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UNC's Berry withdrawing from draft to return for senior yearCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina point guard and Final Four most outstanding player Joel Berry II is withdrawing from the NBA draft to return for his senior season.The school announced Monday that Berry would join teammates Tony Bradley...

Tennessee adds junior-college guard Chris DarringtonKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has added junior-college transfer Chris Darrington to its roster.Darrington, a 6-foot-1 guard, will be a junior for the Volunteers in 2017-18 after spending the last two seasons at Vincennes (Indiana) University.Darrington averaged 20.7 points and 5.1 assists for Vincennes...

The Latest: Louisville to appeal Pitino ban, NCAA penaltiesLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Latest on the NCAA ruling in the Louisville basketball investigation (all times local):12:16 p.m.Louisville interim president Greg Postel says the school plans ''to appeal all aspects of the penalties.''Postel says in a statement the NCAA penalties...

AP Sports WriterOhio State AD says Holtmann was top choice to lead BuckeyesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State's search for a new basketball coach began and ended with Butler's Chris Holtmann.Holtmann was offered the job by Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith one day after Thad Matta's...

AP Basketball WriterVitale preparing 12th annual gala to fight pediatric cancerBy JIM O'CONNELLDick Vitale has a passion that even surpasses his love of college basketball.The 77-year-old bundle of energy says he has turned his life ''24-7'' into raising money for pediatric cancer research.''I will do this is until my...

UCLA, Baylor, Wisconsin, Creighton in Hall of Fame ClassicKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The annual Hall of Fame Classic will include UCLA, Baylor, Wisconsin and Creighton in a men's basketball showcase this November.The Badgers and Bears will meet in a semifinal matchup at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri,...

AP Basketball WriterArizona State bucks graduate transfer trendBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The current trend in college basketball centers on graduate transfers, veteran players who are eligible and can contribute immediately.Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley is taking a more long-term approach as he tries to rebuild the Sun...

C-USA will play basketball tournaments at NFL Cowboys' homeFRISCO, Texas (AP) Conference USA will play its men's and women's postseason basketball tournaments at the Dallas Cowboys' headquarters the next two years.The 14-team league announced Tuesday that its 2018 and 2019 tournaments will be hosted at Ford Center, a...

AP Basketball WriterFormer St. John's star Glen Williams dies at 63By JIM O'CONNELLNEW YORK (AP) Glen Williams, a star at St. John's in the 1970s and a second-round draft pick of the Milwaukee Bucks, has died. He was 63.Williams, who had been battling cancer for the last seven...

AP Sports WriterLaVall Jordan set to be new basketball coach at ButlerBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) LaVall Jordan is getting another chance to make his imprint at Butler.The Bulldogs' former star player, who started his coaching career at his alma mater, was hired Monday as Butler's new head coach....

AP College Sports WriterWith scoring up, only tweaks proposed to college basketballBy RALPH D. RUSSOPleased with recent changes that have boosted offense, the NCAA basketball rules committee chose not to propose any drastic moves for next season such as breaking the men's game into four quarters, pushing back the...

Basketball coach accused of exposing self enters pleaNORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) A former NBA player and current college coach accused of exposing himself on a public walking trail near Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.Forty-seven-year-old Doug Overton, coach of Division II Lincoln University, entered the plea Wednesday in...