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Morris Taft, who helped UCLA to 1st NCAA Tourney win, diesLOS ANGELES (AP) Morris Taft, a guard under coach John Wooden at UCLA from 1954-56 who helped the Bruins win their first NCAA Tournament game, has died. He was 84.The school said Taft died Sunday at his home...

AP Sports WriterVillanova, Wright chasing title repeat with lessons from runBy DAN GELSTONVILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Jay Wright slipped in and out of his competitive consciousness in the national championship game. He cringed as a coach as Villanova's late lead trickled away against North Carolina. He loved the frenzy...

LAS VEGAS (AP) The NCAA altered its timeout rules before the 2015-16 season, making it so coaches could no longer call one in live-ball situations. The rule was designed to help speed up play and shift the emphasis of the game to the players. This season, the NCAA has tweaked the...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Tennessee Tech is picked to finish second in its division of the Ohio Valley Conference, and coach Steve Payne is hopeful that a fifth-year transfer from Tulane will help put the Golden Eagles over the top. He still hates the fifth-year transfer rule. ''As a coach, it...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Andrew White III began his career at Kansas, then transferred to Nebraska and redshirted a year before playing another, only to wind up at Syracuse to finish off his unique college basketball odyssey. All that moving around hardly makes him unique, though. It's more like the new norm. More...

LAS VEGAS (AP) Dr. James Naismith created the original 13 rules for basket ball in 1892, outlining the method of scoring, what constitutes a foul and how to determine which team wins. Those rules evolved as the game grew. The peach baskets were replaced by rims and backboards were added. Team...

It's pretty safe to say that as soon as Kris Jenkins' 3-pointer made Villanova a national champion, somebody predicted what the 2017 NCAA Tournament bracket would look like. Waiting until the start of the season doesn't seem to be too smart of an idea either, but what the heck? Here's...

Jason Kidd endows men's basketball scholarship at CaliforniaBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd has donated more than $1 million for a men's basketball scholarship with his former California program.The 10-time NBA All-Star led the Golden Bears to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances during his two seasons as...

AP Basketball WriterUNLV will need time to jell in first season under MenziesBy JOHN MARSHALLLAS VEGAS (AP) Marvin Menzies knew it would take some time to know what type of team he had at UNLV. He was new, the system was new and so were most of the...

AP Basketball WriterDuke's Allen leads AP preseason All-America teamBy JIM O'CONNELLJosh Hart is off to a stellar start as a member of the defending national champions.The 6-foot-5 swingman from Villanova will begin his senior season on The Associated Press' preseason All-America team.Hart, the Big East's preseason player of the...

AP Basketball WriterDuke's Allen leads AP preseason All-America teamBy JIM O'CONNELLGrayson Allen of Duke and Ivan Rabb of California lead The Associated Press' preseason All-America team.Jason Hart of Villanova, Dillon Brooks of Oregon and Monte Morris of Iowa State round out the team released Wednesday.Allen, a 6-foot-5 junior guard,...

Arizona's Smith injures leg in exhibition openerTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona redshirt freshman Ray Smith, who tore both ACLs the previous two seasons, suffered what appeared to be a serious leg injury in the 10th-ranked Wildcats' 86-35 exhibition victory over College of Idaho on Tuesday night.Smith returned after being...