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AP Basketball WriterPinson set to return for No. 14 UNC against rival NC StateBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina swingman Theo Pinson is finally set to make his season debut after October foot surgery.Coach Roy Williams said Friday he expects to play the junior in the...

Ex-Louisville players sue NCAA over vacated national titleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A group of former Louisville men's basketball players have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA over the organization's vacation of the Cardinals' 2013 national championship and 2012 Final Four.John Morgan, one of several attorneys representing former Cardinals captain...

NCAA moving men's 3-point line to international distanceINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The 3-point line is moving back in men's college basketball.The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel announced Wednesday that the arc will be moved to 22 feet, 1 } inches for the 2019-20 season, matching the international distance.The change will...

AP Basketball WriterTop Flyer: Dayton's Obi Toppin leads AP All-American teamBy JOHN MARSHALLDayton star Obi Toppin is the lone unanimous first-team choice to The Associated Press college basketball All-America team announced Friday.Toppin was joined on the first team announced by Iowa's Luka Garza, Marquette's Markus Howard, Myles Powell of...

AP Sports WriterFlorida may move basketball opener amid scheduling issuesBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida and Belmont might not open the basketball season against each other after all.The Gators and Bruins originally agreed to play in Jacksonville on Nov. 11, but the matchup could be moved to Tampa...

The Latest: Auburn's Okeke has torn ACL, will have surgeryBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5 p.m.Auburn forward Chuma Okeke will miss the remainder of the NCAA Tournament after tearing the ACL in his left knee late in the fifth-seeded...

AP Sports WriterBeilein: Offer from Pistons would have been tough decisionBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) John Beilein says he was never offered the Detroit Pistons' coaching job, but if he had been, it would have been a tough decision.Beilein is now looking ahead to another season of...

Western Michigan basketball player charged with murderKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) Prosecutors have filed murder and armed robbery charges against a Western Michigan University basketball player in the killing of a fellow student last week.Joeviair (Joe-vee-AIR') Kennedy is due to be arraigned Monday in a Kalamazoo County court in Thursday's...

AP Sports WriterDuke's new freshmen embrace challenge of following ZionBy JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) With one giant leap, Cassius Stanley knocked Zion Williamson out of the Duke record book. His familiar No. 1 jersey now belongs to Vernon Carey Jr.The Blue Devils' latest crop of freshmen is embracing...

AP Sports WriterNCAA hoops game in Baltimore held in empty gym for COVID-19By STEPHEN WHYNOBALTIMORE (AP) In what was believed to be the first U.S. sports event held without fans because of the new coronavirus, Yeshiva University beat Worcester Polytechnic Institute in a Division III men's basketball NCAA...

AP Sports WritersTennessee, Kentucky showdown at Rupp Arena this weekendBy STEVE MEGARGEE and DAVID BRANDTHere are some things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball this week:GAME OF THE WEEKENDNo. 1 Tennessee at No. 5 Kentucky: Although Kentucky's 73-71 loss to No. 19 LSU on Tuesday may have removed some...

AP Basketball WriterBig East a beast again with four teams showcased in Top 25By DAVE SKRETTAIt has been a long time since the Big East commanded the spotlight like it does in college basketball these days.In fact, you probably have to go back about seven years to the days...