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AP Sports WriterForward Kaiser Gates leaves Xavier for pro basketballBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Forward Kaiser Gates has decided to forego his senior season at Xavier and enter professional basketball, leaving the Musketeers without five top players from the team that won the Big East regular season title last...

Former Washington player accused twice of sexual assaultSEATTLE (AP) Nahziah Carter left the Washington basketball program this week after being suspended by the university following investigation of two sexual assault allegations against him.Carter announced Friday he was leaving Washington to begin his professional career. Carter, who was expected...

Western Kentucky raises Stansbury's base salary to $650,000BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Western Kentucky has raised coach Rick Stansbury's base annual salary to $650,000, which athletic director Todd Stewart says places him second among Conference USA coaches.Stansbury's buyout was also increased $250,000 to $1 million in an addendum announced...

UConn guard Bouknight has elbow surgery, out indefinitelySTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn guard James Bouknight will be out indefinitely after having surgery on his left elbow, the school said Wednesday.The school had earlier said the sophomore hyperextended his left while diving for a loose ball in the first half...

First black official in Atlantic Coast Conference diesAPEX, N.C. (AP) Jim Burch, the first black man to officiate a basketball game in the Atlantic Coast Conference, has died at his home in North Carolina. He was 91.ACC official Jamie Luckie says Burch, whose career spanned 60 years, died...

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...

The Latest: South Carolina beats Florida to reach Final FourBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):4:45 p.m.South Carolina has completed its surprise run to the Final Four.The seventh-seeded Gamecocks held on down the stretch to beat 4-seed Florida 77-70 in...

Associated PressTop-ranked Gonzaga returns to practice as No. 3 Iowa awaitsBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) In a way, Mark Few feels like No. 1 Gonzaga is starting over.The Bulldogs finally got back on the court to practice this week following a two-week break due to COVID-19 cases...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA hits Oklahoma St with postseason ban in corruption caseBy AARON BEARDAn NCAA infractions committee panel announced Friday that former Oklahoma State assistant men’s basketball coach Lamont Evans violated ethical-conduct rules by accepting up to $22,000 in bribes from financial advisers.The NCAA also levied including penalties that...

Arkansas fetes Musselman, has high hopes for hoops programFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas gave a rousing welcome to Eric Musselman, welcoming its new men's basketball coach with a Monday pep rally at Bud Walton Arena.The feeling was definitely mutual.Razorbacks athletic director Hunter Yurachek spoke, the fans called the hogs...

Arizona to honor former basketball coach Olson with statueTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona says it will honor former Wildcats basketball coach Lute Olson with a statue on campus.Athletic director Dave Heeke announced Tuesday that the project will cost about $300,000 with most of the money coming from private donations.Construction...

Olson, Majerus headline college hoops Hall of Fame classKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Longtime coach Lute Olson and the late Rick Majerus headline the 2019 class of six former players and three influential coaches selected Tuesday for the College Basketball Hall of Fame.Joining them during the induction ceremony this...