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Florida State extends Hamilton's contract through 2019-20TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State has extended basketball coach Leonard Hamilton's contract through the 2019-20 season.The deal was announced Thursday. The contract had been set to expire after the 2018-19 season.Hamilton has coached the Seminoles for 15 seasons and is the winningest...

Associated PressFormer Yale hoops captain seeks injunction, return to schoolBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Lawyers for former Yale basketball captain Jack Montague are seeking a court order that would allow him to return to class while he fights his expulsion for what the university says was sexual misconduct.The...

Michigan forward Livers applying for early entry to draftANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan forward Isaiah Livers is applying for early entry into the NBA draft.The school said Livers is not hiring an agent and would work with the Michigan coaching staff during the evaluation and pre-draft processes. Even...

Clemson adds Fordham point guard Honor to basketball teamCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson has added Atlantic 10 Conference freshman scoring leader Nick Honor to its basketball team.Tigers coach Brad Brownell announced Honor's plans Tuesday.Honor is a 5-foot-10 point guard from Orlando, Florida who started all 32 games and led...

Gonzaga adds graduate transfer, highly rated recruitSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga has added a graduate transfer from Southern Illinois and signed the highest-rated high school player in the basketball program's history.The team said Thursday that Southern Illinois point guard Aaron Cook will be eligible to play next season.The 6-foot-2...

POLL ALERT: Baylor strengthens grip on No. 1 spot in Top 25 ahead of Gonzaga, Kansas; No. 9 Maryland jumps into top 10NEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: Baylor strengthens grip on No. 1 spot in Top 25 ahead of Gonzaga, Kansas; No. 9 Maryland jumps into top 10.

AP Basketball WriterGrand Canyon hires Bryce Drew as basketball coachBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Grand Canyon has hired former Vanderbilt coach Bryce Drew as its next men's basketball coach.Drew's hiring was announced Tuesday. He replaces Dan Majerle, who was fired after seven seasons on March 12.''We are unbelievably excited...

NCAA Latest: 11-seed Syracuse bounces Mich. St. for Sweet 16By The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5:20 p.m.Michigan State's season is over after the Spartans were eliminated by 11th-seeded Syracuse in their own backyard.Despite a partisan crowd cheering them on in...

Duquesne holds off St. Francis (BKN), 80-70 in Dambrot debutPITTSBURGH (AP) Rene Castro-Caneddy and Tarin Smith combined to score 40 points as Duquesne held off St. Francis Brooklyn, 80-70 in the season opener Saturday night.The win is Duquesne's first under Keith Dambrot, who takes over after 13 seasons...

AP Basketball WriterMaryland releases subpoenas for records in FBI hoops probeBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Maryland has joined the list of schools to receive a grand jury subpoena seeking records in the ongoing federal corruption investigation into college basketball.The school released two subpoenas to The Associated Press and...

NEW YORK (AP) Mention VCU the last six years and two words immediately came to mind: Shaka and havoc.Coach Shaka Smart has since left the Rams for Texas. The program was known for its style of play - havoc for 40 minutes, keeping the game at a frenetic...

Louisville's Malik Williams out 12 weeks; needs foot surgeryLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville forward/center Malik Williams will miss at least 12 weeks after reinjuring his right foot, an injury that sidelined him at the start of last season.Williams has a new fracture of the same bone that required the...