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Duke's Krzyzewski, Dawkins make collegiate hall along with Carolina's Hansbrough
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Retired Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and one of his best players in Johnny Dawkins are among the newest members at the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. The other three inductees announced on social media Tuesday were former North Carolina star...
Bob Huggins apologizes for homophobic slur during radio show
West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins apologized Monday after using a homophobic slur to refer to Xavier fans while also denigrating Catholics during a radio interview. West Virginia's athletic department called Huggins' comments “offensive" and said it was reviewing the...
LeBron James' son Bronny commits to play basketball at USC
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James' oldest son, Bronny, says he will play basketball at the University of Southern California in the fall. Bronny James abruptly announced his much-anticipated decision on social media Saturday, about two hours before his father's Los Angeles Lakers...
South Carolina adds Oregon transfer Te-Hina Paopao
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Oregon guard Te-Hina Paopao has joined South Carolina. The arrival of 5-foot-9 Paopao, who spent three seasons at Oregon, was announced Tuesday by the Gamecocks and coach Dawn Staley. The three-time all-Pac 12 Conference selection from...
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp charged in parking lot shooting
SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors in Washington state charged former NBA star Shawn Kemp on Friday with first-degree assault in a parking lot shooting last month over a stolen cellphone, saying that in a text message just before the shooting, Kemp wrote, “I’m about to shoot this (expletive).” ...
Daniss Jenkins follows Pitino to St. John's as grad transfer
NEW YORK (AP) — Guard Daniss Jenkins is following coach Rick Pitino from Iona to St. John’s and joining the Red Storm program as a graduate transfer. St. John's announced the signing of the Dallas native on Friday. It's the first since Pitino was hired last month by the Big East...
FAU says it agrees to 10-year extension with Dusty May
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Florida Atlantic basketball coach Dusty May, after leading the Owls to the Final Four this season, has received a 10-year contract extension from the school. The university did not say if May has signed the extension, nor did it immediately respond to a...
South Carolina's Cooke, Beal, Amihere enter WNBA draft
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lost three more players Tuesday when Zia Cooke, Brea Beal and Laeticia Amihere joined three-time All-American Aliyah Boston in entering the WNBA draft. Cooke, Beal and Amihere announced their decisions on social media. All three could have...
Jim Nantz bids a fond farewell to March Madness
HOUSTON (AP) — Certainly, Jim Nantz could fill an evening weaving tales of the great games and buzzer-beaters he's had the privilege to see, and call, over a storytelling career that made his the voice of March Madness for nearly four decades. But when asked about his favorite...
Texas Tech hires coach Grant McCasland after NIT title
Grant McCasland was hired as Texas Tech’s new coach Friday, getting a six-year contract with the Red Raiders a day after North Texas won the NIT title to wrap up that school’s first 30-win season. North Texas was 135-65 in six seasons under McCasland, who has a master’s degree...
