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AP Sports WriterNo. 14 Villanova survives scare, beats DePaul 79-75 in OTBy DAN GELSTONVILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Headed into overtime after blowing a big lead in regulation, Collin Gillespie had a one-word challenge for Villanova: Attitude.With the national championship stars gone, a new era of Wildcats are finding out...

AP Basketball WriterLute Olson, Hall of Fame coach, Arizona icon, dies at 85By JOHN MARSHALLTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse and led the program to its lone national title in 1997, has died. He was 85.Olson's...

NC State coach Keatts signs 6-year deal worth $2.2M annuallyRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) New North Carolina State coach Kevin Keatts has signed his six-year contract with the school worth at least $2.2 million per year.N.C. State officials released a copy of the contract Friday.The deal will pay the men's...

AP Sports WriterWKU's Bassey heads list of top players from smaller leaguesBy STEVE MEGARGEEJa Morant provided an inspiration to all small-conference players when he earned All-America honors at Murray last season and went to the Memphis Grizzlies with the second overall pick in the NBA Draft.There doesn't appear to...

AP Sports WriterMichigan hires Juwan Howard as basketball coachBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Juwan Howard is coming back to Michigan.The former member of the Fab Five agreed to a five-year deal, which will pay him $2 million in his first year, on Wednesday to lead the Wolverines.''As...

Ndefo scores 15 to lead St. Peter's over Niagara 53-49JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) KC Ndefo registered 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks as Saint Peter's edged past Niagara 53-49 on Saturday night.Fousseyni Drame had 14 points and nine rebounds for Saint Peter's (4-2, 2-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic...

DePaul's Strus to declare for draft, won't hire agentCHICAGO (AP) DePaul says star guard Max Strus intends to declare for the NBA draft, though he will remain eligible for his senior season by not hiring an agent.Strus averaged a team-leading 16.8 points and hit 81 3-pointers - second...

The Latest: ACC task force to look at basketball problemsCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Latest on the Atlantic Coast Conference's preseason media day for men's basketball (all times local):2:05 p.m.Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford says a task force of league athletic directors will work to find solutions to...

Siena hires Jamion Christian as men's basketball coachLOUDONVILLE, N.Y. (AP) Siena has hired Jamion Christian to replace Jimmy Patsos as its men's basketball coach.The school announced the move Wednesday. Christian spent the past six seasons as head coach at his alma mater, Mount St. Mary's. He had a...

Former UConn Final Four starter Stanley Robinson dies at 32BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Former UConn basketball player Stanley Robinson has died of unknown causes at a family residence in Birmingham. He was 32.Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said Robinson was found unresponsive by a family member Tuesday...