon hopes for consistency this season
Payton Pritchard wants Oregon to dominate from the start this year. The Ducks are No. 15 in the AP preseason poll. They were ranked at the start of last season, too, but before their surprising run in the NCAA Tournament they had a number of early losses that dropped the team out of the Top 25. They finished...
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