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Ex-NBA player Paul Pressey is St. John's special assistantNEW YORK (AP) Longtime NBA player and assistant coach Paul Pressey will be a special assistant to St. John's basketball coach Mike Anderson, his former teammate at Tulsa.The school also said Friday it has hired Steve DeMeo as an assistant...

Paul Pressey becomes special assistant for St. John's hoopsNEW YORK (AP) Paul Pressey will be a special assistant to St. John's basketball coach Mike Anderson, his former teammate at Tulsa.The school made the announcement Friday. The longtime NBA player and assistant coach was a teammate of Anderson's under...

Marquette star Hauser transferring to VirginiaCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Marquette star Sam Hauser is transferring to national champion Virginia.Coach Tony Bennett made the announcement Friday. Hauser will practice with the Cavaliers in the coming year, but won't use his final year of eligibility until the 2020-21 season.The 6-foot-8 Hauser...

AP Basketball WriterMichigan's Howard becomes latest NBA player to coach collegeBy JOHN MARSHALLMichigan had a multitude of options to replace longtime coach John Beilein.The Wolverines could have gone with a big-name hire, an up-and-coming young coach or a veteran assistant.Instead, athletic director Warde Manuel raised at least a few...

AP Basketball WriterMichigan's Howard becomes latest NBA player to coach collegeBy JOHN MARSHALLMichigan had a multitude of options to replace longtime coach John Beilein.The Wolverines could have gone with a big-name hire, an up-and-coming young coach or a veteran assistant.Instead, athletic director Warde Manuel raised at least a few...

AP Basketball WriterGlenville State aims to clear player amid agent-rule mistakeBy AARON BEARDGlenville State is working to clear Phil Bledsoe after the Division II college basketball player mistakenly used a new NCAA rule permitting only Division I players to declare for the NBA draft and sign with an agent...

AP Sports WriterHoward sheds tears of joy as takes the reins at MichiganBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Juwan Howard wiped tears of joy off his cheeks as he sat with his family. Moments later, he was formally introduced as Michigan's basketball coach.Howard then got up and hugged...

AP Basketball WriterWinners and losers of the NBA's draft withdrawal deadlineBy JOHN MARSHALLZion Williamson, Ja Morant and RJ Barrett all remained in the NBA draft through the withdrawal deadline.No surprise there, nor for several other players expected to go in the first round.Numerous other players faced difficult decisions on...

AP Basketball WriterWinners and losers of the NBA's draft withdrawal deadlineBy JOHN MARSHALLZion Williamson, Ja Morant and RJ Barrett all remained in the NBA draft through the withdrawal deadline.No surprise there, nor for several other players expected to go in the first round.Numerous other players faced difficult decisions on...

Northern State's Sather to coach University of North DakotaGRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) A coach at a small-college basketball program in South Dakota will take over at Division I University of North Dakota.North Dakota announced Friday that Northern State coach Paul Sather would succeed Brian Jones, who stepped down...

AP Sports WriterHoward sheds tears of joy as takes the reins at MichiganBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Juwan Howard was overcome with tears of joys as he was introduced as Michigan's new men's basketball coach.The former member of the Fab Five has a five-year contract that will...

TCU incoming class up to 9 with grad transfer, another guardFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Graduate transfer guard Jaire Grayer has signed with TCU after spending the past four seasons at George Mason.TCU announced Wednesday the signings of Grayer and guard Taryn Todd from Findlay Prep in Nevada. The...