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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...

The Latest: South Carolina beats Florida to reach Final FourBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):4:45 p.m.South Carolina has completed its surprise run to the Final Four.The seventh-seeded Gamecocks held on down the stretch to beat 4-seed Florida 77-70 in...

Former UConn star Toby Kimball dead at 74; played in NBASTORRS, Conn. (AP) Toby Kimball, who starred for the University of Connecticut and played for nine seasons in the NBA, has died. He was 74.The school announced that he died Tuesday in California. Kimball's son, Tim, posted on...

Duke's Jackson to sign with agent, remain in NBA draftDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke freshman Frank Jackson will sign with an agent and remain in the NBA draft.Coach Mike Krzyzewski announced Jackson's decision Friday, saying his ''combination of athleticism and fearlessness makes him a special player.''He's the fourth Duke...

MWC's Thompson added to Division I basketball committeeINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson has been named to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee for the second time.Thompson will serve a one-year term in place of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs, who stepped down earlier this...

Texas lands top prep recruit Mohamed BambaAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas basketball coach Shaka Smart has won the recruiting sweepstakes for highly-ranked forward Mohamed Bamba.The 6-foot-11 Bamba signed with the Longhorns on Thursday, picking Texas over Duke, Kentucky, Michigan and Harvard. Bamba is ranked by national recruiting services as...

AP Sports WriterPitino outraged at NCAA penalties, Louisville will appealBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The NCAA didn't feel Louisville went far enough with its self-imposed sanctions following a sex scandal investigation, so the governing body Thursday handed down a few more.An outraged Rick Pitino feels the NCAA...

Ray Kasongo joins Iowa State after leaving TennesseeAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State coach Steve Prohm says Tennessee transfer Ray Kasongo has joined the program.Kasongo, a 6-foot-8, 245-pound forward from Toronto, will sit out next season per NCAA transfer rules. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.Kasongo played in...

UMKC hits season-high 16 3-pointers in win over NAIA OttawaKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kyle Steward and Broderick Newbill each scored 20 points and Missouri-Kansas City cruised by NAIA's Ottawa University 93-67 on Tuesday night in the Kangaroos' nonconference finale.It was the second career 20-plus game for each player.UMKC...

Former UConn star Toby Kimball dead at 74; played in NBASTORRS, Conn. (AP) Toby Kimball, who starred for the University of Connecticut and played for nine seasons in the NBA, has died. He was 74.Kimball died Tuesday at a hospital near his home in La Jolla, California, of...

AP Basketball WriterPitt releases Johnson to play at UNC as graduate transferBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Pittsburgh has released guard Cameron Johnson to play immediately at North Carolina as a graduate transfer.Johnson's father, former Pitt player Gil Johnson, said the school notified the family Thursday that it has...

Kentucky, then Duke: Utah Valley opens with a brutal doubleOREM, Utah (AP) Utah Valley is calling it perhaps the toughest 24 hours of basketball in NCAA history.The Wolverines say they will play at bluebloods Kentucky and Duke on back-to-back days to open the season. They'll visit Rupp Arena...