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NCAA rules Florida's Gak ineligible to play in 2016-17GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida center Gorjok Gak will not be eligible to play as a freshman next season.The Gators announced Tuesday that the NCAA cleared Gak for enrollment this fall but denied his ineligibility for the 2016-17 season. The 6-foot-11,...

Penn State extends coach Pat Chambers through '22STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State has extended coach Pat Chambers' contract through the 2021-22 season.The Penn State board of trustees' compensation approved the extension on Thursday. Terms of deal will be made public once it's finalized.Chambers led the Nittany Lions...

AP Sports WriterPrep basketball takes backseat to AAU in recruiting gameBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Back when Bruce Weber was an up-and-coming assistant on Gene Keady's staff at Purdue, the coach would spend countless hours on planes and behind the wheel to catch as many high school basketball...

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 WriterWisconsin assistant coach's wife, daughter die in crashBy KEITH JENKINSMILWAUKEE (AP) The University of Wisconsin said Sunday the wife and daughter of men's basketball assistant coach Howard Moore were killed in a Michigan automobile accident.Moore's wife, Jennifer, and daughter Jaidyn were killed early Saturday in the...

SE Louisiana snaps 8-game skid and beats Northwestern St.HAMMOND, La. (AP) Brandon Gonzalez scored 25 points, Ty Brewer had a double-double and Southeastern Louisiana ended an eight-game losing streak with a 95-92 win over Northwestern State on Saturday.Brian White's three-point play with 79 seconds left put Northwestern State...

Arkansas reinstates F Reggie Chaney after 3-game suspensionBy The Associated PressFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas has reinstated sophomore forward Reggie Chaney in time for Tuesday night’s game against Texas Southern.Initially, Chaney was suspended indefinitely for violating team rules. Arkansas coach Eric Musselman said in the release that Chaney “has...

CBS Sports buys some Big East men's games from Fox SportsNEW YORK (AP) The Big East Conference has reached a multi-year agreement with CBS Sports to televise its men's college basketball games through the 2024-25 season.Games will be shown on CBS and on the CBS Sports Network.The conference...

Tar Heels to name playing floor in coach Roy Williams' honorCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina is honoring Hall of Fame basketball coach Roy Williams by putting his name on the playing floor.UNC announced Thursday that it will dedicate ''Roy Williams Court'' on Aug. 24. Williams has 842...

USC hoopster Waters set for 1st college game 4 days after HSLOS ANGELES (AP) Reese Waters is going from high school to college basketball - immediately.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound guard from Long Beach graduated from high school on Wednesday and will suit up for Southern California on Sunday when...

AP Basketball WriterCOVID-19 putting college basketball traditions in quarantineBy DAVE SKRETTAThere is a tradition at Taylor University, a small NAIA school in Indiana, where the entire crowd sits in complete silence until the men's basketball team scores its 10th point of the game and sets off a wild celebration.Thanks...

University of Dayton plans $172 million in arena renovationsDAYTON, Ohio (AP) The University of Dayton is planning $172 million in updates to its arena, which is used for the pair of March Madness play-in games known as the First Four.The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/2qwJQ6Z ) reports the cost...