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Freshman A&M guard J.J. Caldwell ineligible for 2016-17COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) The NCAA has ruled Texas A&M guard J.J. Caldwell ineligible for this season.Aggies coach Billy Kennedy announced the decision in a statement Texas A&M issued Friday. No reason was given for Caldwell's ineligibility, but Kennedy said he...

Brey hires former Notre Dame guard Ayers as an assistantSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey has hired former Fighting Irish guard Ryan Ayers as an assistant coach.Ayers is the second former Irish player joining Brey's staff in a week, joining Ryan Humphrey, who was...

AP Sports WriterArkansas using overseas trip to help mesh overhauled rosterBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas coach Mike Anderson believes missing the NCAA Tournament last season was an aberration, not a trend.The Razorbacks, loaded with an influx of junior-college talent, will have an early chance to prove their...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky coach John Calipari hopes Wildcats fans resist the urge to tease archrival Louisville about its escort scandal and treat the Cardinals respectfully Saturday in the Bluegrass showdown at Rupp Arena.Escort Katina Powell has alleged in a book that former Louisville staffer Andre McGee paid...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame coach Mike Brey has signed 6-foot-6 guard D.J. Harvey from Bowie, Maryland, to play for the Fighting Irish next season. Harvey averaged 15.4 points, seven rebounds and four assists last season as a junior at DeMatha High School, the same school Brey attended and...

NC State adds 7-foot Turkish center Omer YurtsevenRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has added center Omer Yurtseven to its basketball roster.Team spokesman Fred Demarest on Monday confirmed that the school had received his signed letter of intent.Yurtseven is a 7-foot center from Turkey who scored 91 points...

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Conor Clifford led a balanced Washington State offense with 18 points as the Cougars rolled to a 74-57 win over Cal State-Los Angeles on Tuesday night.Que Johnson added 15 points for the Cougars (3-0) at Beasley Coliseum. WSU played without leading scorer and rebounder Josh...

AP Sports WriterEx-Vols guard Mostella cited on drug paraphernalia chargeBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Tennessee guard Detrick Mostella has a court date later this month after being cited on a misdemeanor charge of possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia.Tennessee announced Tuesday night that Mostella had been dismissed from...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame is unranked for the first time in nearly a year after losing twice in three games, and coach Mike Brey believes that might be the best thing for a team trying to find its way.''It's funny, in a twisted sort of way,...

MILWAUKEE (AP) Marquette has signed coach Steve Wojciechowski to a two-year contract extension that would keep him with the Golden Eagles through the 2021-22 season.Athletic director Bill Scholl announced the extension Tuesday, on the eve of the team's Big East opener against Seton Hall.Financial terms were not disclosed...

Krzyzewski has hernia surgery, expects to be healthy for RioDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke says men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has had hernia surgery.Team spokesman Cory Walton said the Hall of Fame coach underwent inguinal hernia repair surgery Monday at Duke University Hospital.Krzyzewski says he will be in ''great...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) There's a huge mural of Billy Donovan plastered just inside the doors of Florida's basketball facility. It went up after the Gators won consecutive national titles in 2006 and 2007.It's a tribute to the man who built Florida into a basketball power. It also could...