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Texas lands top prep recruit Mohamed BambaAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas basketball coach Shaka Smart has won the recruiting sweepstakes for highly-ranked forward Mohamed Bamba.The 6-foot-11 Bamba signed with the Longhorns on Thursday, picking Texas over Duke, Kentucky, Michigan and Harvard. Bamba is ranked by national recruiting services as...

Associated PressAmateur basketball coach gets 3 months prison in NCAA caseBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) An amateur coach was sentenced to three months in prison Friday for his role in a college basketball bribery scheme that sought to steer impressionable NBA-bound athletes toward fledgling money managers and handlers.Merl...

AP Sports WriterNo. 7 Creighton routs St. John's 97-79 without ZegarowskiBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Denzel Mahoney scored a season-high 24 points to lead six players in double figures with star Marcus Zegarowski out of the lineup, and seventh-ranked Creighton pulled away early in a 97-79 victory over...

AP Sports WriterHurricanes guard Brown decides to hire agent and turn proBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Miami Hurricanes sophomore guard Bruce Brown Jr. has decided to hire an agent and turn pro.Coach Jim Larranaga said Brown informed him of the decision Monday. Brown announced earlier he would declare for...

Portland State cruises to 101-48 win over Portland BiblePORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Ian Burke made five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points - both career highs - and Portland State beat Portland Bible 101-48 on Thursday night.Freshman Ryan Greely had a season-high 17 points, Matt Hauser scored 14, and...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) Junior forward Jordan Washington has been suspended two games by Iona College for his slapping a Monmouth player in the scuffle that broke out after Friday night's game.The 6-foot-8 Washington was clearly seen on tape slapping Monmouth's Chris Brady after the Hawks' 110-102 victory...

Holland's hot shooting leads Southern Miss past UTSA 93-83HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) Kevin Holland sank every shot he took, including seven 3-pointers, to lead Southern Miss in a 93-83 win over Texas-San Antonio on Saturday.Holland finished 8 for 8 from the field for a career-high 23 points. Cortez Edwards...

AP Sports WriterFreshman Baker's 20 points helps lead Texas over TCUBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Freshman Will Baker scored a season-high 20 points and Texas snapped a four-game losing streak with a 70-56 win over TCU on Wednesday night.Baker was a top-50 recruit but had struggled to crack...

AP Sports WriterUCLA hires Cincinnati's Mick Cronin as basketball coachBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Mick Cronin was hired as UCLA's basketball coach Tuesday, ending a bumpy, months-long search to find a replacement for the fired Steve Alford.The university said Cronin agreed to a $24 million, six-year deal.UCLA's search...

Florida guards Nembhard, Mann declare for NBA draftGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida guards Andrew Nembhard and Tre Mann have declared for the NBA draft while keeping open the option of returning to school.The Gators made the announcement Sunday, the final day underclassmen had to decide on their futures.Nembhard hired...

Burmeister, who coached UTSA to NCAA tourney, dies at 72CHICAGO (AP) Ken Burmeister, a college basketball coach for 21 seasons who took Texas-San Antonio to the NCAA Tournament and later guided Loyola of Chicago, died Tuesday. He was 72.Loyola said Burmeister died following a fight with cancer.Burmeister posted...

Florida lands ex-Cleveland State point guard Tyree ApplebyGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida has landed a third transfer in the last three months by signing former Cleveland State point guard Tyree Appleby.Appleby averaged 17.2 points and 5.6 assists as a sophomore in the Horizon League last season. He has to...