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No. 8 Tar Heels banged up entering trip to Wake ForestCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) It's unclear whether eighth-ranked North Carolina will have freshman reserve Nassir Little at Wake Forest on Saturday due to an ankle injury.Little, UNC's top scorer off the bench at 9.8 points, left Monday's loss...

Tennessee adds graduate transfer forward E.J. AnosikeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Volunteers have added forward E.J. Anosike as a graduate transfer, bringing an experienced player into their already highly ranked recruiting class.Tennessee announced Anosike's transfer Wednesday.The 6-foot-6, 245-pound forward from East Orange, New Jersey, graduates from Sacred Heart...

Houston, Phoenix among future Final Four sitesINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Final Four is headed back to Houston, Phoenix, San Antonio and Indianapolis.The NCAA announced the sites for 2023-2026 on Monday, with all four cities recently hosting the finale of the NCAA Tournament.Houston, site of Villanova's last-second win over North...

Western Kentucky raises Stansbury's base salary to $650,000BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Western Kentucky has raised coach Rick Stansbury's base annual salary to $650,000, which athletic director Todd Stewart says places him second among Conference USA coaches.Stansbury's buyout was also increased $250,000 to $1 million in an addendum announced...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA case against Kansas hoops taken for independent reviewBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The NCAA's infractions case against the University of Kansas men's basketball program has been accepted into a newly created independent investigation process that was created to handle especially complex cases.The Infractions Referral Committee...

Texas Rio Grande Valley tops Texas Permian Basin 93-80EDINBURG, Texas (AP) Lesley Varner II had 23 points as Texas Rio Grande Valley defeated Texas Permian Basin 93-80 on Tuesday for its sixth straight victory.It's the longest winning streak for UTRGV since the 2007-08 team won seven straight.Jordan Jackson...

AP College Basketball WriterConference showdowns produce wave of Top 25 matchupsBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The value in conference vs. conference showdowns has never been greater with teams struggling to find opponents amid the pandemic and numerous non-league games having already been scrapped.This season, they are also produce...

Fitzgerald to transfer from Minnesota for final seasonMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota power forward Davonte Fitzgerald will transfer to another program for his final season of college eligibility.The university announced Monday that the 6-foot-8 Fitzgerald will leave the Gophers after only one year of action on the court.Fitzgerald averaged 3.7...

LSU basketball player Wayde Sims shot to deathBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU basketball player Wayde Sims has died after he was shot early Friday near the campus of another school in Baton Rouge.Sims, 20, was shot around 12:25 a.m., Baton Rouge police said in a news release.He was...

AP Basketball WriterBiggest tourney upsets? NC State's '83 title run hard to topBy AARON BEARDThere are still moments, even after nearly four decades, when Ernie Myers has trouble believing it all really happened for his North Carolina State team.The series of tense upsets.The airball-turned-buzzer-beating dunk to stun top-ranked Houston...

Former Ohio State coach Matta withdraws from Georgia searchATHENS, Ga. (AP) Former Ohio State coach Thad Matta has withdrawn from the Georgia coach search after becoming the first known candidate to interview for the job.Matta told ESPN ''I just don't feel that I am completely ready at this...

Nnaji scores 21, grabs 11 boards as Arizona beats StanfordSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Arizona coach Sean Miller kept talking about needing to find different ways to win games. The Wildcats found a way in Saturday’s 69-60 victory over Stanford.Freshman Zeke Nnaji scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and...