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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) The United States Basketball Writers Association has chosen one of Dean Smith's close friends - former Georgetown Hall of Fame coach John Thompson - as the first recipient of the award named for the late North Carolina coach.The association will honor Thompson at a...

LAS VEGAS (AP) Dave Rice knew there was pressure heading into this season. A third straight year of not making the NCAA Tournament would not go over well at UNLV, particularly with all the talent he had accumulated.As the Runnin' Rebels' struggles reached a low point this weekend,...

Miami Hurricanes senior center Reggie Johnson will miss much of the Atlantic Coast Conference season with a broken left thumb. Coach Jim Larranaga says Johnson is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks. A starter since his sophomore season, Johnson already has missed four games. He has played in seven...

Colorado State downs Arkansas-Fort Smith 93-69FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Che Bob scored a season-high 21 points in his first start, freshman Anthony Bonner added a season-high 17, and Colorado State pulled away early to beat Division II Arkansas-Fort Smith 93-69 on Tuesday night.Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy needs...

LOS ANGELES (AP) A former Cal State Northridge director of basketball operations acted unethically when he committed academic misconduct for and provided impermissible academic benefits to 10 players on the men's team, according to a decision issued Wednesday by the NCAA. Lior Schwartzberg, whose first season on the job was...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) When No. 1 Gonzaga tries to complete an undefeated regular season on Saturday, perhaps no player will be more valuable than center Przemek Karnowski. The 7-foot-1, 300-pound senior is a nearly unstoppable force from close range. He is averaging 12.8 points per game, second on the team,...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) College basketball underclassmen could work out with one NBA team per year and still return to college without jeopardizing their eligibility under new rules approved Wednesday at the NCAA annual convention.Players will be allowed to enter the draft multiple times and participate in the combine...

Western Michigan basketball player charged with murderKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) Prosecutors have filed murder and armed robbery charges against a Western Michigan University basketball player in the killing of a fellow student last week.Joeviair (Joe-vee-AIR') Kennedy is due to be arraigned Monday in a Kalamazoo County court in Thursday's...

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) Joe Mihalich didn't show up on Hofstra's campus three years ago riding a white horse. He did arrive and turn around a basketball program saddled with off-the-court issues that left the roster depleted and the image in tatters.The Pride finished 7-25 in 2012-13 and four...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Sophomore Emmitt Holt was kicked off Indiana's basketball team Monday and freshman Thomas Bryant will face internal discipline after being cited for illegal possession of an alcoholic beverage.Monday's announcement by the athletic department comes one week after the legal trouble was made public.The school said...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota has returned to The Associated Press rankings for the first time in nearly four years. The Gophers debuted in the AP poll on Monday at No. 24, their first appearance in the Top 25 under coach Richard Pitino. They were last ranked the week of Feb. 4,...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Drake coach Ray Giacoletti abruptly resigned Tuesday after three-plus seasons, saying it was time for a ''new voice'' to lead the Bulldogs out of a skid that has them just 1-7 so far this season. Giacoletti, a former coach at Utah, went 32-69 at Drake and...