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Flynn declares for NBA draft after historic season at SDSUSAN DIEGO (AP) Guard Malachi Flynn, a consensus All-American and the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, will forego his senior season at San Diego State and enter the NBA draft.Flynn became the most decorated player in Aztecs...

Florida A&M names Robert McCullum as men's basketball coachTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida A&M University has hired Robert McCullum as its next men's basketball head coach.The university announced the move on Tuesday.McCullum has been Oregon's assistant director of basketball operations for the past three seasons. The Ducks advanced to...

UNC Wilmington hires NC State assistant Siddle as coachWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) UNC Wilmington hired North Carolina State assistant coach Takayo Siddle as basketball coach Friday.Siddle replaces C.B. McGrath, who was fired in January after compiling a 26-58 record midway through his third season. Assistant Rob Burke served as...

Fields set for 39th annual Great Alaska ShootoutANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Nevada will be among the eight teams in the men's field for the 39th annual Great Alaska Shootout while Southern California will highlight the women's side.Also joining host Alaska Anchorage in the men's bracket will be Buffalo, Oakland,...

AP Basketball WriterNC State outlines steps taken in federal hoops investigationBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has released a timeline of steps the university has taken to cooperate with investigators since the federal probe into college basketball became public last fall.The university had essentially responded to...

'Father of the Final Four' Tom Jernestedt dies at 75.INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Tom Jernstedt, a member of the Naismith Hall of Fame for his contributions to college basketball and the NCAA Tournament, has died. He was 75.The NCAA said Sunday Jernstedt died this weekend.Nicknamed ''Father of the Final Four,''...

AP Sports WriterNo. 4 SDSU beats Wyoming 72-55 to match Leonard's 20-0 startBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) With transfers Malachi Flynn and Yanni Wetzell once again leading the way, No. 4 San Diego State improved to 20-0 to match Kawhi Leonard's 2010-11 team for the best start in...

AP Sports WriterNo. 5 Tennessee has chance to accomplish several milestonesBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee never has earned back-to-back Southeastern Conference championships, a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament or a spot in the Final Four.Yet all three of those milestones are within reach for the...

Wiseman withdraws lawsuit, Memphis works on eligibilityMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Freshman James Wiseman has withdrawn his lawsuit against the NCAA and Memphis, and the university has declared him ineligible while officials work to resolve the case.The university announced Wiseman's decision Thursday morning.Memphis says it supports Wiseman's decision and believes...

AP Sports WriterIowa going with youth, waiting on BohannonBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa has a leadership void to fill after forward Tyler Cook left for the NBA, point guard Jordan Bohannon had hip surgery and guard Isaiah Moss bolted for Kansas. All three were lined up...

Ex-Oklahoma State basketball coach gets 3 months in prisonNEW YORK (AP) A former assistant basketball coach at Oklahoma State and the University of South Carolina has been sentenced to three months in prison for accepting bribes to link top players with bribe-paying managers and financial advisers.Lamont Evans emerged...

Rider splits season series with Niagara with 73-58 winLAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) Frederick Scott had 17 points as Rider topped Niagara 73-58 on Sunday.Tyere Marshall had 16 points and four assists for Rider (14-9, 8-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), which earned its fourth straight home victory. Stevie Jordan added...