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Fox says Maten returning for senior seasonATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia forward Yante Maten will return for his senior season, coach Mark Fox said Tuesday night.Maten applied for early entry to the NBA draft last month. Because he didn't hire an agent, Maten had until Wednesday to withdraw his...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Jordan agrees to become Butler's next coachBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) A person with knowledge of the decision says LaVall Jordan has agreed to become Butler's next basketball coach.The person requested anonymity because the deal has not yet been finalized. An announcement could come as...

Butler coach hires former assistant as basketball analystINDIANAPOLIS (AP) New Butler coach LaVall Jordan has hired Will Vergollo as the team's basketball analyst.Vergollo was an assistant coach on Jordan's staff at Milwaukee last season. He spent the previous three seasons as the basketball analyst at Michigan, where Jordan...

USC's Bennie Boatwright to skip NBA draft, stay in schoolLOS ANGELES (AP) Bennie Boatwright has withdrawn his name from the NBA draft and will return to Southern California for his junior year.He averaged a team-leading 15.1 points and 4.5 rebounds for the Trojans last season despite missing 17...

'Greek Deac' leaves Wake Forest to play pro ball in EuropeWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest says forward Dinos Mitoglou won't return for his senior season and instead will play professionally in Europe.Coach Danny Manning announced Mitoglou's decision Saturday, and the school says the native of Greece is expected...

AP Sports WriterNorthern Arizona trying to fight past injury-plagued seasonsBy JOHN MARSHALLFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) Northern Arizona coach Jack Murphy was excited to put the 2015-16 season behind him, ready to get the Lumberjacks back on an upward trajectory after a series of injuries stalled the program's progress.Instead, more...

AP Sports WriterBanner year for SEC: League lauds recent basketball successBy MARK LONGDESTIN, Fla. (AP) When South Carolina men's basketball coach Frank Martin walked into a Southeastern Conference meeting room earlier this week, his colleagues gave him a standing ovation.Well-deserved recognition for leading the Gamecocks to the Final...

Western Kentucky suspends freshman center Mitchell RobinsonBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury has suspended freshman center Mitchell Robinson indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules.Mitchell, a 7-footer from Chalmette (Louisiana) High School, is a consensus All-American and five-star prospect by several recruiting services. He's...

NC State hires Hamilton as Keatts' 3rd assistant coachRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has hired A.W. Hamilton as its third assistant coach.The school announced the move Friday to complete the staff for new head coach Kevin Keatts.Hamilton played for Keatts and coached under him at Hargrave Military...

AP Sports WriterOhio State hires Butler basketball coach Chris HoltmannBy BY MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Butler basketball coach Chris Holtmann will replace Thad Matta as the head coach at Ohio State, the school announced Friday morning.Ohio State said Holtmann, the reigning Big East coach of the year, will...

New oversight instituted for New Mexico athletic departmentALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) The University of New Mexico is instituting new controls and oversight of athletics department finances as it continues a review that has found ''inconsistencies'' in contracts for basketball arena suites, the university said Monday.A top university administrator, Chris...

AP Basketball WriterItaly trip will give Keatts look at Wolfpack's early growthBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State's delayed trip to Italy will offer coach Kevin Keatts the first chance to see how much his new team has learned.The team departs Wednesday for a three-game, 11-day tour...