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Canceled NCAA men's basketball tournamentsLEAGUE-ID GENDER TOURNAMENT-ID TOURNAMENT-DESC TOURNAMENTSTATE-STATUS TOURNAMENTSTATE-STATUS-DESC2 Men's 1 NCAA Tournament 2 Cancelled2 ...

UIC fires basketball coach Steve McClain after 5 seasonsCHICAGO (AP) Illinois-Chicago fired coach Steve McClain on Friday after five seasons.McClain went 76-93 with the Flames, including a 42-48 record in the Horizon League.UIC was 18-17 this season and reached the Horizon League Tournament final, but lost 71-62 to...

UNC Wilmington hires NC State assistant Siddle as coachWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) UNC Wilmington hired North Carolina State assistant coach Takayo Siddle as basketball coach Friday.Siddle replaces C.B. McGrath, who was fired in January after compiling a 26-58 record midway through his third season. Assistant Rob Burke served as...

Associated PressDream denied: Virus dashes Dayton's magical hoops seasonBy DAN SEWELLDAYTON, Ohio (AP) The coronavirus outbreak has abruptly roused the University of Dayton's men's basketball team, and the city it uplifted, from a dream of a season.The 29-2 Flyers, rankedwere rolling into tournament play on a 20-game winning...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Pitino will return for 8th season with MinnesotaBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota coach Richard Pitino will return for his eighth season with the program, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed on Friday.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity,...

AP College Sports WriterAP Exclusive: Inside NCAA's attempt to save March MadnessBy RALPH D. RUSSOAs it became apparent the NCAA basketball tournaments could not be held during their usual three-week window because of concerns about the coronavirus, organizers scrambled to devise a plan for a 16-team event to salvage...

AP College Sports WriterNCAA tried to save March Madness with 16-team tournamentsBy RALPH D. RUSSOAs it became apparent the NCAA basketball tournaments could not be held over three weeks because of concerns about the coronavirus, organizers scrambled to devise a plan for a 16-team event to salvage the postseason...

AP Sports WriterRutgers crushed: 1st NCAA spot in 29 years was but days awayBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Rutgers seemed to be a only couple of days away from ending a nearly three-decade absence from the NCAA Tournament.Then the coronavirus changed everything.After knocking off then No. 9 Maryland...

AP College Sports WriterMarch Madness: NCAA Tournaments canceled due to coronavirusBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA canceled its men's and women's basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.The unprecedented move...

AP College Sports WriterMarch Madness: NCAA Tournaments canceled due to coronavirusBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA canceled its men's and women's basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.The unprecedented move...

AP College Sports WriterMarch Madness: NCAA Tournaments canceled due to coronavirusBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA canceled its men's and women's basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.The decision comes...

AP Sports WriterBizarre Big East: 1 half of hoops, then tournament canceledBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Jett Canfield was having the game of his life.In his first chance to play college ball at hallowed Madison Square Garden, no less.Just a few steps from Broadway.A 5-foot-10 redshirt freshman from...