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Michigan announces Smith, Brown joining basketball programANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan officially announced Wednesday that Mike Smith and Chaundee Brown are joining the basketball program as transfers.The school says both players have been admitted. Smith has immediate eligibility, and Michigan is assessing the potential for an NCAA waiver...

AP Basketball WriterCollege hoops scheduling still chaotic as season approachesBy JOHN MARSHALLThe NCAA's announcement of a college basketball start date led to huge scramble as schools tried to fill out schedules altered by the coronavirus pandemic.Instead of getting easier with time, the task of building schedules has become more...

Kentucky, Notre Dame meet this fall to begin 3-year seriesLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky and Notre Dame play this fall to begin a three-year series between two of college basketball’s winningest programs.Kentucky hosts Notre Dame on Dec. 12 in the first regular-season meeting between the schools since Notre Dame's...

North Carolina State preview capsuleBy The Associated PressNorth Carolina State preview capsuleEds: With BKC--NC State PreviewBy The Associated Press=North Carolina StateLast season: 15-17, second straight losing season.Nickname: Wolfpack.Coach: Kevin Keatts.Conference: Atlantic Coast.Who's gone: PG Dennis Smith Jr., G Terry Henderson, G Maverick Rowan, F Ted Kapita, C BeeJay Anya.Who's...

Texas A-M rallies to beat Texas A-M-Corpus Christi 63-60COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Emanuel Miller scored 20 points and Texas A&M erased a double-digit deficit in the second half and beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 63-60 on Sunday night.After trailing by 11 two minutes into the second half, the Aggies...

AP Basketball WriterInjured NBA prospects deal with shut-it-down conversationsBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) When college stars like Cole Anthony are injured, they are faced with the question of whether they should they return or just sit out the season to protect their looming draft prospects.Like Anthony, who...

Arkansas freshman Garland out with medical conditionFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas freshman guard Khalil Garland has not been cleared to practice to begin the preseason because of an undisclosed health condition.Coach Mike Anderson says Garland is receiving treatment for the condition and that the school's medical staff is ''optimistic''...

Associated PressBig Ten enjoys week at Madison Square GardenBy MATT SUGAMNEW YORK (AP) When the Big Ten announced it would start playing its men's basketball tournament on the East Coast, the venue that made headlines was clear: Madison Square Garden.From the start of the NIT in the late...

AP Sports WriterBob Huggins, John Calipari to renew friendship, rivalryBy JOHN RABYBefore trying to get the best of each other in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, close friends Bob Huggins of West Virginia and John Calipari of Kentucky are renewing their bond at Huggins' charity event.Calipari will be the special...

Associated PressMcGusty, Vasiljevic lead Miami past Quinnipiac 80-52By SANTOS PEREZCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Halftime intermission provided Dejan Vasiljevic the appropriate period to correct his first half shooting woes.Vasiljevic overcame a scoreless first half and scored 13 points while Kameron McGusty finished with a game-high 22 points to lead...

AP Basketball WriterAnalysis: Pac-12 shooting for 7 NCAA Tournament berthsBy JOHN MARSHALLThe Pac-12 Conference has the potential to get seven teams through to the NCAA Tournament. That would match the past two years combined and equal the conference record set in 2016.To get there, a few teams may have...

Bey, Garza, Powell, Pritchard, Toppin win hoops awardsBRISTOL, Conn. (AP) Saddiq Bey of Villanova, Luka Garza of Iowa, Myles Powell of Seton Hall, Peyton Pritchard of Oregon and Obi Toppin of Dayton have earned positional awards from the Basketball Hall of Fame.The winners were announced Tuesday on ESPN's...