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Former Duke star Greg Paulus hired as assistant coach at GWWASHINGTON (AP) Former Duke guard Greg Paulus has been hired as an assistant basketball coach at George Washington.Paulus' addition to head coach Maurice Joseph's staff was announced by GW on Wednesday.Paulus worked at Louisville last season and has...

AP Sports WriterCollege basketball goes in Midwest despite deep freezeBy LUKE MEREDITHThe polar vortex couldn't stop college basketball in the Midwest.Despite the deep freeze, a dozen men's games and four women's games in major conferences were scheduled to be played Wednesday night as temperatures approached or broke records.In Indianapolis,...

Memphis' Wiseman has temporary restraining order to playMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The feel-good season for No. 14 Memphis plunged into uncertainty Friday after the school said second-year coach and former NBA star Penny Hardaway gave more than $11,000 to the family of top prospect James Wiseman, who got a...

AP Was There: Villanova shoots lights out to upend HoyasBy The Associated PressA 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 shut down because...

AP Basketball WriterArkansas tabs Nevada's Eric Musselman as next coachBy JOHN MARSHALLArkansas hired Nevada's Eric Musselman on Sunday, hoping to get a once-proud program back to an elite level.The 54-year-old Musselman led a dramatic turnaround in Reno, leading the Wolf Pack to three NCAA Tournaments in four years after...

K-State's Brown returns for senior season, out of NBA draftMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State guard Barry Brown Jr. withdrew from the NBA draft on Friday, deciding instead to return to the Wildcats for his senior season.The 6-foot-3 Brown has started 83 of 105 games during his career, and...

AP Basketball WriterTransfer portal causing college basketball coaches headachesBy DAVE SKRETTAWICHITA, Kan. (AP) Gregg Marshall began his career as an assistant at tiny Randolph-Macon and Belmont Abbey, but it was during eight years on the staff of Hall of Fame coach John Kresse at College of Charleston that...

AP Sports WriterIllinois a factor as Big Ten race reaches midway pointBy NOAH TRISTERAfter a dramatic victory at Michigan last weekend, Illinois coach Brad Underwood was asked about the fact that his team had taken sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.''I don't even think like that,''...

AP Basketball WriterBagley chooses Duke, could make Blue Devils preseason No. 1By JOHN MARSHALLTop high school prospect Marvin Bagley III has committed to Duke and is eligible to play in the 2017-18 season, immediately making the Blue Devils a top national-title contender.Bagley made his announcement on ESPN's SportsCenter on...

AP Sports WriterNo. 15 Kentucky bounces back to beat Mississippi State 80-72By GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Challenged by coach John Calipari to be tougher, Kentucky made its presence felt against Mississippi State.Especially Nick Richards, who took the criticism and asserted himself on both ends of the floor.Richards...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Cheick Diallo was sitting next to Bill Self, the coach he can now play for, and it was a close call as to whose smile was broader.The freshman forward was cleared by the NCAA on Wednesday to play for No. 5 Kansas starting Dec. 1.The...

AP Basketball WriterLongtime coach, executive Craig Robinson hired to lead NABCBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Craig Robinson has been a successful businessman with a range of financial institutions. He has led college basketball programs from the relatively small Ivy League to the powerful Pac-12. He even has...