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Skip Prosser's son named head coach at Western CarolinaCULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) Mark Prosser, the son of the late former Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser, has been hired as Western Carolina's men's basketball coach.An assistant at Winthrop the last six seasons, Mark Prosser was introduced at a news conference...

Kerwin Roach II of Texas to enter NBA draft to test statusAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas junior guard Kerwin Roach II says he'll declare himself eligible for the NBA draft in June. But he has no plans to hire an agent, allowing him to return to school.Roach said Tuesday...

Reports: Louisville hires Xavier's Mack as Cardinals' coachLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) According to multiple reports Louisville has hired Xavier's Chris Mack as its new men's basketball coach, hoping he can guide the program back to national contention after a turbulent season in which the Cardinals missed the NCAA Tournament.Mack...

AP Sports WriterVillanova stamps itself as nation's elite in Final Four runBy DAN GELSTONVILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) The Final Four had been set for decades: Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Kentucky were crowned as college basketball's royalty.They are the bluebloods of basketball - where deep NCAA Tournament runs are...

AP Sports WriterNot ready to retire, Tubby Smith lands at High PointBy JOEDY McCREARYHIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) Tubby Smith isn't ready to retire, so after being fired by Memphis he was looking for employment. High Point needed a men's basketball coach and soon Smith got a call from...

Arkansas-Little Rock hires Walker as its new coachLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Former Toronto Raptors coach Darrell Walker has been hired as the coach at Arkansas-Little Rock.Walker's hiring follows the firing of former coach Wes Flanigan this month after a school-record 25 losses by the Trojans. The 57-year-old Walker...

Kansas, Michigan State and UCLA head strong 2019 Maui fieldLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Final Four-bound Kansas, Michigan State and UCLA headline what will be another strong field at the 2019 Maui Invitational.The Maui field is annually one of the best among college basketball's holiday tournaments and the 2019 bracket,...

AP Sports WriterMoos: Miles deserves chance to keep building Husker programBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Coach Tim Miles will be back for a seventh season at Nebraska and talks about a contract extension will begin after the NCAA Final Four, athletic director Bill Moos said Tuesday.Miles is 97-97...

Reports: Louisville hires Xavier's Mack as Cardinals' coachLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has found its new men's basketball coach, tapping Xavier's Chris Mack to guide the program back to national contention after a turbulent season in which the Cardinals were linked to a federal investigation and eventually missed the...

AP Basketball WriterKansas' Vick 1 of several possible Final Four impact playersBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Kansas' Lagerald Vick started the year with a series of strong performances - and then abruptly faded for most of Big 12 play.The 6-foot-5 junior is back to playing reliably productive minutes...

Detroit Mercy fires Alexander after 2 seasonsDETROIT (AP) Detroit Mercy has fired coach Bacari Alexander after the Titans went 8-24 this season.The school announced the move Monday. Alexander, a former assistant at Michigan, went 16-47 in two seasons at the helm for Detroit.Assistant coach Jermaine Jackson was named...

Texas-Arlington hoops coach Cross fired after 12 seasonsARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Texas-Arlington has fired coach Scott Cross after 12 seasons.Cross played for the Mavericks and then was an assistant coach before leading the school to 225 wins and its only NCAA Tournament appearance during his time in charge.Associate head...