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UAB hires alumn Andy Kennedy as men's basketball coachBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) UAB has hired former Mississippi coach Andy Kennedy to lead its basketball program.The Blazers announced Kennedy's return to his alma mater on Friday. A two-time Southeastern Conference coach of the year and the Rebels' winningest coach, Kennedy...

AP Basketball WriterTop Flyer: Dayton's Obi Toppin leads AP All-American teamBy JOHN MARSHALLThe college basketball season came to an emphatic, dramatic end with the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament. The dream of playing under the bright lights of March Madness, of possibly hoisting a national championship trophy, wiped out...

AP Basketball WriterTop Flyer: Dayton's Obi Toppin leads AP All-American teamBy JOHN MARSHALLDayton star Obi Toppin is the lone unanimous first-team choice to The Associated Press college basketball All-America team announced Friday.Toppin was joined on the first team announced by Iowa's Luka Garza, Marquette's Markus Howard, Myles Powell of...

AP Was There: Worthy, Jordan lead UNC to '82 title vs. HoyasBy The Associated PressEDITOR'S NOTE - A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are being republished because the sport...

AP Basketball WriterThe marquee NCAA Tournament matchups that could have beenBy JOHN MARSHALLSeton Hall's Myles Powell and Marquette's Markus Howard went head to head during the regular season in a pair of games befitting two of college basketball's most dynamic players.The potential for a third meeting washed away with...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA Tournament: Big shots that define the madness of MarchBy DAVE SKRETTAThis is the time of year people usually start tweeting at Ali Farokhmanesh.The Northern Iowa fans who remember his back-to-back buzzer-beaters to beat UNLV and Kansas and usher the Panthers to the Sweet 16 of the...

UConn's Gilbert makes expected decision to transferSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn point guard Alterique Gilbert is transferring from the program, the school announced Thursday.Gilbert, who was honored on senior night, still has one year of eligibility after shoulder injuries limited him to just nine games over his first two...

AP Was There: North Carolina beats Michigan for '93 titleBy The Associated PressEDITOR'S NOTE - A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are being republished because the sport has been...

Pitt guard Trey McGowens to transferPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh guard Trey McGowens is transferring, the second high-profile departure from the rebuilding program in less than a week.McGowens averaged 11.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game while starting 32 of Pitt's 33 games last season. The...

AP Basketball WriterKansas finishes No. 1 in final AP poll; Gonzaga, Dayton nextBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas coach Bill Self has spent much of the past week mulling ways to commemorate one of the more remarkable seasons in the school's proud basketball history, one that began with...

AP Basketball WriterKansas finishes No. 1 in final AP poll; Gonzaga, Dayton nextBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas coach Bill Self has spent much of the past week mulling ways to commemorate one of the more remarkable seasons in the school's proud basketball history, one that began with...

AP College Sports WriterHow will NCAA recoup millions from lost tournament?By RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA made more than $1 billion last year, almost $867 million from the men's Division I basketball tournament, and most of that from a massive television rights deal with CBS and Turner that runs through...