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Hawkins carries St Francis (BKN) past Mount St Mary's 70-55NEW YORK (AP) Chauncey Hawkins had 23 points as St. Francis (Brooklyn) beat Mount St. Mary's 70-55 on Thursday.Unique McLean had 13 points for St. Francis (3-3, 3-2 Northeast Conference). Rob Higgins added 11 points and Yaradyah Evans had...

Wake Forest brings in Marshall grad transfer ThompsonWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has added graduate transfer Terrence Thompson from Marshall.Coach Danny Manning announced the addition of Thompson on Monday, calling him ''someone who comes in with a level of maturity and experience'' that can help the program.Thompson started...

The Latest: Gamecocks' Martin says he has shed 35 poundsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest from SEC men's basketball media day on Wednesday (all times local):12:25 p.m.South Carolina coach Frank Martin says he has dropped 35 pounds during the offseason to make up for the weight gain that had...

UIC fires basketball coach Steve McClain after 5 seasonsCHICAGO (AP) Illinois-Chicago fired coach Steve McClain on Friday after five seasons.McClain went 76-93 with the Flames, including a 42-48 record in the Horizon League.UIC was 18-17 this season and reached the Horizon League Tournament final, but lost 71-62 to...

Stanley, Magee, Bach win Lapchick Character AwardNEW YORK (AP) Marianne Stanley knew college success as a player and a coach and then earned coaching honors in the WNBA.Stanley joined Herb Magee, who has won more than 1,000 games at Philadelphia University, and the late Fordham coach John Bach...

Louisville's Malik Williams out 12 weeks; needs foot surgeryLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville forward/center Malik Williams will miss at least 12 weeks after reinjuring his right foot, an injury that sidelined him at the start of last season.Williams has a new fracture of the same bone that required the...

AP Basketball WriterRPI replaced with new evaluation tool for NCAA TournamentBy JOHN MARSHALLThe NCAA is ditching the RPI for its own evaluation tool to select teams for the NCAA Tournament.The NCAA Evaluation Tool will rely on game results, strength of schedule, game location, scoring margin, net offensive and defensive...

Junior guard Mussini leaves St. John'sNEW YORK (AP) Junior guard Federico Mussini has decided to leave St. John's to pursue a professional basketball career in Europe.Mussini, who averaged 9.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists, over the past two seasons, made the announcement Tuesday. The native of Reggio...

AP Basketball WriterHoward has Michigan rolling entering big game at LouisvilleBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Juwan Howard breaks out the Cabbage Patch dance only for special occasions.He did it when he finally became an NBA champion player with the Miami Heat in 2012. He did it again the next...

NCAA rules Florida's Gak ineligible to play in 2016-17GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida center Gorjok Gak will not be eligible to play as a freshman next season.The Gators announced Tuesday that the NCAA cleared Gak for enrollment this fall but denied his ineligibility for the 2016-17 season. The 6-foot-11,...

AP Sports WriterKansas, Texas Tech meet in crucial Big 12 title tiltBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas has spent the better part of the past 15 years presiding over the Big 12.Whether that streak continues could come down to 48 hours.The No. 12 Jayhawks and No. 14 Texas...

AP Sports WriterUConn's 8 newcomers already competing for playing timeBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) The competition to earn playing time is already in high gear at UConn, where eight newcomers have joined the Huskies.So far, it's been just pickup games, limited workouts with coaches and on Thursday, their...