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Associated PressMissouri has youth movement in place for rebuildingBy JADE WASHBURNCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) For Kim Anderson and the Missouri Tigers, this season is all about building for the future.Last season, the Tigers self-imposed a two-year postseason ban in light of recruiting violations that occurred under former coach Frank...

Associated PressBacon's improved 3-point shooting bolsters No. 15 SeminolesBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Dwayne Bacon's offseason work on his shooting mechanics is continuing to pay off for Florida State.The sophomore leads the 15th-ranked Seminoles in 3-pointers with 39 - he made 32 all of last season. Bacon's...

AP Sports WriterDefending champion Oregon picked to repeat as Pac-12 winnerBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Coaches in the deep-as-ever Pac-12 Conference are determined to continue some serious momentum in men's basketball that was built up during a special March.A conference-record seven teams reached the 2016 NCAA Tournament.''The biggest...

The Latest: Game time in the desert as Final Four beginsGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Latest on the semifinal games in the Final Four: (all times local):3:10 p.m.It's game time in the desert.Gonzaga and South Carolina, both in their first Final Four, tipped off as fans poured in to...

Former Florida men's basketball coach Tommy Bartlett diesCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Tommy Bartlett, who coached the Florida men's basketball team for seven seasons, has died. He was 88.Tom Tallent, the manager at Chattanooga Funeral Home, confirmed Thursday that Bartlett died Wednesday at his Chattanooga home.Bartlett had a 95-85 record...

Memphis AD Bowen issues statement supporting Smith's programMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis athletic director Tom Bowen says he and coach Tubby Smith are ''extremely optimistic about the future of our program'' even though the Tigers' top three scorers this season are all transferring.Bowen issued a statement Tuesday saying he...

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) Dane Pineau scored 20 points and led four players in double digits as Saint Mary's rolled over Southern Utah 92-36 on Wednesday night.Pineau did it with 10-of-12 shooting from the field for the Gaels (8-1). He also had six rebounds and six assists. Emmett Naar...

Original basketball rules displayed at University of KansasLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas has put James Naismith's original rules of basketball on display at the new DeBruce Center, which was built to house the historical two-page document.The 32,000-square-foot, $21.7 million DeBruce Center is the permanent home for...

Ball St. picks up graduate transfer DouDou GueyeMUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Ball State has signed 6-foot-10 center DouDou Gueye, a graduate transfer from South Carolina State.He will be eligible to play next season, coach James Whitford said after making the official announcement Saturday.The Senegal player spent the last two...

AP Sports WriterBad memories return as No. 7 Virginia visits SyracuseBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Virginia point guard London Perrantes had almost blocked the nightmare from his mind.Then when he was reminded about the Cavaliers' collapse against Syracuse last year - ninth-ranked Virginia's opponent on Saturday -...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Jaylen Johnson had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Louisville cruised past Bellarmine 71-55 on Sunday in its exhibition opener.The Cardinals led just 32-26 at halftime behind 33 percent shooting but began the second 7 of 16 from the field. They shoot 13 of 27...

The early reviews on 6-foot-11 Kentucky freshman Skal Labissiere has gone something like this: He doesn't like physical contact. Plays too straight up. Won't play near the basket.Some or all of those observations have been evident at one time or another during a four-game slump in which Labissiere has...