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Gophers get big men transfers Liam Robbins, Brandon JohnsonMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota has added two accomplished frontcourt players to its roster, bringing in Liam Robbins from Drake and Brandon Johnson from Western Michigan.The Gophers announced the signings of both big men on Wednesday.The 7-foot, 235-pound Robbins has applied to...

Former BC forward Jairus Hamilton commits to MarylandCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Forward Jairus Hamilton has committed to Maryland after playing basketball for two years for Boston College.The 6-foot-8 Hamilton played in 24 games with the Eagles last season, including 20 starts. He averaged 9.5 points and tallied a...

Seton Hall says center Ike Obiagu transferring from FloridaSOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) Seton Hall is getting a shot-blocking center for its basketball team.Coach Kevin Willard announced Thursday that Ike Obiagu will transfer from Florida State and continue his education and basketball career with the Pirates. The 7-footer must...

AP Basketball WriterDuke, not Vols, top overall seed in initial NCAA rankingsBy JOHN MARSHALLTennessee has been ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press poll the past three weeks, has one loss this season and owns Division I's longest winning streak.It wasn't enough for the NCAA Division I Basketball Committee...

Big West moving all tourney games to Anaheim in 2021 and '22ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Big West Conference Tournament has agreed to a two-year contract extension with Honda Center that will bring all the men's and women's games to the Anaheim venue through 2022.Starting in 2021, the tournament...

McCarty's jumper lifts N. Illinois over Ohio 61-59DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Eugene German scored 18 points, Noah McCarty added a career-high 16, including the game-winning shot, and Northern Illinois beat Ohio 61-59 on Tuesday night to win its third straight.Ohio led 57-56 with 2:20 left to play on a...

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 Sports WriterRolling Northwestern dreaming of 1st NCAA Tournament berthBy JAY COHENEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Bryant McIntosh is close enough he can see it when he closes his eyes. They all can, up and down the coaching staff and throughout the roster. With every 3-pointer, every shutdown performance, they...

Wake Forest brings in Marshall grad transfer ThompsonWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has added graduate transfer Terrence Thompson from Marshall.Coach Danny Manning announced the addition of Thompson on Monday, calling him ''someone who comes in with a level of maturity and experience'' that can help the program.Thompson started...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA suspends response deadlines in hoops corruption casesBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The NCAA is suspending its deadlines for schools to respond to charges levied by the governing body in the wake of college basketball's corruption scandal.In a letter obtained by The Associated Press in a...

AP Sports WriterUnder-pressure Pitino: 'We've got to get this right'By DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Richard Pitino's fourth year as the coach at Minnesota has come with significant pressure to pull up the floundering men's basketball program from the bottom of the Big Ten and help put an end to...

AP Sports WriterYale responds to ex-basketball captain's lawsuit in sex caseBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Yale University says it wasn't trying to make an example of former basketball captain Jack Montague when it expelled him over a sexual assault allegation.The school on Friday filed its formal response to...