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NEW YORK (AP) The Big East brought its incoming freshman class to New York City for two days and not one basketball was bounced, dunked or dribbled.The 10-member, basketball-centric Big East invited its ''rookies'' for a weekend of discussions of what these athletes were going to find out...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) New Hornets guard Jeremy Lin says he had trouble convincing a security guard that he's an NBA player when he showed up at the team's Charlotte arena.The NBA's first American player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, Lin tweeted about the encounter Saturday afternoon: ''Went to...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis has canceled plans to honor former Tigers coach John Calipari for his induction into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.Hours after announcing a dinner Dec. 28 benefiting the Tigers and honoring Calipari, Memphis President M. David Rudd issued a statement on Twitter saying the...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Sophomore Emmitt Holt was kicked off Indiana's basketball team Monday and freshman Thomas Bryant will face internal discipline after being cited for illegal possession of an alcoholic beverage.Monday's announcement by the athletic department comes one week after the legal trouble was made public.The school said...

CHICAGO (AP) Illinois forward Darius Paul has been dismissed following his arrest last week during a team trip to France.Coach John Groce (grohs) announced the move in a written statement Friday.Immediately after the trip, Groce had said he had ''indefinitely'' suspended Paul for violating team rules. On Friday,...

AMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State says basketball player Georgios Tsalmpouris is turning pro.Tsalmpouris, a 7-foot-1 center from Katerini, Greece, was a late addition to the Cyclones roster last season.Tsalmpouris was a project for former coach Fred Hoiberg. He played in just eight games as a freshman in 2014-15,...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia basketball player J.J. Frazier has been released from jail following his arrest on driving charges.The Athens-Clarke County jail's web site shows he was booked early Sunday and released 45 minutes later after posting a combined $2,000 bond. The misdemeanor charges were for improper driving...

KAUKAUNA, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin men's basketball coach Bo Ryan now says he's ''not totally sure'' about whether he will retire after next season.Post-Crescent Media reported Thursday (http://tinyurl.com/nwzxnhx ) that Ryan kept the door open to delaying retirement at an appearance at the U.S. Venture Open golf charity event.In...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Guard Rashad Muhammad will join the Miami Hurricanes' basketball team as a transfer from San Jose State, where he led the team in the scoring each of the past two seasons.A 6-foot-6 guard, Muhammad is the younger brother of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Shabazz Muhammad....