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AP Basketball WriterArizona St will have more size, lineup options this seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State was one of college basketball's biggest surprises during the 2017-18 season, rising to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 and making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in...

AP Basketball WriterBeen there, done that: Experienced teams fill the Final FourBy JOHN MARSHALLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Zion Williamson is not here. Neither is R.J. Barrett or the rest of Duke's freshmen.North Carolina's Coby White? Knocked out in the Sweet 16. So was LSU's Tremont Waters. Those Kentucky kids, all...

AP Sports Writer'Full warning' - older hoops coaches at work in a pandemicBy CLIFF BRUNTRick Barnes thought he was in the clear early in his bout with COVID-19.The Tennessee coach should have known better, given his texts with Tom Izzo, his Michigan State counterpart who also went through it....

Lohaus scores 19, N Iowa beats Bemidji State 97-51CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) Wyatt Lohaus scored 19 points, AJ Green and Isaiah Brown added 16 apiece, and Northern Iowa cruised past Division II Bemidji State 97-51 in Tuesday night's season opener, scoring its most points since beating North Texas...

The Latest: OK State fires assistant tied to hoops scandalRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Latest on the corruption scandal in college basketball (all times Eastern):5 p.m.Oklahoma State has fired Lamont Evans for cause after the top assistant to new coach Mike Boynton was ensnared in the federal investigation of...

Wake loses Sunday Okeke for season with torn Achilles tendonWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest says forward Sunday Okeke will miss the rest of the season after tearing his Achilles tendon.Team spokesman Steve Kirkland said Tuesday that Okeke hurt the tendon in his right foot during a victory over...

POLL ALERT: Baylor remains No. 1 in Top 25 pollNEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: Baylor remains No. 1 in Top 25 poll.

AP Basketball WriterBagley chooses Duke, could make Blue Devils preseason No. 1By JOHN MARSHALLTop high school prospect Marvin Bagley III has committed to Duke and is eligible to play in the 2017-18 season, immediately making the Blue Devils a top national-title contender.Bagley made his announcement on ESPN's SportsCenter on...

Hurricanes forward Dewan Huell changes name to HernandezCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami Hurricanes forward Dewan Huell says he has legally changed his last name to Hernandez in honor of his mother, Christina Hernandez.The 6-foot-10 Hernandez averaged 11.4 points and 6.6 rebounds as a sophomore last season and started...

The Latest: Valparaiso never trails, beats Monmouth 64-53CONWAY, S.C. (AP) The Latest on the Myrtle Beach Invitational (all times local):12:45 a.m.Freshman Charles Bassey had 13 points and a season-high 15 rebounds and Desean Murray's dunk with 63 seconds left gave Western Kentucky the lead for good as the...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Butler Director of Athletics Barry Collier and Missouri Valley Conference Commissioner Doug Elgin will begin four-year terms on the National Invitation Tournament Committee, it was announced Tuesday.C.M. Newton, chair of the NIT Committee since its inception in 2006, will now serve as chair emeritus. Reggie Minton...

AP Basketball Writer'Welcome Home, UConn': Huskies rejoin Big EastBy DOUG FEINBERGNEW YORK (AP) UConn is back in the Big East.The Huskies were introduced Thursday at Madison Square Garden as the newest member of the conference in which they were a charter member 40 years ago. The marquee out...