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Kentucky's Diallo, who sat out last season, to enter draftLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky guard Hamidou Diallo, a January enrollee who did not play last season for the Wildcats, has submitted his name for the NBA draft, but will not an agent while deciding whether to remain in the...

Associated PressIllinois competed, struggled during Underwood's first seasonBy JAMES BOYDCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois opened its season on a six-game winning streak for the first time in four years. The Illini only won eight more games the rest of the season and were knocked out in the first round...

Kentucky, then Duke: Utah Valley opens with a brutal doubleOREM, Utah (AP) Utah Valley is calling it perhaps the toughest 24 hours of basketball in NCAA history.The Wolverines say they will play at bluebloods Kentucky and Duke on back-to-back days to open the season. They'll visit Rupp Arena...

AP Sports WriterCollege basketball bubbles brewing with season on horizonBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) With the coronavirus pandemic already forcing changes for college basketball, a bubble may be brewing in Indianapolis.Indiana Sports Corp. released a 16-page proposal Friday that calls for turning the city convention center's exhibition halls and...

Hobbs' leads streaking Boise St. past Wyoming 67-62LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Alex Hobbs scored a career-high 24 points off the bench To help Boise State rally late for a 67-62 win over Wyoming on Tuesday night.Boise State (16-8, 8-4 Mountain West Conference) trailed 53-51 after Jake Hendricks made 1...

The Latest: Hot-shooting Texas Tech has narrow leadBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):6:40 p.m.The West Region final shaped up as a matchup between Gonzaga's efficient offense and Texas Tech's suffocating defenses.But so far, Texas Tech has shown it's capable...

Ex NY basketball coach indicted on forged-transcript chargesWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) A former basketball coach of a New York community college has been indicted on charges he used forged transcripts to help star players transfer to NCAA Division I colleges.Tyrone Mushatt was arraigned on an 18-count indictment Thursday...

Associated PressLawyer: Evidence shows coaches knew of NCAA family payoutsBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) A lawyer for a longtime Adidas employee urged jurors Thursday to use common sense and evidence to conclude college basketball coaches like Bill Self at Kansas and Rick Pitino at Louisville knew shoe companies...

AP Basketball WriterVerge to stay at Arizona State, removes name from NBA draftBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State guard Alonzo Verge Jr. is withdrawing his name from the NBA draft and will return for his senior season.''We are thrilled with Alonzo's decision,'' Sun Devils coach Bobby Hurley...

Louisville places assistants Fair, Johnson on paid leaveLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has placed associate men's basketball coach Kenny Johnson and assistant Jordan Fair on paid administrative leave while the school handles its involvement in a national federal investigation of the sport.Neither Fair nor Johnson have participated in practices...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona freshman Ray Smith, a key part of coach Sean Miller's latest recruiting class, will not play this season after tearing his right ACL in practice.A 6-foot-8 small forward from Las Vegas, Smith was expected to play a significant role with the Wildcats, along with...

AP Was There: Villanova shoots lights out to upend HoyasBy The Associated PressA panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are being republished because the sport has been shut down because...