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FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2019, file photo, then-Vanderbilt coach Bryce Drew encourages his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee, in Knoxville, Tenn. Bryce Drew is the new head coach at Grand Canyon University. Drew has three Division I transfers joining the program he took over in March. (AP photo/Wade Payne, File)
Some new college hoop coaches turn to experienced transfers

By Aaron Beard Jun. 29, 2020 01:25 PM EDT
Mark Byington has spent more than three months as the men’s basketball coach at

FILE - In this June 7, 2019, file photo, former Oklahoma State assistant basketball coach Lamont Evans leaves Federal Court in New York. An NCAA infractions committee panel announced Friday, June 5 2020, that former Oklahoma State assistant men’s basketball coach Lamont Evans violated ethical-conduct rules by accepting up to $22,000 in bribes from financial advisers. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen, File)
NCAA hits Oklahoma St with postseason ban in corruption case

Aaron Beard Jun. 05, 2020 02:23 PM EDT
Oklahoma State has become the first school to be punished by the NCAA in the

FILE - In this June 7, 2019, file photo, former Oklahoma State assistant basketball coach Lamont Evans leaves Federal Court in New York. An NCAA infractions committee panel announced Friday, June 5 2020, that former Oklahoma State assistant men’s basketball coach Lamont Evans violated ethical-conduct rules by accepting up to $22,000 in bribes from financial advisers. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen, File)
NCAA hits Oklahoma St with postseason ban in corruption case

By Aaron Beard Jun. 05, 2020 01:31 PM EDT
Oklahoma State was fined $10,000 and its men’s basketball team was banned from

NCAA hits Oklahoma St with postseason ban in corruption case

By Aaron Beard Jun. 05, 2020 12:32 PM EDT
An NCAA infractions committee panel announced Friday that former Oklahoma State

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2020, file photo, East Tennessee State University head coach Steve Forbes questions a call during their game against The Citadel at Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tenn. Wake Forest has hired East Tennessee State’s Steve Forbes as its men’s basketball coach. The school announced the hiring Thursday, April 30, 2020. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP, File)/
Wake Forest's Forbes focused on keeping current players

By Aaron Beard May. 01, 2020 04:19 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — New Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes knows he’ll have to

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2020, file photo, East Tennessee State University head coach Steve Forbes questions a call during their game against The Citadel at Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tenn. Wake Forest has hired East Tennessee State’s Steve Forbes as its men’s basketball coach. The school announced the hiring Thursday, April 30, 2020. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP, File)/
Wake Forest turns to ETSU's Forbes as men's basketball coach

By Aaron Beard Apr. 30, 2020 01:45 PM EDT
Wake Forest has hired East Tennessee State’s Steve Forbes as its men’s

FILE - In this April 4, 1988, file photo Kansas' Danny Manning, facing camera at center left, is mobbed by fans and teammates after he led his team to an 83-79 victory over Oklahoma in the championship game of the NCAA men's basketball Final Four in Kansas City, Mo. Manning orchestrated one of the biggest championship game upsets with his 31 points, 18 rebounds and five steals. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan, File)
Wake Forest fires coach Danny Manning after losing stretch

By Aaron Beard Apr. 25, 2020 11:37 AM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Danny Manning never built a winner at Wake Forest. Now the

FILE - In this April 4, 1989, file photo, Seton Hall's John Morton slams home two of his 35 points against Michigan in the NCAA college basketball Final Four championship game in Seattle. Michigan defeated Seton Hall 80-79. (AP Photo/Gary Stewart, File)
Top title games: UConn's '99 win vs. Duke a program changer

By Aaron Beard Apr. 05, 2020 11:21 AM EDT
Khalid El-Amin remembers Connecticut’s resolve to win a program-changing

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2017, file photo, N.C. State's head coach Mark Gottfried speaks with Dennis Smith Jr. during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C. North Carolina State’s NCAA case involving recruiting violations tied to former Wolfpack one-and-done star Smith Jr. has been recommended to go through an independent investigation process created for complex cases. Gottfried is charged individually in N.C. State's infractions case under the provision of head-coach responsibility for violations within his program. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
NC State's NCAA case recommended for independent process

