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Missouri player Jeremiah Tilmon gets alcohol citationCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) University of Missouri police say freshman basketball player Jeremiah Tilmon was arrested for possession of alcohol by a minor and released after being given a summons.Police Capt. Brian Weimer says Tilmon was pulled over early Friday for a traffic...

George Washington basketball game postponed due to DC curfewWASHINGTON (AP) A men's college basketball game scheduled to be played in Washington on Wednesday night was postponed after a city curfew was imposed because angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.The Atlantic 10 Conference game...

AP Sports WriterHall's Powell has no regrets despite no NCAA TournamentBy TOM CANAVANPreseason All-American Myles Powell has no regrets about returning for his senior season at No. 16 Seton Hall despite the Big East and NCAA tournaments being canceled because of the spread of the new coronavirus.Even without making...

Associated Press3 get prison in college basketball recruiting scandalBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) Three men received prison sentences Tuesday in the widespread college basketball recruiting scandal that has tainted two dozen schools.Former Adidas executive James Gatto, business manager Christian Dawkins and amateur league director Merl Code were convicted...

AP Basketball WriterArizona basketball receives notice of allegations from NCAABy JOHN MARSHALLArizona has received a formal notice of allegations from the NCAA stemming from a federal investigation into shady recruiting practices three years ago.The university acknowledged in a statement Friday it had received the notice.''However, in order to protect...

AP Sports WriterPearl, Auburn face cloud of uncertainty as season approachesBy JOHN ZENORBruce Pearl's efforts to infuse a once-moribund Auburn basketball program have been derailed after his associate head coach's arrest as part of a nationwide federal bribery investigation of college basketball.Chuck Person, one of the greatest players in...

Culver voted Big 12 player of year by league's coachesDALLAS (AP) Texas Tech star Jarrett Culver has been voted Big 12 player of the year and coach Chris Beard has been honored as coach of the year after the Red Raiders shared the regular-season title with Kansas State.The...

AP Sports WriterNew Alabama coach Nate Oats says, 'We can make a Final Four'By JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Nate Oats was a high school coach and math teacher making a five-figure salary six years ago.Then he made a rapid ascent as a Buffalo assistant and head coach and...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse basketball roster in fluxBy JOHN KEKISSyracuse coach Jim Boeheim likely will end up losing four guards from his roster.He says he's not surprised.''There's going to be changes. We knew that,'' Boeheim said Tuesday. ''Whenever you have five guards you're going to have change, so nothing surprising...

AP Basketball WriterNo Alpha emerges in men’s hoops, opens door for more upsetsBy AARON BEARDDURHAM, N.C. (AP) After a handful of college basketball games, several teams have ascended to the mountaintop only to be knocked off the throne.So far, a different team has sat atop The Associated Press...

Arizona's Williams to pursue professional opportunitiesTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona sophomore guard Brandon Williams will explore professional opportunities and forego his remaining eligibility.The school announced Williams' decision Friday.A 6-foot-2 guard from Los Angeles, Williams had a solid freshman season in 2018-19, averaging 11.5 points and 3.4 assists in 26...

Ex-coach: Former NBA player Tyler Honeycutt dies in suicideLOS ANGELES (AP) A former coach and family friend says onetime Sacramento Kings and UCLA basketball player Tyler Honeycutt was found dead after a standoff with Los Angeles police.Bort Escoto, who coached Honeycutt at Sylmar High School, tells the Los...