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Associated PressJury selected in 2nd trial over NCAA recruitmentBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) A jury was selected Monday to hear evidence in the trial of an aspiring agent and a former amateur coach charged with bribing big-school coaches to boost their business prospects with amateur basketball players.Opening statements...

Associated PressJury selection begins in 2nd trial over NCAA recruitmentBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) Jury selection began Monday in the trial of an aspiring agent and a former amateur coach charged with bribing big-school coaches to boost their business prospects with amateur basketball players.The trial of business manager...

Mississippi Valley hires former NBA player Lindsey HunterITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) Mississippi Valley State has hired former NBA player and coach Lindsey Hunter as basketball coach.The school announced Hunter's hiring on its athletics website Saturday.Hunter is a Mississippi native and was a star at Jackson State before a...

Auburn forward Chuma Okeke declares for NBA draftAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn sophomore forward Chuma Okeke is entering the NBA draft.Okeke announced his decision Saturday after a season that ended with a left knee injury during Auburn's first run to the Final Four. He had surgery on his torn...

Georgia sophomore forward Nicolas Claxton enters NBA draftATHENS, Ga. (AP) Nicolas Claxton, the 6-foot-11 slender forward who led Georgia in scoring, rebounding and blocks, has declared for the NBA draft.The sophomore announced his plans Saturday on Twitter and followed up hours later by adding, ''To the people doubting...

Wake Forest's Hoard to remain in NBA draft, leave collegeWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest forward Jaylen Hoard says he is staying in the NBA draft and won't return to school for his sophomore year.Hoard announced his decision Saturday, saying he is ''excited to continue my journey at the...

Gonzaga's Zach Norvell Jr. to test NBA watersSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga sophomore guard Zach Norvell Jr. will test the NBA waters.The school said Saturday Norvell will submit his name for the NBA draft, but could return to school.Under new NCAA rules, college players can retain the services of...

St. Joseph's guard Kimble joins Louisville as grad transferLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has added former St. Joseph's point guard Lamarr ''Fresh'' Kimble to its roster as a graduate transfer.A two-year starter and only three-time captain for the Hawks, the 6-foot, 180-pound Kimble totaled 908 points with 111 3-pointers...

St. John's hires Mike Anderson as basketball coachNEW YORK (AP) Mike Anderson is getting another chance at St. John's.Anderson was hired as Red Storm coach on Friday after he was fired by Arkansas last month. He also had head coaching stints at Missouri and UAB before leading the...

St. John's hires Mike Anderson as basketball coachNEW YORK (AP) Mike Anderson is getting another chance at St. John's.Anderson was hired as Red Storm coach on Friday after he was fired by Arkansas last month. He also had head coaching stints at Missouri and UAB before leading the...

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...

Miller and Wade will not testify in corruption trialNEW YORK (AP) Arizona coach Sean Miller and LSU coach Will Wade will not be required to testify in next week's federal basketball corruption trial.U.S. District Court judge Edgardo Ramos ruled Friday that Miller and Wade were not relevant to...