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Jim Larrañaga steps down at Miami, Bill Courtney takes over to finish season

Dec. 27, 2024 00:08 AM EST

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jim Larrañaga insists he still loves the University of Miami, still loves the game of basketball, still loves mentoring players, still loves coaching. He doesn't love what college basketball has become. And with that, he's leaving. The...

Lou Carnesecca, Hall of Fame coach who led St. John's for 24 seasons, dies at 99

Dec. 01, 2024 03:02 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — In the long and storied history of New York City basketball, nobody wore it quite like Lou Carnesecca. The excitable St. John’s coach whose outlandish sweaters became an emblem of his team’s rousing Final Four run in 1985, died at 99 on Saturday, just a few...

Kansas coach Bill Self reaches 800 wins. His big goal this season is a 3rd national title

Nov. 19, 2024 23:07 PM EST

One week after Bill Self became the winningest coach at Kansas, the Hall of Famer joined John Calipari and Rick Barnes as the only active Division I head coaches with 800 wins. The top-ranked Jayhawks led UNC Wilmington by five at halftime Tuesday night before using a big second-half...