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Jerry Stackhouse adds Adam Mazarei to staff at VanderbiltNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse has hired Adam Mazarei to his coaching staff, adding an assistant who spent the past six seasons with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies.Stackhouse announced the move Friday.Mazarei spent three seasons as a Grizzlies' assistant...

Marquette adds Gardner-Webb transfer Jose PerezMILWAUKEE (AP) Marquette has added Gardner-Webb transfer Jose Perez, who scored at least 15 points a game for his former team each of the last two seasons.Perez will sit out the 2020-21 season because of NCAA transfer rules before playing for Marquette in...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse purring offensively as it begins road tripBy JOHN KEKISAfter losing four nonconference games before Christmas - two in a row at home - Syracuse's postseason hopes seemed awfully dim.That was then. Things are different now for the Orange (14-5), who were ranked No. 16 in preseason....

Auburn's Bryce Brown submits name to NBA draftAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Guard Bryce Brown has joined a list of Auburn players considering entering the NBA draft.The first-team All-Southeastern Conference performer announced his decision to go through the evaluation process Wednesday, but says he's not planning to hire an agent....

Syracuse guard Howard Washington reveals he had a strokeSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse guard Howard Washington, who's taken a medical redshirt for this season, has revealed he suffered a stroke in late September.The 20-year-old sophomore, a native of Buffalo, New York, told The Post-Standard of Syracuse in a first-person...

UCLA's Kris Wilkes hires agent, declares for NBA draftLOS ANGELES (AP) Kris Wilkes won't be around to play under UCLA's new basketball coach.The sophomore forward from Indianapolis has hired an agent and declared for the NBA draft.Wilkes led the Bruins in scoring this season, averaging 17.4 points and...

AP Sports WriterBuffalo coach Nate Oates signs extension through 2024By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Buffalo coach Nate Oats signed a contract extension through 2024 after his team's rout of Akron in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament.Moments after the No. 18 Bulls thrashed the Zips by 36 points...

POLL ALERT: Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop Top 25; No. 25 UConn into poll for 1st time since reaching No. 18 in 2016-17NEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop Top 25; No. 25 UConn into poll for 1st time since reaching No. 18 in 2016-17.

Gonzaga star Rui Hachimura declares for NBA draftSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga star forward Rui Hachimura has declared for the NBA draft.The junior said Monday he will hire an agent as he pursues a professional career.The 6-foot-8 native of Japan led Gonzaga in scoring this season with 19.7 points...

AP Sports WriterLangford out again with foot problem for No. 1 Michigan StBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State guard Joshua Langford has had a setback in his return from a foot injury, and coach Tom Izzo says the senior will be re-evaluated in January.Langford played only...

AP Sports WriterNCAA accuses Louisville over escort allegationsBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The NCAA accused Louisville of four violations stemming from its investigation into allegations that a former basketball staffer hired escorts and strippers for sex parties with recruits and players.The governing body's report Thursday does not...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina coach suspends G Rakym Felder indefinitelyBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina guard Rakym Felder has been suspended indefinitely and won't attend classes this fall, another blow to a thinning Gamecock backcourt that reached the Final Four this past April.Felder's status was announced by...