Wojnarowski leaves behind high-profile job at ESPN to return to his roots at St. Bonaventure

OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — Adrian Wojnarowski was dogged in cultivating relationships over the past 37 years that distinguished his peerless basketball reporting. Leveraging those connections with the same drive and passion that introduced the phrase “Woj bomb” into the basketball...

UCLA, Baylor, Texas and Maryland will play in the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic

UCLA will play Baylor and Texas will face Maryland in a women's basketball doubleheader in the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic in January. The games will be played in New Jersey at the Prudential Center on Jan. 20, which is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Coretta...

South Carolina's Staley says Watkins remains suspended as her charges play out

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said nothing has changed with the status of suspended forward Ashlyn Watkins and she's unsure when or if her player would be available for the season. Watkins is a 6-foot-3 junior from Columbia who was arrested Aug. 31 and...

Pac-12 in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join the rebuilding conference in 2026, AP sources say

Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg scheduled to have his pacemaker replaced during medical procedure

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg is scheduled to undergo a medical procedure Friday to have his pacemaker replaced, the athletic department announced Monday. Hoiberg, 51, was born with an abnormal aortic valve and had surgeries in 2005 and 2015. His...

City approves plan for Oklahoma hoops, gymnastics arena in $1.1B entertainment district

The Norman City Council has approved a plan for a $1.1 billion entertainment district that would include a new arena for Oklahoma basketball and gymnastics. The City Council voted 5-4 after midnight Wednesday for the district that in addition to Oklahoma athletics, would host...

John Calipari to make Arkansas debut against Kansas in charity exhibition in October

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The debut of John Calipari at Arkansas will come in a charity exhibition game against Kansas next month. The schools announced Wednesday that their men's basketball teams would meet Oct. 25 at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Proceeds from the game...

Wojnarowski is leaving ESPN for alma mater to become GM of St. Bonaventure men's basketball team

ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the newly created position of general manager of the men’s basketball program, the Atlantic 10 school announced Wednesday. Wojnarowski will oversee a wide...

Canadian hoop star Natalie Achonwa heads to Michigan to continue her basketball career

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Canadian basketball star Natalie Achonwa is taking the next step in her hoop career. The four-time Olympian was named the assistant coach of player development for Michigan's women’s basketball team earlier this week. Achonwa said that while...

St. John's hires Fordham athletic director and native New Yorker Ed Kull as its next AD

NEW YORK (AP) — St. John's hired Fordham athletic director and native New Yorker Ed Kull on Wednesday to be its next AD. “Ed Kull has demonstrated a commitment to excellence on and off the field of competition,” St. John's President the Rev. Brian J. Shanley said. “This is an...