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Florida State extends Hamilton's contract through 2019-20TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State has extended basketball coach Leonard Hamilton's contract through the 2019-20 season.The deal was announced Thursday. The contract had been set to expire after the 2018-19 season.Hamilton has coached the Seminoles for 15 seasons and is the winningest...

AP Sports WriterHall of Fame coach assists cast in play about recruitingBy PAT EATON-ROBBWATERFORD, Conn. (AP) Actor Sam Kebede went to rehearsal hoping to get some insights about what it's like to be recruited by a big-time college basketball coach. Hall-of-Famer Jim Calhoun was happy to assist.The coach...

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 Kimball died Tuesday in California. Kimball's son, Tim, wrote on...

NCAA committee to place greater emphasis on road winsBy The Associated PressWinning road games will have a greater emphasis than before in the NCAA Tournament selection process.The NCAA Division I men's basketball committee is altering its definition of a ''quality win'' to highlight the importance of winning on the...

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...

NC State coach Keatts signs 6-year deal worth $2.2M annuallyRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) New North Carolina State coach Kevin Keatts has signed his six-year contract with the school worth at least $2.2 million per year.N.C. State officials released a copy of the contract Friday.The deal will pay the men's...

Stanford F Reid Travis gets extra year of eligibilitySTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford forward Reid Travis has been given an extra year of eligibility because of a medical hardship.Travis now has two years of eligibility remaining after the NCAA granted his petition Wednesday. Travis missed the final 22 games...

AP Sports Writer7 people ID'd for threats to NCAA ref after Kentucky lossBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Seven people have been identified for threatening basketball referee John Higgins after an NCAA Tournament game in March. Information will be referred to authorities in their jurisdictions and to the FBI's...

Injured Gamecocks point guard Blanton gives up basketballCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina guard TeMarcus Blanton is giving up basketball after struggling with a serious hip injury he suffered before his freshman season.Gamecocks coach Frank Martin says Blanton told him he could not get his body to respond to...

AP Sports WriterCoach Mike Rhoades considers VCU home, has no plans to leaveBy HANK KURZ Jr.RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Mike Rhoades' new office at VCU is vast improvement over the shoebox that was previously his home.Instead of having a bird's eye view of countless high school graduations in the...

Tennessee G Shembari Phillips transferring to Georgia TechATLANTA (AP) Tennessee guard Shembari Phillips is returning home to play for Georgia Tech.Yellow Jackets coach Josh Pastner announced the transfer Monday. Phillips, who must sit out 2017-18 season, will have two years of eligibility remaining.The 6-foot-3 Phillips, who graduated from...

NCAA finds no evidence of rule violations in Bamba caseAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The NCAA announced Tuesday that Texas basketball recruit Mo Bamba remains eligible after reviewing the assistance the incoming freshman received from a Detroit financial adviser.Bamba's older brother, Ibrahim Johnson, released a Facebook video last month in...