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Iowa State adds James Kane as an assistant coachAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State coach Steve Prohm has added James Kane to his staff as an assistant.Prohm announced the hiring of Kane, a former assistant of his at Murray State, on Monday.Prohm, with Kane on his staff, led the...

AP Basketball WriterHigh-scoring White ready for shot at UNC point guard roleBy AARON BEARDWILSON, N.C. (AP) No one questions whether Coby White is good enough to help North Carolina immediately as a freshman.Rather, the pressing question as White heads to campus this week is this: can the instate...

Minnesota loses 7-footer Stockman as grad transferMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota center Matz Stockman will leave the program without playing in a game.Coach Richard Pitino announced Thursday night that Stockman will graduate early this summer and forgo the upcoming season with the Gophers.With one year of eligibility remaining, Stockman will...

Detroit hires ex-Indiana and Texas Southern coach Mike DavisDETROIT (AP) Detroit Mercy has hired basketball coach Mike Davis away from Texas Southern.The Horizon League school in the Motor City announced the move Thursday, adding a coach with a 352-241 career record in college.Davis led Texas Southern for the...

Former Western Michigan basketball player cleared of murderKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) A jury has acquitted a former Western Michigan basketball player of murder in the shooting death of a fellow student but convicted him of armed robbery and a weapons charge.The Kalamazoo County jury deliberated two days before returning...

Hardaway: Former NBA coach Sam Mitchell joins Memphis' staffMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Penny Hardaway has finalized his coaching staff at Memphis by hiring veteran NBA coach Sam Mitchell.Hardaway said in a statement Thursday that Mitchell is a veteran who has coached at the game's highest levels.Mitchell, 54, joins Mike...

Detroit hires ex-Indiana and Texas Southern coach Mike DavisDETROIT (AP) Detroit Mercy has hired basketball coach Mike Davis away from Texas Southern.The Horizon League school in the Motor City announced the move Thursday, adding a coach with a 352-241 career record in college.Davis led Texas Southern for the...

Hardaway: Former NBA coach Sam Mitchell joins Memphis' staffMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Penny Hardaway has finalized his coaching staff at Memphis by hiring veteran NBA coach Sam Mitchell.Hardaway said in a statement Thursday that Mitchell is a veteran who has coached at the game's highest levels.Mitchell, 54, joins Mike...

Detroit hires ex-Indiana and Texas Southern coach Mike DavisDETROIT (AP) Detroit Mercy has hired basketball coach Mike Davis away from Texas Southern.The Horizon League school in the Motor City announced the move Thursday, adding a coach with a 352-241 career record in college.Davis led Texas Southern for the...

Former Duke star Greg Paulus hired as assistant coach at GWWASHINGTON (AP) Former Duke guard Greg Paulus has been hired as an assistant basketball coach at George Washington.Paulus' addition to head coach Maurice Joseph's staff was announced by GW on Wednesday.Paulus worked at Louisville last season and has...

AP Sports WriterNew coach Penny Hardaway already having impact on MemphisBy TERESA M. WALKERMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) League championships, the NCAA Tournament and another Final Four berth all accomplished by teams with a healthy dose of local talent - before sellout crowds.High expectations for any college coach. For someone...

Illinois to spend $30 million on practice facility upgradeCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois says it will spend $30 million on renovations to its 20-year-old basketball practice facility.The school said Monday the project will more than double the building's square footage and benefit both the men's and women's teams. Among...