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Forbes: transfer Wilkins immediately eligible at Wake ForestWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes says Virginia Tech transfer Isaiah Wilkins will be immediately eligible this season.Wilkins is a Winston-Salem native who played two seasons for the Hokies before deciding to transfer to the hometown Demon Deacons. The...

Kentucky hires coaching veteran Flint as Wildcats assistantLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky has hired coaching veteran James ''Bruiser'' Flint as an assistant on John Calipari's men's basketball staff. He fills the opening created by Kenny Payne's departure to the NBA's New York Knicks.Flint's 30 years of experience include seven as...

DePaul hires Peevy from Kentucky to replace Ponsetto as ADCHICAGO (AP) DePaul has hired DeWayne Peevy as its athletic director to replace the retiring Jean Lenti Ponsetto.Peevy, previously the deputy athletic director at Kentucky, will be introduced on Tuesday. He spent 12 years at Kentucky, where he began...

Syracuse guard Alan Griffin cleared to playSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse guard Alan Griffin has been granted a waiver of the transfer residence requirement by the NCAA and is immediately eligible to play for the Orange, the school announced Tuesday.A junior guard from Ossining, New York, Griffin spent his...

NCAA looks to September for decision on basketball tipoffINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA will likely decide next month whether to start the college basketball season on time or have a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt said Monday that mid-September will likely...

Former Colorado State basketball coach Boyd Grant dies at 87FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Boyd ''Tiny'' Grant, the basketball coach who led Colorado State and Fresno State to the NCAA Tournament, died Monday. It was his 87th birthday.Colorado State announced Grant suffered a stroke over the weekend and didn't...

NABC to give college hoops players voice with new coalitionKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The National Association of Basketball Coaches is creating a coalition of players to provide feedback on a variety of issues, the latest example of student-athletes gaining a greater voice both on and off the court.NABC...

Basketball player dies during training in SerbiaBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Former Florida State center Michael Ojo died on Friday after collapsing during training in Serbia, his former team Red Star Belgrade said. He was 27.The Nigerian-born basketball player was taken to a hospital in the Serbian capital, but doctors...

Basketball player dies during training in SerbiaBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Former Florida State University center Michael Ojo died on Friday after collapsing during training in Serbia, his former team Red Star Belgrade said. He was 27.The Nigerian-born basketball player was taken to a hospital in the Serbian capital, but...

AP Sports WriterWright direction: Standout senior guard returns to ColoradoBy PAT GRAHAMMcKinley Wright IV will be back for season No. 4 with the Colorado Buffaloes.The point guard tested the NBA draft process before announcing a return for his senior year. It's a big boost for a Buffaloes team that's...

Alabama's Petty announces his return for senior seasonTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama guard John Petty Jr. is staying in school instead of entering the NBA draft.The Crimson Tide junior announced his decision to return for his senior season Monday on Twitter, proclaiming: ''I'm back.''Petty, the Tide's top 3-point shooter,...

Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert returning for senior seasonSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Corey Kispert will not pursue professional options and is returning to Gonzaga for his senior season.Kispert's decision, announced by the school Monday, comes two days after guard Joel Ayayi announced he will be back for his junior season...