By Aaron Beard Apr. 03, 2020 04:56 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State’s NCAA case involving recruiting

In this Jan. 9, 2020 photo, Gonzaga forwards LeeAnne Wirth (4) and Jenn Wirth (3), twin sisters, laugh between during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland/The Spokesman-Review via AP)
Study: Gonzaga, Michigan top academics-based NCAA brackets

By Aaron Beard Apr. 02, 2020 02:58 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gonzaga and Michigan stood out in a study that seeded men

Study: racial graduation-rate gap grows for men's NCAA teams

By Aaron Beard Apr. 01, 2020 03:08 PM EDT
A diversity report for graduation rates among potential NCAA Tournament teams

FILE - In this Feb 1, 2020, file photo, Dayton's Obi Toppin (1) drives to the basket against St. Louis forward Jimmy Bell Jr. (32) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Dayton, Ohio. Toppin was voted the AP men's college basketball player of the year, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Tribble, File)
Dayton double: Flyers' Toppin, Grant claim AP top honors

By Aaron Beard Mar. 24, 2020 12:01 PM EDT
Obi Toppin and Anthony Grant spent the season transforming Dayton from an

FILE - In this April 4, 1983, file photo, North Carolina State's Dereck Whittenburg (25) takes the shot which was to be dunked a spilt second later by teammate Lorenzo Charles to beat top-ranked Houston 54-52 in the NCAA college basketball championship game, in Albuquerque, N.M. The airball-turned-buzzer-beating dunk stunned top-ranked Houston. (AP Photo/File)
Biggest tourney upsets? NC State's '83 title run hard to top

By Aaron Beard Mar. 21, 2020 11:54 AM EDT
There are still moments, even after nearly four decades, when Ernie Myers has

Syracuse forward Bourama Sidibe, left, and North Carolina guard Cole Anthony reach for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
Hughes, Syracuse roll past UNC 81-53 in ACC 2nd round

By Aaron Beard Mar. 11, 2020 11:38 PM EDT
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Elijah Hughes apparently had heard enough about

Daniels helps NC State top Pittsburgh 73-58 in ACC 2nd round

By Aaron Beard Mar. 11, 2020 04:36 PM EDT
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Devon Daniels and his North Carolina State teammates

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2019, file photo, Duke center Vernon Carey Jr. dunks against Boston College during the first half of an NCAA basketball game in Durham, N.C. Carey Jr. was selected to the Associated Press All-ACC team selected Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Carey Jr. was also named AP ACC Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in the ACC. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Duke's Carey, FSU's Hamilton headline AP top honors in ACC

By Aaron Beard Mar. 10, 2020 11:15 AM EDT
Duke freshman big man Vernon Carey Jr. is both The Associated Press player and

Kansas' Udoka Azubuike (35) blocks a shot by Texas Tech's Chris Clarke (44) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson)
League tournaments set to impact who gets high NCAA seeds

By Aaron Beard Mar. 10, 2020 02:51 AM EDT
Conference tournaments are likely to carry significant implications when it

Virginia guard Kihei Clark (0) celebrates his go-ahead 3-pointer against Virginia Tech in the closing seconds of an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Luther Jr.)
A first: Hamilton, Florida State ACC tourney's top seed

By Aaron Beard Mar. 09, 2020 04:36 PM EDT
Florida State has accomplished several milestones in Leonard Hamilton’s nearly

Dayton forward Obi Toppin interacts with fans following the team's 82-67 win over Davidson in an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, in Dayton, Ohio.(AP Photo/Gary Landers)
Best player? In college basketball, that's still unclear

By Aaron Beard Mar. 09, 2020 02:25 PM EDT
The unpredictability of the college basketball season has led to uncertainty as

Dayton's Obi Toppin (1) and Jalen Crutcher (10) celebrate during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against George Washington, Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Tribble)
Kansas remains unanimous No. 1 in Top 25; FSU up to No. 4

By Aaron Beard Mar. 09, 2020 12:08 PM EDT
Kansas maintained its grip on the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men's