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Alabama gives hoops coach Avery Johnson 2-year extensionTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama basketball coach Avery Johnson has received a two-year contract extension through 2023.The board of trustees' compensation committee approved the extension on Friday. Johnson will receive $2.9 million annually under the six-year deal.The Tide hasn't made the NCAA...

Weber State to retire Damian Lillard's jerseyOGDEN, Utah (AP) Weber State will retire the jersey of Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard on Aug. 26.The two-time All-Star will have his No. 1 retired during an alumni game in which he will be one of the coaches.Lillard will be...

Wake Forest scoring leader Dickie Hemric dies at 83WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Dickie Hemric, the leading scorer and rebounder in Wake Forest history, has died. He was 83.School spokesman Steve Kirkland said family members told the school that Hemric died Thursday in Akron, Ohio. No cause of death was...

Clemson adds ex-Tigers guard McIntyre to men's hoop staffCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson's second all-time leading scorer Terrell McIntyre has joined the men's basketball staff as the director of player development.Tigers coach Brad Brownell announced the move Thursday.McIntyre played for Clemson from 1995-99 and was named to the all-Atlantic...

Dayton basketball player charged after fight in jailDAYTON, Ohio (AP) Police say a University of Dayton basketball player got into a fight with another inmate at a county jail after he was picked up on a charge of underage drinking.Police say Sam Miller, a 20-year-old junior forward for...

AP Basketball WriterItaly trip will give Keatts look at Wolfpack's early growthBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State's delayed trip to Italy will offer coach Kevin Keatts the first chance to see how much his new team has learned.The team departs Wednesday for a three-game, 11-day tour...

AP Sports WriterK-State coach Weber agrees to 2-year contract extensionBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber went from the hot seat to the NCAA Tournament last season.That was enough to earn him two more years on the job.Weber agreed to a contract extension Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterK-State coach Weber agrees to 2-year contract extensionBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber went from the hot seat to the NCAA Tournament last season.That was enough to earn him two more years on the job.Weber agreed to a contract extension Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterK-State coach Weber agrees to 2-year contract extensionBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber agreed a two-year contract extension Tuesday that could keep him with the Wildcats through the 2020-21 season.It was the first major personnel decision made by new athletic director...

Western Kentucky grants recruit Robinson release to transferBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury says freshman center Mitchell Robinson has been granted a release to transfer from the program, a day after the 7-footer was suspended indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules.Stansbury repeated his...

Western Kentucky suspends freshman center Mitchell RobinsonBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury has suspended freshman center Mitchell Robinson indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules.Robinson, a 7-footer from Chalmette (Louisiana) High School, is a consensus All-American and five-star prospect by several recruiting services. He's...

Western Kentucky suspends freshman center Mitchell RobinsonBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury has suspended freshman center Mitchell Robinson indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules.Mitchell, a 7-footer from Chalmette (Louisiana) High School, is a consensus All-American and five-star prospect by several recruiting services. He's...